Vicar of Faith Church Tests Positive for COVID-19

In an email yesterday to members of Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH, the Rev. Patricia Henking announced testing positive for COVID-19 Monday morning, May 9, 2022. She is isolating at home per CDC guidelines and is in contact with those parishioners present at last Sunday’s in-person services conducted at Wheeler Memorial Chapel. She is feeling …

Easter 4 – Good Shepherd Sunday

Sunday, May 8, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter 4, 37 min. The Lord Is My Shepherd; Howard Goodall, Psalm 23; George Humphrey’s Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: The celebration of Mother’s Day with a dedication to all mothers of the Paul McCartney song, Let It Be; …

Easter 3

Sunday, May 1, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter 3, 37 min. Turn, Turn, Turn; The Byrds, lyrics inspired by Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Bob Hughes, vocalist. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant, offers this day of Easter season, with help from Bob Hughes, a constellation of music, scriptures, and prayers that are inspirational to heart, …

Easter 2

Sunday, April 24, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter 2, 24 min. Welcome, happy morning, Hymn 179; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: The promise of new hope and new life that Easter brings is not just seasonal but laced through all of life; Wherever love is there, God is, and …

Easter Sunday

Sunday, April 17, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter Sunday, 27 min. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! The strife is o’re, Hymn 208; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: “Christ has risen!” St. Patrick’s Breastplate; Collect for Easter; a prayer written by Vicar Pat to go with a melody from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons; …

Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 10, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Palm Sunday, 40 min. Sana, Sana/All glory, laud, and honor, Hymn 154; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: What do we make of the monumental switch in tone and spirit from “All glory, laud and honor” to the reading of the Passion, the …