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starts June 21 - September 6th

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Worship and Bible Study


For many, the Sunday Morning Service in The Temple is the highlight of the Ocean Park week. Glorious music provided by the Temple Choir, the Bell Choir and the Temple Brass, great congregational singing, and thoughtful, inspiring sermons by guest preachers from a variety of denominations combine to make these services uniquely moving events. This summer’s series begins on Sunday, June 21 at 10:00 am and continues each Sunday through September 6.


Parents are invited to make use of the Nursery for pre-school children during the Temple worship service each Sunday, from 9:45 to 11:15 am. The Nursery is located in Jordan Hall, where experienced adult supervision is provided.

Sunday School is provided for children in kindergarten through grade six in Jordan Hall each Sunday from 9:45 to 11:15 am. Children are also welcomed to sit with their families in Temple worship services. For them Temple Tote Bags are provided and may be obtained at the main entrance. In the Totes are quiet activities with a Christian theme.

Several of this summer’s preachers will also offer Morning Watch Bible Studies in Porter Hall, 9:00-10:30 am: William Walsh, July 12 (Gray Fitzgerald, author of The Bible Confronts the Bible, will lead Morning Watch July 13-15); Elaine Hewes, July 19-20; Rock Jones, August 9; Carl Arico, August 16-18 (the Lectio Divina workshop continues August 19 and 20); Caroline Meyers, August 23-25; and Rabbi Hillel Katzir, August 30-September 1. See the Ocean Park Program Booklet for more details.

The Oceanwood Camp at the end of Royal Street offers Celebrate at Oceanwood, a staff-led musical worship service, every Sunday evening at 7:30 pm in Lawton Lodge. All are welcome - just follow the music!

Ocean Park originally celebrated vesper worship on the beach and in recent years in the Grove next to The Temple. This summer Vespers Services will be in the refurbished Temple Garden and Pergola across the street from the Temple (Porter Hall in event of rain). There will be three Vespers services, Sunday evenings 5-5:30 on June 29, August 3, and August 31. Service leaders will be announced later in the season.

Guest Preachers 2010

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Date
Speaker
Affiliation
June 27 Rev. Dr. Thomas Tewell CF Foundation, Atlanta, GA; former pastor of the 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY
July 4 Rev. Dr. Margaret Hess Adjunct faculty, Andover-Newton Theological School
July 11 Bill Walsh Seminary student; former youth minister, First Parish Church, Saco, ME
July 18

Rev. Elaine Hewes

Pastor, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bangor, ME
July 25 Rev. Dr. Tony Campolo President, Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, St. Davids, PA
August 1 Rev. Prof. Peter Gomes Senior Minister, Harvard Memorial Church, Cambridge, MA
August 8 Rev. Rock Jones President, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
Note: Communion Service
August 15 Fr. Carl Arico Vice-President, Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., Butler, NJ
August 22 Rev. Caroline Meyers Pastor, South Congregational Church, Amherst, MA

August 29

Rabbi Hillel Katzir Temple Shalom, Auburn, ME
September 5 Rev. Dr. James Forbes Healing of the Nations Foundation, New York; retired Senior Minister, Riverside Church, New York, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: July 6, 2010