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Remembering Dan Bahadur Lama Tamang

UPDATE There will be a Funeral Service provided and coordinated by the Tamang Society of Greater Washington at the Baker-Post Funeral Home, 10001 Nokesville Road, Manassas, Virginia, on Sunday, July 28th, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Unfortunately, Dan’s … Continue reading

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Sunday July 21 – Women of the Bible #3

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 7/21/19 /sermons/2019/072119_Sermon.mp3 Reflection: “Mary, Mary, Mary: The Love of the Common People” Rev. Lori McPherson, Preaching In our second Summer Sermon Series, Rev Emma and Rev Lori will be exploring Women of … Continue reading

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Sunday July 14 – Women of the Bible #2

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 7/14/19 /sermons/2019/071419_Sermon.mp3 Reflection: “Lost to History — The Nameless Refugees” Rev. Lori McPherson, Preaching In our second Summer Sermon Series, Rev Emma and Rev Lori will be exploring Women of the Bible. … Continue reading

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Sunday July 7 – Women of the Bible #1

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 7/7/19 /sermons/2019/070719_Sermon.mp3 Reflection: “Eve: Lifegiver” Preaching: Rev Emma Eve gets a bad rap. And what is Original Sin? We have the knowledge of Good and Evil. Are we born to sin? Ancient … Continue reading

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MCC General Conference Update – Tuesday July 2nd

NEW DENOMINATIONAL MODERATOR Elected! On Tuesday, Rev. Emma, Rev. Lori, and Sarah Huggins, (as MCC NoVA lay delegate), voted on our choices for a new moderator for the Metropolitan Community Church denomination. We are pleased to announce that Rev. Elder … Continue reading

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Sunday June 30 – PrideTide 5

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 6/30/19 /sermons/2019/063019_Sermon.mp3 Reflection: “The Bible Says…” Preaching: Rev Emma The Bible say WHAT?Too many people spend too much time railing against what they believe is wrong instead of doing what they know … Continue reading

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Sunday June 23 – Pridetide 4

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 6/23/19 /sermons/2019/062319_Sermon.mp3 Reflection: Gender Transgressors in the Bible Preaching: Rev Emma Who cooked up a stew worth surrendering a birthright for? Who wore a coat of many colors- and what exactly might … Continue reading

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Sunday June 16 – Pridetide 3

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 6/16/19 /sermons/2019/0616919_Sermon.mp3 Reflection: “Ruth, Naomi, Boaz: What do We Make of them?” Preaching: Rev Emma What do we make of them? A future! The Bible is filled with wonderful images of unconventional … Continue reading

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Tues June 11, 2019 – Fairfax City Proclamation

City of Fairfax Proclaims June LGBTIQ+ PRIDE MONTH On June 11 at the 7 PM meeting, the Mayor of the City of Fairfax, and the Fairfax City Council, issued a proclamation declaring June GLBTIQ+ Pride Month. MCC of Northern Virginia … Continue reading

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Sunday June 9 – Pridetide 2

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 6/9/19 /sermons/2019/060919_Sermon.mp3 Reflection: Born This Way Preaching: Rev Emma How was MCC born? And what does it have in common with the Pentecostal moment often considered the birth of the early Christian … Continue reading

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