{"id":6270,"date":"2022-12-02T16:39:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T21:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=6270"},"modified":"2022-12-17T11:47:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T16:47:08","slug":"december-4-2022-advent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=6270","title":{"rendered":"December 4, 2022 – Advent #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 141 – Sunday Worship is live-streamed at 11AM on the Facebook Events Page of MCC of Northern Virginia.<\/a> Join us OnLine or In-Person. Afterwards, you can watch the archived video of the service here.<\/a>
\n Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings)
\nFirst Reading ~ Luke 1:26-38
\nSecond Reading ~ Adapted from Sister Macrina Wiederkhr, O.S.B.
\nin \u201cA Tree Full of Angels: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary\u201d <\/a>
\nRev. Emma Chattin, Fear Not: PEACE
\n <\/strong>(Or… “What Does Mary Say?”)
\nIf you haven’t been to MCC NoVA in a while,
\nthis is a great Sunday to attend!<\/em>
\n<\/strong> <\/small>

\nMCC NoVA celebrated its 41th Anniversary Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022! <\/strong>
\nCelebrating 54 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!
\nSunday morning worship … Join Us ONLINE or IN-PERSON at 11AM on Sunday Morning! <\/p>\n

\n

THANK YOU!<\/strong><\/em>
\nThank you for your generosity in response to the recent letter regarding church finances and the church’s financial needs. Several people made wonderful one time donations, and others increased their monthly giving. All are greatly appreciated!
\nMCC NoVA is very grateful for your generosity as we enter the
\nlast quarter of 2022!<\/p>\n

\n

In Person Worship <\/strong>
\nWe look forward to worshipping with you!
\nEnhanced airflow and filtration are provided.
\nThere is physical distancing. \ufeffMasks are required.
\n\ufeffWe also request that folks be fully vaccinated and boosted.
\nWhile all reasonable safeguards are taken, there will always be some measure of risk,
\nand each person needs to make their own determination as to what is most comfortable for them.
\n <\/p>\n

\n

Sunday November 27 – Sometimes Church Looks Like<\/strong><\/em> (updated 12\/2)<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Thanks to a donation of deserts from Dale and Lee, MCC NoVA was able to have its first Social Time after Worship
\nin more than two years! Masks were optional during this time in the Social Area, and those who preferred not to partake were able to exit directly outside through another door.
\n So yes, Church sometimes also looks like <\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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