Lunch Bunch Outing in April As the weather warms, our thoughts turn to the smells and tastes of burgers on the grill. With a menu filled with all types of burgers to try, Tornado’s Grub and Pub will be the site of our April outing. We will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, […]
Holy Week: A Journey from Palm Sunday to Easter Beginning with the excitement of Palm Sunday through the shadow of Good Friday and on to the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, Hope United Church of Christ will mark the events of Holy Week with a wide range of services. On Palm Sunday, April 14, we will […]
Flowers for Easter Easter Sunday will be a wonderful day celebrating and remembering that even death could not contain the love of God known to us in Jesus of Nazareth. As part of that morning, our sanctuary will be decorated with flowers. Nancy Lehman will be taking orders through Monday, April 15 for lilies, $10/each, […]
Outreach to Our Community In 2018, the quilting group donated 120 quilts to Linus Blanket Project. Seven large and six small quilts went to Camp Courageous and another seven small quilts went to WayPoint. The group recently made a donation of 14 quilts to the Linus Blanket Project, which brings the total to 43 quilts […]
Easter Breakfast Sponsored by Our Worship and Music Committee The Worship & Music Committee will be sponsoring a breakfast on Easter morning from 8:00 – 8:45. We will be having a variety of egg casseroles, fruit, donuts/muffins and drinks. A free will offering will be taken. There will be a sign-up sheet beginning the […]
Sam Bloomquist, son of Regan and Mitch Bloomquist, will co-host this year’s Broadway Maybies variety show with Eric Hanson at Theater Cedar Rapids on Friday, April 5. Broadway Maybies is sponsored by YPN. For more information go to Broadway Maybies and YPN. Congratulations, Sam!
Green Envelop Challenge Have you heard about the Green Envelop Challenge? Between now and Easter if Hope United Church of Christ receives 50 green envelops with an financial gift in order to help our General Fund giving, Pastor Mary Beth will be wearing the colors of the three major Iowa universities the first Sunday of […]
One Great Hour of Sharing Offering ~ Sunday, March 31 Here is an example of how our One Great Hour of Sharing Offering makes a difference: Oebaki (pronounced Oe-ba-key) is a small village in West Timor, Indonesia. It is considered one of the poorest communities in the country. The prefix “Oe” means water, but the […]
March Madness Mission Project For The Assist The Health Office at Hiawatha Elementary is in need of some essential items. This clothing is useful when kids pants or clothes get wet or soiled at school. Wish listed items: New or gently used sweatpants or pants with elastic waistbands for boys or girls Sizes 6 -12 […]
Outreach to Our Community Our quilting group recently made a donation of 14 quilts to the Linus Blanket Project. The quilting group works most Monday mornings in our Fellowship Hall from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to join them in their work. Hope United Church of Christ donated 120 pounds of food to […]