Rev. Kara Root’s “The Deepest Belonging: A Story about Discovering Where God Meets Us” tells the story of Kara’s journey as a pastor with a small Presbyterian church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kara’s writing has been a source of inspiration for this four-week worship series which invites our community of faith into the depths of what it means to belong to God and each other at The Table. Our worship series will culminate on October 27 with an opportunity to celebrate baptism, renew our baptismal covenants, and make Deep Commitments for 2025. We invite you to take time over the coming weeks to consider your relationship to God and our community of faith by sharing a Deep Commitment for 2025. This morning’s worship is rooted in Psalm 8 and invites reflection on how we might experience the deepest belonging by sharing life together at The Table. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

This week we welcome Rev. Jorge Domingues to the Table. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

We welcome guest Rev. Mike Harrell to worship this morning. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

The root of the word “human” is the same as the word “humility.” It all means literally “on the ground.” From dust we came, and to dust we shall return. When we hear each other’s fears, anxieties, and pain, we can return to the ground of hope… that we are all experiencing the pains of being human. This week, we remember to look first at our neighbor as a person, not a position. Beginning conversations this way may help us to stay human and “on the ground” with one another rather than needing to come out “on top.” Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

In this worship series we are examining the news we take in and share. We are looking for the “really good news” that can sustain us in the long haul. Together, we find ways to tell deeply good news for all people by filtering our interactions through the lens of compassion. Today’s scripture gives us what feels like an impossible vision: those who are enemies existing peacefully together. It is said that if we can envision something, we can work towards it. Can we believe in the vision our biblical witness offers us of a way of being “full of the knowledge of God” instead of our own limited imagination and knowing? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

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Worship is rooted in Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18 and a centering of the land as we seek to revere and serve the Lord. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Worship is rooted in John 6:51-58 and Jesus’ radical vision of sacramental life rooted in the breaking of bread and sharing of a cup. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

We’re excited to continue our three-week worship series by holding the Lectionary readings from the Gospel of John in conversation with the Olympic Games 2024. Worship this week is rooted in John 6:35, 41-51. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804