Regular weekly worship services begin at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. Child care and Sunday school are provided during worship. Coffee is available upon arrival and a social hour follows worship. We hope you will join us.
The first Sunday of each month we have a communion service in which all are welcome to participate.
Periodically on Sunday mornings, we hold intergenerational services and our various Social Justice groups have developed and led worship as well as those involved with University Sojourners..
We also observe special services during the seasons of Lent and Advent
We honor Pride Sunday the last Sunday in June
And we conduct an occasional outside service in our park.
Sojourners Worship Space
Banners
The lion and lamb banner at the rear of the sanctuary was displayed for the first time at the first worship heheld in the sanctuary: Christmas Eve 2004. It continues to represent our prayers for the coming of God's reign among us, the dream of a “peaceable kingdom.”
The second banner at the back of the sanctuary is a representation of the schooner, Amistad, which is important to Sojourners because the money raised to defend the Amistad prisoners eventually evolved into the Church Building Revolving Loan Fund that financed the purchase of our building. More importantly, the Amistad reminds us of our heritage in standing for racial justice, very much a part of Sojourners' current identity. The words are a reminder of Micah 6:8: “What does God require but that we do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God?” Both of these banners were created by Sojourner, Peg Witmer.
The tree banner was made by Sojourner, Mo Nichols, during our time of worshiping at the Jefferson Area Board for the Aging. It represents our being rooted in the soil of faith, the unity of the trunk, the diversity of the branches, and growth in the spirit. If you look closely, you will see that an image of Sojourner Truth has been sewn into the trunk.
The
Wreath of Ribbons has been part of the membership ritual since
the very early days of the church. When new members join the church they
tie a ribbon into the circle. Together the ribbons signify the weaving
together of our lives and the values of diversity and inclusiveness that
are so important to us.
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The Table in the center of the worship space is egg shaped, representing again the theme of nurturance and new life. It is connected to this new phase in the life of Sojourners in that it was made especially for use in the new space. It also represents our prayers for new life for God's people and God's world. In presenting the table, the maker noted that one of the boards has a blemish, that the boards are not quite parallel with the axis of the table, that there is in fact very little that is straight or square, all of which makes the table a bit eccentric—appropriate for Sojourners.
The Lectern, like the table, was crafted by Sojourner, David Marshall. When he presented it to the church he had this to say
“Before I even finished the table I knew that I would have to do a lectern too. The new table and the old lectern just didn’t fit with each other. I knew I somehow wanted to repeat the shape of the legs but how to do that wasn’t immediately obvious. But over many months of toying with it on the back burner of my mind this is what has evolved. You may think I have made it out of a different wood. All that has happened is that the cherry table has darkened over the months and this cherry is fresh but it will darken too as it gets older. I can tell you that I'm sure this lectern
is unique....its... as far as I know, original, like Sojourners. I looked at lecterns on several web sites and I didn’t see anything like this. “Some of you have seen things in the design that I didn’t consciously intend, like the shape of the foot resembling the Sojourners symbol. If you’re interested here are some other things: obviously it has three legs - a trinity - less obviously both the base and the middle ring are made up of seven pieces of wood. Also, perhaps appropriately, there is very little straight about it.”
In 2008 David submitted the design for the lectern in a contest run by Wood Digest: The Key Resource for the Woodworking Professional and won first place for commercial design.