Sunday, September 1 at 10 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom.

Scripture:

James 1:17-27 and Mark 7:1-2,5-8,14-23

Hymns:

Come! Live in the Light
I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me
Give Thanks

Sermon Preview:

Sermon: The Cult of Innocence by Pastor Mark Harper

“While we are made in the likeness of God, we are not God. We do not possess the authority to create truth – only to reflect it. God does not authorize us to dominate our neighbors. To do so is to dominate the image of God, to enact violence against God, to declare war on God. To be re-humanized is to stand down in the fight against God for supremacy.”

-Lisa Sharon Harper

Link to Bulletin (PDF)

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 affirm in 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. You are welcome to wear facemasks during the worship service. We welcome each person to make their own decision about masking based on their particular situation and preference.

We recommend that everyone stay up-to-date with COVID-19 boosters (and other recommended vaccines).

For more information, access the TPPC Coronovirus page.

About Online Worship

We will gather by ZOOM (feed available at about 9:45 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, and 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.