REGULAR SUNDAY Service times
11 a.m. ET — September to June
10 a.m. ET — July and August
7:30 p.m. – Night Song
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Worship is the center of our church life—we were made for the praise of God’s glory! In worship, we give thanks for God’s beauty and goodness, receive God’s gift of mercy and experience God’s power to bring life from death. Worship also steeps us in practices such as hospitality, prayer, gratitude, generosity, reconciliation, healing, and silence—disciplines that help us grow as followers of Jesus.
Since Covid, we’ve been offering morning worship and Night Song in a hybrid format, which means you are welcome to join us in-person in our sanctuary or via Livestream by clicking on the buttons above. We affirm that nothing can separate from God’s love and our love for each other!
If you are interested in leading a portion of Sunday morning worship please fill out this form. To learn more about the worship-from-home experience, click Your First Visit.
Morning services typically follow a pattern, or “order of worship,” that is welcoming, thoughtful, and grounding:
- inspiring choral and organ music
- congregational singing of hymns, old and new
- a time of confession and assurance of God’s forgiveness;
- a time to greet each other and share Christ’s peace;
- Bible readings that ground us in the story of God’s love;
- a sermon that connects the readings to our lives;
- prayers for the world, the church, and ourselves;
- an invitation to give of ourselves and our resources
- a closing blessing
- holy communion (first Sunday of each month and other special Sundays during the year)
Services may also include other practices and rituals—for example, reception of new members, healing prayers, baptisms, and blessings for people leaving the community. Families and children are active participants in our Sunday morning worship life. Worship anytime with our archive of sermons and services.
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Night Song – A Divine TIme OUT
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET from September 11, 2022 through June 4, 2023 except for Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Easter Day
Night Song is a hybrid offering of First Church for in person attendance in the sanctuary and viewing via livestream or listening at another time on the Night Song YouTube channel. The COVID policies of the church are followed.
Night Song is a worship opportunity that offers stillness and sublime music in a darkened sanctuary for respite and reset. We all need time set aside from the demands of daily live and the issues facing our community and our world. A regular time to be still, to find clarity and purpose, and to center ourselves for the coming week. You’ll leave breathing more deeply and recharged to engage with your world.
Night Song is our contemporary name for the ancient monastic compline liturgy, held before retiring for the night. The general themes are spiritual peace, deep silence, reflection over the day, rest, sleep, the comfort of darkness, trust, and protection. The music you will hear at Night Song is primarily unaccompanied singing of ancient and modern chant along with choral pieces, punctuated with periods of silence. While Christian in content, many of the texts are sung in Latin and people of other faiths find it appealing as well.
For complete information about every aspect of the Night Song experience visit the Night Song website
Days & Seasons of the Church Year
At First Church, we live by two calendars—the calendar of secular seasons, and a “liturgical” calendar, or the calendar of the “Church Year”, which is based on the life of Jesus. By marking time according to his story year after year, the colors, rituals, and stories of the Christian seasons take hold in our hearts helping us to become more like Jesus.
Advent
Christmas
Epiphany
Lent
Easter
Pentecost
Explore our holidays and special services at First Church!