Carpet installation is almost
complete!!
The parish hall, stage and ramp are all
finished, and the Prince Room is underway. Thank you to Sally DeGroot and Lisa Thompson
for picking the colors – it looks beautiful! The carpet in the parish hall is
shades of gray, and the Prince Room is blue with highlights in blue and cream.
It makes the blue wall in the Prince Room pop even more!
We’re planning a clean up day
for the interior of the church in the next two weeks to clean all
the dust left from paint scraping and carpet installation. We want to complete
this before we bring the furniture in the MiBox container back inside. We’ll
dust high and low, wash windows and clean the kitchen thoroughly. Stay tuned
for a date and time.
Thank you, Tina and Lin, for hosting
our first coffee hour since the pandemic began!
Breaking News: The Diocese
of NH Covid Response Team has just released a statement to the clergy and
wardens of the Diocese recommending that
churches in the diocese follow current CDC recommendations and require masks
for all who attend indoor church gatherings, regardless of vaccination status.
The letter encourages church leaders to make and enforce decisions about
masking or other protocols for the safety of all. Churches are also
encouraged to continue to offer alternatives to indoor worship for
those who are not comfortable attending or wearing masks.
For this Sunday, I strongly encourage everyone to
wear masks. Beginning on Sunday, August 22, masks will be required for all at
any church events. Thank you for your cooperation.
I hope everyone is staying cool this week!
Blessings, Caroline
The remaining Sundays at 8:00 and 10:00 AM
This Sunday-August 12th
12th Sunday after Pentecost
at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
Collect
of the Day
Almighty
God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an
example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his
redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
First
Lesson 1
Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
In our Hebrew
Bible lesson Solomon assumes the throne of his father David and asks for an
understanding and discerning mind to govern God’s people. Because Solomon’s request is not for riches
and honor, God, in this dream vision, grants him a wise and discerning
mind. God promises, if Solomon will walk
in the ways of the Lord, to lengthen the days of his kingship.
Psalm
111
This psalm is an outpouring of praise
for the majesty and graciousness of the Lord, who redeems the people of God.
The
Second Lesson Ephesians 5:15-20
In this reading the new Christians at
Ephesus are bid to live wisely and, glad with songs, to give thanks for
everything to God. Instead of following
drunken ways, symbolic of all kinds of foolish behavior, they are to be filled
with the Holy Spirit. Because the time
is in the grip of evil, opportunities to do the will of the Lord must be used
to the full.
The
Gospel John
6:51-58
In the gospel lesson Jesus speaks of
the flesh and blood of the Son of Man as the bread from heaven which must be
eaten in order to share in the life of the eternal age. Previously in this gospel the bread of life
had seemed to signify Jesus’ teaching and his presence. Now it is given still more significance with
the understanding that the believer may share deeply in the life of Jesus and
his self-offering. This experience is
enacted in the Holy Communion.
Updating the Prayer List
Please let Deb know if you need someone added to the prayer list. Thank you.
OFFICE HOUR CHANGES
Please note that the office will now be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
Church Office (603) 323-8515
Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Debra
The Vast Ocean Begins Just Outside Our Church: The Eucharist
Something has happened
to the bread
and the wine.
They have been blessed.
What now?
The body leans forward
to receive the gift
from the priest’s hand,
then the chalice.
They are something else now
from what they were
before this began.
I want
to see Jesus,
maybe in the clouds
or on the shore,
just walking,
beautiful man
and clearly
someone else
besides.
On the hard days
I ask myself
if I ever will.
Also there are times
my body whispers to me
that I have.
~ Mary Oliver
