First Parish Church Manchester by the Sea January 18, 2026, 10 AM
First Parish Church Manchester by the Sea – a lovely place to start your week. Join us for beautiful music and community in the center of town –
“When the Holy Spirit calls….” Rev. Dr. Llewellyn P. Smith, Dr. Herman Weiss and the First Parish Choir.
Precious Lord, Take My Hand – George N. Allen (1812-1877)/Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993); arr. Don Phillips
Goodness of God – Ed Cash (1971), arr. Mary McDonald
Blues for Duke (from ‘Portraits in Jazz’) – Valerie Capers* (1935)
There Is a Balm in Gilead – spiritual, arr. William L. Dawson (1899-1990)
The Peace of the Earth – Guatelmalan, traditional
Doxology – #780, NCH
Hymns There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit, Spirit of the Living God
Scripture Readings David Lumsden Isaiah 49:1-7, John 1: 29-34
Our Deacons are Jason Smith and Paul Gudonis.
Our Greeters are David and Mary Lumsden.