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.
  • 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 Dec 20, 2011 3:27 PM 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
  • Duane Shank, Day of Pentecost, June 12, 2011 Fifty days ago, we celebrated Easter. Fifty days of Jesus’ appearances to the disciples – on the road to Emmaeus, the doubt and faith of Thomas, on the beach grilling fish ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 8:06 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011 Although I have taken part in a couple dozen  Palm Sunday services here at the Community of Christ,  I have never been very fond of them. Partly it’s because ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 8:04 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Was Blind, but Now I See, Duane Shank, Fourth Sunday of Lent, 2011 Let’s begin with some context for the story. The gospel of John is believed to have developed in a community led by disciples of the Apostle John, probably in ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 8:03 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Duane Shank, Epiphany season, February 20, 2011 One of the things I have from my father is a small notebook in which he collected quotations and stories to use as sermon illustrations.  One anonymous quotation that caught ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 8:01 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, 2nd Sunday After Christmas, Jan. 2, 2011 In today’s readings the theme that jumped out at me  is GIFTS AND GRATITUDE. For example,  Jeremiah affirms that  God would really love to bring back all the exiles ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 7:59 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, 24th Sunday after Pentecost, November 7, 2010 All four readings today are concerned with death, resurrection, and the end of the world. That’s not too surprising, since all thoughtful people are concerned with death, resurrection, and ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 7:57 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dorothy Pohlman, September 19, 2010 We have, today, 2 lessons — Amos and the Psalms that address how the poor are treated and how God wants them to be treated. And we have the Epistle talking ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 7:55 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • The Victory Parade, Duane Shank, August 1, 2010 When I was asked if I would trade Sundays to take today, I wanted to look at the texts before responding, since I’d only have a week to prepare ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 7:54 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 25, 2010 Today is NOT Trinity Sunday — that was the first Sunday after Pentecost. However, the Father & the Son & the Holy Spirit are all mentioned in today’s readings. In the gospel ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 7:51 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dunstan Hayden, The First Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2010 The recent Bar Mitzvah of Wally Huron reminded me of something that happened about ten years ago at our Community retreat. Wally was then about four or five years old ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 7:49 AM by CofCDC Admin
  • Dorothy Pohlman, Lent 2, February 28, 2010 I am writing this while snowbound. I certainly hope that by the time I am giving this homily we are again out and about.      Our theme this lent is the ...
    Posted Aug 31, 2011 7:47 AM by CofCDC Admin
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