06-01-25

Communion Worship Service June 1, 2025 Prelude: Prelude in C Major by J.S. Bach – Stephanie Ng, pianist Greetings Announcements Hymn: “Send Down Thy Truth, O God“ … Read more

To Dwell in Unity

We might feel powerless at circumstances that seem far outside of our control, but more than ever, we need to find solace in one another’s company – for we are truly not alone.

05-25-25

Prelude: Air from Componimenti Musicali by Gottlieb Muffat (1690-1770) – Charles Calhoun, keyboardist Greetings Announcements Hymn: “Wake Now, My Senses” Opening of the Word Responsive Invocation: from Psalm 13 … Read more

05-18-25

Prelude: An Improvisation by J. Washington  – James Washington, pianist Greetings Announcements Hymn: “Can I See Another’s Woe?” Opening of the Word Responsive Invocation: from Psalm 37 Don’t … Read more

Lessons from The Birds

In Swedenborg’s theory of correspondences—his so-called “science” for the spiritual valences of nature—birds represent intellectual and spiritual things we can perceive with our minds: truths, in other words, which can take us places.

05-11-25

Prelude: “In My Life” by John Lennon & Paul McCartney, arranged for piano by Paul Hankinson – Stephanie Ng, Pianist Greetings Announcements Hymn: “Gentle Spirit, Truth Divine” Opening of … Read more

To Care for Our Mother

Like all our mothers, the Earth has rights and obligations we should respect if we are to “honor our father and our mother,” as one of the biblical Ten Commandments instructs us to do.

What is a sanctuary?

Since 1895, through catastrophic earthquakes and world wars, periods of civil and social unrest, and the holocaust of the AIDS crisis, our church has stood as a special sanctuary, offering refuge and reflection for San Franciscans in times of need.

04-27-25

Prelude: On Golden Pond by Dan Grisin.  (b. 1934) – Charles Calhoun, keyboardist Greetings Announcements Hymn: “Be Thou My Vision”  Opening of the Word Responsive Invocation:  Make me to … Read more