Worship with us on Sunday, November 17, at 10:15 a.m.

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Sometimes I can be a pretty gloomy person. So you’d think that the scripture lessons for worship on Sunday would be some of my favorites. They are filled with anguish and despair.

The thirteenth chapter of Mark, with its predictions of earthquakes and famines, of wars and persecutions, is often called the “little apocalypse.” It's said that “apocalyptic has a wild sound to it: an end-of-the-world craziness; a catastrophic urgency. The word is used when history seems out of control and ordinary life is hopeless. When you aren't sure whether it is bombs or stars that are falling out of the sky, and people are rushing toward the cliffs like a herd of pigs, the scene is ‘apocalyptic.’ The word is scary and unsettling.”

Sure, I’m gloomy. But what I like most about these texts is that they are so filled with hope.

Scripture Lessons: Daniel 12:1-3; Mark 13:1-8

Sermon: “Wholeness and Upheaval”

The Rev. Bill Lovin preaching

Anthem: “Our God, Our Help in Ages Past”             Alan Hovhaness

No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.