(Sunday, September 1st 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

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

(Sunday, August 4th At 10 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 11 Kings 8:1,7,10,22-23,41-43 and Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon: Faith and Wonder by Peter Lukehart

“I believe the world will be saved by beauty.” - Fyodor Dostoevsky (and quoted often by Dorothy Day)

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

(Sunday, August 4th At 10 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-22,27-29 and Exodus 16:2-4,9-15

Sermon: What is It? by Pastor Mark Harper

“I will tell you something about stories … they aren’t entertainment. Don’t be fooled. They are all we have, you see, all we have to fight off illness and death.” -Leslie Marmon Silko

(Sunday, July 28th At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Psalm 27:1-6 and Psalm 27:1-6

Sermon: There will be a hymn sing this Sunday.

“When spoken words are impossible or inadequate vessels, singing is a superpower, resonating through the body, shifting the atmosphere, and communicating beyond words … The power of singing and collaborative resistance are superpowers that we, in the 21st century, would do well to remember as we pursue the full realization of freedom and justice for all.” - Rev. Dr. Donna Cox

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(Sunday, July 21st At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22 and Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Sermon: Fringe People by Pastor Mark Harper

“Right at the depth of the human condition lies the longing for a presence, the silent desire for a communion. Let us never forget that this simple desire for God is already the beginning of faith.” -Brother Roger of Taize

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(Sunday, July 14th At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Psalm 85:8-13 and Mark 6:14-29

Sermon: Trapped by Pastor Mark Harper

“Well, it seems like I’ve fallen in your trap again;
And it seems like I’ll be wearing the same old pains;
But good must conquer evil and truth will set me free;
So you see that somewhere I have found the key;
Yes, you see that somewhere I have found the key.”

-Jimmy Cliff

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(Sunday, July 7th At 10 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Ezekiel 2:1-5 and Mark 6:1-13

Sermon: Shake it Off by Pastor Mark Harper

“Prophets are dangerous. But dangerous to the status quo. Prophets are God-intoxicated people. And they are dangerous to people intoxicated by the status quo. Prophets are intoxicated and caught up in God’s dream of a just and loving world.” -Anthony Smith

(Sunday, June 30th At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 2 Samuel 1:1-17 and 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Sermon: Rev. Eugene Eastman

You come through thick stone walls, armed guards, and bars;
you bring me a starry night and ask about this and that.
You are the redeemer.
I recognize you.
Even my cellar blooms with stars, and peace,
and light pours forth.
You sprinkle beautiful words on me like flowers:
“Son, what are you afraid of? I am with you!”

Viktoras Petkus

(Sunday, June 23rd At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-12; 23-24 and Mark 4:35-41

Sermon: Fear by Rev. Carolyn Tilley

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good. - Maya Angelou

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(Sunday, June 16th At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Luke 4:16-21 and Mark 4:26-34

Sermon: The Danger of Watching the World Burn by Pastor Mark Harper

“Through non-violence, courage displaces fear; love transforms hate. Acceptance dissipates prejudice; hope ends despair. Peace dominates war; faith reconciles doubt. Mutual regard cancels enmity. Justice for all overthrows injustice. The redemptive community supersedes systems of gross social immorality.” - Rev. James Lawson, September 22, 1928 - June 9, 2024

Photo by Thomas Bormans on Unsplash

(Sunday, June 9th At 10 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-22 and Mark 3:20-27

Sermon: Time to Eat by Pastor Mark Harper

“A new world is possible. It doesn’t have to be this way.” - Andre Henry

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(Sunday, June 2nd At 10 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 and Mark 2:23-28

Sermon: Living a Better Story by Mark Harper

“Justice is good, but supper is essential.”

-Ed Loring

(Sunday, May 26th At 10 AM, Worship on the Steps: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Our worship this Sunday is a recent tradition for Memorial Day Weekends - Worship on the Steps. Worshippers are invited to join us on the Maple Avenue side lawn (weather permitting). Please bring something to share: a thought, a reading, a poem, a song, an instrument.

(Sunday, May 19th At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13 and Acts 2:14-21

Sermon: by Pastor Mark Harper

“Listen to the word that God has spoken; listen to the One who is close at hand; listen to the voice that began creation; listen even if you don’t understand.” - Canadian Song

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(Sunday, May 12th At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11 and Acts 1:12-15, 21-26

Sermon: What Ever Became of Justus? by Pastor Mark Harper

“Dear God, What am I not perceiving? Who is missing? Whose stories do I need to listen to?” – Idelette McVicker

Photo by Eric Mok on Unsplash

(Sunday, May 5th At 11 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5 and John 15:9-17

Sermon: Commencement Speech by Mark Harper

“We have all known the long loneliness, and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.”

-Dorothy Day

(Sunday, April 28th At 11 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: John 15:1-8
Acts 8:26-40

Sermon: Two Conversations, Pastor Harper

“You are at the beginning of something new. You are learning a new way of being.”

-International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers

(Sunday, April 21st At 11 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 1 John 3: 16-18
John 10:11-18

Sermon: Those Other Sheep, Pastor Harper

“The Shepherd never mentions the quality of sheep he demands. The Shepherd never holds auditions. The Shepherd never bases their protection and love and concern for their sheep on how the sheep look or feel or behave.”

-Nadia Bolz-Weber

(Saturday, April 20th At 2 PM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: John 20:11-18
Romans 8:18-25, 31-39
Psalm 23

Special Remembrances of David will be shared.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul.- from Psalm 23