In our Church this Sunday,July 11, 2021

The Seventh Sunday after PentecostIN-PERSON and ONLINE SERVICE

10:00 a.m.

ONE SERVICE---AND YOUHAVE TWO CHOICES:

We return to in-personworship services this Sunday,July 11 for the first time sinceMarch 2020.

For those not ready to returnto in-person worship at thistime, we will continue to offerthe service through Zoom (seelink below)

SERVICE DETAILS:

Message by Pastor Rev Paige Besse-RankinWhat Do We Dance?

Mark 6: 14-29; 2 Samuel 6: 1-5, 12b-19

Children's Message by Rev Paige

Music Ministry: First Parish Virtual ChoirLord of the Dance Shaker Melody (Simple Gifts)

Adapted by Sydney Carter; arr Neil Harmon

Please click this link to join the webinar serviceonline: https://zoom.us/j/825890693

OR: phone in using this number: 1 929 205 6099.

When asked, use our Webinar ID: 825 890 693.

Zoom Fellowship Time will continue following our Sundayservice.

Fellowship time will officially begin 5minutes after the end of thePostlude, and will be combined withthe in-person outdoor refreshmenttime. That way, the folks attendingin person will be able to interact withthose Zooming into Fellowship time.

In order to get there, you have to sign out from worship and use thelink found below or in the Sunday morning email to get into theFellowship time.

Zoom Fellowship link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82849698877?pwd=N3FyR3BxUmZ3bXVkbUdjRmJ6NzV4UT09Meeting ID: 828 4969 8877 - Passcode: 886063

In Steeple Chatthis week:

*Sunday Worship*Fellowship time*Hybrid Worship

begins this Sunday*Rev Paige's Corner

*Our Prayer List*Half Marathon and

5K Race*Racial Justice and

Healing Tea*Virtual Vacation

Bible Camp*Fair notes*LunchtimeDevotions

*Your Offerings*Recordings Sign-up

*Thrift Shop*Stephen Ministry

available*ONA Covenant

Sunday School has concludedfor this year.

Sunday School will beginagain on Sunday, September12, which will be Rally Day.

Hybrid Worship begins thisSunday! We are very excited to be phasingforward this week to hybridworship. What we mean by hybrid isthat some of the congregation willbe participating via zoom and otherswill be in the sanctuary. This bringssome new technological challenges,so we ask for a bit of patience as weget used to the new practices. We strongly encourage those who are not vaccinated to continue to worship viaZoom. Although we will be taking care and the positivity rates are down in ourcounty and state below 2%, we believe that in person worship for those notvaccinated is still a high risk activity. For those worshipping in the sanctuary, know that we will be using masks nomatter our vaccination status. We will also ask people to socially distance andto refrain from singing. We know for many, the chance to be together is very exciting and the chance tosee friends in person may come with the impulse for hugs and handshakes, butwe ask that you refrain for the moment. We want to create a safe environmentand a culture of care for one another. We will have fellowship time outside following worship for those who want acold drink and a time to chat. Per CDC guidance, masks will not be requiredoutdoors. We will also have virtual fellowship time for those participating viazoom with a laptop where folks at the church can interact. We expect to be learning as we phase into this new worship experience! And aspositivity numbers continue to decrease and vaccination rates continue toincrease in our area, we expect to be able to continue to relax some of oursafety protocols in the months ahead.

The full protocols can be found here: Worship Protocols.

The Church in Action

Beginning this Sunday, July 11, the United Church ofChrist is gathering for its National Meeting – alsoknown as General Synod. Synod happens every twoyears. This is the first time that it will be entirelyvirtual. Something like 700 delegates are part of thedecision making process of Synod. They come fromeach conference and are carefully selected to reflectour inclusive values – balancing factors including

age, gender, clergy and laity, and race.

Like most Annual Meetings, Synod includesthe work of elections, budgets, and bylaws. ButSynod also considers a wide variety ofresolutions brought from localchurches. (There are 3 resolutions from NHthis year!) These resolutions are discussed,debated, amended (sometimes significantly)and then voted. As with all settings of the UCC,Synod speaks only for itself, but we areencouraged to listen and the engage – though not necessarily to agree. I have had the joy of participating in a number of Synods through the year –occasionally as a delegate, but also as a visitor and a volunteer. The keynotesand worship services are often amazing and workshops broaden understandingin a great number of areas. Because Synod is fully virtual this year, any of us can register as visitors andparticipate. Go to www.generalsynod.org for all the information. There will alsobe daily news updates on Synod’s activities.

Our Prayer List is published weekly as a linkhere in Steeple Chat.

If you have prayer concerns that should beincluded in our weekly listings, please contactthe church office at 742-5664 or by email at:firstparish@comcast.net.

For the latest Prayer List, click here: Prayer List.

We are excited toannounce the CochechoChallenge HalfMarathon and 5k willreturn on SaturdaySeptember 4th!!

We are in search ofVolunteers for this amazing race & would appreciate your help and support:

1. Food Coordinator2. 27 Road Marshalls (Age 18 + older)3. Water Station attendants4. Registration5. Bib Pickup

What are the Road Marshall responsibilities? They are to give runners the rightof way to vehicles. The runners expect you to stop traffic, to keep them safeAND to direct them in the correct direction to go. Being vocal to the runners isa must as they are relying on you.

We hope you can take time on the holiday weekend to come support FPC andthe many runners and walkers who participate. It is a major fundraiser for ourchurch, and we couldn't succeed without all your help!

To Volunteer please go to the following link on Breeze: https://fpcdover.breezechms.com/form/3c4512

Thank you very much!Ingrid Roeder, Program Director & Volunteer CoordinatorIngidFPCDover@gmail.com

Amy Perry recommendsWaking Up White and FindingMyself in the Story of Raceby Debby Irving.

Reading this book. Amy reflectshelped me realize how much mycaucasian heritage has defined mylife. I have the coloring and the facial

features that are "normal" in our American, New England culture. Assuch I've never had people look at me or treat me as an outsider. And,when referring to other people whose heritage is not caucasian I mightnote them as African American, Native American, Asian American,etc. it didn't occur to me to include my own racial heritage, caucasian,as part of a person's description. As if being white were The Standardfor race.

Increasingly our country is showing ourwonderful diversity. This author's

observations and reflections helped mebecome more aware of how I cancelebrate that in my interactions with anddescriptions of others. In Peace & Friendship,Carolyn RickerE-mail: clricker@comcast.netCell: 603-520-7385

Virtual VacationBible Camp

Theme: Courage inCommunity

August 16-20For ages 5-12

Virtual Vacation Bible Camp

will be a family-oriented campagain this year.

Daily Themes:Day 1: Monday - Courage to Show UpDay 2: Tuesday - Courage to Stand Day 3: Wednesday - Courage to Forgive Day 4: Thursday - Courage to ConnectDay 5: Friday – Courage to do Justice/Fairness | Our daily schedule will be:· 10 am - We'll meet for 45 minutes to go over the theme for the day &sing songs.· 10:45 am - We'll send the kids & families off for the day for funactivities, to explore their faith & creation, and be creative through living arts.· 6:30 pm - We'll meet to close out the day to talk about what we did andsing some fun songs.

Please register your child on the following Breezelink: https://fpcdover.breezechms.com/form/d64a4f

Any questions or problems registering your child please contact Ingrid Roeder,Program Director & Volunteer Coordinator at IngridFPCDover@gmail.comi

Fun FPC Fair Facts: It is a delicious time of year for making jams andjellies! Juicy strawberries being picked as wespeak! Raspberries and blueberries are upcomingin the near future. Please set aside jars of yourcreations for the FPC Holiday Fair. If you have

extra empty small jars, just contact Jane Kennedyat janewkennedy55@comcast.net She will pass them on!

Lunch Time Devotions:Tuesdays and Thursdays at12:00 noon

We offer devotions on Tuesdaysand Thursday each week. This isopen for everyone on a drop-inbasis. Come when you feel likeit! What will you find when you

join us? We spend a few moments greeting each other and catching up, we heara scripture reading and a brief reflection on that reading. Then we listen to asong. We share people and situations we want to lift up in prayer and finally wepray together. Please join us Tuesdays and/or Thursdays and ground your dayin prayer. You can find us here:Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/92409379536?pwd=RUxZaFFBK3JOUWplRTRLaWFBaVRkQT09Dial: 1 929 205 6099 US (New York)Meeting ID: 924 0937 9536Password: 835028

YOUR OFFERINGS For those who areable, we stronglyinvite ongoing sharingof pledges andofferings. Offeringsmay be made fromthrough the churchwebpage here:

Donate; or by mail, or through electronic giving.

An additional option for giving to your churchis through the QR Code box reproduced here.

To use: Hold your IPhone or IPad camera upto the QR Code box and a link should appearon your screen. Click on that link which willtake you to the FPC donate area.

VIDEO Recordings ofONLINE Sunday ServicesDuring this time of live-streamed services,we record the video (and audio) of ourSunday online services. These recordings

are now available as mp4 video filesthrough our Basecamp software program.

If you do not already have access toBasecamp, you may register by filling in theregistration form posted on the Breezeprogram. Here is the link to sign-up:https://fpcdover.breezechms.com/form/55811a

Find it at the First Thrift Shop: The Thrift Shop is open Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 amto 1 p.m. Donations are welcome during hours of operation.

First Parish is a Stephen Ministry Church that provides weekly individualand confidential spiritual care for those in need. Please contact one of thefollowing to get connected: Judy Edwards, 603-978-4789 or Dave Dickson,603-781-9791.

First Parish Church is Open and Affirming,

welcoming all to participate fully in the life of our church family, itsministries, fellowship, leadership, rites and sacraments, regardless of

ability, race, ethnicity, social or economic situation, sexual orientation orgender identity.

See you ONLINE!First Parish Church Congregational

United Church of Christ218 Central AveDover, New Hampshire 03820(603) 742-5664Visit our website: www.firstparishdover.org

First Parish Church | 218 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820

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