Join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. at www.congochurchbbh.org, Facebook, or tune into BRTV, channel 7 or 1301 for Spectrum subscribers. Following this week’s worship will be our virtual annual meeting at 11:30 a.m. You may call Heather Lorrain for more information, 633-4757.

For the season of Epiphany our worship series explores God is Holding Your Life: A Journey of Assurance for the New Year. We can swing between disappointment, helplessness, and gratitude on a daily basis. There are also seasons of our lives when we feel inundated with more of one than the others. As we enter the new year, we had hoped we would be past the feeling of helplessness of the last several months. Instead, we find ourselves with ongoing prayers for help. The Book of Psalms knows all about this. Written over a span of time from exile and isolation to the rebuilding of the community, the poetry of the Psalms will accompany us in this series, reminding us that through it all, we can trust and even give our thankful gratitude because God is, indeed, holding our lives.

This Sunday Pastor, Peter Ilgenfritz will preach his sermon titled “In God Alone” and will explore Psalm 62, “God alone is my rock and salvation… I shall not be shaken.” So many songs have utilized this phrase to express devoted love. This week we see that this tradition goes back all the way to the poets of the psalm tradition. This is a love psalm of trust in the Holy One and Only who is the rock and refuge in the midst of life that sometimes feels as fleeting as breath. We put our trust in the One who, indeed, is holding our lives.

Join the Adult Christian Education classes via Zoom on Sunday mornings at 8:30. They will be studying America's Long Struggle Against Slavery. Folks should contact Barbara Fritz at bfritz105@gmail.com a Zoom link if you wish to join. 

Send prayer joys and concerns to Prayer Chain coordinator, Barbara Fritz at bfritz105@gmail.com

Note if you would like to have your prayer shared on Sunday during worship.

You may submit your offerings online at www.congochurchbbh.org, or mail to Congo Church BBH, P.O. Box 468, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538.