Category Archives: Sunday Worship


Pentecost 4 at MCCNoVA – July 2

Sermon Posted (Click to listen) Reflection: Beaches of the Bible: The First Beach” (And It Was Good) Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin There are some places where we may become aware of something much larger than ourselves, something unfathomable, in motion, … Continue reading

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Pentecost 3 at MCC NoVA – June 25

Sermon Posted (Click to listen) Reflection: “Family Disunion: Too Close For Comfort” Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin Why is it that we always seem to have the most challenges with those closest to us? Join us as we reflect on those … Continue reading

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Pentecost 2 at MCC NoVA – June 18

Sermon Posted (Click to listen) Pentecost 2 – PRIDETIDE – FATHER’S DAY Reflection: “The Second Half of Life” Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin First Reading: Genesis 18:1-15 Second Reading: ~ adapted from Sister Joan Chittister in “Between the Dark and the … Continue reading

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Pride Sunday at MCC NoVA, June 11

Sermon Posted (Click to listen) Reflection: “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” Preaching: Wendy Hamilton, Clergy Intern First Reading: Psalm 139:13-18 Second Reading: ~ adapted from Dr. Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise”

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Pentecost at MCC NoVA: June 4

Sermon Posted (Click to listen) Reflection: What Does This Mean? Two Voices, One Reflection – Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin & Duane Bowers Exciting, disorienting, amazing, disturbing… That Pentecost long ago was experienced as any one or all of the above. … Continue reading

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Ascension Sunday at MCC NoVA: Sunday May 28

Reflection: “Out of Sight: Now You See Him… Now You Don’t!” Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin How often do we look for God in the last place that we experienced God? How do we learn how to see differently, to be … Continue reading

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This Sunday at MCC NoVA: May 21

Reflection: “Feeling for God: The Known Unknown” Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin First Reading: Acts 17: 22-31 Second Reading ~ adapted from Barbara Brown Taylor in An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith

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This Sunday at MCC NoVA: May 14 – Mothers’ Day

Reflection: “Heavenly Fathers, Earthly Mothers” Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin How did the Creator get to be so male? Does the Bible have a gender problem? Join us Sunday, May 14, at 11 AM, for “Heavenly Fathers, Earthly Mothers” as we … Continue reading

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This Sunday at MCC Nova: May 7 – 11:00 am Service

Reflection: “Day by Day” Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin How do we become liberated from the shackles of our self and move toward a larger world? Join us Sunday, May 7, at 11 am, as we reflect on Holy Encounters, Divine … Continue reading

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This Sunday at MCC Nova: Apr 30 – 11:00 am Service

Reflection: “Soul Food: Here, There, Everywhere” Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin We are nourished and enriched by the people who enter our lives, whether for a lifetime, a season, a day, or a passing moment. Join us this Sunday, April 30, … Continue reading

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