Upcoming Events
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COS Worship April 28, 2024
Sunday Worship Service at 11 AM with guest speaker Annette Saunooke Clapsadde and Special Music - with Wendy Rogers, Ceil Sheahan, Karen Nickell, Rosemary Lackey, Sam Rosolina, Ben Houston, Forrest Wentzel
COS WORSHIP 4/21/24
COS WORSHIP SERVICE WITH A MEDITATION BY CEIL SHEAHAN AND SPECIAL MUSIC BY OUR COS CHOIR WITH CAROL SHANE AND VIOLINIST KIM BARNES
COS Worship Service
Join us for a meditation from our Associate Pastor, Rev. Tonya Barnette and special music by guest violinist, Zofia Glasbaum! Childcare and Sunday School Available
EASTER SUNDAY AT COS
Join us for Easter Sunday Worship at 11 am for a meditation by Rev. John Gill and special music by our COS Choir directed and accompanied by Carol Shane PLUS special guest trumpeters Sarah Fellenbaum and our own Patrick Houston!
COS Worship Service
Special guest preacher Rev. Luther Smith, Ph.D. will speak about “The Work of Hope: Loving Our Enemies”
ADG The Powers That Be by Walter Wink
The Adult Discussion Group will continue a study of Walter Wink’s book, The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millenium on Sunday, Mar 3rd at 9:30 am in the Shalom House.
COS GOES TO LAKESHORE PARK!
For our last Sunday out of the sanctuary, we will gather at the TVA Pavillion at Lakeshore Park at 11 AM for fellowship, informal worship service at 11:30 AM, lunch and a walk to the river platform or play at the (nearby) playground at noon! Lunch and supervised play at the playground will be provided!
NO IN-PERSON WORSHIP-ZOOM AT 11:15
No in person worship or meetings this Sunday, Feb 18th. We will gather for Zoom worship beginning at 11 for service beginning at 11:15 am.
Ash Wednesday Service
We will gather in Shalom House for a simple and brief service, ending with the imposition of ashes.
NO IN-PERSON WORSHIP-ZOOM AT 11:15 (Copy)
No in person worship or meetings this Sunday, Feb 4th. We will gather for Zoom worship beginning at 11 for service beginning at 11:15 am. The choir will practice at 10 am in Shalom House!
NO IN-PERSON WORSHIP-ZOOM AT 11:15
No in person worship or meetings this Sunday, Feb 4th. We will gather for Zoom worship beginning at 11 for service beginning at 11:15 am. The choir will practice at 10 am in Shalom House!
NO IN-PERSON WORSHIP-ZOOM AT 11:15
No in person worship or meetings this Sunday, Jan 28th. We will gather for Zoom worship beginning at 11 for service beginning at 11:15 am. The choir will practice at 10 am in Shalom House!
Interfaith Power and Light Webinar
Join us on January 23rd as we partner with the Lutherans Restoring Creation and other faith partners to learn from Naomi Edelson, Senior Director, Wildlife Partnerships, National Wildlife Federation, who will share exciting opportunities to Grow your own Good Green News.
Sacred Grounds is a program of the National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife program helping people enjoy and conserve wildlife where they live, work, learn, play, and worship for 50 years.
Restoring the grounds of our houses of worship with native plantings is another climate solution, as native plants restore water and carbon to the soil, managing water and carbon cycles.
Register here for the webinar which will take place January 23rd, at 8 pm Eastern.
The Sacred Grounds program partners with congregations of all faiths and multi-faith cohorts including churches, mosques, and synagogues, to create a bigger impact to care for creation through gardening with native plants. Their aim is to create wildlife habitats to support wildlife and reduce stormwater runoff that overflows city infrastructures in an era of climate change.
They work with congregations to support the creation of native plant wildlife-friendly gardens on their grounds and to engage their members to plant native plants at home. It is a positive and engaging community-building opportunity for congregations to put their faith into action.
Last year’s winner of the Sacred Grounds category of the Cool Congregations Challenge, Grace Church in the Mountains, pictured in the photo above, is also a certified Sacred Grounds congregation through the National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife program.
NO IN PERSON WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY
We will gather virtually at 11:15 am this Sunday, January 21st. No in-person services or group meetings!
ADG The Powers That Be by Walter Wink
The Adult Discussion Group will begin a study of Walter Wink’s book, The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millenium on Sunday, Jan 14th at 10 am in the Shalom House.
Conversation with Dr. Lucia Hulsether
This Sunday, January 7, we have an opportunity to have a discussion with author, scholar, and teacher, Lucia Hulsether, who grew up in the COS community, about her book Capitalist Humanitarianism.
On Sunday, Lucia will highlight the ways that the book is shaped by the traditions of theological reflection and justice activism that she learned as a young person growing up at Church of the Savior.
Lucia is the daughter of Mark Hulsether and Anne Mckee. She received a BA from Agnes Scott College in Religious Studies and Sociology/Anthropology, an MDiv from Harvard Divinity School, and a PhD and MA from Yale University in Religious Studies.
Early Worship Service
Join us for a quiet, intimate worship service each Sunday at 9:00 am. A small but dedicated group attends this service; we sing together, practice Lectio Divina, share communion on 1st and 3rd Sundays, and hear from one of our pastors!
Service of Lessons and Carols
Join us for this informal Service of Lessons and Carols at 11:15 AM on December 31st. Bring cookies or snacks to share for a time of fellowship after the service!
Christmas Eve Candelight Service
Join us for this peace-filled intergenerational worship celebration! Our COS Choir will sing an anthem; we will sing carols together as we “Pass the Light” from candle to candle!
COS 11:15 Worship Service
Join us for our 11:15 AM worship service! Choir anthem, meditation by Rev. John Gill, and joining together in prayer and singing to celebrate Christmas Eve!
No Early (9 AM) Service on Christmas or NY Eve
No early (9 am) worship service on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve! We will have our 11:15 am service on both days!
COS Children and Youth Christmas Pageant
Our COS children and youth will present our annual Christmas Pageant, this year through song!
COS Children & Families Just for Fun Gathering
COS Families with children and their teachers are gathering at Carl Cowan park for a cookout and fun!!
Needle Arts Group
Do you like to knit? Did you ever want to learn to crochet? Is embroidery or another needle art your thing? If so, let's be creative together on the second Wednesday of each month in Shalom House at 6:30 PM. Our next meeting will be April 12. It’s a fun opportunity to inspire each other, learn from each other, and enjoy each other’s company! For further information and to be added to an email list, contact Merry Koschan at merry.koschan@gmail.com
ADG Developing Ecological Consciousness
In honor of Earth month and day, the COS Adult Discussion Group will read Developing Ecological Consciousness by Christopher Uhl and Jennifer Anderson. Contact Rev. John Gill at cosjg@att.net to register and order the book at a special group price.
Worship Service
We invite you to join us for worship at 11:15 AM each Sunday for a time of prayer, congregational singing, thought-provoking sermons, and special music! This service is available online as well as in person; childcare and Sunday school classes are available
Early Worship
Our Early Worship begins each Sunday morning at 9:00 am and is in-person only. This service has a more intimate feel and has the added benefit of more space for distanced seating. Childcare is available!