Prelude: “Canon in D” by Johann Pachelbel, arranged by Lani Smith
Welcome and Announcements: Michael Huddy
Call to Worship
Hymn: “For All the Saints”
- For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
- Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light. -
Oh, may Thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
And win with them the victor’s crown of gold. -
O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle; they in glory shine.
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine. -
But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day:
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of Glory passes on His way. -
From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Invocation
Praise and Worship with Chandru, Sugantha, and Danny
Moments of Prayer
Converse Ancestors to Remember: Geoffrey Coolidge Chick
A Litany of Remembrance and Thanksgiving: Peter Converse, M. Div.
Worship through Giving
Offertory Anthem: “I Can See the Hand” by Steven Curtis Chapman and Jim Chapman III, arranged by Randy Smith
Choir Director: Richard Freeman
Scripture: Psalm 23, 1 Corinthians 13, Matthew 22:34-40
Sermon: “Love Is All There Is” by Peter Converse, M. Div.
Hymn: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”
- All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all. -
Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all. -
Let every kindred, every tribe On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all. -
O that with yonder sacred throng We at His feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song, And crown Him Lord of all
Benediction
Postlude: “Alla Hornpipe” From Handel’s Water Music Suite No. 1 in F
Peter Converse is President of Transitions Consulting LLC. With a distinguished background as a financial advisor, minister, counselor, and hospice chaplain, Peter Converse is in the unique position of knowing firsthand many of the challenges that elders, and their families are likely to face in the final phase of earthly life. Anticipating those challenges ahead of time creates a legacy which is tailored to each family’s circumstances and dynamics.
Peter’s ministry is varied and broad. With a B.A in Journalism and American History and a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Theology, he also has extensive post-graduate clinical training in counseling and chaplaincy. He has worked as a journalist and writer, and is a published author on grief, spirituality, and recovery from addictions. As a financial advisor, he has helped families plan for their children’s college expenses and created retirement and estate plans for them.
For 25 years, he has had a private counseling practice as well as working as a consulting therapist for treatment centers and public agencies. For the last ten years, his ministry has been as a hospice chaplain for dying people and their families.