(Sunday, September 11 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Timothy 1:12-17 and Luke 15:1-10

Sermon: Whole is the Goal by Pastor Mark Harper

“Why do people go missing? Why are Indigenous women and girls going missing? We have to speak out against the systems that make it possible for them to go missing in the first place. A part of us will always be missing until there is justice, visibility, and acknowledgment of those who are missing. A part of our voices cannot rise until their voices rise.” - Idelette McVicker

Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash

(Sunday, September 4th At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Luke 14:25-33

Sermon: The Cost

We will celebrate Communion this Sunday.

(Sunday, August 28 At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:1,8-16 and Luke 13:10-17

Sermon: A Congregational Hymn Sing

“No storm can shake my inmost calm while to that Rock I’m clinging.

Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?”

Robert Lowry, 1869

Photo by Josep Molina Secall on Unsplash

(Sunday, August 21 At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:1,8-16 and Luke 13:10-17

Sermon: “Thanking Mother Earth“ by Mike Tidwell

“Me encanta la naturaleza. Dios nos ha puesto aqui no solamente para aprovechar de ella sino a cuidarla.”

“I love nature. God has put us here not just to enjoy it but to care for it.” 

Jaime Escobar, Café Justo

Photo by NASA by Unsplash

(Sunday, August 14 At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Exodus 24:1-18, 32:1-6 and Luke 22:54-60

Sermon: “Hold it together (until I come)“ by Rev. Eugene Eastman

“I wish I could live like I’m longin’ to live.” from “I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free”, Billy Taylor

Photo by Samuel Rios on Unsplash

(Sunday, August 7 At 10 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39 and John 20:11-18

Sermon: “Lowella’s Witness“ by Pastor Mark Harper

This worship service serves as a celebration of the life of Lowella Ganoczy.

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

(Sunday, July 31 At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17 and Luke 12:13-21

Sermon: The Light We Leave Behind by Pastor Mark Harper

“To those who have hunger, give bread; and to those who have bread, give the hunger for justice.” - Benedictine Prayer

Photo by Casey Horner on Unsplash

(Sunday, July 24 At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Genesis 18:20-32 and Luke 11:1-13

Sermon: Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Less Politely) by Pastor Mark Harper

“Prayer infuses the air of a time yet to be into the suffocating atmosphere of the present.” - Walter Wink

Photo by Jack Sharp on Unsplash

(Sunday, July 17 At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-10a and Luke 10:38-42

Sermon: The Church of Martha and Mary by Pastor Mark Harper

“Did he believe that God wrote stories with only one kind of meaning? It seemed to me that a story that had only one kind of meaning was not very interesting or worth remembering for too long.” Chaim Potok, Davita’s Harp

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

(Sunday, July 10 At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10 and Luke 10:1-11

Sermon: Love: So Simple; So Hard by Una Kettering

“We are what God has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.” Ephesians 2:10

Photo by Mayur Gala on Unsplash

(Sunday, July 3 At 10 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10 and Luke 10:1-11

Sermon: A Declaration of Dependence by Pastor Mark Harper

“If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” Lilla Watson

Photo by Sven Brandsma on Unsplash

(Sunday, June 26 At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:4-7 and Luke 9:51-62

Sermon: Facing the City by Pastor Mark Harper

We must admit that the city is not just a collection of houses with ramparts, but also a spiritual power. I am not saying it is a being. But like an angel it is a power, and what seems prodigious is that its power is on a spiritual plane.” Jacques Ellul, The Meaning of the City

Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash

(Sunday, June 19 At 10 AM, Juneteenth and Father’s Day, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-4,(5-7), 8-15a and Luke 15:1-32

Sermon: Lost and Found by Rev. Carolyn Tilley

Photo by Guillaume Issaly on Unsplash

(Sunday, June 12 At 10 AM, Confirmation Sunday with Jashemski Scholars, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 and John 14:12-19 and 16:12-13

Sermon: “Commencement: A Dialogue with Our Confirmands” with Pastor Mark Harper

“We are what God has made us,
created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.” Ephesians 2:10

Photo by Good Free Photos on Unsplash

(Sunday, June 5 At 10 AM, Pentecost Sunday, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Luke 24:44-49 and Acts 2:1-21

Sermon: “Sit with it” by Pastor Mark Harper

“Whatever you are feeling this week –
don’t run from it.
Don’t shove it into a hidden space.
Sit with it,
because the universe is telling you this kind of violence -
against children,
against unarmed Black men,
against the psyche of the nation –
is unacceptable.” 
Michele Norris, The Washington Post, 5/27/2022

Photo by Cullan Smith on Unsplash

(Sunday, May 29 At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Join us for Worship on the (Hybrid) Steps this Sunday morning, where we invite you to worship outdoors near the steps and grounds of our church. Worship will be participatory, as we will ask folks to sing songs, read poetry, or bear witness.

Photo by Chris Curry on Unsplash

(Sunday, May 22 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Psalm 66:16-20 and Mark 1:35-39

Sermon: “Temporarily Out of Service” by Pastor Mark Harper

An old grandfather said to his grandson … ‘It is as if there are two wolves inside of me. One is good and does no harm. But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. Sometimes it is hard to live with these two, for both try to dominate my spirit.’

The boy asked, ‘Which one wins, Grandfather?’

The grandfather smiled and said, ‘The one I feed.’”

“The Wolves Within,” A Cherokee Story

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(Sunday, May 15 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-6 and John 13:31-35

Sermon: “Clear-Eyed Love” by Pastor Mark Harper

“Love is like lightning, and your maturity is signaled by the extent to which you can accept the dangers and the power and the beauty of love.” - James Baldwin

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

(Sunday, May 8 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-7 and Matthew 13:1-9

Sermon: “This is Not My Grandfather’s Garden” by Pastor Mark Harper

“God of abundance, we want to perceive the possibility of peace.
Soften our hearts to do the work of undoing oppressions.
Ignite our spirits that they may long for justice.
Give us a vision for a world where justice blooms, here all are fed and all are free.”

Melissa Berkey-Gerard,
Community Peacemaker Teams

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(Sunday, May 1 At 11 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Psalm 90:13-17 and John 21:1-19

Sermon: “Life After Easter” by Pastor Mark Harper

“Justice is good but supper is essential.” - Ed Loring

“Come and have breakfast.” - Jesus of Nazareth

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