United Church of Ludlow eNewsletter - June 19, 2020

 
“If the Kingdom of God is in you,
you should leave a little bit of heaven wherever you go.”
 – Cornel West
 

A warm welcome to all visitors to our church email newsletter.  
 
If the Pastor or any member of the congregation may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or Rev. Harpster at  802-875-8895. His email is harpsterd@vermontel.net. 
 
Regarding Individuals in the Hospital or Sick at Home
 
It would be greatly appreciated if you know of individuals or family members in the hospital or sick at home, to kindly inform the pastor, Rev. Harpster.  
 
Weekly Offerings 
 
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week ending 6/14/20 were $ 1755.  The costs for each week are $1,118 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks).

As always, please continue your weekly offering by writing a check to The United Church and sending it in to Anne Oakes at 145 Merrill Rd., Ludlow, VT 05149.  Thank you so much.
 
Joys & Celebrations
 
Larry and Dotti Humm - Anniversary on June 24
George and Linda Thomson - Anniversary on June 24
Herb and Sandra Van Guilder - Anniversary on June 25
 
Prayer Concerns
 
Prayers of healing for Ann Matulonis who fractured her arm in a fall and Dottie Humm who fractured her foot
 
Prayers for George Thomson who is recovering from surgery
 
Arden Peplau, Jim’s brother also needs our prayers
 
Prayers for the family of Phyllis Bont as her Memorial service will be held at the Bont home on Saturday, June 20th.
 
We continue to keep the following in our prayers:
James Almond, Terry DeYoung, Kathy Doyle, Pam Dundy, Judy Edwards,  Carolyn Gauthier, Susan Kneebone,  Ginny Kottkamp, Annie Oakes, Evelyn Tucker,  Herb Van Guilder, and  Evelyn Verro.
 
We know the power of prayer.  If you have others to add to our prayer concerns, please email Thomson131VT@gmail.com
 

Zoom Church Services Continue
United Church of Ludlow

We will continue until further notice to have Zoom services complete with music as an alternative.  If you are not already in the “Zoom Community” it is not very hard.  We would love to have you join us for Sunday worship.  Read below to see how you can participate in the service.  The invitation is listed below.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at a number below.  If you have used Zoom before and have it downloaded to your computer you do not need to contact us, but if you have never used Zoom, please contact us before Sunday so we can add you to the invitation we will be sending out Sunday morning. New to Zoom?  We can help you navigate the program.   Just ask.
 
Linda: 802-558-9055                                                                                  
George: 802-558-9057
 
The Bulletin for the service and the words to the hymns are at the end of the newsletter. 

PLEASE NOTE: At any one location, you should only have one live microphone.  Please make sure to NOT use your phone AND the microphone on your computer.  Turn one off.  When both are on, this causes rather unpleasant reverberations for everyone.  

 
June 21, 2020                                                                                                          10:15 A.M.
                                                    SERVICE OF WORSHIP
 
                                      THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
 
PRELUDE:     Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing                              John Troutman
  
GREETING
 
In the name of the triune God:  the Creator, the Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
 
CALL TO WORSHIP
 
The morning light has broken through the darkness of the night once again.
 
In such a manner God’s light and word breaks into our lives.
 
God breaks though all the confusion, doubt, and loneliness which absorb us at times.  God’s light shines on us and reveals all that is within us, and within God’s creation.
 
We are promised this continued in-breaking of the Spirit.  The Spirit breaks in on us today with the glad news:  Today is God’s day.
 
In this day we delight in praising the One who loves us.  All praises for God’s re-creation of this new day.
 
HYMN  145*                        Morning Has Broken
                                                Stanzas 1- 3
 
PRAYER OF INVOCATION
 
We give you all praise, O God of salvation.  We come with devotion to you, O Christ our redeemer.  We honor you, O Holy Spirit, our source of encouragement; one God who sustains us with your love and your presence.  Hear our words of reverence as we bow down before you.  Grace us with your presence, that we may learn of your way.  In name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
           
READING OF SCRIPTURE
 
THE EPISTLE LESSON                     Galatians 4: 1-7
 
THE GOSPEL LESSON                     Mark 4:  26-34
 
SERMON                   “Keys to the Kingdom”
 
HYMN 358*                         Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Don Announce)  
Stanzas 1 & 2          
 
JOYS AND CONCERNS
 
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
 
PRAYER RESPONSE                        Hymnal, No. 473
 
            Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness;
            Make thy way plain before my face.
            For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord only,
            That makest me dwell in safety.
 
OFFERTORY SENTENCE
 
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
 
HYMN 144*                         This Is My Father’s World
                                                Stanzas 1 & 2
 
BENEDICTION
 
BENEDICTION RESPONSE
 
POSTLUDE:               The Great Fugue in G                                                        J. S Bach
                                                                                    Performed by Cameron Carpenter 

“If the Kingdom of God is in you,
you should leave a little bit of heaven wherever you go.”
 – Cornel West
 

Lyrics of the Hymns for the
Church Service on June 21, 2020
Morning Has Broken
page 145 verses 1 ,2,3
 
Morning has broken like the first morning;
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
Praise for them springing, fresh from the Word.
 
Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dewfall on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass.
 
Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning
Born like the one light Eden saw play!
Praise with elation, praise every morning,
God’s recreation of the new day!
 
 
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
page 358 verses 1,2
 
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind,
forgive our foolish ways;
reclothe us in our rightful mind,
in purer lives thy service find,
in deeper reverence praise.
 
In simple trust like theirs who heard,
beside the Syrian Sea,
the gracious calling of the Lord;
let us like them, without a word,
rise up and follow thee.
 
This is My Father’s World
page 144 verses 1,2
 
This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears
all nature sings, and around me rings the music of the spheres. 
This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought
of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; his hand the wonders wrought.
 
This is my Father’s world, the birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white, declare their maker’s praise.
This is my Father’s world: he shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear him pass; he speaks to me everywhere.