Smiling faces, the running feet squealing voices, the happy smiles sitting, squirming, in the pews at the feet of the master in our arms this morning the children of the world, of our congregation the fruits of the vine the harvest yet to come the living church, they are the church of today one of our reasons for existing the vine growing, the branches abiding the vine, the body, the church universal bearing up, raising up, the fruits of the vine
May 10, 2009 Call to Worship, Unison Prayer, Scripture Reading: “Let Us Now Praise Famous Women”, adapted from the Wisdom of Sirach 44:1-15, New Testament Reading: John 15:5-12 and sermon, “They Are Our Children Too” by Reverend Huntley Halvorson Suncook United Methodist Church Suncook, NH May 10, 2009 Mother’s Day and weekly lectionary readings: John 15:1-8 and 1 John 4:7-21