{"id":5788,"date":"2021-12-04T13:24:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T18:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=5788"},"modified":"2021-12-04T13:53:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T18:53:49","slug":"december-5-2021-the-2nd-sunday-in-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=5788","title":{"rendered":"December 5, 2021 – The 2nd Sunday in Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"

eWeek 90 – Join us online Sunday at 11AM – https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/MCCNoVA\/<\/a>
\nAfterwards, watch the archived video of the service at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MCCNoVA\/videos\/<\/a>
\n Sunday Program\/Order of Service is here (PDF file with songs)<\/a>
\nReadings:
\nFirst Reading ~ Isaiah\t11:1-10
\nSecond Reading ~ from Eduardo Galeano <\/a>
\n<\/em>
\nRev. Emma Chattin, Preaching: a long journey: PEACE
\n <\/strong> To Journey is fascinating. It is not simply movement from Point A to Point B, it is everywhere in between, and it is where everything happens! And there is almost always movement within, and some new life kicking around inside of us. And while many may wish to rush the journey, it is very often the journey that prepares us for the destination. <\/small> Sufi Dervishes Whirling in the Synagogue of the Washington Hebrew Congregation circa 2008
\nphoto by Heather James<\/small>
\n
\nSunday morning worship … Join Us ONLINE at 11AM on Sunday Morning!
\nMCC NoVA celebrated its 40th Anniversary in April 2021! <\/strong>
\nCelebrating 53 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!<\/p>\n

\n

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CHURCH – What Does It Look Like?<\/strong><\/em> (updated 12\/4)
\nChurch work looks like many different things. It can look like liturgy, it can look like Bible Study, it can look like reaching out to connect with others.
\nOn the week of November 21… it looks like this<\/a>,
\nand the week of November 28… it looks like this.<\/a>
\nWhat’s going on AROUND MCC NoVA?<\/strong> \u200b(updated 12\/3)
\nUniversity One Development<\/a>
\nThe next time you visit MCC of Northern Virginia, the surrounding area will look very different. Construction of University One is under way and progresses daily. This is a development designed to house over 800 people, the vast majority being George Mason University Seniors and Graduate Students, along with a parking deck to accommodate over 700 vehicles.
\nLOOKING FORWARD and Getting Together –
\nNext Steps<\/strong>
\nAttendance in the facility during worship requires advance “check in”
\nto let us know you are coming. Why? Our Seating is limited.<\/em>
\nThere is physical distancing. Masks are required. We are also requesting folks be fully vaccinated (if that is an issue, please let me know). Until we have some better data, there will be no congregational singing. Finally, we are providing enhanced airflow and filtration (the motion of air reduces the risk of COVID-19 transmission).
\nWhile all reasonable safeguards are taken, there will always be some measure of risk, and each person will need to make their own determination as to what is best for them. SO GET READY! CHECK IN!
\nLet us hear from you! <\/STRONG>
\nSend an email to RevEmmaChattin@gmail.com<\/a> with “I’ll Be There” in the subject line if you plan to attend as soon as the option is available. “Not Yet” if you are getting closer, but not quite there yet.
\nA big thank you to all who have responded thus far!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

eWeek 90 – Join us online Sunday at 11AM – https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/MCCNoVA\/ Afterwards, watch the archived video of the service at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MCCNoVA\/videos\/ Sunday Program\/Order of Service is here (PDF file with songs) Readings: First Reading ~ Isaiah 11:1-10 Second Reading ~ … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sunday-worship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5788"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5804,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5788\/revisions\/5804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}