Dear Church Community,
Our congregation typically thinks of itself as autonomous, and according to our denomination’s polity (governance structure) we do indeed have the privilege of making our own decisions. At the same time, we’re part of something greater, the United Church of Christ (UCC), and this denomination includes congregations, associations, and conferences across the United States.
As a United Church of Christ Congregation, our church is part of the Potomac Association (almost forty UCC churches in
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Pastor's Page
I invite you to read my bi-weekly newsletters below for reflections on Sunday worship and updates on congregational life. I hope, and believe, you will also enjoy my Sermons. I look forward to seeing you and sharing worship with you.
- Blessings,
Pastor Ellen
Please call or e-mail to schedule time with Pastor Ellen:
M, W, Th: Appointments and visits
Tuesday: Day off
Friday: Sermon and study day
Here are some spiritual resources that I find myself returning to time and again. I hope you will also enjoy them.
UCC Feed Your Spirit
Bite in the Apple
Patheos.com
The Listening Hermit
RickMorley.com
Larry Patten.com
From Rev. Ellen Jennings
Dear Church Community,
As I’ve said so many times over the years, “Easter isn’t just a day, it’s a season!” And often, the Easter Season overlaps with Earth Day (or week). Which makes sense to me. For both highlight regeneration, rebirth, and resurrection. Like the earth in springtime.
As we move forward this Easter Season into Earth Week, I plan to spend a couple of Sundays looking at our relationship with other beings and the rest of the natural
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From Rev. Ellen Jennings
Today is Maundy Thursday, the day we remember the last supper, betrayal, and arrest of Jesus. The word, “Maundy” comes from the Latin, mandatum, which means commandment. On this night, Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment: Love one another. I hope you’ll join me for our beautiful Maundy Thursday Service this evening at 7 pm. It’s a service of Communion, Handwashing, and the Passion Story which offers a special opportunity to experience the drama of Holy Week
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From Rev. Ellen Jennings
I’m glad to be on this year’s Lenten Journey with you. For me, this season has been (and continues to be) a chance to check in with myself and our community about how we’re feeling (hence, doing) as we pass the one-year anniversary of living within the challenges and confines of a global pandemic.
I can’t believe it’s been a year. It’s hard to fathom that we’ll be celebrating another Easter online. Or that we haven’t touched or hugged in
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From Rev. Ellen Jennings
Dear Church Community,
As we continue this forty-day (minus Sundays) Lenten Journey to Easter, I pray you’re able to take some time for the contemplation and inner work this season invites. If you can sit for just three-minutes a day, taking some deep breaths and settling your mind… you’ll open space for God to enter.
I missed our Ash Wednesday Service this year, but shortly thereafter my theme for this year’s Lenten Series became clear. I felt called to preach
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