Worship
The French neo-Gothic architecture, and Tiffany, LaFarge and DeAscenzo stained glass of our building and the location and history of our congregation creates the aura of a "cathedral" type of church. We expect a liturgical Sunday morning service, (in keeping with the denomination's Book of Common Worship), which follows the lectionary calendar of readings and special days but is conducted with warmth and humor in a multi-sensory style We modify this only for inclusion of a children's message and seasonal contributions from our very active youth choral and drama programs. We have also used our annual Lenten and Advent worship series as opportunities to try creative new approaches to worship such as the music from the ecumenical community in Taize, France. We have a movable Labyrinth, patterned on the one in Chartres Cathedral, in France which is available one day a week for use in individual prayer and reflection.
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