Pentecost 4 – Father’s Day

Sunday, June 20, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 4, 23 min. Faith of Our Fathers; Hymn 558; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant, welcomes visitors to the re-opening of our chapel on Father’s Day, remembering our fathers, and celebrating the new federal holiday, Juneteenth National Independence Day; Prayer for Our Hearts and Collect for Pentecost 4. A reading from Psalm 9:9-20; Rita MacAuslan, reader. Loving Spirit; WLP; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ; Therese Wright, voice. The Gospel of Mark 4:35-41, Rita MacAuslan, reader. Vicar Pat Henking on the contribution of crusader and grandmother, Opal Lee, 94, who was instrumental in the creation of Juneteenth; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; “Now is the the day of salvation.” “Open your hearts to God.” When Israel Was in Egypt Land, Hymn 648; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. From the bench, Nancy Jamrog-Couret on Moses’s call from God for justice, freedom, and equality for the Israelites as a pretext for Juneteenth’s story of emancipation for the slaves in Galveston in June 1865, two years after the legislation was passed. Lift Every Voice and Sing, US Army Band and 82nd Airborne Chorus. Vicar Pat Henking on the meaning of the Zulu word Ukuthula and the prayer found in the anthem, Ukuthula; benediction. We Shall Overcome and Amazing Grace; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Bob Hughes, videographer; Technical assistant, Aili Zong.