In our ONLINE Church this Sunday, August 16, 2020 The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost and Covenant Sunday 10:00 a.m. ONLINE Service Prelude Music begins at 9:50 a.m. Living Out Your Faith in Such a Time as This Dedication of our Gifts Message by Rev Paige Besse-Rankin Children's Message by Pastor Paige OUR ONLINE Ministry of Music If I Can Help Someone by Alma Androzzo Bonnie Marshall, soloist; Marty Thyng, piano Organ Prelude by Marty Thyng Please click this link to join the webinar service online: https://zoom.us/j/825890693 OR: phone in using this number: 1 929 205 6099. When asked, use our Webinar ID: 825 890 693. In Steeple Chat this week: *Sunday Worship *Sunday School on summer break *Stewardship 2020 *Lunchtime Devotions *Racial Justice and Healing Group *Prayer List
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In our ONLINE Church this Sunday,August 16, 2020
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecostand Covenant Sunday
10:00 a.m.ONLINE Service
Prelude Music begins at 9:50 a.m.
Living Out Your Faith inSuch a Time as This
Dedication of our Gifts
Message by Rev Paige Besse-Rankin
Children's Message by Pastor Paige
OUR ONLINE Ministry of Music
If I Can Help Someoneby Alma Androzzo
Bonnie Marshall, soloist; Marty Thyng, pianoOrgan Prelude by Marty Thyng
Please click this link to join the webinar serviceonline: https://zoom.us/j/825890693
OR: phone in using this number: 1 929 205 6099. When asked, use our Webinar ID: 825 890 693.
Our regular Sunday School ison break for the summer.
From YourStewardship Team
Hello CourageousParishioners!
We would like to thankthose that have responded to our pledge drive so far and send out a friendlyreminder that it would be great to count us “all in” by this Sunday. Hearing thestory of Esther from our liturgist and pastor last Sunday as our example of faithand courageousness for such a time as this is uplifting and even inspiring.
So please join the throng if able whether it be time, talent and/or treasure. Youcan do this by mail or online through the church web site. This Covenant Sundaywe will “bring our pledges forward” and ask for God’s blessing for all of us, ourgifts, and for the continued work of our beloved church. For such a time as this ,you will not want to miss it! Thank you again for your prayerful considerationand generosity!From Your Stewardship Team
Lunch Time Devotions:Mondays, Wednesdays, andThursdays at 12:00 noonWe offer devotions on Mondays,Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12-12:30. This is open for everyone on a dropin basis. Come when you feel like it! Whatwill you find when you join us? We spend afew moments greeting each other andcatching up, we hear a scripture reading
and a brief reflection on that reading. Then we listen to a song. We share peopleand situations we want to lift up in prayer and finally we pray together. Pleasejoin us Mondays, Wednesdays, and/or Thursdays and ground your day inprayer. You can find us here:Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/92409379536?pwd=RUxZaFFBK3JOUWplRTRLaWFBaVRkQT09Dial: 1 929 205 6099 US (New York)Meeting ID: 924 0937 9536Password: 835028
Insights into InjusticeMany of us at First Parish Church aredismayed by the continued violenceagainst our black brothers and sistersand many of us are looking around forresources that can educate us about theBlack Experience. UNH has built awebsite to provide easy access to stateand local resources. They have made helpful lists of print books, e-books, TEDTalks, etc. There is something here for each of us who is looking to broaden ourknowledge. Check it out! https://libraryguides.unh.edu/c.php?g=810738&p=5784979
Our Prayer List is published weekly as a link herein Steeple Chat.
If you have prayer concerns that should beincluded in our weekly listings, please contact thechurch office at 742-5664 or by email at:[email protected].
For the latest Prayer List, click here:Prayer List.
Our Find at the FirstThrift Shop has beenclosed since mid Marchdue to the pandemic. TheThrift Shop volunteers areplanning a sociallydistanced Tag Sale ofThrift Shop, rummage,and yard sale type itemsoutside in the churchparking lot on Saturday,September 12. Items willbe pre-sorted byvolunteers and placed onsocially distanced tables in the lot, each table"tagged" with the prices of theitems. The church parking lot will be closed to parking that day to allow spacefor the sale, but parking will be available on Church Street and hopefully, at St.Mary's.
The funds raised by the Tag Sale will support the mission and ministries of thechurch. During the pandemic, the Thrift Shop revenue to the church has ceased,along with a loss of rental income and other usual fund raising events of thechurch. This Tag Sale will help offset some of that income loss. Following the TagSale, our Thrift Shop volunteers are planning to re-open the shop later inSeptember in a limited and safe manner
You are invited to drop off your “spring cleaning” donations starting MondayAugust 17th. The church parking lot will have donation bins with “Tag Sale”
signs on them. Please call if you have any questions: First Parish Church (603)742-5664, or Volunteer Coordinator Ingrid Roeder (406) 407-4371.
We’ll gladly accept:- Housewares – dishes, pots & pans, utensils, lamps, etc.- Small Appliances – toasters, coffee makers, etc.- Domestics – blankets, linens, curtains, etc.- Clothing – infant, children, women, and men- Fashion Accessories and Jewelry-DVDs, CDs- Infant and kid items that are not on a recall list(For recent recalls go to… http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/)- Toys & Stuffed Animals- Sports Equipment- Seasonal Items- Art & Collectibles- Hand Tools & Gardening Tools- Power Tools- Furniture- Books- Electronics in good working condition
We cannot accept: Large appliances, animal cages/crates, knives & weapons,automotive parts
"White Privilege: Let’s Talk –A Resource forTransformational Dialogue”is an adult curriculum from theUnited Church of Christ that’sdesigned to invite churchmembers to engage in safemeaningful, substantive, and boldconversations on race. The
materials include a participant’s reader, video clips, and resources for deeperstudy as well as a guide for a series of 6 discussions. The program looks at fourareas of focus: telling the story of your spiritual journey through the lens of race;looking at the dynamic of a culture in which whiteness is the established norm;learning how America attaches a cash value to whiteness; and inviting theparticipants to commit to becoming an ally in the pursuit of racial equity.The team for Racial Justice and Healing will be offering this program inSeptember and October as a way to deepen our own understandings. If you areinteresting in joining a discussion group, please register using this link:https://fpcdover.breezechms.com/form/325433
Boots, Bags, And Tents,Summer VersionOur Strafford Community Action Partnership (CAP)friends report that the homeless need hand sanitizer,sunscreen, canned food (the pull-top kind), and sleepingbags throughout the summer. If your pantry or yourcloset is overflowing, please consider donating some ofthese items to help the homeless. You may simply dropthem off in the food bins at the Atrium entrance to theChurch. Items useful to the homeless will be relayed toour CAP partner for distribution to those in need. Members and friends of our Church were very generous
to those in our community who lacked shelter this pastwinter. Warm weather changes the conditions of livingwithout shelter, but the needs are still great. Thank you for your generosity!First Parish Church Mission and Action Board
An Update from the Seacoast InterfaithSanctuary Coalition (SISC):
What It’s Like Once You Are Released
Did you know…. A person released fromimmigration detention and awaiting court cannotlegally work. When applying for asylum, a personmust wait 150 days after the case is lodged beforeapplying for work authorization. Another 30 days(sometimes longer) is needed to process theapplication and assign a social security number.During this time, that person is ineligible for mostforms of public assistance such as food stamps
and Medicaid. Working without authorization is grounds for immediatedeportation. Want to learn more and find out how you can help? Contact yourSISC Volunteer Coordinator, Joyce Tugel [email protected] and considerbecoming a temporary Host Home or volunteer to be part of our Host SupportNetwork.
So, how does it sound??
We have received commentsfrom our online congregationregarding the sound quality ofthe services. Comments rangefrom "it sounds fine to me" to"the sound quality is notgreat".
We have been making adjustments to the sound on the production end tohopefully improve what you hear at home.
However, there are some steps you can take on the receiving end to improvewhat you hear. First and foremost, if your sound is coming from the built-inspeakers on your laptop or Ipad, the sound quality will never been "full fidelity".If possible, you should connect either a high-quality external speaker system oruse high quality headphones connected to your computer or Ipad.
Secondly, there are adjustments you can make in the Zoom program on yourcomputer to improve the sound you hear. The adjustments are summarized inthis short video: Zoom Sound. Folks have reported that these settings are easyto change and do make a difference in sound quality.
A Fundraising Team...
The corona virus has been disruptive foreveryone – every single area of our lives hasbeen impacted but particularly work in eventfundraising. So, how do we navigate socialdistancing protocols to fund raise effectively?
During this time, we need to get creative inways to reach out and inspire our communityso let’s get together and brainstorm aboutwhat fundraising at First Parish Church canlook like virtually, digitally, socially & safely.
Who is interested in joining this Fundraising Team? You may sign up right here:Fundraising. For any questions, p lease contact Ingrid Roeder, ProgramDirector & Volunteer Coordinator, [email protected]
Towel ProjectDonations of gently used towels and facecloths are needed for the Dover CooperativeMinistry’s project, towels for homelesspeople to use for showers. Donations oftowels may be dropped off at First ParishChurch week days during office hours. If youhave questions, please contact Ann Schultz. [email protected]
YOUR OFFERINGS For those who are able,we strongly inviteongoing sharing ofpledges andofferings. Offeringsmay be made fromthrough the church
webpage here: Donate; or by mail, or through electronic giving.
An additional option for giving to your churchis through the QR Code box reproduced here.
To use: Hold your IPhone or IPad camera up tothe QR Code box and a link should appear onyour screen. Click on that link which will takeyou to the FPC donate area.
offerings from our onlineservices in a separatefolder in the BasecampWorship and MusicRecording section.
Already posted is the FPCvirtual choir selection fromJuly 26, and the MarkThallander organ solosfrom July 19. We willcontinue to add to themusic ministry collectionin the coming weeks.
If you do not have access to the Basecamp Worship and Music Recordings,please following the instructions in the box below:
VIDEO Recordings ofONLINE Sunday ServicesDuring this time of live-streamed services,we record the video (and audio) of ourSunday online services. These recordingsare now available as mp4 video files throughour Basecamp software program.
If you do not already have access toBasecamp, you may register by filling in theregistration form posted on the Breezeprogram. Here is the link to sign-up:
https://fpcdover.breezechms.com/form/55811a
Find it at the First Thrift Shop The Thrift Shop is CLOSED untilfurther notice. Please see information above on upcoming Tag Sale.
First Parish is a Stephen Ministry Church that provides weekly individualand confidential spiritual care for those in need.Please contact one of thefollowing to get connected: Judy Edwards, 603-978-4789 or Dave Dickson, 603-781-9791.
First Parish Church is Open and Affirming,
welcoming all to participate fully in the life of our church family, itsministries, fellowship, leadership, rites and sacraments, regardless of
ability, race, ethnicity, social or economic situation, sexual orientation orgender identity.
See you ONLINE!
First Parish Church Congregational
United Church of Christ218 Central AveDover, New Hampshire 03820(603) 742-5664Visit our website: www.firstparishdover.org
