Sunday, October 31

We continue our theme "Weaving Spirit and story to discern our way forward." This week we hear the story of King Solomon building a temple for God. We'll explore what it means to be the church--both in our building and beyond our building--as we reflect on this past year and a half and look to the year ahead.

Sunday, October 17

We continue to explore our theme for 2021-2022 "Weaving Spirit and story to discern our way forward." This week we'll listen to the story of the call of Samuel. We'll explore how sometimes God calls us to both speak and to hear a word of truth, even if that truth is hard and even if that truth is directed to people or institutions we love.

Sunday, October 10

We hear the story of God providing manna to God's people in the wilderness. We listen for how this story resonates for us today--both as people who are living in liminal times, but also as people called to participate in an economy of enough-ness, where we can help provide daily bread to others. We hear stories from our own LOUCC history and a sister congregation, as we consider how God is calling us to meet tangible needs today.

Sunday, September 26

We continue in Year 4 of the narrative lectionary. This week we hear the story of the call of Moses. Hearing the cries of God's people, God responds by calling Moses into the work of liberation. Using Spirit and story, God invites Moses into a new way forward where he must live out his faith in his own generation. How can we open ourselves to Spirit and story as we listen for God's call in our lives?

Sunday, September 19

We continue in Year 4 of the Narrative Lectionary. This week we wrestle with the difficult story of Abraham being asked to sacrifice his son Isaac. Often interpreted as a story of faithfulness, could it be that it's a story of what not to do? Come join us as we try to listen for how this story speaks to our lives today.

Sunday, August 22

We continue our summer worship series "Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith." Each week we hear from a different member of the congregation about how the Spirit is working in their lives. This week our Moderator-Elect Rev. John Aney shares about how the Spirit is moving through liminality and pilgrimage.

Sunday, August 22

We continue our summer worship series "Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith." Each week we hear from a different member of the congregation about how the Spirit is moving in their lives. This week Cheryll Simmerman shares about her journey of faith--from Methodism to the Bahá’í faith--and how the Spirit has shaped her understandings of unity and justice.

Sunday, August 15

We continue our summer series "Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith." This week we hear from LOUCC member Pam Brown, who shares how the Spirit has moved in her life through community and creativity. She'll share samples of textile art she has made through the pandemic and how her art has opened up deeper conversations and connections.

Sunday, July 25

We continue on in our summer series “Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith.” This week Connie Irwin connects her joy at creating quilts to God’s creativity in Genesis. Hear how Connie finds beauty and inspiration all around her in nature, and see slides of some of her work.

Sunday, July 18

We continue our summer series “Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith.” This week Sue Zukas shares some of her experiences companioning her husband Don through health care crises, and how God and her community helped provide for them, giving what they needed each time.

Sunday, July 11

We continue our summer series “Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith.” This week Quent Neufeld shares how God has been at work in his life from his days as a midwestern Mennonite farmboy through his career as an international broadcast journalist to courage in facing a difficult disease today.

Sunday, June 27

This service was originally held on Zoom. We continue our summer series "Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith." Each week we hear from a different member of the congregation about how the Spirit is moving in their life. This week our Director of Faith Development Katie Diaz will share her perspective about the importance of the church being a community that is bound together by the guidance of the Spirit. This was Katie's last Sunday with us at LOUCC.

Sunday, June 20

We continue our summer series "Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith." Each week a different member of the community shares about how the Spirit is moving in their lives. This week we hear from our Moderator-Elect, Kathi Rise, as she speaks about her growing prayer life.

Sunday, June 13

We continue our summer series "Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith." Each week, we'll hear from a different church member about how the Spirit has moved in their lives. This week we hear from LOUCC member Jan Standlea, who shares how the Spirit is speaking to her through Pride, communion, and gender-neutral bathrooms.

Sunday, June 6

We kick off our summer worship series "Listening to the Spirit: Sharing our Stories of Faith." Each week during the summer, we'll hear a reflection from a member of our congregation about when they have been guided by the Spirit, led in a new way forward, or what they have learned about themselves and their faith during this time of pandemic. By hearing each other's stories, we will listen for the Spirit in our own lives, glean the wisdom of our community, and continue to discern how God is calling us forward as individuals and a church. This Sunday, Rev. Jennie Ott kicked off our series by sharing how the Spirit has worked in her life through contemplative spirituality. We also share in the sacrament of communion.