Summer worship is at 9:30

August 1
Communion Sunday
Homecoming Sunday
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture Lessons: Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-15, John 6: 24-35
Sermon: Bread of Life

August 8
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture Lessons: 1 Kings 19: 4-8, Ephesians 4: 25-5: 2
Sermon: Words to Live By

August 15
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture Lessons: Proverbs 9: 1-6, Psalm 34: 9-14, John 6:51-58
Sermon: To Live Wisely

August 22
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture Lessons: Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18, Ephesians 6:10-20
Sermon: The Whole Armor of God

August 29
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture Lessons: Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-9 James 1: 17-27
Sermon: Your Whole Self

The Music Committee and the Diaconate were pleased to welcome Linda Bissonnette back to playing music live for our worship services beginning on June 27th. For over a year Linda had recorded the music for our worship services on Facebook so that we could continue to gather together remotely for worship. Linda has been resilient with all of the changes we have gone through to continue streaming the worship services. She has faithfully adapted to our various formats and has been diligent to be sure that we have followed all permissions to stream our music selections for our Sunday worship services. Linda has been able to keep the music going all the way through COVID and we are extremely thankful that she was willing to record music pieces to be included in our services.

Some of the challenges before us are following copyright laws in regard to any music played or performed, which would include primarily prelude, offertory and postlude music. The Music Committee, along with Linda and Donna and the technical streaming team, will continue to seek ways of continuing to include these musical pieces, as well as many choir pieces, while streaming the Sunday service on Facebook. We look forward to finding ways to continue our full music program for Sunday Services and will keep you posted on our progress in this area.

We are so glad to have Linda back with us “live,” as we re-build our music program piece by piece to return to our full music program. Welcome back Linda!

Our stepping out across the country has been such a fun way to keep in touch with some of our Smith members and friends who are now living further away. We smiled when Joan Macfarlane mentioned our return trek back eastward ! And, oh dear! Just as we got closer to Janice Mellen in Vancouver, we learned she was back in New Hampshire until mid- August. You may encounter her walking around Hillsborough!

As we turn toward home, here’s a thought: Can we make it back to New Hampshire by or during September??? Lace up those shoes, carry lots of hydration sources, and let’s see…

Also, where in the world would you like to perambulate next? Please let Barbara know of your ideas as we begin our planning for the upcoming year.