Category Archives: Worship

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  Join Us for Worship & Communion This Sunday at 10 am (March 1, 2020)

  Posted on February 28, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  We begin Lent this Sunday and our worship series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus from the cross. The first “word” is from Luke’s account of the crucifixion: “Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Rev. Will’s sermon will be focused on this phrase and the choir, accompanied by the Aryaloka String Quartet, will […]

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  Ash Wednesday Service Feb 26, 2020

  Posted on February 20, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ripley, Worship

  Join us for a brief service in a candle-lit Ripley Chapel to begin Lent this Wednesday at 7 pm. The service is a time of preparation and reflection for the 40 days to come when we remember our human mortality and dependence upon God. We’ll gather in the round and share in scripture, song, and […]

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  Join Us for Worship this Sunday at 10 am (February 23, 2020)

  Posted on February 20, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  In many ways this Sunday seems like the most ordinary of Worship Services, but in one way it marks a big transition in our Worship life. This Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday – the last Sunday before Lent, Holy Week and Easter. A mist of our Jewish roots floats through it. The Choir will sing a Hebrew Blessing, as […]

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  Tuesdays with Jesus…and One Another

  Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, Worship

    Each Lent we have a series of Tuesday night gatherings that begin with Centering Prayer at 6:30. This year we’ll be praying in Ripley Chapel. Then we’ll adjourn to the Tucker Room for a simple supper of soup and bread. This year we will adopt the practice that many monasteries use. One voice will […]

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  Lenten Worship Series: 7 Last Words of Jesus from the Cross

  Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  During the 6 Sundays of Lent this year leading up to Holy Week and Easter, our worship services will be centered upon the 7 Last Words of Jesus from the cross. Our tradition, from the very forming of the Gospels, has always held these last “words” (phrases or sayings) he spoke before his death as […]

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  Join Us for Worship & a Baptism This Sunday at 10 am (February 16, 2020)

  Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, Youth

  Join us for worship this Sunday at 10 am when we have the joy of baptizing another child of God – Kasey Nordstrom – and continue worshiping in the context of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The choir has a beautiful rendition of Psalm 121 – I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes – to lift […]

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  Join Us for Health Ministry Sunday Worship & Healing Service at 10 am (February 9, 2020)

  Posted on February 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

    Health Ministry Sunday Worship & Healing Service Connecting faith and well-being, mind, body and spirit.   One of the most prevalent problems today is the need for handling busyness and chronic overload. Adults and youth alike come to church in an effort to discover deeper spiritual meaning for their lives in the midst of that […]

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  Join Us for Communion This Sunday at 10 am (February 2, 2020)

  Posted on January 30, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship, Youth

  It’s communion Sunday and our children will gather in Ripley Chapel after their Stepping Stones classes to share in the sacrament with one another.  The Adults will also share communion and worship under the guidance of Jesus’ Beatitudes from his Sermon on the Mount. Who is counted as blessed among us? Jesus reminds us that it […]

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  Ripley Healing Circle

  Posted on January 24, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, Worship

  This Sunday, January 26, 2020 at about 11 am Sunday, immediately after worship: An invitation to pray what is on your heart in community. A contemplative healing practice designed for those experiencing pain, grief, illness or burden. Connect deeply to the love, grace, and serenity that God offers us. Childcare is available.   Read More […]

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  Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (January 26, 2020)

  Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  Join us for worship this Sunday at 10 am when we’ll continue to accompany Jesus through the Gospel of Matthew in chapter 4 as he calls his disciples to abandon their small boats and seek other seas with him. As we sit under the gloom of politics in our own day we’ll consider the politics […]

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