Worship with Us
We welcome you to worship…
8:00 a.m. Contemplative Worship with Holy Communion
This service makes room for silence to reflect on the scripture readings, sermon, and prayer. Songs are short, repetitive Taizé style sung a cappella. Come and experience a smaller worshiping community that gives you the chance to recharge your batteries for the week ahead.
10:30 a.m. Traditional Worship with Holy Communion
This service embodies the full complement of weekly readings and liturgy, and features a robust chancel choir under the dynamic leadership of Minister of Music Dr. David Gresham, who is also a professor at Brevard College. Holy Communion is celebrated weekly. Come and experience this vibrant encounter with the risen Lord in word and sacrament.
Sundays in September
September 7: Lectionary 23 - Gospel: Luke 14: 25-33
Jesus seems to make some pretty unachievable demands of His followers. Give up all of your possessions. Hate your family and even life itself. Who can live this way? What if we don’t have to have it all figured out from the start? Is there room for being a work in progress? Come and wrestle with what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
September 14: Holy Cross Day - Gospel: John 3: 13-17
Note that there is one service this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Lake Atagahi Park, immediately followed by the church picnic. There will be no early service and live streaming will not be available.
We will celebrate “Holy Cross Day” this Sunday. Wear – or bring – your favorite cross to worship this day and consider writing a poem or short story to share about the significance of the chosen cross to you. Everyone is also encouraged to wear red in celebration of the day.
In today’s gospel reading, Jesus speaks of being lifted up, which will make the world whole. For Christians, the cross is a symbol not of death, but of life out of death. It is a symbol of what has been broken bringing healing to the world. The church has been celebrating Holy Cross Day since the 4th century as a reminder of the power of our crucified and risen Lord. Come and celebrate with us.
September 21: Lectionary 25 - Gospel: Luke 16: 1-13
Note: Good Shepherd’s Land Acknowledgement Statement will be read in worship today.
Jesus tells a parable about a dishonest manager and seems to be encouraging His followers to do likewise. Are being shrewd, cunning, and calculating Christian attributes? What can we learn from those who are of the world about how to approach God’s work in the world? How can we learn from and relate to people who seem like the polar opposites of ourselves?
September 28: Lectionary 26 - Gospel: Luke 16: 19-31
We welcome the Rev. Elizabeth Roles, Rector, this morning in a pulpit exchange that will have Pastor Ken preaching a St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Brevard.
Note: Home Communion Assistants will be sent this Sunday.
The kingdom of God is one of merciful reversal. Jesus tells a parable of a rich man and a poor one who name is Lazarus. Normally it is the poor who are nameless. How do we, as God’s people, live out such values that reflect the reversals that God initiates among us? Come and see!