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Summer Fun! Sunday, August 1. Join friends and family for a picnic lunch immediately following church on the back lawn. Hamburgers and hotdogs will be provided. Please bring a salad, snack, or dessert to share. Relax in the shade, share a meal, games for kids of all ages too. RSVP to the church office. Questions call Heidi Oliver 363-7340
Stewardship Workshop Wednesday, August 4, 7:00 p.m. Attention all church leaders who deal with church funds/finances (eg, assessors, deacons, members of the stewardship committee, church officers, committee chairs, and any other interested parties!) Rev. Marlayna's husband, Rev. Paul Nickerson, will be leading a workshop on stewardship which will help people learn principles of giving, re-think motives for giving, re-think the stewardship letter, and help people grow in their giving to the church. If you haven't already done so, please let Rev. Marlayna (
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) know if you are interested in attending, so we know how many materials to produce.
Portland Sea Dogs!!! We’re going to the Sea Dogs! Sunday, August 22 is the date for a 1:00 p.m. game. Tickets are $8.00 and are in the “Green Monster” section (lots of room to run around!) Stop by the church office or call to reserve your tickets!
Volunteer Help Needed: Please join the Celebrate America team!! Looking for someone to help call high schools to invite them to be a part of Celebrate America 2011. Please e-mail Tim Janis at
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, if you are interested.
A heart felt thank you to all who gave so freely of their time and talents to make last Saturday evenings benefit concert an outstanding event. Special thanks go to members of “The Bow Tie Guys”, Sterling Brightman, Larry Favinger, Jan Hansen, Richard Leigh, Bill Purinton, Todd Richard, John Shultis, Brian Wood and director Wendell Purrington; to our soloists, Denise McDonough, Susan Storey Frank, Jonathon Eder, Jan Hanson, Todd Richard, Wendell Purrington, Richard Leigh; to Terrie S. Ilaria, our accompanist; and to Anne Monks who baked lots and lots of cookies! Thanks to all those who attended and gave generously we were able to raise $700.00 for the York Food Pantry. Well done! Thank you all so very much for your support. s/Nathan Cox
Mission Trip T-Shirts: If anyone has a t-shirt from a previous Sr. High Youth Mission Trip, I would like to have one. I would prefer medium size, but will take any size with thanks. I would like to collect one from each mission trip to become a church display. You may bring them to church or call me and I will pick them up. Again, many thanks. Blue Mission Trip T-Shirts are on sale this morning at coffee hour. It only takes a minute to support our youth and their mission trip. s/Dick Lalley, 363-4711.
You are invited to the Portsmouth High School Madrigal Singers “bon voyage” concert on Sunday, July 25 at 3:00 p.m. in our sanctuary. Eighteen PHS singers will be travelling to Japan on a 10-day cultural and performance tour. Gwen Baker is the chamber ensemble’s director and Wendell Purrington is the accompanist. Concert is free and open to the public.
Senior High Mission Trip! We’re off to Owego, NY July 24 - 31 and would love the church to keep us in your prayers! It will be a week of hard work, fun, singing and of course, growing closer to God and one another. Here’s a list of our participants!
Hallee Ayers--------- Ben Lawlor---------- Haley Spencer
Rachel Barrows----- Max Leeman-------- Shelby Spencer
Katie Blasik---------- Andrew Lusty------- Julie Walter
Emily Campbell---- Morgan Mahony---- Tory Zeller
Kellee Cribby------- Talia Pepin----------- Amy Ziobrowski
Ruby Cribby-------- Shannon Ramsey
Caroline Cross----- Thomas Rasche------ Chaperones:
Alanna Eaton------ Abby Raynes---------- Chelsea DeFeo
Briana Eaton------- Keyana Reid---------- Rev. Linda Hirst
Matt Eaton---------- Eilish Reynolds------ Kate Kelleher
Nicholas Eaton-----Tanner Robinson---- Anne Lewis
Nick Goulette------ Carlena Smith-------- Nelson Walter
Evan Hoatson------ Philip Solimine------ Chick Willing
To send a letter/package, write to:
(Name)
c/o Group Workcamps
Owego Free Academy
1 Sheldon Guile Drive
Owego, NY 13827
Be sure that items of value are trackable and insured. Group Workcamps Foundation nor the school are responsible for lost or misdirected letters or packages and will not return packages that are not picked up or delivered before the end of camp.
To send an email:
1. Go to www.groupworkcamps.com
2. Click on the tab at the top of the home page, “Email a Workcamper" to fill in the info.
3. Click on "Submit" to send your email message.
Note that workcampers will not be able to send emails. To ensure that your email gets through in time, submit your message by 5:00 p.m. on Thurs., July 29.
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In Memoriam
Mary Ann (Fisher) Blowney
1918 - 2010
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Mission Statement
The mission of our church is to create a fellowship
that celebrates and reflects the presence of Christ.
Through worship and spiritual growth
we will equip ourselves and go forth
to share God’s love in word and deed
within our community and throughout the world.
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This Week at First Parish
Monday:
6:00 p.m. Assessors’ Meeting
Thursday:
6:00 p.m. Men’s Ensemble rehearsal
7:00 p.m. Book of Revelation Bible Study - Moody Hall
Saturday:
9:00 a.m. Senior High Youth leave for Owego, N.Y.
Sunday, July 18. 2010 10:00 a.m.
Prelude:
Tender Thought Tom Birchwood
Meditation on Dunlap’s Creek Steven Scott
Chimes for Prayer and Meditation - a time for personal prayer
Call to Worship (adapted from Touch Holiness)
Leader: Let us rejoice, for morning has dawned. A new day has been born, and we are newly alive to enjoy it.
People: We know the beauty of God’s creation and the wonder of the human family. We remember those whose love has shaped our lives--and those whose struggle for justice has been unsleeping, even in nighttimes of loneliness.
Leader: We gather in our church to worship God, to sit at Jesus’ feet and learn from his teachings, to soak in God’s love, and to pledge ourselves to God’s work in the world.
People: May God bless us, so that what we do in this time together may be honest, sacred, and filled with hope.
*Opening Hymn #444: “Rain Down”
Call to Prayer and Confession: (spoken by the Pastor):
Even when we have been too busy to notice, God has been constantly loving us and encouraging us to grow in the light of God’s love. We can trust God with our deepest confessions, concerns, and celebrations. Let us pray together.
Prayer of Approach and Confession (adapted from Touch Holiness):
Mighty, Gentle God you have shown us your love and called us to be your servants. But sometimes we have made ourselves too busy and worried to notice. Like Martha in the gospel story, sometimes we have been distracted and anxious about things that we cannot control, and we have forgotten you. Sometimes we have been worried about what other people think of us, and we have missed the point of your care. At times, we resent people like Jesus’ friend Mary, who act freely, sitting at your feet, soaking in your love. Forgive us, O God, when we have worried over the wrong things. Free us, body, mind and soul, for your service of love and grace. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer (“debts”)
Solo: Todd Richard
Parish Concerns and Celebrations
A Message for Children of All Ages:
(Children will then be dismissed for Church School)
The Offertory and Offertory Solo: Todd Richard
The Doxology (#34) and the Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn #446: “O Love that Will Not Let me Go”
The Pastoral Prayer
Holy Scripture: Luke 10:38-42 (page 62 N.T.)
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Sermon: “Sitting at Jesus’ Feet”
*Closing Hymn #358: “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
*The Benediction and Threefold Amen #744: (sung by the congregation)
Postlude: “Faith of Our Fathers” arr: Henri Hemy
*All who are able, please stand
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Flowers are given in loving memory of
Charles C. Black
by his family
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Thank you for worshiping with us today. All visitors are invited to join us after church for refreshments and fellowship. Summer is here, so weather permitting coffee hour is outdoors. During the summer months, you’ll find our Welcome Table just inside Fellowship Hall in the entryway, with helpful information about our church. We also encourage you to sign a pew card and place it in the offering plate and speak with our pastors. Welcome!!
As the old hymn says, "Jesus calls us, o'er the tumult of our life's wild, restless sea," but he doesn't need a cell phone to do it. Please turn your ringers off before worship.
Greeting you this morning are Lily and Grace Richard.
Coffee hour is hosted by Martha and Patrick Marshall.
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