This Weekend at First Church Somerville, 2/19-2/21

Today, our Deacons and the family and friends of Opal Gray laid her to rest. Our service was honored Opal. May she rest in peace.

Tomorrow, some of us will gather at the Balestrieri’s to rehearse, then to sing at the nursing home on Highland Ave. We’d love it if you wanted to join us, young and old, at the Balestrieri’s at 12:30 PM for rehearsal. Then at 2:30, we’ll walk to the nursing home. Please send Maria a note if you can come.

On Sunday, Christy Zuzelo will preach. Her sermon is WONDERFUL. Come receive wisdom, and add your own to the possibility of making the Simple Shift from indebtedness to being debt free. Marc Lefebvre will be our liturgist.

On Sunday night, we will gather for the first of two Lenten re/New services. The theme this week is, “From Dust (Earth) You Came and to Dust (Earth) You Shall Return.” We will celebrate our connection to the earth.

Lastly, our choir will begin rehearsals this Sunday afternoon, from 12:30-2 PM, for our Palm Sunday Cantata. This year we will sing gospel! Wahoo! You know how wonderful and gentle our Thom Whittemore is as a musical director. Why not come join us as we make music together?!

Love,
Laura Ruth

re/New this Sunday, 2/21/10, at 7 PM

Dear Beloved,

This Sunday evening, we will gather for our ne/New Service. Our them is “From Dust (Earth) We Came, and to Dust (Earth) We Shall Return. We will think together about the ways we are a part of this earth, how we are related to the earth. We will sing, build our Lenten Intentions, hear the wisdom of the ancient church. We’d be so glad if you were to join us.

Our service will be in Duhamel Hall.

Love,
Laura Ruth