NEW!! Beginning April 2025, Our 11AM Sunday Worship is live-streamed on the MCC of Northern Virginia YouTube Channel! Join us Online or inPerson. Afterwards, you can watch our archived videos on youtube.com/@MCCNoVA25.
Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings)
First Reading ~ John 12:1-8
Second Reading ~ adapted from Father Richard Rohr ‘Seeing Our Shadow, Things Hidden’, in “Scripture as Spirituality”
Wilderness Training: Shadows
Rev Emma Chattin – Preaching
Judas advocates for the poor and trolls Jesus. 
Jesus does not take the bait.



MCC NoVA – celebrating 44 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2025)
Celebrating 56 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 2024)
Join us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia,
or live-streamed on our FaceBook page.

Our Sunday Worship is live-streamed at 11AM on the Facebook Events Page of MCC of Northern Virginia. Join us Online or inPerson.
Afterwards, you can watch our archived videos on youtube.com/@MCCNoVA25.
Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings)
First Reading ~ Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Second Reading ~ adapted from Barbara Brown Taylor in “An Alter in the World: A geography of Faith”
Wilderness Training: Lost and Found
Rev Emma Chattin – Preaching
Jesus tells the longest parable in the Bible
(and ‘prodigal’ may not mean what you think it means).



MCC NoVA – celebrating 43 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2024)
Celebrating 56 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 2024)
Join us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia,
or live-streamed on our FaceBook page.

BINGO! There were over 45 folks from all over who came to BINGO! and have fun!
There was entertainment! (Thanks Kurt & William & Ken!)
And nearly $700 was raised for MCC of Northern Virginia!
Thanks MEET Group and all who attended and made this evening such a fun and wonderful success!

Next Level LiveStreaming!

Above: Mac Laptop and Switching Controller; Camera Column-3 Cameras & Mac Airport;
Choir Cam View; Altar Cam View of Pulpit
Many things led us to this place. When COVID lockdown occurred in 2020 without ever having done anything like this before, Heather had us live-streaming the very next Sunday. Back then our choir was a choir of One, Heather, singing a cappella. As our choir grew, with Kurt as our Music Minister, and then adding Ken Williamson as Assistant Music Minister, soon the room behind the pulpit became too small. So one day Kurt and Heather came in and resurrected the choir loft risers. Then we needed a way to see the choir. Our AV Tech, Heather, worked on the most economical means to use MultiCamera Switching that would allow live-stream switching between two cameras, and would be compatible with FaceBook, our current platform, as well as with our next platform (In Process)
Big thanks to Heather, Kurt, Vickie, Vanessa!
We ask your patience as we learn the new equipment and welcome your emails about Livestream Feedback (Your donations to cover the expense of the new equipment is also most welcome)!

Our Sunday Worship is live-streamed at 11AM on the Facebook Events Page of MCC of Northern Virginia. Join us Online or inPerson.
Afterwards, you can watch our archived videos on youtube.com/@MCCNoVA25.
Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings)
First Reading ~ Luke 13:1-9
Second Reading ~ adapted from Father Richard Rohr in “A Toxic Image of God”
Wilderness Training: Bad Water and Mirages
Rev Emma Chattin – Preaching
The wilderness reveals that there is nothing to fear about tomorrow (and the day after that).



MCC NoVA – celebrating 43 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2024)
Celebrating 56 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 2024)
Join us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia,
or live-streamed on our FaceBook page.

Our Sunday Worship is live-streamed at 11AM on the Facebook Events Page of MCC of Northern Virginia. Join us Online or inPerson.
Afterwards, you can watch our archived videos on youtube.com/@MCCNoVA25.
Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings)
First Reading ~ Luke 13:31-35
Second Reading ~ adapted from Sister Joan Chittister OSB & Rowan Williams in “Uncommon Gratitude: Alleluia For All That Is”
Wilderness Training: Focus Over Fear – Direction Over Despair
Rev Emma Chattin – Preaching
The wilderness reveals that there is nothing to fear about tomorrow (and the day after that).




MCC NoVA – celebrating 43 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2024)
Celebrating 56 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 2024)
Join us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia,
or live-streamed on our FaceBook page.

Everyone Loves a Wedding!

Young and Old ~ Tall and Short!
Congratulations Leah & Nick Choe!
March 8, 2025

2025 Stewardship Sharing Campaign Help MCC NoVA Hop(e) Into The Future!
We are grateful for your continued generosity as we move forward into a future with deep needs and boundless possibilities for our community!
Blessings and Thank You!

Our Sunday Worship is live-streamed at 11AM on the Facebook Events Page of MCC of Northern Virginia. Join us Online or inPerson.
Afterwards, you can watch our archived videos on youtube.com/@MCCNoVA25.
Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings)
First Reading ~ Luke 4:1-13
Second Reading ~ adapted from Father Richard Rohr in “Everything Belongs”
Wilderness Training: Obstacles & Temptations
Rev Emma Chattin – Preaching
The things Jesus faced and overcame in the wilderness revealed who he was.




MCC NoVA – celebrating 43 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2024)
Celebrating 56 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 2024)
Join us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia,
or live-streamed on our FaceBook page.

Our Sunday Worship is live-streamed at 11AM on the Facebook Events Page of MCC of Northern Virginia. Join us Online or inPerson.
Afterwards, you can watch our archived videos on youtube.com/@MCCNoVA25.
Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings)
First Reading ~ Isaiah 56:1-8
Second Reading ~ adapted from Father Richard Rohr in “If We Were Christian”
Third Reading ~ adapted from Nevada Barr in “Seeking Enlightenment Hat By Hat: A Skeptic’s Path to Religion”
A Different Way: Together
Rev Emma Chattin – Preaching
Isaiah preached about A House of Prayer for All People!*
*And that may not be for everyone.



A good problem to have – too many people in the choir to fit behind the Altar when we sing!
MCC NoVA – celebrating 43 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2024)
Celebrating 56 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 2024)
Join us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia,
or live-streamed on our FaceBook page.

Our Sunday Worship is live-streamed at 11AM on the Facebook Events Page of MCC of Northern Virginia. Join us Online or inPerson.
Afterwards, you can watch the archived video of the service here.
Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings)
First Reading ~ Luke 6:17-26
Second Reading ~ adapted from Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman in “Meditations of the Heart”
Third Reading ~ adapted from Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie in “The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days”
A Different Way: THE Way
Rev Emma Chattin – Preaching
Jesus comes down from the mountain for the sermon on the plain,
and talks of folks who are blessed, and those who woe will be unto.



A good problem to have – too many people in the choir to fit behind the Altar when we sing!
MCC NoVA – celebrating 43 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2024)
Celebrating 56 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 2024)
Join us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia,
or live-streamed on our FaceBook page.

2025 Stewardship Sharing Campaign Help MCC NoVA Hop(e) Into The Future!
We are here to serve YOU, the community!
MCC of Northern Virginia continues outreach and ministry to marginalized communities,and serves as an LGBTIQQA+ Community Center in the Heart of Fairfax City, standing Out and Proud as an essential counterpoint to less affirming voices.
Especially in times such as these when we feel needed more than ever before, we are grateful for your continued support!
It is only through your generosity and faithfulness that we are able to continue our ministry and tend to our community building while building community!
Your support makes this possible.
Link for on-line giving via Paypal
You may also mail a check directly to the church office:
The Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia
10383 Democracy Lane
Fairfax, VA 22030
We are grateful for your continued generosity as we move forward into a future with deep needs and boundless possibilities for our community!
Blessings and Thank You!

Our Sunday Worship is live-streamed at 11AM on the Facebook Events Page of MCC of Northern Virginia. Join us Online or inPerson.
Afterwards, you can watch the archived video of the service here.
Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings)
First Reading ~ Luke 6:27-38 from The Message Translation
Second Reading ~ adapted from Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray in “Song in a Weary Throat: Memoir of an American Pilgrimage”
Third Reading ~ adapted from Anne Lamott
A Different Way: The Complicated Way
Rev Emma Chattin – Preaching
Jesus tries our patience with people and says a lot of other things that are really complicated and hard.



Who is Pauli Murray and Why Don’t You Know More About Them?
MCC NoVA – celebrating 43 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2024)
Celebrating 56 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 2024)
Join us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia,
or live-streamed on our FaceBook page.

2025 Stewardship Sharing Campaign Help MCC NoVA Hop(e) Into The Future!
We are here to serve YOU, the community!
MCC of Northern Virginia continues outreach and ministry to marginalized communities,
and serves as an LGBTIQQA+ Community Center in the Heart of Fairfax City, standing Out and Proud
as an essential counterpoint to less affirming voices.
Especially in times such as these when we feel needed more than ever before, we are grateful for your continued support!
It is only through your generosity and faithfulness that we are able to continue our ministry and tend to our community building while building community!
Your support makes this possible.
Link for on-line giving via Paypal
You may also mail a check directly to the church office:
The Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia
10383 Democracy Lane
Fairfax, VA 22030
We are grateful for your continued generosity as we move forward into a future with deep needs and boundless possibilities for our community!
Blessings and Thank You!