{"id":5848,"date":"2022-01-15T09:12:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T14:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=5848"},"modified":"2022-01-22T13:09:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T18:09:57","slug":"january-16-2022-epiphany-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=5848","title":{"rendered":"January 16, 2022 \u2013 Epiphany 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>WORSHIP NOTES<\/strong><\/em> Given the high level of COVID cases in our area, the decision has been made for worship to remain on-line only with a small Worship Team for January 16. The Board will reevaluate the decision weekly based on the best information available at the time.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>eWeek 96 &#8211; Join us online Sunday at 11AM &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/MCCNoVA\/\"> https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/MCCNoVA\/<\/a><br \/>\nAfterwards, watch the archived video of the service at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MCCNoVA\/videos\/\"> https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MCCNoVA\/videos\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/7ed73837001\/430ce95e-b7e1-4bb7-bab8-d7036ac18d91.pdf\"> Sunday Program\/Order of Service is here (PDF file with songs)<\/a><br \/>\nReadings: <a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/7ed73837001\/13ef9316-8c44-4c36-a37d-3e3cb5f739e6.pdf\"><br \/>\nFirst Reading ~ Romans 10: 18-21<br \/>\nSecond Reading ~ from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr\u2019s Eulogy for the Four Young Girls killed at Birmingham&#8217;s 16th Street Baptist Church<\/a><em> <\/em><strong><br \/>\nRev. Emma Chattin, Preaching: Voices<br \/>\n <\/strong><small><strong>Star Words <\/strong> In the past, we have offered &#8220;StarWords&#8221; during Epiphany, words that you may take with you and meditate on during the coming year. It is a spiritual practice that encourages us to seek the profound in the ordinary. Usually you would pluck one out of an offering plate. This year, you may request one by e\/mail. Simply send an <a href=\"mailto:RevEmmaChattin@gmail.com\">email to Rev. Emma<\/a> with &#8220;StarWord&#8221; in the subject line, and a word will be plucked out of a virtual basket and sent to you. <a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/7ed73837001\/9b6092a9-60a6-4f5f-ad64-d804093e4a10.pdf\">What is a Star Word?<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/2022-Epiphany.png\"><!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/Assisi-Rainbow_Oct31.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/121221-RevLori-joy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/2008-Dervishes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/2021-Advent.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/20211120-Pond-Robin.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/20211107-MCCNoVA-bldg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/Assisi-Rainbow_Oct31.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/RevLori-0221.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/2021-HandySandy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/20210808-Dale-Pulpit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/Laptop-Live-2021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/20210919-JeanGralley.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/20210718-Kurt-Heather-Sing_crop.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/20210411-Easter2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/RevLori-0221.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/20210103-RevEmma.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/CG-Easter21.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/George-Pew.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/EmptyChapel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/RevEmma-Prayers-crop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/StFrancis_crop.jpg\">\n<small> <\/small> --><br \/>\nSunday morning worship  &#8230; Join Us ONLINE at 11AM on Sunday Morning! <strong><br \/>\nMCC NoVA celebrated its 40th Anniversary in April 2021! <\/strong><br \/>\nCelebrating 53 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>NEW MEMBERS\/SEEKERS CLASS<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nWe will be having a New Members\/Seekers class soon! Yay! This class will be held via ZOOM, and is for anyone who is interested in finding out more about the denomination of Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) worldwide, MCC of Northern Virginia, and the spiritual community we are building here.<br \/>\nWhether or not you are interested in becoming a member, this class is a good way to find out more about what we\u2019re all about! If you are interested, please send an <a href=\"mailto:RevEmmaChattin@gmail.com\">email to Rev. Emma<\/a> with &#8220;New Members Class&#8221; in the subject line.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nWe are grateful for your continued support during the past 96 weeks of online worship! It is only through your generosity and faithfulness that we are able to continue our ministry and tend to our community building while building community!<br \/>\nWe ask for your continued prayers. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong><br \/>\n CHURCH &#8211; What Does It Look Like?<\/strong><\/em> (updated 1\/14)<br \/>\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.<br \/>\nOn the week of January 16&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/7ed73837001\/4b642270-cadd-466d-9210-9b3390276da2.pdf\"> it looks like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- <strong>\nWhat's going on AROUND MCC NoVA?<\/strong> \u200b(updated 12\/3)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/7ed73837001\/2d1c271a-de29-4928-b292-4c3a0fc45d66.pdf\">University 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. <strong>\nLOOKING FORWARD and Getting Together - <br \/>\nNext Steps<\/strong><em>\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).<br \/>\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. <strong> SO GET READY!  CHECK IN!\nLet us hear from you! <\/STRONG>\nSend an email to <a href=\"mailto:RevEmmaChattin@gmail.com\">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.<br \/>\nA big thank you to all who have responded thus far! --><br \/>\n<em><strong>WORSHIP NOTES<\/strong><\/em> Given the high level of COVID cases in our area, the decision has been made for worship to remain on-line only with a small Worship Team for January 9th and 16th. 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