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This Sunday (9/11)
The Tenth Anniversary of *the* 9/11: Why avoid it -- when there are so many questions still being asked, and spiritual lessons still being learned? Sermon: "Love Our Enemies?" On this all-important day examining, among other things, our country's place in the family of nations, Communion will be served. We worship at 11 am in our Sanctuary.See More
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This Sunday (9/11)
The Tenth Anniversary of *the* 9/11: Why avoid it -- when there are so many questions still being asked, and spiritual lessons still being learned? Sermon: "Love Our Enemies?" On this all-important day examining, among other things, our country's place in the family of nations, Communion will be served. We worship at 11 am in our Sanctuary.See More
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"Jesus Grew": Oh, Really?
Sunday, September 4, 2011 // Bethesda (MD) Presbyterian Church
Scripture Luke 2:41-52
“Jesus Grew”: Oh, Really?
Christian Education Kickoff Message
The late Samuel Proctor served as pastor for two decades of arguably the…
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This Sunday at BPC (9/4)
Join us for our more casual Outdoor Worship on the Front Lawn -- weather permitting! We will gather around the Peace Pole on Wilson Lane, near the church's bell tower. Back-to-School Message: "Jesus Grew": Oh, Really? (Luke 2:41-52). Are our problems today rooted more in our rapidly changing world ... or, in our refusal to change? In our disbelief ... or, in our inhumanity? Drop by this Labor Day Sunday, and be surprised by the…See More
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This Sunday at BPC (9/4)
Join us for our more casual Outdoor Worship on the Front Lawn -- weather permitting! We will gather around the Peace Pole on Wilson Lane, near the church's bell tower. Back-to-School Message: "Jesus Grew": Oh, Really? (Luke 2:41-52). Are our problems today rooted more in our rapidly changing world ... or, in our refusal to change? In our disbelief ... or, in our inhumanity? Drop by this Labor Day Sunday, and be surprised by the…See More
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This Sunday (8/14)
We are back in our fabulous Sanctuary August 14th with guest preacher Rev. Richard Jones. Rev. Jones will be preaching on the oft-avoided woman-stares-down-Jesus passage, Matthew 15:21-28. Rev. Jones is a close colleague of our own Rev. Booker-Hirsch and has preached here before.…See More
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This Sunday (8/14)
We are back in our fabulous Sanctuary August 14th with guest preacher Rev. Richard Jones. Rev. Jones will be preaching on the oft-avoided woman-stares-down-Jesus passage, Matthew 15:21-28. Rev. Jones is a close colleague of our own Rev. Booker-Hirsch and has preached here before.…See More
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This Sunday (7/31):
... with all eyes on Capitol Hill and The White House, we conclude our five-Sunday July series, "Power, Politics, & the Making of the Apostle Paul" -- Witness title: "Paul, After All: The Apostle Across the Ages". The Children's Message features our support of the Interfaith Works' Backpack Project -- supporting area cash-strapped parents as their children return to school!For ages in our Western World -- taking our cue…See More
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This Sunday (7/31):
... with all eyes on Capitol Hill and The White House, we conclude our five-Sunday July series, "Power, Politics, & the Making of the Apostle Paul" -- Witness title: "Paul, After All: The Apostle Across the Ages". The Children's Message features our support of the Interfaith Works' Backpack Project -- supporting area cash-strapped parents as their children return to school!For ages in our Western World -- taking our cue…See More
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This Sunday (7/24): Risking It All!
We continue with Part 4 of 5 of our July sermon series, "Power, Politics, & the Making of the Apostle Paul". This Sunday: "Paul Risking All: The Resurrection of the Body". Why -- and how -- would Paul's passionate affirmation of the resurrection of the body cause him to risk even his life for the Good News?In this heat, we sure could use some resurrecting! JOIN US: Sunday at 10a, in our cool & coolly intimate Fellowship HallSee More
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This Sunday (9/11)
The Tenth Anniversary of *the* 9/11: Why avoid it -- when there are so many questions still being asked, and spiritual lessons still being learned? Sermon: "Love Our Enemies?" On this all-important day examining, among other things, our country's place in the family of nations, Communion will be served. We worship at 11 am in our Sanctuary.
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:30am
This Sunday at BPC (9/4)
Join us for our more casual Outdoor Worship on the Front Lawn -- weather permitting! We will gather around the Peace Pole on Wilson Lane, near the church's bell tower. Back-to-School Message: "Jesus Grew": Oh, Really? (Luke 2:41-52). Are our problems today rooted more in our rapidly changing world ... or, in our refusal to change? In our disbelief ... or, in our…
ContinuePosted on September 2, 2011 at 8:00am
WORSHIP CANCELLED FOR 8/28
... due to the tropical storm. We'll see you September 4 at our annual Outdoor Worship!
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:30pm
This Sunday (8/28)
Join us in our Sanctuary at 10a for Worship 'midst the stormy gale! Back-to-School subject: "'Jesus Grew': Oh, Really?" Till then, let us reflect on these wise words: "A hurricane wind ripped through the mountains and shattered the rocks before God, but God wasn't to be found in the hurricane; after the hurricane, an earthquake, but God wasn't in the earthquake; and after the earthquake, fire, but God wasn't in the fire; and after the fire a…
ContinuePosted on August 26, 2011 at 11:30pm
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This Sunday at BPC (2/12)
... at our 11 am Worship, we conclude a three-Sunday focus, "Our Healing Church", with the healing of two lepers: Naaman the Aramean warrior in 2 Kings 5 and an unnamed gentleman in Mark 1. The two-way flow of God's compassion signified by the phrase "healing church" -- the church spreads healing *and* is itself healed -- will be featured in the message, "The River of Healing: From 'Them' to Us". Click here for our colorful bulletin.
Art work on our Sanctuary Big Screen again will "signpost" the sermon -- as well as the Prelude at 10:50, an abbreviated version of an African-American History Month celebration featuring music by Sweet Honey in the Rock and Mahalia Jackson. This special month will also be celebrated in our hymns and other music this Sunday.
Oh, and don't forget our new-and-improved Valentine's Day quiz following Worship, in the Fellowship Hall! Hope to see you Sunday.
Posted by Bethesda Presbyterian on February 10, 2012 at 7:30pm
This Sunday at BPC (2/5) ...
A Lieutenant's Healing Journey! In keeping with Our Healing Church three-part series and the second of three successive healing stories from Mark 1, Marine Lt. James Byerly, who lost both his legs in an IED explosion during combat operations in Afghanistan, will join us in sharing a bit about his healing journey -- with a challenge to our church to be wounded healers, as well. Several of us have met James in his visits to our congregation, as he nears the end of a year-long recuperation at Walter Reed.
Visuals Galore this Sunday! In honor of African-American Month, I invite all to come to the Sanctuary a little early -- 10:45a -- to enjoy a Big Screen slide/song extravaganza celebrating our civil rights pioneers! Featured: Mahalia Jackson ("Precious Lord"), Sweet Honey in the Rock ("Where Are the Keys to the Kingdom?"), speech excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr. Also, for the very first time, the sermon -- "Action Into Faith" -- will be highlighted by Big Screen visuals.
Sunday's Bulletin is attached. The first sermon of our three-part Our Healing Church series, "Jesus the Healer: A Threat to Order?", can be found here -- along with so much else through our website.
Our Healing Church: a deliberate double entendre. May our discipleship always prove such a two-way street. Come along for the journey!
Posted by Bethesda Presbyterian on February 3, 2012 at 1:00pm
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