Virtual Choir

Experiencing Creation with All Our Senses: Taste – Worldwide Communion

October 3, 2021

This morning, we will celebrate Communion together live on Zoom. Bring bread and juice, or something similar with you when you join Zoom for the 10:30am service.

The service, on both YouTube and Zoom, will also include the anthem “The Task” by Gordon Adnams and a reflection that includes with our Season of Creation theme, moving on to our sense of taste.

Following the service, join Zoom at 11:10am for a time of conversation.

Our Stories and Makers Nest also relates to communion, and the craft is making a world with paper chain people. You will need a piece of white paper, water, construction paper, blue and green markers, scissors, and glue or tape. Watch at 9:55am on Zoom or any time on YouTube.

Next Sunday
We celebrate Thanksgiving Sunday by completing our Season of Creation theme with our final sense: smell. The service will include our first virtual choir project of the fall.

Experiencing Creation with All Our Senses”When I behold the Sky”

September 28, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: MURRAY FENNER
Cannon Beach, Oregon

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Today at 9am In the Wild will be gathering on the Church Lawn (with masks and distancing). Our first of a new monthly time for spirituality in nature for all ages, called In the Wild. This month our theme is balance, and we will have the opportunity to look more closely at the new plantings around the church. If you cannot attend this month, save the date for October 17th.

Today for our 10:30am service on Zoom and YouTube, we are on our second week of experiencing creation with all our senses. As we reflect on sight, we turn to poetry of the Romanticism movement which offers a perspective on the sacredness of nature.

Our music includes a beautiful arrangement of Be Thou My Vision by Bob Chilcott, as well as hymns that express the beauty of creation.

The service will be the same on Zoom and YouTube, so watch either way and then join Zoom at 11am for a time of conversation.

Next Sunday
Our worship on our next sense, Sound, will also include a Blessing of the Animals, so bring your pets or photos of your pet to the screen with you!

Sunday September 12, 2021 – Blessing of the Backpacks

September 16, 2021

Experiencing Creation with All Our Senses: Touch
Blessing of the Backpacks

Today’s service includes a Blessing of the Backpacks. You are invited to bring backpacks or bags to the screen for this blessing, or anything that for you symbolizes our students and educators who have just returned to school (even drawing a picture of a backpack or an apple on a piece of paper). If you appreciate the blessing and would like to send it to someone you know, we are also sharing a link to just this part of the service. For those joining on Zoom, we will also share an additional responsive prayer for students and educators.

Today we begin the Season of Creation with the first week of our series “experiencing creation with all of our senses.” We begin with the sense of touch, and hear of Jesus teaching about the importance of being like children.

This morning we begin a musical fall, with a full quartet leading our hymns, sung responses, and anthem. You will notice that there is more recording in our beautifully renovated sanctuary, as we continue to learn about the A/V system and how it can work for us.

Come for our Stories and Makers Nest starting at 9:55am, or any time before our 10:30am service. If you are watching on YouTube, join Zoom at 11am for a time of conversation.

Sign Up Now for Solo Sanctuary Time, Church Tour or Worship Viewing at Leaside United

September 7, 2021

Solo Sanctuary Times
Are you missing having some time in the church sanctuary, just to reflect, pray, and appreciate the space? Starting September 2nd, you can sign up for Solo Sanctuary times. Sign up for half an hour and stay for as much of that time as you would like, as you sit or walk in the sanctuary, light a candle, read scripture or hymn texts, or meditate. Let Emily know if you have any further questions.

Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAAAC28AAF5C70-solo

Looking for an opportunity to see more than just the sanctuary? You might be interested in a church renovation tour!

Church Renovation Tours
Join a small group for a tour of the newly renovated church, starting Tuesday, September 7th. Times will be available midday and in the evening with a member of the renovation team.

Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAAAC28AAF5C70-church

Worship Viewing
Would you like to watch or rewatch some of the worship that has been shared over the past year, but this time in our sanctuary? Starting September 16th we will have some opportunities to watch a previously shared service in our sanctuary, as another way to enjoy our new space and connect with what our congregation has been doing over the past year.

Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAAAC28AAF5C70-worship

Please note these 5 guidelines for any visits inside the church building:
– Anyone (12 and older) must be fully vaccinated
– Masks must be worn inside
– Maintain social distancing (6’ apart)
– A wellness form must be filled out for each visit
– Please arrive 10 minutes early for your visit and enjoy our beautiful landscaping while you wait. Tours and sanctuary times will begin promptly at the start time, and since our doors continue to be locked to walk-ins it will not be possible to join late.

More times for church tours, solo sanctuary times, and worship viewings will be added, so if you don’t see a time that works for you check back with the same links next week!

If you are having any trouble signing up, just let Alison, Emily, or Michele know.