Sunday, January 20

Our scripture selection for this second Sunday after Epiphany is from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, the twelfth chapter, verses 1-11. Paul is writing to the church in Corinth, exhorting the members to come together as a cohesive, loving unit in order to share the spiritual hope that Jesus Christ has given to them. When one becomes a follower of the Risen Christ, one becomes a new person, Paul says. Is this still the case today, some 2000 years later? Or do we come together in the church simply because we enjoy the group of people we worship with? Are we still changed, as Paul describes it, or do we become part of a church without really making any adjustments in our lives? Interesting questions that have real meaning for Christianity in the 21st century.

The Meeting House Choir will sing All Things Bright and Beautiful by Paul deLespinasse and Many Gifts, One Spirit by Allen Pote. Gavin D. Craig, our organist, will play Plain Jeu by Fraincois Couperin, Cana of Gallilee by Robert E. Kreutz, and ST. GERTRUDE arr. by Raymond H. Haan. Our congregational hymns will be Forward Through the Ages (ST. GERTRUDE), Not for Tongues of Heaven's Angels (BRIDEGROOM), and High in the Heavens, Eternal God (TRURO).