Worship & Music
Summer Schedule starts June 6
with worship @ 10:00am thru Labor Day
Worship @ 11:00am Sundays from September to June.
UPCOMING SUNDAYS: SCHEDULE
Rev. Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr.
Worship at Forest Hill is a comfortable blend of relaxed rules and reassuring rituals. It’s an hour devoted to intellectual curiosity, emotionally charged prayer, building our faith community and celebrating God’s radical love.
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Services start with informal greetings and announcements. The formal choir processional is led by a teen in jeans with sneakers peeking out from under his or her robe. Our pastors wear robes too, but aren’t shy about sharing jokes or asking for an “Amen!”
Chancel Choir ~ ready to go!
There are moments of laughter and a relaxed atmosphere that keep things from being stuffy. The sermons are lively, the prayers are moving, the music is diverse and stimulating. Sometimes the music features our spectacular organ. Other times we move and clap to gospel or jazz, accompanied by a variety of musical instruments.
Adults and children are worship leaders; reading Scripture, singing, even preaching occasionally. The result is a jubilant empowering of both the service participants and the congregation.
Listen to past sermons online here (CDs of the complete service are available each week. Call or email the church office, or just leave a note in the offering plate, and the CD will be in the volunteer office for you the following week.)
COMMUNION is served monthly, usually on the first Sunday of the month.
The pews beginning to fill on Palm Sunday, 2009.
Summer worship services are even more informal, but remain true to our commitment to following Jesus Christ. In short, worship is a time for us to acknowledge and discover God’s call and presence in the world and in our lives. There’s just enough formal liturgy and structure to keep seasoned church members comfortable - wrapped in a loving, permission-giving environment.