Opening Prayer
Priest : Let us pray for our sister Valerie God , our Creator and redeemer , by your power Christ conquered death and returned you to glory . May Valerie who has gone before us in faith , share her victory and enjoy the vision of your glory forever . We ask this through Christ , our Lord .
All : Amen . ( Please be seated )
First Reading
Lisa Keys A reading from the Book of Ecclesiastes ( 3:1-10 )
For everything there is a season , and a time for every matter under heaven : a time to be born , and a time to die ; a time to plant , and a time to pluck up what is planted ; a time to build up , and a time to break down ; a time to laugh , and a time to weep ; a time to dance , and a time to mourn ; a time to embrace , and a time to refrain from embracing ; a time to seek , and a time to lose ; a time to keep , and a time to cast away ; a time to keep silence , and a time to speak ; a time to love , and a time to hate ; a time for war , and a time for peace . God has made everything suitable for its time . The Word of the Lord .
All : Thanks be to God .