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March 26, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

March 26, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

Join Evangelical Reformed UCC’s 10:30 am Worship Service in our Main Sanctuary and online.

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Seeking: Can these bones live?

John 11:1-45 | Ezekiel 37:1-14

In Ezekiel’s vision, God asks the prophet, “Can these bones live?” Do we believe new life can come after death? Can we find hope when things are bleak? Can we really trust in God’s resurrection? While we look to God to carry us through the valley, God looks to us to embody hope for others. As we prepare to enter Holy Week, we remember how Jesus began his final journey toward resurrection: by returning to Judea after the death of his dear friend, Lazarus. As we walk through the valley of dry bones that leads us to Calvary Hill, let us seek out the hope that will stir in us and sustain us.

Today the Senior Choir will be offering their Lenten Cantata – John Rutter’s Requiem.

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

March 19, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

March 19, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

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Fourth Sunday of Lent

Seeking: Who sinned?

John 9:1-41

When Jesus and the disciples encounter a blind man along the way, the disciples immediately ask, “Teacher, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:2). They ask a really bad question, filled with assumptions and harmful theology. Unfortunately, the crowd continues to interrogate the man and dissect the miracle of his healing. This week, let us pay attention to the questions we ask. What assumptions do we carry? What is our intent? When seeking clarity or understanding, what are better questions we can ask?

The Senior Choir will be singing. 

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

March 12, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

March 12, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

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Third Sunday of Lent

Seeking: Will you give me a drink?

John 4:5-42 | Exodus 17:1-7

In the heat of midday, Jesus seeks out a Samaritan woman drawing water from a well. His command to her is also a question and an invitation into a new way of life: “Will you give me a drink?” This question creates a dialogue between them in which Jesus sees the woman fully; she leaves the well transformed. In the wilderness, the Israelites essentially ask: “Will you give us a drink, God? Will you take care of us, even now?” This week, we might imagine ourselves at the well or in the wilderness. Are we willing to care for our neighbors, seeking to not just quench thirst, but to find living waters that sustain us all?

Spirit will be singing. Pastor Kirstin will be preaching this morning. Today we will be celebrating the baptisms of Sarita Harrison and Lucy Anne Moulton.

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

March 5, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

March 5, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

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Second Sunday of Lent

Seeking: How do we begin again?

John 3:1-17 | Genesis 12:1-4a

Nicodemus comes to Jesus under the veil of night to ask him big faith questions. Jesus invites him to begin again, to learn a new way of knowing and living out his faith. In Genesis, God commands Abram and Sarai to leave everything—their home, their family, their land—to seek the land of Canaan and begin again. Like Nicodemus, what are the questions we ask in the dark? Like Abram and Sarai, how do we follow God’s calling to begin again?

The Senior Choir will be singing. Communion will be shared at the chancel rail. The Cambridge Bell Choir and Chancel Bell Choir will be ringing. Today we will celebrate the baptism of Paisley Schaeberle.

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

February 26, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

February 26, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

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First Sunday of Lent

Seeking: Who will you listen to?

Matthew 4:1-11 | Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7

Seeking the fruit of the garden, Adam and Eve allow the snake’s manipulative voice to become louder than God’s voice. In the wilderness, Jesus defies the deception of the tempter by listening intuitively—to God, to his inner moral compass, to the teachings of his faith. And so, who will you listen to? What sources do you seek for news, information, and media? Whose voices—and what messages—take up too much space in your head? Within the onslaught of messaging we receive, we are invited to choose carefully.

The Senior Choir will be singing.

Click here to WATCH the 10:30 am Worship Service Live or On-Demand

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ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

February 22, 2023 – Ash Wednesday Services

February 22, 2023 – Ash Wednesday Services

Join Evangelical Reformed UCC at 12:00 noon in Trinity Chapel and at 7:30 am in our Main Sanctuary and online for Ash Wednesday Services.

Noon at Trinity Chapel
A Time of Fellowship and Lunch will follow the service

7:30 in the Main Sanctuary
Services will include the Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion

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February 19, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

February 19, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

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Last Sunday After Epiphany/Transfiguration Sunday

Today’s readings seem an exclamation point to Jesus’ teaching about God’s realm in the Sermon on the Mount. In a place of sacred mystery, the shining and shadow of Jesus’ transfiguration convey holy presence in the community of God’s people across time. In this place of silence and witness, Jesus’ followers catch a glimpse of God’s dazzling reign in Matthew 17: 1-9. Exodus 24:12–18 tells of Moses ascending Mount Sinai. God’s glory meets Moses in shadow and light.

The Senior Choir will be singing.

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Click here to to VIEW the February 19 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

February 12, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

February 12, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

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Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

Jesus helps us take another look at some commandments to discover what is at the heart of the law – love of God and love of neighbor in Matthew 5: 21-37. God’s people are urged to choose to act in ways that are life-giving in Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 and I Corinthians 3: 1-9. As we work together to live into the vision of God’s reign, we can be assured that it is God who gives the growth.

Spirit will be singing.

Click here to WATCH the 10:30 am Worship Service Live or On-Demand

Click here to to VIEW the February 12 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.

February 5, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

February 5, 2023 – 10:30 am Worship Service

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Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Jesus tells us that we are salt and light as we seek to live as God’s people in the world in Matthew 5: 13-20. With the Spirit’s help, we offer our gifts and talents to extend the reach of God’s realm. With Isaiah 58: 1-12, we learn what it means to “practice righteousness,” to restore beauty in community as we live out the heart of our faith.

The Senior Choir will be singing. This morning communion will be served to you while sitting in the pews.

Click here to WATCH the 10:30 am Worship Service Live or On-Demand

Click here to to VIEW the February 5 Worship Bulletin

ERUCC also holds a worship service at 8:30 am in historic Trinity Chapel, 10 W Church Street.