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Spirit of the Hush Harbors – May 23, 2021

May 24, 2021

Melissa preaching from new worship space on May 23, 2021

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 On this Pentecost Sunday Melissa told a story about the sanctuaries in wooded areas called hush harbors where enslaved people would gather to worship in freedom, away from their enslavers and overseers. Pentecost is not a call to action. It’s a description of the Spirit’s work. What have we become as the […]

Spirit of the Hush Harbors – May 23, 2021

Tagged With: church, Holy Spirit, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Pentecost, sanctuary, slavery

What is this Passover Feast? – Jan. 19, 2020

January 19, 2020

Rachel Taylor preaching at RMC January 19, 2020

Exodus 12:3-13 and Mark 14:12-25 Our biblical example of communion stems from Jesus sharing the Passover meal with his disciples. Rachel reflects on how the church’s communion practice, particularly in white-dominant congregations, can deepen rather than heal racial divisions in the church as it did in the past when white slave owners required those they […]

What is this Passover Feast? – Jan. 19, 2020

Tagged With: A Year at the Table, communion, Exodus, Gospel of Mark, passover, Rachel Taylor, racism, slavery, table

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