As we near the halfway mark of 2021, I think back to our stewardship theme this year, “For Such a Time as This.” The phrase comes from the book of Esther, in which Queen Esther convinces her husband, King Xerces, to spare the Jews from state-sanctioned slaughter. This comes at great risk to Esther, who Xerces does not realize is Jewish. At one point, Esther falters, terrified of the repercussions she might face for revealing her identity and attempting to
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Moderator's Memos
Here is a collection of our Moderator's Memos - emails from the church's lay leadership to the congregation - updating us all on church activities, goals and achievements.
From Our Moderator
Happy Pride Month, CPCUCC!
I am grateful to be part of a faith community that believes we are each made in God’s image; adored for who we are, not despite it. I sometimes think about how God is the ultimate queer icon. Too playful for binaries; too loving for division; too creative for narrow-minded world views. I mean, God invented rainbows, after all!
In the words of Queen Mother Lady Gaga herself, “I’m beautiful in my way/’Cause God makes no
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From Our Moderator
Take Me to the River
This Saturday we will hold a seven-family baptism and dedication in our church’s side yard.
Since there will already be a large in-person presence, we invite you to join from home via Zoom. This will be our first attempt at streaming an in-person (not to mention outdoor) gathering. It won’t be the interactive, hybrid model that we plan to adopt long-term, but it’s an important steppingstone along the way. I’m grateful to Ellen, Mark
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From Our Moderator
Cicadas were not something I had to deal with growing up in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve experienced a few swarms since moving to DC in 2007, but this May marks my first rodeo with the 17 year Brood X. I am equally repulsed and charmed by their imminent return. I am repulsed because insects are icky and I do not like loud things flying at my head. I am charmed because I believe we have much to learn from these
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From Our Moderator
As I write this, I am grateful for the guilty verdict reached by the jury in Minneapolis after the trial of Derrick Chauvin. I hold in my heart both relief for the verdict and sorrow for George Floyd’s death, and the countless other lives lost to law enforcement, many of whom never got their day in court. As a country, we have so much more work to do on issues of white supremacy, racism, and racial justice. As a church,
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