Acts — “And Then They Had to Become the Church”
Jesus' story doesn't end with the Gospels. Acts asks what happens when his followers actually have to become a community. The movement crosses languages, cultures, ethnic boundaries, and geography—and discovers that expanding the table creates arguments about who belongs. The earliest church was figuring things out as it went. Maybe we have more in common with them than we think.
METHODIST MOMENT — METHODISM, NATIVE PEOPLES & THE HARM WE HAVE DONE
This month our Methodist Moments turn toward Indigenous history and justice. We're beginning somewhere uncomfortable but necessary: telling the truth about the ways Christian mission, including Methodist institutions and people, became entangled with colonization and attempts to assimilate Indigenous peoples. Reconciliation can't begin by pretending the harm didn't happen.
KIDS — BRING SOMETHING FOR THE RAINBOW RUG!
Our kids are part of the community, so instead of adults always preaching a children's sermon to them, the Rainbow Rug gives our kids a chance to share their own little sermons with us. Kids are invited to bring a favorite toy, stuffed animal, book, rock, drawing, something they made, something they found outside, or anything else they'd like to show us. Childcare is available after the Rainbow Rug, and children are also always welcome to remain in worship. Wiggles, noises, questions, and moving around are part of having children in a community.
WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?
Whatever makes you feel comfortable being you. Dress up because you love dressing up or come in jeans, shorts, a T-shirt, bright colors, makeup, no makeup, or whatever feels right to you. There isn't a Mosaic version of what you're supposed to look like at church. Come comfortable. Show us your true self.
