September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Raise awareness, normalize help-seeking, and promote hope. This month and all year long.
This Sunday, we continue to acknowledge and join in national and worldwide efforts to shift the culture of silence and stigma about suicide to one of empathy, openness, and support. Suicide affects millions of people worldwide every year. We are reminded in our spiritual context to continue to support–in prayer and meditation, words, and deeds– suicide prevention and mental health/wellness within and beyond our MCCDC communities. We are reminded that individually and in community God/Divine/Creator is present, truly knows and loves us, and is active in our journeys.
I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the Lord; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11 (Common English Bible)
We are blessed to have this Sunday’s Message be brought by Tessin Haugabrook (he/him), long-time MCCDC friend and community mental health specialist and advocate.
Please join us. You are welcome here!
Tessin Haugabrook, RN M.Eng. M.Sc.
Tessin Haugabrook is a registered nurse and certified mental health specialist with over 20 years of experience in the ICU, ER, and psychiatric behavioral health. He holds a master’s degree in Biochemical Engineering from the University of Central England and is the founder of Bridge & Anchor, a nonprofit that provides education, connection to services, and ongoing support for individuals and families facing mental illness.
He works with the Department of Behavioral Health and lectures at universities, commencements, and mental health events across the U.S. and U.K. A cancer survivor and lifelong advocate, Tessin is deeply committed to amplifying the voices of marginalized individuals and advancing mental health awareness. His devotion to MCCDC Church in Washington, D.C. and his community inspires his mission to create positive, lasting change through service and compassion.
9 am Spiritual Engagement Hour
Spiritual Warfare
This Sunday’s Highlights:
+We live in times that are impacting mental health. At MCCDC we offer support.
We are aware of stigma and seek to create a space for open conversations
to help us learn from each other in a spiritual context.
+This Sunday we’ll look at how to pray through these times, and the idea of Spiritual Warfare.
+To prepare, reflect on this scripture from 2 Corinthians 10:4-5:
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.
On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.”
+Bring your favorite poems or other writings.
MCCDC Chapel Onsite, Online & On demand.
Here are three ways to participate :
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Call In, +1 301 7158592 Meeting ID:850 0797 0818
In Person 474 Ridge St., NW, Washington, D 20001
Congregational Life Announcement
Our Treasurer, Chocolatte Miller, offered his resignation from the Board of Directors effective September 30th. His resignation has been accepted. Please keep him, the Board and the congregation in your prayers. ~Rev. Elder Dwayne Johnson, Moderator
Membership Class
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a member of MCCDC, please plan to join our next membership class after worship on Sunday, October 05, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Onsite, MCCDC 2nd floor conference room
Online & On demand.
Here are three ways to participate :
Click here to open Zoom and join automatically
Call In, +13017158592,,89602654435
Meeting 89602654435
In Person 474 Ridge St., NW, Washington, D 20001
Simply contact Rev. Dwayne, revdewayne@mccdc.com, or Rev Cathy, revcathy@mccdc.com, if you would like to attend or have questions.
Volunteer Worship Folder Coordinator
After many years of service Darryl Walker is stepping back as the Worship Folder Coordinator for MCCDC.
We invite you to share your talents in preparing worship Folders each week. This encompass gathering information, designing, and producing weekly worship folders or bulletins, which includes orders of service, hymns, readings, and announcements.
Pleases reach out to Rev Dwayne at revdwayne@mccdc.com or revcathy@mccdc.com if you are interested in this position.
Join the Generosity Team
Help MCCDC Grow Financially, Spiritually and in Membership. Join the team on Thursday at 6:30 via Zoom.
Click here to open Zoom and join automatically
Call In: 13017158592,,84890359051#
Meeting ID: 848 9035 9051
Share your generous gifts and ideas with your church family.
For more information email RevDwayne@MCCDC.com or RevCathy@mccdc.com
39th Walk & 5K to End HIV
Join MCCDC Team on September 20,2025 for the 39th Annual Walk & 5K to End HIV at Anacostia Park 8 am.
WHERE: Anacostia Park (Adjacent to the roller skating pavilion )
1500 Anacostia Drive, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Free, on-site parking available
Click here to donate or join team MCCDC.
Contact Dale Madyun-Baskerville at mccdchivwalk@mccdc.com for more information.
Komen Breast Cancer Walk!
Please plan to join MCCDC Breast Cancer team in the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s annual More than Pink Walk to End Breast Cancer on Sat. Oct. 11, 2025 at 08:am
National Harbor, MD
Southpointe at National Harbor
802 National Harbor Boulevard
Oxon Hill, MD, 20745
Click here to donate or join team MCCDC.
Contact for more information at revcathy@mccdc.com
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
~To raise awareness and normalize help-seeking1
~To replace silence with support, stigma with understanding, and fear with hope.2
This month and all year long.
Some Mental Health Resources
If you or someone you know are struggling–having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, experiencing relationship problems, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, lonely, just need someone to talk to–these Helpline resources are available in support.
HELPLINES in operation 24 hours a day/7 days a week (Primarily US based)
· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text 988
If you or someone you know are struggling–having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, experiencing relationship problems, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, lonely, just need someone to talk to–these Helpline resources are available in support.
HELPLINES in operation 24 hours a day/7 days a week (Primarily US based)
· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text 988
· Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
· Trans Lifeline: Call U.S. 877-565-8860 Canada 877-330-6366
· The Trevor Project: Text START to 678-678 or call 1-866-488-7386;
for LGBTQ+ youth (under 25 years old)
HELPLINES WORLDWIDE accessed by country search–HELPLINE hours vary
• Search FIND A HELPLINE: https://findahelpline.com/
1 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA]
2 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
MCCDC NEW GIVING SYSTEM
MCCDC continues to transition to a new giving system called SubSplash.
This change is intended to be more user friendly than our current easy tithe system.
Some SubSplash Features are:
* Web Giving
* Recurring giving
* Text GIVE4UNITY to 1-888-364-GIVE (4483)
* And phone App giving (Android and iPhone Friendly)
Click here to see a video on Frequently Ask Questions for SubSplash Giving system.
Pathways to Generosity, Prayer #158
by Clara Carter, MCCDC Prayer Supporter
“I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists; the reality of everything.” ~ Virginia Woolfe (Night and Day)
God, the Omnipotent, you are the fabric of life in all creation. You speak and we become, each a unique individual. You give us the authority to be the pilot of our lives with you as our compass to guide us safely through troublesome areas of life as well as sailing through the joys of life. Though we are many, you bless everyone with varied degrees of gifts, and in your generosity bestow talents knowledge, good stewardship, skills, the spirit of generosity, helpers for and of others, rulers, and citizens throughout the whole world.
Help us to share the precious gifts of leadership, wisdom, decision-making, understanding, and compassion with others wisely that reflect your love for the whole world. Thank you for the multi-colored rainbow of races, ethnicities, and genders throughout the world. We are grateful for your love deep within our hearts to share with one another. We beseech you to let freedom be the thread of a happy life and peace for everyone. May we all treasure this generous gift to help bring peace into the world today. Thank you in your precious names! Amen.
“O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.” Psalm 139:1-4 (ESV)
Overview
Adeline Virginia Woolf was a prominent English essayist and author, and a key figure in the English Modernist movement. . . Woolf rejected Victorian conventions, shifting perspectives and working within her characters’ consciousness.
Born: January 25, 1882, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Died: March 28, 1941 (age 59 years), River Ouse, United Kingdom
Influenced by: William Shakespeare, Emily Brontë, Marcel Proust · See more
Spouse: Leonard Woolf (m. 1912–1941)
Siblings: Vanessa Bell, Gerald Duckworth, George Herbert Duckworth, Thoby Stephen, Adrian Stephen
MCCDC Bible Study
Come join us for Bible Study on Tuesday@ 7PM. Go to calendar.mccdc.com for the Zoom Link or email Dale Madyun-Baskerville, with mccdcbiblestudy@mccdc.com questions.
Hospitality Ministry
MCCDC Hospitality Ministry needs your help!
Please donate:
· Donate/Volunteer your time once a month on Sunday to coordinate, setup or clean up during Hospitality time.
· Donate supplies:
· Food Items: Individually package cookies, Granola bars, Fresh fruit, Yogurt, Coffee, Sugar, Water, tea bags, and juices (Individually cartons)
· Dry Goods: Coffee cups, 8 inch plates, 6 inch plates, paper towels, Clorox Cleaning Spray, dish clothes and dish towels.
Drop off all supplies Sunday morning at the kitchen window. To Volunteer see Dale Madyun-Baskerville on Sunday morning or email oam@mccdc.com
Prayer Corner
Please lift the following people up during your prayer time:
Clara Carter’s sister, Phyllis Carter Lewis * Joe Dawson * Betsy Kramer* Palestinian People in Gaza* Ukrainian People* Cecilia Hayden Smith and Esther Smith’s health * Bill Campbell *Jerry Giem* Tim Helm * Delores Fowler* Vernessa D. Wilson and Jackie Lois * Rev. Dr. Robin Hawley Gorsline * Glenn Conway * Evelyn Jones* Earline Budd *Prayers for our country* Kappy Majekodunmi, * Michael Cunningham *Dr. Rev Teresa Tygart and partner Sue for healing * Cathy Batson Niece Lisa* Denita & Dale Daughter-in-law Marci Brooks for health
“Church Ministries”
MCCDC Voices
Join us 9 AM onsite at 474 Ridge ST NW, Washington, DC to sing and rehearse for worship.
Make new friends and enjoy a sense of musical belonging.
“Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God” ~Colossians 3:16
Please email at pastors@mccdc.com for more information.
Scripture Reading
You’re invited to consider sharing your spiritual gifts by making a Scripture Reading Video or sharing a Video Testimony on what MCCDC means to you.
It does not have to be long and the AV team is standing by to help you with the video. Please email oam.mccdc.com for more information.
Moving Spirit Dance Ministry
Come dance for God! No experience needed. Email Cathy Batson at cathybatson1@verizon.net for more information. Check out past performances on our YouTube channel, including “I Can Only Imagine” (April 2019) and “Mighty River”(February 2018).
Please email at pastors@mccdc.com for more information.
JOIN PRAYER FROM NOON TO 12:30 PM Monday thru Saturday
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7078722334
Meeting ID: 707 872 2334
The dial in is 301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 7078722334
Intercessory Prayer Team
Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month at 7 pm
Contact LaMar Jenkins at 202-750-08887
Bible Study Tuesdays at 7:00 pm Eastern
Click here to Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/434566329
or Dial: (301) 715-8592 ,Meeting ID: 434 566 329
Contact Dale Madyun-Baskerville at mccdcbiblestudy@mccdc.com for more information.
Pastoral Care Meeting
Meet 1st and 3rd Wednesday, each month at 6::30pm
Contact pastoralcare@mccdc.com for more information or interest in joining this vibrant church ministry this Fall
Writing Ministry
Join other MCCDC writers in our monthly Zoom Writing Ministry meeting.
For more information contact gcsnyder01@aol.com.
Join Us on YouTube and subscribe to the MCCDC YouTube Channel!
