South Church: Recent Episodes
South Congregational - First Baptist Church
These podcasts have the highlights of every weekly service at South Church in New Britain, CT. These podcasts will contain the sermon and sometimes the Chancel Choir anthem each week.
Season of Renewal: Our Weakness, God's Power
Scripture: Mark 12:41-44
Sermon: "The Habit of Giving" by Rev. Jane RoweAnthem: "Greater Love Hath No Man" by John IrelandSoloists: Jordan Rose Lee, Soprano and Mark Hale, Tenor
Anthem: "Greater Love Hath No Man" by John IrelandSoloists: Jordan Rose Lee, Soprano and Mark Hale, TenorSouth Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Acts 3:1-10
Sermon: "Joyful Sharing" by Rev. Jane RoweAnthem: "If Ye Love Me" by Philip Wilby
Anthem: "If Ye Love Me" by Philip Wilby
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Introit: "Now From the Altar Of Our Hearts" - by Moore's Psalm-Singer, 1756
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Psalm 90:1-6, 11-17
Sermon: "Like Grass" by Rev. Jane RoweIntroit: "Now From the Altar Of Our Hearts" by Moore's Psalm-Singer, 1756
Anthem: "Turn the World Upside Down" by Harry Belafonte
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Acts 17:1-9
Sermon: "Turning the World Upside Down" by Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "Turn the World Upside Down" by Harry Belafonte
Scripture: Acts 3:1-10
Sermon: "When Eyes Meet" by Rev. Jane RoweIntroit: "Lift Thine Eyes" (From Elijah) by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Introit: "Lift Thine Eyes" (From Elijah) by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Postlude: "Symphonie No. 5, en fa-mineur, Op. 42, No. 1: V. Toccata" - by Charles-Marie Widor
Frank Zilinyi, Organist
Anthem: "Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies" - by T. Frederick Candlyn
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Mark 16:1-8
Sermon: "First, Do Nothing" by Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies" - by T. Frederick Candlyn
Scripture: Mark 14:3-9
Sermon: "She Did What She Could" by Rev. Jane H. RoweChoral Benediction: "Prayer To Jesus" - by George Oldroyd
Choral Benediction: "Prayer To Jesus" - by George Oldroyd
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Mark 13:1-8, 24-37
Sermon: "Up All Night?" by Rev. Jane H. RoweBenediction Response: "Peace I Leave With You" - by Amy Beach
"Peace I Leave With You" by Amy Beach
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Mark 12:28-34, 38-44
Sermon: "How Far from the Kingdom?" by Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "Teach Me, O Lord" - by Peter Moger
Anthem: "Teach Me, O Lord" " - by Peter Moger
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Mark 12:1-12
Sermon: "Who Owns It?" by Rev. Jane H. RoweBenediction Response: "O Lord of Love " - by Johannes Brahms
Benediction Response: "O Lord of Love " - by Johannes Brahms
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture Mark 10:32-52
Sermon “Seeing Clearly” Rev. Jane Rowe
Anthem “Holy Ghost, With Light Divine”Richard Hillert
Anthem “Holy Ghost, With Light Divine”Richard Hillert
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Mark 10:17-31
Sermon: "Wealth and the Kingdom" by Rev. Jane H. RoweBenediction: "Love is Little" - by Trad. Shaker. arr. Mark Schweitzer
Benediction: "Love is Little" - by Trad. Shaker. arr. Mark Schweitzer
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Prelude: "Á la venue de Noël" by Claude-Benigne BalbastreHymn: "Kind Maker of the World" Verses 1-5 Litany of Confession: Incorporating Mark 9:30-37 and Psalm 51 excerpts
Scripture: Mark 8:27-9:8
Sermon: "Saving and Losing" by Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "The Secret of Christ" - by Richard Shephard
Anthem: "The Secret of Christ" - by Richard Shephard
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Mark 6:1-13
Sermon: "Deeds of Power" by Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem/ Music for Communion: "Room at the Table" - by David Lantz III
Anthem/ Music for Communion: "Room at the Table" - by David Lantz III
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Mark 5:21-43
Sermon: "Partners in Healing" by Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "My Eyes for Beauty Pine" - by Herbert Howells
Anthem: "My Eyes for Beauty Pine" - by Herbert Howells
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Mark 5:1-20
Sermon: "What Makes You More Afraid?" by Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "Be Still, My Soul" - by Percy Whitlock
Anthem: Be Still, My Soul - Percy Whitlock
South Church Chancel Choir, Frank Zilinyi, Director
Anthem: "Revelation 19:1" - Peace Missionary Ministries' One Voice Choir
Scripture: Mark 4:1-34
Sermon: "King and the Kingdom" by Rev. Stephen Hard
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12Star Gift Story" Laura A. Conner, read by Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "In the Bleak Midwinter" - Harold Darke
SCRIPTURE: Luke 1:26-45
SERMON: “Blessed is She Who Believed” - Rev. Jane H. Rowe
ANTHEM: Magnificat - Randall Thompson
Soloist: Jordan Rose Lee
Pianist: Frank Zilinyi
SCRIPTURE: Ezra 1:1-4; 3:10-13
SERMON: “Young and Old Together” - Rev. Jane H. Rowe
ANTHEM: Saints Bound for Heaven - arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw - Frank Zilinyi, Director
Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11
Sermon: “Comfort My People” - Rev. Jane H. RoweCommunion Music: "Air from The Messiah' 'He Shall Feed His Flock" by G. F. HandelSoloist: Jordan Rose Lee, Soprano
Communion Music: "Air from The Messiah' 'He Shall Feed His Flock" by G. F. HandelSoloist: Jordan Rose Lee, Soprano
Scripture: Jeremiah 33:10-11, 14-18
Sermon: “God Will Fulfill the Promise” - Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "Hanacpachap cussicuinin" by Juan Perez Bocanegra
Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-5
Sermon: “Judgment and Hope”Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me” by Edward Elgar
Scripture: Hosea 11:1-9
Sermon: “Tender, Costly Love”Rev. Jane H. RoweAnthem: "The King of Love My Shepherd Is” by Edward C. Bairstow
Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-9
Sermon: “The Finest of Feasts”Rev. Jane RoweAnthem: "Give Us the Wings of Faith”
November 1, 2020: "God Will Provide" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by 1 Kings 17:1-6
October 4, 2020: "Remember", by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Exodus 12:1-13 and 13:3-8
March 8, 2020: "Be Careful What You Ask For" by the Rev. Dick Doyle, preceded by Psalm 34:11-14 and Mark 10:35-52
March 1, 2020: "Look at Us, Jesus" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Psalm 19:7-14 and Mark 10:17-31
February 23, 2020: "Who Is Jesus to You?" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Mark 9:2-8 and Mark 8:27-9:1
February 16, 2020: "It's Contagious" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Psalm 51 (responsorial sung) and Mark 7:1-23, then concluding with "Give Me a Clean Heart"
February 9, 2020: "Sent Out" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Psalm 145:10-19, a Holy Surprise, and Mark 6:1-13
February 2, 2020: "Only Believe" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Psalm 131 and Mark 5:21-43
January 26, 2020: "Tell Your Friends" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Psalm 27:7-10, 13-14 and Mark 5:1-20
January 19, 2020: "The Strength to Love" by Bishop Dr. Allen Wilkins, preceded by Matthew 22:34-40
January 12, 2020: "Introducing Jesus" by the Rev. Susan Townsley, preceded by Matthew 3:13-17 and Isaiah 42:1-9
December 29, 2019: A sermon by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe using Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border by Mitali Perkins, preceded by Psalm 126 and Luke 2:21-35
December 22, 2019: "Part of a Bigger Plan" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Luke 1:5-13 and 67-80
December 8, 2019: "A Highway for God" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Mark 1:1-4 and Isaiah 40:1-11
December 1, 2019: "The Days Are Surely Coming" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Psalm 130 and Jeremiah 33:14-18
November 24, 2019: "Keeping the Covenant - South Church Stories" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe with stories by members of the congregation, preceded by 2 Kings 22:1-2 and 2 Kings 23:1-3
November 17, 2019: "A Love Story with Many Verses" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Isaiah 5:1-7 and 11:1-5
November 17, 2019: "Siph' Amandla Nkosi", Traditional South African
"O God, give us courage to tear down lies; O God, give us power to lift the people."
November 10, 2019: "A Love Story" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Psalm 81:8-10a, 13 and Hosea 11:1-11
November 3, 2019: "The Contest" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Joshua 24:14-15 and 1 Kings 18:17-24, 36-39
October 27, 2019: "A Leader Who Listens" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Mark 10:42-45 and 1 Kings 12:1-15a
October 20, 2019: "This Little Light of Mine" performed by the Main Street Children's Choir and the Chancel Choir!
October 20, 2019: "With All Your Might" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Psalm 150 and 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5
October 20, 2019: "Simple Song of Peace" by Jerry Estes, performed by the Main Street Children's Choir
October 13, 2019: "A Journey of Love" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe, preceded by Mark 3:31-35 and Ruth 1:1-18