Author Archive: Laura

Worship Service – March 23, 2025

Third Sunday in Lent Thank you to all in leadership this week: Pulpit Supply – Rev. Martha McDowell Liturgist – June Kaan Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, and the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron Click below for a recording of this week’s service: Worship Service – March 23, 2025 See the […]

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Notes on the Notes – March 23, 2025

Lent 3 This week’s music: “All Who are Thirsty” (MV #4) “All who are thirsty All who are weak Come to the fountain Dip your heart in the streams of life Let the pain and the sorrow Be washed away In the waves of his mercy As deep cries out to deep, we sing Come Lord […]

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Faith in Action – March 18, 2025

Season of Lent – Please join us for worship during Lent as we journey toward Good Friday and Easter Sunday.  Our Lenten season started with an online service on Ash Wednesday. On March 9, the first Sunday in Lent, we were led by Rev. Heather Robbins. On March 16, the second Sunday in Lent, we were […]

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Worship Service – March 16, 2023

Second Sunday in Lent   Thank you to all in leadership this week: Pulpit Supply – Rev. Jeff Cook Liturgist – June Kaan Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, Jam Calvez and Amber Cottreau Live Stream – Doug Waldron Click below for a recording of this week’s service: Worship Service – March 16, 2025 See […]

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Notes on the Notes – March 16, 2025

Lent 2 This week’s music:  “Great is Thy Faithfulness” (VU #288)  “Great is thy faithfulness, God our Creator; There is no shadow of turning with thee; Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; As thou hast been thou forever wilt be. Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I […]

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Worship Service – March 9, 2025

First Sunday in Lent Thank you to all in leadership this week: Pulpit Supply – Rev. Heather Robbins Liturgist – Sue Turley Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron Click below for a recording of this week’s service: Worship Service – March 9, 2025 See the […]

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World Day of Prayer

The World Day of Prayer 2025 Service was written by World Day of Prayer Committee of Cook Islands with the theme: “I Made You Wonderful” (Psalm 139: 1-18). World Day of Prayer is traditionally celebrated on the first Friday of March. The World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement that brings Christians of […]

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Notes on the Notes – March 9, 2025

Lent 1 This week’s music:  “Led by the Spirit”  “Led by the Spirit of our God, we go to fast and pray With Christ into the wilderness; we join his Lenten way. “Rend not your garments, rend your hearts. Turn back your lives to me.” Thus says our kind and gracious God, whose reign is […]

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Ash Wednesday Service

Thank you for joining us Thank you to all in leadership for this service:  Worship Leaders – Sue Turley, Laura Steidl and Alana Davis Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and the musicians of WPUC  Click on the link below for a recording of the Ash Wednesday Service:  WPUC Ash Wednesday Service 2025 Tech […]

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Notes on the Notes – March 5, 2025 – Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday Service music:  “Come and Find the Quiet Centre” (VU #374) “Come and find the quiet centre in the crowded life we lead, Find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: Clear the chaos and the clutter, clear our eyes, that we can see All the things that really […]

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Faith in Action – March 4, 2025

Season of Lent – Please join us for the season of Lent as we journey toward Good Friday and Easter Sunday.  Our Lenten season starts with an online service on Ash Wednesday.  The service will be posted on the website by 7 p.m.  (You will get an email if you are subscribed to the website). During […]

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Worship Service – March 2, 2025

Transfiguration Sunday Thank you to all in leadership this week: Pulpit Supply – Rev. Barbara Roberts Liturgist – Gwen Polak Executive Report Minute Person – Dorothy Read Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron Click below for a recording of this week’s service: Worship Service – […]

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Notes on the Notes – March 2, 2025

Transfiguration Sunday  This week’s music:  “O Splendour of God’s Glory Bright” (VU #413) “O splendour of God’s glory bright, from light eternal bringing light; O light of life, light’s living spring, true day, all days illumining; Come, Holy Sun of heavenly love, pour down your radiance from above, And to our inward hearts convey the Holy […]

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Worship Service – February 23, 2025

Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Thank you to all in leadership this week: Pulpit Supply – Rita Swan Liturgist – Nancy Sulkers Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron Click below for a recording of this week’s service: Worship Service – February 23, 2025 See the bulletin […]

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Notes on the Notes – February 23, 2025

This Week’s Music:  “Love Knocks and Waits” (MV #94) “Love knocks and waits for us to hear, to open and invite; Love longs to quiet every fear, and seeks to set things right. Love offers life, in spite of foes who threaten and condemn; Embracing enemies, Love goes the second mile with them. Love comes to […]

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