The Church as our Mother

God as our Father
Christ our risen Brother
the Church as our Mother
nurturing us here on earth

Bound together
by the commands of the living God
guiding by the Spirit
until we are gathered home


June 23, 2012 3:05pm
Luke 10:25-27
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
Luke 10:25-37
The Good Samaritan
&
John 13:34-35
&
United Methodist position on homosexuality
http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=4746363&ct=3169111
&
United Methodist Book of Discipline
Human Sexuality
http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=5066287&ct=6467529
calling homosexuality “incompatible with Christian teaching”
&
Letter From a Holy Friend or Why I've Lost Patience
with the United Methodist Church
http://gatordukie.blogspot.com/2012/06/letter-from-holy-friend-or-why-ive-lost.html
&
Mark 3:31-35 (The Message Bible)
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
1 Samuel 16:14-23 (NRSV Bible)
David Plays the Lyre for Saul
Worship Theme: “Family”
Call to Worship (Abington Worship 2012)
Unison Prayer (Abington Worship 2012)
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD 2012, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1)
Offertory, Hymn, “They will know we are Christians” (UMH #402)
Hymn, “We are Called” (TFWS #2172)(Micah 6:8)
and sermon, “You Need Two Families”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com 

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A Handmaiden of the Lord

http://www.suncookumc.org

Suncook United Methodist Church

http://www.suncookumc.org 

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Suncook, NH

June 10, 2012
Second Sunday of Kingdomtide
&
Mark 11:15-19
Jesus cleansing the Temple
sermon by Ziegler Award winner,
Reverend Gary Richards
http://www.newcovenant-umc.org/?q=content/meet-our-pastor
speaking of the Methodist Movement as a
Resistance Movement,
something that made some people very uncomfortable
Annual Conference
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/380
New England United Methodist Church
http://www.neumc.org/
https://twitter.com/#!/neumc
https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc
led by Bishop Peter Weaver
&
Mark 2:22
presentation by NEUMC delegates
to General Conference 2012
http://www.unitedmethodistreporter.com/2012/06/new-england-conference-delegation-no-common-identity-for-umc/
Annual Conference
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/380
New England United Methodist Church
http://www.neumc.org/
https://twitter.com/#!/neumc
https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc
led by Bishop Peter Weaver
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/318
June 6, 2012 to June 9, 2012

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