08/05 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“The Donkey: All Ears”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Do you think Dunkee in Shrek was the first talking donkey? Well, there is a donkey in the Bible who might have something to say about that! Join us this Sunday for the beginning of our second Summer Sermon Series, Animals of the Bible, “The Donkey: All Ears”, as we reflect on Numbers 22:21-32, with some Father Richard Rohr on the side, and ponder listening for God in unexpected places. Hee Haw.

First Reading Numbers 22: 21-32
Second Reading: ~ from Father Richard Rohr in “Let God Be God”


Note: Summer Sermon Series: Animals of the Bible
Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!

07/29 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Unsettled: God”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
What about the story of Noah?
On the other side of that oft told Children’s Bible Story is a very lethal flood.
And what did the fig tree ever do to Jesus?

First Reading Isaiah 55:6-8
Second Reading: ~ from Barbara Brown Taylor in “Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith”

07/22 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Unsettled: THE WORLD”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
It’s easy to feel the world is spinning out of our control.

First Reading: Ecclesiastes: 8:9-17
Second Reading: ~ from Richard Templar in the rules of Life: A Personal Code for Living a Better Happier Life

07/15 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“You Wanna Make Something of It?”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Whether a piece of music, a poem, or a new recipe, creation is a holy thing. It is also a very unsettling place to be. Is it possible to look at an unsettled time as a doorway to creation?

First Reading: Genesis 1:1-5
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Anne Lamott in
“Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers”

07/08 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Unsettling Wilderness Voices”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
What if the source of you being unsettled comes from within?

First Reading: Mark 1:12-13
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber

07/01 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Faith”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Unsettled Soul: Do You Want To Be Healed??
Our healing is often found in the place where we don’t want to go.

First Reading: John 5:1-7
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Father Richard Rohr in
“Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life”

06/24 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Faith”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
What is going to get you to the other side?
Not fear. But calm — and faith.

First Reading: Mark 4:35-41
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Karoline Lewis in “The Other Side”


Note: Parting Blessings for Jane and Jeannie
Join us on Sunday June 24 as we have a special parting blessing for long-term MCC NoVA church members,
Jeanne and Jane Bennett-Bailey, as they prepare to take off in their new RV to see the country. They have been such an integral presence in our church for 20+ years, tackling everything thrown their way with grace, determination and humor. To say we will miss them is an understatement!
Join us as we send them off with our blessing!!

06/17 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Growing Up”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
How big are your branches, and who nests in your shade?

First Reading: Mark 4:26-34
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Anne Lamott in “Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy”
Third Reading: ~ from Meister Eckhart

06/10 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Forming Family (Are You Crazy?)”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

First Reading: Mark 3:20-35
Second Reading: ~ from “The Queer Innovation of a Family based on Choice and Necessity” from EFNIKS.com
Third Reading: -from Virginia Church

06/03 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Look for that Rainbow”
Preaching: Frank Vance