"Live for today but hold your hands open to tomorrow.
Anticipate the future and its changes with joy.
There is a seed of God's love in every event,
every unpleasant situation in which
you may find yourself."
~ Barbara Johnson
Zoom Service
United Church of Ludlow
Anticipate the future and its changes with joy.
There is a seed of God's love in every event,
every unpleasant situation in which
you may find yourself."
~ Barbara Johnson
Zoom Service
United Church of Ludlow
Although we will not be together in person for our Service, we will be having a Zoom service complete with music on April 12, 2020 at 10:00 am. If you would like to participate in the service, please do not hesitate to call us at one of the numbers below before Sunday:
Linda: 802-558-9055
George: 802-558-9057
Home phone: 802-228-6275
The Bulletin for the service and the words to the hymns are at the end of the newsletter. They are also available as .pdf documents which you can download when you receive an invitation to the Zoom service.
Hopefully we will see you in church!
George and Linda
Linda: 802-558-9055
George: 802-558-9057
Home phone: 802-228-6275
The Bulletin for the service and the words to the hymns are at the end of the newsletter. They are also available as .pdf documents which you can download when you receive an invitation to the Zoom service.
Hopefully we will see you in church!
George and Linda
A warm welcome to all visitors to our church email newsletter or web page. 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
As usual Please continue with 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.
Prayer Concerns
Thousands of people across the country and around the world have been tragically affected by COVID 19 and need our prayers. We ask for prayers for all those on the front lines of the pandemic and those who are working feverishly to slow and end this pandemic. There are other people who are leaving the safety of their homes so that we can have food, medicines and supplies and we thank them and keep them in our prayers.
In our own community let us 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
As the unprecedented pandemic of COVID 19 is affecting our everyday lives in ways we never could have anticipated, there will be many in our community who will need our help from picking up groceries or medications, taking out trash, a home cooked meal or even a phone call to brighten their day. If you or anyone you know of in our community needs help in any way, please contact:
Laura Lienhard laura_lienhard@hotmail.com (802) 236-7310 or
Linda Thomson Thomson131VT@gmail.com (802)-228-6275
Progress Continues on Church Addition
Progress continues on the new handicapped entrance to the church despite the Stay at Home Order. We continue to be pleased with the changes that are being made to the church building. If you are in town shopping for groceries, consider stopping by the church to peek in the door. The entrance is progressing very nicely. This week the Executive Board agreed to match the color of the new outside door with the burgundy on the front door and picked the indoor/outdoor carpeting which is a beautiful burgundy/olive/ tan tweed.
April 19, 2020 10:15 A.M.
SERVICE OF WORSHIP
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
PRELUDE Selection of Franz Shubert Lincoln Center Stage – Holland America
GREETING
The grace of our LORD Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
(2 Corinthians 13: 13)
CALL TO WORSHIP
Grace to you and peace from the One who is and who was and who is to come.
We gather in the name of Jesus Christ, the faithful witness and firstborn of the dead.
God calls us to proclaim our faith, to put our trust in reality as yet unseen.
Receive the Holy Spirit and recognize your call. God meets and empowers you now.
HYMN 304 Easter People, Raise Your Voices
Stanzas 1 & 3
PRAYER OF INVOCATION
READING OF SCRIPTURE
THE EPISTLE LESSON I Peter 1: 3-9
THE GOSPEL LESSON John 20: 19-31
SERMON “ Hand in Hand”
HYMN 306 The Strife Is O’er, the Battle Done
Stanzas 1 & 4
JOYS ANPETHE LORD’S PRAYER (“trespasses”)
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 308 Thine Be the Glory
Stanzas 1 & 2
BENEDICTION
BENEDICTION RESPONSE
POSTLUDE Surely the Presence of the Lord is in this Place
Hymns for Today's Service
Easter People, Raise Your Voices
Page 304 in the United Methodist Hymnal
Verses 1 & 3
Easter people raise your voices,
Sounds of heaven in earth should ring.
Christ has brought us Heaven's choices;
Heavenly music let it ring.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Easter people let us sing.
Every day to us is Easter,
With its resurrection song.
When in trouble move the faster
To our God who rights the wrong
Alleluia! Alleluia!
See the power of Heavenly throngs.
The Strife Is O’er the Battle Done
Page 306 - United Methodist Hymnal
Verses 1 & 4
Refrain: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
The strife is o’er, the battle done;
the victory of life is won;
the song of triumph has begun:
Alleluia!
Lord, by the stripes which wounded thee,
from death’s dread sting, thy servants free,
that we may live, and sing to thee:
Alleluia!
Refrain: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thine Be the Glory
Page 308 in the United Methodist Hymnal
Verses 1 & 2
Thine be the glory, Risen, conqu'ring Son;
Endless is the victory, Thou o'er death hast won.
Angels in bright raiment, Rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave clothes, Where Thy body lay.
Thine be the glory, Risen conquering Son,
Endless is the victory, Thou o'er death hast won.
Lo! Jesus meets us, Risen from the tomb;
Lovingly He greets us, Scatters fear and gloom;
Let the church with gladness, Hymns of triumph sing;
For our Lord now liveth, Death hath lost its sting.
Thine be the glory, Risen conquering Son,
Endless is the victory, Thou o'er death hast won.
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
As usual Please continue with 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.
Prayer Concerns
Thousands of people across the country and around the world have been tragically affected by COVID 19 and need our prayers. We ask for prayers for all those on the front lines of the pandemic and those who are working feverishly to slow and end this pandemic. There are other people who are leaving the safety of their homes so that we can have food, medicines and supplies and we thank them and keep them in our prayers.
In our own community let us 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
As the unprecedented pandemic of COVID 19 is affecting our everyday lives in ways we never could have anticipated, there will be many in our community who will need our help from picking up groceries or medications, taking out trash, a home cooked meal or even a phone call to brighten their day. If you or anyone you know of in our community needs help in any way, please contact:
Laura Lienhard laura_lienhard@hotmail.com (802) 236-7310 or
Linda Thomson Thomson131VT@gmail.com (802)-228-6275
Progress Continues on Church Addition
Progress continues on the new handicapped entrance to the church despite the Stay at Home Order. We continue to be pleased with the changes that are being made to the church building. If you are in town shopping for groceries, consider stopping by the church to peek in the door. The entrance is progressing very nicely. This week the Executive Board agreed to match the color of the new outside door with the burgundy on the front door and picked the indoor/outdoor carpeting which is a beautiful burgundy/olive/ tan tweed.
April 19, 2020 10:15 A.M.
SERVICE OF WORSHIP
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
PRELUDE Selection of Franz Shubert Lincoln Center Stage – Holland America
GREETING
The grace of our LORD Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
(2 Corinthians 13: 13)
CALL TO WORSHIP
Grace to you and peace from the One who is and who was and who is to come.
We gather in the name of Jesus Christ, the faithful witness and firstborn of the dead.
God calls us to proclaim our faith, to put our trust in reality as yet unseen.
Receive the Holy Spirit and recognize your call. God meets and empowers you now.
HYMN 304 Easter People, Raise Your Voices
Stanzas 1 & 3
PRAYER OF INVOCATION
READING OF SCRIPTURE
THE EPISTLE LESSON I Peter 1: 3-9
THE GOSPEL LESSON John 20: 19-31
SERMON “ Hand in Hand”
HYMN 306 The Strife Is O’er, the Battle Done
Stanzas 1 & 4
JOYS ANPETHE LORD’S PRAYER (“trespasses”)
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 308 Thine Be the Glory
Stanzas 1 & 2
BENEDICTION
BENEDICTION RESPONSE
POSTLUDE Surely the Presence of the Lord is in this Place
Hymns for Today's Service
Easter People, Raise Your Voices
Page 304 in the United Methodist Hymnal
Verses 1 & 3
Easter people raise your voices,
Sounds of heaven in earth should ring.
Christ has brought us Heaven's choices;
Heavenly music let it ring.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Easter people let us sing.
Every day to us is Easter,
With its resurrection song.
When in trouble move the faster
To our God who rights the wrong
Alleluia! Alleluia!
See the power of Heavenly throngs.
The Strife Is O’er the Battle Done
Page 306 - United Methodist Hymnal
Verses 1 & 4
Refrain: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
The strife is o’er, the battle done;
the victory of life is won;
the song of triumph has begun:
Alleluia!
Lord, by the stripes which wounded thee,
from death’s dread sting, thy servants free,
that we may live, and sing to thee:
Alleluia!
Refrain: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thine Be the Glory
Page 308 in the United Methodist Hymnal
Verses 1 & 2
Thine be the glory, Risen, conqu'ring Son;
Endless is the victory, Thou o'er death hast won.
Angels in bright raiment, Rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave clothes, Where Thy body lay.
Thine be the glory, Risen conquering Son,
Endless is the victory, Thou o'er death hast won.
Lo! Jesus meets us, Risen from the tomb;
Lovingly He greets us, Scatters fear and gloom;
Let the church with gladness, Hymns of triumph sing;
For our Lord now liveth, Death hath lost its sting.
Thine be the glory, Risen conquering Son,
Endless is the victory, Thou o'er death hast won.
