This Sunday’s Worship: November 22
(Sunday, November 22 At 11 AM, Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture:
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 17:1-9
Hymns:
We Gather Together
Let All Things Now Living
Now Thank We All Our God
Service Preview (Online):
Sermon Title: “Thanksgiving” by Rev. James Reisner
“I go out to the dunes and look
and look and look
into the faces of the flowers. …
Such gifts, bestowed
can’t be rejected.
If you want to talk about this
come to visit. I live in the
house near the corner, which I have named Gratitude.”“The Place I Want to Get Back To,” Thirst: Poems by Mary Oliver
Memory is at the heart of Thanksgiving. When I sit down to Thanksgiving dinner I am always aware of Thanksgivings past. I can visualize my parents and grandparents, my uncles and aunts, those with whom I once sat at table who are gone.
In this most unusual year, many of us will be celebrating Thanksgiving in a different way, apart from family and friends. As we sit at smaller tables this year, let us remember other years and larger tables and give thanks for the people with whom we have shared the feast which is this life.
This Sunday, November 22nd will be a celebration of the completion of our annual stewardship drive and our Capital Campaign: “Rebuild, Renew, Rejoice!” As part of the celebration, we will have our traditional Just Thanks luncheon after church. After worship, we will gather in small groups on Zoom as we would gather downstairs for a Just Thanks meal. We hope the moment will allow people to greet and converse with one another in a way that social-distancing has prohibited. We recommend that we all bring a meal and share as if we were sitting around tables in the Assembly Room on any other Sunday before Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving on the Virtual Steps, November 26, 10-11 am: On a day when we are usually with extended family or friends, our congregation will unite via Zoom to express our gratitude as each heart chooses -- by means of words, music, movement, visual art, etc. We intend this gathering to be in the same spirit and style of the way we have traditionally worshiped on Memorial Day weekend.
About Online Worship
We will gather by ZOOM (feed available starting about 10:45 AM). At the moment, Pastor Reisner and a few others broadcast from the church sanctuary while worshipers will be invited to sign on ZOOM.
Directions on how to connect and participate in virtual worship will be sent via a group.io e-mail. If you are unfamiliar with ZOOM we recommend you read up a little before the service. We will set an informal and experimental mood, ask forgiveness as we stumble along our way in a new medium. It will be fun.
We will set an informal and experimental mood, ask forgiveness as we stumble along our way in a new medium. It will be fun.
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