Sunday Service

Our Sunday Service is fully wheelchair accessible and begins in the Sanctuary at 10:30am. There is a lot happening in this community and we share these digital announcements to highlight First United, Nexus and GreenSpace events. A printed copy of these are found in our “First News” which is provided to you as you enter the sanctuary. Our order of service and hymns are displayed on the projection screen at the front, however, if you require a printed version, a limited number of copies are available at the back.

Sometimes newcomers worry that they won’t know when to stand up or when to sit down. Generally we stand up for hymns, unless instructed otherwise. But really, it’s easy. Just do what everyone else does!

We do have one practice that is unique to this congregation and we like it a lot. It is called the Gift of Peace. At the conclusion of the service, the minister starts it with one other person. The person receiving places his or her hands together in the traditional attitude of prayer and the giver covers them with his or her own. The giver says, “May the peace of God be with you.” The receiver responds with “And also with you.”  The greeting is passed to the person on the end of each row and that person passes the peace to the next person and so on to the end of the row. This way the whole congregation is connected as the blessing is passed from one to another. And if you don’t do it just as described, it doesn’t matter. It’s what’s in your heart that matters.