The Annunciation

The Joyful Mysteries refer to a collection of five meditations in the Rosary. These meditations follow the life of Mary as she accepts Jesus into her very body, visits her relative Elizabeth, gives birth to Jesus, presents Jesus in the temple, and finds Jesus in the temple. This sermon series intends to explore a pattern of creativity toward which this collection of mediations point—a pattern that we can find within our own experiences of creativity. For certainly, the Divine invites us all into creating goodness with our lives. And this goodness can take on many forms, whether that be the creation of an idea, a project, or even a child. It’s our sincere hope that this sermon series nurtures joyful acceptance of that which we’re being invited to create, as well as gratitude, thrill, and ultimately release, by following Mary in sharing our creative expressions with the world.

Christ the King

Christ the King Sunday is the climax and conclusion of the Church’s liturgical journey through the life of Christ and the Gospel message. Before we begin the church year anew, we pause today to celebrate Christ’s peaceful reign.

Baptism

We inhabit an era of unprecedented change. New ideas, new technologies, new discoveries, and new challenges seem to come one after the other, exciting and disorienting and sometimes disturbing. And as Christianity itself evolves, what anchors us, here and now, in communion with followers of Jesus across the world and the ages? In this series, we will consider two embodied practices, known as “sacraments,” handed down through the centuries—baptism and eucharist. These ancient, enacted rituals help root us as participants in the Christian way, giving us incarnate experience of identity and inclusion.

Eucharist

We inhabit an era of unprecedented change. New ideas, new technologies, new discoveries, and new challenges seem to come one after the other, exciting and disorienting and sometimes disturbing. And as Christianity itself evolves, what anchors us, here and now, in communion with followers of Jesus across the world and the ages? In this series, we will consider two embodied practices, known as “sacraments,” handed down through the centuries—baptism and eucharist. These ancient, enacted rituals help root us as participants in the Christian way, giving us incarnate experience of identity and inclusion.

Feast of All Saints

The Festival of All Saints celebrates the faithful women and men, known and unknown, past and present, whose lives have been marked by the love and grace of God. It is an opportunity for us, as a church, to thank God for them and to remember the roles they have played in bringing Divine Love into our lives and into this world.

This morning, we have the opportunity to hear from Valinda Harlan and Carlos Fernandez as they share stories of lives that have drawn them, personally, deeper into Divine Love.