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recording of past services

​A recording of our in-person worship will be posted each Sunday here, by 1 pm.

Video Recordings of Sunday Services 
All past sermons can be viewed on our Youtube channel located here.
March 26, 2023
Sacred Heart By Danny Gotham and Rev. Thom Belote

March 19, 2023
Defending Trans Lives By Rev. Thom Belote

March 12, 2023
Do You Belong By Rev. Thom Belote

March 5, 2023
Community in the Community By Rev. Thom Belote

February 26, 2023
UNC Campus Fellowship Service 

February 19, 2023
Restful, or Restless By Rev. Thom Belote

February 12, 2023
Friendship with Frog & Toad By Rev. Thom Belote & Marion Hirsch

February 5, 2023
The Happiest Place on Earth By Rev. Thom Belote

January 29, 2023
Microscopes & Telescopes By Rev. Thom Belote with Dr. Michelle Itano and Amy Glazier

January 22, 2023
Prayer: What, Why, and How By Sarah Clark-Farnell

January 15, 2023
Martin Luther King, Jr. Multigenerational Service By Rev. Thom Belote & Marion Hirsch

January 8, 2023
Facing Our Hungry Ghosts By Rev. Thom Belote

January 1, 2023
Welcoming the New Year By Bill Rote & Rev. Thom Belote

December 18, 2022
While the Sun Stands By Glenn Mehrbach & Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen

December 11, 2022
Children's Holiday Pageant Led by Glenn Mehrbach

December 4, 2022
Reclaiming Jesus By Rev. Thom Belote

November 27, 2022
Ties to our Ancestors By Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen

November 20, 2022
A Theology of Abundance By Rev. Thom Belote

November 13, 2022
How to Understand Our Divisions By Rev. Thom Belote

November 6, 2022
What I Learned From Growing Up UU... and What I Missed By Rev. Thom Belote

October 30, 2022
Day of Remembrance By Marion Hirsch, Kat Good, and Rev Thom Belote

October 23, 2022
Hiding Our Horns By Rev Thom Belote

October 16, 2022
The Tide is Rising, and So Are We By Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson

October 9, 2022
Changes By Rev. Thom Belote

October 2, 2022
Forgiveness and Wholeness By Marion Hirsch and Rev. Thom Belote

September 25, 2022
Invite Delight By Rev. Thom Belote

September 18, 2022
Who Cares? By Rev. Thom Belote

September 11, 2022
Courage By Rev. Thom Belote

September 4, 2022
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? A UU Theology of Work By Sarah Clark-Farnell

August 28, 2022
Return Again By Marion Hirsch, Kat Good, and Rev. Thom Belote

August 21, 2022
The Sacred Body By Rev. Thom Belote

August 14, 2022
The Blessings and Dangers of Religious Freedom By Rev. Thom Belote

August 7, 2022
Belonging By Rev. Thom Belote

July 31,2022
A Church Full of Imperfect People, Amen! By Rev. Thom Belote

July 24, 2022
Longing for a Religious Life By Marion Hirsch

July 17, 2022
Practicing Lament By Sarah Clark-Farnell

July  10, 2022
The Price of Submission By Rev. Alison Eskildsen

July 3, 2022
Communion in the Tangled, Interdependent Web by Rev Holly Lux-Sullivan

June 26, 2022
Choice is Essential by Rev. Thom Belote

June 19, 2022
Opening to Mysticism by Rev. Thom Belote

June 12, 2022
The God Who Loves You by Rev. Thom Belote

June 5, 2022
Rising Up by Marion Hirsch, Rev. Thom Belote, Kat Good

May 29, 2022
Saint Francis in Reverse by Rev. Thom Belote

May 22, 2022
Music for Anxious Times "Miss in Augustiis" by F. J. Haydn conducted by Glenn Merbach

May 15, 2022​
Coming of Service by Marion Hirsch, Rev. Thom Belote, Dana Lundquist

May 8, 2022
A Faith for These Times, Now More Than Ever by Rev. Thom Belote

May 1, 2022
What's the Matter with Unitarian Universalism? by Rev. Thom Belote

April 24,  2022
How Does your Garden Grow?  Intergenerational Service led by Rev. Thom Belote, Marion Hirsh, and Kat Good

April 21, 2022
​Not Without You by Rev. Thom Belote

April 10, 2022
The Journey of Reconciliation by Rev. Thom Belote

April 4, 2022
Sermon: ​Transcending Mystery & Wonder; or, How I Spent My Sabbatical Rev. Thom Belote

March 27, 2022
Sermon : The Art and Practice of Improvisation Part 2 by Eric Bannan

March 20, 2022
Sermon :  A Jeweled Net,  Divine Sparks, and Star Stuff by Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen 

March 13, 2022
Sermon :  Finding the Holy Where We Live by Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen 

March 6, 2022
Sermon: Service It Takes a Team  by Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen

February 27, 2022
Sermon: Seeing the Forest and the Trees by Rev. Alison Wilbur Esklidsen

February 20, 2022
Sermon: The Pilgrim's Way Rev. John Saxon

February 13, 2022
Sermon: A Divine Gift of Love Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen

February 6, 2022
Sermon: What's in a Word? Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen

January 30, 2022
Frog & Toad Theater Presents…A Multigenerational Service

January 23, 2022
Sermon: "Body, Mind, and Spirit” Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen 

January 16, 2022
Sermon: "The Wolf You Feed” Rev. Lisa Garcia Sampson 

January 9, 2022
Sermon: "In the Footsteps of Our Forebears” Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen 

January 2, 2022
Sermon: "The Sabbath: A Temple in Time” Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen 

December 26, 2021
Sermon: "While the Cat's Away" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from the Community Church Choir and Deborah Klinger & Glenn Mehrbach

December 24, 2021 (7:00)
December 24, 2021 (5:00)
Christmas Eve Services
Homily from Rev. Thom Belote
Music by Don Katahdin, Catherine Grodensky, Andrew Wright, and Dorothy Wright

December 19, 2021
Winter Choir Serivce
"The Music of Christmas & Solstice"
The Community Church Choir
Glenn Mehrbach, Music Director

December 12, 2021
Sermon: "Sources of UU: Jewish & Christian Teachings" Rev. Thom Belote
​Music from the Community Church Singers

December 5, 2021
Children's Christmas Pageant
"La Pastorela: Al Fresco"
​Written & Directed by Glenn Mehrbach

November 28, 2021
Sermon: "Unknowing God" Rev. Thom Belote
Music by Eric Bannan
​View an alternate recording of this service.

November 21, 2021
Sermon: "Sources of UU: Prophetic Words and Deeds" Rev. Thom Belote
Music by the Community Church Singers and Amy & Charly Maddox
​View an alternate recording of this service.

November 14, 2021
Sermon: "Running the Second Marathon" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from The Community Church Choir
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November 7, 2021
Sermon: "Sources of UU: World Religions" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Eileen Regan & Tim Smith
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October 31, 2021 (11:15)
Multigenerational Day of Remembrance Service
Story by Marion Hirsch and Kat Good
Music from the Community Church Singers, Family Choir, and Tobin Wright

October 31, 2021 (9:30)
Day of Remembrance Service
Homily from Rev. Thom Belote
Music from the Community Church Choir
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October 24, 2021
Sermon: "Authenticity" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from string sextet
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October 17, 2021
Sermon: "Sources of UU: Earth-based Spirituality" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from the Community Church Choir
​View the Livestream of this service.

October 10, 2021
Sermon: "Reproductive Justice" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Catherine Grodensky, Rachel Rose, and Danny Gotham
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October 3, 2021
Sermon: "Sources of UU: Science & Reason" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Jane & Scott Provan
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September 26, 2021
Sermon: "An Activism of Cohesion" Rev. Patty Hanneman
​Music from Steve Warshaw, George Thompson, the Community Church Singers, and the House Band

September 19, 2021
Sermon: "Ecological Grief" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Dana Lundquist and The Community Church Choir

September 12, 2021
Sermon: "Trust" Rev. Thom Belote
​Music from Catherin Grodensky and the Community Church Singers

September 5, 2021
Sermon: "With Meaning & Purpose" Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen
​Music from the Community Church Choir

August 29, 2021
Recording currently unavailable

August 22, 2021
Sermon: "Daring Democracy" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Bianca Rodriguez, Danny Gotham, and the House Band

August 15, 2021
Sermon: "Welcoming the Stranger" Mary Hulett
Music from Steve Day and Catherine Grodensky

August 8, 2021
Service: Transforming Grief
​Music from Kristin Bergman, Choir Quartet, and Glenn Mehrbach

August 1, 2021
Sermon: "Approaching the Sacred" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Dorothy Wright and Glenn Mehrbach

July 25, 2021
Sermon: "The Question Box Sermon" Rev. Thom Belote
​Music from Lex Headley & Brian Moyer

July 18, 2021
Sermon: "Humanity is the Best, Humanity is the Worst" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Keith Sawyer

July 11, 2021
Sermon: "Knots" Rev. Thom Belote
​Music from Danny Gotham and Richard Edwards

July 4, 2021
Sermon: "These Wandering Eyebeams" Rev. Thom Belote
​Music from Danny Gotham

On-line Only Worship Services  ~ March 15,2020 - June 27, 2021

June 27 2021
Sermon: "Preaching to the Choir" Brian Moyer
Music from Brian Moyer
​Family Worship:  "Fun & Games" Marion Hirsch

June 20 2021
Sermon: "Reclaiming the Sacred in Our Daily Lives" Eric Bannan
Music by Eric Bannan
​Family Worship: "Juneteenth" Kat Good

June 13 2021
Sermon: "Our Nation's Changing Religious Landscape" Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson
Music by The Community Church's Virtual Choirs
Family Worship: "Playing with Rainbows" Marion Hirsch

June 6 2021
Rising Up & Flower Communion
Homily from Rev. Thom
Music from The Community Church Singers & Family Choir
Slideshow celebrating our Rising Up Seniors

May 30 2021
Sermon: "Where the Light Gets Out" Donna Washington
Music from Danny Gotham
Family Worship: "The Story of Tacky" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

May 23 2021
Sermon: "And a Child Shall Lead Them" Bill Rote
Music from Community Church Choir and Family Choir
Family Worship: "The Story of Our Church" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

May 16 2021 
Choir Service
Requiem: Let My Love Be Heard
Music from The Community Church of Chapel Hill Choir, Glenn Mehrbach, Director
Family Worship:  "The Story of the Pandemic" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

May 9 2021
Sermon:  "Nature of Nurture" Sara Gush
Music from Bianca Rodriguez & The Community Church Choir
Family Worship: "The Story of the Golden Ball" Marion, Kat, and Donna Washington

May 2 2021
Sermon: "Principled & Purposeful" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from The Community Church Choir
Family Worship: "Surround Yourself with Story" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

April 25 2021
Sermon: "For There To Be Justice, The System Must Change" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from the Bluegrass Battleship
​Family Worship: "Becoming Your Future Self" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

April 18 2021
Multigenerational Worship: Earth Day
"Earth Day: An Alphabet Book" read by Marion Hirsch & Kat Good
Music from the Family Choir and Danny Gotham
Homily from Rev. Thom

April 11 2021
Sermon: "Transcendence" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Cheryl Diegel & Danny Gotham
​Family Worship: "Becoming Yourself" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

April 4 2021
Easter Sunday
Sermon: "The Importance of Being Thomas" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from the Community Church Choir and Danny Gotham
Family Worship: "Becoming Easter" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

March 28 2021
Multigenerational Worship: Friendship & Commitment
Frog & Toad Puppet Theater presents "Spring"
Music from Community Church Family Choir and Tobin Wright
​Homily from Rev. Thom Belote

March 21 2021
Sermon: "Comfort and Challenge" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Luminescence (Ivy Brezina, Marya Ilgen-Lieth, and Linda Thompson)
​Family Worship: "Commitment to Helping Hands" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

March 14 2021
Sermon: "Resilience" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from the Combined Choirs of the Community Church
Family Worship: "Commitment to Conscience and Loving Hearts" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

March 7 2021
Sermon: "Freedom's Just Another Word" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Erich Lieth
Family Worship: "Commitment to Open Minds" Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

February 28 2021
Campus Ministry Sunday
Sermon: "On the Precipice" by members of the UNC UU Campus Fellowship

Music by the Community Church Choir and Family Choir
Family Worship: "Beloved Community: Persistence, the Turtle, and the Bunny" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

February 21 2021
Sermon: "Covid, Vaccines, and the Long Wait" Sara Gush
Music by Tobin Wright and the Community Church Singers
Family Worship: "Beloved Community: Healing" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

February 14 2021
Sermon: "The Mystical and the Mysterious, Part 2" Rev. Thom Belote
Music by Debbie Davis and the Community Church Choir
Family Worship: "Growing Love Beyond Boundaries" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

February 7 2021
Sermon: "The Mystical and the Mysterious, Part 1" Rev. Thom Belote
Music by Eric Bannan
Family Worship: "Beloved Community is Relay Fun" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

January 31st 2021
Sermon: "Honest to God" Rev. Thom Belote
Music by Julie Pendleton
Family Worship: "Imagining Adventure" Marion Hirsch, Kat Good, and Scott & Jane Provan

January 24th 2021
Sermon: "How Do We Heal? Truth and Reconciliation" Rev. Thom Belote
Music by the Community Church Virtual Choir
​Family Worship: "Imagining New Worlds" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

January 17 2021
Service for Martin Luther King Day Weekend
Sermon: "How We Get Free" Rev. Thom Belote
Music by Bianca Rodriguez & Josh Socolar
Family Worship: "Imagining a Better World" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

January 10 2021
Sermon: "The Courage to Belong to Yourself" Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson
Music by Glenn Mehrbach and from "The Greatest Showman"
​Family Worship: "Imagining Life After the Pandemic" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

January 3 2021
Sermon: "Where Is Our Holy Church?" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Neville's Quarter (Brian Moyer & Lex Headley)
​Family Worship: "Imagine a New Year" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

December 27 2020
"The Turning of the Year"
Music from Erich Lieth
Readings and Reflections from Rev. Thom
Family Worship: "Still We Go On" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

December 24 2020
Christmas Eve Service
Homily from Rev. Thom
Music from Deborah Klinger & Glenn Mehrbach

December 20 2020
Choir Sunday: “Magnificat” by John Rutter
Glenn Mehrbach, Music Director
Family Worship:  "Stillness and Light" Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

December 13 2020
Virtual Christmas Pageant
"Teen Mom: Chapel Hill Edition"
Directed and coordinated by Glenn Mehrbach

December 6 2020
Sermon: "The Devil of the Noonday Sun" Rev. Thom Belote
​Music by The Community Church Choir and Amy & Charly Maddox
Family Worship: "Stillness Unplugged" Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

November 29 2020
Sermon: "My Favorite Parable" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Debbie Davis and Glenn Mehrbach
Family Worship: "Healing with Comfort" Marion, Kat, Alan, and Jenny

November 22 2020
Sermon: "We're All Going..." Sara Gush, guest preacher
Music from the Bluegrass Battleship
Family Worship: ​"Healing by Telling the Truth" ​Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

November 15 2020
Sermon: "Wholeness" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Josh Socolar and The Community Church Choir
Family Worship: ​"Healing: Listen Before Helping" ​Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

November 8, 2020
Sermon: "Pastoral and Prophetic Reflections" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from The Community Church Choir
Family Worship: ​"Healing with Gratitude" Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

November 1, 2020
Sermon: "Keeping Vigil" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from  Danny Gotham, Bianca Rodriguez, and the In-House Band
Family Worship: "Healing: First Aid for Feelings" ​Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

October 25 2020
Sermon: "A Pledge for Democracy" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Scott Provan and Richard Edwards
Family Worship: "Deep Listening: Trick or Treat" Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

October 18, 2020
Sermon: "Liberal Theology and Evil" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Community Church Choir and Dorothy Wright
Family Worship: "Deep Listening to Music" Marion, Kat, and Glenn Mehrbach

October 11,  2020
Coming of Age Service led by Youth, Mentors, and Dana Lundquist
Music from The Community Church Singers
​Family Worship: "Deep Listening to Nature" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

October 4, 2020
Sermon: "A Four Footed Sermon" Jean Masse
Music from Eden Klinger, Community Church Choir, and At-home Band
Family Worship: ​"Deep Listening: Listening with Your Whole Body" Marion & Kat

September 27, 2020
Sermon: "Forgiveness Reconsidered" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Glenn Mehrbach
Family Worship: "Renewing Our Commitment to Anti-racism" Marion and Kat

September 20, 2020
Sermon: "Emotional First Aid for These Times" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Luminescence
Family Worship: "Renewal: A Second Chance at Firsts" Marion Hirsch and Kat Good

September 13, 2020
Multigenerational Worship: Waters of Renewal
Homily from Rev. Thom Belote
Meditation from Marion Hirsch and Kat Good
Music from the Community Church Choir and Family Choir

September 6, 2020
Sermon: "What We Bring to the Movement" Lisa Garcia-Sampson
Music from Eric Bannan and the "How We Thrive" virtual choir
Family Worship REcap: "Toolbox of Faith: Remembering" Marion Hirsch, Kat Good, and Jenny Nelson

August 30, 2020
Sermon: "Unify Us, Don't Divide Us" Maureen O'Rourke
Music from Lex Headley, Julie Pendleton, and the Virtual Choir
​Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Level" Marion Hirsch

August 23,  2020
Sermon: "The Paradox of Tolerance" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Debbie Davis
Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Canteen (Spirit of Life)" Kat Good

August 16, 2020
Sermon: "Anger" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Danny Gotham, Richard Edwards, and Glenn Mehrbach
Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Duct Tape" Marion Hirsch

August 9, 2020
Sermon: "Magic" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from a piano and string quartet and the Community Church Virtual Choir
​Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Magic Wand" Kat Good

August 2, 2020
Sermon: "The Scientific Art of Huggles" Kate Shipman
Music from Bianca Rodriguez and Kate Shipman
Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Sandpaper" Jenny Nelson

July 26, 2020
Sermon: "Origin Story: The Community Church and its first minister, 
Rev. Charlie M. Jones" Carter Smith
Music from the combined choirs and the "In House" band
​Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Glove" Kat Good

July 19, 2020
Sermon: "Swimming Lessons" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Brian Moyer & Lex Headley (Neville's Quarter)
Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Stethoscope" Marion Hirsch

July 12, 2020
Sermon: "Let's Talk About Policing" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Richard Edwards and the "In House" band
​Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Mirror" Jenny Nelson

July 5, 2020
Sermon: "The Far Side of Denial" Jody Savage
Music from Luminescence
​Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Chalk" Marion Hirsch

June 28, 2020
Sermon: "The Spirit of Curiosity" Sara Gush
Music from Bluegrass Battleship
Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Magnifying Glass" Kat Good

June 21, 2020
Sermon: "Why Do We Sing?" Eric Bannan
Music from Eric Bannan & Chris Rosser
Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Hammer" Jenny Nelson

June 14, 2020
Sermon: "Wake Now My Conscience" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Glenn Mehrbach and Danny Gotham
​Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Flashlight" Kat Good

June 7, 2020
Sermon: "America Can't Breathe" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Bianca Rodriguez
​Family Worship: "Toolbox of Faith: Ruler" Marion Hirsch

May 31, 2020
Flower Communion
Introduction to the Flower Communion & Video
Celebration of our Rising Up Seniors
Blessing for our Seniors by Marion Hirsch

May 24, 2020
Sermon: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" Rev. Thom Belote
Liturgy of Communal Mourning by Sarah Clark-Farnell
Music from Julie Pendleton
Family Worship: "Threshold of Imagination" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

May 17, 2020
Spring Choir Service
Music from the Community Church Virtual Choir
Family Worship: "Courage is a Threshold" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

May 10, 2020
Sermon: "Social Justice in a Time of Covid" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Eric Bannan
Family Worship: "Threshold of Welcome" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

May 3, 2020
Sermon: "My Credo (For Now)" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Dana Lundquist
​Family Worship: "Threshold of Safety" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

April 26, 2020
Sermon: "Emergent Ecology" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from the Community Church Stay-at-Home Band ft. Bianca Rodriguez
Family Worship: "Liberating the Earth" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

April 19, 2020 
Blessing of the Animals Service
Story for All Ages by Marion Hirsch & Kat Good
Music from Community Church Virtual Choir and
Scott & Jane Provan and Lex and Katie Headley
​Animal Parade Video
Reflection & Animal Blessing by Rev. Thom Belote

April 12, 2020
Easter Sunday
Sermon: "He's Not Here" Rev. Thom Belote

Music from Community Church Choir and Danny Gotham
Family Worship: "Liberation and Easter" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

April 5, 2020
Sermon: "Reconstituting the World" Rev. Thom Belote
Music of Joplin and Gershwin, performed by Glenn Mehrbach
Family Worship: "Liberation and Passover" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

March 29, 2020
Sermon: "The Spirit of Resilience" Rev. Thom Belote
​Music from Scott & Jane Provan
Family Worship: "Wisdom of Bodies" ​Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

March 22, 2020
Sermon: "Conflagration" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Richard Edwards
Family Worship: "Church Goes Home" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good

March 15, 2020
Sermon: "The Part We Do Not Know" Rev. Thom Belote
Music from Neville's Quarter (Brian Moyer & Lex Headley)
Family Worship: "Campfish Goes to Church" Marion Hirsch & Kat Good
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