Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia is committed to creating a vital and adventurous spiritual community for all people, preparing for our work in the world through an engaged and growing spirituality that is relevant 24/7. We are a welcoming and affirming progressive spiritual community with a specific outreach to LGBTQI people and our allies who are seeking authentic spirituality and renewal through varied celebration experiences, educational and social enrichment opportunities, and tangible expressions of love through social justice and outreach opportunities.
Whether you are a current member, attender, or a old friend, we would love to see you.
Our worship begins Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m.
Be sure to check the coming events page for happenings in our community!
9/17 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: “Forgive Me” (No Easy Way Out)
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
First Reading: Matthew 18: 21-35
Second Reading: adapted from A.J. Swaboda in “Messy: God Likes It That Way”
9/10 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Ain’t I a Human?
Preaching: Wendy Hamilton
First Reading: Matthew 15: 21-31
Second Reading: ~adapted from The Desiderata by Max Erhmann
Its DONE – MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA NOW HAS A NEW FLOOR!
We have also repainted the walls and done a general refurb
8AM … Cleared all the chairs and loose materials from the chapel,
and the floor removal process begins!
9/03 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Good Work
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
We bring all that we are to the altar of service, and you are invited this Sunday to bring a small token of your work and/or occupation to church and place it on the altar for a Community Blessing. It may be a pen, stethoscope, small book, lanyard, set of keys, etc. We will also be saying Farewell to our old Floor, and offering a Blessing for those who will work to install the new one. Join Us!
First Reading: Romans 12:1-8
Second Reading: ~adapted from Father Richard Rohr in “Staying Watchful”
Sunday Altar – Blessing on our labor and our work …
8/27 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection:
“Mountains of the Bible: THE Mount”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
… but you can’t stay at the top of a mountain.
First Reading: Matthew 5:1-16
Second Reading: ~ from the Ordination Covenant for Rev. Emma Chattin, August 28, 2004,
“Ministry is About Promise: Making a Promise, and Answering God’s Promise”
8/20 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection:
“Mountains of the Bible: Mount Horeb… Mount Sinai… Mount Nebo
(A Life Lived Between Mountains)”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Mountains provide a place from which we may see more clearly
and gain a better perspective of the world around us.
But you can’t stay at the top of a mountain.
First Reading: Exodus 3:1-16a
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Jon Kabat-Zinn in “Wherever You Go, There You Are”
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: “Mountains of the Bible: The Mountains of Moriah (Let Go)”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Is there something you are holding onto so tightly
that it actually keeps you from living fully?Join us this Sunday
as we reflect on life through the lens of Genesis 22:1-14
(with a little Alexandria Billings tossed in for good measure).
First Reading: Genesis 22:1-14
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Alexandra Billings, actress, teacher, student, singer,
and one of the first transgender women to portray a transgender character on TV
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Mountains of the Bible: The Mountains of Ararat (A Place To Rest)
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Where do you come to rest in life?
Where are the places that remind you of who you are
and how you were meant to live?Join us this Sunday, August 6, at 11 AM, for “Mountains of the Bible:
The Mountains of Ararat (A Place To Rest)”, as we reflect on these
things through the lens of Genesis 8:1-12 (with a few words from
Richard Templar tossed in for good measure).
First Reading: Genesis 8:1-12
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Richard Templar in
“The Rules of Life: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier Life”
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Beaches of the Bible: Shipwreck Beach
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Have you ever hopped into something you thought
would take you were you needed to go,
but it didn’t quite turn out the way you planned?Join us this Sunday as we reflect on Acts 27
and Shipwreck Beach.
First Reading: Acts 27: 21-29, 33-44; 28:1-2
Second Reading:
~ adapted from Linda Evans Shepherd in
“When You Don’t Know What To Pray: How To Talk To God About Anything”
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