Pluralism and Privilege
As we continue our partnership with Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue, we reflect on our own identity and social position as a church of Christian lineage.
As we continue our partnership with Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue, we reflect on our own identity and social position as a church of Christian lineage.
Easter Services at 7AM (in-person only) and 11 AM (In-person/Zoom) Bust out your florals and Easter bonnets or come as you are to celebrate on Easter morning. All are invited to a contemplative early morning service at 7 AM in the church graveyard. The whole community gathers together at 11 AM for our Sunday morning … Continue reading Easter Sunday
Good Friday gives us a traditional day to seriously consider suffering and how humans cause it. In our service, six readers each share a “modern day crucifixion” story: examples include firsthand stories of domestic violence, hate crimes, or war. We end the service in darkness with the story of Jesus’ crucifixion
We are a multigenerational community: from three weeks old to ninety-something, and a lot of people in between, we gather to know and be known. Bring both your curiosity about different generations and the wisdom of yours. If you enjoy baking, you may also bring a savory or sweet pie in honor of pi(e) day.
We are all connected, part of an interdependent web of existence. But that can be hard to feel in a society where loneliness is endemic. On this Sunday, we explore connection and reconnection.
This year’s pledge campaign invites us to consider new beginnings, the world “over the rainbow.” On this Sunday, we imagine better worlds, and consider the ways we build it in this community.
Babies, bodies, boundaries, and birth: these are just some of the topics our youngest congregants have questions about. On this Sunday, we learn about the “Our Whole Lives” sexuality education curriculum and explore our values around bodily autonomy.
There is so much demanding our attention. On this Sunday, we make space for quiet and spiritual practice.
On this Sunday, we explore some of the classic questions of religion, with a little bit of whimsy. An open-table Christian communion follows the service.
On this Sunday, we honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We remember the “Kindertransport” which rescued Jewish children from Czechoslovakia and brought them to England on the eve of World War II. Congregant Caren Stelson will read her children’s book on the topic, and we’ll reflect on what we might learn from this series of both … Continue reading Stars of the Night