Filled with Joy, We Walk in the Light
The highpoint of each week at the Congregational Church of La Jolla occurs at 10:30 A.M. on Sunday when we gather for Lord’s Day worship. All are welcome to attend any service held in our church: We do not require that you be a member or even that you be a Christian. Though you’ll be greeted and invited to coffee afterwards, you won’t be embarrassed or singled out during the service. There is no dress code. While some wear their “Sunday Best” to church, others wear T-shirts (La Jolla is a beach community, after all).
Our worship is dignified and simple and follows a program we call a bulletin. We tend to use the same order from week to week, with some things remaining the same, and most others changing. For example, we always pray the Lord’s Prayer, and sing the Gloria Patri and a Doxology, but the Bible readings and hymns are different each Sunday.
Because the Word is central to churches in our tradition, the Sunday sermon is very important. The pastor prepares it very carefully through reading, prayer, meditation, and research, and the result is not only a message preached from the pulpit, but a manuscript that each worshiper can take home for further study. Questions about the sermon are always welcome, and total agreement is not one of our expectations.