Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Storyteller in Verse with Linda Sisson & Eleanor Steele — Service on Demand 01-12-2025
"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Storyteller in Verse"
Date
Service Description:
Longfellow, a Unitarian from Maine, was the pre-eminent American poet of the nineteenth century. His views as a seeker of social justice, pacifist, and lover of the natural word infuse his poetry. All of the readings and hymns in this service will be by Longfellow.
Worship Team:
Linda Sisson, Guest Speaker
Eleanor Steele, Guest Speaker
Bill Steele, Worship Associate
John Arimond, Logistics Coordinator
Atticus Foster, AVS Tech
Sojourner Crowley, Music Director & Pianist
Chalice Lighting:
“The Arrow and the Song” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Time for All Ages:
The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Reading:
“The Day is Done” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hymns:
#288 “All Are Architects”
#240 “I Heard the Bells”
Music:
“Curious Story” by Robert Schumann
“The Poet Speaks” by Robert Schumann
“Reverie” by Robert Schumann