As you go through the program each week, please be sure to click on the video links to view each musical selection. Lyrics sheets and photos will also be included in each week’s post.
Minister and Soloist: Rev. Robert Thompson
TRUSTEE TIDBITS:
Welcome to the online "service" of the Union Church of Meredith Neck. Our names are Ivor and Diana Thomas and we are Trustees of the Church. We would like to say first, how much we miss seeing our summer guests at our little church. We always look forward to greeting all of you.
As you know, the Trustees made the very difficult decision to forego services this summer due to the pandemic. We would not want to be the cause of anyone getting sick. Sadly, the safest thing that we could do for all of you was to not open. We look forward to seeing you all next year. Meanwhile, we hope that you will look at our Facebook and website posts every week.
Ivor and I are trustees, and I am the Church Clerk. I am responsible for taking the minutes of the meetings and sending our periodic reminders of things that need to be done. My husband is on the Maintenance committee, and his primary job is to arrange for the Port-A-Potty!!!
We are part of a great team of Trustees. Everyone on the board takes an active role in doing what is needed to have services.
We hope that you and your families are staying safe and healthy. Please join us in praying for our country, our health care teams, our policemen, our fellow citizens who are sick or have lost loved ones. And most of all, please be kind to others and do good things.
~Ivor and Diana Thomas
SOLO: “How Great Thou Art” – Rev. Robert Thompson
MINISTER’S MESSAGE:
HYMN OF THE DAY: “Hymn of Promise” – Clarinet Ensemble
(Please scroll down to view lyrics sheet below video)
AFTERWORD:
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.