GREETINGS FROM WORSHIP PLANNERS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026
A ZOOM SERVICE
Exodus 32:2-14
Going for the Gold
Last week, we left Moses as he finally got a little respect from the people he led, with Aaron’s help, out of the wilderness to the mountain at Sinai where God gave them the Ten Commandments.
Moses is still up there on the mountain and, in their impatience for him to come down, the people get Aaron to build them a Golden Calf, an idol for them to worship. Aaron collects their gold jewelry and ornaments, melts them down, and fashions the idol and an altar for it to sit upon. The people adore the Calf and when God hears about it, God sends Moses high-tailing down off the mountain.
Preachers everywhere have a picnic with this text. There is just so much in it that is timely no matter what century you happen to be living in. How tempting it is to go for the gold! Idols have always been in. Greed takes many faces.
Zoom with us at 4pm as Rev. Carl Hilton VanOsdall considers today’s challenges so often out of our control: climate, AI, unjust war…. We are invited to remember who has the power to liberate, to forgive, and to lead.
Together we’ll hear joys and concerns and share Communion as we do every Sunday at CCP. Tom Jones is our musician. Zoom codes appear in your Sunday morning email.
Ron McGarvey will take a few minutes to introduce the 2027 CCP Pledge Drive, our yearly fund-raising effort that lets us know how much we can count on to keep us going for another year. All pledges will be gratefully received any time between now and November 8 when the drive ends. Of course, we’d rather hear from you sooner. You can email your commitment to Al Brooks: fabrooks37@gmail.com.
