Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia is committed to creating a vital and adventurous spiritual community for all people, preparing for our work in the world through an engaged and growing spirituality that is relevant 24/7. We are a welcoming and affirming progressive spiritual community with a specific outreach to LGBTQI people and our allies who are seeking authentic spirituality and renewal through varied celebration experiences, educational and social enrichment opportunities, and tangible expressions of love through social justice and outreach opportunities.
Whether you are a current member, attender, or a old friend, we would love to see you.
Our worship begins Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m.
Be sure to check the coming events page for happenings in our community!
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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”
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.
What does it mean for us today?
First Reading:
Acts 2:1-21
Second Reading:
~ adapted from Marjory Bankson in “How Does Spirit Work”
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 more uplifting,
to rise above all that hold us back?
Join us this Sunday as we reflect on life through the lens of Acts 1:6-14.
First Reading:
First Reading ~ Acts 1: 6-14
Second Reading:
~from John O’Donohue in Eternal Echoes: Exploring Our Yearning to Belong
Third Reading:
~from Fr. Richard Rohr in Everything Belongs
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
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 reflect on John 14:1-10, and some of the Genderfication
that we may have experienced in our spiritual journeys.
First Reading:
John 14: 1-10
Second Reading
~ adapted from Father Richard Rohr in Beyond Gender
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 Union, and Beloved Community through the lens of Acts 2:42-47.
First Reading:
Acts 2:42-47
Second Reading
~ adapted from Barbara Brown Taylor in An Altar
in the World
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, as we reflect on food for the soul.
First Reading:
Luke 24:13-25
Second Reading ~ adapted from Macrina Wiederkehr in A Tree Full of Angels: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary
Reflection: “Show Your Wounds”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Often we try to hide the signs of our pain. Our wounds and scars may identify us.
They are a part of us. But they are not who we are. Join us Sunday as we reflect on these things through John 20:19-31.
First Reading: John 20:19-31
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Francis Weller in The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
Easter Sunday – Reflection: “There You Will See Me”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Join us Sunday April 16 as we celebrate Easter Sunday, reflect on
Divine Presence, and embrace Community Building.
First Reading: Matthew 28: 1-10
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Richard Rohr in
Jesus The Christ, The Coincidence of the Spiritual and the Material
Palm Sunday – Reflection: “Who Is This?”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Join us Sunday April 9 as we celebrate Palm Sunday, and reflect on
Fickle Crowds, Divine Identity, Growing into Greatness, and Community Building.
First Reading: Matthew 21: 1-11
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Satish Kumar
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