Online Version of the Program for Stan's Memorial Service

 

Order of Service

Prelude: Congregation Seating……..…..Slideshow:  Precious Memories of Stan

                                                        (Slideshow created by Mr. Caleb Julin)

Welcome and Opening Prayer……………………………….Rev. Ronald Hoffman

Eulogies:

Stan’s Son…………………………………………………..Mr. Seth Julin          

Stan’s Son…………..……………………………………..Mr. Ethan Julin

Stan’s Son…………………………………………………Mr. Samuel Julin

Hymn:  How Firm A Foundation…………………………..…………Congregation

Scripture Recitation:  Psalm 1 and Psalm 112………..…………Dr. David Pent

  

Sermon…………………………………………………..……Rev. Ronald Hoffman

Music:  Day By Day………..…..Mr. Timothy Pent and Mrs. Elisabeth Pent Julin

Eulogies:

Stan’s Brother…………………….………………………..Mr. Eric Julin

Stan’s Brother-in-law………………….……………….Mr. Timothy Pent

Hymn:  It Is Well…………………………………………..…………Congregation

Eulogies…………………………………………………………..Open Microphone 
Notes:

Please limit comments to a couple minutes per person. 

Reverend Hoffman has been asked to close the microphone after about 20 minutes, unless there are clearly people still waiting to speak.

Music:  The Road Leads Home…Mr. Timothy Pent and Mrs. Elisabeth Pent Julin

Benediction………………………………………..………….Rev. Ronald Hoffman

How Firm A Foundation

American Melody, From Caldwell’s Union Harmony 1837 ………………………………….

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?

In every condition, in sickness, in health;
In poverty’s vale, or abounding in wealth;
At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea,
As thy days may demand, shall thy strength ever be.

Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.

When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

Even down to old age all My people shall prove
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.

The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.

                  

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It is well

Words:  Horatio Spafford

Music:  Philip Bliss

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,

It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Refrain 

It is well, with my soul,

It is well, with my soul,

It is well, it is well, with my soul.

And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,

Even so, it is well with my soul.

Refrain

About Stan:

The original intent was to provide some sort of a biography within this space, but the task of providing one is imposing.  The problem is not that a biography is impossible to create.  The facts are simple enough:  Born and raised in Bedford, MA, four siblings, served in the Air Force, worked for the Mailbox Club, met and married Connie, three sons, rebuilt pianos for a living, three daughters-in-law, four grandchildren… The facts are easy; they are not the problem.  The problem is that his biography cannot do him justice.  He was not rich, nor powerful, nor famous.  He led a quiet and peaceable life, plying his trade, loving his wife and children and his children’s wives and children, spending time with friends, serving God.  These things are worthwhile endeavors, but they do not adorn a one page biography with the sorts of things that make for an interesting read.

Why is it, then, that those who knew him found him completely fascinating?  What made him simultaneously so completely enigmatic and so completely knowable?  What was it about his presence that commanded a level of respect normally reserved for the greatest of men?  How did he become such a man?  What reasons could God have had for allowing such a man to struggle with Alzheimer’s and bone cancer?  How did such a giant walk unnoticed in the world of men? 

These questions demand answers that will not be found in a simple biographical narrative.  They must be examined anecdotally, for in the telling of stories about his life, one begins to gain insights into the amazing life that Stan lead, not in conquest of the world, but in conquest of himself through the knowledge of his Savior.  C.S. Lewis described Christianity as bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.  Stan Julin was so deeply altered by Christ’s love for him that this small, quiet man grew into a giant on the inside.

We hope you enjoy this service.  You will see the excitement in people’s eyes as they tell stories from Stan’s life.  You will hear from those whose lives were changed by their association with him.  You will witness the grief of those who miss him.  You will join with us in celebration that once a giant walked among us.

Thank you for your presence here with us today.