Open To God – Open Your Spirit and Your Self / Do – Serve”
Preaching: Wendy Hamilton

Ancient Reading: Luke 1:26-38

12/17 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Open To God – Open Your Heart – Feel! ”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

Advent continues. Each Sunday we will have a Contemporary Witness to share a story. This Sunday the Contemporary Witness is Jeff Young.
Join us as we celebrate this special time of year in very special ways!

Ancient Reading: Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11
Contemporary Witness: Jeff Young

Our Annual MCC NoVA Congregational Meeting will be just after service and some delicious potluck. All are welcome to attend, and members of the church will be able to vote on the budget and for one Board of Director’s vacancy. If you have any questions, contact the Vice Moderator, Frank Vance or other board members: Leigh Anne Arnold, Jeanne Bennett-Bailey, Jim Cullum, or Kris Miller.

Click to listen – Child of our Dreams – with Flute – Special Music from MCC NoVA Choir
Jorge (Piano), Sterling (Flute), vocals: John, Jeff, Jeanne, & Jane

12/10 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Open To God – Open Your Ears – Listen”
Preaching: Wendy Hamilton

Advent continues. Each Sunday we will have a Contemporary Witness to share a story. This Sunday the guest Contemporary Witness, Gavin Grimm.
Join us as we celebrate this special time of year in very special ways!

Ancient Reading: Mark 1:1-8
Contemporary Witness: Gavin Grimm

12/03 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Open To God: “Open Your Eyes – See!”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

Advent begins. Each Sunday we will have a Contemporary Witness to share a story. This Sunday the Contemporary Witness will be church member Liz Harrington.
Join us as we celebrate this special time of year in very special ways!

Advent Reading: ~ adapted from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ancient Reading: Mark 13:33-37
Contemporary Witness: Liz Harrington

11/26 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
How We Give, How We Live – “Give Thanks!”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

MCC NoVA concludes our annual Stewardship Campaign this Sunday. Pledge information is used by the Board to assist in budget planning for the coming year. While pledges may be made or amended at any time, this is the month the Board begins their important work. Pledge forms and envelopes are on the literature table. Please be in prayer to determine what you can do to help as the church plans for 2018. The proposed budget for the coming year will be presented at our Annual Congregational Meeting on December 17.

First Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Second Reading: adapted from Fred Craddock in “The Collected Sermons of Fred Craddock”

11/19 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
How We Give, How We Live – “Treasure”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

MCC NoVA is holding our annual Stewardship Campaign through the month of November. This process is what guides the church in forming its budget for the next year. Pledge forms and envelopes will be available on the literature table, and downloadable forms are available through a link on the right margin, or through our website. This campaign runs thru November 26, and the pledges received will be used to construct the proposed budget for the coming year, which will be presented to the members for a vote at the Annual Congregational Meeting, Dec 17.

First Reading: Luke 6: 37-38
Second Reading: adapted from Barbara Brown Taylor in “Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith”

11/12 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
How We Give, How We Live – “Uniquely Qualified: MCC NoVa’s Got Talent”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

First Reading: 1 Samuel 17: 32-35, 37-44, 48-49
Second Reading: adapted from Uncommon Gratitude: Allelluia For All That Is,
by Sister Joan Chittister and Rowan Williams (Former Archbishop of Canterbury)

Click to listen – Special Music from Mr Sterling Wilde

11/05 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
How We Give, How We Live – “It’s About Time: Invest Wisely”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

WOW! So you’re are going to gain an hour on Sunday! May i respectfully suggest that you invest it wisely and attend MCC of Northern Virginia for the kickoff of our Stewardship Campaign, “How We Give, How We Live”.
Time, Talent, Treasure
Join us Sunday! It’s about time!

First Reading: Romans 12:1-2
Second Reading: Ephesians 5:15-17
Third Reading: from Seneca

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