In this Enews
- Worship Service with readings, special music, sermon and Moment for Stewardship
- Sunday Zoom Conversation 11:00 am
- Wednesday Zoom Conversations
- Zoom gathering instructions - Sundays 11 am, Wed 11 am, Thurs 10 am
- Supporting our church’s ministry and mission
Church Calendar https://www.fpcsr.org/church-calendar
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Opening Hymn Give Thanks
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Service Video – Welcome, Reading, Special Music, Sermon & Moment
for Stewardship
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Welcome Pastor Cynthia Cochran-Carney
Reading Morning Prayer read by Ralph Purdy
as long as we love
hate does not have a chance,
as long as we love
the forgotten will always have a family
as long as we love
fear’s dreams will turn to ashes
as long as we love
as long as we sing
despair will be turned into hope
as long as we sing
wonder will emerge from
clouds of worry and grief
as long as we sing
shouts of anger will drift away
as long as we sing
as long as we share
no one ever need hunger
as long as we share
the poor will receive support
as long as we share
those with no resumes will have jobs
as long as we share
as long as we pray
we will be transformed daily
as long as we pray
grace will fill our empty hearts
as long as we pray
we find strength to serve others
as long as we pray
as long as we act
injustice shall be tossed in the bin
as long as we act
cruelty will be made redundant
as long as we act
we can put an end to hate
as long as we act
God in Community, Holy in One
may we love
may we sing
may we share
may we pray
may we act
as long as we can. Amen
- a morning prayer for November 5, 2020 by Thom M. Shuman
Special Music Telemann: Fantasia for Flute No. 8 - Largo and Spirituoso
Isabella O’Brien, flute
Scripture Reading Acts 4:32-35
Sermon Stewardship is…. Giving or Sharing or Both?
Cynthia Cochran-Carney
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Hymn As Those of Old Their First Fruits Brought
Text: Frank Von Christierson, Arr. by Ralph Vaughn Wiliiams
Singers – Leslie and Ralph Purdy, Janie Martin
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Moment for Stewardship Sandee Muirhead
Closing Words
May the power of Christ lift us above despair.
May the energy of Christ move through our weariness.
May the peace of Christ settle our anxiety.
May the challenge of Christ raise our expectations.
May the grace of Christ assure us of mercy when we fall short.
May the love of Christ, greater than we could ask or imagine,
set us dancing into the future. Amen
Rev. Dr. Rohele A. Stackhouse, First Church of Christ, Hartford, Connecticut
from "Liturgical Resources for Election Season" Clergy Emergency League. http://www.clergyemergencyleague.com/
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Online Service Production Team
Martha Wall, John Steiner, Alan Choy and Cynthia Cochran-Carney
Filming & Video Production – Karyn Kleinman
Songs included in this service are covered by streaming copyright license
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