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2024 Congregational Prayer

May 23, 2024

Purple border surrounding white background with the words, "Raleigh Mennonite 2024 Congregational Prayer"

In April members of Raleigh Mennonite contributed to a congregational prayer. The prayer, compiled from the church’s submitted words and images, was read on Sunday, May 19, when we celebrated Pentecost and the renewal of our covenant to one another. The prayer was also posted on the RMC Instagram feed. God of compassion,we build this […]

2024 Congregational Prayer

Filed Under: Worship Tagged With: 2024, covenant, prayer

Hmm, I’m not sure about that…

May 21, 2024

This spring and early summer Melissa and a number of guest speakers are exploring questions that congregation members have been wondering about. These questions and themes were gathered during a Church Life Meeting and through queries Melissa sent out to the congregation. If you missed a message, you can catch up via one of the […]

Hmm, I’m not sure about that…

Filed Under: Audio, Worship Tagged With: I'm not sure about that..., Melissa Florer-Bixler, sermon

Holy Week – March 2024

March 8, 2024

Colorful painting of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey surrounded by people and trees.

Holy week marks the journey from Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, to his meal with his friends, to betrayal by Judas, trial and execution on the cross, the resurrection on Easter. You can join us throughout the week to mark the end of the wilderness journey together. March 24, Palm Sunday Palm […]

Holy Week – March 2024

Filed Under: Events, Worship Tagged With: Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday

RMCers to DC as part of Anti-Racism Worship Grant

May 8, 2023

RMCers from the anti-racism team went to Washington DC to continue to learn from churches about how they are integrating anti-racist practices into worship as part of our year-long Vital Worship grant. Many thanks to new friends at Washington Community Fellowship, The Table, Community House Church, and Christ City Church for sharing with us!

RMCers to DC as part of Anti-Racism Worship Grant

Filed Under: Balm in Gilead, Worship Tagged With: anti-racism, Balm in Gilead, Worship

A blessing for the kids

September 25, 2022

Melissa talking with kids while sitting on the floor during an RMC church service.

A peak into a special part of the service for the youngest members of our community when Melissa shares with them how much God loves them. Take a listen!

A blessing for the kids

Filed Under: Audio, Worship Tagged With: blessings, Children, Melissa Florer-Bixler

First Sunday Back Indoors In Person!

August 13, 2021

congregation sitting in chairs facing Melissa who is preaching at the front of the hall.

Just as the COVID-19 delta variant is picking up steam, we met in person for the first time at our new location, Shepherd’s Hall at Church of the Good Shepherd on August 8. We started sharing space with them this summer and Melissa has an office in their office suite. It was great to worship […]

First Sunday Back Indoors In Person!

Filed Under: Worship Tagged With: Church of the Good Shepherd, COVID-19, Shepherd's Hall, Worship, Zoom

Communion during the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 2, 2020

Communion elements, an Easter wreath with flowers and candles, and a laptop in the background.

By David and Rosene Rohrer, with photo by Karin Shank Having learned from each other about the variety of ways communion is celebrated around the world, we easily adjusted to observing this important practice from our homes during the novel coronavirus pandemic in 2020.  One Sunday for our virtual service (via Zoom) we each chose […]

Communion during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Filed Under: Table, Worship Tagged With: A Year at the Table, communion, community, COVID-19, table

Palm Sunday 2020

April 5, 2020

Zoom meeting gallery view with many people online from their own homes.

This Sunday was unique for RMC, just as it was for many others throughout the world during the pandemic we’re living through. But our worship service brought us together in ways we could not have otherwise been together. Each Sunday since holding our services via Zoom we’ve had the opportunity to be joined together with […]

Palm Sunday 2020

Filed Under: Events, Video, Worship Tagged With: COVID-19, Palm Sunday, video, Worship

Walking Toward Suffering

March 29, 2020

Melissa preaching via Zoom

Melissa Florer-BixlerSermon from March 29, 2020 worship service, held via ZoomJohn 11The spoken version of the message, without notes, is also available on the podcast. One of the parts of our faith that is most important to me is the affirmation that God has something to do with the world. And if God has something […]

Walking Toward Suffering

Filed Under: Worship Tagged With: Gospel of John, Lazarus, love, Melissa Florer-Bixler, suffering

First Sunday at Fletcher Academy

February 4, 2020

During renovations to the building at 1116 N. Blount St., we are meeting for Sunday School and Worship at Fletcher Academy’s campus at 400 Cedarview Ct., north of Millbrook between Six Forks and Falls of the Neuse. Here are a few images from our first Sunday there, Feb. 2, 2020.

First Sunday at Fletcher Academy

Filed Under: Events, Worship Tagged With: fellowship, First Sunday, fletcher, Worship

Last day at Building for Hope…at least for now

February 1, 2020

Congregational singing led by Rosene and David on Jan. 26, 2020

Sunday, January 26, marked our last day worshiping at 1116 N. Blount St. for at least six months. Here are a few photos from the last service and the move out process that took place afterward. We will be meeting for worship at Fletcher Academy at 300 Cedarview Ct. while the building is being renovated. […]

Last day at Building for Hope…at least for now

Filed Under: Events, Service, Worship Tagged With: hope, move, Worship

Brunch and Hymns – Summer Schedule

April 30, 2017

Starting June 4 we’ll start our summer schedule: no Sunday school and worship at 10 am. On the first Sunday of the summer months–June 4, July 2 and August 6–we’ll be at Pullen Park, at shelter #3, for a potluck brunch and hymn sing-a-long. This is a great time to invite friends and family to […]

Brunch and Hymns – Summer Schedule

Filed Under: Events, Service, Worship Tagged With: Brunch, First Sunday, Hymns, Potluck, Summer Schedule

Older audio recordings and the RMC Podcast

January 1, 2012

Greetings!  We have available digital recordings of most sermons from about 2007 to the present, with a few others before that.  However, only those from January 2018 to the present are on this website. If you have interest in hearing messages from Raleigh Mennonite Church worship services, or other special recordings, that are not in […]

Older audio recordings and the RMC Podcast

Filed Under: Audio, Worship Tagged With: archives, Audio, digital, podcast

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