South Wedge Mission

04/01/2026

A big thank you to all the volunteers that made this year's Egg Hunt a success. And a special thank you to Hedonist Artisan Chocolates for their generous donation of chocolate bunnies. Wishing everyone a blessed Holy Week and a pleasant spring 🙏

03/07/2026

Just a friendly reminder that daylight savings time starts tomorrow, Sunday March 8th. Don't forget to set your clocks forward an hour! And see you all at our new time of noon for Sunday liturgy.

03/02/2026

PRAYERS FOR PEACE and PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE - Prayer for Peace by Rev. Eric Madsen, Prayers of the People adapted from Sundays and Seasons

Reconciled by God’s mercy and sustained by God’s presence, let us pray for the world and its needs.

God of every people and every land,
We come to you shaken by the news from Iran. Bombs fall. Sirens sound. Families hide. Children are afraid. And once again, ordinary people carry the weight of decisions they did not make.

Hold the people of Iran in your tenderness. Hold the grieving. Hold the wounded. Hold those who do not know where home is tonight. Hold those who are angry, those who are numb, and those who are simply trying to survive another day.
We pray not as experts in geopolitics, but as people who believe every human life bears your image. Every mother. Every teenager. Every journalist. Every protester. Every soldier. Every child.

Break the cycle of retaliation. Interrupt the logic of domination. Give courage to those who choose restraint when escalation would be easier. Protect the vulnerable. Strengthen aid workers. Sustain peacemakers.

And for us, keep our hearts soft. Do not let distant violence become background noise. Teach us to care beyond borders. Teach us to pray beyond slogans. Teach us to act in ways that honor the dignity of all.

God of mercy and justice, stay close to the suffering, trouble the comfortable, and breathe your peace into a world that forgets how to rest.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

God of all creation, tend this earth. When human greed and disobedience threaten this planet and the life it contains, lead us by your Spirit into ways of reverence, awe, and gentleness.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

God of all healing, mend our wounds. Bring wholeness to all who are sick, give peace to all who groan in grief, and send companions to all who are lonely or isolated. Grant courage to those who challenge, especially around issues of racism and systemic oppression.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

God of all people, provide for our community. For any among us who hunger for bread, bring nourishment. We lift up these prayers from our community (read prayer requests from the basket here).
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

God of all life, bring us to you. We thank you for your free and abounding grace, and for those who, by that same grace, now rest eternally in you.
Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Receive our prayers, O God, through Jesus Christ, our strength and salvation.

Amen.

02/01/2026

A reminder to all that moving forward, Sunday sermons will be held from 12pm every week, starting today, Feb. 1st. Please help the congregation in welcoming Pastor Eric Madsen to South Wedge Mission 🙏

01/26/2026

Closing the building for worship doesn't mean closing the doors to grace.

While we weren’t gathered in the sanctuary, our space was still holy ground, opened wide in partnership with Flower City Free Clinic to offer a safe place for some of our most vulnerable neighbors.

Church isn’t only what happens on Sunday morning. Sometimes it looks like quiet rooms, warm lights, and people being cared for with dignity. Grateful to share the work 🙏

01/24/2026

Due to the extreme weather expected this weekend, we will be canceling our Sunday sermon.

This decision is being made to honor every person in our community: your safety, your well-being, and your dignity matter more than gathering in unsafe conditions.

Please stay safe, warm, and connected in the ways that care best for your body and your neighbors right now. Church is not cancelled, it simply takes a different shape today.

Rev. Imani will record a sermon that will be shared later via the church newsletter. We will continue to share updates as conditions change.

01/19/2026

Hello friends! Please note that from Feb 1st, we will have a new starting time of 12pm for our Sunday sermons. Next Sunday. Jan. 25th, will be the final sermon to be held at 10am. Help us spread the word! 🙏

12/21/2025

Please join us for a free Christmas dinner at South Wedge Mission on Tues., Dec 23rd from 6-7pm. All are welcome. Feel free to stay and eat with us or take a meal to go.

We will also have a Christmas Eve service on Dec. 24th from 6pm. Stay after to enjoy some holiday treats.

Happy Holidays, everyone! 🎄❄️🙏

12/17/2025

Please join us Saturday Dec. 20th from 6:30pm for a Blue Christmas service. This is a contemplative, justice rooted gathering for those carrying grief, weariness, and longing as Advent comes to a close. Through seven voices, seven meditations, and music, we'll make space for honesty, rememberance, and gentle hope 🙏

11/24/2025

Please join us at South Wedge Mission for a free Thanksgiving meal on Tuesday, Nov. 25th from 6-7pm. Feel free to stay and dine with us or take a meal to go. Blessings and happy holidays! 🙏

08/16/2025

Hello friends! Here are some highlights of what's happening @ SWM. For regular updates, sign up for our weekly newsletter!

• 8/16 Repair Cafe - 1-4 pm

• 8/17 10am Liturgy with Rev. Mary Mroczka

• 8/19 Tuesdays Gather in the Garden 4:30-6:30pm

• Take a peek at what’s happening in the synod!
A Call to Three Days of Prayer and Fasting.
Consider this call to action by Rev. Leila M. Ortiz, Bishop of the Metro DC Synod, by joining in three days of prayer and fasting, beginning this Sunday and continuing through Tuesday.
Read the Metro D.C. Bishop's letter here:
https://metrodcelca.org/for-such-a-time-as-this-a-call-to-prayer-and-fasting

• Repair Cafe
1st and 3rd Saturdays, 1-4pm
Let's get together on Saturday and fix some things. We look forward to seeing you at the South Wedge Mission on Saturday afternoon. Please arrive earlier in the session if you hae a big repair. Set-up at 12:30 and repairs begin at 1:00.

• Join a SWM Cell Group!
Interested in connecting with others in spiritual conversation and sharing in life? Know someone not ready for church, but looking for intentional community and connection? Cell Groups are small groups that meet together to explore different spiritual practices and to honor each others' stories. You do not need to be Christian or a member of SWM to join.

LGBTQIA+ Spirituality Circle:
2nd Sunday of the month @ 12pm
Contact: Nova

WOMEN'S CELL GROUP:
Contact Michaela

MEN'S CELL GROUP :
2nd and 4th Tuesdays @ 8:30PM
Contact Dan Sendker

• South Wedge Mission on Social Media

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I write to you in this hour of urgent need, compelled by the Spirit to call our Synod to a time of concentrated prayer and fasting. As I shared in…