Tag: Worship
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Lent
Lent is a time of preparation leading up to Easter. It is a chance to focus on the life, ministry, and sacrifice of Jesus. Tradition has churches wait until the last week before Easter to examine the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus. Often, this means that congregations rush through some of the most important stories about Jesus. This year, Two Rivers will use this seven-week period of Lent to take a closer look at the last days of Jesus. This series, entitled “Forsaken,” will walk through the last few chapters of the Gospel of Matthew. Starting with the Last Supper on March 5, we will examine who Jesus was betrayed, denied, disappointed, abandoned, sentenced, and finally executed.
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Wednesday Night Live
Wednesday Nights are Live at Two Rivers Church. Starting with a shared dinner at 5:30, activities for kids, youth, and adults flow during the rest of the night. The Bell Choir is open to anyone agge 13 and over. The weekly rehearsals are preparation for monthly musical offerings in worship. Usually the Bell Choir provides the prelude music in worship once a month. At the same time, kids and youth are invited to a combined time of games and activities, usually using the BB-8 Sphero robots. These fun and interactive robots provide a host of games and challenges, encouraging kids and youth to built, create, and experiment with the spheros. In addition to the MakerSpace Games, kids and youth will do other activities like learning African praise songs, art projects, and praise dance. All of these activities end just before 7:00, so there is time to do the next set of activities.
At 7:00, the kids from K-6 go to Kids Club while the Junior High and High School students go to TRY (Two Rivers Youth). The kids work together through a chapter of the Pockets kids devotional and then play games together. The youth work through a week of the Devozine youth devotional.
At 7:30, the Choir begins rehearsal. The choir is directed by Mark Swessinger, and provides a beautiful anthem each Sunday in worship. No level of expertise in singing is required. All are welcome to come and be a part of this vital ministry of the church.
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New series starting September 25
They are simple phrases. They sound Christian – like something you might find in the Bible. They capture some element of truth, yet they miss the point in important ways. Join Pastor Robb at Two Rivers Church to explore these half truths. This four-part series will start on Sunday, September 25.
In addition to the four-week worship series, there will be two small group studies during the week. On Mondays at noon and Thursdays at 6:00, during the week, the groups will discuss the upcoming Biblical texts and chapter in Adam Hamilton’s book Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn’t Say.
In April, Pastor Robb was able to chat with Rev. Adam Hamilton for an episode of the Pulpit Fiction Podcast. In this episode, co-hosts Robb and Eric talk with Pastor Adam about many issues, including his book.
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Roots, Music, and Faith
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.
