Worship

Join the Worship Choir for Lent and Easter!

Monday, February 15, 2016

It’s a great time to join the Worship Choir! We are preparing music for the Sundays of Lent to support our Lenten theme of “Hungering and Thirsting.” The Worship Choir will also be singing on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Practices are Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:30 p.m. starting February 18 We hope you can join […]

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Notes on the Notes – February 14, 2016

Monday, February 8, 2016

Lent 1 Hungering and Thirsting for the Word This week’s scripture readings: Romans 10: 8b-13, Luke 4: 1-13 This week’s music: “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus” (VU #357) “Tell me the stories of Jesus I love to hear, things I would ask him to tell me if he were here:  scenes by the wayside, […]

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Notes on the Notes – February 10 – Ash Wednesday

Monday, February 8, 2016

“What Wondrous Love is This” (VU #147) “What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, To bear the dreadful curse for my […]

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Daily Prayer for the Season of Lent

Monday, February 8, 2016

Holy, holy, holy God We place ourselves in your presence; we rest in the promise of your grace. Our minds and our spirits are cluttered with many thoughts and feelings that threaten to pull our attention away from you.  Let us unclench our fists and release these things: We release all that we have done […]

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Notes on the Notes – February 7, 2016

Friday, February 5, 2016

This week’s theme:  Transfiguration Sunday This week’s scripture readings: Exodus 34: 29-35, Luke 9:28-36 This week’s music: “Holy Moment” As we come today, we remind ourselves of what we do;  that these songs are not just songs, but signs of love for You.   This is a holy moment now, something of heaven touches earth, […]

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Notes on the Notes – January 31, 2016

Saturday, January 30, 2016

This week’s theme:  What is Love? This week’s scripture readings: Jeremiah 1:4-10, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 This week’s music: “Praise Our Maker” (VU #316) “Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Love our Saviour, followers of Jesus; […]

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Sharon’s Sermon Resources – January 24, 2016

Saturday, January 23, 2016

These are links to interviews with David Gregory whose recent book, “How’s Your Faith?” will have a significant place in the sermon this week. David Gregory on faith, leaving NBC, and 2016 with Katie Couric, September 15, 2015 :  https://www.yahoo.com/katiecouric/david-gregory-meet-the-press-2016-election-faith-129144626813.html   David Gregory’s speech at the Jewish Federation General Assembly November 2015: AFTER WORDS with […]

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Notes on the Notes – January 24, 2016

Saturday, January 23, 2016

This week’s theme:  A corporate job description This week’s scripture readings: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a – God creates a “body” with all the right parts Luke 4:14021 – Jesus returns to Nazareth and proclaims his mission This week’s music: “Many Are the Lightbeams” (VU #588) “Many are the lightbeams from the one light. Our one light […]

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