Sunday, March 13, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Lent 2 – Second Sunday in Lent, 21 min. Opening hymn; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: the story of St. Patrick, “a story of redemption, love, commitment, and grace;” Collect for Second Sunday of Lent; Collect for St. Patrick’s Day. Philippians 3:17-4:1; Pete Linkroum, reader. Ancient Ladders; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, music, lyrics, piano; Therese Wright and Nancy Jamrog-Couret, vocalists. Gospel of Luke 13:31-15; Pete Linkroum, reader. Vicar Pat Henking: “When will we ever learn?” a question provoked by the conflict in Ukraine; “Why do people turn to the dark side for no apparent reason?” “Fear is the path to the dark side, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering;” “Let go of everything you fear to lose;” Glory as meaning worth or value; turning to the dark side for no reason is misplacement of glory; Jesus’s longing to gather the people of Jerusalem is a statement of glory; “Let us be gathered to God, to grace, to true values, worth, and glory;” “Let us become the helpers.” Oh, Mortal, Nancy Jamrog-Couret, piano; Bob Hughes, vocalist. Vicar Pat Henking: Let us put on the breast plate of St. Patrick to empower us, to strengthen us, “to make it possible to believe and trust that we all belong to God in Christ;” an Irish blessing; dismissal. Christ be with me; Bob Hughes, voice and guitar. Bob Hughes, videographer.