In our ONLINE Church this Sunday,August 23, 2020

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

10:00 a.m.ONLINE Service

Prelude Music begins at 9:50 a.m.

Message by Rev Paige Besse-RankinResisting

Exodus 1:8 – 2:10

Children's Message by Pastor Paige

OUR ONLINE Ministry of Music

Bi-Coastal Piano/Organ duets:Mark Thallander and Peter Green

Mark is playing the First Parish organ in Dover;Peter is playing from his home studio in Glendale, CA

Crown Him based on tune Diademata;arranged by Bill Faisg/John Innes

Prelude in Classic Style—Gordon Young; arr Lani Smith

Please click this link to join the webinar serviceonline: https://zoom.us/j/825890693

OR: phone in using this number: 1 929 205 6099. When asked, use our Webinar ID: 825 890 693.

In Steeple Chatthis week:

*Sunday Worship*Sunday School

on summer break*LunchtimeDevotions

*Prayer List*Tag Sale

*White Privilege*Homeless Help

*SISC Update*Your Offerings Our regular Sunday School is

*Music MinistryRecordings Sign-up*Thrift Shop Closed*Stephen Ministry

available*ONA Covenant

on break for the summer.

Lunch Time Devotions:Mondays, Wednesdays, andThursdays at 12:00 noonWe offer devotions on Mondays,Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12-12:30. This is open for everyone on a dropin basis. Come when you feel like it! Whatwill you find when you join us? We spend afew moments greeting each other andcatching up, we hear a scripture reading

and a brief reflection on that reading. Then we listen to a song. We share peopleand situations we want to lift up in prayer and finally we pray together. Pleasejoin us Mondays, Wednesdays, and/or Thursdays and ground your day inprayer. You can find us here:Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/92409379536?pwd=RUxZaFFBK3JOUWplRTRLaWFBaVRkQT09Dial: 1 929 205 6099 US (New York)Meeting ID: 924 0937 9536Password: 835028

Our Prayer List is published weekly as a link herein Steeple Chat.

If you have prayer concerns that should beincluded in our weekly listings, please contact thechurch office at 742-5664 or by email at:firstparish@comcast.net.

For the latest Prayer List, click here:Prayer List.

Our Find at the FirstThrift Shop has beenclosed since mid March

due to the pandemic. TheThrift Shop volunteers areplanning a sociallydistanced Tag Sale ofThrift Shop, rummage,and yard sale type itemsoutside in the churchparking lot on Saturday,September 12. Items willbe pre-sorted byvolunteers and placed onsocially distanced tables inthe lot, each table"tagged"with the prices of theitems. The church parking lot will be closed to parking that day to allow spacefor the sale, but parking will be available on Church Street and hopefully, at St.Mary's.

The funds raised by the Tag Sale will support the mission and ministries of thechurch. During the pandemic, the Thrift Shop revenue to the church has ceased,along with a loss of rental income and other usual fund raising events of thechurch. This Tag Sale will help offset some of that income loss. Following the TagSale, our Thrift Shop volunteers are planning to re-open the shop later inSeptember in a limited and safe manner

You are invited to drop off your “spring cleaning” donations at the church. Thechurch parking lot has donation bins with “Tag Sale” signs on them. Please call ifyou have any questions: First Parish Church (603) 742-5664, or VolunteerCoordinator Ingrid Roeder (406) 407-4371.

We’ll gladly accept:- Housewares – dishes, pots & pans, utensils, lamps, etc.- Small Appliances – toasters, coffee makers, etc.- Domestics – blankets, linens, curtains, etc.- Clothing – infant, children, women, and men- Fashion Accessories and Jewelry-DVDs, CDs- Infant and kid items that are not on a recall list(For recent recalls go to… http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/)- Toys & Stuffed Animals- Sports Equipment- Seasonal Items- Art & Collectibles- Hand Tools & Gardening Tools- Power Tools- Furniture- Books- Electronics in good working condition

We cannot accept: Large appliances, animal cages/crates, knives & weapons,automotive parts

"White Privilege: Let’s Talk –A Resource forTransformational Dialogue”is an adult curriculum from theUnited Church of Christ that’s

designed to invite churchmembers to engage in safemeaningful, substantive, and boldconversations on race. Thematerials include a participant’sreader, video clips, and resourcesfor deeper study as well as a guidefor a series of 6 discussions. Theprogram looks at four areas of

focus: telling the story of your spiritual journey through the lens of race; lookingat the dynamic of a culture in which whiteness is the established norm; learninghow America attaches a cash value to whiteness; and inviting the participants tocommit to becoming an ally in the pursuit of racial equity.The team for Racial Justice and Healing will be offering this program inSeptember and October as a way to deepen our own understandings. If you areinteresting in joining a discussion group, please register using this link:https://fpcdover.breezechms.com/form/325433

Boots, Bags, And Tents,Summer VersionOur Strafford Community Action Partnership (CAP)friends report that the homeless need hand sanitizer,sunscreen, canned food (the pull-top kind), and sleepingbags throughout the summer. If your pantry or yourcloset is overflowing, please consider donating some ofthese items to help the homeless. You may simply dropthem off in the food bins at the Atrium entrance to theChurch. Items useful to the homeless will be relayed toour CAP partner for distribution to those in need. Members and friends of our Church were very generousto those in our community who lacked shelter this pastwinter. Warm weather changes the conditions of livingwithout shelter, but the needs are still great. Thank you for your generosity!First Parish Church Mission and Action Board

An Update from the Seacoast InterfaithSanctuary Coalition (SISC):Did You Know: Bite Size Information onImmigrant Detention

14 th entry in the “Did you know” series by theSeacoast Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition. Where and How People are Picked Up andDetainedDid you know…. While some people are detainedat the border, many others are picked up withinthe United States. This includes many people whohave been living in the U.S. for years. They can be

detained even when they report for a mandatory check-in at local ICE offices orcourt (as happened with many of our Indonesian neighbors). Others aredetained when they have a minor encounter with the police such as speeding ora broken tail light. They may be picked up at their homes, while watching theirchild’s soccer games, or on a day-trip to the White Mountains. In short, there aretimes when an individual knows they are about to be detained, and other times

when the detention comes without warning. Want to learn more and find outhow you can help? Contact your SISC Volunteer Coordinator, JoyceTugel jtugel@gmail.com and consider becoming a temporary Host Home orvolunteer to be part of our Host Support Network.

YOUR OFFERINGS For those who are able,we strongly inviteongoing sharing ofpledges andofferings. Offeringsmay be made fromthrough the church

webpage here: Donate; or by mail, or through electronic giving.

An additional option for giving to your churchis through the QR Code box reproduced here.

To use: Hold your IPhone or IPad camera up tothe QR Code box and a link should appear onyour screen. Click on that link which will takeyou to the FPC donate area.

Music Videos posted inBasecamp

We are posting videos ofvarious music ministryofferings from our onlineservices in a separatefolder in the BasecampWorship and MusicRecording section.

We will continue to add tothe music ministrycollection every week.

If you do not have access to the Basecamp Worship and Music Recordings,please following the instructions in the box below:

VIDEO Recordings ofONLINE Sunday ServicesDuring this time of live-streamed services,we record the video (and audio) of ourSunday online services. These recordingsare now available as mp4 video files throughour Basecamp software program.

If you do not already have access toBasecamp, you may register by filling in theregistration form posted on the Breezeprogram. Here is the link to sign-up:

https://fpcdover.breezechms.com/form/55811a

Find it at the First Thrift Shop The Thrift Shop is CLOSED untilfurther notice. Please see information above on upcoming Tag Sale.

First Parish is a Stephen Ministry Church that provides weekly individualand confidential spiritual care for those in need.Please contact one of thefollowing to get connected: Judy Edwards, 603-978-4789 or Dave Dickson, 603-781-9791.

First Parish Church is Open and Affirming,

welcoming all to participate fully in the life of our church family, itsministries, fellowship, leadership, rites and sacraments, regardless of

ability, race, ethnicity, social or economic situation, sexual orientation orgender identity.

See you ONLINE!

First Parish Church Congregational

United Church of Christ218 Central AveDover, New Hampshire 03820(603) 742-5664Visit our website: www.firstparishdover.org