This Sunday’s Worship: october 2
Sunday, October 2 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom
Scripture:
Hymns:
God is Here! #409
O for a World #372 (v. 1-3)
In Christ There is No East or West #317
Sermon Preview:
Sermon: Mustard Seeds, Mulberry Trees, and a Much Smaller Footprint, Please — Rev. Mark Harper
A movement gains strength as we tear down the walls within ourselves, and between ourselves and others, no matter our differences. It is a space of inclusion that rejects the dogmatic polity of purity – the ‘us’ versus ‘them’ – whether it comes from a nation-state and its borders or from the divisions within our own social movements. Ultimately, it is the power of transformative relationships that allows us to cross bridges and enter the portal that Arundhati Roy describes in words that bear repeating: “We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred, our avarice, our data banks and dead ideas, our dead rivers and smoky skies behind us. Or we can walk through lightly, with little luggage, ready to imagine another world. And ready to fight for it.”
—Todd Miller, Build Bridges, Not Walls
We will celebrate Communion this Sunday. Celebrating the sacrament on Zoom creates a challenge. If you are worshiping from home, we recommend that you prepare your own elements for communion - a cup of juice or wine; a piece of bread.
We may trust that the holy mystery of the Living Christ among us which we
Communion is great enough to transcend the limitations of our distance from one another in a Zoom meeting in this hybrid form of worship.
Our services continue to be held in our Sanctuary. People are welcome to come to church for worship, and we will continue to live-stream our worship service.
Facemasks are currently optional at TPPC. However, given the recent increase in local community transmission, we strongly encourage wearing a mask regardless of your vaccination status.
We recommend that everyone stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. If you have a vulnerable health condition or just prefer to wear a mask, please feel free to do so.
For more information, access the TPPC Coronovirus page.
About Online Worship
We will gather by ZOOM (feed available starting about 10:45 AM).
Directions on how to connect and participate in virtual worship will be sent via a group.io e-mail. If you are unfamiliar with ZOOM we recommend you read up a little before the service.
We will set an informal and experimental mood, ask forgiveness as we stumble along our way in a new medium. It will be fun.
For more information on TPPC's coronavirus response, access the TPCC Coronavirus Update page.
