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February 21, 2021 First Sunday in Lent 10:00 am Zoom
Plan B - Facebook Live
The Way
The High Way
Gathering in God’s Presence
First Parish seeks to be a safe(r) space for all people to worship regardless of race, creed,
gender, cultural background, sexual orientation, age, immigration status or ability/disability.
Sharing our Joys and Concerns
Announcements
Recording Starts
Prelude Eric Peppe
Welcome Christine Dyke
Exploring Beliefs Inclusive Action Creating Community
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Land Acknowledgement
For thousands of years Indigenous people have walked on this land, on their own land.
Their relationship with the land is at the center of their lives.
We acknowledge these lands upon which we worship as the ancestral, cultural, traditional, and unceded lands of
the Wabanaki Confederacy, Of the N’dakina (Abanaki/Abenaquis) Pequawket peoples.
We commit ourselves to the work of dismantling the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism.
Piano Verse
Call to Worship
Hymn: God of the Sparrow, God of the Whale
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Prayer
Centering Prayer Jellaludin Rumi
O pilgrim, where have you been?
Where are you now?
While you have been searching the world
the Beloved has been here all along
waiting for you.
Let the caravan carry you home
to your deepest heart’s desire.
The treasure you sought was buried in your own garden.
Come home, o wanderer, and behold the face in the mirror.
Look behind the eyes and see the One who has been searching for you.
You are seen;
you are known
and you are beloved.
If your seeking has brought you here at last,
you know that there is nowhere else to go
and nothing more to say.
Silence
Prayer
Response
I want to walk as a child of the light
I want to follow Jesus God sent the stars to give light to the world
The star of my life is Jesus
In Him, there is no darkness at all
The night and the day are both alike
The Lamb is the light of the city of God
Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus
Connecting with Sacred Stories
Special Music
Children’s Time
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Prayer
Response
Go, my children, with my blessing, never alone.
Waking, sleeping, I am with you; You are my own.
In my love’s baptismal river,
I have made you mine forever.
Go, my children, with my blessing - You are my own.
Scripture Luke 10:25-37
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He
said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the
Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your
mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and
you will live.” But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A
man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him,
beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and
when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and
saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw
him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on
them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he
took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I
will repay you whatever more you spend.’ Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the
man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
Sermon Reflect the Solution
Moment for Reflection
Hymn Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us With Your Love
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Communion
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Living Faithfully
Bringing Our Gifts and Offerings
All offerings can be sent to the church or through the GivePlus app.
Click for the church website and use the PLEASE GIVE yellow button.
Offertory
*Doxology
Let all things their Creator bless
And worship God in humbleness,
Sing our praises! Sing our praises!
Praise, praise Our God, praise God the Son,
Praise God the Spirit, Three in One;
Sing our praises! Sing our praises!
Sing our praises! Sing our praises! Sing our praises!
Opening to the Spirit Prayers of the People
What is on your heart and mind today? Speak them out loud, so that you really hear them.
Lord’s Prayer Sherri J Weinberg
God - heart of the world:
revealed through every aspect of creation:
understood through our awareness.
May we honor the holiness of creation and act accordingly
so that your love is reflected in the way we live.
May we always be thankful for the food we eat
and the friends we have.
May we forgive those who transgress against us
and be forgiven for our own.
In the freedom of love may we live as your heartbeat
and not be compromised by hesitation.
Through our freedom, may your justice
be seen and heard and experienced forever and ever. Amen.
Sent with Love into the World *Hymn Will You Let Me Be Your Servant?
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*Blessing to Serve
*Postlude Eric Peppe
Thank you for joining us live this morning.
The recording will be on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.
New Prayers for…
• The family of Jane Mosher after her passing this week.
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Prayers for…
• John Coolong's son, Sid
• All those who are receiving cancer treatment: Kenny Reed, Carol Marshburn, Stephen Dorr, Ricky
Higgins, Nicholas, Candy, Aleta Towle, Adma Willis, RoJean Tulk
• All those living with anxiety and depression
• All those battling addiction and living in recovery, including Tim
• Those dealing with illness: Ron Boothby, the Hodgkin's daughter, Rebecca
• Families who have recently lost loved ones: Boothbys, Moshers, Dupuis, O'Neills, Pryors, Rowes,
Andersens, Leavitts, Frinskos, Johnsons, Helmings, Beagles, Keddys
• Those recovering from surgery: Don Cross, Burleigh Loveitt, Peter Clark
• Brian Hodgkin who suffered another stroke and is recovering at home
• Jim Garland who suffered a stroke and is recovering at New England Rehab
• Bruce Webb who is recovering from a heart attack
• Those in hospice care: Deann Marsh's father in law
• Conner Smith who is serving in the Army in New York
• Claire Jara and Rachel Caiola who are both expecting babies soon
• Elders around the world and in our community who are being held in social isolation due to
coronavirus, and those separated from loved ones
• Medical professionals, including Charlotte Smith (daughter of Steve & Marcia Smith) and her friends Libby and John, who are nurses ICU in New York caring for COVID 19 patients, and Lianna Loveitt
Fecteau, daughter of Tom and Rhonda Loveitt, and Kathleen Masterson, RN, daughter of Althea
Masterson and the late Robert Masterson, who are both caring for Covid patients at Maine Medical
Center.
Please contact the office by Thursday morning if you would like
someone added or removed from the prayer list.
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