{"id":8159,"date":"2026-01-17T14:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=8159"},"modified":"2026-01-24T14:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:55:29","slug":"20260118-epiphany-2-mlk-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccnova.com\/?p=8159","title":{"rendered":"20260118 – Epiphany 2 – MLK Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our 11AM Sunday Worship is live-streamed on the MCC of Northern Virginia Facebook Page!<\/a> <\/strong>Join us Online or inPerson.
\nAfterwards, we upload our videos to youtube.com\/@MCCNoVA25 <\/a>
\n Order of Worship and readings are here (PDF file with songs and Readings) <\/a>
\nFirst Reading ~ Matthew 2:1-12
\nSecond Reading ~ adapted from Father Richard Rohr in \u201cEpiphany: You Can\u2019t Go Home Again\u201d <\/em>
\nRev. Emma Chattin – Preaching <\/strong>
\nEPIPHANY – A Long Journey – Calling – Do Something
\nAre You Listening? <\/em>
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\n<\/small>
\n<\/small> MCC NoVA – celebrating 44 Years of Pride in Fairfax! (April 2025)<\/strong>
\nCelebrating 57 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide! (Oct 6, 2025)
\nJoin us in-Person Sunday at 11 AM-ish at the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia, or live-streamed on our FaceBook page. <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Archived Services available on YouTube!<\/strong>
\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MCCNoVA25<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Different Kind of Table Ministry \ufeff<\/strong>
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\n\ufeffWe often see the man preaching and speaking and marching with thousands. Before such events, he would often go to where the youth were, pool halls, and start up a game of 8 ball, talking as he called the pockets.
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\n\ufeff”We are in the midst of a great movement… and we want and solicit the pull of everybody in this community. We have had our demonstrations and marches making it very clear that we will no longer accept segregation and discrimination. Now we come to you… and we want you to talk with your friends.. We don’t need our guns… all we need is the power of our souls and our commitment.”<\/p>\n


\n~ From Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
\nspeaking in a pool hall in Albany, 1962.<\/em><\/p>\n

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We are grateful for your continued generosity as we move forward into a future with deep needs and boundless possibilities for our community!
\nBlessings and Thank You! <\/p>\n

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