Posts from March 2018

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Fun-ding Friday!

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

You have met your match! Thanks to the generosity of Andrew and Kayla Buck, your gift can make an even greater impact today as you give to the Building Hope for Tomorrow, Capital Campaign. Andrew and Kayla are generously matching up to a total of $500 in gifts to the campaign today as part of […]

Maundy Thursday – March 29

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

Hope United Church of Christ, located at 150 9th Avenue, Hiawatha, IA, is hosting a meal beginning at 6:00 p.m. as part of our Maundy Thursday worship service. It is nothing elaborate or fancy: soup, bread, fruit, drinks and dessert. We will gather around tables for food and fellowship and to remember. Remembering is what […]

Blind Date with a Book Reading Group to Meet

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

Blind Date with a Book ~ Food and Conversation Before the snow piled up too high and the cold wind began to blow, there was a chance to pick a book for your winter’s reading enjoyment in our Blind Date with a Book group. It is time to get together and learn what books got […]

Maundy Thursday – March 29 – 6:00 p.m.

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

This year, we will celebrate Maundy Thursday, March 29, 6:00 p.m. We commemorate the night that Jesus shared a meal with his followers and friends.  Therefore, we will gather for a simple meal of soup, breads, fruits and cheeses, along with dessert and drinks. Our meal and worship will take place in Fellowship Hall. Contact […]

Fun-ding Friday Is Here!

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

Hey! Hey! Hey! It is Fun-ding Friday! Our chance to give toward Building Hope for Tomorrow, the capital campaign that is helping us grow our mission and ministry opportunities for our church and community. Imagine with me … a wonderful, open space for our annual garage sale and Spring Boutique; a kitchen that could accommodate […]

Nearly a Ton of Help

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

Food Donations in 2017 Equal More Than ½ Ton! The canned and packaged foods we collect in the grocery cart go to Linn Community Food Bank in Cedar Rapids. They operate entirely through donations from individuals, businesses, and churches to directly feed hungry people in our community. Members of Hope UCC donated a total of 1402 […]

Fun-ding Friday – Wear Your Green, Share Your Green

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

It is time for another Fun-ding Friday to help Hope United Church of Christ achieve our goal of $785,000 as part of our Capital Campaign: Building Hope for Tomorrow. With St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow, March 17, you will most likely be wearing your “green” so why not share some “green” and make a commitment, pledge, […]

Regional Youth Event – June 19-22, 2018

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

West Central Regional Youth Event June 19 – 22, 2018 United Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ Grinnell College, IA Youth who have completed 6th grade through graduated high school seniors are invited to this year’s West Central Regional Youth Event (RYE) which will be held at Grinnell College, just 90 minutes from Cedar […]

For God So Loved the World …

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

Our scripture featured one of the mostly widely known verses in the Bible, John 3:16, “For God so loved the world ….” During our worship service, our children and youth decorated “our world” with hearts, words of “love,” and much more. May we move from these pictures of love into actions of love.