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WHEN? Twice per month (all times
6pm).
- Sunday, April 11
- Sunday, April 25
WHERE? First Church Fellowship
(Palmer) Hall.
WHAT? The Uncommon Worship
Service blends the contemporary with
the traditional making it "uncommon." Uncommon
Worship is spirited and contagious. It is a worship service
with a lot of heart.
- Music is led by The Uncommon Worship Band, a band made of
up gifted and talended First Church musicians. The music
they play varies from Contemporary Christian Rock and
Praise Songs to Traditional Hymns and Gospel
Tunes.
- The sermon is often done in dialogue with the
congregation, includes stories, and is short and to the
point.
- Communion takes place at each service and feels a bit like a
party as everyone is invited to come forward to share bread
together...
- After Communion, everyone is invited to light prayer candles
and offer written notes to God.
First Church teen and Simsbury High School Student Charles
Scanlon says this about the Uncommon Worship
Service... "For me as a teenager there is the
obvious reason why I like the evening service, not waking up at 8
in the morning, but also Uncommon Worship is a more relaxed
environment which I enjoy. Anybody can attend and there is no
pressure to look extremely nice or sit still for an hour. People
sing, dance, and raise prayer at any time. The service is very
interactive which, for me, makes it very enjoyable."
If you were thinking this service is just for youth and young
adults, it's not. From an adult perspective Lauren
McCombs, a member of First Church for 18 years
says... "The band members clearly are having fun and
that spirit moves right in to the congregation….it is contagious.
The words to these contemporary hymns are displayed on a screen so
all can sing and keep the rhythm. The energy from these uplifting
songs moves even the faint at heart to clap along and join in. "Ode
to Joy" and "Be Thou My Vision" are the hymns I was singing as a
teen and they are incorporated in a contemporary way at this
service."
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