A wonderful July 4 Sunday with great weather, partly cloudy with low humidity. We had 29 – 22 in the church and 7 online.
The flowers were donated by John and Toni Faibisy in memory of John’s mother, Mrs. Marion Faibisy, born on July 4, in Nova Scotia. Brad announced that he had a niece born earlier today on July 4. There are several people, including his later mother born on July 4.
The music was in keeping with the holiday – “How Firm a Foundation”, “America the Beautiful” (offertory), “Faith of Our Fathers”. This was in the bulletin – The Rev. Daniel Crane Roberts, who served a small rural parish in Brandon, Vermont, wrote the stirring words of today’s closing hymn, “God, of our fathers” for a celebration in his small town to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the signing of The Declaration of Independence. Later, the hymn was used in a national celebration of the centennial of the adoption of the United States Constitution. It has appeared in Episcopal hymnals since 1892.
Mission work continues. We are now collecting hand sanitizer for Caroline’s Promise. The goal is 250 containers but should be small that students can carry with them.
After the service we had our first coffee hour since March, 2020. 16 months is a long time! We made up for it thanks to Ken, Andrea, Cookie and Johnny who provided all the food, setup and decorations. Wonderful! The link to the story with a photo gallery.