Invisible walls? Rev. Love began her sermon on Sunday by telling us about the invisible fourth wall that exists in the theater and separates the fictional characters on stage from the real world of the audience on the other side. Being myself totally void of thespian talent I hadn’t considered this before. She expanded on the analogy and talked about the invisible walls that separate us from each other — and from God. She explained that Jesus’ message to the
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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
On Sunday Rev. Love was back with us and presided over another very interesting and valuable coffee hour conversation. It was interactive with a lot of participation by the congregation. She used a simple diagram called the “Powerhouse” with two columns labeled “More Power” and “Less Power.” She explained that each of us belongs to a number of classifications, or classes, each of which has more or less power. Participants were invited to identify classes and named gender, education, race,
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From Our Moderator
I am a strong advocate for keeping politics out of our faith lives. Our church is a sanctuary for all, whatever one’s political affiliation.
However, the action by the Supreme Court this week to take away a fundamental and constitutional right transcends politics and requires us to examine our conscience and the beliefs we hold. The UCC leadership has issued a statement that you might find valuable in considering this issue.
There is much to contemplate in Sunday’s sermon as
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From Our Moderator
Well, even when you are as old as I, you’re never too old to learn something new. I was quite unaware that Wisdom is personified in the Book of Proverbs, Chapter 8, and that she speaks directly to us and reminds us that “the Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old.”
With this introduction to Lady Wisdom, Reverend Love taught us a great deal about her. She is not Knowledge, she can’t
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From Our Moderator
On Sunday we had the pleasure of greeting our Sabbatical Pastor, Reverend Aubra Love. She is an authorized minister whose standing is held in the Potomac Association of The Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ. A graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and the Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center, Rev. Love comes to the Central Atlantic Conference from the Southeast Conference, in her hometown of Atlanta GA.
She recently completed a term
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