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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King, Jr. 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 [email protected]. 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 6/7/20 were $ 1260 which includes $100 received in memory of Pat Liao. The costs for each week are $1,118 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). 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 Prayers for the family of Phyllis Bont who died this week. Prayers of healing for Anne Matulonis, who fractured her arm in a fall. Prayers for George Thomson who is having surgery on Monday, June 15th. Prayers for Jim Peplau’s brother. 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 [email protected]. Building Addition Update. There has been some great progress with our building project this week. The LULA lift has been installed and the parking area expanded making way for the walkway. Soon this project will be behind us and ready for us to use. Thanks so much to Dean for all his hard work to see this project through to completion. NOTE: The lyrics for the first Hymn on Sunday will not appear on the screen. Please refer to the printed lyric sheet below. Church Re-Opening Survey If you have not responded to the email requesting your opinion about when and how we reopen our church for services, please do so. You should be receiving a reminder email in the next day or so. The Church Board will be meeting on June 17 to make plans for this event, and we would greatly appreciate your input. 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. They are also attached as .pdf documents which you can download. You may wish to print them out prior to the meeting. 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. George Thomson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Zoom Sunday Church Service 6/14/2020 Time: Jun 14, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87606760603?pwd=T0lpZG0zbk85SjZ3ZmxhUGpHWEpSUT09 Meeting ID: 876 0676 0603 Password: 346246 One tap mobile +16465588656,,87606760603#,,1#,346246# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 876 0676 0603 Password: 346246 June 14, 2020 10:15 A.M. SERVICE OF WORSHIP SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST PRELUDE Teach Me to Walk in the Light GREETING In the name of the triune God: the Creator, the Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. CALL TO WORSHIP God has been acting in our lives and in the world around us this past week. We have come for this hour of worship to make ourselves more aware of God and to give thanks for God’s presence with us. . God is here even now, ready to strengthen us and to urge us to greater faithfulness. Fill us with your goodness, O God. Draw us into the orbit of your activity in the world that we might fulfill the purpose for which you created us. Amen. HYMN 66 Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Stanzas 1 & 2 PRAYER OF INVOCATION Most gracious God, you who have created us and who sustains us: We come with thanksgiving for these moments when we can ease the pace of our lives and listen for your voice. Create a spirit within us that truly draws us toward you and toward our brothers and sisters, a spirit deep, perceptive, gentle, and bold. Clear our minds, open our hearts, and touch us with your presence and your power. We offer this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ our friend and our Savior. Amen. READING OF SCRIPTURE THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Psalm 121 THE GOSPEL LESSON John 14: 15-21 SERMON “I Want to Hold Your Hand” HYMN 175 Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee 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 430 O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee Stanzas 1 & 2 BENEDICTION BENEDICTION RESPONSE POSTLUDE Pezzi di Concerto, Op. 50: No. 2, Preludio in forma di studio Massimo Nosetti Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lyrics for the Hymns for the
Church Service on June 14, 2020 Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (page 66 stanzas 1 & 2) Praise, my soul, the King of heaven, In the throne thy tribute bring; Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Ever more God’s praises sing. Alleluia, Alleluia, Praise the everlasting King. Praise the Lord for grace and favor, To all people in distress. Praise God , still the same as ever, Slow to chide, and swift to bless, Alleluia, Alleluia, Glorious now God’s faithfulness. Jesus, the very thought of Thee (page 175 stanzas 1 & 2) Jesus, the very thought of Thee With sweetness fills my breast But sweeter far Thy face to see And in Thy presence rest. No voice can sing, no heart can frame, Nor can the memory find A sweeter sound than Thy blest name, O savior of mankind. O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee (page 430 stanzas 1 & 2) O master , let me walk with Thee, In lowly paths of service free; Tell me Thy secret; help be bear The strain of toil, the fret of care. Teach me Thy patience; still with Thee In closer, clearer, company, In work that keeps faith sweet and strong In trust that triumphs over wrong. Comments are closed.
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