{"id":7,"date":"2016-04-29T01:24:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T01:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:53:08","slug":"worship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/worship-and-music\/worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Worship<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_third  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-  noHover  av-overlay-on-hover   avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg' style='opacity:0.4; background-color:#000000; '><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center' style='color:#ffffff; '><p>The congregation sings a joyful hymn at the second service.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-16650 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-16650 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/church_hymn_singing_2023.jpg\" alt='' title='church_hymn_singing_2023' height=\"323\" width=\"950\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/church_hymn_singing_2023.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/church_hymn_singing_2023-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/church_hymn_singing_2023-768x261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/church_hymn_singing_2023-705x240.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Welcome to worship services at First Church! In all our services we strive to build closer relationships to a loving God, with each other, and with the world. We draw inspiration from Scripture, especially the life and teachings of Jesus. We hope you will find a spiritual home in one of our two different worship services.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 44px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 1033px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Regular Sunday Worship Schedule &#8211; September through May<br \/>(Holiday Schedule may vary &#8211; check the calendar)<\/h3>\n<h5>1st Sunday of the Month<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>10:00 am &#8211; IN-PERSON &amp; ONLINE on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuXmhD4K1JGklxOlDMDdZbw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Channel<\/a>.<br \/>Spiritual Friends for Pre-K through 5th grade offered after the Children&#8217;s Message.<br \/>Holy Communion served in the Sanctuary &#8211; we use gluten-free bread and non-alcoholic grape juice for the elements so that all can feel welcome at Christ&#8217;s table<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>2nd <em>through<\/em> Last Sunday of the Month<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">8:30 &#8211; Join us IN-PERSON &amp; ONLINE on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuXmhD4K1JGklxOlDMDdZbw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>10:15 &#8211; Join us IN-PERSON &amp; ONLINE the 3rd Sunday of each month<br \/>Faith Formation meets after the Children&#8217;s Message.<br \/>Find our calendar <a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/grow-in-faith\/children-youth\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Summer Worship Schedule &#8211; June through Labor Day<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday Morning Worship &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One service at 9am\u2014IN-PERSON &amp; ONLINE on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuXmhD4K1JGklxOlDMDdZbw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Family Worship\u2014Faith Formation on hiatus<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communion is served in the Sanctuary on the <strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Sunday<\/strong> of each month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Bulletins:<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  id=\"1\"  class='av-magazine   avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last   ' ><div class='av-magazine-group sort_all'><article class='av-magazine-entry av-magazine-entry-id-18280 av-magazine-format-standard av-magazine-type-post av-magazine-entry-1 av-magazine-entry-small av-magazine-no-thumb'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-magazine-content-wrap'><header class='entry-content-header'><time class='av-magazine-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-04-10T12:30:31-04:00\" >April 10, 2026<\/time><h3 class='av-magazine-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/sunday-april-12-2026\/' title='Link to: Sunday, April 12, 2026'>Sunday, April 12, 2026<\/a><\/h3><\/header><\/div><footer class='entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><article class='av-magazine-entry av-magazine-entry-id-18268 av-magazine-format-standard av-magazine-type-post av-magazine-entry-2 av-magazine-entry-small av-magazine-no-thumb'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-magazine-content-wrap'><header class='entry-content-header'><time class='av-magazine-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-04-03T08:50:11-04:00\" >April 3, 2026<\/time><h3 class='av-magazine-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/april-5-2026-easter-sunday\/' title='Link to: April 5, 2026 &#8211; Easter Sunday'>April 5, 2026 &#8211; Easter Sunday<\/a><\/h3><\/header><\/div><footer class='entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><article class='av-magazine-entry av-magazine-entry-id-18266 av-magazine-format-standard av-magazine-type-post av-magazine-entry-3 av-magazine-entry-small av-magazine-no-thumb'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-magazine-content-wrap'><header class='entry-content-header'><time class='av-magazine-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-04-03T08:48:25-04:00\" >April 3, 2026<\/time><h3 class='av-magazine-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/good-friday-2026-friday-april-3\/' title='Link to: Good Friday 2026 &#8211; Friday, April 3'>Good Friday 2026 &#8211; Friday, April 3<\/a><\/h3><\/header><\/div><footer class='entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><article class='av-magazine-entry av-magazine-entry-id-18247 av-magazine-format-standard av-magazine-type-post av-magazine-entry-4 av-magazine-entry-small av-magazine-no-thumb'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-magazine-content-wrap'><header class='entry-content-header'><time class='av-magazine-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-03-26T11:31:49-04:00\" >March 26, 2026<\/time><h3 class='av-magazine-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/sunday-march-29-2026-palm-sunday\/' title='Link to: Sunday, March 29, 2026 &#8211; Palm Sunday'>Sunday, March 29, 2026 &#8211; Palm Sunday<\/a><\/h3><\/header><\/div><footer class='entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><article class='av-magazine-entry av-magazine-entry-id-18239 av-magazine-format-standard av-magazine-type-post av-magazine-entry-5 av-magazine-entry-small av-magazine-no-thumb'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-magazine-content-wrap'><header class='entry-content-header'><time class='av-magazine-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-03-20T10:18:12-04:00\" >March 20, 2026<\/time><h3 class='av-magazine-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/sunday-march-22-2026\/' title='Link to: Sunday, March 22, 2026'>Sunday, March 22, 2026<\/a><\/h3><\/header><\/div><footer class='entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/div><div class='av-masonry-pagination av-masonry-pagination-pagination'><nav class='pagination'><span class='pagination-meta'>Page 1 of 106<\/span><span class='current'>1<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/?avia-element-paging=2' class='inactive next_page' >2<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/?avia-element-paging=3' class='inactive' >3<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/?avia-element-paging=2'>&rsaquo;<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/?avia-element-paging=106'>&raquo;<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Summer Service &#8211; Sundays @ 9:00 am<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the 1st Sunday in June through Labor Day weekend in September, we have one service at 9 am every Sunday. We have hands-on items and activities available in our narthex for children to assist them during worship. Nursery care is available. There is a wide variety of music over the summer as different musical groups and soloists provide the music each Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Communion<\/h4>\n<p>Our church has an &#8220;open&#8221; communion table which means that everyone is welcome to come and celebrate Christ&#8217;s meal of love. We use grape juice and gluten free bread for the elements. We welcome children at the table as well, but also recognize that each family is free to determine how to interpret the communion tradition. Communion is offered at services on the first Sunday of the month.<\/p>\n<h4>Labor Day through May:<\/h4>\n<h4>1st Sunday of Month Combined Service @ 10:00 am<\/h4>\n<p>Once a month we join together to give us the opportunity to connect with our faith family as we celebrate Holy Communion together. This service has traditional music with organ and the Sanctuary Choir.\u00a0 Staffed nursery care (6 months through 3 y\/o) is provided. Spiritual Friends for Pre-K through 5th grade is offered after the Children\u2019s Message.<\/p>\n<h4>First Service &#8211; 2nd Through Last Sundays @ 8:30 am<\/h4>\n<p>Our early service is a bit more traditional. It tends to be quieter and features classic hymns, the Sanctuary Choir, and organ music. We have hands-on items for children in our narthex to help them during worship.\u00a0\u00a0Our Nursery staff will welcome our youngest little ones and our room is equipped with a speaker to hear the worship service. The service is also streamed to a screen in our Fellowship Hall.<\/p>\n<h4>Second Service (&amp; Faith Formation for kids) &#8211; 2nd Through Last Sundays @ 10:15 am<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our later service is a bit more contemporary. This worship features our Finally at First praise band and more contemporary songs of worship. We offer a Faith Formation Sunday School program that commences after the Children\u2019s Message. Hands-on items for children during worship. Our Nursery staff will welcome our youngest little ones and our room is equipped with a speaker to hear the worship service. The service is also streamed to a screen in our Fellowship Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>The Vine Nepalese Church &#8211; Saturdays @ 9:00 am<\/h4>\n<p>Pastor Dan Raut leads a worship service that is attended by many Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees that have come to call Vermont home. There are approximately 50 members in The Vine Church, although attendance can grow up to 70. Pastor Dan also provides a number of supportive services to the members: giving them rides to the hospital, the grocery store, and the bank. The members of The Vine Church lean on each other and are a very supportive community. First Church is proud to host them for their worship service every Saturday at 9 am! The service is followed by a community meal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-  noHover  av-overlay-on-hover   avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay'><div class='av-caption-image-overlay-bg' style='opacity:0.4; background-color:#000000; '><\/div><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-position'><div class='av-image-caption-overlay-center' style='color:#ffffff; '><p>Releasing doves at the culmination of a service focused on peace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-289 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-289 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/peace_service_dove_release.jpg\" alt='' title='peace_service_dove_release' height=\"325\" width=\"950\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/peace_service_dove_release.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/peace_service_dove_release-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/peace_service_dove_release-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/peace_service_dove_release-705x241.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/peace_service_dove_release-450x154.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13836,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17830,"href":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/17830"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}