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September 17, 2023 Worship Service

September 18, 2023 • Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

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The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Psalter: Psalm 103:1-5, 11-18
Lessons: Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-22
Contemporary Lessons on Forgiveness:

“Forgiveness” – Ellwood Roberts (Lyrics of Quakerism & Other Poems, 1895)
“I’m Sorry Chris” – Willie Carver (Gay Poems for Red States, 2023)
“O Thou Forgiving Lord!” – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Bahá’í Prayer c. early 20th century
“Revenge” – Mary E. Tucker (Poems, 1867)
“God’s Grace” - Nadia Bolz-Weber (Pastrix, 2013)

Portions of today’s liturgy were adapted with permission from Worship Ways, a UCC online worship resource. Today’s liturgy writer was Rev. Dr. Cheryl A. Lindsay.

The United Church of Hinesburg holds in-person Sunday worship at 10 a.m. in Hinesburg, Vermont. This podcast is an edited version of our worship services. To learn more about the mission and programs of the United Church of Hinesburg, visit the website at www.ucofh.org. To support the ongoing work at UCH, donate at https://www.ucofh.org/donate.html.