This Week In Worship

Sunday, May 11, 2025
Sermon: Here for Good: A place. A people. A purpose.
Liturgist: Rev. Dr. John Regan, Executive Minister
Preacher: Rev. Chris Shorow, Senior Minister
We Share Our Gifts
We Hear the Word Proclaimed CLICK HERE for today's Scripture

Reflection:

There is a holiness to the work of repair. The prophet Isaiah paints a picture of a people not defined by religious performance, but by acts of restoration—feeding the hungry, welcoming the homeless, undoing injustice, and rebuilding what has been broken. This is not symbolic work. It is place-based, people-centered, deeply real work. As theologian Walter Brueggemann writes, “Faithfulness is found not in fleeing brokenness, but in becoming repairers of the breach.”

That calling remains urgent. We live in a world where it's easier to discard than to restore. But God calls us to a different kind of presence—one that stays, mends, and rebuilds. To be Here for Good means more than maintaining buildings. It means showing up for our neighbors, tending to our streets, and investing in a future where justice and compassion take root.

We are stewards not just of a physical church, but of a vision—a community restored by love, grounded in place, and committed to hope. Where are you being called to do the work of repair?

What breaches can we as a community of faith, rooted in this place, help mend?

We Gather at the Lord’s Table

Jesus didn’t put any rules around coming to the table, so neither do we. All are loved and embraced here and all are welcome at this table of Love. Our communion bread is gluten free. We come forward to the table to receive bread and cup at 9AM, we pass the bread and cup at 11AM. Please place your empty cup in the rack on the pew back. If you are worshipping from home, we invite you to find bread and juice or other elements to use as we share this feast.

We Greet and Go Forth
Engage with your neighbor as you go out to serve and carry God’s love to the world.