Worship Video and Audio, July 3
Links to the video and audio of the worship service held on Sunday, July 3rd at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: July 3
(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
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Worship Video and Audio, June 26
Links to the video and audio of the worship service held on Sunday, June 26th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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TPPC Supports Sending Kids to Camp
Going to camp is a privilege some kids get to enjoy every week of the summer and others never enjoy it once. A local effort is raising money to help kids get to summer camp, with the support of TPPC.
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This Sunday’s Worship: June 26
(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
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Poor People’s Campaign, June 18
On June 18th the Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers Campaign — led by the Reverend William Barber — rallied in Washington and representatives of TPPC joined the call for justice.
Worship Video and Audio, June 19
Links to the video and audio of the worship service held on Sunday, June 19th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: June 19
(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
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Worship Video and Audio, June 12
Links to the video and audio of the worship service held on Sunday, June 12th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: June 12
(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
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Congregational Meeting Called For Sunday, June 26
The Session has called a Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 26 immediately following worship for the sole purpose of electing a new elder.
Worship Video and Audio, June 5
Links to the video and audio of the worship service held on Sunday, June 5th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: June 5
(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
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This Sunday’s Worship: May 29
(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.
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Valentín de Jesús Ponce Sánchez (1938-2022)
Our friends at our sister parish San José Church in Jiñocuao, Nicaragua are mourning the loss of Valentín de Jesús Ponce Sánchez, the founder of the Jiñocuao Christian community, who passed away from a heart attack on Thursday, May 19, 2022.
Promoting native plants and rain gardens
The Native Plant Giveaway at TPPC on May 15, was a big success with 30 people pledging to sow native plants in their yards.
Worship Video and Audio, May 22
Links to the video and audio of the worship service held on Sunday, May 22nd at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: May 22
(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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Worship Video and Audio, May 15
Links to the video and audio of the worship service held on Sunday, May 15th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: May 15
(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
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