This Sunday, we celebrate the Winter Solstice and Yule by embracing the magic of this moment of the year, in word, ritual and song. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend online using this link: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82694590385?pwd=TlRCUitCa0VSdnNyY2tvemM5N29KUT09 Meeting … Continue reading The Turning of the Wheel
The original gospel story of Jesus’s birth gave new life to the idea that there is a love so powerful as to conquer the might of empires. How did this morph into the contemporary Christmas movie, where the power of love is engaged to save a faltering bakery? In this worship, Rev. Ritchie explores the … Continue reading Christmas in Olde Lewis Center: A Hallmark Sermon
Meta Worship Ever wonder why we do what we do in worship? For this unusual worship, Rev. Susan explains the functions of each element of worship as we move through them. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend online using … Continue reading Meta Worship
In this moment between winter holidays, Director of Religious Exploration Morgan Patten will explore the role of silence in our spiritual lives. Along the way, we will ask what we might learn about embracing quietude from an ascetic monk, an environmentalist, and others. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 … Continue reading Silent, Holy
In this Thanksgiving themed worship, Rev. Ritchie explores the links between gratitude, generosity, and meaning making. Stay after church for our soup lunch benefitting the Mid-Ohio Food Bank (soup available for an optional donation). Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, … Continue reading Gifted
Rev. Susan offers some guidance for how to avoid the narcissism of small differences and other perils of living in a divided nation. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend online using this link: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82694590385?pwd=TlRCUitCa0VSdnNyY2tvemM5N29KUT09 Meeting ID: … Continue reading Tap Out: Towards a Theology of Fake Fights
Commissioned Lay Minister Teri Cornell offers a participatory service that explores how we can bless the world and each other. We’ll also hear a post-election pastoral message from Rev. Susan. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend online using this … Continue reading Blessing Stones
In this sermon, Rev. Susan contemplates what it means to be waiting, always waiting for the America we want; waiting for the justice and love we can imagine to manifest. But what if time really is on our side? Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin … Continue reading Hurry Up Please it is Time
While weird is now understood as indicating the odd or uncanny, originally it was used to describe those who control the forces of destiny. In this Halloween engaged worship, Rev. Susan runs down the theological history of who gets called weird, and why. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church … Continue reading Who’s Weird Now?
The infamous sign on the highway between Columbus and Cincinnati declares that “Hell is Real!” But is it? In this sermon, Rev. Susan explores how views of hell have changed through history, why the concept of hell is unbiblical, how belief in hell can promote oppression and violence, and why, sometimes, life really can feel … Continue reading IS Hell Real?
