The Community of Christ
La Casa, 3166 Mt. Pleasant St.
Washington, D.C. 20010

Services with Communion
Sundays 10:30 a.m.

Our Building, La Casa

Contact: Yonce Shelton, ‘choreographer’

Homilies

Many members take turns leading the Sunday service and preaching a sermon — usually on the biblical lectionary readings for the day.
  • Dorothy Pohlman, Second Sunday of Lent, February 24, 2013 This is the second Sunday of Lent, our journey toward Easter.  After church there will be an opportunity for those who wish to work on a banner that will be ...
    Posted Feb 26, 2013, 2:41 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden: Third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 16, 2012             We just heard John the Baptist call his audience SNAKES and refer to THE COMING WRATH and to the AXE. He doesn’t seem very happy. Now, remembering that our ...
    Posted Dec 20, 2012, 5:22 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden: 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Oct. 21,2012              Imagine person A making a request to person B. Imagine that A and B have completely different mindsets so that they understand the request quite differently, and that B knows ...
    Posted Dec 20, 2012, 5:12 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Servant Leadership, Duane Shank, September 23, 2012 I’m sure you’ve all seen the news this week. In a welcome break from the toxic election campaign, the last spluttering of a dysfunctional Congress, and the seemingly ...
    Posted Oct 29, 2012, 3:44 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, 12th Sunday after Pentecost, August 19, 2012  Forty years ago, when I started going to church with the Community of Christ, I was very surprised by two things:  1) the Sunday service was almost indistinguishable from a ...
    Posted Oct 29, 2012, 3:29 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dorothy Pohlman, August 12, 2012 The other day I was sitting on the front porch of an inn in Vermont – thinking about the Kingdom of God.  Somehow that seemed easy.  I had also recently had ...
    Posted Oct 29, 2012, 3:25 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, 7th Sunday of Easter, May 20, 2012 In my New Testament there are 27 books. It happens that the number 27 has been important in my life: I live at 1827 Lamont, Beethoven died in in 1827 ...
    Posted Oct 29, 2012, 3:14 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Do Not Doubt, But Believe, Duane Shank, April 15, 2012 We don’t always remember that in the lectionary calendar, Easter isn’t just one day, but a “season” lasting for six Sundays until Pentecost, this year May 27.  We ...
    Posted Oct 29, 2012, 2:48 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, 3nd Sunday of Lent, March 11, 2012 If we were asked to name a HO – HUM passage in the bible, I expect that many of us would chose a passage about the TEN COMMANDMENTS —  like today’s ...
    Posted Oct 29, 2012, 2:40 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dorothy Pohlman, Transfiguration Sunday, February 19, 2012 Speaking of mountain-top experiences!      Somehow it seems appropriate to have these lessons on a retreat.  I have always found that the retreats create a new energy, a new “I ...
    Posted Oct 23, 2012, 5:09 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • The kingdom is near, repent and believe, Duane Shank, January 22, 2012 I’m always intrigued with how an author begins a book, especially novels. The lead sentence or paragraph is often a teaser to set the content and tone of what ...
    Posted Oct 23, 2012, 5:09 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, 2nd Sunday of Advent, December 4, 2011 That gospel about John the Baptist got me thinking about transitions. First we have John the nobody — son of Zachery — but who cares? Then he transitions into John the Celebrity ...
    Posted Dec 20, 2011, 3:25 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dorothy Pohlman, 14th Sunday after Pentecost, September 18, 2011 I came to the preparation of this homily with little enthusiasm, just back from vacation and walking into a fairly chaotic life. But after reading the lessons, I clearly understood ...
    Posted Dec 20, 2011, 3:28 PM by CofCDC Admin
  • Celeste Kennel-Shank, 13th Sunday after Pentecost, September 11, 2011 Before anything else, I’d like to say what a blessing it is to be with you this morning. My father reminded me that this weekend is the twentieth anniversary ...
    Posted Jun 1, 2012, 7:59 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Celebrate Life! Gail Taylor, September 4, 2011 Last year we celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Community of Christ (among other important celebrations) at the Hayden residence. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one for ...
    Posted Nov 7, 2011, 9:24 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, 4th Sunday After Pentecost, July 10, 2011 We have all experienced growing up and growing older, and we have all seen children growing up and growing older. It all seems very natural. Spiritual growing up, however, is ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011, 8:10 AM by CofCDC Admin
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