Justice is what love looks like in public – Dr. Cornel West There is an old story told about a village on a river that I first heard from a nun friend, but it seems to be so old (and pervasive) that I could not find an origin. If anyone can name the source, I’ve got a lollypop with your name on…
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There are a lot of options in the Bay Area when it comes to community groups, spiritual paths, and places to be of service. What makes a church different? What can we do together as a group that cannot be done in other ways? Last week, we looked at “why church” from the perspective of what an individual or family can gain from being part of a church. This week, we will explore “why church” in the larger scheme of things. Do churches such as Montclair Presbyterian have a particular to role to play in the community? in the culture? Do join us at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday.
Tuesday, November 5th at 7pm, President Barack Obama’s “Pastor in Chief” Joshua DuBois will be at MPC discussing his new book The President’s Devotional. This book is a selection of the prayers, scripture, songs and reflections that DuBois sent to the President while serving as his spiritual advisor (he was also the executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships). We hope you will join us for what is sure to be a fascinating evening.
Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman Performed by the MPC ‘Family Choir’
Happy All Saints Day! I love the “dancing saints” at St. Gregory of Nissa Church in San Francisco. Completed in 2009, this wonderful 3,000 square foot painting depicts a staggering variety of traditional and surprising saints depicted in a style that recalls ancient iconography and yet all of them are dancing. The artist, Mark Dukes, collaborated with the congregation to select and…
We would like to invite you to attend the Interfaith Harvest Dinner on Saturday, November 2, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, 1433 Madison Street, Oakland. This interfaith event is sponsored by the Faith Trio, a collaboration among three congregations in the Oakland area representing the three “Abrahamic Faiths” of Islam, Judaism and Christianity: the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, Kehilla Community Synagogue, and Montclair Presbyterian Church.
The miracles of the church seem to me to rest not so much upon faces or voices or healing power coming suddenly near to us from afar off, but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that for a moment our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there about us always. – Willa Cather, (1873 -1947) U.S. novelist,…
This Sunday we will mark the Feast of All Souls and All Saints by creating an ofrenda during our Celebration service to honor our ancestors and beloved friends who have died. In Mexico, this practice is attached to the or the “Day of the Dead” (Dia de los Muertos) . This is a great service for all ages!
by H. T. Burleigh Montclair Presbyterian Church Choir Kim Rankin Conducting
Justice takes time and patience and sometimes some other crazy stuff. Come explore the contours of the justice path this week in our Celebration service at 10 a.m. Come as you are, and be prepared to leave refreshed!