9:30 am Sunday In-Person & Livestream Worship Services

 Our guest preacher this Sunday will be Eli Cooper-Nelson, as Pastor Ben and family are headed West to Yellowstone for vacation.  Eli holds a Master of Theological Studies in Liturgy from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (Evanston, IL). His graduate work focuses on ritual, habit, and the inclusion of infants in worshipping communities. He has worked on liturgical resources for trans and queer communities that celebrate, grieve, and commemorate life’s transitions. Eli's original hymn texts are published by GIA, Inc. He is the first openly trans hymn author represented by a mainstream publisher. By day, Eli manages the volunteer program at a homeless and housing services nonprofit. 

 This Sunday, we’ll begin our summer sojourn to the historic seaside city of Ephesus.  Each week, we’ll spend some time exploring a chapter of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.  This Sunday, we’ll kick it off with Chapter 1.  Paul’s letters are always heart-felt pastoral letters, but this one has a cosmic perspective on what God is up to in Jesus Christ… and who we are in him.

 It has been a wonderfully busy week at Northbrook with 39 campers at our VBS program supported by a crew of over 15 staff and volunteers from Northbrook.  We’ve been learning about how to live God’s love, and we look forward to sharing some of what we learned with you in worship as we shift to the back patio this Sunday.  *Don’t forget that worship starts half an hour earlier at 9:30!

What a joy it is to welcome new members into the Body of Christ.  This Sunday, we will celebrate this year’s confirmation class as they reaffirm the baptismal vows made by their parents on their behalf years ago.