All Saints Sunday, November 7th
On November 7th we will be celebrating All Saints Sunday, giving thanks for the great cloud of witnesses of all the faithful who have gone before us and who continue to give us courage on our own journeys of discipleship.
Worship Video and Audio, October 24
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, October 24th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
This Sunday’s Worship: October 24
(Sunday, October 24 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Mark 3:31-35 and Exodus 1:8-11,15-22
Sermon Preview: "Birthing a Movement" by Rev. Mark Harper
“It’s the heat that drives the light.
It’s the fire it ignites.
It’s not the waking, it’s the rising …
Power has been cried by those stronger than me
Straight into the face that tells you to rattle your chains
If you love bein’ free.”
Hozier, featuring Mavis Staples, “Nina Cried Power”
Worship Video and Audio, October 17
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, October 17th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
This Sunday’s Worship: October 17
(Sunday, October 17 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: James 1:19-25 and Exodus 3:1-12
Hymns: Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah; Goodness Is Stronger than Evil; The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound
Sermon Preview:
Sermon: "Paying Attention" by Rev. Mark Harper
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” — Mary Oliver
Peace & Global Witness Special Offering
The Peace & Global Witness Offering encourages the church to cast off anxiety and fear, discord and division, and embrace our God's mission of reconciliation to those around the corner and around the world.
Worship Video and Audio, October 10
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, October 10th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
This Sunday’s Worship: October 10
(Sunday, October 10 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: John 1:1-5 and Genesis 1:1-5
Sermon: "Shaped By Story" by Rev. Mark Harper
For the remainder of the church year, I want to try something a little different, at least for me. I will be drawing on foundational passages from both the Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament to help us try and listen for the ways God introduces the idea of new, alternative life and a Beloved Community into creation as well as into the lives of those who are paying attention (and maybe even some who are not!). The Bible is complicated, but I think I hear an ongoing hum throughout that is inviting a new song and a new way of life in resistance to the death-dealing Powers of our world. I hope that the passages we listen to together will inspire you to think about others that tell the same story and might speak to you even more powerfully.
October 3 2021
This Sunday, October 3rd, 2021, was very important in the life of Takoma Park Presbyterian Church. Here are some images from that day.
Worship Video and Audio, October 3
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, October 3rd at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
TPPC Donations Spur Food Production in Jiñocuao
In September 2021, TPPC received the final report on the CEPAD-Hurricanes Project that assisted 38 communities in Nicaragua -- including 35 families in our sister parish in Jiñocuao -- to recover from the devastating impact of two back-to-back hurricanes in November.
This Sunday’s Worship: October 3
(Sunday, October 3 At 11 AM, Wold Communion Sunday, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Psalm 102:25-27 and Mark 1:16-20
Sermon: "Here We Are Again" by Rev. Mark Harper
I am delighted and humbled to be leading worship with you as your newly called pastor. How appropriate that on our first Sunday together, our Lord has provided a feast of celebration and nourishment for the journey ahead. May God guide us ever closer to the Beloved Community rooted in Jesus' love and compassion.
Grace and peace,
Mark
Worship Video and Audio, September 26
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, September 26 at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
This Sunday’s Worship: September 26
(Sunday, September 26 At 11 AM, Hybrid In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
"Compassion, Witness and Service: Reflections on Being a Deacon" (Lisa Kiely, Martha Kiger, Madline Morsha-Taylor and Karen Lange)
Our Native Plant Garden
From spring through fall, you will find many species of wild trees, shrubs, flowers, and ferns growing in the Native Plant Garden here at Takoma Park Presbyterian Church. We grow native plants to support the web of life that surrounds and supports us, including mammals, birds, insects, and the plants themselves.
Worship Video and Audio, September 19
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, September 19 at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
This Sunday’s Worship: September 19
(Sunday, September 19 At 11 AM, Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Psalm 145:10-18 and Ephesians 3:16-21
Hymns: Today We are Called to Be Disciples; Called as Partners in Christ’s Service; Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!; Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love
Sermon Preview: “Growth from the Roots” by the Rev. John Molina-Moore, General Presbyter of the National Capital Presbytery
Worship Video and Audio, September 12
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, September 12 at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
This Sunday’s Worship: September 12
(Sunday, September 12 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship Live-Streamed On Zoom and in-person)
Scripture: Psalm 133 and Matthew 25:31-40
Hymns: O For a World; Open My Eyes, That I May See; Come Live in the Light
Sermon Preview: Meditations by members of the Committed Racial Mindfulness Ministry
“Every proposed reform, every moral deed, is to be tested by whether and to what extent it contributes to the realization of the Beloved Community…When one cannot find the ‘beloved community,’ she needs to take steps to create it and if there is not evidence of the existence of such a community then the rule to live by is To Act So As To Hasten Its Coming.” - Josiah Royce (founder of the Fellowship of Reconciliation)
Worship Video and Audio, September 5
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, September 5 at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.