Daylight & Dark Normally, my presentations are about hymns. However, as I prepared for this one I noticed a trend toward separating day and night in our hymns and prayers and lessons. So, we see in our hymnal that there is a section for MORNING starting with hymn No. 1, “Father we praise […]
Presentation by Jim Rogers on 30 August 2020
Elizabeth Monroe Elizabeth Jane Kortright was born in New York City on June 30, 1768, which means it was British America at the time. Her father was a wealthy merchant who was also one of the founders of the New York Chamber of Commerce. He was also part owner in several privateers during […]
Presentation by Jim Rogers on July 22, 2018
The Hymnal 1982 This presentation is a bit different from those we have had in the past few years as it is about our hymnal and the hymns that are part of our service today. The beginning of the hymnal is all service music. Music to accompany various prayers and parts of our services such […]
Presentation by Jim Rogers on October 29, 2017
Thomas Cranmer This presentation is about Thomas Cranmer, who was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He helped build the case for Henry VIII’s annulment from Catherine of Argonne and the more I read about him, the more I realized that this […]