Sermon Sunday June 29th, 2025 Rev. Norman A. Michaud Galatians 5:1, 13-25 When I read this Sunday’s excerpt from Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians, I can sense its influence on those who wrote our Declaration of Independence. “For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.” In this Sunday’s Epistle, Paul expands his vision of Christianity beyond last week’s reading from Galatians: “In Christ, there is no longer …“Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”  Paul’s understanding of Christ liberates believers from ancient Hebrew Law. On Friday, the United States celebrates our Declaration of Independence. Jefferson and Adams and the

Order of Worship June 29, 2025 10:00 AM *If you are able, please stand.  Prelude:  “For the Fruit of All Creation”   Malcolm Archer WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: MISSION STATEMENT: (Let us say our Mission Statement together) “To welcome and inspire All through faith, love, and fellowship according to Christ’s example.” Introit: “Sister, Let Me Be Your Servant”  Richard Gillard *Call to Worship (Responsive) Leader: Throughout the ages, disciples have said, “I will follow you wherever you go.” People: Still speaking God,  give us the freedom to follow you in the ways of love. Leader: We come from busy homes, filled with little time to consider Christ in our lives. People: Living God, give us the strength to follow you in the ways of peace. In times of

Sermon Sunday June 22nd, 2025 Rev. Norman A. Michaud Galatians 3:23-29 On Thursday, we celebrated Juneteenth. Juneteenth became a National Holiday on June 17th, 2021. The date celebrates the day when those who remained enslaved in Galveston, Texas, learned that they had been freed two months earlier at the end of our Civil War. Apparently, despite the everyday use of the telegraph since the 1840s, Galveston did not get the message. Enslavers withheld the Emancipation Proclamation from their slaves for two and a half years. Enslavers did not want to free their slaves anymore than we would not want to give up our cars or guns today. In the South, enslavers believed it was their divine right to own people. Apparently, in their practice of

Order of Worship June 22nd, 2025 10:00 AM *If you are able, please stand. Prelude:  “O Lord, What a Morning” Matthew Corl “The Care the Eagle Gives Her Young” WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: MISSION STATEMENT: (Let us say our Mission Statement together) “To welcome and inspire All through faith, love, and fellowship according to Christ’s example.” Introit: “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine” Samuel Longfellow/Louis Gottschalk *Call to Worship (Responsive) Leader: Loving God, break down the barriers that divide us.People: Tear down the walls of hostility and fear.Leader: Melt the steel barriers erected by anger, hatred, and fear.People: Holy Spirit, Breathe love into your hearts of people.Leader: We are called to oneness by Christ.People: We are all brothers and sisters through God’s love.Leader: Come, let us worship the God who removes

Sermon Sunday June 15th, 2025 Rev. Norman A. Michaud Proverbs 8 &Romans 5:1-5 Last Sunday, we celebrated Pentecost. I described that event as the story of Babel in reverse. The Apostles and followers of Jesus find the flames of the Holy Spirit descending upon them, giving the gift of a common language to all present. This unity included all in the presence of God, His Beloved, and Lady Wisdom, or the Holy Spirit. Pentecost excluded no one. This Sunday, the Common Lectionary proclaims Trinity Sunday. Trinity Sunday originated from the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, which was seventeen hundred years ago. The Nicene Creed asserts the Trinity, which reminds us that God can be understood as Three Persons: God, the parent, Christ, the Beloved

Order of Worship June 15th, 2025 10:00 AM Trinity Sunday & Father’s Day *If you are able, please stand. Prelude:  “Holy, Holy, Holy”  Christopher Tambling  “Hereford”  Alan Bullard WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: MISSION STATEMENT: (Let us say our Mission Statement together) “To welcome and inspire All through faith, love, and fellowship according to Christ’s example.” Introit: “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine” Samuel Longfellow/Louis Gottschalk *Call to Worship (Responsive) Leader: Listen! Wisdom is calling! Before all began, God created Light, Word, and Wisdom, calling them from the foundations of the deep. People: Listen! Wisdom is calling! From the mountain tops, earth, fields, and sea creating, calling. Leader: Listen! Wisdom is calling! You, me, and everyone are given hope, grace, and love as the foundation of our lives. People: