Sunday Services for this Month

July 6 - On Liberty
Sharon Davis

On July 4 we all celebrate the independence of the US from an authoritarian regime that did not adequately represent our interests. Now that we have a democracy with elected representatives, their interests represent the will of the people. Or do they?

This sermon will revisit John Stuart Mill's essay “On Liberty.” We will contrast the desirability of fostering a diversity of opinion and the freedom to think and do as we please with the state's role in limiting destructive behaviors and substances through taxes or prohibitions.

Worship Associate: Drew Wilson
Music: Linda Snyder

July 13 - Life 102: The Space Alien’s View
Rev. Chris Schriner

One of the goals of religion is to provide perspective, to help us see the big picture. We need to see the whole forest, but it is so easy to focus on whatever trees happen to be standing in front of us. In his next-to-last sermon at our congregation, Chris will attempt to look at the human venture as if from a great distance. He will ask, “What principles should govern our lives? What guiding wisdom is easiest to overlook? In complicated situations, what simple truths can help us find our way?”

Worship Associate: DeAnna Alm
Music: Danette McGilvray & Linda Snyder

July 20 - Traveling Light
Rev. Chris Schriner

Today Chris will say farewell to the Mission Peak pulpit. (Mission Peak will say farewell to him and his wife Jo Ann next week). He will continue to focus on core principles and themes. The idea of “traveling light” reminds us that a lot of the baggage we lug around is more a burden than a blessing. If we would step through our lives with lightness, what essentials should we carry?

Worship Associate: Drew Wilson
Music: Mark Kahn

July 27 - Celebrating the Schriner Season
Jackie Porter

Come and join us for a special celebration of recognizing and honoring Rev. Chris Schriner and making him our Minister Emeritus. We will recognize and honor Jo Ann’s faithful music ministry as she directs the Peak Performers for the last time. We celebrate the Schriner's time with us and mark with ritual and sadness this time of leave-taking.

Worship Associates: All
Music: Jo Ann Schriner and the Peak Performers

August 3 - Letting Go
Rev. Barbara Meyers

The poet Mary Oliver tells us that we must learn to love what is mortal, to hold it fast, and when the time comes to let it go, let it go. We will talk about letting go of the beloved ministry of Rev. Chris Schriner and that of his wife Jo Ann Schriner.

Worship Associate: Jackie Porter
Music: Linda Snyder

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Last updated 6-29-2008