June 10th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Isaiah 58: 9b-12; Psalm 55:8; I Corinthians 13: 1-13 “Gimme Shelter” I begin this morning with two extra-canonical pieces of Scripture. The first is a gorgeous speech from Shakespeare’s King Lear. Lear has lost nearly everything – his throne, his...June 3rd – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Genesis 1: 26-31; Romans 14: 1-12 Death and Dignity: On Life’s Great Decisions Several weeks ago, a story in the New York Times caught my attention. It had to do with an Australian scientist named David Goodall, who had flown to Switzerland in...May 27th – Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager – with audio
Matthew 5:1-12a Blessed are You: Commencement Edition Last Sunday, my family and I sat in the fog and rain for hours at my godson Ian’s college graduation. Covered in clear plastic ponchos, we sat through the ceremonial procession of graduates, the ho hum...May 20th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Text: Acts 2: 1-21 The Gifts and Challenges of Pentecost In addition to being Children’s Sunday, in addition to being New Members Sunday, today is also, for those of you who pay attention to such things, Pentecost Sunday. My comments this morning will be...May 13th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Matthew 3: 13-17; Matthew 13: 44-45; 2 Corinthians 4: 5-7 Becoming the Beloved A passage from the New Testament that we need to return to often is found in Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. We have this treasure, Paul writes, and indeed, I can think of...May 6th-Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager + SPF Members – w/ audio
O POOREST COUNTRY, THIS IS NOT YOUR NAME: REFLECTIONS ON HAITI Click below to listen to the audio recording. The sermon was opened by Laura, followed by reflections of three SPF members: Claudia Petrie, Garrett Smith and Brynn McGlinchey. (No text is available for...April 29th – Steve Jungkeit & Rick Strickhart
Texts: I Corinthians 12: 12-26; Romans 8: 31-39 Becoming a Family For One Another: Some Words of Appreciation for Jeff Miller Steve Jungkeit I’d like to divide this time of reflection into three sections. I’ll open with a brief word, and I’ll close as...April 22nd – Conrad French & Carleen Gerber with audio
Psalm 139: 1-14 (KJV) John 1:1-5, 8:56-59 and 14:7-12 Colossians 1:17 Reimagining the Divine in All Creation First remarks by Conrad French, Senior High Fellowship Member [Written text hopefully coming soon] Sermon Conclusion by Carleen Gerber This very day,...April 15th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Text: Luke 24: 36b-48 “By the Mark” Introductory remarks by Steve prior to the sermon. “I will know my savior when I come to him, by the mark where the nails have been.” That’s a line from a song by Gillian Welch, a song I’ll play for you in just a few...April 8th – McDermott & Piazza
It is a pleasure to welcome Tom McDermott and Tom Piazza to our worship service this morning. This marks the second visit to FCCOL for McDermott, who also traveled on our most recent Tree of Life journey to Israel and Palestine. When he’s not in Old Lyme or...April 1st – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
[A recording of the Hallelujah Chorus by the Senior Choir follows the sermon] Texts: Luke 24: 1-12; I Corinthians 1: 18-21, 26-31 The Parable of the Resurrection “I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart).” Those are the words of e.e. cummings, words that...MOZART REQUIEM – March 29th
AFTER CLICKING BELOW TO LISTEN, YOU MAY SCROLL DOWN TO FOLLOW THE LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXTS [Steve Jungkeit’s opening remarks precede the performance on the recording] This evening’s presentation of Mozart’s Requiem coincides with the night we call Maundy...March 25th – Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager – with audio
Luke 19:29-41 The Things that Make for Peace This has been the holiest of Holy Weeks. As you know, On Monday at 5 pm a group of us welcomed our beloved new friends, Zahida and Malik. We met as they began their sanctuary stay with us. We formed a small procession as we...March 18th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Romans 9:13; Luke 15: 11-32 Slanted and Enchanted V: The Parable of the Prodigal Son Throughout the season of Lent we’ve been focused on the parables of Jesus, reasoning that the words of Jesus are as important to consider as his actions. Jesus...Upcoming Events
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