10 am Sunday In-Person & Livestream Worship Services

 This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, and you are invited to come to worship wearing red and ready to welcome the Rev. Dr. Chip Hardwick back to the pulpit.  Chip is the Executive at the Synod of the Covenant, which supports Presbyterian congregations and ministries in Michigan and Ohio.  You can read more about him HERE.  In addition to being a friend of Northbrook, Chip is a seasoned preacher - in fact, he teaches preaching from time to time - so you won’t want to miss his message this Sunday about the Holy Spirit on the Move. 

 God’s creation is full of such wonderful diversity.  In the natural world, the diversity serves the health of creation.  But, in the human world, diversity has a way of pulling us apart.  There is such polarization in our shared life, from our politics to our family relations.  Sadly, division even has a way of creeping into the church.  In John 17, Jesus says a prayer the last night he was with his disciples before his crucifixion.  In the prayer, he emphasizes his oneness in God.  And, he prays that his followers - us - may be one.  We hope to see you Sunday as we ponder how we can live together - honestly, fully, and in unity - as the Body of Christ. 

 Last night, our eight confirmands (you can read about them below) gathered with their families, their mentors, and the Northbrook elders.  It’s a wonderful Northbrook tradition where the confirmands read their faith statements and the elders elect them as official members of the congregation.  It was a taste of things to come on Sunday when you will get to hear them share.  And, it was a taste of heaven.  Their statements are so thoughtful, honest, and vulnerable.