Sermon Text: Matthew 20:1-16
Lectionary Text:
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Jeremiah 2:4-13
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Psalm 81:1, 10-16; 112
Sirach 10:12-18
Sermon by: Rev. Bonnie Hardy’s first career was as a public school teacher and music educator. She is currently writing her dissertation on “Child-Spirit” as well as volunteering at the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage at the Washington National Cathedral. Bonnie is a member of Spiritual Director’s International, with a private practice as a spiritual director. She also writes church educational curriculum for Pilgrim Press.
Bonnie lives with her husband, Navy Chaplain Bill Middleton, in Alexandria, VA. They have a blended family which includes six children, two dogs, and five feral cats.
Worship Leader: Rev. Peter Dennebaum
***Sermon text unavailable
*** Worship Folder to come
Lectionary Text:
Hebrews 12:18-29
Isaiah 58:9b-14
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Luke 13:10-17
Psalm 71:1-6; 103:1-8
Sermon by: Rev. Peter Dennebaum
Worship Leader: Ruth Shinn, member ‘73, formerly led a unit in the US Department of Labor, analyzing proposed legislation for its impact on women’s opportunities for employment and training. Earlier she worked with University-based units of the YWCA on racial and economic justice issues. Much earlier spent three years teaching English to Turkish students in Uskudar, Istanbul, where she swam across the Bosphorus. Gradute of Heidelberg University (Ohio), Yale Divinity School, and American University (DC).
Guest Soloist: Terry Johns has worked with every professional singing ensemble in the city and is heard as soloist frequently in sacred and secular roles. He is a dedicated performer, composer and teacher with special emphasis on teaching young children to sing.
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Hebrews 11:29-12:2
Isaiah 5:1-7
Jeremiah 23:23-29
Luke 12:49-56
Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19; 82
Sermon by: Rev. Linda Carder is a graduate of Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Md., the University of Maryland and Wesley Theological Seminary. Before becoming a minister, she was an art teacher. Upon graduation from seminary, she served as the Associate for Program Development , Chesapeake and Potomac Associations of the Central Atlantic Conference of the UCC. She has also served as the Associate Minister at Westmoreland Congregational UCC in Bethesda Maryland, Interim Minister at Rock Spring Congregational UCC in Arlington, Virginia, Associate Conference Minister in the Iowa Conference of the UCC, and Associate Minister at Christ Congregation UCC in Silver Spring Maryland. She retired in 2004 from the later. Rev. Carder has written church school curriculum, developed religion and the arts programs as well as youth and camping programs. She has one daughter and two grandchildren.
Worship Leader: Randy Jones
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Genesis 15:1-6
Hebrew 11:1-3, 8-16
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
Luke 12:32-40
Psalm 33:12-22; 50:1-8, 22-23
***This sunday is a Hymn Sing. There is no sermon.
Worship Folder to come
Article by Bonnie Hardy, page 1
News from around the Parish, page 2
What does it mean to be a member of First Church, page 4
Countdown to Zero, page 5
Witness for Justice, page 5
Let go of the past, page 6
Financial questions to the Congregation, page 7
August B-Days, August Coffee Hour, & Calendar, page 8
08 10 Gabriel’s Horn
Lectionary Text:
Psalm 107: 1-9, 43
Colossians 3: 1-17
Sermon by: Nancy Withbroe – A life-long member of the UCC and 13-year member of First Church, Nancy Withbroe lives in Takoma Park with her husband, Paul Smolinsky, their teenage sons, Peter and Ben, and their rambunctious adopted dog, Sam. She escapes this energetic, male-dominated household by working as a fundraiser for Share Our Strength, a national anti-hunger advocacy group. Nancy has had the privilege of working with many nonprofits that enable people with disabilities to thrive, including L’Arche of Greater Washington, D.C., of which she and Paul are supporters.
Worship Leader: Richard Griffis and his wife Anne, has been a member of FCC since 2003, having moved from Connecticut. He is a retired minister in the UCC. He is an active participant in the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area and the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington.
Communion celebrant: Bill Middleton is a Navy Chaplain and ordained with the Presbyterian Church (USA). He holds two Master’s Degrees from the University of Chicago, one in social work and the other a Master’s in Divinity. Bill is currently enrolled in D. Min course work at Pittsburgh Seminary.
Chaplain Middleton has served the armed forces for thirty years, along with counseling and leading worship, During two recent deployments, Bill organized humanitarian service projects throughout several countries in the Middle East. Concluding his assignment with the Naval District Washington and tour to Iraq, Bill now serves as the Marine Corp Chaplain at CBIRF (Chemical/Biological Incidence Response Force) in Maryland.
Bill was born and raised in Ohio and currently lives in Alexandria, VA with his
partner Bonnie Hardy.
*Sermon text is not available
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