A Rite of Memorial
and
Crossing the River
Peter Bruner Soderberg
February 3, 1954 – June 1, 2014
Order of Service
Spiral Dance
(Chant: Round and Round)
Around and round and round and round we go
to birth and life again and birth and death again
Introduction
Horn passes. People speak.
Worship and Libation
(Chant: Giver of Pleasure and Life )
Giver of pleasure and life, we praise thee:
father, brother, friend and lover
Procession to River
Commission of Ashes
(Chant: And So Return)
And so return, return, return, return to the Mother.
All over the world, the waters are breaking;
the waters are breaking all over the world.
Procession to Circle
Spiral Dance
(Chant: Round and Round)
Final Blessing
Song (all): Brothers, Now Our Meeting Is Over
Brothers (sisters, mothers, fathers), now our meeting is over; brothers, we must part,
and if I never see you anymore, I'll hold you in my heart.
And we'll land on the shore, we'll land on the shore,
we'll land on the shore, and I'll hold you in my heart.
Photo: Artemis Namaste