Sunday Worship In Ordinary Time | What To Expect
Summer Sermon Series
This summer, we’ll preach many of Jesus’s parables, exploring what parables were, what Jesus’s parables meant, and how they can transform our lives. Join us Sundays 5/26 - 9/1 for our summer series “Stories With Intent: The Parables of Jesus”
Summer Liturgical Changes
You will notice some small changes to our Sunday service liturgy this summer during ordinary time. These changes will bring our services fully into line with the Renewed Ancient Text of the ACNA’s 2019 Book of Common Prayer. While some of these changes may take some getting used to, we believe over time they’ll make our services more beautiful, allow worship to flow more naturally, and more robustly root our church in the shared worship of Christ’s followers throughout history and across the world today! Click the links below to read a full explanation of changes and to view the summer liturgy in its entirity:
Ordinary Time Sanctuary Artwork
The seasons from Advent through Pentecost focus on the life & ministry of Jesus. Ordinary time—the church season beginning after Pentecost and continuing through Advent—focuses on the power of God at work in and through the church to reveal God’s Kingdom. Sometimes this work of God in us is miraculous, but more often it is slow and seemingly ordinary. This collection of images called “Ordinary Time” was created by Durham, NC artist Sayde Laine in collaboration with Bellweather Arts, a liturgical collaborative of writers, musicians, and visual artists. These images are showcase the beauty we sometimes miss, yet remains very much present, in the ordinary, everyday activities and places of our lives. We invite you to spend time this season considering these pieces of art and whether any particularly draw your attention. Why do you think this piece draws you? Does it lead you to any focus of prayer? Such a practice can help us attend to what pastor M Craig Barnes calls “the sacred mystery of God” always at work, even in the midst of the ordinary places of our lives!