Minister: Re. Phil Polhemus Soloist: Kelly Sturmer
As you go through the program each week, please be sure to click on the video links to view each selection. Lyrics sheets and photos will also be included in each week’s post.
TRUSTEE TIDBITS: Ginny Lovett
Welcome to this Virtual Service of the Union Church, Meredith Neck, New Hampshire, on this August Day, 2020.
Picture a soft wind and a warm sun smiling on this simple white edifice that has brought peace and joy on the many generations that have worshiped here.
May you feel the comfort of the music, the song, and the sermon of this service.
May you find inspiration from the thoughts, ideas, and good words that will carry you through these difficult days.
May you who have attended and those who have made these services possible be surrounded with hope, white light, and blessings for this day and the days that follow.
Be Blessed.
SOLO: “God Bless America” – Kelly Sturmer
MINISTER'S MESSAGE:
CHILDREN’S SERMON:
HYMN OF THE DAY: “Every Time I Feel The Spirit”
Clarinet Ensemble: Stacey Baston, Sebrena Leclerc, Lisa McHugh, Ron Sibley, Karen Sticht
Among the thousands of spirituals that exist today are songs of gladness and songs of sorrow. This well-known spiritual is a song of joy, captured not only in the words, but in the lively rhythms.
(Please scroll down to view lyrics sheet below video)
OFFERTORY:
While our doors may be shut and the offertory plate cannot be passed, the work of the Lord is never closed. We continue to invite those who are able to make donations to our historic church. You may do so by mailing a check-- made out to the Union Church of Meredith Neck-- to the Union Church c/o Bev Lapham, PO Box 1748, Meredith, NH 03253. Your donation will help with both the work of the Lord and the maintenance of the building and grounds.
PRAYER CHAIN:
A button has been added at the top of the Union Church Facebook page that will allow you to request to visit the group page for the Union Church Prayer Chain group, where you can then request to join. Once your request is approved you will be able to begin viewing and commenting on existing posts, as well as adding prayer requests of your own. And once you are a member, you can invite others who are Facebook friends of yours to join the group by clicking the “+Invite” button to the right of the group name, just below the cover photo.
We are hopeful that this group will satisfy the need for a community setting— albeit a virtual one— in which members of our little community can request and receive spiritual support from one another as we continue to self-isolate for everyone’s safety.