SCRIP Clearance Sale Going on Now After more than 20 years of supporting the programs and ministries of Hope United Church of Christ, we are going to discontinue the SCRIP program. Over the last several years, this program has been sustained by a smaller and smaller group of persons from the congregation and with not […]
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Advent in a Bag: Helping Children, Youth and Their Families Celebrate the Season Since it is currently safer for our children and youth to not be in our Sunday School classrooms and thus learning about the stories associated with the Advent and Christmastide seasons, an Advent in a Bag is ready to be picked up […]
Advent Season: A Time for Reflection, Preparation, Waiting and Wondering Advent Season: Draw Near November 29 – Sunday, December 20 Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas. The term is a version of the Latin word meaning “coming”. Latin adventus is the […]
Knitting Group ~ Thursday, December 3 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Let us join together for conversation and to see how our projects are going as we meet here at Hope United Church of Christ. The Council has authorized small groups (10 persons or less) to be in the church building, with appropriate COVID 19 […]
An Update from Family Promise of Linn County Family Promise of Linn County held a Zoom meeting for their coordinators on Monday, November 2, with our own coordinator, Cathy Evers in attendance. News and announcements included: Family Promise’s office has moved to St. Stephens. A new employee has been hired recently to work specifically in […]
Knitting Group ~ Thursday, November 12 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Let us join together for conversation and to see how our projects are going as we meet here at Hope United Church of Christ. The Council has authorized small groups (10 persons or less) to be in the church building, with appropriate COVID 19 […]
Knitting Group ~ Thursday, November 19 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Let us join together for conversation and to see how our projects are going as we meet here at Hope United Church of Christ. The Council has authorized small groups (10 persons or less) to be in the church building, with appropriate COVID 19 […]
A Prayer for Putting on a Face Mask Creator God, as I prepare to go into the world, help me to see the sacramental nature of wearing this cloth. Let it be a tangible and visible way of living love for my neighbors, as I love myself. Lord, since my lips will be covered, uncover […]
What a great day at Hope United Church of Christ ~ Sunday, November 8 Last Sunday, November 8, we had delightful weather for our parking lot worship that featured music shared by Julie Anderson. We had an opportunity to have our blood pressure checked by a nursing student from Mt. Mercy, as the student works […]