(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(Sunday, May 8 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-7 and Matthew 13:1-9

Sermon: “This is Not My Grandfather’s Garden” by Pastor Mark Harper

“God of abundance, we want to perceive the possibility of peace.
Soften our hearts to do the work of undoing oppressions.
Ignite our spirits that they may long for justice.
Give us a vision for a world where justice blooms, here all are fed and all are free.”

Melissa Berkey-Gerard,
Community Peacemaker Teams

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