SERMON
This Sunday: The Rev. Dr. Mike Harbert

“Sharing God’s Hospitality”
Matthew 9:35-10:1

Bible Passages:

Genesis 18:1-14; 21:1-7; Psalm 116:1-12; Matthew 9:35-10:1

Lector:
Debbie Downs

Crucifer:
Scott Downs

Ushers:
Marilynn Gustafson and Carle Mowell

Flowers:
Skip Lord, “In memor of Liz Lord.”

Fellowship:
Cheryl Rogers and Dave Fahey

Prelude
Music for A Summer Morning
The Seasons, Op. 37……….Pytor Tchaikovsky
6. June – Barcarole (Boat Song)
Let us go up to the riverbank, there the waves will flush our feet,
The stars, full of secret promise, will radiate above us.

From New England Idyls, Op. 62……….Edward MacDowell
I. An Old Garden
Sweet-alyssum, Moss grown stair,
Rows of roses, Larkspur fair.

II. Mid-Summer
Droning Summer slumbers on, Midst drowsy murmurs sweet.
Above, the lazy cloudlets drift, Below, the swaying wheat.
IV. With Sweet Lavender
From days of yore, of lover’s lore,
A faded bow of one no more.

Offertory
You Raise Me Up……….Josh Groban

Postlude
Postlude on ST. ANNE……….William Croft, arr. David Cherwien

Welcome to Arthur Wu, our guest cantor today.

ST. ANNE, the tune for our closing hymn and postlude, was composed by William Croft in the early 18th century. Croft was trained as a young choir boy in the Chapel Royal, and took his first post as organist at St. Anne’s Church in Soho. He hobnobbed with London’s most esteemed church musicians, and eventually rose to become organist of Westminster Abbey. Croft composed music for the coronation of King George (1715) and the funeral of Queen Anne (1714). His funeral “Sentences” have continued to be a part of modern British life, including state funerals for Winston Churchill, Diana, Princess of Wales, the Queen Mother, and Queen Elizabeth.