Join us for online worship, Sunday, June 14, at 10:15 a.m. at https://vimeo.com/channels/1547852

You can read and download a copy of the bulletin here.

On this Sunday we take some time to recognize and give thank for the recent high school graduates in our congregation. They have lived and are living in tumultuous times:

Most were born in 2002 in the aftermath of 9/11 a time of great uncertainty that led to endless war in the Middle East and great trepidation in our nation. They were around 6 or 7 when the Flood of 2008 hit Iowa City, displacing people from their homes and leaving many places under water. Later that same year the Great Recession began, displacing people from their homes and leaving many under water. Their senior year was disrupted when the pandemic arrived and closed the schools. And by the weekend of their graduation—a protracted affair that stretched over several days—our nation was grieving and angry and protesting over the murder of George Floyd as we continued to live in the systemic racism that ensnares all if us in different ways.

Some might want to hit the reset button—but there’s no turning back. How do we go forward together? Paul’s letter to the Romans gives us some clues. Join us for a baccalaureate service for people of all ages.

SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Joel 2:25-28; Romans 8:35-39

SERMON: “Forward”

The Rev. William Lovin preaching

SOLO:             “See How the Galaxies Are Always There”

                        Kevin Koepnick, soloist

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