11/26 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
How We Give, How We Live – “Give Thanks!”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

MCC NoVA concludes our annual Stewardship Campaign this Sunday. Pledge information is used by the Board to assist in budget planning for the coming year. While pledges may be made or amended at any time, this is the month the Board begins their important work. Pledge forms and envelopes are on the literature table. Please be in prayer to determine what you can do to help as the church plans for 2018. The proposed budget for the coming year will be presented at our Annual Congregational Meeting on December 17.

First Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Second Reading: adapted from Fred Craddock in “The Collected Sermons of Fred Craddock”

11/19 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
How We Give, How We Live – “Treasure”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

MCC NoVA is holding our annual Stewardship Campaign through the month of November. This process is what guides the church in forming its budget for the next year. Pledge forms and envelopes will be available on the literature table, and downloadable forms are available through a link on the right margin, or through our website. This campaign runs thru November 26, and the pledges received will be used to construct the proposed budget for the coming year, which will be presented to the members for a vote at the Annual Congregational Meeting, Dec 17.

First Reading: Luke 6: 37-38
Second Reading: adapted from Barbara Brown Taylor in “Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith”

11/12 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
How We Give, How We Live – “Uniquely Qualified: MCC NoVa’s Got Talent”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

First Reading: 1 Samuel 17: 32-35, 37-44, 48-49
Second Reading: adapted from Uncommon Gratitude: Allelluia For All That Is,
by Sister Joan Chittister and Rowan Williams (Former Archbishop of Canterbury)

Click to listen – Special Music from Mr Sterling Wilde

11/05 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
How We Give, How We Live – “It’s About Time: Invest Wisely”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

WOW! So you’re are going to gain an hour on Sunday! May i respectfully suggest that you invest it wisely and attend MCC of Northern Virginia for the kickoff of our Stewardship Campaign, “How We Give, How We Live”.
Time, Talent, Treasure
Join us Sunday! It’s about time!

First Reading: Romans 12:1-2
Second Reading: Ephesians 5:15-17
Third Reading: from Seneca

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10/29 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Sermon: “Be The Christ That You Want To See”
Wendy Hamilton, Clergy Intern, Preaching

First Reading: John 15:1-11
Second Reading: ~ from Mahatma Gandhi

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CAN WE TALK?   Sunday 10/29 Following Worship
We see it, we hear it, and we feel it. There is an air of division, heated rhetoric, and divisiveness in our nation, pushing many to confront some hard questions about who we are as a nation. With demonstrations, in Charlottesville, and elsewhere, racial and cultural tensions are on the rise. Many people are angry, upset, confused and afraid. What can we do, particularly as people of faith and social justice advocacy, to provide support, understanding, and compassionate action? Let’s talk about it. Join in the discussion beginning after worship from 1:00 – 2:30 pm led by our Clergy Intern, Wendy Hamilton. Pizza and light refreshments will be provided. Please join us!

10/22 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Sermon: “The People for Today”
Rev. Elder Rachelle Brown, Preaching

1st Reading: 1 Peter 2:9-10
2nd Reading: ~ from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

MCC Interim Moderator, Rev. Elder Rachelle Brown, will be preaching at MCC NoVA Sunday Oct 22 worship service.

Rev. Brown was ordained with MCC in 2007, and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, and Master of Communications degree from Missouri State University. Rev. Brown is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology, Ethics, and Human Sciences at Chicago Theological Seminary. She has served as an Intentional Interim Minister, North Central U.S. MCC Network Leader, and MCC Emerging Church Specialist.

As a theologian and educator, Rev. Brown said she explores queer ethics, human sciences, and intersectional theology with a deep connection to modern religious thought and practices. Rev. Brown said her passion for ministry began in the bayou country of Southern Louisiana and developed through various faith experiences reflecting the diversity of MCC.

We welcome her presence, and those members of other MCCs in attendence!

10/15 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
A Harvest Sermon Series: Let Us Pray – “Prayers for Us”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin

The MCC NoVA Board has suggested an intentional time of prayer as we prepare for our Stewardship Campaign in November. Toward that end, we will celebrate October with a special Sermon Series reflecting on Prayer.

First Reading: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Second Reading: ~ from a Pilgrim’s Prayer by Thomas Merton

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