Click below to listen to the Sermon for 10/13/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “COMMUNITY – Coming Out And Called Together”
This Sunday we’ll be reflecting on COMMUNITY, as well as recognizing
National Coming Out Day (Friday October 11)

Ancient Reading: Matthew 4:12-25
Second Reading: Adapted from Albert Einstein
Third Reading: Adapted from Epictetus

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 10/6/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “Born, And Born Again: And Who are We (Now)?”
This Sunday is important. As our MCC Denomination celebrates its 51st anniversary and we begin the second half of our first century (that may sound old, but in church years we are practically still a pup!), it is a good time to examine who we were and who we are, where we’ve been and where we’re going.
If you attend just one service a year, this is a good one to attend. This Sunday is important.

Ancient Reading: John 3:1-12
(The scripture Rev. Troy Perry preached at the first MCC service)
Second Reading: Adapted from Paul Tillich
Third Reading: Adapted from Rev. Elder Cecilia Eggleston,
(New Moderator, Metropolitan Community Church)

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 9/22/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “Love Laments”
Love feels for the wants and needs and aches and rights of others…
even as it makes its own way through the world.
We will also have a recognition of
Celebrate Bisexuality Day on September 23.
Ancient Reading: John Ancient Reading: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
Contemporary Reading: Adapted from Mary Oliver

Note: Church Inquirers & Membership Class after worship Sun Sept 22.
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 9/15/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “No Greater Love”
Join us as we celebrate the successful journey of Cathryn Krebs and Frank Vance
(kidney donor and recipient respectively).
Love is a gift,
Love is a blessing,
Love is a sacrifice.
Ancient Reading: John 15:9-13
Contemporary Witnesses: Cathryn Krebs; Frank Vance

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 9/8/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “How On Earth Do We Love God?”
How we live our lives with a love for God requires that we make choices,
and not all the choices we make are immediately clear or easy.

Ancient Reading:Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Second Reading: Adapted from Howard Thurman
Third Reading: Adapted from Carter Heyward

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 9/1/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “Workers Together: Labor of Love”
Folks are invited to place on the altar, if they wish, some small item that symbolizes your occupation, labor, livelihood, hobby, the work of hands and heart … or simply your church name tag.
We will have a blessing for the work that all of us do!

Ancient Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:2-9
Second Reading: Adapted from Barbra Brown Taylor in
“An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith”

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 8/25/19

Rev. Lori McPherson, Preaching
Reflection: Our Bodies, Our Selves
In our third Summer Sermon Series, Rev Emma and Rev Lori will explore Dance in the Bible …
Join us this Summer as we reflect on some of these stories through the lens of contemporary issues.

Ancient Reading:Psalm 150:1-6
Second Reading: From “Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality and Christian Theology”, by James B. Nelson
Third Reading: From “Indecent Theology”, by Marcella Althaus-Reid

Liturgical Dance: Krissie, Kurt Jaeger, and Company

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 8/18/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “A Time For All Things (Yes, A Time To Dance)”
… and a time for Change!
Sunday, August 18, will be Jim Cullum’s last Sunday with us before he moves to Tuscon, AZ, and there will be a Community Farewell Blessing provided for him during worship on that day. It will also be the first day back for Frank Vance after his kidney transplant surgery. Please join us as we celebrate and wish them the best!
In our third Summer Sermon Series, Rev Emma and Rev Lori will explore Dance in the Bible …
Join us this Summer as we reflect on some of these stories through the lens of contemporary issues.

Ancient Reading: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Second Reading: adapted from
Sister Joan Chittister in “Uncommon Gratitude: Alleluia For All That Is”
Liturgical Dance: Kurt Jaeger and Company

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 8/11/19

Rev. Emma Chattin, Preaching
Reflection: “Dancing With Miriam”
This is a dance of liberation after generations of captivity,
giving rise to a spirit of joy and praise so moving that it cannot be contained!
In our third Summer Sermon Series, Rev Emma and Rev Lori will explore Dance in the Bible …
Join us this Summer as we reflect on some of these stories through the lens of contemporary issues.

Ancient Reading: Exodus 15:19-21
Second Reading: Adapted from Brene Brown in “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, and Lead
Third Reading: from Nelson Mandela
Liturgical Dance: Krissie Harrington and Company

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!