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Notes on the Notes – May 26, 2013

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Theme – Trinity Sunday/Confirmation Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, the three Persons of God:  traditionally the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  It is one of the few celebrations of the Christian Year that commemorates a doctrine rather than an event or person.  Trinity Sunday is celebrated the Sunday after Pentecost, and lasts only one […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 19, 2013

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Theme:  Pentecost Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the twelve apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the Acts of the Apostles 2:1-31. For this reason, Pentecost is sometimes described as the “Birthday of the Church.”  Pentecost is celebrated seven weeks (50 days) after Easter Sunday. Today’s Readings: Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 104:24-34, […]

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May 12, 2013 Sermon

Thursday, May 16, 2013

  May 12, 2013  Mother’s Day             Have you ever had the experience of being prayed for?  The passage we will read from John’s Gospel is what some scholars call the “high priestly prayer”.  This makes it sound rather formal and aloof.  What follows is a deeply personal, intimate prayer as Jesus lays out […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 12, 2013

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Theme: Mother’s Day – The Precious Legacy of Faith Today’s Reading:  John 17:20-26 Today’s Music: “Come In, Come In and Sit Down” (VU #395) – This family song became known to United Church congregations in the arrangement made by Darryl Nixon for Songs for a Gospel People (1987).  Singer songwriter James K. Manley, the composer […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 5, 2013

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Theme:  Visions of a Different/Better World Today’s Readings:                                                              Acts 16:9-15, Psalm 67, Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 Today’s Music: “What is the Place” (G #70) – This Dutch hymn by Jesuit priest, Huub Oosterhuis (1968) was translated to English by David Smith in 1970.  The music is Varius’ Nederlandtsche gedenckklanck (1626).  What is a church? Is it […]

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