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Sunday, September 19, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 17, 24 min. O Master Let Me Walk with Thee, Hymn 660; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant, asks what we can do about fear, anxiety, and worry in our lives; the Collect for the Day suggests we ask God for the …
Sunday, September 12, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 16 – In Memory of Kay Furbish and 9-11, 26 min. God of Grace and God of Glory, Hymn 594; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant. Stories and the lasting power they retain. Remembering the life of Katina (Kay) Furbish, and the …
Sunday, September 5, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 15, 29 min. Come Labor On, Hymn 541; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant; re-syncing service to the church in terms of voluntary versus obligatory participation; “What is the work in a work of art?” “Where does it start and end?” “What …
Sunday, August 29, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 14, 25 min. Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart, Hymn 556; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant (on vacation); “Who was Charlie Watts?”; “Which drummers are we listening to?”; Jesus as the keeper of our rhythm, a rhythm that becomes a backbone rather …
Sunday, August 22, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 13, 16 min. How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place, Hymn 517; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant (on vacation); dealing with the reality of a troubled world by viewing it with the realization that we love being; being overwhelmed by the spirit …
Sunday, August 15, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 12 – Morning Prayer, 27 min. All Creatures of our God and King, Hymn 400; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant (on vacation); the movie, Respect. on the life of Aretha Franklin, a sad, powerful, rough story of glory; how our lives …
Sunday, August 8, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 11, 21 min. I come with joy, Hymn 304; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant (on vacation); ancient Hebrew blessing about bread; finding the living God in our daily bread; “We are what we eat;” Eucharistic prayer. The Gospel of John 3:35, …
Sunday, August 1, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 10 – A Special Program, 32 min. Sing, theme from Sesame Street, FEC choir; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, piano. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant; On the contrasting spirits of our time, a reference to the Charles Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities, and a suggested …
Sunday, July 25, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 9, 27 min. God, my king, thy might confessing; Hymn 414; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant; Collect for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost; Prayer for Ice Cream. First reading, Ephesians 3:14-21; Dawn MacKechnie, reader. The Greatest Commandment; music and lyrics, Nancy …
Sunday, July 18, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 8, 30 min. Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us, Hymn 708; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant; Collect for the Eighth Sunday in Pentecost brings news to the ancient image of shepherds in the form of song meditation of the scripture of …