An Honest Look at the Ten Commandments

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road. Rev. Robin Meyers’ sermon will be “An Honest Look at the Ten Commandments” from Exodus 20:1-4; 7-9; 12-17.  Music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist, Kiegan Ryan, cellist, and Mark Billy, vocalist.  Louise Whitaker will serve as liturgist. At 2 p.m., Dr. Chris Carter will lead the book study on “I Am Part of Infinity, the Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein” by Kieran Fox. Dr. Meyers’ podcast, “….honest to God?,” is now available on Spotify and Apple. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org. Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

FALL BOOK STUDY
From 2:00 to 3:00 pm will be discussing Chapter 3 of I Am a Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein by Keiran Fox. The discussion will be led by Barbara Boyd and Chris Carter.  Barbara is retired from OU's Religious Studies Department, Chris former adjunct teaching professor in OU's English Department.  

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road. Rev. Robin Meyers’ sermon will be “Positively Maladjusted” from Romans 12:1-18.  

Music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Kiegan Ryan, cellist.  Louise Whitaker will serve as liturgist.

 Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org. Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

At 2:00 pm., Dr. Chris Carter will lead the book study on “I Am a Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein.”

Sign-up sheets will be available for the October 18th Crop Walk.

FALL BOOK STUDY
From 2:00 to 3:00 pm will be discussing Chapter 2 of I Am a Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein by Keiran Fox. The discussion will be led by Barbara Boyd and Chris Carter.  Barbara is retired from OU's Religious Studies Department, Chris former adjunct teaching professor in OU's English Department.  
 

The Circle of Care Committee will have a 'short meeting' after worship this Sunday to discuss design and information we need for a Welcome Brochure to give to visitors and have available for handouts at events. One of the missing items we know is needed is something for visitors to take with them with information about our church. In addition, we would like to figure out how to be more welcoming and intentional with visitors.

Please attend this meeting if you can and bring any ideas that you have to assist as we work on our hospitality and welcome to folks.

See you Sunday in the library after church.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road. Rev. Robin Meyers’ sermon will be “Oh, How I Hate Amazing Grace!” from Matthew 20:1-15.  Music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Kiegan Ryan, cellist.  Steve Davis will serve as liturgist. Following worship, the Circle of Care Committee will meet in the library. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org. Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

FALL BOOK STUDY
We will meet from 2:00 to 3:00 pm and will be discussing Chapter 2 of the book, I am a Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein, by Keiran Fox.

The class is led by Barbara Boyd and Chris Carter.  Barbara is retired from OU's Religious Studies Department, Chris from adjunct teaching in OU's English Department.  
 

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  Rev. Robin Meyers’ sermon will be “What I Stand For I Stand On: The Life of Wendell Berry.” Text is from “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front” — What we owe to the gentle but powerful witness of the poet farmer from Kentucky, Wendell Berry.

Music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist, and Kiegan Ryan, cellist. Communion will be served.

At 2 p.m., prior to worship, Drs. Barbara Boyd and Chris Carter will lead the new book study, “I Am a Part of Infinity” by Kieran Fox.  

Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org. Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

FALL BOOK STUDY
Our annual fall book study will begin on Sunday, September 13th and go through Sunday, November 22nd. We will meet from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. The class will be led by Barbara Boyd and Chris Carter.  Barbara is retired from OU's Religious Studies Department, Chris from adjunct teaching in OU's English Department.  We will be reviewing one chapter per week and will start with Chapter 1 on September 13.

For our text, we have chosen I Am a Part of Infinity: the Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein by Keiran Fox (ISBN 978-1-5416-0357-8). The book is still so new it is only available in hardback and, maybe, on Kindle. It lists for $23.97 on Amazon. The book is readable and interesting and has received favorable reviews. You do not have to be a nuclear physicist to understand it. In fact, for those of you who made it through our studies of John Caputo and Elaine Pagels, this will be smooth sailing. We will be doing one chapter per week or about twenty pages.  

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road. Rev. Robin R. Meyers’ sermon will be “Meet Mrs. Jellyby” from Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House.” Dickens wrote, “There are two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all.” Music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist, Kiegan Ryan, cellist, and Mark Billy, soloist.  Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org.

Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean Styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Join us this Sunday after church for Coffee and Conversation for light snacks and desserts. Our own Lloyd Musselman will discuss his journey to writing his recent book of poetry "Somewhere Between Then and Now: Poems for Everyday People" and his novel "The Interrogator". There will also be a short update from the Social Justice Committee. Bring a snack to share and enjoy this chance to visit and get to know your fellow congregants.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  Rev. Robin R. Meyers’ sermon will be “Coat of Many Colors” from Romans 12:9-21. The sermon theme is the life of Dolly Parton, and why it continues to inspire so many people. Music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Kiegan Ryan, cellist, and Mark Billy, soloist.  Teri Muenchau will serve as liturgist. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org.

Child Care will be provided. Bring your clean Styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Dr. Lloyd Mussellman will read portions of his book, Somewhere Between Then and Now: Poems for Everyday People.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  Rev. Robin R. Meyers’ sermon will be “Was Johnny Cash Woke?” from Matthew 5:1-11. The sermon theme is from the lyrics of a song written to explain why Cash always wore black and what message he was sending.  It was a protest song written after Cash spoke with students from Vanderbilt University in 1971 protesting poverty, mass incarceration, and the Vietnam War. Music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Kiegan Ryan, cellist. Kyle Gregory will serve as liturgist. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org.

Child Care will be provided. Bring your clean Styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Love that transcends the rules of society. Meet Violetta, the glamorous courtesan whose journey from glittering independence to profound love reveals both the beauty and cost of human connection. Her romance with Alfredo unfolds with passion and vulnerability, culminating in a sacrifice that remains one of opera’s most powerful moments.

Experience Verdi’s masterwork of love and sacrifice that continues to resonate with audiences around the world.

Performed fully staged with orchestra in Italian with English supertitles. Estimated length is 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission.

Join us 45 minutes prior to curtain to learn more about the opera in a pre-show talk.

This production will showcase Mark Billy as Germont. Mark often serves as a musician for UCC.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  Rev. Robin R. Meyers’ sermon will be “The Sound of Silence” from Matthew 5:38-48. Music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Kiegan Ryan, cellist. Kyle Gregory will serve as liturgist. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org.

Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean Styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Sunday at 3 p.m., First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road, and Rev. Robin Meyers’ sermon will be “Frankl, Jung, and Watts Walk into a Bar.”  Teri Muenchau will serve as liturgist. Special music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist, and Kiegan Ryan, cellist. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, firstcongregationalchurchofnorman.org.

Childcare will be provided.

Bring your clean Styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73072.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road and Rev. Robin Meyers, Ph.D. returns to the pulpit. His sermon will be “I Wonder As I Wander” from John 14:18-27.  Communion will be served. For the service, music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Kiegan Ryan, cellist.  Steve Davis will serve as liturgist. Following worship service, there will be a “Welcome Back” reception for Rev. Meyers. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org.

Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean Styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Sunday at 3 p.m., First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road. As part of the continuing Summer Pulpit Series, Dr. Imad Enchassi will deliver the sermon, “A Loaf of Bread.”

Dr. Enchassi grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp In Beirut, Lebanon. He has a Ph.D. in human resources, leadership and Islamic studies. He is Mercy chair of Islamic studies at Oklahoma City University and professor at Wimberly School of Religion at OCU. He is the president and Imam of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City and is featured on media outlets CNN, MSNBC, ABC and Al-Jazeera. He is author of the book, “Cloud Miles."

Special music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Kiegan Ryan, cellist. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, firstcongregationalchurchofnorman.org.

Childcare will be provided.

Bring your clean Styrofoam for recycling.

Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73072.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  As part of the continuing Summer Pulpit Series, Mark Griffin, Ph.D. will be the guest speaker. His sermon will be, “Faith After Fundamentalism: Augustine, Bridges and a Garden of Forking Paths.”  For the service, music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Kiegan Ryan, cellist.  Louise Whitaker will serve as liturgist. Dr. Griffin is professor of modern languages at Oklahoma City University, and the author of “Living on the Borders: What the Church Can Learn from Ethnic Immigrant Cultures.” He is also a documentarist, having co-produced, “Here for Good.” Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org.

Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  As part of the continuing Summer Pulpit Series, Lindsay Bruehl, M.Div. will be the guest speaker.  Her sermon will be “On Earth as it is in Heaven” from Matthew 6:9-13. For the service, music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Kiegan Ryan, cellist.  Louise Whitaker will serve as liturgist. Lindsay Bruehl is a bookkeeper and progressive social justice activist. She received her M.Div. from Perkins School of Theology (SMU) and is the founding assistant for the Baptist House on Studies at Perkins.

Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org.

Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  As part of the continuing Summer Pulpit Series, Don Holladay will be the guest speaker.  His sermon will be “Hijacking Jesus” from Matthew 25:35-40. For the service, music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist.  Steve Davis will serve as liturgist. Don Holladay is a retired attorney, as well as a writer and artist. He currently writes a local opinion column in the areas of law and social justice. He taught as an adjunct professor at the OU College of Law for 30 years and is a co-recipient of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Courageous Lawyer Award. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org. ‍ ‍

Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  As part of the continuing Summer Pulpit Series, Rev. Dr. Kathy McCallie will be the guest speaker.  Her sermon will be “A Taste of Cold Water” from Matthew 10:40-42.  Rev. McCallie is ordained by the United Church of Christ (UCC) and she is founder of Church of the Open Arms-UCC in Oklahoma City, associate professor of ministerial leadership and ethics at Phillips Theological Seminary/Tulsa, and director of the D.Min. program at Phillips.  For the service, music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist and Nicole Van Every, soprano.  Steve Davis will serve as liturgist. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean Styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Sunday at 3 pm, First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  As part of our continuing Summer Pulpit Series, Father Joe Farber will be our guest speaker.  His sermon will be "Religious Dialogue Between…?" from Matthew 10:23-39.  Father Farber is the Priest at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church.  He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the OU College of Law. For the service, music will be provided by Mary Sallee and Kiegan Ryan.  Kyle Gregory will serve as liturgist. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org. Childcare will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Sunday at 3 p.m., First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road.  As part of our continuing Summer Pulpit Series, Dr. Chris Carter will be speaking.  His sermon will be "Matthew 25 Christianity" from Matthew 25:31-46.  Kyle Gregory will serve as liturgist. Special music will be provided by Mary Sallee and Kiegan Ryan. Dr. Carter graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BA in Letters. After serving four years as an officer in the US Air Force, he returned to OU and earned a PhD in English.  After serving thirty-two years as a title analyst in the oil and gas industry, he retired and returned to the university classroom, both as a student and an instructor.  After ten rewarding years teaching mostly sophomore survey courses in the English Department, he retired again.  He now teaches "The Modern Short Story" to participants in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at OU.  Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org.. Child care will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73070.

Sunday at 3 p.m., First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road, and Rev. Kathy Brown will begin The Summer Pulpit Series which continues through July. Rev. Brown’s sermon is “When Compassion Breaks the Rules” from Matthew 9:9-13 and 18-26. Teri Muenchau will serve as liturgist and communion will be served. Special music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist, and Jay Wilkinson. Following a career in higher education, Rev. Kathy Brown received her Master of Divinity degree from St. Paul School of Theology and served as a minister at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Tulsa. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, firstcongregationalchurchofnorman.org. Child care will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73072.

The Finance Committee will be meeting in the church library at 2:00 pm on Sunday, June 7, 2026

Sunday at 3 p.m., First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road, and Rev. Robin Meyers’ sermon will be “Original Blessing” from Genesis 1:26-31a. Terri Muenchau will serve as liturgist. Special music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist. At 2 p.m., a meeting of the Summer Speakers Series Committee will be held. Following worship, Coffee, Dessert and Conversation will be held. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org. . Child care will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73072.

Sunday at 3 p.m., First Congregational will meet at St. Michael’s Episcopal, 1601 W. Imhoff Road, and Rev. Robin Meyers’ sermon will be “On Being Pentecostal” from Acts 2:1-13 and Dick Coburn will serve as liturgist. Special music will be provided by Mary Sallee, pianist. Attend in person or watch on YouTube via the website, normanucc.org. . Child care will be provided. Bring your clean styrofoam for recycling. Find more information and announcements on the church Facebook page or the website. Contact us via the website or at P.O. Box 1002, Norman, OK 73072.