Serving the people of Merrimack, NH since 1889
Saturday, May 14, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter 5, 18 min. I come with joy to meet my Lord, Hymn 304; Nancy Jamrog-Couret. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant; Three prayers including the Collect for the 5th Sunday of Easter, BCP p. 173, and A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost. Acts 11:1-18; …
In an email yesterday to members of Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH, the Rev. Patricia Henking announced testing positive for COVID-19 Monday morning, May 9, 2022. She is isolating at home per CDC guidelines and is in contact with those parishioners present at last Sunday’s in-person services conducted at Wheeler Memorial Chapel. She is feeling …
Sunday, May 8, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter 4, 37 min. The Lord Is My Shepherd; Howard Goodall, Psalm 23; George Humphrey’s Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: The celebration of Mother’s Day with a dedication to all mothers of the Paul McCartney song, Let It Be; …
Sunday, May 1, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter 3, 37 min. Turn, Turn, Turn; The Byrds, lyrics inspired by Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Bob Hughes, vocalist. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant, offers this day of Easter season, with help from Bob Hughes, a constellation of music, scriptures, and prayers that are inspirational to heart, …
Sunday, April 24, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter 2, 24 min. Welcome, happy morning, Hymn 179; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: The promise of new hope and new life that Easter brings is not just seasonal but laced through all of life; Wherever love is there, God is, and …
Sunday, April 17, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter Sunday, 27 min. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! The strife is o’re, Hymn 208; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: “Christ has risen!” St. Patrick’s Breastplate; Collect for Easter; a prayer written by Vicar Pat to go with a melody from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons; …
Sunday, April 10, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Palm Sunday, 40 min. Sana, Sana/All glory, laud, and honor, Hymn 154; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: What do we make of the monumental switch in tone and spirit from “All glory, laud and honor” to the reading of the Passion, the …
Sunday, April 3, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Lent 5 – Fifth Sunday in Lent, 29 min. I sing the almighty power of God, Hymn 398; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: “Starting in a place we are all tired of,” interruptions on the world stage like conflict in Ukraine or …
Sunday, March 27, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Lent 4 – Fourth Sunday in Lent, 28 min. God of grace and God of glory, Hymn 594; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: Recalling ET, a 1982 film by Steven Spielberg that focuses on the theme of returning home; studying the idea …
Sunday, March 20, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Lent 3 – Third Sunday in Lent, 27 min. If thou but trust in God to guide thee; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: Welcoming the coming of spring, of robins, peepers, and newcomers in our life; Collect for the Third Sunday of …