We will have ONE
service only this coming Sunday, July 6th, the Fourth Sunday after
Pentecost. This will be a 9 o’clock
service, with coffee hour hosted by Finance and Stewardship Committees. We hope
you will join us for worship and fellowship as we welcome our returning summer
friends.
The readings for
this coming Sunday are Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Psalm 45:11-18, Romans
7:15-25a, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30.
A service celebrating
the life of Charlie Worcester, who died in March will be held at 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon.
Members of the parish are urged to bring finger food for the reception. Charlie
was a year-round resident of Chocorua and the son of long-time summer member
Barbara Worcester.
It’s back! Join us
for our Lobster or Steak Dinner on Friday, August 1 at 6:30! Tickets will
be available beginning this Sunday or call the church to make your reservation
(323-8515). Advance ticket purchase is required.
The
office will be closed tomorrow, July 4th.
Thanks
to Gretchen and Lisa for their able officiating last Sunday in my absence. And thank you to all for your
prayers of support for Duane and me as we celebrated my father’s life and
committed his ashes “to the deep” on a splendid, blue-sky Vineyard day!
The Lord bless him and keep him, the Lord make his face to shine upon him and be gracious to him, the Lord lift up his countenance upon him and give him peace.
The Lord bless him and keep him, the Lord make his face to shine upon him and be gracious to him, the Lord lift up his countenance upon him and give him peace.
Don't miss the photograph by Connor on the cover of the New Hampshire Episcopal Life.
Food
for thought and prayer as we celebrate the Fourth of July…
Amidst the fun and community spirit of parades and fireworks, cook-outs and family gatherings, may we remember to pause and reflect on the many benefits of this nation and our freedoms, celebrating the day with gratitude to God for the blessings of our lives, as we remain mindful of those who are unable to experience the liberty we so easily take for granted.
Amidst the fun and community spirit of parades and fireworks, cook-outs and family gatherings, may we remember to pause and reflect on the many benefits of this nation and our freedoms, celebrating the day with gratitude to God for the blessings of our lives, as we remain mindful of those who are unable to experience the liberty we so easily take for granted.
A
Prayer for Our Country
from Avery Brooke’s Plain Prayers in a Complicated World.
from Avery Brooke’s Plain Prayers in a Complicated World.
O
Christ, we love this land. We wish it were always a simple love and often it
is, but life has become complicated. Good gets mixed up with evil, and
mountains of laws and regulations and numbers and systems get in our way when
we wish to make everything work as it should. When things go wrong it becomes
easy to give up, to blame other people, and to do nothing.
O
Christ, give us the unashamed courage to believe in the highest and the best
ideals of our country, and enough passionate patience to make them come true.
Amen.
See
you in church!
Blessings,
Heidi+
