Each month on the first Sunday you’re encouraged to take home a re-usable yellow grocery bag, put some non-perishable items in it, and bring it back the next week, or soon thereafter. In February our contributions go to the food pantry at the Center Church. This is the building that used to be Mt. Vernon Presbyterian. The Center Church continues to operate the food pantry. Consider bringing cereal and canned vegetables.
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February 2
Our text for the day comes from John 20. (We’re taking a one-week break from the Narrative Lectionary.) In the John text, Thomas wants to see the marks in the resurrected Jesus’ hands. In worship we talk about the marks of discipleship that people see when they look at our church. We celebrate the Lord’s Supper at both services. Catherine Neelly Burton preaches and shares the work the Session is doing to lead our congregation.
February 9
We return to the ...
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9 am Worship in the Great Room
10 am Sunday School for all ages
11 am Worship in the Sanctuary
Worship at 9 am is in the Great Room and is led musically by our band. The style is less formal than the 11 amservice. The 11 am service is in the Sanctuary and is led musically by our choirs.
On Sunday, February 23, we have one worship service at 10 am in the Great Room. There is no Sunday School ...
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Are you interested in reading books that offer perspectives different from traditional, mainstream Christian authors? Join us for a new reading and discussion experience!
Inspired by author Sarah Bessey’s 2020 Field Notes Book Club, we read “books that help to form us more into the image of Jesus for the sake of the world written by exclusively BIPOC (black, indigenous, and/or people of colour) authors.”
You may choose to read each book and come to all six meetings, or pick the ones ...
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Messy Church happens at 4:30 pm on February 9. Invite your neighbors and friends to this fun, interactive hands-on ministry. Dinner is served at 5:30 pm.
This is our chance as a congregation to make a heart connection with our kids and families who may be new to our church or even new to Christian faith. Passing on our story means that every believer gets the opportunity to share the ways in which God has rescued them. Life is Messy, why ...
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