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Sunday Morning Worship, Distanced

Sunday Morning Worship, Distanced

June 30, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in

ERUCC Goes Live: Step 2: Cautious

Starting with our July 5 worship service, we can begin to ease back into in-person worship.  Please be patient with us as we work through this new system and rules of worship.

We have implemented a “ticket” system that will allow people to reserve their seat for a given Sunday.  Those interested in attending in person may go online to EventBrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/109158933308 ) and reserve their space.  Once the spot is reserved, you can expect a call from a church member to answer any questions you may have regarding attendance.  No need to bring a ticket, just a mask and your bulletin.

We are doing our best to ease back into worship with your safety in mind.  If you have any questions, please review the COVID-10 Reopening Plan and email the office at aaguilar@erucc.org.

If you do not want to use EVENTBRITE, you may contact Sue Pinner at 301-228-2396 to reserve your spot.

Sunday Morning Worship, Distanced

Sunday Morning Worship, Distanced

June 30, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in

ERUCC Goes Live: Step 2: Cautious

Starting with our July 5 worship service, we can begin to ease back into in-person worship.  Please be patient with us as we work through this new system and rules of worship.

We have implemented a “ticket” system that will allow people to reserve their seat for a given Sunday.  Those interested in attending in person may go online to EventBrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/109158933308 ) and reserve their space.  Once the spot is reserved, you can expect a call from a church member to answer any questions you may have regarding attendance.  No need to bring a ticket, just a mask and your bulletin.

We are doing our best to ease back into worship with your safety in mind.  If you have any questions, please review the COVID-10 Reopening Plan and email the office at aaguilar@erucc.org.

If you do not want to use EVENTBRITE, you may contact Sue Pinner at 301-228-2396 to reserve your spot.

Sunday Morning Worship, Distanced

Sunday Morning Worship, Distanced

June 30, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in

ERUCC Goes Live: Step 2: Cautious

Starting with our July 5 worship service, we can begin to ease back into in-person worship.  Please be patient with us as we work through this new system and rules of worship.

We have implemented a “ticket” system that will allow people to reserve their seat for a given Sunday.  Those interested in attending in person may go online to EventBrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/109158933308 ) and reserve their space.  Once the spot is reserved, you can expect a call from a church member to answer any questions you may have regarding attendance.  No need to bring a ticket, just a mask and your bulletin.

We are doing our best to ease back into worship with your safety in mind.  If you have any questions, please review the COVID-10 Reopening Plan and email the office at aaguilar@erucc.org.

If you do not want to use EVENTBRITE, you may contact Sue Pinner at 301-228-2396 to reserve your spot.

Sunday, June 28 Bulletin

Sunday, June 28 Bulletin

June 26, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in /

Join us for worship on Sunday, June 28 at 10:30 a.m. at https://boxcast.tv/view/sunday-1030-service-654874 

CLICK HERE for the Bulletin

June 28

Genesis 22:1–14, one of the most dramatic stories in the Bible, when read carefully, seems to have the message of trust in a God of goodness. Many find this story harsh: Abraham hears a command to sacrifice his own son Isaac, Abraham prepares to do so and is stopped in the last second.  Matthew 10:40–42, Jesus’ words provide a simple but difficult charge to those who wish to be disciples: to recognize Jesus and other prophetic voices in the most marginalized people in society, and to choose generosity.

 

The Rev. Carolyn Roberts will be preaching

Wednesday Evening Summer Worship

Wednesday Evening Summer Worship

June 16, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in

SUMMER WORSHIP AT ERUCC

Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in the Parking Lot

Beginning July 8th

As the Governor has moved us to Phase 1 of plans for restricting gatherings, we plan to hold worship outdoors on the parking lot and patio behind the main church building each Wednesday at  6 pm.    We will spread ourselves out and maintain the required and appropriate physical distancing.   This decision may be changed if conditions change per the recommendations from the health department.

Pastor Daniel will be leading the service and Brenda Hedges will be providing music.

Sunday, June 14, 2020 Bulletin

Sunday, June 14, 2020 Bulletin

June 12, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in /

Join us for worship on Sunday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. at https://boxcast.tv/view/sunday-1030-service-654874 

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June 14

Matthew 9:35-10:8 describes the ministry of Jesus and his disciples. There are many in need of Jesus’ healing ministry. Jesus acknowledges that he cannot do this work alone and calls disciples to join him. However, the authority to cast out unclean spirits and cure disease requires that the disciples sacrifice their former lives and any hopes of wealth or prestige.

Thursday Thoughts May 28, 2020

Thursday Thoughts May 28, 2020

May 28, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in /

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Dear Congregation:

I greatly appreciate the resources, prayers, and reflections my colleagues are sharing during these challenging times.  This morning, Michel Caine, Pastor of Old First Reformed UCC, Philadelphia shared this prayer with his congregation.  As he writes, “In light of all the missed or at least postponed rituals and life cycle events, I offer you a Postponement Prayer created by a Reconstructionist Rabbi, Heather Paul:”

“Holy One of Blessing,

I stand before You today

ready to embrace Your unending love

and ready to respond with love in return

 

Today is not the day I imagined

and yet I am still here, standing with You,

understanding that sometimes plans overturn

and all that we yearned for

remains undone.

 

Holy One of Blessing,

my heart breaks for what should have been

and longs for what’s yet to come

Help me find holiness

in this in-between time, waiting.

 

Bless me with savlanut (patience),

tikvah (hope), and koakh (strength).

Sit beside me in time’s waiting room

where I pray the day may soon arrive

when I can stand before You again

ready to welcome a new beginning

 

Blessed are You, Arranger of Time and Space,

Who blesses every season, and Who blesses Your people forever.”

Sunday, May 24 Bulletin

Sunday, May 24 Bulletin

May 21, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in /

Join us for worship on Sunday, May 24 at 10:30 a.m. at  https://boxcast.tv/view/sunday-1030-service-525168

CLICK HERE for the Bulletin

 

Seventh Sunday of Easter                                                               

Jesus makes clear in Acts 1: 6-14, that the role of a disciple is to be Jesus’ witnesses throughout the world, under the power of the Holy Spirit.  The Gospel lesson, John 17: 1-11, is part of Jesus’ final prayer with the disciples, preparing them for their lives as witnesses to the saving love of God.            

Thursday Thoughts, May 21

Thursday Thoughts, May 21

May 21, 2020 by Evangelical Reformed UCC in /

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Dear Congregation:
Today is Ascension Day. Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter and commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven 39 days after resurrection on Easter Sunday. You will find the Biblical accounts of the Ascension in Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16:19-20, Luke 24:50-53 and Acts 1:6-11.

During the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and his ascension, it is believed that Jesus preached and spent time with the apostles and his followers. Ten days after Ascension Day is Pentecost when we commemorate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus.

In the beginning of Acts, the risen Lord instructs the disciples to stay in Jerusalem and wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit. This they do for 40 days, recalling Moses on the mountain, receiving the law and experiencing the glory of the Lord. “Lord,” they ask Jesus, “is this the time that your kingdom is going to come?” “No,” Jesus says, “it is not for you to know that. . . . But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses.”

Then Jesus ascends to heaven, and two men in white robes ask the disciples, “Why are you looking up to heaven? He is going to come back!”

There was a time when the Ascension of Jesus was a big deal at Evangelical Reformed Church. In the narthex of our main sanctuary, you can see this photo of the chancel, elaborately decorated for worship in marking the Ascension of Jesus. In reading the bulletins from the ministry of Rev. Kieffer, our pastor from 1910-1946, you find announcements such as this one from 1919, “The annual Sunday School Festival will be held on Ascension Day (Thursday of this week), 7 o’clock. This is one of the most important services of the year and all members of the congregation are invited to be present.”