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November 3, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

November 3, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

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 20, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

October 20, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

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, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

October 13, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

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, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

October 6, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

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, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

September 29, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

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, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

September 22, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

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.

September 15, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

September 15, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

September 15 – Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

James 3:1-12 | Mark 8:27-38

The letter of James speaks of the qualities of teachers and the power of words and speech for good and for will. In our reading from Mark 8: 27-28, Jesus asks his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” Peter responds by answering, “You are the Messiah.”

Our Season of Stewardship begins with thoughts from Tommie Bradshaw. The Senior Choir returns to share their wonderful gifts with us.

Livestream 10:30 AM Worship Service

September 15 Worship Bulletin

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

TRINITY CHIMES FALL 2024

TRINITY CHIMES FALL 2024

Trinity Chimes Fall 2024

We are excited to share this first edition of a refreshed Trinity Chimes.

Earlier this year, after much reflection and discussion, we decided to embark on a journey to transform our newsletter into something that goes beyond simply sharing information—it will instead seek to serve as a source of inspiration, connection, and spiritual nourishment for our entire congregation.

Our goal is to create a newsletter that truly reflects who we are as a church family, highlighting the stories, experiences, and faith journeys that make our community so special. We want to use Trinity Chimes to showcase God’s work in our lives and to provide encouragement to deepen our discipleship.

Through this refreshed format, we hope to foster greater community and connection, inspire active engagement with our mission, and nourish spiritual growth. We’ll be incorporating more photos, short-form pieces, and human-interest stories to bring the life of our congregation into these pages.

Our previous format required a demanding cycle to produce a quality piece each month. Our new approach will be published on a quarterly basis. We hope this new schedule will alleviate some of the pressures placed on volunteers and staff who serve as contributors, designers, proofreaders, and editors while still delivering a meaningful and impactful newsletter that truly reflects the heart of our church community.

Thank you for being part of this journey. We look forward to seeing how God will use Trinity Chimes to bless and inspire us all.

Read the Fall 2024 edition of Trinity Chimes below or download HERE.

Be sure to subscribe to receive e-news from ERUCC directly to your inbox at http://eepurl.com/gDNCu5.

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September 8, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

September 8, 2024 – 10:30 AM Worship Service

September 8 –Rejoice in Our Welcome Sunday | Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

James 2:1-17  |  Mark 7:24-27

The first lesson, James 2:1-17, relates the responsibilities of Christians, emphasizing charity as a sign of living faith. In the Gospel lesson from Mark 7:24-27, Jesus is encountered by a Syrophoenician woman who earnestly asks him to heal her daughter. Though the woman and her daughter are Gentiles, Jesus reaches out in compassion and heals the daughter.

We will celebrate Rejoice in Our Welcome Sunday! We will commission and bless those leading Christian education and formation for the coming year. Spirit will be sharing in music leadership this morning.

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