July 26 Worship
We tend to think of rest as something we earn, a reward for finishing the to-do list. But what if rest isn’t a reward at all? What if it’s built into the fabric of creation itself?
This Sunday, Pastor Matt continues our summer series Rest Is Not a Reward with a message called “The Land Keeps the Sabbath.” We’ll sit with an old commandment in Leviticus: God tells the people that even the fields need a year off, a full season to lie fallow and breathe. We will imagine a rest that includes the ground beneath our feet, not just our own tired bodies.
And because rest deserves a little joy too, it’s Hawaiian Shirt Sunday. Dig out your loudest floral print, your most vacation-ready look, and come as you are, literally.
Worship begins at 10:30 AM, in person and on Zoom. Join Pastor LaTayna, Pastor Gloria, Pastor Matt, and the Men’s Quartet (Dave Ackerman, Tom Ault, Rick Brush, Dan Pence) for another wonderful summer worship service!
Stay after worship for a presentation by Rev. Brooks Berndt, the UCC’s Minister for Environmental Justice: an informal conversation about environmental justice work happening right here in Maryland.
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This Sunday: A Conversation with Rev. Brooks Berndt July 26 · After Worship This Sunday, we’re welcoming Brooks Berndt, the UCC’s Minister for Environmental Justice, for an informal conversation about environmental justice work happening right here in Maryland. Brooks has spent nearly a decade leading the UCC’s environmental justice ministry nationally. Before that, he served eight years as pastor of First Congregational UCC in Vancouver, Washington, where he helped lead successful campaigns to move the state off its only coal plant and block the largest marine oil terminal in the country. He led the UCC’s “Breath to the People” report identifying 100 of the nation’s top polluters and how their emissions threaten communities and children, and writes and edits the UCC’s environmental justice newsletter, This is a chance to sit down together and talk honestly about what’s happening on the ground: local fights, local wins, and where our congregation can plug in. Join us after worship and coffee hour for this important conversation. |