{"id":480,"date":"2020-06-06T22:25:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T22:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/?p=480"},"modified":"2020-06-06T22:25:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T22:25:59","slug":"trinity-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/michaelkooiman.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/06\/trinity-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinity Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4229\/34858028340_9ea8b73cf0_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em>Our service today is dedicated to church picnics and the happy memories we share.  To this end, we include recollections from young people (and the young at heart) in the service, appearing in the photo captions.  Special thanks to Norma and Lang for being such generous hosts each year. Thanks today to Cor, Shauna, Amanda, Beth, and Heather!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n<p>PRELUDE: \u201cWhat the World Needs Now Is Love\u201d (David\/Bacharach)<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/whattheworldneedsnow.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>OPENING PRAYER<\/p>\n\n\n<p>O God, our God, <br \/> how glorious is your name in all the earth!<br \/> From the lips of infants and children, the young,<br \/> the not-so-young, the somewhat older, the older<br \/> and the really old: your praises reach the heavens!<br \/> When looking to the heavens, we wonder.<br \/> When seeing the the work of your fingers, we wonder.<br \/> When looking up at the moon and the stars, we wonder:<br \/> Why are mindful of us? Why should you care for us?<br \/> And then the answer:  <br \/> Little less than divine you made us,<br \/> and crowned us with your glory,<br \/> in the name of the Most High,<br \/> the Risen One, and the Holy Spirit.<br \/> Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4288\/35205107866_1cac31ac05_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Kerri: For me, one of the highlights of the church picnic has always been the amazing outdoor games. We have so much fun playing them and even though it can be competitive, it is always fun and good spirited. I especially love the shoe toss, the scavenger hunt, and of course the balloon toss. Our family is very grateful for all the years we have been able to enjoy the church picnics including the sleepovers the night before. We are grateful to the Moffat family for sharing their wonderful property with us and very grateful to everyone who puts so much time and energy into organizing the picnic every year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>HYMN OF PRAISE: \u201cAll things bright and beautiful\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/allthingsbright.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em>All things bright and beautiful,<br \/>   all creatures great and small,<br \/>   all things wise and wonderful:<br \/>   in love, God made them all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Each little flower that opens,<br \/> each little bird that sings,<br \/> God made their glowing colours,<br \/> God made their tiny wings.  R<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>The purpleheaded mountains,<br \/> the river running by,<br \/> the sunset and the morning<br \/> that brightens up the sky;  R<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>The cold wind in the winter,<br \/> the pleasant summer sun,<br \/> the ripe fruits in the garden:<br \/> God made them every one.  R<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>The rocky mountain splendour,<br \/> the lone wolf&#8217;s haunting call,<br \/> the great lakes and the prairies,<br \/> the forest in the fall;  R<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>God gave us eyes to see them,<br \/> and lips that we might tell<br \/> how great is God our maker,<br \/> who has made all things well.  R<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5588\/18710498269_d8d4728462_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Katie: For as long as I can remember the water balloon toss has always been the highlight of the picnic for me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>PRAYER OF CONFESSION<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Heavenly Maker,<br \/>\nYou have made us a little less than divine,<br \/>\nbut you would hardly know it.<br \/>\nMade in your image, we distort it, <br \/>\nand fail to see the divine in each other.<br \/>\nGiven the gift of creation, we abuse it,<br \/>\ntreating your earth as disposable.<br \/>\nInstructed to rest, as you rested,<br \/>\nwe would rather keep busy.<br \/>\nTeach us to love one another,<br \/>\nto truly love the earth,<br \/>\nand to find true rest in you.<br \/>\nAmen.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>ASSURANCE OF PARDON<\/p>\n\n\n<p>God will give us what we need:<br \/>\nstrength for today,<br \/>\nhope for tomorrow,<br \/>\nand forgiveness<br \/>\nfor all that is past.<br \/>\nAmen.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4258\/35205146906_0f7431fca1_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Abigail: As someone who is usually unable to attend weekly services and regular church functions because I attend school away from home, the picnic has always been a great way to reconnect with the church community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>SPECIAL MUSIC: \u201cJust a Closer Walk with Thee\u201d (traditional)<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/closerwalk.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>FIRST READING: Psalm 8<\/p>\n\n\n<p>O God, our God, how glorious is your name in all the earth!<br \/> From the lips of infants and children your praises<br \/>         reach up to the heavens.<br \/>     <strong>You have set up a stronghold against your foes,<br \/>     to quell the enemy and the avenger.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>When I look to the heavens, the work of your fingers,<br \/> the moon and the stars you have set in their places,<br \/>     <strong>what are we mortals that you should be mindful of us,<br \/>     mere human beings that you should care for us?  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>You have made us little less than divine,<br \/> and crowned us with glory and honour.<br \/>     <strong>You have made us rulers over all your creation,<br \/>     and put all things under our feet,<\/strong><br \/> all sheep and cattle, all creatures of the wild,<br \/>     <strong>the birds of the air and the fish in the sea,<br \/>     and all that make their way through the waters. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4284\/35115334051_98e837ca6b_c.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 35115334051_98e837ca6b_c.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>SECOND READING: Genesis 1.1-31, 2.1-4a<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/genesis1.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, \u201cLet there be light\u201d; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>6 And God said, \u201cLet there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.\u201d 7 So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. 8 God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>9 And God said, \u201cLet the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.\u201d And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, \u201cLet the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.\u201d And it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>14 And God said, \u201cLet there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.\u201d And it was so. 16 God made the two great lights\u2014the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night\u2014and the stars. 17 God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, 18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>20 And God said, \u201cLet the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.\u201d 21 So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them, saying, \u201cBe fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.\u201d 23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>24 And God said, \u201cLet the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.\u201d And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>26 Then God said, \u201cLet us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>27 So God created humankind in his image,<br \/>\n    in the image of God he created them;<br \/>\n    male and female he created them.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>28 God blessed them, and God said to them, \u201cBe fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.\u201d 29 God said, \u201cSee, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.\u201d And it was so. 31 God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. 2 And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. 4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1765\/29201176558_bd6765d61a_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>HYMN: \u201cThis is God&#8217;s wondrous world\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/thisisgods.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em>This is God&#8217;s wondrous world,<br \/> and to my listening ears<br \/>     all nature sings, and round me rings<br \/> the music of the spheres.<br \/> This is God&#8217;s wondrous world;<br \/> I rest me in the thought<br \/>     of rocks and trees, of skies and seas,<br \/> God&#8217;s hand the wonders wrought.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>This is God&#8217;s wondrous world:<br \/> the birds their carols raise;<br \/>     the morning light, the lily white,<br \/> declare their Maker&#8217;s praise.<br \/> This is God&#8217;s wondrous world:<br \/> God shines in all that&#8217;s fair;<br \/>     in the rustling grass or mountain pass,<br \/> God&#8217;s voice speaks everywhere.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>This is God&#8217;s wondrous world:<br \/> O let me ne&#8217;er forget<br \/>     that though the wrong seems oft so strong,<br \/> God is the ruler yet.<br \/> This is God&#8217;s wondrous world:<br \/> why should my heart be sad?<br \/>     Let voices sing, let the heavens ring:<br \/> God reigns, let earth be glad!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7552\/26897149583_390f5fe37d_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Em: I love playing pig back badminton. Although i always lose with Robert, it\u2019s fun to fall around and act like little kids with the real little kids. It\u2019s always felt the same: youthful, joyful, and fun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>REFLECTION<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/june7sermon.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Voyager 1 space probe had already been travelling away from earth for a dozen years when Carl Sagan approached NASA with an idea.  Since the probes \u201cphoto assignment\u201d included shots of the sun and the planets, why not spin around for a moment and take a picture of the earth?  <\/p>\n\n\n<p>So on February 14, 1990, as \u201cthe spacecraft left our planetary neighbourhood for the fringes of the solar system,\u201d the probe came about, looked back four billion miles, and took a photo.  Sagan described it as a \u201cpale blue dot,\u201d just 0.12 pixels in size, there amid the light rays cast by the sun.*  Even the colourblind can see that it\u2019s blue, and very small, almost lost in the vastness of space.  <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat are we mortals,\u201d the psalmist asks, \u201cthat you should be mindful of us?  Mere human beings, that you should care for us?\u201d  Indeed, in the vastness of the heavens, among two trillion galaxies, averaging 100 billion stars per galaxy, you might suggest we are lost in space.  And without opening a debate that includes little green men or saucers that fly, it remains safe to assume that we\u2019re lonely in our little corner of space.  Maybe not alone, but certainly lonely when the measure is in lightyears.  <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The psalmist then answers the question for us: \u201ca little less than angels you made us, and crowned us with glory and honour.  You have made us rulers over all your creation, and put all things under our feet.\u201d  So we are unique, with a unique role in the unfolding of creation.  How do you think we\u2019re doing?  Before we get to that, we should spend a moment more on our semi-divine status, our position just shy of the angels.  Again, how do you think we\u2019re doing?<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Well, the answer is mixed.  Anyone looking in on us just now might question our near angelness, so we need to approach the question in a different way.  I want to begin at the beginning, and for that we need to travel to Africa.  Imagine for a moment that we\u2019ve spent millions of years evolving.  The earth is old, but humans are not, and there was a moment in time when one or two or more people developed consciousness.  One moment this tiny band was like every other living thing that moved upon the earth, and then in the next moment everything changed. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Now, I don\u2019t want to move us into the garden too quickly, so I\u2019m going to stay with consciousness and the birth of our humanity.  When it was just a handful of self-aware people and their Maker, things were simple.  I\u2019m sure there was conflict\u2014it is one of our defining characteristics\u2014but the danger was small.  As consciousness spread, and the number of \u201chumans\u201d increased, we discovered our differences.  Band A had a better diet than Band B.  Band B. had better music than Band A, and so on.  All the human emotions came into play: pride, envy, anger, distrust, and the rest.  Every possible difference was explored, and our humanity began to show.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>You can imagine this grieved (and grieves) our Maker.  We were made in God\u2019s image, the marker of our common humanity, but we see only differences.  So God sent plagues to convince Pharaoh that the Israelites were human.  God sent prophets to convince the Israelites that their neighbours were human.  God sent Jesus to convince all of humanity that we\u2019re human.  Yet here we are.  There is no easy answer to this problem, our focus on differences, but we can start with where God would have us start: rereading the stories of exodus, exile, and the one we call Emmanuel.  And we might listen to other voices too, like Professor Alice Roberts who shared some truth this week:<\/p>\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re all members of a young species\u2026<br \/>\nwherever we&#8217;ve ended up, all over the world,<br \/>\nwe&#8217;re Africans under the skin. And<br \/>\nuncovering that story, retracing the steps of<br \/>\nour ancestors, has given me a profound <br \/>\nsense of our common humanity: our shared<br \/>\npast, and our shared future&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>And what about our other question, our rule over creation?  The creation narrative (delightfully read), is one of those earth-positive readings that demands to be heard.  Same for Psalm 104, and Job 38 (a very unique celebration of creation), and all the places in scripture that describe the way the earth feeds us.  We have dominion, which sounds an awful lot like domination, but means more like \u201csupreme authority.\u201d  In the nuclear age, our authority became more supreme, with the power to keep or destroy.  And with that in mind, I would suggest dominion is really just a form of extreme stewardship.  The earth is ours to keep or destroy.  <\/p>\n\n\n<p>There were a number of stories in April about the environment and the pause that came through the pandemic.  Birds sang, smog cleared, and animals cautiously entered places that humans appeared to vacate.  It was a powerful moment.  It\u2019s obvious that we can\u2019t shut down human industry, but the pause was a reminder that we can help the earth, that nothing we do is set in stone, and that change is possible.  It\u2019s a hard way to learn, but that doesn\u2019t negate the lesson.  <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Every crisis reminds us that we have more to learn, more to fix, and more to grieve.  Every crisis reminds us that God knows us better than we know ourselves, and that God will hold us through our learning\u2014and lack of learning.  Every crisis reminds us that we need God: to remake us in God\u2019s own image, to redeem us through the abiding presence of Jesus Christ, and to sustain us for whatever comes next, through the power of the Holy Spirit.  <\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">*https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/explore\/space-topics\/earth\/pale-blue-dot.html<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/48056902926_256256d516_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Beth: Every year, the night before the church picnic, all the kids (and Kevin) partake in an epic game of manhunt, in the pitch black, through the trees on the back of the Moffat property . It\u2019s like a cross between tag and hide and seek. There have been epic sidestep moves as people try to avoid getting tagged, and awesome hiding places including up trees or in plain site at the campfire. You also develop an uncanny skill of dodging trees as you run through the darkness (well most people do \u2026 there were a few people who ran into trees haha). One year Robert brought a super bright flashlight that was totally unfair as he lit up the whole forest, but was also entertaining. We also got to work together and look out for each other  as we hid, or team up to look for people hiding in the bushes once we got caught. Manhunt is just a joyful experience with awesome people that is unique to the church camping sleepover. So many great memories. Manhunt at the sleepover will surely be missed this year.<br \/> <br \/>Robert: My Flashlight was totally legit<br \/> <br \/>Beth: Debatable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE<\/p>\n\n\n<p>God of peace,<br \/>\nhelp us to remain in your image.<br \/>\nHelp us to look within and confront the parts of ourselves,<br \/>\nthat do not conform to your mercy, your grace,<br \/>\nand your desire that everyone be free.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>God of compassion,<br \/>\nhelp us see Christ in others,<br \/>\nhelp us see Christ in the wounded,<br \/>\nthe oppressed, and the vulnerable.<br \/>\nHelp us to help others,<br \/>\nas your hands and feet in this world.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>God of transformation,<br \/> blow through us with your Holy Spirit,<br \/> and blow through our community.<br \/> Help us overcome the divisions of race,<br \/> Help us overcome systems that diminish some<br \/> and lift up others, <br \/> and help us to listen, truly listen,<br \/> to everyone in pain.<br \/> Amen.  <\/p>\n\n\n<p>THE LORD\u2019S PRAYER<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Our Father who art in heaven,<br \/> hallowed be thy name.<br \/> Thy kingdom come,<br \/> Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.<br \/> Give us this day our daily bread;<br \/> and forgive us our trespasses<br \/> as we forgive those who trespass against us;<br \/> and lead us not into temptation<br \/> but deliver us from evil.<br \/> For thine is the kingdom,<br \/> and the power, and the glory,<br \/> for ever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4284\/34436215293_85e2e67bec_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Shauna: For me the camping and picnic has been a super relaxing weekend.  Always great catching up with everyone while the kids (and young adults) have fun. Puppies and fresh air! And special memories of Linda Brown.<br \/> <br \/>Paige: The church picnics always remind me of Linda Brown. She always loved being involved with kids club &#x1f60a; she would be so happy hearing these stories!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>HYMN: \u201cO splendour of God&#8217;s glory bright\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/thesplendour.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em>O splendour of God&#8217;s glory bright,<br \/> from light eternal bringing light;<br \/> O light of life, light&#8217;s living spring,<br \/> true day, all days illumining:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>come, Holy Sun of heavenly love,<br \/> pour down your radiance from above,<br \/> and to our inward hearts convey<br \/> the Holy Spirit&#8217;s cloudless ray.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>O joyful be the passing day<br \/> with thoughts as clear as morning&#8217;s ray,<br \/> with faith like noontide shining bright,<br \/> our souls unshadowed by the night.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>O Christ, with each returning morn<br \/> your image to our hearts is born;<br \/> O may we ever see anew<br \/> our Saviour and our God in you!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4195\/34401337084_2e7d0be0d8_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>BLESSING<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way,<br \/>\nand may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless<br \/>\nuntil our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. Amen.<br \/>\n\u20141 Thessalonians 5:23<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/oneking.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/meetagainredux.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>God be with you till we meet again;<br \/> loving counsels guide, uphold you,<br \/> with a shepherd\u2019s care enfold you;<br \/> God be with you till we meet again.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4278\/34858037340_5a0ef46c0d_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/514\/18708929448_fc3cf12802_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our service today is dedicated to church picnics and the happy memories we share. To this end, we include recollections from young people (and the young at heart) in the service, appearing in the photo captions. Special thanks to Norma and Lang for being such generous hosts each year. 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