Pastor Bonnie and Mark sit down to discuss the vision and process. of building a new cross for our worship gatherings, the meaning behind it, and how to incorporate the cross into our life of worship and discipleship to Jesus.

"Behold the wood of the cross,
On which was hung the world's salvation.
Come, let us adore him."

Building a New Cross with Mark Meyers

A Prophet, a Widow, and a God of Abundance (1 Kings 17:8–16) – Pastor Mark Meyers

1 John 3:11-24
11 For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters,[b] if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 24 The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

Love One Another (Adult Confirmation Message) — Pastor Trevor McMaken

For Lent this year, Pastor Bonnie wrote a bilingual setting of the Kyrie in Spanish and English. 

Señor ten piedad
Cristo ten piedad
Señor ten piedad de nosotros

Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
O Lord have mercy on us

Music © Bonnie McMaken, 2017.

Kyrie (Señor Ten Piedad)

Written for the Church of the Resurrection All Night Vigil, 2015, as a setting of The Fall (Genesis 3). 

Covered
 
Then the Lord God entered the wood
In the coolness of the day
And he walked with the man and his wife.
The love they had always known
Was reflected in the glow of his glory
And it covered them.
 
Their innocence despised,
They opened their eyes,
Their bodies laid bare,
So they covered them.
 
Then the Lord God entered the woods
And called the beast by the name
given by the man and his wife.
Then creation gave a groan
For the thing it had never known:
The dust without the breath,
Just blood and bone.
 
Then the Lord God made clothes 
Out of animal skins
For the man and his wife
And he covered them.
 
The Lord God blesses the ones 
Who are covered by the blood
With garments radiant and white.
And the love they were made to know
Is reflected in the glow of his glory,
And he covers them.
 
“Covered,” words and music by Bonnie and Trevor McMaken, © 2015. 
Genesis 3; Psalm 32:1; Romans 4:7; Isaiah 61:10-11; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Hebrews 9:22

Covered (LIVE)

Our summer series explores the Psalter, the Prayer Book of the Bible.  We read and pray the Psalter in light of the Apostolic preaching and the gateway into the Psalter, Psalms 1 and 2. King David's greater Son, Jesus Christ, is the the fulfillment and focus of worship on earth and in heaven.  Join us as we meet with God and each other with the Psalter.

1. Apostolic Preaching & Prayer from the Psalter, Psalm 2 - Fr. Michael Flowers

Rage, Racism, And The Call of The Gospel - August 13, 2017 - Father Aaron Damiani

Luke 1:39-49
Philippians 4:4-7
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Psalm 85: 7-13
Fr. Trevor of City of Light Anglican Church in Aurora, IL (one of our sending churches), preaches on the first chapter of Luke—the story of Zechariah, Elizabeth and Mary. 
For most of this year, we will be walking through the Life of Christ in the gospel of Luke. Whether you are new to Christianity or have been to church before, this will be a wonderful opportunity to dive deeper into the wonder of Jesus Christ.

Bringing the Presence of Jesus—Fr. Trevor McMaken

This is a demo version of the "Sanctus" (a piece of liturgical music sung during the celebration of the Eucharist)sung in Spanish. 

Written and performed by Mark Meyers, Bonnie McMaken, and Eduardo Dávila. 

Find the lead sheet, lyrics, and chart here: 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t8noemij9xmdfp1/AAC1O3KbXyt-cyoKA8HHWTXTa?dl=0

Copyright © 2019 City of Light Church Aurora

Santo, Santo, Santo (Sanctus)

Note: Due to technical difficulties, the audio quality for the first three minutes is poor, but improves shortly thereafter.  

Anuncio: Por causa de dificultades técnicas, la calidad del audio al comienzo es mala, pero mejora después de tres minutos.

THE MESTIZO CHURCH | LA IGLESIA MESTIZA
Lucas | Luke 10:25-37
Hechos | Acts 2:1-12

In such divisive times, the church can look to mestizos, those whose very lives embody multi-ethnicity or multiculturalism, for guidance for cultural healing and reconciliation. In this sermon, Deacon Eduardo (City of Light Aurora) celebrates how the church has always been a mestizo church, and is the only place that offers cultural healing and hospitality to the world. 

The sermon is delivered in Spanish and translated live by Mimi Guiracocha, and directed to a culturally mixed audience for our annual diocesan gathering, Revive.  

En tiempos tan divisivos, la iglesia puede encontrar guía en los mestizos (aquellos cuyas vidas encarnan la multietnicidad y multiculturalismo) para la sanidad y la reconciliación cultural. En este sermón, Pastor Eduardo (City of Light Aurora) celebra que la iglesia siempre ha sido una iglesia mestiza, y es el único lugar que ofrece sanidad cultural y hospitalidad al mundo. El sermón es en español y traducido por Mimi Guiracocha, y dirigido a una audiencia culturalmente mixta para nuestra reunión diocesana anual, Revive. Culmina un día entero dedicado a explorar lo bello y lo quebrantado en North Lawndale y La Villita.

http://midwestanglican.org/

REVIVE: Somos Familia Noche De Adoración | Worship Night — Pastor Eduardo Dávila

A City of Light arrangement of the ancient Advent/Christmas hymn "Of the Father's Love Begotten," based on the Latin poem "Corde natus" describing the wonder and mystery of the Incarnation, the God who comes to dwell with us.


Vocals: Bonnie McMaken
Background vocals: Mark Meyers
Cello: Jonathan Wiest
Viola: Christine Wiest
Violin: David Yeager
Guitar: Trevor McMaken
Engineering & Production: Todd Hiller
Arrangement: Trevor McMaken

Recorded at Bureau Gravity (Aurora IL)

Of the Father’s love begotten,
Ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega,
He the Source, the Ending He,
Of the things that are, that have been,
And that future years shall see,
Evermore and evermore!

This is He whom Heaven-taught singers
Sang of old with one accord;
Whom the Scriptures of the prophets
Promised in their faithful word.
Now He shines, the Long-expected;
Let creation praise its Lord
Evermore and evermore.

Christ, to Thee, with God the Father,
And, O Holy Ghost, to Thee
Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving
And unending praises be,
Honor, glory, and dominion,
And eternal victory
Evermore and evermore
Evermore and evermore
Evermore and evermore
Evermore and evermore
Evermore and evermore
Evermore and evermore
Evermore and evermore

Of The Father's Love Begotten

We are a new church in Aurora finding a new day in Jesus. 

We want to help everyone experience the radiant light and grace of God, find a safe home in the church, and shine the light of Jesus by loving our neighbors and neighborhoods in the city of Aurora.

City of Light is a church that is fully evangelical, fully sacramental, and full of the Holy Spirit. We believe in the power of Jesus to transform our lives, families, and communities through his church.

Love One Another (Adult Confirmation Message) — Pastor Trevor McMaken

City of Light Church Aurora

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