Be sure to mark your calendar for this upcoming events at Hope United Church of Christ: Sunday, October 21 The Rev. Wyatt Dagit preaching Sunday, October 28 Fall Stewardship Focus – Hope Happens Sunday, November 4 All Saints’ Sunday/Communion […]
Lunch Bunch ~ October Outing Our October outing will have us at Emil’s Hideaway, 222 Glenbrook Drive, SE, Cedar Rapids (located behind Taco John’s on 1st Avenue). We will meet on Thursday, October 18, at 11:30 a.m. They have a variety of great menu items. A sign-up sheet for this event is available in the […]
Mission Committee Invites Us to Send Birthday Wishes Abroad Our global sponsor student, Santhosh Y, is turning 15 in October. The Mission Committee is has a birthday card and would love you to send him best wishes. We will have the card and information on Santhosh and the UCC mission in India in the main entryway. Check it […]
Operation Backpack Makes a Difference in Stopping Food Insecurity in Our Community Operation Backpack is the HACAP school program that sends single-serve food for kids to take home in their backpacks over the weekend. They focus on non-perishable “child-friendly” food that kids can prepare on their own, if need be. The Hope Missions Team recently made a donation of $100 […]
Dear Friends in Christ, Through generous donations from people like you, UCC Disaster Ministries is responding to the needs of people affected by 2018 hurricanes both within the United States and around the world. Recently Hurricane Florence roared ashore in the US Carolinas. Although downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, communities […]
World Peace Day ~ Friday, September 21 “Peace begins with a smile.” ~ Mother Teresa The International Day of Peace, sometimes known as World Peace Day, is observed annually on September 21. First celebrated in 1982, this day is dedicated to world peace and specifically the absence of war and violence. This year, the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration […]
Fall Cleaning If you are doing some fall cleaning remember that Hope UCC has an account with Stuff Etc. Simply take no more than two 20 gallon totes or two 13 gallon trash bags of your gently used items per day to the donation counter. If you have furniture items, these can be taken in any quantity […]
It’s Popcorn Time! The Cub Scouts of Hope UCC are selling popcorn. We will have a table set up for orders in the conference room on Sunday, September 23 and September 30. We have all the popular items back and two new items this year – chocolate covered pretzels in a Hawkeye tin and trail mix. […]
It is going to be a great day tomorrow, Sunday, September 9, as we start our Sunday School program year and fall worship schedule. Sunday School begins at 9:00 a.m. with opening time and practice our song, I Come to You, that will be sung on Sunday, September 16. Pancake Breakfast is from 9:15 – […]