Sunday services are in person and will be livestreamed on both YouTube and Facebook at 10am each Sunday.
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Worship Bulletin:
June 25,2023 June 18, 2023 June 11, 2023
April 30, 2023, April 23, 2023 April 16, 2023 April 9, 2023, April 2, 2023
March 26, 2023, March 19, 2023, March 12,2023, March 5, 2023
February 26,2023, February 22, 2023 February 19, 2023 February 12,2023,
January 29th, 2023 January 22, 2023 January 15th, 2023 January 8th, 2023 January 1st, 2023
December 25, 2022, December 24, 2022 December 18, 2022, December 11,2022, December 4, 2022
November 27, 2022, | November 20, 2022, | November 6,2022
October 30,2022, | October 23, 2022, | October 16, 2022, | October 9, 2022, | October 2, 2022
September 4, 2022 | September 11, 2022 | September18, 2022| September 25, 2022
August 14, 2022 | August 21, 2022 | August 28, 2022
July 3, 2022 | July 10, 2022 | July 17, 2022 | July 24, 2022 | July 31, 2022
June 5, 2022 | June 12, 2022 | June 19, 2022 | June 26, 2022
Children's Worship Bulletin: November 20. 2022
October 30, 2022, October 23, 2022, October 16, 2022, October 9, 2022, October 2, 2022
September 11, 2022 | September 18, 2022| September 25, 2022
May 1, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | May 15, 2022 | May, 22, 2022 | May 29, 2022 | June 5, 2022 | Pentecost Coloring Sheets |
May 1, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | May 15, 2022 | May, 22, 2022 | May 25, 2022 | May 29, 2022
April 3, 2022 | April 10, 2022 | Maundy Thursday | April 17, 2022 | April 24, 2022
Children's Bulletin: April 3, 2022 | April 10, 2022 | April 17, 2022 | April 24, 2022
March 2, 2022 | March 6, 2022 | March 13, 2022 | March 20, 2022 | March 27, 2022
Children's Bulletins: March 6,2022 | March 13, 2022 | March 20, 2022 Additional March 20, 2022 Children's Content| March 27, 2022
February 6, 2022 | February 13, 2022 | February 20, 2022 | February 27, 2022
January 2, 2022 • January 9, 2022 • January 16, 2022 •
January 23, 2022 • January 30, 2022 •
December 5, 2021 • December 12, 2021 • December 19, 2021 • December 24, 2021 • December 26, 2021
November 7, 2021 • November 14, 2021 • November 21, 2021 • November 28, 2021
October 3, 2021 • October 10, 2021 • October 17, 2021 • October 24, 2021 • October 31, 2021
September 5, 2021 • September 12, 2021• September 19, 2021 • September 26, 2021
August 29, 2021 • August 22, 2021 • August 15, 2021 • August 8, 2021 • August 1, 2021
July 25, 2021 • July 18, 2021 • July 11, 2021 • July 4, 2021
June 27, 2021 • June 20, 2021 • June 13, 2021 • June 6, 2021
May 2, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | May 16, 2021 | May 23, 2021 | May 30, 21
April 1, 2021 | April 4, 2021 | April 11, 2021 | April 18, 2021
March 7, 2021 | March 14, 2021 | March 21, 2021 | March 28, 2021
February 7, 2021 | February 14, 2021 | February 17, 2021 | February 21, 2021 | February 28, 2021
January 10, 2021 | January 17, 2021 | January 24, 2021 | January 31, 2021
December 6, 2020 | December 13, 2020 | December 20, 2020 | December 24, 2020
November 1, 2020 | November 8, 2020 | November 15, 2020 | November 22, 2020 | November 29, 2020
October 4, 2020 | October 25, 2020
September 6, 2020 | September 13, 2020 | September 20, 2020 | September 27, 2020
August 2, 2020 | August 9, 2020 | August 16, 2020 | August 23, 2020 | August 30, 2020
July 5, 2020 | July 12, 2020 | July 19, 2020 | July 26, 2020
June 7, 2020 | June 14, 2020 | June 21, 2020 | June 28, 2020
May 3, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | May 17, 2020 | May 24, 2020 | May 31, 2020
April 5, 2020 | April 9, 2020 | April 12, 2020 | April 19, 2020 | April 26, 2020
We Worship God
Our Sunday worship seeks to connect time-honored traditions with artistic and creative expression to awaken us to God's presence. The congregation is receptive to new forms of worship without being labeled as “contemporary.” We give joy and praise to God and provide spiritual grounding to worshipers through varied experiences of:
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Creative liturgy (prayers, responses, Scripture readings) led by pastor and members
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Heartfelt music, with choirs, soloists, instrumentalists and congregational singing
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A dedicated time for children
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Sermons and reflections on Scripture that seek to nurture faith for daily life and speak to the issues of our complex world with compassion, insight, and biblical integrity
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Prayers of intimacy and strength
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Sacraments celebrated joyously and frequently
Members of the congregation are encouraged to participate in worship as readers, greeters, ushers, and in special dramatic readings. School-age children remain in worship on Sundays when we celebrate Communion, and when an intergenerational class follows worship. On other Sundays, children leave worship after the Time for Children for faith education classes and activities.
SACRAMENTS IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
In the Presbyterian Church, we have two sacraments: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Other Christian traditions have more sacraments, and some do not use the term at all. We consider Baptism and the Lord’s Supper to have been instituted by God, and commended by Jesus Christ to be carried on by his followers, the Church. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper incorporate the primary elements of life: water, bread, wine (though we use grape juice in our Lord’s Supper.)
The Sacraments are celebrated in the context of worship, not as private ceremonies, and the Session (governing council) of the church determines the frequency and time of their observance.
BAPTISM
Baptism is a sign of God's love for us and the seal of our welcome into the Body of Christ. Water is symbolically used in a baptism to signify the power and life-giving nature of water, and newness of life in the family of God. Presbyterians believe one need only be baptized once, including baptism of infants. When a person is baptized as an adult, it is accompanied by a profession of faith and reception into membership of a particular congregation. We baptize infants because we believe God knows, loves and claims each of us as a child, even before we can say God’s name or begin to unfold the rich dimensions of a life of faith. When church members present their child for baptism, they make a profession of faith on their child’s behalf, and together with the congregation, commit to teach their daughter or son the ways of Jesus.
THE LORD’S SUPPER (COMMUNION)
The Lord’s Supper is commonly called “Communion,” and in some traditions, the “Eucharist.” We understand the Lord’s Supper was instituted by Jesus at what is called The Last Supper, the meal he ate with his disciples the night before he died, in which he commanded the disciples to “do this in remembrance of me.” Described as “the joyful feast of the people of God,” the sacrament incorporates memory and fellowship, love and grace. As our hunger for faith and hope are satisfied at the communion table, we are then sent to offer this food with others.
At First United, we celebrate Communion one Sunday a month, and on special “Festival” days as Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday and Christmas Eve. During Eastertide (between Easter and Pentecost Sunday), we have Communion each Sunday. Most often, worshipers come forward to receive the bread and cup, but several times a year the sacrament is brought to worshipers in their pews or worshipers circle the sanctuary, and the elements of bread and juice are passed from one to another.