2019
Waiting For Who?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
(sung) Wait on the Lord, God’s time is near. Wait on the Lord, be strong, take heart. It’s the third Sunday of Advent and we are still waiting. What are […]
Immersed In Waiting
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Hear then, this poem: The Merger Poem (from The Dinner Party) – Judy Chicago And then all that has divided us will merge And then compassion will be wedded to […]
What Are We Waiting For?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
What are you waiting for? This is the question we will be asking together this Advent and Christmas season. (A bunch of other Mennonites across the country are also asking […]
Christ Our Monarch/Cristo Nuestro Monarca
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Bienvenidos to our friends from San Mateo/Saint Matthews. Today is the last Sunday of the liturgical year. Our Episcopal friends know this. Mennonites don’t keep track of these things […]
Vision Amidst Violence
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
“Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.” This description from Habakkuk is all too real. My […]
Global Warning
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
These two texts, taken together, give us more than enough to grapple with this morning. In the global context, we are considered wealthy, even quite wealthy. What might we hear […]
The Peace Of The Earth
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
The United Nations has designated September 21st of each year as the International Day of Peace. [And just so you are not confused for the rest of the day, or […]
Lost Or Found
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Jesus is that guy, the guy that is always telling stories. At least that is how Luke writes his version of Jesus’ life. You probably should read it for yourself […]
Breathing & Groaning
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Yesterday the church council and pastorate met to look to the upcoming church year. As we thought about what is going well among us here at Hyattsville Mennonite, we also […]
Repairing The Breach
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
This story of the woman coming to synagogue on the Sabbath feels strangely familiar because it happens sometimes; people (that we do not know) come to the church on a […]