Ways to Worship at Home
Remote Worship:
Welcome to worship! Worship will be available for the May 24th, the 8th Sunday of Easter at 10:00am. One of the joys of remote worship is the ability to visit with others in our denominational connection. This week we are worshipping with our neighboring church First United Methodist Church in Meriden, with Rev. Ric Hanse, the leader of our Greater Meriden Cooperative Parish churches. Just click on their name to be directed to the worship service. Pastor Jeanette will be wearing Holy Spirit red and leading worship next week, for Pentecost!
Worship links stay up until Monday and then can be found in the worship archives on our website to watched at any time. Visit our worship archive to view past services and our Children's Ministry page for Pastor Jeanette's Read Alouds for the young and young at heart.
Welcome to worship! Worship will be available for the May 24th, the 8th Sunday of Easter at 10:00am. One of the joys of remote worship is the ability to visit with others in our denominational connection. This week we are worshipping with our neighboring church First United Methodist Church in Meriden, with Rev. Ric Hanse, the leader of our Greater Meriden Cooperative Parish churches. Just click on their name to be directed to the worship service. Pastor Jeanette will be wearing Holy Spirit red and leading worship next week, for Pentecost!
Worship links stay up until Monday and then can be found in the worship archives on our website to watched at any time. Visit our worship archive to view past services and our Children's Ministry page for Pastor Jeanette's Read Alouds for the young and young at heart.
Give:
Offerings can be mailed to 228 Main St, Durham CT 06422 or TEXT the word GIVE to 860-631-4572 to make a secure offering on-line using the Tithley App. Our ministry depends on generosity in these difficult days. We give thanks for your support which spreads Christ's love and light. Your gift is love made visible. You can also click on the GIVE link here.
Pray:
Email your prayer requests or call the pastor. We remain a praying people. Let the pastor know if you are ill, have a need, or have joy to share. We have church members wanting to help and waiting to share your joys.
Connect:
Virtual Coffee Hour on Wednesdays at 10:00am over Zoom. Contact Pastor Jeanette to join our Wednesday Fellowship time together. We also have a phone tree, one of the church's most ancient forms of staying connected. Phone tree leaders are being given a small group of church members to call and stay connected with throughout this time of social distancing. Don't be surprised if you hear from a church member. Feel free to reach out to others! The more the merrier certainly applies here. We are your church. We love you. You are not alone!
Become Friends:
You can like our church Facebook Page or become Facebook Friends with our Pastor Jeanette C. Hicks to have even more connection with our church and its members. Find your friends and church family on Facebook or Instagram and link up. This is the age of connecting over our screens and phones. Embrace it.
Other Wonderful Resources:
There are so many incredible resources already out there and many more being developed to help support worship and faith development in these days of isolation. Here are some of Pastor Jeanette's favorites and many suggestions backed by Rev Traci Smith.
Offerings can be mailed to 228 Main St, Durham CT 06422 or TEXT the word GIVE to 860-631-4572 to make a secure offering on-line using the Tithley App. Our ministry depends on generosity in these difficult days. We give thanks for your support which spreads Christ's love and light. Your gift is love made visible. You can also click on the GIVE link here.
Pray:
Email your prayer requests or call the pastor. We remain a praying people. Let the pastor know if you are ill, have a need, or have joy to share. We have church members wanting to help and waiting to share your joys.
Connect:
Virtual Coffee Hour on Wednesdays at 10:00am over Zoom. Contact Pastor Jeanette to join our Wednesday Fellowship time together. We also have a phone tree, one of the church's most ancient forms of staying connected. Phone tree leaders are being given a small group of church members to call and stay connected with throughout this time of social distancing. Don't be surprised if you hear from a church member. Feel free to reach out to others! The more the merrier certainly applies here. We are your church. We love you. You are not alone!
Become Friends:
You can like our church Facebook Page or become Facebook Friends with our Pastor Jeanette C. Hicks to have even more connection with our church and its members. Find your friends and church family on Facebook or Instagram and link up. This is the age of connecting over our screens and phones. Embrace it.
Other Wonderful Resources:
There are so many incredible resources already out there and many more being developed to help support worship and faith development in these days of isolation. Here are some of Pastor Jeanette's favorites and many suggestions backed by Rev Traci Smith.
- Use the Pray As You Go App.
- Make a Sacred Space in your home. Pastor Jeanette calls these her little altars everywhere.
- Try Ignatian Spirituality and practice The Daily Examen.
- Pray Lord It is Night as often as you need to.
- Color Mandalas and pray while you do.
- Try a few sermons from House for All Sinners and Saints, a progressive Lutheran church in Denver, CO.
- Listen to Sermon Brainwave. A weekly podcast on Working Preacher about the Lectionary readings.
- Do a google search and listen to any sermon at all by Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor. She can soothe your soul. Here are a few: