Sunday, September 5, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Pentecost 15, 29 min. Come Labor On, Hymn 541; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant; re-syncing service to the church in terms of voluntary versus obligatory participation; “What is the work in a work of art?” “Where does it start and end?” “What is the work of our lives and where does it start and end?” Collect for Labor Day. Psalm 8; Chris Wright, reader. Ecclesiasticus 38;27-32a; Bob Hughes, reader. Earth and All Stars, Hymn 412; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. The Gospel of Matthew 6:19-24; Bob Hughes, reader. Vicar Pat Henking, referring to the psalmist, recognizing that the chief purpose of human labor is to glorify God; Benedict’s Song by Catherine Dion and Bob Hughes. Vicar Pat Henking, on Hymn 376, Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, inspired by melody from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and Schiller’s Ode to Joy; benediction; announcements; dismissal. Nancy Jamrog-Couret talk from the organ bench on Beethoven’s 9th Symphony as “joy from God.” Music video Yorukobinouta by Tawoyame Orchestra. Bob Hughes, videographer.