Worship Archive
Church Year 2020-2021
The Blessing of Nature
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Readings: Excerpt from Walden, by HD Thoreau; “The Peace of Wild Things”, by Wendell Berry
Homily: Jackie Lenth and Andy Falender
Finding God at the Heart of Life
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Readings: Genesis 1; “When God is Silent” by Barbara Brown Taylor
Homily: Paula Waterman
Celebration Sunday
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Readings: Hebrews 11 excerpts; “Daring Greatly” by Brené Brown
Worship Leader: Margit Griffith
Featuring music by the Pilgrim Bluegrass Gospel Band
Memorial Day Service
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Readings: The Gettysburg Address
Homily: Dwight Gertz
Worship Leader: Gus Browne
Into the Morning Light: When Spirit shows up in our lives
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Readings: Acts 2:1-18; “Once the World Was Perfect” by Joy Harjo
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Note: This recording of this service picks up after the Time for All Ages.
Deep Calls to Deep
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Readings: Psalm 42; Isaiah 55
Pastoral Message: Sarah Klockowski
Knowing by Heart
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Readings: Responsive Reading by Shams Ud-Dun Mohammad Hafiz; Selections from Rumi; “Two Kinds of Intelligence” by Rumi
Pastoral Message: Rev. Rosemary Lloyd
Cherish the Living Earth
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Readings: Responsive Reading by Rev. Fred Small; Selection from Hildegard of Bingen; “An Apple Tree was Concerned” by Hafez
Worship Leader: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Homily: John Bunker
Affirm Each Person’s Dignity
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Readings: Litany of With-ness, by Phillip Lund; John 20:19-22
Pastoral Message: Sarah Klockowski
The Service of ALL
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Readings: Exodus 23:9, Leviticus 19:33-34, Matthew 22:34-40, and the Dalai Lama
Worship Leader: Margit Griffith
Homily: Gus Browne
Easter, Ready or Not
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Readings: Mark 16:1-8; “For Jim, Easter Eve” by Alice Spencer
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Good Friday Service
Friday, April 2, 2021
Readings: Luke 22:14-23; Luke 22:47-53; Luke 23:44-49
Reflection: Sarah Klockowski
Palm Sunday: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Readings: “The Poet Thinks about the Donkey” by Mary Oliver; Mark 11:1-11
Pastoral Message: Sarah Klockowski
Justice and also Joy
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Readings: Amos 5:24; Selections from Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman
Pastoral Message: Rev. Mary Margaret Earl
Farther Along
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Readings: Isaiah 43-44 selections; Luke 13:18-21
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Feeding Resilience
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Readings: “The Sourdough Microbiome” by Dr. Justine Dees; Luke 13:18-21
Homily: Sarah Andrysiak
The Map Our Dreaming Makes
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Readings: “Late February” by Barbara Crooker; Acts 2:17
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Testing in the Wilderness
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Readings: Mark 1:9-14; “The Grace of Bewilderment” by Rev. Rebecca Lyman
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Cultivating Beloved Community
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Readings: “The Role of the Church in Facing the Nation’s Chief Moral Dilemma” by MLK; Matthew 5:1-16
Pastoral Message: Sarah Klockowski
Playing Tag with God
Sunday, February 7, 2021
Readings: “Nature” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Excerpts from “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler
Pastoral Message: Margit Griffith and Sarah Klockowski
Hide and Seek with God
Sunday, January 31, 2021
Readings: The Spirit is Calling; Excerpts from Exodus 19 and 20
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
We Unite for the Worship of God
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Readings: Exodus 3:1-15; “Reverence”
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
We Unite in the Spirit of Jesus
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Readings: Excerpt from “The Christian Way of Life in Human Relations” by Martin Luther King, Jr; and Luke 4:16-30
Pastoral Message: Sarah Klockowski
We Unite in the Love of Truth
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Readings: James Baldwin; John 1
Pastoral Messages from Rev. Jenny Rankin and Sarah Klockowski
Epiphany Sunday
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Readings: Matthew 2:1-12, A Blessing for Those Who Have Long to Travel by Jan Richardson, and more!
Christmas Eve Service
Thursday, December 24, 2020
“The Stubborn Hope of Christmas”
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
When God Becomes Flesh
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Readings: Isaiah 61:1-11; John 1
Pastoral Message: Sarah Klockowski
A Close and Holy Darkness
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Readings: Isaiah 40:1-11; Poem by Stephanie Noble
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
For Weary Watchers
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Readings: Mark 13:24-37; Isaiah 64:1-3, 8-12
Pastoral Message: Sarah Klockowski
Of Gifts and Gratitude
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Readings: “A Prayer for Thanksgiving” by Rev. Max Coots; Selection from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Hope is Invented Every Day
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Readings: “Roots”, by Lucille Clifton; Isaiah 1:16-17; Selections from Eddie Glaude’s Begin Again (DOWNLOAD EXCERPT HERE)
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Into the Waters
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Readings: Isaiah 43:1-2, 4, 16-19, and Genesis 1:1-5
Pastoral Message: Sarah Klockowski
Standing on a Threshold, Seeking the Sacred
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Readings: A Poem by Robert Walsh; Hebrews 12:1-3
Time for All Ages: Child of Faerie
Written by Jane Yolen, and illustrated by Jane Dyer
CLICK HERE to hear Child of Faerie read by Kathleen T. Pelley on YouTube
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
How is Your Heart?
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Readings: Frederick Buechner, selections; Philippians 4, selections
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Listening to God’s Heart in Nature
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Readings: “Time for Serenity, Anyone?” by William Stafford; “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
Be of Good Courage
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Readings: “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver; Philippians 2:1-2
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
What We Need is Here
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Exodus 16:2-5, 12-15; “Only the Beginning” by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
Pastoral Message: Rev. Jenny Rankin
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