In Worship

Join us on Saturdays at 3pm on Facebook (Crown Heights United Methodist Church page) for a worship livestream.

Starting on Sunday June 14 at 9:30am, we will offer a shorter, multigenerational time of worship in the backyard of the church. We will video for Facebook. Bring your own lawn chair, sit 6 feet apart, wear a mask. 

Starting in July, we will worship in the sanctuary for 11am worship. We will video for Facebook and our webpage. Wear a mask, social distance, no congregational singing, and no childcare.

Throughout May and June, Rev. Trina Bose North will preach a series on Christian Mindfulness based on Amy Oden’s book called Right Here, Right Now. We will focus on a contemplative theology, finding God in every task of our day. From mowing the lawn to reading with children, God is present. Are we aware? How can we live more into this awareness? Now seems like a good time to ask ourselves to work on a contemplative spirituality.

 

May 2— As we move into the theme of Christian mindfulness, we are focusing on creating space for us to sit with God. You will see pictures of our members’ sacred spaces. Scripture lesson is Gen 15: 9-18.

 

May 9— Worship today we listen for God’s still, small voice. There is a wonderful clip of Dr. Amy Oden telling us how to find God in something small. Scripture reading is from I Kings 19: 1-4 and 9-15.

 

May 16— It’s been a year since we voted to become a Reconciling congregation. God’s love is for everyone! At Crown Heights UMC, we know this to be true!

In worship we read together Psalm 5 and practice a breath prayer.

 

May 23— In worship, we will read together Acts 17:26-28, a sermon by Paul to the Athenians. He focuses on our connection with and through God saying, “For in God, we live and move and have our being.” As a way to more fully ingest these words, Amy Oden will lead us in lectio divina with these verses of scripture.

https://vimeo.com/421818993 

 

May 31— This Pentecost, we read John 20:19-22 and open ourselves to receive the Holy Spirit. In the midst of all the racial unrest, Trina talks about how the Holy Spirit bought peace and a pull toward life. May the Holy Spirit transform our world with heaven’s electric power.

 

June 6—After a week of protests and division, we will focus on Jesus’ command to love one another. How in the world do we do that? Music by Mariann Searle.

This is a sermon called Broken Hallelujahs, preached by Rev. Trina Bose North.