by Chris Marlin-Warfield | Dec 24, 2015 | Featured, Sermons
December 24, 2015 Church of Peace, UCC Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield Luke 2:1-20 “Here, Can You Just Take Him for A Minute?” There is a phrase I first heard chanted in a song by the a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock. They got it from June Jordan’s “Poem for South...
by Chris Marlin-Warfield | Dec 20, 2015 | Sermons
December 20, 2015 Church of Peace, United Church of Christ Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield Luke 1:39-46 Blessed Are the Terrified; They Will Sing the Power of God One time I was flying into Chicago after visiting my parents in Cleveland. I made this trip several times a...
by Chris Marlin-Warfield | Dec 7, 2015 | Sermons
December 6, 2015 Church of Peace, United Church of Christ Rev. Mariah Marlin-Warfield Luke 3:1-6 A Time Like This There’s no getting around the truth: Friends, it is almost Christmas. The retailers are quick to remind us that there are, what, nineteen shopping...
by Chris Marlin-Warfield | Dec 7, 2015 | Events, Headline
Join us for an afternoon of Christmas cheer with our neighbors at Two Rivers United Methodist Church! On Sunday December 20, we’ll meet at Two Rivers Church (1820 Fifth Avenue Rock Island) at 2:00pm. After rehearsing a few Christmas carols, we’ll take our...
by Chris Marlin-Warfield | Dec 7, 2015 | Featured, Headline, News
Donna Boyle welcomes Jeffrey Novak into church membership. On Sunday, November 29, Church of Peace welcomed Jeffrey Novak, Mat and Jeanine Carlson, and Jenny and Cory Bote (with their daughter Vivian) into membership. Jeffrey Novak was also baptized. A reception for...