For Easter Sunday during COVID-19, we had a 30 min videotaped service with music, hymn singing, prayer, reading of Psalm 23, a message on Matthew 28: 1-10, and joys and concerns.

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Offering: During the online service we did have an offering time with Suiong Wong playing piano (from an MP3 recorded safely at her home) while we showed photos of prior Easter services. If you would like to give an offering, keep up on your pledge, or contribute to funds for those in need, you can 1) send a check made out to “NFUMC” to North Ferrisburgh UMC, PO Box 7, North Ferrisburgh, VT 05473, or 2) make an online donation using the page on this website for that, or 3) have your bank send funds to the church at the above address.

For those of you watching who are members of another congregation, we encourage you to continue your gifts to your church in similar ways.

Copyrights: For Easter Sunday worship we have CCLI licenses 20424928 and 20424911 in order to project and use the hymn, “Lift High the Cross” by George William Kitchin, Michael Robert Newbolt, and Sydney Hugo Nicholson, © Hope Publishing Company. Pastor Kim’s worship series for Easter Season is adapted from www.worshipdesignstudio.com/series by Dr. Marcia McFee.

For Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, Pastor Kim offered an online worship service for safe at home observance of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or both.

During this 27 min service, we encountered through art and dialog four people who had front row seats in this incredible real-life drama of Jesus last hours: Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus and friend of Jesus; Judas; a Roman soldier; and Salome, one of the inner circle of women disciples who followed Jesus. We sing two hymns, “Were You There” and “Servant Song”, and have time for silent prayer.

Copyrights: The worship service for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday is adapted and used with permission of Marcia McFee and her Worship Design Studio (worshipdesignstudio.com). We have a license with ONE LICENSE #733098-A and with CCLI licenses 20424928 andd 20424911 in order to project and use the two hymns, “Were You There” and “The Servant Song”.

On the weekend of March 28 and 29, Pastor Kim’s message was on the Last Supper as told in John 13:2b-5 and 12-16 . The service includes music by Suiong Wong provided remotely via MP3 recordings, liturgy, hymns, the message, and images of our church congregation from the past.

Pastor Kim’s sermon is based on Mark 11:15-17 when Jesus cleansed the Temple in a prophetic and symbolic action. Diane Shortsleeve begins with fictional observations from one of the people following Jesus.

Our Sermon Series for Lent is “Entering the Passion of Jesus”. We are looking closely at Jesus’ compassion and how this leads him to the cross so that we can handle all life dishes out with grace and power. Jesus risked it all, what will we risk for the sake of God’s love?

Pastor Kim’s message is on Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Matthew 21:7-9 The painting that allows us to enter the scene as an observer is by John August Swanson, “Entry into the City”.

Pastor Kim continues her exploration of the Sermon on the Mount, this time Matthew 5:13-16

The book about Anthony Ray Hinton that Kim discusses is entitled “The Sun Does Shine” The lawyer who finally freed him is Bryan Stevenson, and the movie about him is entitled “Just Mercy”.