November 24 – Reign of Christ Sunday

2 Samuel 23:1-7  |  John 18:33-37

Reign of Christ (Christ the King) Sunday brings us full circle in the liturgical year. Today, our scriptures show us the circle of hope in which our faith is grounded and our lives transformed: God’s covenant, Christ’s reign, and the Spirit’s abiding presence.

The Senior Choir will be singing. The Cambridge Handbell and Chancel Handbell choirs will share special music this morning.

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

November 24 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

November 17 – Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

1 Samuel 1:4-20  |  Mark Mark 13:1-8

The times in which we live bring challenges and doubt; our faith can become battered by fear rather than buoyed by trust. Scripture tells us our ancestors lived in similar times, and by reading their stories, we are reminded of the need for perseverance in the face of our experiences. By God’s grace, faithful waiting can bear fruit; despair can be transformed into hope, and emptiness can overflow with new life.

The Senior Choir will be singing.

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

November 17 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

November 10 – Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17 | Mark 12:38-44

Today’s readings challenge us to look past mere appearances into the deeper and sometimes subtle sources of oppression in our world. We are called to take the time to identify the motives and systems that exploit the most vulnerable and to trust in another way – God’s way. God is present in the resilient hope that emerges from the most humble and unexpected places within this struggle for justice.

Spirit will be sharing in music leadership this morning.

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

November 10 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

November 3 – All Saints Sunday

Ruth 1:1-18  |  Mark 12:28-34

We will share in Holy Communion at the chancel rail on this All Saints Sunday as we remember in prayer those members of the congregation and friends and family members who have died in the past year.

The Senior Choir will be singing

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

November 3 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

October 27– Reformation Sunday

Jonah 3:1-5, 10  |  Mark 10:46-52

The Rev. Rebecca Shillingburg will preach and lead worship. The Senior Choir will sing. Market Street Brass will be featured.

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

October 27 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

October 20

Job 38:1–7, (34–41)  | Mark 10:35-45

We all go to God with questions. It’s what happens next that can be interesting. Conventional wisdom is turned on its head by God’s wisdom. We don’t get the answers we were hoping for. In today’s readings, God responds to Job and Jesus responds to the disciples in ways that illustrate the true nature of God’s wisdom.

Jonas Dawson will be our guest organist. The Senior Choir will sing.

We will welcome Mateo Calvert Fisher through the Sacrament of Baptism. Mateo is the child of Harrison and Stephanie Fisher and the grandchild of Robert and Betsy Fisher.

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

October 20 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

October 13 – Creation Care Sunday

Genesis 1 | Exodus 23:10-11 | Jeremiah 17:5-8

God delights in creation and declares it good. We celebrate, remember, and advocate for creation as an act of faith.

Pastor Kirstin Shrom-Rhoads will preach and lead worship. Spirit will be sharing in music leadership this morning. At Fellowship, The Transition Team will present on the church’s heritage and then a special Congregational Meeting will be held where members of the congregation will vote on whether we should consider changing the name of our congregation from “Evangelical Reformed.” A meal will be served.

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

October 13 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

October 6 – World Communion Sunday | Consecration Sunday

Psalm 133 | Luke 19:1-10

We will celebrate communion with Christians around the world, symbolically gathered at a common table, and give God thanks by consecrating our gifts to God’s work in the coming year. The Rev. Sam Chamelin, pastor of St. Mary’s United Church of Christ in Silver Run, Maryland, will preach and lead worship. Children’s Music and Movement and the Senior Choir will sing. A Consecration Sunday Luncheon will follow worship in the Community Room. All are welcome!

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

October 6 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

September 29 – Faith and Democracy Sunday | Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

1 Corinthians 1:18-31 | Mark 9:38-50

Our Gospel reading for this Sunday is from Mark 9:38-50. In a cultural context where who is in, who is out, and who is right is an important concern, the first disciples find themselves preoccupied with another who is not a part of their group.

Today we recognize Faith and Democracy Sunday, a time of worship and mobilization to call on citizens to vote in the 2024 General Election organized by the Justice and Witness Action Network of the Central Atlantic Conference UCC around faith and democratic principles of valuing and affirming the voice and dignity of all, especially “the least of these” among us. We will also hear from Marj Berkheimer as part of our Season of Stewardship. The Senior Choir will sing.

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

September 29 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.

September 22 – Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8  |  Mark 9:30-37

The epistle from James may be understood as a meditation on the contrast between godly and worldly leadership. The attributes of a godly leader are laid out in James 3:13: evidence of works born out of good conduct that are done in the gentleness of wisdom. In the passage from Mark 9, Jesus tells the disciples that he is to be betrayed, killed, and resurrected on the third day. The disciples turn to arguing with each other about who is the greatest among them. Jesus teaches his ambitious followers about the shape of faithful discipleship by taking a little child in his arms and blessing the child. God’s wise children are called to welcome and care for the “little ones” among us. Wise ones reach out with encouraging presence to those who are vulnerable.

Our Season of Stewardship continues as hear from Justin Coen. The Senior Choir will sing.

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

September 22 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a healing worship service with Holy Communion at 8:30 AM.