Sunday, August 23, 2026
Please note that our Sunday Service begins at 10:30. You are warmly invited to gather with us from 10:15 am, in our Sanctuary or online, for a time of musical reflection.
This week we read about Jesus renaming his friend and disciple Simon. Jesus declares Simon Peter as the one who will be the rock of the church. But the astute reader wonders, "isn't this the same Simon Peter who messes up royally more than once?" Why would Jesus pick him? Why does God choose us? How do we know if we've built our church on a rock, rather than on sand?
Presiding: Rev. Greg Powell
Music: Jennifer Turner
Tech Team: Nathan McDormand, Jamie Waters, Alan Thurston
Scripture Reading: Matthew 16:13-20
Read by: Milt Papageorge
Reflection: Greg Powell
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Our worship each Sunday is intended to be a collective experience, a communal practice. We might step into whatever is our sanctuary, each one of us as individuals, and yet as we assemble, from wherever we are, we become a people, drawn together through song and prayer, through word and ritual, and through the Spirit who breathes through it all, through us all. One and the same Spirit uniting us breathing us into life!
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