This Week's Worship: September 13th, 2026

This Week's Worship is updated on Fridays before Sunday service. Watch our services on YouTube here.

Join us for worship at Rutgers this Sunday at 11am! 

This Sunday we will welcome Professor Zoe Strother, a professor at Columbia University and an elder of our church, as our homily interlocutor. She will bring to us one of the fascinating themes we have previously explored in our Bible class.

Zoe brings extensive experience with West African culture and will help us explore what African oral culture can teach us about our own faith tradition -- and even about some of our recent cultural controversies, such as the cinematic reworking of the Odyssey.

Friday's Message from Pastor Andrew: Watch the video introduction here.

A note on our space: While we complete renovations on our beloved sanctuary, worship is temporarily held in the 5th Floor Fellowship Hall.

Gabe's Music Corner: Sunday's Prelude is "Morning Prayer" by P.I. Tchaikovsky.  Written in a four-part hymn style, this piece is a very gorgeous representation of Tchaikovsky's works. He takes a very simple melody and adds stunning chords to create a beautiful, yet short piece.  This might have been one of his earlier works because of the tonality it presents—very unlike his usual music.  

We want to welcome back our choir this Sunday! We’ll be kicking off our season, singing “Anthem of Praise” by Sally DeFord. Our very own Duncan Hartman will be singing “Blessed is the One” by Craig Courtney.

The Postlude is a very exciting arrangement of “I’m Just a Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger” by Joel Raney.  The beginning and ending of the piece give almost an ethereal feeling. It makes me think of flowing water. Breaking away from the “flowing” effect, Raney abruptly shifts into a very dramatic telling of the piece, all while keeping the ethereal feeling in the background. Eventually, the piece calms down to match the beginning, but not after Raney leaves on a cliffhanger. The beauty of this arrangement is difficult to describe in words.It’s a very well-written piece that I’m very excited to share!

Join us:

• In person, 5th Floor Fellowship Hall, 11am
• Via Zoom (link opens at 10:45am): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87652791475
• Via YouTube: youtube.com/@rutgerschurch4861/streams
• By phone: 929-436-2866, Meeting ID 876 5279 1475

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