Sunday Worship in January

Sunday, December 28, 2008
Jazz Funeral for the Old Year
The Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger
Special Musical Guests The Red Hot Brass Band

We bid 2008 good-bye along with its gifts, treasures, cares, and woes in a traditional New Orleans jazz funeral, complete with brass band and casket. Be ready to secondline around the Sanctuary as we clear the way for the new year 2009!

Sunday, January 4, 2009, Part 5 of 5:
"Gifts of the Magi"
The Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger

We end our holiday series with a look at the journey of the Magi and the special gifts they brought to the Child in Bethlehem, and end the service as we should with kingcake!

Sunday, January 11, 2009
"Social Justice for All, the ACLU, & You"
Guest Speaker: Julie Thibodeaux, Executive Director of the LA. ACLUJanet Spencer, Worship Associate

Ms. Thibodeaux will present issues of current action by our local branch of the ACLU, and ways that members of our church can get involved. Rev. Melanie is taking a Sunday off after the busy holiday season.

Sunday, January 18, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday: "The Challenge of Being White"
The Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger& Ms. Deanna Vandiver, Ministerial Candidate

In honor of the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Melanie and Deanna will take turns examining what it means to be "white" in today's America, and what issues must be faced for white people to be true allies against racial oppression.

Sunday, January 25, 2009
"Living Our Faith -- Ambivalence & Ambiguity"
The Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger

One of the biggest challenges of being a religious liberal is the lack of definitive answers. To be a religious is to always live in an uncertain, almost precarious state, tipping between doubt and conviction. Rev. Melanie will talk about what it means to live in a constant state of ambivalence and ambiguity.