Be a part of it!
2nd & 4th Wednesdays @ 7 pm
Come early for a cmmunity dinner @ 6 pm in Fellowship Hall!
Join us in the newest expression of worship at Sunnyvale Pres! Dynamic, meaningful, engaging, and welcoming worship is an important foundation for our life together at Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. As we continue to grow in our understanding of God through the perspectives of folks whose voices have been marginalized in our society and our own congregation, we also want to worship using music, language, and perspectives that reflect our fuller understanding of God and humanity.
The Modern Worship Collective is an evolving worship gathering with songs, poems, prayers, and all sorts of other worship resources with progressive theologies. We want to feed the souls of folks who love contemporary worship and also yearn to be free from older systems that do not fully value or include the perspectives of women, LGBTQIA+ folks, and people of color.
If you are a musician, writer, worship leader, community activist, or just anyone who cares about worship that is modern and justice-minded, then we hope you will consider joining us to worship in different forms. Storytelling, prayer, art, small group discussions and community meals are all part of this worship experience, which is different each week. Join us as we continue to create meaningful worship together!
All of what we experience is determined by the gifts you bring. We gather on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday evenings of the month at 7 pm. Dinner (we do the cooking, just show up!) and time to connect starts at 6 pm.
Come to talk, pray, and share your struggles, grief, joys, and hopes. We look forward to the refreshing new worship experiences we will encounter together!
Co-create with us!
If you are interested or want to information to pass on to others, please contact email Rev. Hardy Kim or email Heather Dunphy-Nielsen, our Modern Music Director.
MWC Resources
My Father's Cigarette Butt as Sacrament from Sacraments of Life: Life of the Sacraments by Leonardo Boff
Schoolteacher as Sacrament from Sacraments of Life: Life of the Sacraments by Leonardo Boff
Come As You Are
by Gary Rand and Lenora Rand
Come you who've been wounded
All you who've lost hope
Come you who are longing
for what you do not know
Come you hungry for justice
Aching for heaven on earth
Come you who've been tossed aside
Don't remember what you're worth
Come as you are
Come you weary
Come and lay your burdens down
Come as you are
Bring your hopes
Bring your doubts and your scars
Come as you are
Come you who've been cast out
All you who've been shamed
come you who are looking
for that mystery you can’t name
Come crying for mercy
Hoping for peace on earth
Come carrying questions
All you who’ve been so hurt
Come as you are
Come you weary
Come and lay your burdens down
Come as you are
Bring your hopes
Bring your doubts and your scars
Come as you are
Oh you misfits and prophets, and you sinners and saints
Oh you broken and needy, weird and weary and faint
All who seek to simply open their eyes
All who need to find a safe place to cry
Come as you are
Come you weary
Come and lay your burdens down
Come as you are
Bring your hopes
Bring your doubts and your scars
Come as you are
Come you weary
Come and lay your burdens down
Come as you are
Bring your hopes
Bring your doubts and your scars
Come as you are
Come as you are
There's a Peace I've Come to Know
by Matt Bisel
Verse 1
There’s a peace I’ve come to know
Christ entered in and made me whole
I was broken, tired and worn
But my heart now healed feels strangely warmed
There is no shame and no doubt endures
Grace unrestrained in a love assured
There’s a peace I’ve come to know
He’s the peace I’ve come to know
Verse 2
I have peace with in my soul
In Christ my refuge, strength, my all
He has stilled my anxious heart
Though the world still falter and fall apart
When the mountains crumble and waters rage
I stand unshaken against the waves
There’s a peace I’ve come to know
He’s the peace I’ve come to know
Verse 3
There’s a peace I long to know
When all will bow before the throne
And the sun, the moon, the stars
Will fade by the light of Christ’s desire
He’ll wipe every tear from all mournful eyes
Resolve every fear and our stubborn pride
There’s a peace I’ve come to know
He’s the peace I’ve come to know
Verse 4
There’s a peace now standing bold
Its fragile roots have taken hold
In the ash of war and hate
Love is breaking through making all things new
O Christ our savior; Christ our Lord
His name forever and forever more
There’s a peace I’ve come to know
O Christ our savior; Christ our Lord
His name forever and forever more
There’s a peace I’ve come to know
O Christ our savior; Christ our Lord
His name forever and forever more
There’s a peace I’ve come to know
He’s the peace I’ve come to know
How Can I Keep From Singing
by Eithne Ni Bhraonain / Nicky Ryan / Roma Rya
There is an endless song, echoes in my soul
I hear the music ring
And though the storms may come, I am holding on
To the rock I cling
How can I keep from singing Your praise
How can I ever say enough, how amazing is Your love
How can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King, and it makes my heart want to sing
I will lift my eyes in the darkest night
For I know my Savior lives
And I will walk with You, knowing You'll see me through
And sing the songs You give
How can I keep from singing Your praise
How can I ever say enough, how amazing is Your love
How can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King, and it makes my heart want to sing
I can sing in the troubled times, sing when I win
I can sing when I lose my step and fall down again
I can sing 'cause You pick me up, sing 'cause You're there
I can sing 'cause You hear me, Lord, when I call to You in prayer
I can sing with my last breath, sing for I know
That I'll sing with the angels and the saints around the throne
How can I keep from singing Your praise
How can I ever say enough, how amazing is Your love
How can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King, and it makes my heart…
Want to sing, want to sing, want to sing
I am loved by the King, and it makes my heart…
Want to sing
I can sing
I can sing
See The Love
by John Arndt / David Gungor / Dave Campbell
Everyday
We go to war again
We assume we know so much more then them
Before we hear what they have to say
Headline breaks
We start to hate again
Calling them names again
We give our peace away
I hope they see it
Cause I wanna see it
I hope we believe it
I wanna see
I wanna see the love
All around you
All around you
I wanna know
I wanna know
That love
Is all around you
It's all around you
Day by day
Hope fades away and then
We know
That there is pain within
We cannot medicate
Learn to feel
Learn to begin again
Open our eyes again
To see our brother's pain
I hope they see it
Cause I wanna see it
I hope we believe it
I wanna see
I wanna see the love
All around you
All around you
I wanna know
I wanna know
That love
Is all around you
All around you
See how it lights you up
It lights you up
See how it lights you up
It lights you up
See how it lights you up
It lights you up
I wanna see
I wanna see the love
All around you
All around you
I wanna know
I wanna know
That love
Is all around you
It's all around you