Worship is our response to God’s great love, and we never want our love to grow stale; worshiping creatively reflects that.

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Thursday, 29 March 2018
Musical Enactment of Jesus’ Last Days:
“Once Upon A Tree”
By Pepper Choplin

Lincroft Presbyterian Church. One performance only.

 

The chamber choir of Lincroft Presbyterian Church offered to the community a musical enactment of the last days of Jesus’ life.  The story was narrated by a disciple of Jesus, the “Physician Luke.”

 

The choir, accompanied by Bob Sammond, began the evening singing, “Once upon a tree, a good man died, and though He did no crime, He was crucified. If the story ended there, I would have no song to share, but my heart will ever sing the story.” Jerusalem is visited, noting the danger of that city, and the boldness of Jesus’ preaching. After the last supper and time of praying in the garden,  the music climaxes as Jesus is arrested, as Peter strikes a soldier’s ear. The story continues, with Jesus’ body being taken from the cross as Mary sings.  The heart of the story is the inner life of the narrator, Physician Luke.  He speaks of his experiences with the sick and dying as he reflects on the death of his master.  Because of Jesus’ wondrous resurrection, Luke has given his life to the telling of the story. He sks us, “what will you do with the story?”

 

Captions:

Top: The LPC choir with narrator, Luke, at left

Upper Middle: The Choir sings with the three crosses in the background

Lower Middle: The removal from the cross as Mary sings with the choir

Bottom: Narrator, Luke (Phil Telman)

Video Excerpt – “Drink from the Well of Life” by Mathew Armstrong:

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The story takes us to the depth of human suffering and lifts us to the ultimate victory over death. If the biblical account of Jesus’ death and resurrection was simply a work of literature, its dramatic power could stand beside the greatest of Shakespearean plays.  But to those who would believe, it transcends literature and defines the meaning of life itself and leads the way to eternal life.
J. W. Pepper Choplin

Artistic Director: Rev. Diane R. Ford
Musical Director: Bob Sammond
Narrator, Luke: Phil Telman

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Thursday, February 11, 2016 – 7:30 pm – Annual Jazz Service: “Unity in Diversity”

To Benefit Family Promise of Monmouth County

LPC Jazz Worship Service – February 2016

 

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2015 Advent Season

 

Reunion Sunday, 13 September 2015, began at 9:15 AM with interactions on the church entrance-patio.   Attendance included members young of age to those of more than 50 years.   Worship was followed by the opening of a time capsule stored away 20 years ago by the youth of 1995

 

Maundy Thursday Labyrinth – 2015

 

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On certain days it is Walk the Talk Sunday for outreach activity – After gathering at 10:00 AM for a brief service, we worship by working for others, following Christ’s teachings to love and serve.

Sunday Worship: 10:00 am

– Nursery care is always available during Sunday morning worship.
– We are a no-barrier, welcoming church community.
– We offer fully accessible facilities including large-type bibles and an audio loop system for the hearing impaired.
– We record and deliver worship services for our home-bound members.

 

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