Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia is committed to creating a vital and adventurous spiritual community for all people, preparing for our work in the world through an engaged and growing spirituality that is relevant 24/7. We are a welcoming and affirming progressive spiritual community with a specific outreach to LGBTQI people and our allies who are seeking authentic spirituality and renewal through varied celebration experiences, educational and social enrichment opportunities, and tangible expressions of love through social justice and outreach opportunities.
Whether you are a current member, attender, or a old friend, we would love to see you.
Our worship begins Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m.
Be sure to check the coming events page for happenings in our community!
8/27 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection:
“Mountains of the Bible: THE Mount”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
… but you can’t stay at the top of a mountain.
First Reading: Matthew 5:1-16
Second Reading: ~ from the Ordination Covenant for Rev. Emma Chattin, August 28, 2004,
“Ministry is About Promise: Making a Promise, and Answering God’s Promise”
8/20 Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection:
“Mountains of the Bible: Mount Horeb… Mount Sinai… Mount Nebo
(A Life Lived Between Mountains)”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Mountains provide a place from which we may see more clearly
and gain a better perspective of the world around us.
But you can’t stay at the top of a mountain.
First Reading: Exodus 3:1-16a
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Jon Kabat-Zinn in “Wherever You Go, There You Are”
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: “Mountains of the Bible: The Mountains of Moriah (Let Go)”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Is there something you are holding onto so tightly
that it actually keeps you from living fully?Join us this Sunday
as we reflect on life through the lens of Genesis 22:1-14
(with a little Alexandria Billings tossed in for good measure).
First Reading: Genesis 22:1-14
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Alexandra Billings, actress, teacher, student, singer,
and one of the first transgender women to portray a transgender character on TV
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Mountains of the Bible: The Mountains of Ararat (A Place To Rest)
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Where do you come to rest in life?
Where are the places that remind you of who you are
and how you were meant to live?Join us this Sunday, August 6, at 11 AM, for “Mountains of the Bible:
The Mountains of Ararat (A Place To Rest)”, as we reflect on these
things through the lens of Genesis 8:1-12 (with a few words from
Richard Templar tossed in for good measure).
First Reading: Genesis 8:1-12
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Richard Templar in
“The Rules of Life: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier Life”
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Beaches of the Bible: Shipwreck Beach
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Have you ever hopped into something you thought
would take you were you needed to go,
but it didn’t quite turn out the way you planned?Join us this Sunday as we reflect on Acts 27
and Shipwreck Beach.
First Reading: Acts 27: 21-29, 33-44; 28:1-2
Second Reading:
~ adapted from Linda Evans Shepherd in
“When You Don’t Know What To Pray: How To Talk To God About Anything”
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Beaches of the Bible:
Fishers Beach II (Fish For Breakfast)
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
When something new ends, do you ever get confused and
want to go backwards instead of forward? It’s easy to do.
Join us this Sunday we reflect on John 21
and Fish for Breakfast.
First Reading: John 21:1-17, 19b
Second Reading: ~ adapted from Leonard Sweet
in “From Table to Table: Where Community is Found
and Identity is Formed”
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Beaches of the Bible:
Fishers Beach (You Follow Me?)
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Do you ever feel a little slow on the uptake
when it comes to all this ‘God Stuff’,
that you may not be fully following everything?
You are no less so than the first followers,
who were very quick to leave their livelihood,
but a little slow to fully follow
what was going on and what came next.
First Reading: Matthew 4:18-22
Second Reading:
~ adapted from A.J. Swoboda in “Messy: God Likes It That Way”
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Beaches of the Bible: Jonah’s Beach
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Sometimes we discover what we are running from
on the very path we took to avoid it.
Join us as we reflect on Jonah’s Beach (Jonah 2).
First Reading ~ Jonah: 2
Second Reading ~ From Parker Palmer in Let Your Life Speak: The Voice of Vocation
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: Beaches of the Bible: The First Beach”
(And It Was Good)
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
There are some places where we may become aware of something
much larger than ourselves,
something unfathomable, in motion, and mysterious.
Join us as we reflect on The First Beach, Genesis 1:1-10.
First Reading: Genesis 1:1-10
Second Reading: from Matthew Fox in “Original Blessing”
Sermon Posted (Click to listen)
Reflection: “Family Disunion: Too Close For Comfort”
Preaching: Rev Emma Chattin
Why is it that we always seem to have the most challenges
with those closest to us? Join us as we reflect on those who may
be just a little ‘too close for comfort’ through the lens of Genesis 21:8-21.
First Reading:
Genesis 21:8-21
Second Reading:
~ Adapted From Kahlil Gibran in “The Prophet”
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