Our July 27 worship service is available online
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Updated: Jul 31
Summer worship schedule: One service at 9:00 a.m.
Summer Church School and childcare continue to be available.
Preacher: Nicole Struth
Worship Leader: Kate VanDerzee-Glidden
Director of Music Ministries: Dr. Angela Salcedo
Music: Ginger Kousen, Soprano
July 27 worship service 
Dear Friends,
On the cover of this week's bulletin, you will see Mary Oliver's words from the poem Thirst.
Praying
It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try
to make them elaborate, this isn’t
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.
This Sunday Nicole Struth, our Director of Mission, Justice and Membership who is on the path to ordination, will be preaching about how prayer is an act of love. It can be used as a uniting force when we pray for those who think and believe differently than us. And our efforts to pray for others, even when it's hard, bring us together as a united Body of Christ.
We invite you to worship with us this Sunday at 9:00 in the Meetinghouse or online. We have childcare and Church School throughout the summer. We can't wait to see you there!
The bulletin, large print bulletin and announcement slides are available on our website. You can watch any of our livestreamed or recorded services on our YouTube channel.
During our confirmation class, we have a lesson on prayer, and one of the prayers that we share that often catches the attention of our young people is written by Norman Grubb. Good morning, God, I love you! What are you up to today? I want to be part of it.
Each and every day may we pay attention, patch a few words together and be a part of God's world. May our connection with God comfort, renew and inspire us for the living of our days.
Peace,
Kate
Our First Church family of faith enjoys worshipping together, and we hope you will join us! On summer Sundays our worship services are at 9:00 am in the Meetinghouse and livestreamed (and are also available for viewing later).
