(Saturday, December 24 At 5 PM, Christmas Eve, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Time with all God’s Children: Cloth for the Cradle by Pastor Mark Harper

“Into this world, this demented inn in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ comes uninvited. But because he cannot be at home in it, because he is out of place in it, and yet he must be in it, his place is with the others for whom there is no room. His place is with those who do not belong, who are rejected by power, because they are weak, those who are discredited, who are denied status of persons, who are tortured, bombed and exterminated. With those for whom there is no room, Christ is present in this world.” -Thomas Merton, Raids on the Unspeakable

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(Sunday, December 18 At 11 AM, Fourth Sunday of Advent, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Psalm 81:1-10 and Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon: A Man of Few Words by Pastor Mark Harper

“ … when God shows up, it’s in the thick of things.” - Peter Enns, The Bible Tells Me So

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(Sunday, December 11 At 11 AM, Second Sunday of Advent, Hybrid Choral Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Passages from Isaiah, Zechariah, Luke, Matthew, and Revelation

Proclamation: Selections of Handel’s Messiah, performed by the TPPC Choir and friends under the direction of Dr. James Bingham

“It’s like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can’t stop the raging storm, but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship.” - Anne LaMott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

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(Sunday, December 4 At 11 AM, Second Sunday of Advent, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12 and Acts 10 (selections)

Sermon: Radical Inclusion by Mark Charles

“What is decolonizing? It’s hearing a different story and changing your mind.” - Rev.Dr. Cheryl Bear, Nadleh Whut’ en First Nation

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(Sunday, November 27 At 11 AM, First Sunday of Advent, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Romans 13:11-12 and Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon: The First Church by Pastor Mark Harper

“Advent isn’t just a season in the Christian calendar. Advent is a state of being … it means to live in hopeful anticipation during a season of suffering and fear and uncertainty. When we just don’t quite know when it’s going to be okay, Advent reminds us of the discipline of hope.” - Kate Bowler

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(Sunday, November 20 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Colossians 1:11-20 and Luke 23:33-43

Sermon: The First Church by Pastor Mark Harper

“Success and failure, ultimately, have little to do with living the gospel, Jesus just stood with the outcasts until they were welcomed or until he was crucified – whichever came first.” - Greg Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

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(Sunday, November 13 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Luke 21:5-19

Sermon: Unscripted Speech by Pastor Mark Harper

“Do not be silent; there is no limit to the power that may be released through you.” - Howard Thurman

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