This Sunday’s Worship: February 19
(Sunday, February 19 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16-21 and Matthew 17:1-9
Sermon: Before We Go Down the Mountain by Pastor Mark Harper
“You are at the beginning of something new. You are learning a new way of being.” – International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
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Telling our Story Via our New 3-minute Video
That big old stone church at Tulip and Maple -- what goes on inside? Our new video ‘Open House, Open Doors’ answers that question and inspires and entertains as well.
Worship Video and Audio, February 12
Links to the video and audio of the hybrid worship service held on Sunday, February 12th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: February 12
(Sunday, February 12 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 and Matthew 5:21-26
Sermon: The Liturgy Before the Liturgy by Pastor Mark Harper
“Black history has always been treated by white people as a subtext to the nation’s real history … I grew up 50 miles from where Emmett Till was murdered. I knew nothing about it. I was raised 25 miles from the scene of the Elaine, Arkansas white race riots where hundreds of Black folk were chased into the woods and killed by white mobs. I was oblivious … Today it is very possible that young people will grow up not knowing of George Floyd or Brianna Taylor. Our nation has a short memory for such matters. For these reasons, Black History Month is still vital and current.” - David Billings, Hospitality
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Worship Video and Audio, February 5
A link to the audio of the hybrid worship service held on Sunday, February 5th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church is now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: February 5th
(Sunday, February 5 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-12 and Matthew 5:13-16
We will be celebrating Holy Communion
Sermon: Salt and Light by Pastor Mark Harper
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” -Anne Lamott
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This Sunday’s Worship: January 29
(Sunday, January 29 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12 and 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Sermon: The Message About the Cross by Pastor Mark Harper
“The cross is a paradoxical religious symbol because it inverts the world’s value system with the news that hope comes by way of defeat, that suffering and death do not have the last word … .” - James Cone
This Sunday’s Worship: January 22
(Sunday, January 22 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Corinthians 1:10-18 and Matthew 4:12-23
Sermon: After John Goes to Jail by Pastor Mark Harper
“Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we must all take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, just society.” - John Lewis
Worship Video and Audio, January 15
Links to the video and audio of the hybrid worship service held on Sunday, January 15th at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: January 15
(Sunday, January 15 At 11 AM, MLK Sunday, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Isaiah 43:16-19 and John 1:29-42
Sermon: Four O’clock in the Afternoon by Pastor Mark Harper
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.” - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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This Sunday’s Worship: January 8
(Sunday, January 8 At 11 AM, Communion Sunday, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-12 and Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon: Finding the Way Home by Pastor Mark Harper
“For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” - Amanda Gorman
Book of Acts Bible Study
Pastor Mark leads a series of bible studies on the book of Acts that restart on Sunday, January 8th, at 9:30 AM in the church parlor.
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Worship Video and Audio, January 1
Links to the video and audio of the hybrid worship service held on Sunday, January 1st at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: January 1
(Sunday, January 1 At 11 AM, New Year’s Day, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Isaiah 63:7-9 and Matthew 2:13-33
Sermon: Rachel is Weeping by Pastor Mark Harper
Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Humanity has nowhere to lay his head.- Jesus of Nazareth
“He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him.” -John 1:10-11 (NRSV)
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This Sunday’s Worship: December 25
(Sunday, December 25 At 11 AM, Christmas Day, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: John 1:1-14
There will be a congregational carol sing this week.
“Behold I bring you good news of a great joy; for to you is born in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” -Luke 2:10-11