Two Rivers Church

Category: Worship Series

  • Roots, Music, and Faith

    Roots, Music, and Faith

    Roots

    As the summer gives way to autumn, Two Rivers Church will host several special guest musicians as a part of a new worship series called “Roots: The Good News of celebration, struggle, truth-telling, and American roots music.”

    Local Blues legend Ellis Kell will join us in worship on August 21. The blues are widely considered to be the root of most American music. With origins in the call and response songs of slave fields, the blues have been  a source of expression and hope for generations.

    On August 28, members of the Quartermoon Tin Snips will share their bluegrass style with a mix of classic gospel bluegrass tunes.

    On September 4, Edgar Crocket will be a part of Jazz Sunday, which has become a Two Rivers tradition over the past few years.

    September 11 will feature the return of the Sanctuary Choir and the beginning of a new season of Sunday school.

    On September 18, we will go back to the deepest roots of our music and faith with Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, who marries the Psalms with modern folk melodies.

     

  • Summer series

    Summer series

    What's Love got to do with it

    What’s love got to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ? Everything. Follow along as Jesus heads toward Jerusalem and confronts from tough questions and rising controversies. What is his reaction to the conflict? Over and over, it is about love over apathy, relationships over laws, and staying true to love even in the face of adversity. Every Sunday at 9:30 through August 14.

  • May 22 – June 19 a series about Creation and our place in it.

    May 22 – June 19 a series about Creation and our place in it.

    ALL THINGS

     

    May 22    Earth (Creation out of dust)                Genesis 2:4-9

    In the beginning God formed a human out of dirt because there was no one to till the fertile land. This is our oldest creation story, and in it we see that our first priority as humanity is to care for all that God has entrusted to us. On this day that we bless the animals, we remember that God made all things, and created us to care for it.

     

    May 29    Water (God’s promise to Noah)         Genesis 8:15-19, 9:7-13

    God needed a reset, and so he returned Creation to its primordial state of being covered by water. From this water emerged a second chance. Along with the second chance was a promise and another mission. Our mission is to “be fertile and multiply. Populate the earth, and multiply in it.” The promise is that never again would God destroy it all. God hung up God’s bow as a sign of this promise.

     

    June 5      Wind  (Camping Ministries)

    There is no place where the wind of the Holy Spirit is more powerful than at Church camp. On this Sunday, we will hear stories of lives transformed by our conference camping ministries..

     

    June 12    Sky (Tower of Babel)                             Genesis 11:1-9                        

    The people wanted to “settle, and make a name for themselves.” The only problem: God had told them to be fruitful and fill the earth. So God helps them spread out. Diversity is not a curse – it is what God used to help us fulfill the mission. When we diversity as a curse, we are fighting against the mission God has given us to care for all things (and all people).

     

    June 19    Fire (Renewed heaven and Earth)     Revelation 8:6-13, 21:1-7     

    The imagery of Revelation includes fire and destruction, but this is a misrepresentation of what Revelation is about. God does nor promise a “new heaven and new earth” as if this present one is disposable. God’s promise is for renewal, and for an intimacy with all of Creation that we are called to live into now, not just in some unknown future that needs to be decoded.

     

     

  • Worship series for April (and a little of May)

    Worship series for April (and a little of May)

    BreadBased in part by the writing of Father Dominic Garramone, the Bread Monk, this series will be a perfect follow up to the Easter season. Baking bread is an artful science. There are basics to learn, but each loaf is its own creation. This is much like the Christian life. While there are certain things that go into discipleship, each life is its own artful creation. We will look at the ways that Baking Bread is like living in Christ, working toward Pentecost and we wonder, “What kind of bread will you be?”

     

  • Holy Week at TRUMC

    Holy Week at TRUMC

    great three days
    Thursday, Friday, and Sunday March 24, 25, and 27 form the holiest three days of the Christian year. Known sometimes as Holy Week, these three days are a chance to remember Jesus’ final acts of life, service, sacrifice, and resurrection.

    While the powers of the world wanted to crush the dreams and visions of God, Jesus revealed to us the path of love, forgiveness, and grace. The dreams and visions of God could not be erased with a Cross.

    Maundy Thursday 6:30 – This strange word means “Commandment.” On this day we remember Jesus command to his disciples to love like he loved. We remember Jesus enacting what we now call Communion. We break the bread and share the cup to re-member Jesus.

    Good Friday 3-6 p.m. It is on this Friday that Jesus was crucified. People are invited to come any time between 3 and 6 p.m. to participate in a self-guided tour. Right inside the front door, a booklet will be available for people to pick up. They will then be guided in readings and prayers as they walk along the Stations of the Gospel, remembering Jesus life, teaching, and death.

    Easter Sunday. In the South Parking lot we will gather to meet the Risen Christ under the rising sun. It was at dawn that the women found the empty tomb and first encountered Jesus resurrected. After this service, we will share a breakfast inside with pancakes and sausage. Kids will enjoy a fun Easter egg hunt at 9 a.m. before starting a glorious Easter celebration. A brass combo will be a part of the celebration.

    Holy Week at TRUMC for web

  • Lenten Series

    Lenten Series

    Dreams & VisionsOne of the most powerful ways that God communicates to humanity is through dreams and visions. In Lent, we will examine different dreams and vision that God has revealed to the people.

    Feb 14; Vision of Dry Bones, Ezekiel 37:1-9

    Feb 21; God’s Perspective, Genesis 16:6-13

    Feb 28; Vision of Victory, Exodus 15:19-21

    Mar 6; Dreams of a Generation, Genesis 48:1-11

    Mar 13; Dreams and Nightmares, Daniel 7:1-7

    Mar 20; Palm Sunday, Dream of a Father, Luke 1:8-20

    Mar 27; Easter, Vision of New Life, Luke 24:1-2, 13-23