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Toward Sunday
We move into the second week of our Advent worship series called Christmas Is Coming this week. Our worship series will be rooted in the Hebrew Bible readings from the lectionary (collection of appointed readings) for this season. We will look back to these ancient writings as we prepare for the coming of Christmas. We’ve received so many people interested in supporting teen mothers this Christmas through Teen Success that we’ve decided to reach out to Tubman House & offer gifts to…
Hope is the thing with feathers…
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. I’ve heard it in the chillest land, And on the strangest sea; Yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me. ~Emily Dickinson
Toward Sunday
We are so grateful for the power and beauty of our Baptism celebration yesterday. If one of the persons baptized is in your Kitchen Table, please invite them to reflect on the experience as your group gathers this week. We draw our worship series, Christian? It’s Complicated, to a close this Sunday by offering our Deep Commitments. Please prayerfully consider how you would like to deepen your commitment to God and our community of faith in the coming year. Outline for Christian? It’s…
Toward Sunday
This week we move into a new worship series… “Christian? It’s complicated.” The cultural connotations of being Christian can make it a struggle to claim our faith in public. Some of us become secretive about our church and faith. This five-week worship series will invite reflection on the complexities of claiming Christian faith in our day. rooted in Grace. It’s complicated. Mark 1:9-11 growing in faith. It’s complicated. Mark 10:17-31 reaching in love. It’s complicated. Mark 10:35-45 Baptism. Mark 10:46-52/Galatians 3:27-29…
Salvation
“Who knows how the awareness of God’s love first hits people. We all have our own tales to tell, including those of us who wouldn’t believe in God if you paid us. Some moment happens in your life that you say Yes to right up to the roots of your hair, that makes it worth having been born just to have happen. Laughing with somebody till the tears run down your cheeks. Waking up to the first snow. Being in…
Toward Sunday
We’re so grateful for Jackie Kortright’s leadership in worship on Sunday. We will continue our worship series this week called I Wonder… While Godly Play is our ministry with children, we have shared Godly Play with students at UC Davis and colleagues in various ministry settings. This worship series will be transformational for people of all ages as we wonder together about the stories of our Christian tradition through the lens of Godly Play. Outline for I Wonder… ▪May 31:…
Toward Sunday
We continue our worship series called I Wonder… this week at The Table. While Godly Play is our ministry with children, we have shared Godly Play with students at UC Davis and colleagues in various ministry settings. We hope this worship series will be transformational for people of all ages as we wonder together about the stories of our Christian tradition through the lens of Godly Play. Outline for I Wonder… ▪May 31: Godly Play Brought Me to Faith, a…
Toward Sunday
Inside Job will be our theme this week as we continue our worship series, This Christian Life. Our worship series is inspired by the story telling curated by Ira Glass on National Public Radio’s This American Life. Each week we’ll look at a theme related to the Christian life through the lens of several stories. The stories will vary each week. Some will be rooted in our own community’s story and some will come from people far away. Some will be humorous…
Toward Sunday
Our new worship series, This Christian Life, is inspired by the story telling curated by Ira Glass on National Public Radio’s This American Life. Each week we’ll look at a theme related to the Christian life through the lens of several stories. The stories will vary each week. Some will be rooted in our own community’s story and some will come from people far away. Some will be humorous and some will be challenging. Many of our stories will come from the…
Toward Sunday
We continue our four-week series, What Keeps You Awake At Night?, this week with focus on Mark 1.14-20. We will transition to two worship gatherings on February 1. The two worship gatherings, 9:30 am and 11:00 am, will both weave the same music and message. Similarly, we will offer the same Godly Play and Nursery Care at 9:30 am and 11:00 am as we transition to two worship times in order to make room at The Table. Outline of the series January 4 …
Toward Sunday
Outline of Worship Series. November 30, 2014 Mark 13.24-37 December 7, 2014 Mark 1.1-8 December 14, 2014 John 1,6-8, 19-28 December 21, 2014 Luke 1.26-38 We turn this week from John the baptizer in John’s Gospel to Mary in the Gospel of Luke. In 12 verses, Mary is described as favored, perplexed, thoughtful, and afraid. She questions, believes, and submits to her vocation. Given this array of emotions it is not a surprise that Mary is depicted in many ways…
Toward Sunday
Advent is the time in which the church waits for the mystery of Christmas to be born. This Advent we hope to wait together in the wonder and mystery of the dark even as we seek the light of God’s coming into our world. Outline of Worship Series. November 30, 2014 Mark 13.24-37 December 7, 2014 Mark 1.1-8 December 14, 2014 John 1,6-8, 19-28 December 21, 2014 Luke 1.26-38 We turn this week from Mark 13 to the very first chapter…