Looking for a few precious moments of peace and perspective in your busy week? We hold worship services each Sunday at 10:30am.
Our worship ministry has many components that are updated each week. We encourage you to "mix and match" the pieces to find out what works best for you.
WORSHIP UPDATE
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May 24th is Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is celebrated as the "birth" of the Christian Church. Minister of Worship & Congregational Life, Rev. Dr. Joshua Lawrence returns from his Continuing Education and welcomes you to worship with us. He will preach a sermon entitled "The Proof’s in the Pudding" based on this week's Gospel reading from John 14: 8-17. David Wardlaw will read the Pentecost story from Acts 2: 1-18. We will also mark this special Pentecost celebration with Commun
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Minister of Music, Chris Fischer continues to expand our hymn repertoire with some selections from Then Let Us Sing, the new United Church hymnbook. They will open the service with a "Time of Singing & Teaching" to introduce these newer and less familiar hymns which will be used in this week's service. Our Senior Choir will sing the Candle Lighting Music "Ave verum corpus" by W.A. Mozart, accompanied by Paul Merritt on the chamber organ and Gary McCumber, clarinet. Our Musical Reflection is Joan Pinkston's arrangement of Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart." This anthem also features Gary McCumber, with Lynda Kennedy at the piano. Congregational hymns this Sunday are TLUS #138 "Let’s Go Together," VU #381 "Spirit of Life," TLUS #70 "Our Creator in Heaven," TLUS #13 "Santo, santo, santo," TLUS #23 "For Everyone Born" and MV #142 "Oh, a Song Must Rise."
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Our Online Ministry
(To see the Sunday Slide Show which plays in the Sanctuary prior to Worship, go to our Billboard Page)
We invite you to join us online for our Sunday morning services. Just link from the video portal below. Don't forget to download an Order of Service so that you can follow along with the proceedings.
To select and watch any of our past video recorded services, link to our YouTube Channel from the icon.
GROW YOUR FAITH! Listen to recent sermons on your portable device. You can take us with you to your workout, on your daily commute, or whenever and wherever you have some personal time.
"Deep Dive" provides an audio commentary on the most recent Sunday message. Listen to a thoughtful discussion by using this link and once there, go to the STUDIO section and open the commentary link there. (Hint: If you're using a handheld device, be patient. After you hit the "play" icon it takes a couple of minutes for the audio to load before it starts playing.) (Note there is no Deep Dive available for the message of May 17)
"PostScript," produced weekly, is an intimate five-minute video in which Pastor Joshua reflects on the message of the past Sunday. Give it a try! Note there is no PS available for the service of May 17
Ready for a break from all your screen time? Why not join either the Fall or Winter/Spring session of Bible Study on Thursdays at 11am? It's much more than Bible Study, though. We discuss the message of the Bible through the lens of a book or commentary. Contact the church office for details. We'd love to see you in person!
Have you been benefitting from our online ministry? Perhaps now is the time to give back so that we can continue to offer this outreach. Just link from the red "DONATE" button below.