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Sunday, May 17, 2026 ~ "This I Believe" ServicePsalter: Psalm 131Lessons: Jeremiah 9:23-24; John 17:1-11Contemporary Lesson: "The Apology" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday, May 10, 2026 ~ Mother's DayGospel Lesson: "The Promise of the Spirit" John 14:15-21Lesson: "Addressing an Unknown God" Acts 17:22-31Contemporary Lesson: "Body Language" Poem by Pramila VenkateswaranHomily: "Respectful Engagements" Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Sunday, May 3, 2026Lessons from the Epistles - "Living Stones and Holy People" 1 Peter 2:2-10Lessons - "The Way, the Truth, the Life" John 14:1-14, and "They Sit Together on the Porch" by Wendell BerryHomily - "It's All About Loss and Grief" Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

The Fourth Sunday in Eastertide - Year APsalter: Psalm 23Gospel Lesson: John 10:1-10Contemporary Lesson: "What Teachers Make" by Taylor MaliHomily: “Public Servants” by Rev. Jared M. HamiltonHymns: "Lo, the Earth Awakes Again""What Wondrous Love""Forward Through the Ages"To learn more about the programs and work of the United Church of Hinesburg, visit the website at www.ucofh.org. To support the ongoing work at UCH, donate at https://www.ucofh.org/donate.html.

Sunday, April 19 ~ Third Sunday of EastertidePsalter ~ Psalm 116:1-9, 12-17Gospel Lesson ~ "The Road to Emmaus" Luke 24:13-35Contemporary Lesson ~ Excerpt from In Shelter: "Hello to Here" Padraig O TuamaHomily ~ "Funeral Potatoes" Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Sunday, April 12, 2026Psalter: Psalm 16:5-11Gospel Lesson: "Jesus Appears to the Disciples" John 20:19-31Contemporary Lesson: "Via Negativa" by R.S. ThomasHomily: "Doubt is Not a Flaw" Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026Psalter: Psalm 118:1-4, 14-17, 21-24Gospel Lesson: "The Resurrection of Jesus" Matthew 28:1-15Contemporary Lesson: Excerpt from "Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front" by Wendell Berry

Sunday, March 29, 2026 ~ Sixth Sunday in Lent ~ Palm SundayPsalter ~ Psalm 118:1-4, 14-17, 21-24Gospel Lesson ~ "Jesus' Entry into Jerusalem" ~ Matthew 21:1-11Contemporary Lesson ~ Excepts from "Rebecca Solnit is Refusing to Give Up on Hope" by Suyin Haynes in Resurgence & Ecologist, March/April 2026Homily ~ "The Donkey Carries All of This" ~ Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Sunday, March 22, 2026 ~ Fifth Sunday of LentPsalter: Psalm 130Contemporary Readings: "The Well of Grief" and "Everything is Waiting For You" ~ Poems by David WhyteReflection: "Grief and Presence" Peggy Dippen

Sunday March 15, 2026 ~ The Fourth Sunday of LentPsalter: Psalm 23Scripture Reading: "A Man Born Blind Receives Sight" John 9:1-41Reflection: "The Practice of Seeing" Peggy Dippen