Tentative First Parish Worship Topic Schedule 2008-09

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September 7th - Ingathering Water Ceremony [INTERGENERATIONAL] [shared/special] - "From the Banks of the River Jordan to the Sheep Pool at Bethesda, God's Gonna Trouble the Water" - Tim Jensen, preaching.

September 14th “Progress, not Perfection” - Tim Jenen, preaching

September 21st “Rest Assured” - Will Saunders, preaching

September 28th "Salvation by...Bibliography?" - Tim Jensen preaching (Banned Books Week)

October 5th “Acorns of Faith” - Kitsy Preaching

October 12th "To Cross the Wide, Wild Ocean."- Tim Jensen, preaching

October 19th "Here There Be Dragons" -- Tim Jensen, preaching

October 26th "World Peace: a Wealthy Western Idea? - Charlie Grindle, preaching

November 2nd (Day of the Dead) [Kitsy Preaching & Tim]
[INTERGENERATIONAL] [shared/special]

November 9th "Tragic World, Comic, Vision" - Will Saunders, preaching

November 16th "A Living Faith" - Tim Preaching]

November 23rd (Cider and Cornbread/Child Dedications) [INTERGENERATIONAL] [shared/special] "Thank You. You're Welcome" - Will Saunders, preaching

November 30th (Advent) "By one elastic thread to thin tiwigs" - Karen Foley preaching

December 7th (Advent) "Naughty or Nice?” [Tim preaching] [Will available]

December 14th "No Gift Like Your Presence" - Kitsy Preaching. (Pageant in evening, Kitsy & Tim

EIGHTY-SECOND ANNUAL FIRST PARISH CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
4:45 pm in the Meetinghouse.

December 21st "It Will Come Back" Charlie Grindle, preaching [(Solstice - INTERGENERATIONAL] [shared/special - Worship Committee]

Weds Dec 24th Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
[Tim and Worship Committee. Kitsy?] [no Will]
Carols @ 5:30; Service @ 6:00 pm in the Meetinghouse

[CHRISTMAS DAY THURSDAY DECEMBER 25TH]

December 28th "Epiphanies Large and Small" - Kitsy Winthrop, preaching.

January 4th "An Adventurous Spirit" - Will Saunders, preaching. Burning Ritual [INTERGENERATIONAL]

January 11th "A Promiscuous Assembly of Believers and Seekers" - Tim Jensen preaching

January 18th (MLK Sunday) "There Comes a Time" - Kitsy Winthrop, preaching

January 25th "A Great, Good Place"

February 1 "Afflictive Dispensations of Divine Providence" - Tim Jensen preaching

February 8 "Mystics, Skeptics, and Dyspeptics" [Tim preaching] [Kitsy available}

February 15 "Love" [Kitsy preaching]

February 22 [Charlie Preaching] ( (no Tim)

March 1 "Mr Jefferson's Prophecy" - (1st Sunday in Lent) [Tim Preaching]

March 8 "The Man With Two First Names" - Wiill Saunders preaching

March 15 "Mr Jefferson's Legacy" - Tim Preaching

March 22 "Sisters in Spirit" [Kitsy preaching]

March 29 [Stewardship Campaign kick-off Sunday - "In Our Hands" -- Charlie, Tim, Kitsy and Will Preaching

April 5 - PALM SUNDAY "...the things that are God's" [Tim Preaching]

April 12 - EASTER [INTERGENERATIONAL] [Will Preaching]

April 19 - (Earth Day) Charlie Preaching

April 26 Will Preaching

May 3 Kitsy Preaching

May 10 "Wir Alles sind Gotts Kinder" - Tim Preaching. (Mother’s Day/Child Dedication) [INTERGENERATIONAL]

May 17 Will Preaching

May 24 "Cleric-2 Actual. Out" - Tim preaching [Memorial Day Weekend]

May 31 Charlie Preaching [Annual Meeting to follow]

June 7 Religious Education Sunday

June 14 Flower Communion

June 21 Father's Day (?)

June 28 Pride Sunday (?)

July 5th [No Service]?

July 12 Summer Services begin

July 19

July 26

Aug 2

Aug 19

Aug 16

Aug 23

Aug 30

Sept 6 [No Service - Labor Day weekend]