Litchfield Presbyterian

Read all about homecoming, Sunday School, Fitness for the Brain, and much more in the September/October 2010 edition of the Lamplighter Newsletter.

This sermon was recorded on  Sunday, August 8, 2010. To listen to this Sermon Audio recording Click Here.

… and Maybe Your World

A new study/fellowship group for adults will be forming soon.  The group will discuss Three Prayers that Can Change Your Life and Maybe Your World.  The prayers are “The Serenity Prayer,” “The Prayer of St. Francis,” and “The Lord’s Prayer.”  The group will meet Thursday evenings at 7:00PM in Riverside Cottage, beginning Thursday August 5.  All are welcome.

Here are the three prayers that we will be discussing.

The Serenity Prayer (theologian Reinhold Niebuhr 20^th century)

God, grant me the serenity

To accept the things I cannot change;

Courage to change the things I can;

And wisdom to know the difference.  Amen.

The Prayer of St. Francis (Francis of Assisi 13^th century)

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;

where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon:

where there is doubt, faith ;

where there is despair, hope

where there is darkness, light

where there is sadness, joy

O divine Master,

grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;

to be understood, as to understand;

to be loved, as to love;

for it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer – ecumenical version  (Jesus of Nazareth 1^st century)

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil.

[For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours

now and for ever.] Amen.

Hot off the press! Read the July/August Lamplighter newsletter.  Ask the Pastor.  Men’s Fellowship.  Three Prayers.  School Supplies.

Our featured musician program is under way.  Local musicians are invited to come share their musical gifts with us during worship.  Below is the summer schedule:

June 20: Gina O’Leary (flute)

June 27: Erin Linnehan (vocal)

July 11: Jill Deleault (piano, vocal)

July 18: Sarah Merriman (vocal)

August 1: Chris Pelonzi (piano, organ)

August 15: Dana Benoit (guitar, vocal)

For more information, contact Betty Scofield.

Get out your work gloves to help with a house rehabilitation project in Manchester on Saturday, June 26, 2010.  The work slated for June 26 involves pulling out fixtures and taking down wall board inside the house.  There will also be some yard work outside.  Lunch will be provided for volunteers.

The address of the house is:

50 Hosley Street
Manchester, NH 03103

Sign up to volunteer for the project on June 26 (enter Litchfield Presbyterian for the group that you are part of.)  The usual work day is 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., but you don’t need to be there
for the whole time.

Read more about the Hosley Street project.

On Saturday June 19th, from 11:00AM to 3:00PM the historic Litchfield Presbyterian Church will once again partner with the Litchfield Historical Society to celebrate family, friends and the beginning of summer with the third annual old-fashioned Strawberry Festival.  The Strawberry Festival brings back memories of bygone days when rural communities often gathered to celebrate the seasons and share their bounty.  The Strawberry Festival proudly features delicious homemade strawberry shortcake made with McQuesten Farm’s Litchfield-grown strawberries.  You can also enjoy our famous sausage grinders, hotdogs, soft drinks, and amazing baked goods.  Dine in the shade of an old maple tree or at a picnic table on the banks of the beautiful Merrimack River.  There will be craft tables, raffle tickets, and more.

The Historical Society’s old town hall building will be open from 12:00 to 3:00 PM. You can tour the museum and see the many interesting local antiques and artifacts.

Throughout the afternoon, Historical Society president Dr. Steven Calawa will be offering guided tours of the historic church building where many interesting artifacts and antiques will be on display.

Read the May/June edition of the Lamplighter Newsletter: Blessing of the Animals, Strawberry Festival, Habitat for Humanity, and more!

This sermon was recorded on  Sunday, April 11, 2010. To listen to this Sermon Audio recording Click Here

This sermon was recorded on  Sunday, March 28, 2010. To listen to this Sermon Audio recording  Click Here