GODDESS CHURCH

First Service · The Great Mother · Saturday, August 1, 2026 · 11:00 AM EDT

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ORDER OF SERVICE

Gathering & Candle Lighting

Sacred Reading  —  Untie the Strong Woman, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Welcome

Song  —  “Open My Heart” by Alexa Sunshine Rose

Help me open my heart, so I can hold
All that I need to hold (4x)

Help me open my heart, so I can feel
All that I need to feel (4x)

Help me open my heart, so I can know
All that I need to know (4x)

Help me open my heart, so I can heal
All that I need to heal (4x)

Empty Presence

Teaching  —  Lion’s Gate with Alfine Nathalie

Guided Meditation  —  Create & Receive

Song  — “I Am Surrounded By Love” by Beautiful Chorus

I am surrounded by love

Transmission  —  Embodying The Goddess

Song  —  “Wax and Wane” by Penny Stone

You know the women who came before you,
Will always be beside you
And the women who dance beside you,
Will pass the flame along

So the moon will wax and wane
And the tide will ebb and flow

We are all a thread in the weaving and spinning
We are all together even when we are apart

Anointing

Song  —  “Now I Walk in Beauty” — traditional Diné prayer, arr. Gregg Smith

Now I walk in beauty
Beauty is before
Beauty is behind me
Above and below me

Prayers

Closing Blessing Song

Great mother shines her love on you and all the things you do - 

may you sense her in the warmth of sun and in the light of the moon

Mother loves you today and always. x 2

You’ll carry with you hope and strength, 

She guides you on your way. 

You are safe and whole and holy, 

You are held in her embrace. 

Mother loves you today and always. x 2

Sending Forth  —  “Now we dance!”