Regarding the Storming of the U.S. Capitol
The following was sent to the congregation on January 7, 2021. Beloved in Christ, Yesterday I was stunned, as I'm sure you were, to watch as a mob breached the United States Capitol in [...]
Online Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols
In 1918 the world was in the grip of a global pandemic. On Christmas Eve that year, one church offered a simple service where the Christmas story was proclaimed in nine scripture lessons with carols [...]
Blue Christmas Service for the Weary Soul
photo by elly fairytale for pexels.com For most people and in most years, Christmas is a "joy time." There are lots of parties, bright lights, cheerful carols, festive decorations, and gatherings of friends [...]
PneuMatrix Team Reflections
A team of our church members has been participating in a program from PneuMatrix, a consulting company that works with congregations and church governing bodies, teaching them about adaptive change and leadership. We've been at [...]
A Letter from the Pastor, June 2020
Beloved in Christ, Garrison Keilor used to say on A Prairie Home Companion, “It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home town.” Well, not around here these days! It’s been anything but quiet, [...]
Prayer Service Tonight, June 3, at 6:00 p.m.
Beloved in Christ, Our nation is in real turmoil, as you surely know. The "original sin of the United States," systemic racism, has brought us to a boiling point once more. People are protesting in [...]
Holy Week Worship Services 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed how we are working as a church, as a society, and as global citizens. In spite of all the hardships and suffering caused by the disease, we continue to [...]
Virtual Worship on Zoom, Sunday, March 22, 11:00 a.m. EDT
Due to the ongoing pandemic, we will again offer worship on the zoom.us platform this coming Sunday. The worship service will include liturgy, scripture, a sermon, and prayers, and will last 30-40 minutes. You can [...]
Flattening the Curve
Beloved in Christ,This will be a long note, so thanks in advance for sticking with it. Back in the Day Do you remember what was going on back in 1999? We were surrounded by stories [...]
COVID-19 Response 3/13/2020
Due to the ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, in keeping with the actions of the Loudoun County officials, our presbytery, and other authorities, and in a desire to "flatten the curve" and keep people [...]