Easter 7 – Seventh Sunday of Easter

Sunday, May 16, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter 7 -Seventh Sunday of Easter, 32 min. Opening Hymn 484, Praise The Lord OF Every Nation, Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant, on the tension and waiting between Ascension and Pentecost, a game of divine hide and seek, a confusing and painful time; prayers for today and Ascension Day expressing hope and comfort for what is coming. First reading, Acts 1:15-17, 21-26, Dawn MacKechnie, reader. See The Conqueror Mounts In Triumph, Hymn 215, Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. The Gospel of John 17:6-19, Dawn MacKechnie, reader. There’s Just Somethin’ About That Name; lyrics by Bill and Gloria Gaither; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ and voice. Vicar Pat Henking on the lyrics of a song by Nancy Jamrog-Couret that echoes questions we have about Jesus’s ascension. Video – Love, Where Are You Now? music by Nancy Jamrog-Couret and Mark Shilansky; lead vocal, Andrea Wollstadt. Vicar Pat Henking on a song that answers Nancy’s song; closing remarks and benediction. Closing Hymn 376, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Someday We’ll Be Together, sung by Diana Ross. Videographer, Bob Hughes; Technical assistant, Aili Zong.