WORSHIP WITH US on Sunday, October 12, at 10:15 a.m.

WE LIVE STREAM OUR WORSHIP SERVICES AT 10:15 ON SUNDAY MORNING. You can join us online in real time at https://vimeo.com/event/1424751. This streaming address is the same each week.

The video of Sunday’s worship service will be posted after worship at https://vimeo.com/channels/1547852.

You can view and download the bulletin here.

October always brings good things to our congregation. Last Sunday we remembered our connections with Christians around the world during World Communion Sunday. Our Progressive Dinner is usually in October. At the end of the month, we remember our Protestant roots on Reformation Sunday. And we are in the middle of our Stewardship Campaign.

While some ministers and congregations dread this season, I do not. Those who have been around here for any length of time know that I love to preach about stewardship. The only thing I enjoy more than preaching to raise money for the realm of God is seeing the results when our congregation spends that money for the realm of God: the hungry are fed, the homeless are sheltered, refugees are welcomed, children are nurtured in faith, beautiful music echoes through this room, university students find a spiritual home while they study here.

I look forward to our stewardship season. And the ongoing generosity of this congregation suggests that you do as well. You know that, in these challenging days, the work and witness of Congregational UCC is as important as it has ever been. Our response will give shape to our future.

To help as we consider our giving and our acting, I want to start with that great story from the Book of Exodus.

Scripture Lesson: Exodus 14:10-18; Philippians 2:12-13

Sermon: “Shaping Our Future”

The Rev. Bill Lovin preaching

Anthem        "Sing to the Lord a New Song"       Robert Lau

No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.