November 9 – Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

10:30 AM, Worship with Holy Communion in Sanctuary and Livestream

2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 | Luke 20:27-38

Today’s scriptures anchor us in eternal hope while addressing our deepest questions about the future. Paul steadies an anxious community with reminders of their calling and God’s faithfulness, while Jesus transforms a trick question about marriage into profound teaching about the nature of resurrection life. When uncertainty about tomorrow threatens to overwhelm us, where do we find our footing? These passages point beyond our limited understanding to the God who holds all time and promises a future beyond our imagining.

Spirit will share in music leadership this morning.

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

November 2 – All Saints Sunday

10:30 AM, Worship with Holy Communion in Sanctuary and Livestream

Psalm 139 | Luke 19:1-10

Today’s readings celebrate the God who sees us completely and loves us still. The psalmist marvels at being known from conception to grave: searched, understood, and pursued by divine love. Zacchaeus discovers this same reality when Jesus looks up into his tree and invites himself to dinner, transforming a despised tax collector into a generous neighbor. What happens when we truly believe we are seen, known, and chosen? Both passages suggest that being fully known by God is not something to fear, but the very foundation of transformation.

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

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

October 26– Reformation Sunday

10:30 AM, Worship with Holy Communion in Sanctuary and Livestream

Joel 2:23–32  |  Luke 18:10-13

In Joel 2:23–32, God speaks words of compassion and promise through the prophet. The people have failed God, and they feel the shame of having done so. Shame cut the people off from God, but God promises of God is of hope and presence. In Luke 18:10-13, Jesus shows us two men who have gone into the Temple in Jerusalem to pray. We hear their prayers through his narration. The question for us, as it is in most of the parables of Jesus, Is “Who are we in the parable?

We give thanks this Reformation Sunday as we ponder our history, ancient and still developing. We honor the vision to be a part of a new reformation for the Church that will bring ever more joy and justice to the world. The Senior Choir will sing. Market Street Brass will be featured.

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

October 19 – Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

10:30 AM, Worship with Holy Communion in Sanctuary and Livestream

Genesis 32:22–31 | Luke 18:1-8

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

October 12 – Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

10:30 AM, Worship with Holy Communion in Sanctuary and Livestream

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 | Luke 17:11-19

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

October 5 – World Communion Sunday & Consecration Sunday

10:30 AM, Worship with Holy Communion in Sanctuary and Livestream

Psalm 137 | Luke 17:5-10

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

September 28 – Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

10:30 AM, Worship with Holy Communion in Sanctuary and Livestream

1 Timothy 6:6-19 | Luke 16:19-31

Today’s scriptures confront us with hard truths about wealth, generosity, and human dignity. Paul reminds us that contentment, not accumulation, brings true satisfaction, while Jesus’ parable of the rich man and Lazarus reveals the moral blindness that privilege can create. Both lessons challenge comfortable assumptions about success and call us to see those whom society renders invisible. What does it mean to be truly rich in God’s economy?

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

September 21 – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

10:30 AM, Worship with Holy Communion in Sanctuary and Livestream

1 Timothy 2:1-7 | Luke 16:1-13

Today’s lessons explore what faithful living looks like in a complex world. In 1 Timothy, Paul calls us to pray for everyone, including even the most difficult leaders, seeking peace and flourishing for all. Jesus’ parable of the shrewd manager challenges us to be as creative and urgent about our spiritual priorities as we are about earthly concerns. Both passages ask: Where do our ultimate loyalties lie, and how do we navigate the tension between faithful living and worldly wisdom?

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

September 14 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

10:30 AM, Worship with Holy Communion in Sanctuary and Livestream

1 Timothy 1:12-17 | Luke 15:1-10

The first lesson today is from 1 Timothy 1:12-17. The Apostle Paul says of his former life, “I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief.” In our Gospel lesson, Luke 15:1-10, Jesus’ critics grumble against him because, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” In response, Jesus tells them stories about a searching shepherd, a seeking woman, and a waiting father who all went to extraordinary lengths to retrieve that which is lost.

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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