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Worship, 10 AM with worship leader, Rev. Katherine Schofield, “Lessons from the Master Gardener : Part II” with music led by Dr. Herman Weiss and the First Parish Choir.
Church school children depart from worship around 10:15a for their own time of learning, crafting, sharing and playing.
In Tears (from ‘On the Overgrown Path’) – Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
Goodness of God – Ed Cash (1971), arr. Mary McDonald
A Simple Song (from ‘Mass’) – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and Leonard Bernstein
In My Father’s House – Pepper Choplin (1957)
God Be with You – Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958)
Doxology – #780, NCH
Hymns O God, How We Have Wandered, When Peace like a River
Scripture Readings Luke 13:1-9 Bethany Woods
Our Deacons are Jason Smith and Jeff Bodmer-Turner.
Our Greeter is Bethany Woods.
Musical Note: ‘A Simple Song’ was composed as a part of Mass (formally: MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers – a musical theatre work) composed by Leonard Bernstein with text by Bernstein and additional text and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy, it premiered on September 8, 1971, conducted by Maurice Peress and choreographed by Alvin Ailey. The production used costume designs by Frank Thompson. The performance was part of the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., which has been a cultural mecca for the citizens of the United States. More recently, the sudden change to our government’s direct control of the Center’s administration is a chillingly cautionary sign of the dangers of mixing politics with creative arts.