The heart of our church life is the worship of God. Our formally informal services follow the themes of the liturgical seasons and the scripture images of lectionary texts. These services of prayer and praise, word and sacrament, inspire us to serve more faithfully through the week. Valuing fine music and sound preaching, we delight to come together as a community of faith where all bring concerns and joys; where all are welcome to share their gifts.

Main Sanctuary

Meditation Room

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WORSHIP THEMES FOR JUNE 2010

June 6 – Communion Sunday
Theme: Manna from Heaven
Text: I Kings 17: 8-24
Rev. Joe Mayher, Preacher

June 13 – Children’s Day and All Church Picnic
Theme: Neighbors in Faith
Pageant based on Old Turtle and the Broken Truth

June 20 – Father’s Day
Theme: On Losing and Finding One’s Faith
Text: I Kings 19: 1-15
Rev. Natalie Austrian, preacher

June 27 – Summer Union Service – First Parish at 10:00 a.m.
Rev. Harry Hoehler, preacher

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Invitation to Participate in the Service!

During the past year, we hope you have enjoyed seeing a lot of new faces taking leadership roles in the service. It has added to everyone’s worship experience.

On most Sundays, only one deacon will be on duty during the service, which leaves a lot of opportunity for volunteers! If you’d like to open the service or read scripture, we’d love to have you! We’ll provide the text in advance and coaching if you like. You don’t have to be a member of the church to participate, but while we are experimenting with the process we would like to limit children to those who have been confirmed. If you ever have wondered what it might be like to be a deacon, volunteering for a service will give you a good idea!

If acting as a deacon isn’t something you’d like to do, perhaps you’d like to volunteer to be an usher for a service or for a month. You might also think about being the continuing presence for a few hours during some of our more contemplative worship activities, such as the Good Friday vigil or the Chartres labyrinth. On these occasions, we always like to have someone from the church there while the church is open to the community for silent worship.

Give yourself a new spiritual experience, and participate in the service. Just leave your name at the Church office and one of the deacons will be talking to you.