by Cyntia Paladines | Jul 9, 2026 | Draw Near To God, Faith Community, Wall Street United Church, Worship, Worship Service
the yoke that fitsJohn the Baptist prepared the way in the wilderness. Jesus, the long-awaited Messiah, gathered people around the table and embodied God’s kingdom among them. Their ministries looked very different, yet both faced criticism for refusing to...
by Cyntia Paladines | Jun 5, 2026 | Hope & Healing, Justice & Inclusion, Pride Service, Wall Street United Church, Worship Service
Pride, Humility & HealingOn this Pride Sunday, we celebrate unity and diversity, humility and humanity, and what it means to live in awe and wonder. The story of Naaman, the commander of the Syrian army, will help us discuss getting over ourselves and discovering...
by Cyntia Paladines | Apr 10, 2026 | Baptism, Faith Community, Hope & Healing, Wall Street United Church, Worship Service
The Disabled GodThis Sunday, we celebrate new life as two children are baptized into the family of faith—the living body of Christ. Together, we’ll reflect on the risen Jesus, whose resurrected body still bears the scars of love. What does it mean to belong to a body...
by Cyntia Paladines | Apr 3, 2026 | Easter Sunday, Hope & Healing, Wall Street United Church, Worship Service
seek and ye shall find: Easter In the gardenEaster begins not in certainty, but in grief, confusion, and searching. On this most radiant morning of the Christian year, we journey with Mary Magdalene through the garden at dawn, through loss and longing, until love...
by Cyntia Paladines | Jan 16, 2026 | God's Light Within Us, Hope & Healing, Wall Street United Church, Worship Service
What Are you looking for?Jesus’ first words in the Gospel of John are not a demand or a doctrine, but a question: “What are you looking for?” This Sunday we’ll linger with that question—listening to a story that begins in creation and leads us to water, wilderness,...
