Here’s what’s happening in worship this week. Click on “more” for details about this week’s Church School classes.
Worship Services
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our theme this month is New Harvest. Pastor Patrice will preach from John 10:11–18.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Randy will preach from Acts 2:14–21, and his sermon will be titled “Dare to Dream.”
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Led by the Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan, our hour-long Taizé service includes sung prayers; simple, beautiful music; a time of silence; spoken and silent prayers; and an opportunity for individual prayer and anointing. If you’re unable to participate in person, join our live stream on your computer or mobile device.
Christian Education Classes
We offer Christian Education classes for persons of all ages, from infancy through adulthood, on Sundays from 9:45–10:45 am. Click the links for adult class descriptions and children and youth offerings.
Contemporaries | Harambe Room
Ask a Theologian
Throughout the last year, we raised a number of important theological questions. What about “temptation” and “evil” in the Lord’s Prayer? What does it mean to say that scripture is “authoritative?” Pastor Randy will lead us as we wrestle with some of these issues.
Journey With Scripture | Second Floor Library
“Astonished, they asked, ’how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?’”—Acts 2:7–8
At Pentecost, the witness to the risen Jesus begins with cultural acceptance and intelligibility. Foreigners in Jerusalem hear the gospel in their own language. To be born
from the Spirit, is to perceive that the Kingdom of God translates differently to different people. Join us as we read about new perceptions and new worlds—even dare to enter them.
Join us for this week’s readings: Acts 2:1–21; Psalm 104:24–34, 35b; Romans 8:22–27; and John 15:26–27; 16:4b–15.
Seekers | Reading Room
Lessons from the Early Church
A vibrant church is in a constant state of evolution. Yet, many churches in transition long to return to the “good old days” of the 1950s and early 1960s when sanctuaries were filled with people in their “Sunday best” and Church School classes were over-flowing with children. But, the churches in the 50s and 60s were far from ideal.
The Rev. Jane Duffield will reflect on how the utopian vision of the church found in Acts 2:42–47 serves as a better model for today’s churches as they seek to deal with the challenges of an increasingly secular world and their promise of the future as Christ’s body on earth.
Soul Food | Third Floor Music Room
The Book of Joy by Douglas Abrams
We will discuss The Book of Joy, with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, led by the Rev. Joe Hajdu, Michelle Yamada, Linda Harrington, and Bill Newcomer.
Young Adults | Room 224
Celebration and Prayer Time
Over breakfast, we will celebrate graduations and transitions, and then end with some group prayer time.