Weekly Events

SUNDAY 10:30 AM WORSHIP SERVICE. Live broadcast also available (See instructions on the "Watch 10 AM Sermons Live" page under "More..." on our opening webpage.)

Communion is the First Sunday of each month.

EVERY SATURDAY Free Community Take-Out Breakfast and food boxes 9:30-10:30.

BIBLE STUDY EVERY THURSDAY AT NOON. We will begin a new study on June 4th titled “Who is Jesus?” based on the “I am” statements of Christ found in the Gospel of John.

MUSIC NOTES SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026

Piano: Dr. James P. O’Brien

Organ: Dr. Shirley J. O’Brien

PRELUDE: “The Heavens are Telling (from “The Creation”). Franz Josef Haydn (1732–1809). Haydn visited London and was very impressed by the tradition of choirs singing oratorios, particularly Handel’s works. He decided that he’d like to write such a work too. Someone took him to see the Herschel telescope, which he looked through and saw the stars and planets for the first time. It was a completely overwhelming experience, and Haydn, being a devout believer in God, decided that his first oratorio had to be about the creation. The theory is that Haydn wrote this particular chorus first, as it is about the heavens displaying the glory of God and provides a foundation for the entire work.

POSTLUDE: “Amazing Grace” is a Christian hymn composed by clergyman John Newton (1725-1807). He was a former slave trader who later became an Anglican minister, hymn writer, and abolitionist. It is among the most sung and recorded hymns in the world, popular for both religious and secular purposes. A Newton biographer estimates that the song is performed about 10 million times annually, and today will be 10 million plus one.