First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown, NY

05/10/2026

Scenes From Service - May 10, 2026
From Cooperstown First Presbyterian Church

Sixth Sunday of Easter - Mother’s Day
Rev. Jess Lambert
Liturgist - Sarah Dunlap

Bulletin: https://www.cooppres.org/s/May-10-2026-J-Lambert.pdf

Full Service: https://youtube.com/live/xTSoRBDvzTo?feature=share

Sermon - 'Fumbling About for God' https://www.youtube.com/live/xTSoRBDvzTo?si=wB_web_uMrTWTotH&t=1538

Joys and Concerns https://www.youtube.com/live/xTSoRBDvzTo?si=HE2_R0deo5_jUzeU&t=3052

MFM 'One Great Hour of Sharing' https://www.youtube.com/live/xTSoRBDvzTo?si=shn2ZgSE00L_9_CL&t=2732

Communion https://www.youtube.com/live/xTSoRBDvzTo?si=BVNAx5MFuChs4Xyw&t=3727

Blessing https://www.youtube.com/live/xTSoRBDvzTo?si=FMhJAlI3ow9Zppv4&t=4343

Musical Performances:

Musical Offering
“Precious Lord”
Based on the tune Maitland by George N. Allen (1812-1877)
Words and Music adapted by Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993)
Arranged by Dr. Nathan Mitchell Carter, Jr.
The Chancel Choir
https://www.youtube.com/live/xTSoRBDvzTo?si=oZ7McXGW6xglFLnI&t=913

Offertory
“Offertoire”
W. Henry Maxfield
Peter Deysenroth, organist
https://www.youtube.com/live/xTSoRBDvzTo?si=I6MepYmnNp9BpKtt&t=2874

Cover Art: Byzantine Icon of Saint Thecla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thecla

Please contribute to our ministry and good works in this community and around the world
https://www.CoopPres.org/donate

Preaching Sunday, May 17th 2026
Rev. Jess Lambert
Sermon: “One”

Scriptures:
Acts 1:6-14
1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11
John 17:1-11

Hymns:
Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers, #407
A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing!, #258
Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks, #240

Visit us online at: www.CoopPres.org

Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from OneLicense.com with license -724436. All rights reserved.

05/09/2026

Sunday Service - May 10th 2026 - First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown

May 10, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
The Sixth Sunday of Easter - Mother’s Day
Rev. Jess Lambert
Sermon: “Fumbling About for God”
Liturgist: Sarah Dunlap

Bulletin: https://www.cooppres.org/s/May-10-2026-J-Lambert.pdf


Full Service: https://youtube.com/live/xTSoRBDvzTo?feature=share

Scriptures:
Acts 17:22-31
John 14:15-21

Cover Art: Byzantine Icon of Saint Thecla

Please contribute to our ministry and good works in this community and around the world
https://www.CoopPres.org/donate

Feel free to submit Joys and Concerns prior to the live stream at
https://www.cooppres.org/joysconcerns

We will make every effort to read them during the service.

Our Website: https://www.CoopPres.org


Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from OneLicense.com with license -724436. All rights reserved.

05/08/2026

05/07/2026

Shine the Light! Every Thursday from 5-5:30pm, in front of the post office. Spread hope! Resist dictatorship and cruelty!

05/07/2026

Starting tomorrow, May 7th, our weekly Shine the Light gathering in front of the post office on Main St. will be from 5-5:30pm. Join us!
Be a Beacon for Democracy!

05/03/2026

Scenes From Service - May 3, 2026
From Cooperstown First Presbyterian Church

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Rev. Jess Lambert
Liturgist - Maureen Broeking

Bulletin: https://www.cooppres.org/s/May-3-2026-J-Lambert.pdf

Full Service: https://youtube.com/live/YFUn0XsAbqY?feature=share

Sermon - 'How Belief Works' https://www.youtube.com/live/YFUn0XsAbqY?si=Q2UVvbLZp0vyX_jP&t=1655

Joys and Concerns https://www.youtube.com/live/YFUn0XsAbqY?si=CaxjvT5UmKWoS5tM&t=2847

Blessing https://www.youtube.com/live/YFUn0XsAbqY?si=1fQnjN7ABIWR1UdJ&t=3650

Musical Performances:

Musical Offering
“We Walk in Love”
Words by Deanna Witkowski and Lemuel Colon
Music by Deanna Witkowski
The Chancel Choir
https://www.youtube.com/live/YFUn0XsAbqY?si=YkzUetWNASe1aWjY&t=1030

Offertory
“Saraband” Herbert Sumison
Peter Deysenroth, organist
https://www.youtube.com/live/YFUn0XsAbqY?si=Gql9SmVUtCeXBFql&t=2676

Cover Art: Christ is our bridge to heaven - the only Way across the gulf between earthly life and eternal glory
by Elizabeth Wang

Please contribute to our ministry and good works in this community and around the world
https://www.CoopPres.org/donate

Preaching This Sunday, May 10th 2026
Rev. Jess Lambert
Sermon: “Fumbling About for God”

Scriptures:
Acts 17:22-31
John 14:15-21

Hymns:
Day of Delight and Beauty Unbounded, #242
Come Down, O Love Divine, #282
Christ Be Beside Me, #702

Visit us online at: www.CoopPres.org

Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from OneLicense.com with license -724436. All rights reserved.

05/03/2026

Sunday Service - May 3rd 2026 - First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Rev. Jess Lambert
Sermon - “How Belief Works”
Liturgist: Maureen Broeking

Bulletin: https://www.cooppres.org/s/May-3-2026-J-Lambert.pdf

Full Service: https://youtube.com/live/YFUn0XsAbqY?feature=share

Scripture:
Proverbs 4:10-18
John 14:1-10

Cover Art: Jesus Is Our Bridge, by Elizabeth Wang

Please contribute to our ministry and good works in this community and around the world
https://www.CoopPres.org/donate

Feel free to submit Joys and Concerns prior to the live stream at
https://www.cooppres.org/joysconcerns
We will make every effort to read them during the service.

Our Website: https://www.CoopPres.org

Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from OneLicense.com with license -724436. All rights reserved.

https://youtube.com/live/YFUn0XsAbqY?feature=share

Sunday Service - May 3rd 2026 - First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown

05/03/2026

From Pastor Jess
In this coming Sunday’s Gospel from John 14, Jesus tells his confused disciples, “I am the way, the truth and the life.”

I wonder if, like me, they didn’t get it for a long time because they were still putting themselves at the center of the story and imagining that walking the path of faith was up to their own grit and determination and intelligence.

Maybe they could call on Jesus from time to time to help or show the way, or a better way, but basically, they would be on their own.
Jesus doesn’t say that he will be available to stop what he’s doing and give us advice as we make our way through life.

And the emphasis is not on exclusion, as when someone says, “It’s my way or the highway.” He says that he IS the way. To grasp this we have to de-center ourselves and remember who and what is truly at the center, the source of all life and love. Jesus is what God wants us to know about being fully human in this world. He IS the roadmap, he doesn’t possess the roadmap to either give to us or withhold. His life, his love, his mercy, his peace, his lovingkindness, his justice, his death, his resurrection. All of that, is the way.

This puts us quite at odds with the world and the powers that be, as it did Jesus. But that’s okay. We’re in good company.

My Office Hours for the week of 5/4 are: Monday and Wednesday, 8:30-3:00.

P.S. Will Kleffner’s last day as Executive Director of the Cooperstown Food Pantry is Wednesday, 5/6. Feel free to stop by to say “Thank You” or “Good Luck!”
He is moving on to become Senior Director of Grants at the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.

Rev. Jess Lambert

This Weeks Service: https://youtube.com/live/YFUn0XsAbqY?feature=share

https://www.cooppres.org/pastor-message

Weekly Message From Our Pastors

05/02/2026

Preaching Sunday - May 3rd 2026
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Rev. Jess Lambert
Sermon - “How Belief Works”

04/26/2026

Scenes From Service - April 26, 2026
From Cooperstown First Presbyterian Church

Good Shepherd Sunday

Rev. Jess Lambert
Liturgist - Carol Beechy

Bulletin: https://www.cooppres.org/s/April-26-2026-J-Lambert.pdf

Full Service: https://youtube.com/live/CvmRu8_TwCY?feature=share

Sermon - 'Devoted' https://www.youtube.com/live/CvmRu8_TwCY?si=QDFY92_UemS0Eb1l&t=1480

Joys and Concerns https://www.youtube.com/live/CvmRu8_TwCY?si=0l3MpmPrGyQe_U5Z&t=2758

Communion https://www.youtube.com/live/CvmRu8_TwCY?si=Oep4n7y6HIoxRReF&t=3395

Blessing https://www.youtube.com/live/CvmRu8_TwCY?si=Pm1pEkIlgoLzfUud&t=4149

Musical Performances:

Musical Offering
“Mothering God”
Text by Jean Janzen
based on Julian of Norwich
Music Norwich by Carolyn Jennings
Arranged by Dori Erwin Collins
The Chancel Choir
https://www.youtube.com/live/CvmRu8_TwCY?si=wA1bIteEwbTRp6uH&t=870

Offertory
“A Village Spring Song”
Charles William Pearce
From “The Anglican Organist”
Peter Deysenroth, organist
https://www.youtube.com/live/CvmRu8_TwCY?si=zUV82Ocggjn1vphw&t=2588

Cover Art: Jyoti Sahi, India: Mandala of the Good Shepherd http://jyotiartashram.blogspot.com/2007/10/mandala-of-good-shepherd.html

Please contribute to our ministry and good works in this community and around the world
https://www.CoopPres.org/donate

Preaching Next Sunday, May 3rd 2026
Rev. Jess Lambert
Sermon: “How Belief Works”
Communion Sunday

Scriptures:
Proverbs 4:10-18
John 14:1-10

Hymns:
Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia! #251
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above, #645
I Want to Be as Close to You, #736

Visit us online at: www.CoopPres.org

Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from OneLicense.com with license -724436. All rights reserved.

04/26/2026

Sunday Service - April 26th 2026 - First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown
Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday)
April 26, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Rev. Jess Lambert
Sermon - “Devoted”
Liturgist: Carol Beechy

Bulletin: https://www.cooppres.org/s/April-26-2026-J-Lambert.pdf

Full Service: https://youtube.com/live/CvmRu8_TwCY?feature=share

Scripture:
Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 23
John 10:1-10

Cover Art: Jyoti Sahi, India: Mandala of the Good Shepherd http://jyotiartashram.blogspot.com/2007/10/mandala-of-good-shepherd.html

Please contribute to our ministry and good works in this community and around the world
https://www.CoopPres.org/donate

Feel free to submit Joys and Concerns prior to the live stream at
https://www.cooppres.org/joysconcerns
We will make every effort to read them during the service.

Our Website: https://www.CoopPres.org

Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from OneLicense.com with license -724436. All rights reserved.

https://youtube.com/live/CvmRu8_TwCY?feature=share

Sunday Service - April 26th 2026 - First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown