Sunday services are in person and will be livestreamed on both YouTube and Facebook at 10am each Sunday.

 

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Worship Bulletin:

March 10, 2024

March 3, 2024

February 25, 2024

February 18, 2024

February 11, 2024

February 4, 2024

January 28, 2024

January 21, 2024

January 14, 2024

December 31, 2023

December 24, 2023

December 17, 2023

December 10, 2023

December 3, 2023

November 26, 2023

November 19, 2023

November 12, 2023

November 5, 2023

October 29, 2023

October 22, 2023

October 15, 2023

October 8, 2023

October 1, 2023

September 24, 2023

September 17, 2023

September 10, 2023

September 3, 2023

August 27, 2023

August 20, 2023

August 13, 2023

August 6, 2023

July 30, 2023

July 23, 2023

July 16, 2023

July 9, 2023

July 2, 2023

June 25,2023 June 18, 2023 June 11, 2023

May 14, 2023 May 7, 2023

April 30, 2023April 23, 2023 April 16, 2023 April 9, 2023April 2, 2023

March 26, 2023March 19, 2023March 12,2023March 5, 2023

February 26,2023February 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, 2022December 24, 2022 December 18, 2022December 11,2022December 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, 2022September 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

November 6,2022

October 30, 2022October 23, 2022October 16, 2022October 9, 2022October 2, 2022

September 11, 2022 | September 18, 2022September 25, 2022

May 1, 2022 | May 8, 2022  |  May 15, 2022May, 22, 2022  |  May 29, 2022June 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, 2021February 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

March 29, 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:

  • Creative liturgy (prayers, responses, Scripture readings) led by pastor and members

  • Heartfelt music, with choirs, soloists, instrumentalists and congregational singing

  • A dedicated time for children

  • 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

  • Prayers of intimacy and strength

  • 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.