NOVA PRIDE – Join Us!
Saturday, September 29 NOVA Pride happens from 11 am to 6 pm at Bull Run Regional Park.
MCC NoVA will have a booth and we’d love see you there!

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!
NOVA PRIDE – Join Us!
Saturday, September 29 NOVA Pride happens from 11 am to 6 pm at Bull Run Regional Park.
MCC NoVA will have a booth and we’d love see you there!


Weds, September 26 at 7 PM Map Event Flyer (PDF)
at UU Congregation of Fairfax (Chapel) – 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 22124
A time to gather as a community
to remember, to grieve, and to raise awareness regarding prevention.
You are invited to bring framed photos of loved ones
you wish to remember and honor.
Sponsored by
Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia (MCC NoVA)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – National Capital Area Chapter
Fairfax County Public Schools Pride
Muslims for Progressive Values
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia – Northern Virginia Network
Suicide Prevention Association of Northern Virginia (SPAN)
TransGender Education Association of Greater Washington (TGEA)
UU Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF)
For Additional Information Contact: info@mccnova.com

09/23 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Reflection: Truth and Wisdom: An Answer In Prayer”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
How do we find wisdom and truth in an age when both seem to be in short supply? The one who wrote the Epistle of James certainly wondered. Join us today as we reflect on “Truth and Wisdom: An Answer In Prayer” through the lens of James 3:13-4:8- with some Eckart Tolle tossed in for good measure. We will also be offering a Community Blessing for Tina as she begins her journey on the road. Yawl Come!
First Reading: James 3:13-4:8
Second Reading: ~ from Eckart Tolle
Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!

09/13 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Reflection: Sustain The Weary With a Word or Back To School”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-9
Second Reading:
~ adapted from Anne Lamott in “Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers”
Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
09/09 Sermon Posted (Click to listen) “Reflection: Changing Jesus”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Nevertheless… she persisted!
Join us this Sunday, September 9, at 11 AM, for “Changing Jesus”, as we reflect on
Mark 7:24-30, and the Syro-Phoenician woman who would not take no for an answer,
along with a little Rumi added for seasoning (“Cry Out In Your Weakness”). Somewhere
in the mix there will be mention of dogs and bread and table feeding. Yawl Come!
First Reading: Mark 7:24-30
Second Reading: ~ from “Cry Out In Your Weakness”, by Rumi
Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!

09/02 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Busy Bees: Labor of Love”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
First Reading: Numbers 13:32 – 14:8
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Barbra Brown Tailor in “An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith”

08/26 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Foxes and Doves: It’s the Little Things”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
All too often we wonder if we can make a difference in the world.
First Reading Song of Songs 2:8-17
Second Reading: ~ adapted from “The Collected Sermons of Fred B. Craddock”

08/19 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“Sheep: Are We Sheep?”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
First Reading Genesis 29:1-9
Second Reading:
adapted from Barbara Brown in An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith
Third Reading: adapted from Father Richard Rohr

08/12 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
“The Ostrich: Where is our Head Buried?”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
We reflect on Job 39:13-18, with some Father Richard Rohr added for good measure,
as we ponder the beauty and the mystery of creation through the lens of a very strange and misunderstood bird.
First Reading Job 39:13-18
Second Reading: from Father Richard Rohr in “God’s Longest Speech”
Rev Emma was moved to speak about the events in DC today (Click to listen)

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!
