This Week In Worship
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Liturgist: Rev. Dr. John Regan, Executive Minister
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Chris Shorow, Senior Minister
We Hear the Word Proclaimed CLICK HERE for today's Scripture
Reflection
Have you ever sat in a sanctuary on your hardest day, quietly desperate for something—anything—to hold you steady? Mark’s gospel was ritten for a church in crisis, desperate for hope. The sanctuary isn’t a hiding place; it’s a gathering place where honesty meets healing. Today, in this sanctuary, let’s be brave enough to acknowledge what's crumbling in our lives, trusting God will meet us there.
Prayer: God our healer, who meets us in our messiest places, calm our fears and hold us steady. Grant us courage to name our worries and anxieties openly before you, believing your presence transforms chaos into peace. Hold us when we cannot hold ourselves. Amen.
Our Holding it Together Practice for Your Week:
Try a daily Breath Prayer
• Inhale: "Lord, you hold me"
• Exhale: "I am not alone"
• Repeat for several minutes.
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.