It maybe the middle of a long, hot DC summer, but there's still a lot going on at the wee kirk!

If you've been with us of late you will have noticed that all kinds of folks are involved these days in leading worship! We are living into the truth that we proclaim that "all are called" and that liturgy truly is the work of the people.

It's also true that worship during summer is typically a pretty relaxed and informal affair, and that will certainly be the case this weekend as we take a look at "David's Dance Party." That's King David, not pastor David!

So join us this Sunday morning, and remember: when the spirit says dance you gotta dance!

We also have quite a few opportunities to serve, to study and to hear new voices in worship over the next six weeks. Please check out some of the events and invitations below.

Then come and worship!
 
peace,

David

PS: Please let me know if you can serve at AFAC on Saturday morning, July 21.

As you know, AFAC ended its bagging program in May and, with the change, CPC ended more than a decade of faithful third Mondays.

We've been invited to a new mission effort at AFAC helping them distribute food to clients on Saturday mornings.

Our (second chance for a) first opportunity comes Saturday, July 21, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the South Nelson Street warehouse and distribution center. The attached instruction sheet from AFAC describes the way the morning works.

It takes ten volunteers to meet AFAC's needs, and the sooner we get our commitments the better it is for AFAC's plans. Please let me know if you can be part of this exciting new opportunity to share in our mission of feeding our neighbors.

Tuesday, July 24, at 7:00 p.m. we'll begin our summer reading group with a light but engaging and provocative read for early summer: Christopher Moore's Lamb, The Gospel According to Bif, Christ's Childhood Pal. Jesus' best friend from childhood, Bif, tells us about life with the young messiah, and between the laugh-out-loud misadventures Moore offers a compelling look at a very human Jesus. This is a PG-13 account of the gospel.

We'll also feed you that evening! Toward that end, it would be good to know if you can join us. RSVP here!

Our second read will be Wendel Berry's novel, Jayber Crow. An orphan and seminary dropout, Jayber was the barber, undertaker and church sexton in Berry's created town of Port William, Ky., through the middle years of the 20th century. His keen-eyed observation of the town and its people provide a beautiful and compelling take on community, faithfulness and love.

Early in the fall we'll read Timothy Beal's The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book. As you would guess from the title, this one is a work of nonfiction. The author, a professor at Case Western University in Cleveland, is a friend from our days in Ohio, and he's crafted a deeply personal and also deeply researched account of the history of the Bible both as sacred scripture and as hot commodity. His previous book, Roadside Religion, was named best religion book of the year by the New York Times.