Gospel Lesson:  "The Promise of the Spirit"  John 14:15-21

Lesson:  "Addressing an Unknown God"  Acts 17:22-31

Contemporary Lesson:  "Body Language"  Poem by Pramila Venkateswaran

Homily:  "Respectful Engagements"   Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lessons from the Epistles - "Living Stones and Holy People"  1 Peter 2:2-10

Lessons - "The Way, the Truth, the Life"  John 14:1-14, and "They Sit Together on the Porch"  by Wendell Berry

Homily - "It's All About Loss and Grief"    Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Psalter: Psalm 23
Gospel Lesson: John 10:1-10
Contemporary Lesson: "What Teachers Make" by Taylor Mali
Homily: “Public Servants”  by Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns: 

"Lo, the Earth Awakes Again"

"What Wondrous Love"

"Forward Through the Ages"

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Psalter ~ Psalm 116:1-9, 12-17

Gospel Lesson ~ "The Road to Emmaus"  Luke 24:13-35

Contemporary Lesson ~ Excerpt from In Shelter: "Hello to Here" Padraig O Tuama

Homily ~ "Funeral Potatoes"   Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Psalter:  Psalm 16:5-11

Gospel Lesson:  "Jesus Appears to the Disciples"   John 20:19-31

Contemporary Lesson:  "Via Negativa"  by R.S. Thomas

Homily:  "Doubt is Not a Flaw"   Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Psalter: Psalm 118:1-4, 14-17, 21-24

Gospel Lesson:  "The Resurrection of Jesus"   Matthew 28:1-15

Contemporary Lesson:  Excerpt from "Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front" by Wendell Berry

Psalter ~ Psalm 118:1-4, 14-17, 21-24

Gospel Lesson ~ "Jesus' Entry into Jerusalem" ~ Matthew 21:1-11

Contemporary Lesson ~ Excepts from "Rebecca Solnit is Refusing to Give Up on Hope" by Suyin Haynes in Resurgence & Ecologist, March/April 2026

Homily ~ "The Donkey Carries All of This" ~ Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Psalter:  Psalm 130

Contemporary Readings:  "The Well of Grief" and "Everything is Waiting For You"  ~ Poems by David Whyte

Reflection:  "Grief and Presence"     Peggy Dippen 

Psalter:  Psalm 23

Scripture Reading:  "A Man Born Blind Receives Sight"   John 9:1-41

Reflection:  "The Practice of Seeing"      Peggy Dippen

Psalter:  Psalm 95:1-7

Lesson from the Hebrew Bible:  "Water from the Rock"   Exodus 17:1-7

Contemporary Lesson:  "Thirst"   Poem by Mary Oliver

Homily:  "A Little More Time"  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lessons: "Jesus in the Wilderness" Matthew 4:1-11; from the "Wilderness Letter" written by author Wallace Stegner, submitted to the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, December 3, 1960.

Homily:  "Into the Woods"  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lessons:  Proverbs 9:1-6; "The Prophet: On Religion"  Kahlil Gibran (inclusive)

Lessons:  "The Transfiguration" Matthew 19:1-9; "Upon Later Reflection" 2 Peter 1:16-21

Homily:  "Who Was Changed That Day?"  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lesson from the Hebrew Bible:  

"True Fasting" - Isaiah 58:1-9a

Lessons:  

"Salt and Light" - Matthew 5:13-16

"On Being Kind" - speech by the 12th Doctor - Doctor Who

Lessons:  "The Beatitudes"  Matthew5:1-12, and "An Old Man in Church" by Oswald Mbuyoseni Mtshali

Meditation:  "More Than a Diagnostic"   Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lessons:  John 1:29-51 and "Invitation", a poem by Mary Oliver

Homily:  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lessons:  

"The Baptism of Jesus" ~ Matthew 3:13-17

Excerpts from "Keepers of the Water Declaration, Fort Simpson, 2006"

Homily:  "Blessings of the Waters"  ~ Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Guest Musician:  Margaret Barsumian, clarinetist

Gospel Lesson:  "Jesus's Beginning"  Matthew 1:18-25

Meditation:  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lessons:  "An Urgent Appeal" - Romans 13:11-14; "The Necessity for Watchfulness" - Matthew 24:36-44

Reflection:  "Gentle Alarm Clock for the Soul" ~  Peggy Dippen

Lesson:  "The Crucifixion Story"  Luke 23:33-43

Contemporary Lesson:  "The Well of Grief" by David Whyte

Lessons:  " A Glorious New Creation"  ~ Isaiah 65:17-25

                  "Real Work" ~ poem by Wendell Berry

Homily:  "Creative Energies"       Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lessons:

Psalter                                                                        - Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21

“Setting Priorities, Building a Temple”                - Haggai 1:1-15a

“A Present Letdown and Future Glory”               -  Haggai 1:15b-2:9 

“There is No Going Back”                                          by Wendell Berry

Hymns: 

“O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”

“O Day of Peace That Dimly Shines”

“Comfort, Comfort, You My People”

Homily:                     “Living Up to Expectations”                       Rev. Jared M. Hamilton                  

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Lesson:  "Jesus and Zacchaeus"  Luke 19:1-10

Contemporary Lesson:  "Witchgrass"  poem by Louise Gluck

Meditation:  "Outsiders"   Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lesson:  Luke 18:9-14

Homily:  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lesson:  "The Widow and Corrupt Judge"  Luke 18:1-8

Contemporary Lesson:  "I, Too"  by Langston Hughes

Reflection:  "Proficient, Persistent, and Occasionally Intelligent"  Rev. Hamilton

Lessons:  Song of Solomon 2:10-14, 16; Revelation 22:16-17

Reflection:  "This I Believe"

Lessons:  Lamentations 1:1-16; 3:19-26 ~ Luke 17:5-6 ~ 2Timothy 1:1-7

Reflection:  "Faith, Hope and Optimism?"  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Gospel Lesson:  "The Rich Man and Lazarus"  Luke 16:19-31

Contemporary Lesson:  "What We Have"  Poem by Warsan Shire

Reflection:  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Gospel Lesson: “The Parable of the Shrewd Manager”   Luke 16:1-13 
Contemporary Lesson: “Possibilities” by Wisława Szymborska
Homily: “Cunning Tools for Stuck People” by Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns: 

"Out of Need and Out of Custom"
"I Am Thine, O Lord"
"God Be with You Till We Meet Again"

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Homecoming Sunday

Gospel Lesson: “Two Lost and Found Parables”   Luke 15:1-10
Contemporary Lesson: “Psalm III” by Allen Ginsberg
Homily: “Parables of Wholeness”  by Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns: 

“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

“A Woman and a Coin”

“Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us”

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Psalter: Psalm 139
Gospel Lesson: Luke 14:25-33
Contemporary Lesson: "Adult Grief" by Louise Glück
Homily: “Nonattachment? Minimalism? Apathy?”  by Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns: 

"Gather Us In"

"All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly"

"Simple Gifts"

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Lessons:

  "God's Plea to Israel"  Jeremiah 2:4-13

  "Humility and Hospitality"  Luke 14:1, 7-14

  "Humility"  Poem by Wendell Berry

Homily:  "Humility and Reward"   Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Psalter:  Psalm 71:1-9

Lesson:  "Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman"  Luke 13:10-17

Meditation:  "Courage and Grief"  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Psalter:  Psalm 80:1-2, 9-19

Lessons:  "Jesus Divides; Interpreting the Times"  Luke 12:49-56; "The Example of Jesus" Hebrews 12:1-3

Contemporary Lesson:  "I Worried" ~ Poem by Mary Oliver

Psalter:  Psalm 107:1-9, 33-43

Lesson:  John 13:1-17

Homily:  Rev. Katherine Arthaud

Psalter:  Psalm 107:1-9

Lessons:  "The Wealthy Fool",  Luke 12:13-21; "2008, XIII", poem by Wendell Berry

Reflection:  "Extraction"  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lessons:

  "Christ as a First Principle" - Colossians 2:6-19

  "Prayer and Persistence" - Luke 11:1-13

Homily:  "The Attention Economy and What Matters Most" - Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lesson:  "The Good Samaritan"   Luke 10:25-37

Reflection:  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Lessons:  Galatians 6:1-6; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Contemporary Lesson:  Small Kindnesses, poem by Denusa Lemiris

Homily:  "Sent with Nothing but Peace"      Peggy Dippen

Lessons:  Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62

Homily:  "On Smiting Your Enemies"    Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Psalter:  "Thirsting for Wholeness"  ~  inspired by Psalms 42 & 43

Lessons:  Galatians 3:23-29; "Equality", poem by Maya Angelou; Luke 8:26-39

Homily:  "Who Gets to Belong"  ~  Peggy Dippen

Psalter:  Psalm 8

Lessons:    Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 and John 16:12-15

Gospel Lessons:  Luke 2:41-52 and John 14:15-26

Reflection:  "Greater Works Than These"  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Psalter:  Psalm 97

Lessons:  

  "Jesus Prays for his Followers"  John 17:20-26

  "What We Need is Here"  Poem by Wendell Berry

Reflection:  "Like an Orchestra, Like a Forest"  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Psalter:  Psalm 104

Lessons:  Joel 2:21-27; Mark 4:26-29

Contemporary Lesson:  "Field Liturgy"  by Jamie Hunyor, 2017

Reflection:   Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns:

  "God of the Fertile Fields"

  "Touch the Earth Lightly"

  "Creative God, You Spread the Earth"

Psalter:  Psalm 23

Lesson:  "Tabitha"  Acts 9:36-43

Reflection:  "Many Hats"   Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns:
  "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
  "I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry"
  "My Life Flows On"

Psalter:  Psalm 150

Lessons:
  John 20:19-31
  "Vespers...In Your Extended Absence"  Poem by Louise Gluck

Reflection:  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns:
  "We Gather Together"
  "It Is Well with My Soul"
  "Let There be Peace on Earth"

Lay Leader - Howard Russell

Guest Musician - Calvin Wuthrich

Music Director - Rufus Patrick;  Accompanist - Sammy Angstman

Lessons:  

  "The Empty Tomb"  Luke 24:1-12
  "A Few Words on the Soul"  Poem by Wislawa Symborska

Guest Musician:  Simon Webber, cellist
Accompanist:  Sammy Angstman

Psalter:  Psalm 118:1-4, 14-17, 21-24

Lessons:
  "Jesus' Entry into Jerusalem"  Luke 19:28-20
  "The Poet Thinks About the Donkey"  by Mary Oliver

Reflection:  Pastor Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns:
  "All Glory, Laud, and Honor"
  "Go Down, Moses"
  "Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended"

Lessons:
  "Mary Anoints Jesus"  John 12:1-8
  "When Death Comes"  by Mary Oliver

Reflection:  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns:  
  "Now Shall My Inward Joys Arise"
  "We Meet You, O Christ"

Scripture Lessons:
  "Abundant Living"  Isaiah 55:1-9
  "A Call to Repentance and a Parable"  Luke 13:1-9

Contemporary Lesson:
  From "Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs"  by Wallace Stegner

Hymns:
  "Morning Has Broken"
  "Here I Am, Lord"
  "Go, My Children, with My Blessing"

Psalter:  Psalm 51:1-3, 6-7, 9-13, 15

Lessons:
  "Jesus in the Wilderness"   Luke 4:1-13
  "Triptych: Christ's Sermon to God from the Wilderness"  Morri Creech

Hymns: 
  "Praise the Source of Faith and Learning"
  "Jesus, Tempted in the Desert"
  "The Trees of the Field"

Psalter:  Psalm 99:1-5, 9

Lesson: "The Transfiguration of Jesus"  Luke 9:28-36

Reflection:  "When Something is Different"  Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns:
  "We Have Come at Christ's Own Bidding"
  "In the Singing"
  "Swiftly Pass the Clouds of Glory"
  "Make Me a Channel of Your Peace"

Reflection: "A Million Dollar Question" by Rev. Jared M. Hamilton (beginning at 13.13).

Hymns: 

   “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

   "Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service"

   "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah"

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Lessons: 
  "Jesus in Nazareth Pt. 2:  The Rejection"  Luke 4:21-30
  "Fragments"  Poem by William Carlos Williams

Homily:  Adaptation of Australian poet Anne Elvey's article "Strained Breath and Open Text: Exploring the Materiality of Breath in Relation to Reading Luke 4:16–30" ~ Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns:
  "O God Beyond All Praising"
  "My Life Flows On"
  "Just a Closer Walk with Thee"

For the hungry and the overfed
          May we have enough.
For the mourners and the mockers
         May we laugh together.
For the victims and the oppressors
         May we power wisely.
For the peacemakers and the warmongers
         May clear truth and stern love lead us to harmony.
For the silenced and the propagandists
          May we speak our own words in truth.
For the unemployed and overworked
         May our impress on the earth be kindly and creative.
For the troubled and the sleek
          May we live together as wounded healers.
For the homeless and the cosseted
          May our homes be simple, warm, and welcoming.
For the vibrant and the dying
         May we all die to live.  Amen.

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.  

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.  

• “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.  

 “Narrative Theology #1” can be found in Readings from the Book of Exile by by Pádraig Ó Tuama; 2012 Canterbury Press; p. 4. 

 The Lighting of the Lenten Candle prayer is by Zhailon Levingston and can be found in Rally: Communal Prayers for Lovers of Jesus and Justice. Edt. by Britney Winn Lee: 2020, p. 49.

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If you would like more information about UCH online service or wish to connect with us for any reason, please go to our website listed above or email us at unitedchurch@gmavt.net. 

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.  

If you would like more information about UCH online service or wish to connect with us for any reason, please go to our website listed above or email us at unitedchurch@gmavt.net. 

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.  

If you would like more information about UCH online service or wish to connect with us for any reason, please go to our website listed above or email us at unitedchurch@gmavt.net. 

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.  

If you would like more information about UCH online service or wish to connect with us for any reason, please go to our website listed above or email us at unitedchurch@gmavt.net. 

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.  

If you would like more information about UCH online service or wish to connect with us for any reason, please go to our website listed above or email us at unitedchurch@gmavt.net. 

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Show Notes: 

• The quote used in the homily comes from Michael Pasquarello, 2020. “Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43” in Connections: A Lectionary Commentary for Preaching and Worship, Edt. Joel Green, et al. Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, p. 172.

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Announcement: We are currently moving forward with a Sunday morning Livestream service at the United Church of Hinesburg and will be taking a break from producing these worship podcast episodes for a short while. I'd like to thank everyone that has participated in these creations during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. And I'd also like to thank our listeners for making these worship services part of your weekly spiritual practice. 

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A few show notes: 

• The quote from Arthur Haines appears in Meaghan Oliver's “A Closer Look at a Roadside Beauty” Northern Woodlands. July 30, 2012. (https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/roadside-beauty).
•  The quote from Wendell Berry regarding soil is from Wendell Berry, 1977. “The Use of Energy.” The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture. Avon; New York; p. 86. 
• Van Gogh's "The Sower at Sunset" can be viewed here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Sower_(Sower_at_Sunset)#/media/File:The_Sower.jpg. 
• Paul writes to the Corinthians about the body of Christ in 1 Corinthians 12. 

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Show Notes - Links to Obituaries:
- George Floyd https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/george-floyd-obituary?pid=196288691.
- Breonna Taylor https://www.springvalleyfuneral.net/obituaries/Breonna-Taylor?obId=12420734.
- Ahmaud Arbery https://www.cbjohnsonreidfs.com/obituary/Ahmaud-Arbery.
- Philando Castile https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/castile-philando-divall-1983-2016/.
- Michael Brown http://laynemortuary.frontrunnerpro.com/book-of-memories/1932004/brown-michael/obituary.php.
- Tamir Rice https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/tamir-rice-obituary?pid=173263642.

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