Even though the choirs are on hiatus, the worship music continues!
7/3 Curt Blood, Hartford Symphony principal clarinet Mozart Clarinet Concerto
7/10 Kate McNulty, soprano—sacred solos
7/17 Pete Pettengill, baritone—sacred solos
7/24 Luke, Drew, and Andy Niedzielski, jazz sax, guitar, bass
7/31 Alison Boghosian and Tessa Woods, piano duet; Chris Boghosian, piano
8/7 Sam Lostocco, classical guitar; Janet Scneider, piano
8/14 Peter Niedmann, organ and piano; Appalachian Spring Suite by Aaron Copland
8/21 Dayton Rich, singer/guitarist; Janet Schneider, piano
8/28 Pam Bogdanovich and Janet Schneider; Contemporary Christian Songs
9/4 Roger Jeanfaivre, baritone—Gospel songs
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Sermon 05/08/2011 - Rev Melanie Enfield
Sermon Title: “God calls, Who answers?”
Ordination Anniversary Celebration
Acts 2:14a, 36-41, I Peter 1:17-23, Luke 24:13:35
Ordination Anniversary Celebration
Acts 2:14a, 36-41, I Peter 1:17-23, Luke 24:13:35
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©2011 Melanie Enfield
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Sermon 05/01/2011 - Dr Kenneth Brookes
Sermon Title: Shalom
First Sunday in Eastertide
Acts 2:14a, 27-32 I Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31
First Sunday in Eastertide
Acts 2:14a, 27-32 I Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31
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Worship Service Excerpts 05/01/2011
Sermon Title: “Shalom”
First Sunday in Eastertide
Acts 2:14a, 27-32 I Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31
First Sunday in Eastertide
Acts 2:14a, 27-32 I Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31
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Length: 53:33
©2011 Sermon-Kenneth C. Brookes
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Youth Orchestra Music
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sermon 04/24/2011 - Dr Kenneth Brookes
Sermon Title: Focus on the heavenly things – the best things
Easter Sunday
Jeremiah 31:1-6 Psalm 118 Colossians 3:1-4 Matthew 28:1-10
Easter Sunday
Jeremiah 31:1-6 Psalm 118 Colossians 3:1-4 Matthew 28:1-10
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Moment of Celebration - Reaffirmation
by Gary Bolles
I am so humbled & honored-let’s step back in time for a moment
Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
March 5, 1961, Sunday, 9am – the grand opening of this brand new Church and our very first morning service of dedication in this beautiful, glistening sanctuary. Confirmed in May 1960, without a church sanctuary, we young new members were brought in here on February 28, 1961 by our Pastor and Teacher, Rev. Harold C. Burdon to see our new surroundings. Leading us down this center aisle, he exclaimed: “Oh isn’t this great, the floors don’t creak”. The Church bell now rung by the simple turn of a key, gee, no more racing up to the belfry to see who gets there first to pull the rope sounding the bell’s call to worship.
What’s happened over these past 50 years?
• We have been honored to have 5 senior pastors, several associate pastors, interim pastors, music directors, sextons, office staff and hundreds of volunteers.
• 1960 in April even before construction started, we began a pipe organ fund to replace the Hammond electric organ.
• 1961 we voted to join the United Church of Christ.
• 1967 in September after 7 plus years of fund raising and planning, a dream come true to the musical life of this church, the installation of our present majestic Moller pipe organ.
• 1972 organized in 1722, our Church’s 250th anniversary celebration..just think, in 2022, we will celebrate 300 years!
• 1973 St. Francis, the patron saint of animals, would have been proud of our congregation’s march from this Church to the Town Hall to voice our concerns to a developer’s plan for a Greyhound dog racing track in town. A blessing of defeat.
• 1981 construction and furnishing of our Church Chapel.
• 1995 capital campaign to enlarge our narthex, build a new coat room, 2 restrooms close to the sanctuary and the elevator – a generous gift from the thrift shop, purchase of property to our south. Our congregation’s successful plea’s to stop the plan to widen Main Street in front of our Church.
• 1998 planning and construction of our Memorial Garden.
• 1999 second mile campaign started to further cover the costs due to the enormity of the 1995 campaign projects.
• 2005 capital campaign dedicated to enhancements in this sanctuary. New lighting, fresh paint everywhere, carpeting, window treatment, sound system, major upgrades to the Pipe Organ.
• 2007 New painting, carpeting and furnishing-Church Parlor.
• 2008 New painting and enhancements to Fellowship Hall.
• All memorial gifts including the Carillon & Grand Piano.
March 6, 2011, 10am – a celebration of 50 glorious years to the Sunday in our beloved Church that still sparkles. Three things that haven’t changed over the last fifty years are the truly wonderful, caring, generous members, friends, visitors, children of all ages; and the two tenets, tenets of God’s holy light and never ending love that streams through these seven windows to surround each and every one of us. So may it be. We can truly celebrate. May God bless us all. Alleluia. Amen.
I am so humbled & honored-let’s step back in time for a moment
Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
March 5, 1961, Sunday, 9am – the grand opening of this brand new Church and our very first morning service of dedication in this beautiful, glistening sanctuary. Confirmed in May 1960, without a church sanctuary, we young new members were brought in here on February 28, 1961 by our Pastor and Teacher, Rev. Harold C. Burdon to see our new surroundings. Leading us down this center aisle, he exclaimed: “Oh isn’t this great, the floors don’t creak”. The Church bell now rung by the simple turn of a key, gee, no more racing up to the belfry to see who gets there first to pull the rope sounding the bell’s call to worship.
What’s happened over these past 50 years?
• We have been honored to have 5 senior pastors, several associate pastors, interim pastors, music directors, sextons, office staff and hundreds of volunteers.
• 1960 in April even before construction started, we began a pipe organ fund to replace the Hammond electric organ.
• 1961 we voted to join the United Church of Christ.
• 1967 in September after 7 plus years of fund raising and planning, a dream come true to the musical life of this church, the installation of our present majestic Moller pipe organ.
• 1972 organized in 1722, our Church’s 250th anniversary celebration..just think, in 2022, we will celebrate 300 years!
• 1973 St. Francis, the patron saint of animals, would have been proud of our congregation’s march from this Church to the Town Hall to voice our concerns to a developer’s plan for a Greyhound dog racing track in town. A blessing of defeat.
• 1981 construction and furnishing of our Church Chapel.
• 1995 capital campaign to enlarge our narthex, build a new coat room, 2 restrooms close to the sanctuary and the elevator – a generous gift from the thrift shop, purchase of property to our south. Our congregation’s successful plea’s to stop the plan to widen Main Street in front of our Church.
• 1998 planning and construction of our Memorial Garden.
• 1999 second mile campaign started to further cover the costs due to the enormity of the 1995 campaign projects.
• 2005 capital campaign dedicated to enhancements in this sanctuary. New lighting, fresh paint everywhere, carpeting, window treatment, sound system, major upgrades to the Pipe Organ.
• 2007 New painting, carpeting and furnishing-Church Parlor.
• 2008 New painting and enhancements to Fellowship Hall.
• All memorial gifts including the Carillon & Grand Piano.
March 6, 2011, 10am – a celebration of 50 glorious years to the Sunday in our beloved Church that still sparkles. Three things that haven’t changed over the last fifty years are the truly wonderful, caring, generous members, friends, visitors, children of all ages; and the two tenets, tenets of God’s holy light and never ending love that streams through these seven windows to surround each and every one of us. So may it be. We can truly celebrate. May God bless us all. Alleluia. Amen.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Sermon 12/12/2010 - Rev Melanie Enfield
Sermon Title: “The Gossip of Nazareth” A Dramatic Presentation
Isaiah 35:1-10, Psalm 146:5-10, James 5:7-10, Matthew 11:2-11
Isaiah 35:1-10, Psalm 146:5-10, James 5:7-10, Matthew 11:2-11
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Length: 13:38
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