Author: Ken Burton

September 28, 2025

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

From time to time Seekers Church takes time out from its regular preaching schedule for a service of chant, prayer and reflection modeled on the worship of the Taizé Community in France. This Sunday was one such time. Repeating the chants together until they die away into the silence provides rest for our world-weary spirits as well as an opportunity for individual reflection on our faith journeys. As we joined in spirit with the monks at Taizé, we were nourished by their faithfulness as well as by their music. Our chants were accompanied and supported by Glen Yakushiji at the piano.…

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September 21, 2025

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Last Sunday, 44 of us gathered for a Day of Prayer and Conversation facilitated by Mike Little of the Faith and Money Network, another offshoot of Church of the Saviour. In a remarkable display of goodwill, unity, vulnerability, acceptance, and creativity, we responded in a collaborative and orderly way to the following questions:

• What do we as a community hold most precious?  
• What difficulties are we experiencing as we work to keep Seekers Church thriving and true to our values?  
• Based on the values we’ve identified, what do we hope Seekers will look like in ten years?

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September 14, 2025

Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Our worshipping community gathered for a Day of Prayer and Conversation at the Wellspring Conference Center in Germantown, Maryland.  Together we explored three questions:  

• What do we as a community hold most precious?  
• What difficulties are we experiencing as we work to keep Seekers Church thriving and true to our values?  
• Based on the values we’ve identified, what do we hope Seekers will look like in ten years?  

These explorations were rich and engaging and offered us many opportunities to grow together into the future.…

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