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2020-21

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2020 September

September 27

  • Pastor: Chris Mckee, Minister of Faith Formation
  • Seek The Word
  • 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
  • Anthem: O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing - arr. Paul Manz (Jan Peterson, Soprano)

2020 October

October 4

  • World Communion Sunday 
  • Passover/Lord’s Supper
  • Exodus 12:1-13,13:1-8
  • Luke 22:14-20
  • Anthem: The Lord Is My Shepherd - Daniel Burton (Karen Rudin, Soprano)

October 11

  • Golden Calf (Idolatry)
  • Exodus 32:1-14
  • Acts 7:37-41
  • Organist: Dr. Bonnie Loney
  • Anthem: How Can I Keep from Singing - John Leavitt (Dr. Glenn Bennett, Tenor)

October 18

  • God Answers Hannah
  • 1 Sam 1:9-11,19-20;2:1-10
  • Luke 1:46-55
  • Organist: Dr. Bonnie Loney
  • Anthem: Oceans - Crocker/Houston/Ligthelm (Couillards)

October 25

  • Pastor: Rev. Paul Soderquist
  • Anthem: One Faith, One Hope, One Lord - Craig Courtney (Virtual Sanctuary Choir)

2020 November

November 1

  • Anthem: John Couillard, Solo

November 8

  • Anthem: Karen Rudin, Soprano

November 15

  • Anthem: Erin Skarphol, Solo

November 22

  • Anthem: Bea Towe, Piano; Mark Ramsey, Organ

November 29

  • Anthem: In the Bleak Midwinter - Gustav Holst (Jan Peterson, Soprano)

2020 December

December 6

  • Anthem: HolyGrounds Band

December 13

  • Anthem: All Creatures of Our God and King (Bea Towe, Piano)

December 20

  • Music Sunday

December 24

  • Christmas Eve Service, 5PM, FPC Parking Lot

December 27

  • Anthem:  Mary, Did You Know? - Mark Lowry (Karen Rudin, Soprano)

2021 January

January 3

  • Anthem: Near the Cross (Cortney Bever, Soprano Unaccompanied) 

January 10

  • Baptism of Jesus
  • Luke 3:1-22
  • Anthem: Angels - Bannister/Chapman/Grant/Smith (Anita & Mark Ramsey)

January 17

  • Jesus' Sermon at Nazareth
  • Luke 4:14-30
  • Anthem: How Deep the Father's Love - Stuart Townend, arr. Carol Tornquist (Bea Towe, Piano)

January 24

  • Anthem: Dr. Glenn Bennett, Tenor

January 31

  • Healing on the Sabbath
  • Luke 6:1-16
  • Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band
  • Offertory: Ben Gerlach, Cello

2021 February

February 7

  • Communion
  • Luke 7:1-17
  • Anthem: Video - You Are My Hiding Place (based upon Psalm 32:7; 56:3) - Michael Ledner, arr. Grace Reid (Commissioned and Sung by Soprano Jan Peterson, with Pianist Mark Ramsey) 

February 14

  • Anthem: Video - Ellen Gillespie and "Suzi" (Oh, How He Loves You and Me - Kurt Kaiser)


2/17 Ash Wednesday Service, Sanctuary, 7PM and Livestream 

February 21

  • Lent I
  • Lamentations 1:1-4,11-13,16-18 
  • Anthem: Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee - Eric Thiman (Dr. Glenn Bennett, Tenor)

February 28

  • Lent II 
  • Drive-N Worship Service, 10AM
  • HolyGrounds Praise Band
  • Tentative: Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir

2021 March

March 7

  • Lent III 
  • Communion 
  • Lamentations 3:1-6,19-24
  • Anthem: Take My Hand, Precious Lord - arr. Lojeski (Live Recording of Virtual Sanctuary Choir )
  • Hymn: Great is Thy Faithfulness 

March 14

  • Lent IV 
  • Women's Sunday 
  • Organist: Dr. Bonnie Loney 
  • Song Leader: Karen Rudin
  • Anthem: You'll Never Walk Alone (planned by Karen Rudin)
  • Anthem: They Shall Soar (Virtual Women's Ensemble)

March 21

  • Passion Sunday 
  • Lent V 
  • Lamentations 4, 5
  • Anthem: Someday We'll Know - Billy Martin, Joseph Martin (Jan Peterson, Soprano)

March 28

  • Palm Sunday 
  • HolyGrounds Praise Band (move to Easter, outdoor?)
  • Anthem: Behold, Behold Your King - Timothy Dudley-Smith (#573) (Live Recording of Virtual Sanctuary Choir) 


April 1 Maundy Thursday Service, 7PM, Were You There? -  African American Spiritual  (Jan Peterson, Soprano, unaccompanied, darkness near service end)

2021 April

April 4

  • Easter Sunday, Parking Lot Service, 10AM
  • Communion 
  • Anthem: Hark, Ten Thousand Harps and Voices - Craig Courtney  (#733)
  • Offertory: Dei Gloriam Handbell

April 11

  • Youth Sunday

April 18

  • HolyGrounds Praise Band

April 25

  • Worship-Concert with Tenor Dr. Glenn Bennett and Organist Dr. Mark Ramsey, 10AM 
  • Organ Antiphons of Marcel Dupré
  • Fugue in Eb - Camille Saint-Saëns

2021 May

May 2

  • Communion 
  • Anthem: Cortney Bever, Soprano (He Lives! - Alfred Ackley)

May 9

  • Happy Mother's Day!
  • Organist: Dr. Bonnie Loney
  • Anthem: Say The Name - Margaret Becker (Karen Rudin, Soprano) 

May 16

  • Acts 6
  • Call to Worship: Praise Song
  • Anthem: Virtual One Voice (Sing of The Lord's Goodness - Ernest Sands, arr. John Carter)


May 20 (Thursday) - Dei Gloriam Rehearsal in the Sanctuary, 6:30PM

May 23

  • Pentecost Sunday
  • Ordination & Installation of Elders and Deacons
  • Acts 2:1-4; Galatians 4:1-7
  • Anthem: Come and Find the Quiet Center - Carol Mizell (Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir and Congregation)

May 30

  • Trinity Sunday 
  • Memorial Day Sunday
  • Service of Meditation & Prayer
  • Anthem: Jan Peterson, Soprano (Kindred Spirits - Phil Coulter)

2021 JUNE

June 6

  • Communion
  • Ephesians 1 (Selected Verses)
  • Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band

June 13

  • Ephesians 2 (Selected Verses)
  • Anthem: Shall We Gather at the River - Earlene Rentz (Virtual Sanctuary Choir)

June 20

  • Happy Father's Day!
  • Ephesians 3 (Selected Verses)
  • HolyGrounds Praise Band

June 27

  • Sunday following Day Camp
  • Anthem: Welcome Table - Courtney Patton (John Couillard and Robert Harding - "Blues Brothers")

2021 JULY

July 4

  • Independence Sunday
  • Communion
  • Preaching: Chris McKee, Minister of Faith Formation 
  • Presiding over Communion: Dr. James R. Bruening, Pastor Emeritus
  • Prelude I: Aria - John Dixon
  • Prelude II: O Beautiful for Spacious Skies, vs. 1 - #338 (Band, Organ, and Congregation)
  • Call to Worship: Light Up the Sky
  • Opening Hymn: God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand - #331, Vss. 1,2,4
  • Anthem: Your Love Awakens Me - Phil Wickham and Chris Quilala (HolyGrounds Praise Band)
  • Scripture: Mark 6:1-13
  • Sermon: A Homecoming?
  • Hymn of Preparation: Lord of All Hopefulness - #683
  • Sending Hymn: Lifesong
  • Benediction Response: There is Power in the Blood

July 11

  • Sunday following Mission Week
  • Ephesians 4 (Selected Verses)
  • Organist: Larry Lathom
  • Anthem: You Say - Lauren Daigle (Virtual Heavenly Harmonies)

July 18

  •  Ephesians 5 (Selected Verses)
  • Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band

July 25

  • Ephesians 6:10-20
  • Anthem: Sanctuary Choir

2021 AUGUST

August 1

  • Communion
  • Anthem: Living Hope (HolyGrounds Praise Band)
  • Hymn of Affirmation (Pianist Grace Reid)

August 8

  • Organist: Barb Walker
  • Anthem: Lead On, O King Eternal - arr. Fred Bock (Barb Walker, Organ; Bea Towe, Piano)
  • 1 Corinthians 13 
  • Hymn of Affirmation: Children of the Heavenly Father - arr. Fred Bock (Barb Walker, Organ; Bea Towe, Piano)

August 15

  • HolyGrounds Praise Band Vacation Sunday
  • Anthem: Cornerstone Gospel Quartet
  • Sermon: Cornerstone Gospel Quartet
  • Offertory: Cornerstone Gospel Quartet

August 22

  • Guest Pastor: Rev. Terry Palmer
  • Anthem: You Are My Hiding Place - Michael Ledner, arr. Grace Reid (Commissioned by Pianist Jan Peterson)  

August 29

  • Guest Pastor: Rev. Terry Palmer
  • Anthem: Sanctuary Choir


9/1 WRAP First Fall Gathering, with Opening Worship Songs at 5:30PM (Fellowship Hall/Courtyard)

2021 SEPTEMBER

September 5

  • Labor Day Sunday
  • Communion
  • HolyGrounds Praise Band Vacation Sunday?
  • Hymn Festival (with new hymnal!)
  • Benediction Response: Hymn 748 (teach during prelude, in canon)


9/8 Sanctuary Choir First Fall Rehearsal, 7PM (Choir Room/Sanctuary Recordings)

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