Ken Baily
Stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. Mary Theresa Bojaxhiu (Mother Theresa) Dear Friends in Christ, Summer is arriving. Schools are commencing and adjourning. Schedules are changing. And darkness definitely does not overcome light, …
Prelude Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, mvt. 1 (Camille Saint-Saëns) Congregational Welcome Choral Introit Hymn to the Trinity (Paul Sjolund) Responsive Call to Worship Leader: Christ is Risen! All: He is risen indeed! *Opening Hymn #461 God is Here! *Unison Prayer of Eastertide One Voice: Hear the words of Luke, from Acts: “Peter and the …
I long to see you…that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. Romans 1: 11-12 Dear Friends in Christ, Part of my sabbath was spent reading scripture. No great surprise there. But my project was to read the letters of Paul as though they were written today. Sometimes they’re spooky that way. …
Joyeux Noël Dear Friends, Noël means Christmas, it means birthday, and it can even mean good news. Joyeux has “joy” right there in it, meaning merry or happy or just joyful. It’s what they say in France in a few weeks. What do you want to say to and about Christmas this year? What do we say …
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, ‘What are you going through?’ Simone Weil Friends in Christ, The word neighbor shows up just seventeen times in the New Testament, ten in the Gospels themselves, but eight of them have to do with loving your neighbor. Not many …
All NHCC members are called to a short congregational meeting after worship on Sunday, October 17, 2021. This meeting will be live and in person as well as on Zoom (not YouTube). The meeting will include updates on Covid care, staff conditions, and a proposal about renovating or perhaps releasing the parsonage. The October meeting is usually under …
“Back to Abnormal” Tour title for Trevor Noah Friends in Christ, Noah and Namaah were changed by the flood. Moses and Miriam were changed by the plagues. Everyone around him was changed by the Good News as well as the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. If we have not been changed by the last nineteen …
If all goes well on October 17 we’ll vote on what to do with our parsonage at NHCC. We have an official Congregational Meeting on October 17, 2021, and should have a proposal before us. Likely we’ll ask, shall we finish the conversion idea or shall we sell the parsonage and move to a new …
In unprecedented times we’re all making adjustments. Worship and church school operate with spacing and other safe practices, and we want all of our members and friends to know that our staff is as safe to be around as possible. Therefore our Council voted on a vaccination policy unanimously on September 16, 2021. Staff must receive …
Go and rebuild my church What Francesco Bernardone heard in 1206 Friends in Christ, Mr. Bernardone has another more familiar name: Francis of Assisi. And he was visiting a small, nearly empty church on a hillside in Assisi in 1206 when he heard Jesus, painted on a cross, speak these words together: Go and rebuild my church, which …