Worship Services
Worship Schedule
Each month’s plans for our 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship services appear here. Details about the worship service for the upcoming Sunday also appear on our Home Page. Childcare is always provided without reservations for Worship, Mindfulness Meditation and Forum.
Sunday, July 5, 2026 – “Whole Church RE” – Rev. Monica Clark-Robinson
In a “freaky Friday” kind of twist, the kids will lead most of the first part of this service, then after Joys and Sorrows, we’ll all adjourn to fun RE classes downstairs! Come see what it’s like to be a lucky kid in our RE program! We’ll also have an ice cream social as part of our First Sunday Potluck after the service.
Sunday, July 12, 2026 – “Imaginable: Dreaming the Future We Want” – Rev. Monica Clark-Robinson
With a sense of “urgent optimism,” what can we dream up for our future as a congregation, community, faith movement, country, even world? What future seems impossible today, but might one day become our shared reality?
Sunday, July 19, 2026 – Lay-Led Service – Ben Schulz – “It Holds Whatever It Is Given”
Under capitalism, all things, and even people, are only one step away from becoming trash. Where can we find the spirit of life, when the face of the world seems to be covered in what is broken and useless? The sad fact is that anything can be made into garbage. But there is hope: If anything can be made into garbage, anything can be made good again. Therein lies a hopeful work that each one of us can take up.
Sunday, July 26, 2026 – Lay-Led Service – Jeff Ordway – “Kintsugi: Repairing What Has Been Broken”
Jeff Ordway and Violet Vonder Haar are teaming up to create a journey, through music and readings, about healing and repair. Come ready to sing!
The Zoom address for our 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship is
https://zoom.us/j/380411489
You can also join by phone: 312-626 6799
Webinar ID: 380 411 489
Services are also streamed live to Facebook
Description of Worship Services
We offer a worship service every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.. The current month’s schedule appears above. Services last about one hour.
Children are present for about the first 15 minutes, which includes a stones of joy and sorrow ritual. The children then leave for their religious education classes. Nursery care and our full religious education program for preschool through junior high school are offered at this time.
Although each of our services is unique, services usually begin with a welcome from a member of our Board of Trustees and occasional special announcements.
Interspersed with a variety of music and hymn singing, the typical service also includes the lighting of the chalice, one or more inspirational readings, a sermon or homily, an offertory, an opportunity to express joys and sorrows, and a closing benediction.
After the service we gather for fellowship, conversation and coffee.
Members of the Worship Associates assist in planning worship services and also participate in conducting services.
Lay-Led Worship Services
Our lay-led services honor our commitment to lay involvement in church leadership and our church’s history. We began in 1951 as a lay-led fellowship, and thus all services were lay led until we called our first minister in 1980.
From September through May, we have occasional lay-led services, and many of the services are lay led during the summer. The Worship Associates organize the lay-led services. These services are often non-traditional and unique and allow individuals to speak to a topic of interest or lead the congregation in exploring a variety of activities related to the many facets of worship and spirituality.