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Singing Valentine Nor'easters Barbershop Chorus & Jane Wilmot
Pastor Char Corbett
Rev. David Wright 4th Sunday After Epiphany 2/3/2019
Robert Breckenridge 1st Year Class in Luanshya 2Feb2019
Advent "Love" Candle
Handbell Choir Christmas Eve
Epiphany Sunday 1/6/2019. White Poinsettia in Honor of Sally Hamilton & Memory of Mark Hamilton
Second Congo in March '18
Time Capsule Sunday - Antique Prayer Shawl
Vigil at Beth Israel Synagogue in Bath 11/4/2018
175th Anniversary Series - Celebrating Our Pastors 11/25/2018
Sentence Sermon
When we die to something, something comes alive within us. If we die to self, charity comes alive; if we die to pride, service comes alive; if we die to lust, reverence for personality comes alive; if we die to anger, love comes alive. — Fulton Sheen
Recent Sermons
- 3/3/2019 Set the World on Fire March 3, 2019
- 2/24/2019 Let God’s Light Shine Through February 24, 2019
- 2/17/2019 A Plain Sermon February 17, 2019
- 2/10/2019 Outreach Trip to Puerto Rico February 10, 2019
Sermon Archives
Worship Service ─ Sundays at 10:00 AM
We hope that you’ll join us for worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and stay for a social time afterward in our Fellowship Hall.
Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month. All are welcome to participate in this sacrament.
Nursery care is available every Sunday, and Sunday School is offered every Sunday during the school year.
Videos of Church Events
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH – CELEBRATING 175 YEARS – 2018 Year-in-Review
Enjoy this slide show of various events that took place during 2018. The slides were shown during worship on February 24, 2019. Thanks go to numerous shutterbugs for capturing the images, and to Hannah McGhee for bringing it all together. Turn on your speakers, sit back and enjoy!
SINGERS AND DINGERS ENJOY A VALENTINES DAY PARTY: Members of the Chancel Choir and the Handbell Choir took time between rehearsals on Thursday for a little Valentine’s Day Fun. Jane Wilmot choreographed the gathering … and was surprised by a Singing Valentine delivered by a quartet from the Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus. Not to be outdone, an impromptu “Singers & Dingers Accidental Quartet” also provided some musical entertainment.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Day Community Worship 1/21/2019 – video of service
2017 YEAR IN REVIEW: Here is the slide show that was shown during worship on January 28, 2018 ─ the year 2017 in review. Enjoy!
2016 YEAR IN REVIEW: Here is the slide show that was shown January 29, 2017 ─ the year 2016 in review.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Notification of cancellations or program changes will appear here. We also post information to
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News & Events ─ Coming Up
ON SUNDAY, 3/24/2019, we will observe the 3rd Sunday in Lent. The Prelude music will begin at 9:45 and will be a time for quiet reflection and meditation. Pastor Char will lead us in worship, assisted by Jane Wilmot for music. David Ray will read our scripture passages, Isaiah 55:1-9 & Luke 13 :1-9, and Pastor Char will share a Lenten Reflection. Choral anthems will include “Jesus is a Rock in a Weary Land” (David O’Brien solo) and “Where Charity and Love Prevail”. Worship will conclude with Pastor Char and Jane leading us in “Spiritual Practice in Community” – Taizé, which includes periods of silence interspersed with singing and scripture. Worship in the style of Taizé is about creating space – space within and without – to meet God.
Janie & Paul Hartman will greet in the Narthex, while Stewart Rhine will greet at the elevator. Rick Hagen and Phil Blomquist will be our ushers.
LENTEN BOOK REFLECTION GROUP CONTINUING: Join the Lenten book reflection group at Second Church! The group gathers again this Sunday from 5:00-6:30 pm with a simple soup and bread meal. The book for our Lenten reflection is “Take this Bread” authored by Sara Miles as a spiritual memoir of becoming a 21st century Christian. Leadership is offered by Pastor Char and the program is co-sponsored by the Deacons. A few copies of the book are still available for free in the church office, provided by the Deacons. Please let Pastor Char know you’ll be joining for one or more Sundays! Everyone is welcome!
Schedule of Sunday Events Celebrating Our 175 Years
- September 30: Time Capsule Sunday
- October 28: The Saints of Second Congo (Laity Sunday)
- November 25: Celebrating Our Pastors
- December 30: An Old Fashioned Hymn Sing
- February 24: Stained Glass Window Sunday
- March 31: Celebrating Our Community Partners Sunday
- April 28: Incorporated Sunday
- May 19: Rev. Kiah Bayley Sunday
- June 30: UCC Sunday
- July 28: Stepping Forward Sunday
- August 25: ReImagine Sunday with Community Celebration
