Click below to listen to the Sermon for 12/15/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: Still… Joy

First Reading: Isaiah 35:1-10 The Joyful Return
Second Reading: Homecoming, adapted from Rachel Held Evans in “Searching For Sunday”

Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA celebrated its 38th Anniversary April 21!
Celebrating 51 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!

DECEMBER CHURCH CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Sunday, Dec 15th, our yearly Congregational Meeting will be held after worship.
Church members will vote on the 2020 Church Budget, for church Board members, and Lay Delegate.
And, there will be an All Church Potluck lunch Dec 15th to sustain us!
Check your email for a link to the Congregational Meeting Packet (18 pages).

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 12/08/19

Rev. Lori McPherson, Preaching
Reflection: Be Still… Then Prophesy

Ancient Reading ~ Matthew 3:1-12
Second Reading ~ from “In God’s Time” by Dr. Craig C. Hill
Third Reading ~ from “The Prelude” in The Complete Works of William Wordsworth

Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA celebrated its 38th Anniversary April 21!
Celebrating 51 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!

DECEMBER CHURCH BUDGET FORUM AND CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
The Board of Directors will be hosting a budget forum and candidates for Board discussion following worship service on Sunday, December 8. Sue, our treasurer, will provide an update of the church’s finances and the Board will present a draft budget proposal for 2020. All are encouraged to attend and to ask questions.
Sunday, Dec 15th, our yearly Congregational Meeting will be held after worship. Church members will vote on the 2020 Church Budget and for church Board members, and Lay Delegate.
And, there will be an All Church Potluck lunch Dec 15th to sustain us!
Check your email for a link to the Congregational Meeting Packet (18 pages).

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 12/01/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “Still HOPE”
Our Advent journey reminds us that as we enter the holiday season, it is important to find moments of stillness, moments when we may be interrupted by God

First Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5
Second Reading: Adapted from Rachel Held Evans “Searching for Sunday”

Photo from MCC NoVA Dec 1, 2002, with a portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA celebrated its 38th Anniversary April 21!
Celebrating 51 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 11/24/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “Giving Thanks: Living Life More Abundantly”

First Reading: Malachi 3:10-12
Second Reading: Luke 6:37-38
Third Reading: Adapted from Rachel Held Evans “Searching for Sunday”
Fourth Reading: Adapted from “The Collected Sermons of Fred Craddock”

Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA celebrated its 38th Anniversary April 21!
Celebrating 51 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 11/17/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Homecoming: “Growing Together: Living Life More Abundantly”

Ancient Reading:James 1:19-21
Second Reading: Adapted from Norman Whirzba in “Spiritual Gardening”
Third Reading: From John O’Donohue in Eternal echoes: Exploring our Yearning to Belong

Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA celebrated its 38th Anniversary April 21!
Celebrating 51 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 11/10/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Homecoming: “Living Life More Abundantly”

Ancient Reading: Luke 19:1-10
Second Reading: adapted from William Least Heat Moon
Third Reading: Adapted from Father Richard Rohr in “The Face of the Other,” in Essential Teachings on Love

Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA celebrated its 38th Anniversary April 21!
Celebrating 51 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!

lick below to listen to the Sermon for 11/3/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “Bless The Beasties: Let The Animals Teach You”
There will be a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, November 3 at 11 AM supported by our Environmental and Animal Rights Ministry. In addition to blessing animals present, folks may being items for a blessing (collar, blanket, toy) for animals they are unable to bring. There will also be a table where folks may being a photo of animals they are unable to bring, as well as photos and mementoes of animals who have died but remain in cherished memory. Join us as we learn from the animals, reflect on wisdom from St. Francis of Assisi, and bless those animals who have a place in our hearts.

Ancient Reading: Job 12:7-10
Second Reading: Adapted from Joy Harjo, first Native American US Poet Laureate (2019)

Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA celebrated its 38th Anniversary April 21!
Celebrating 51 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 10/27/19

Rev. Lori McPherson Preaching
Reflection: “Honoring One Another: Inside and Out ”

Ancient Reading: 1 Peter 2:17
Second Reading: From Seventy-Four Tools for Good Living: Reflections on the Fourth Chapter of Benedict’s Rule, by Michael Casey, OCSO

Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA celebrated its 38th Anniversary April 21!
Celebrating 51 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!

Click below to listen to the Sermon for 10/20/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “ACTION: Moving Forward”
Sometimes our actions don’t match our words, and our works don’t match the beliefs that we profess.
We are so human! How do we begin moving forward in the direction we truly desire?

Ancient Reading: James 2:14-20,26
Second Reading: Adapted from Rachel Held Evans in “Searching for Sunday”

Sunday morning worship … Come Join Us at 11AM on a Sunday Morning!
MCC of NORTHERN VIRGINIA celebrated its 38th Anniversary April 21!
Celebrating 51 years of Metropolitan Community Churches Worldwide!