June 1 – Pride Sunday

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

Psalm 27:1-2, 5, 10-14  |  Acts 16:16-34

Pride Sunday is a celebration of the image of God in everyone and the diversity of humanity. In the beginning, when God breathed the breath of life in us, God blessed us and called us very good. There is no better way to celebrate the fact that we were created in the image of the Divine than by being unapologetically ourselves and becoming the people God called us to be: authentic, whole, complex, and made to love.

This Sunday, we will share in communion at the chancel rail, and we will honor and celebrate the many ways Trish Coffey and Kelly Esslinger have enriched our music ministry on their final Sunday as staff members. The Senior Choir will sing and the Cambridge Handbell Choir, Chancel Handbell Choir, and Children’s Music and Movement will offer special music.

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

May 25 – Sixth Sunday of Easter

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

Acts 16:9–15 | Ephesians 2:1-10

Acts 16:9–15 reminds us that the Spirit of God is never limited by traditional sources of power in order to bring about change and transformation. This reading invites us to reflect on our own experiences of hearing and responding to the good news of this season.

The Rev. Shelley Weakly will preach and lead us in worship. The Senior Choir will sing. We will honor and celebrate graduates.

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

May 18 – Fifth Sunday of Easter

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

Acts 11:1–18  | John 13:31-35

Being led by the inclusive spirit of the risen Christ can put us at odds with human impulses for separation and institutional impulses for maintaining control. The texts this week give witness to the spirit of Christ at work and the solidarity we are given with one another and all creation.

The Senior Choir will sing. The Cambridge Handbell Choir will offer special music. We will conduct a fire drill during worship.

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

May 11 – Fourth Sunday of Easter

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

Acts 9:36-43  |  John 10:22-30

Scripture links our identity to the identity of God. If we are made in the image and likeness of God, as Genesis tells us, then the image we have of God matters a great deal. If we perceive God as a controlling patriarch, this ideology shapes our identity. If, however, our image of God is of one who overturns the status quo, disturbs the tower builders, and those who insist on a monolithic language and culture, we are more likely to develop an identity that resists systems that oppress. The resurrection of Christ is God’s response to the domination of Rome and therefore shapes the character of all who live as faithful disciples of Christ

Today, we will affirm and install the newly elected elders, deacons, and committee chairs. 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.

May 4 – Third Sunday of Easter

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

Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)  |  John 21:1-19

Christ’s call to a transformed way of life often comes through those who suffer, the ones with whom Christ identifies. Listening to this call means seeing differently, recognizing ways we have been blind to our complicity and participation in the brokenness of the world. Listening to this call brings us to turning points where we can no longer ignore questions of oppression and brokenness, sustain the unsustainable, benefit from unjust systems and practices. Listening to Christ’s call puts us on a journey of transformation.

We will recognize outgoing lay leaders and share in communion at the chancel rail this morning. Following worship, we will have our annual congregational meeting to review church finances and activities for 2024 and elect lay leaders. 

Sunday Worship Bulletin

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

April 27– Second Sunday of Easter | Youth Sunday

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

ERUCC Youth will be leading worship this morning.

Spirit will share in music leadership, and Young Spirit, the Cambridge Handbell Choir, and youth violinists will offer special music.

Sunday Worship Bulletin