This Sunday’s Worship: February 18
(Sunday, February 18th At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Genesis 9:8-15 and Mark 1:9-15
Sermon: When God Takes the Wheel by Pastor Mark Harper
“The wilderness is a dangerous place. You only go there if you have to.” from “Godly Play” Sunday School Curriculum
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Worship Video and Audio, February 11
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: February 11
(Sunday, February 11th At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Mark 8:34-35 and Mark 9:2-9
Sermon: Servant Summit by Pastor Mark Harper
“A church is a place you go out from. Just so, a mountain is a place you come down from. Listen. See. Come down. Go out.” - Bill Wylie-Kellermann
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Two Events To Honor Black History Month
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church will host two exciting events in February in honor of Black History Month.
Worship Video and Audio, February 4
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, are now available.
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Talent Show on February 13
The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Talent Show are scheduled for February 13th starting at 6:30 PM in the Church Assembly Room.
This Sunday’s Worship: February 4
(Sunday, February 4th At 11 AM, Hybrid Community Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 and Mark 1:40-45
Sermon: Half-free by Pastor Mark Harper
“Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” - Isaiah 40:31
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Worship Video and Audio, January 28
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, are now available.
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Environmental Legislative Briefing, February 4
The TPPC Green Team invites you to learn about environmental issues being considered in the Maryland General Assembly. Interfaith Power & Light and Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake will be hosting a virtual legislative briefing on Sunday, February 4th, from 2-3:30 pm.
Annual Congregational Meeting, February 4
The Annual Congregational Meeting of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church will be held on Sunday, February 4, 2024, after worship.
This Sunday’s Worship: January 28
(Sunday, January 28th At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Deuteronomy 18:15-18 and Mark 1:21-28
Sermon: When Jesus Comes to Church by Pastor Mark Harper
“We are called to be the church: to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen.” - Iona Abbey Worship Book
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Worship Video and Audio, January 21
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: January 21
(Sunday, January 21th At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20 and Jonah 3:1-5,10
Sermon: Sacred Stubbornness by Pastor Mark Harper
“The good news is that with the anointing of the Holy Spirit, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.” - Dr. Teresa Fry Brown, African American History and Devotions
Sunday Discussion Series on Dr. Martin Luther King
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church invites the congregation and wider Takoma Park Community to three Sunday morning discussions of King’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture “The Quest for Peace and Justice.”
Worship Video and Audio, January 14
Links to the video and audio of the online worship service held on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, are now available.
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This Sunday’s Worship: January 14
(Sunday, January 14th At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Exodus 3:1-12 and Luke 4:16-21
Sermon: Light to the Powers by Pastor Mark Harper
“There is a sort of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually. We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple act of living together as (siblings).” -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Nobel Prize Lecture
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Join the TPPC Polar Bear Plunge Team
Our annual Church Polar Bear Plunge team is forming up now in preparation for the February 10th dip in the Potomac River to fight climate change.
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This Sunday’s Worship: January 7
(Sunday, January 7th At 11 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-12 and Matthew 2:1-18
Sermon: Light to the Powers by Pastor Mark Harper
“That is the trouble with God. God does not let you leave as you came. God sends you back, stripped of your presumptions, making for home by another way.” -from The Wild Goose Worship Group: Cloth for the Cradle
Special Conversation Sunday, January 7
We're excited to announce that this Sunday, January 7 at 9:30 AM Julian Bil with Community Peacemaker Teams will be joining us to talk about what's happening in Iraqi/Kurdistan.