FPCLP Music Ministry

06/03/2026

These are the hymns for our traditional worship service this Sunday, June 7th, as we look forward to celebrating the Lord's Supper and to hearing a sermon from our Associate Pastor Drew Severance entitled, "Delivery Matters" from Acts 15:22-35. Our prelude will be a solo rendition of Bill and Gloria Gaither's "I Am a Promise" from guest soloist Ruth Hall, our choir anthem "It's In His Name" as arranged by Jack Schrader, and our postlude a setting by Dan Forrest of the tune in our ARP Psalter for Psalm 8 "LORD, Our Lord, in All the Earth." We hope that all of this music and all of our worship together will be a blessing and encouragement to you this week!

06/03/2026

A recording of our joint worship service to celebrate Trinity Sunday and the beginning of VBS on Sunday, May 31st, is now available on YouTube! The recording includes a sermon from Pastor Reid Thayer entitled "The Debate over the Gospel" from Acts 15:1-21, the beloved songs "In Christ Alone" and "Holy, Holy, Holy," a choir anthem based on the familiar "Tallis Canon," and concludes with a postlude based on a favorite setting of Psalm 34 from our ARP Bible Songs entitled "Children, Come" (Bible Songs #72). We hope that this recording will be a blessing and encouragement to you this week!

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06/01/2026

A recording of our traditional worship service on Pentecost Sunday, May 24th, is now available on YouTube! The recording contains a sermon from Pastor Reid Thayer entitled "Turn to the Living God" from Acts 14:1-28 and beloved congregational hymns such as "The Comforter Has Come," "Holy Spirit, Light Divine," and the Bible Songs setting of Psalm 95 "Adoration and Submission" accompanied by our once-a-month orchestra. The opening prelude is Haydn's celebrated "St. Anthony Chorale," and the choir anthem the beloved setting of "Come, Holy Ghost" by the English composer Thomas Attwood, a pupil of the famous W. A. Mozart. The service concludes with the "Fanfare in D" by Belgian organist Jacques Lemmens (1823-1881). We hope that all of this music and all of our worship together will be a blessing and encouragement to you this week!

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05/23/2026

These are the hymns for this Sunday as we celebrate Pentecost and Memorial Day and look forward to a sermon from Pastor Reid Thayer entitled "Turn to the Living God" from Acts 14:1-28. Our orchestra will provide the opening prelude, Haydn's celebrated "St. Anthony Chorale," and accompany all of our congregational singing. The choir anthem will be the beloved "Come, Holy Ghost" by Thomas Attwood (who was a pupil of W. A. Mozart), and our concluding postlude the "Fanfare in D" by Belgian organist Jacques Lemmens (1823-1881). We hope that all of this music and all of our worship together will be a blessing and encouragement to you this week!

05/23/2026

A recording of our traditional worship service for Youth Sunday, May 17th, is now available on YouTube! The recording contains a sermon from Pastor Reid Thayer entitled "The Grace You Cannot Ignore" from Acts 13:40-52 and members of our youth leading and accompanying our congregational singing on the organ and violin as well as joining with the choir on the anthem "Before the Throne" and helping to lead the liturgy and prayers as we celebrated Ascension Sunday. Our prelude is a setting of "Jesus Shall Reign" by Sandra Eithun presented by our adult handbells, and our postlude J. S. Bach's "Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring." We hope that all of this music and all of our worship together will be a blessing and encouragement to you this week!

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05/16/2026

These are the hymns for our traditional service as we celebrate Youth Sunday and the Sunday before the Ascension Day and look forward to a sermon from Pastor Reid Thayer entitled "The Grace You Cannot Ignore" from Acts 13:40-52. Members of our youth will be leading and accompanying our congregational singing on the organ and violin as well as joining with the choir on the anthem "Before the Throne" and helping to usher, lead the liturgy and prayers, and receive the offering. Our prelude will be a setting of "Jesus Shall Reign" by Sandra Eithun presented by our adult handbells, and our postlude will be J. S. Bach's "Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring." We hope that all of this music and all of our worship together will be a blessing and encouragement to you this week!

05/14/2026

A recording of our traditional worship service on Mother's Day, May 10th, is now available on YouTube. The recording contains a sermon from Pastor Reid Thayer entitled "One Story, One Savior" from Acts 13:13-39. Our service opened with Handel's "Allegro Maestoso" from our Advanced Teen Bells and our congregational songs included "Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above," the Bible Songs setting of Psalm 105 entitled "God's Covenanted Faithfulness," and "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling." Our choir anthem was the beloved hymn "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," and our concluding postlude "Come, Christians, Join to Sing" as arranged by Steve Martin. We hope that all of this music and all of our worship together will be a blessing and encouragement to you this week.

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05/14/2026

The recording of our traditional worship service on Sunday, May 3rd, is now available on YouTube! The recording contains a special prelude from our girls' beginning bells and children's Orff ensemble and a sermon from guest preacher Allen Ridgdill entitled "Sent by the Spirit, Empowered by God" from Acts 13:1-12. The congregational hymns included such favorites as "Open My Eyes That I May See," "Amazing Grace," and "Be Thou My Vision," and our choir anthem was Jack Noble White's setting of "Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies," with the “Allegro” from Antonio Vivaldi's "Sinfonia No. 12" as our postlude. We hope that all of this music and all of our worship together will be a blessing and encouragement to you.

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04/29/2026

The recording of our traditional worship service on Sunday, April 26th, is now available on YouTube! The recording contains a sermon from guest pastor Alex Pettett entitled "Reaching Your Athens" from Acts 17:16-34, a special prelude from Handel's "Water Music" and all of our congregational hymns accompanied by our orchestra, and Robert Archibald Smith's anthem "How Beautiful upon the Mountains." Our hymns included such favorites as "Immortal, Invisible," "All Creatures of Our God and King," and "I Cannot Tell," and our concluding postlude on the Gospel hymn "Send the Light." We hope that all of this music and all of our worship together will be a blessing and encouragement to you this week.

"Reaching Your Athens" | Traditional Worship - 04.26.26

04/24/2026

A recording of our traditional worship service on Sunday, April 19th, is now available on YouTube! The recording contains a sermon from Pastor Reid Thayer entitled "Peter Delivered, Herod Judged" from Acts 12:1-15, the beloved "Holy City" as the postlude, a solo from our music director Joshua Klatt while the choir was on a break following Easter and Homecoming, a bell arrangement of the tune for "Now All the Vault of Heav'n Resounds," and well-loved congregational songs such as "Jesus Shall Reign," "God Will Make a Way," and "He Who Would Valiant Be." We hope that all of this music and all of our worship together will be a blessing and encouragement to you this week!

"Peter Delivered, Herod Judged" | Traditional Worship - 04.19.26