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Thus begins the current mission statement of Takoma Park Presbyterian Church (TPPC). We are a small, but active church in Takoma Park, Maryland working for social justice from Silver Spring to Jinocuao, Nicaragua.
Our church is known as "a church for all people" because our congregation is made up of people of many races, cultures, occupations, ages, and sexual orientations.
We welcome all to join our worship on Sunday at 11 AM, our Sunday School classes for children and adults at 9:30 AM, and we welcome you here as well.
One of the most important - yet most awkward - conversations we can have with young people is about sexuality. While young people can go to a variety of sources for information, not all of these sources have accurate information, and most don't offer what youth look for from adults they trust: a sense of how values relate to their sexual relationships.
How do you start these conversations? And how do you pursue them in a way that reflects your values while respecting the young person's individuality?
Dr. Kate Ott, deputy director of the Religious Institute (www.religiousinstitute.org) will be giving a special workshop to answer these questions. The workshop focuses on communicating with children and youth in an age-appropriate way about their bodies, sexual health, and relationships from your own faith perspective. It's great for teachers, grandparents, anyone who works and cares for children - not just parents!
Due to the winter storm sweeping through Washington this weekend, there will be a very simple service on Sunday, February 7. There will be no street parking - we suggest walking to church.
These events are postponed:
The Session of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church announces that due to inclement weather the Annual Meeting of the Congregation has been rescheduled for after worship on Sunday, February 28, 2010. This meeting is called for the purpose of receiving the annual report, electing a slate for the 2010 Nominating Committee, electing a slate of Trustees for 2010, approving the pastor’s terms of call, and conducting any other business of the corporation. (Annual reports are available in the back of the sanctuary).
At their December 1st meeting, the TPPC session voted to affirm the Charter for Compassion, and voted to put forward an overture asking the National Capital Presbytery to affirm the Charter and put forward an overture to have the PC USA affirm and promote the Charter among their member churches.
The Charter for Compassion is a collaborative effort started by Karen Armstrong, author of “The Case for God”. Ms. Armstrong joined with a multi-national council of religious leaders in an attempt to bring compassion back to the heart of society. In all, 150,000 people of the Abrahamic faiths and beyond, from over 180 countries, contributed to the Charter for Compassion.
The Charter for Compassion has been endorsed by the National Council of Churches, the Dali Lama, Bishop Desmond Tutu, among others.
For more information on the Charter for Compassion, access their website at ww.charterofcompassion.org.
A YouTube video on the charter is also available.
Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 4 PM. Nnenna Ogwo, world reknown pianist and Carmen Hague’s daughter will hold a recital in memory of Dean Hoge in our Santuary. The program will include sonatas and other works by Ludwig van Beethoven, as well as Études by Claude Debussy, Preludes by Alexander Scriabin, and Tangos by Astor Piazzolla. Thank offering will benefit the church
A poster for the concert (PDF), as well as more information on Ms. Ogwo (PDF), are available on this website.
A reception will follow in the assembly room.
Pastor Greiner invites you to join him in weekly mediation. You are welcome to come for sitting and walking meditation for 45 minutes. Discussion follows on a book about meditation; currently we are reading Pema Chodron's Comfortable with Uncertainty. The group is lead by the Still Water Mindfulness Practice Center, whose mission is to nurture all who wish to practice Mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hanh, a widely-known Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author and activist, is the key inspiration for this group.
For more information see the website; http://www.stillwatermpc.org/ or call Pastor Greiner at 301-270-5550.
TPPC now has a virtual bookstore, hosted by Cokesbury.com for TPPC.
You can access the virtual bookstore by clicking on the "Virtual Bookstore" graphic
to the right of this text.
Vistors to our virtual bookstore will be able to order books from Cokesbury.com at a discount, with a percentage of qualifying sales going to support TPPC.
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
310 Tulip Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
Phone : 301-270-5550
Fax : 301-270-8405
email : office@takomaparkpc.org
Rev. Mark Greiner, Pastor
Una Kettering, Office Administrator
Chris Molnar, Director of Youth Ministry
Dr. James Bingham, Director of Music
Wilbert Glover, Building Manager.
Julie Rosenkrans, Children's Worship and Music Director
Webmaster : Brian C. Monsell