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Holy Week Services 2024

Holy Week Services 2024

by | Mar 22, 2024 | Uncategorized

Palm Sunday 10 am, March 24In person at 12 School St. Rockport and live streaming through ourwebsite Easter Egg Hunt after the Palm Sunday Worship Service Wednesday, March 27 Vespers 7pmIn person 12 School St. Sanctuary Maundy Thursday, March 28 7pmIn person 12 School...
Annual Meeting 2024

Annual Meeting 2024

by | Jan 25, 2024 | Uncategorized

The 2024 Annual Meeting of the First Congregational Church of Rockport was held January 28, 2024 beginning at 11:00am. The meeting was hybrid, with an in-person meeting in the sanctuary and others participating remotely via Zoom. Here are links to the documents that...
Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

by | Jan 7, 2024 | Uncategorized

Continuity of a Blessing The Priestly Benediction Prose Introduction (Numbers 6:22-23) Verses 22-23 are a prose introduction 22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying: Thus you shall bless the Israelites: You shall say to them:...
Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

by | Nov 26, 2023 | Uncategorized

Life of ChristPhilippians 2:1-11 Prose Introduction Verses 1-5 are a prose introduction. If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy,2 make my joy complete: be of the same mind,...
Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

by | Oct 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

Jesus preaches his summary of faith. Luke 4:14-21  Prose Introduction  Verses 14-16 are a prose introduction. 14 Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding region. 15 He began to teach in...
Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

by | Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Simeon and Jesus open up ethical monotheism Simeon’s song of praise is an embedded poem that makes it clear that Jesus’ mission will extend to Gentile or non-Jews. There is a prose introduction and a prose conclusion. Luke 2:25-35 New Revised Standard Version Prose...
Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

by | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized

Mary’s pondering in Poem and Song Luke: 1:46-55  46 And Mary[a] said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,48 for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant.Surely from now on all generations will call me...
Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

by | Aug 17, 2023 | Uncategorized

Micah, a prophet for all times  Micah 6:6-8 With what shall I come before the Lord    and bow myself before God on high?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,    with calves a year old?7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,    with ten thousands of...
Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

by | Aug 2, 2023 | Uncategorized

Fourth Blog Psalm 104 is a psalm for our time. A portion of Psalm 104 14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle    and plants for people to cultivate,to bring forth food from the earth15     and wine to gladden the human heart,oil to make the face shine    and...
Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

by | Jul 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

What are the characteristics of biblical poems?  The most prominent feature is parallelism. Bishop Robert Lowth, 18th century scholar, was the first to note parallelism after he explored poetry in the Old Testament. The two most important forms of parallelism that...