First Congregational Church Wolfeboro
United Church of Christ
An Open and Affirming Congregation
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Sunday, June 20, 2021
4th Sunday after Pentecost
Celebration & Youth Sunday
Youth Readers
Kenzie Beglinger, James Ling, & Henry Hudson
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Bridge minister, Rev. David VanArsdale who is helping us transition from Pastor Gina to a future Interim Minister will be with us for the through the month of June as our spiritual guide.
David is available to pastoral care and if you would like to speak to him or you would like to pass along a concern you may do so by emailing him at david@wolfeboroucc.org or by calling him on his cell phone at 623-258-7592.
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Scripture
Matthew 25:31-46
The Judgment of the Nations
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. 34 Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? 38 And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? 39 And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ 40 And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family,[a] you did it to me.’ 41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Acts 17:22-31
22 Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. 23 For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, 25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. 26 From one ancestor[a] he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, 27 so that they would search for God[b] and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us. 28 For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said,
‘For we too are his offspring.’
29 Since we are God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals. 30 While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
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Congratulations to our 2021 Graduates! |
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Helen D'Angelo, the daughter of Andy Campbell. graduated from George Washington University on May 16th with a degree in Exercise Physiology. She is currently managing a gym in Washington, DC with her sights set on owning her own gym one day. |
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Catherine Ling is the daughter of Gordon & Katie Ling and the granddaughter of Gregg and Beth Roark. She graduated from Brewster Academy over Memorial Day weekend and will be attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins to major in pre-veterinary sciences and continue her horseback riding career. |
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Amelia Osgood is the daughter of Jen and Jeremy Osgood and the granddaughter of Ken & Margaret Marschner. She graduated from Brentwood High School in Tennessee and will be attending Princeton University to major in pre-med sciences and play Division 1 basketball for the Tigers. |
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Congratulations to our FCCW Scholarship award recipients! |
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Kristy Meyer is the daughter of Rudy & Beth Meyer. She is a rising Junior at Suffolk University in Boston and is majoring in Global Business with a Real Estate minor. |
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John Campbell is the son of Andy Campbell. He is a rising Junior at UNH and is majoring in Theatre (acting & directing) with a minor in Sociology. |
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Preston Bechard is the son of Paula & David Bechard and the grandson of Stan Fredriksen. He is a rising sophomore at NHTI majoring in the general studies program. |
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Cate Park in-person worship |
Come and worship by the lakeside! Every Sunday at 7:30 am we will continue our in-person Cate Park worship services!
Cate Park is located on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee by the town docks and across from the Post Office. Gather around the gazebo with your chair, your coffee, your dog, your friends. Worship is simple and relaxed. Come as you are!
Please remember to social distance! If you are vaccinated you do not need to wear masks, but if you are unvaccinated we ask that you continue to wear your mask. We can't wait to see you all!
On Communion Sundays please bring your own bread and juice. Be on the lookout for an early morning email if worship is canceled due to rain.
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Upcoming Sundays
June 27 – Making Contact
Installation of New Officers
II Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Psalm 130; II Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43
July 4 - Come and See
Luke 5 - Fishers of people,
John 1:35 - Call of Andrew and Simon
July 11 - Getting it Right
John 15:12 - Love one another
1 John 3:11-17
July 18 - More than Words
1 John 3:18 - Love not in words, but in actions
Matt 25:31- Sheep and goats
July 25 - Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud
Matt 28:16 - Great commission
Acts 1:6. - You are my witnesses
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Members of our congregation's prayer chain receive prayer requests by confidential email. Anyone wishing to participate who does not use email may receive a phone notification.
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Please remember to send in your offering, as you are able.
We are checking the mail at the post office, and our counters are still making deposits. Many of our expenses continue.
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First Congregational Church Wolfeboro • PO Box 913 Wolfeboro, NH 03894 • 603-569-1555 • www.wolfeboroucc.org
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