The Divine Spark

The YouTube recording will be updated at approximately noon following the in-person service.
No Church School – the kids are out for the summer!
From now until September, we will have a “Message for All Ages” in place of the Children’s Time.

Welcome to Sunday Morning Worship, the Congregational Church of Amherst, UCC!
No matter WHO you are, or WHERE you are on life’s journey, YOU are welcome here!

September 3, 2023      Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost      10:00 a.m.

PARTICIPANTS IN THIS SERVICE:
Rev. Maureen Frescott, Senior Pastor
Kevin Marsh, Acting Associate Pastor
Michael Havay, Organist/Accompanist
John Swanson, Deacon in Charge
Mark Baddeley, Liturgist
Doug Topliffe, Videographer

MUSIC:
Prelude: Praise Him! Hugh S. Livingston Jr., ©1984 Lorenz Publishing Co. from Sep/Oct 2012 issue of The Organ Portfolio
Anthem: Siciliano and Allegro from Recorder Sonata in F Major, HWV 369, G.F. Handel, public domain; Sue Werst, flutist
Offertory: Holy Ground, Geron Davis, The Chalice Hymnal #112
Communion Music: In His Love, Scott Ressman, ©1995 Lorenz Publishing Co.
Meditation for Worship, Franklin Ritter, ©1986 Lorenz Publishing Co. from Sept 1995 issue of The Organ Portfolio
Postlude: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name, Thomas Bliss, ©1996 Lorenz Publishing Co. from Sep/Oct 1996 issue of The Organ Portfolio

HYMNS:
#488 – The God of Abraham Praise
#138 – Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
#531 – God, Speak to Me, That I May Speak

The first and second hymns are from Hymns, Psalms, & Spiritual Songs, ©1990 Westminster/John Knox Press.
The third hymn is from The New Century Hymnal, ©1995 The Pilgrim Press.

Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-731944.
Portions of today’s liturgy have been adapted from lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com.

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