Hope UCC’s Book Club News Hope UCC’s Book Club’s will read Jodi Picoult novel, Sing You Home for their next selection. Cindi Ohrt, who has read the book, says it is a good choice, “A great satisfactory read… IVF, divorce, Evangelical Christians, Gay rights … this book had them all.” This book is not available as […]
Beef Dinner ~ November 3 ~ 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available for this annual event! $12/ticket gets you: roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetable, roll, homemade pie and drinks. Call the church office, 319-393-2400, or get your ticket(s) on Sunday morning. Thank you to Andrew and Kayla Buck for lending their leadership to the […]
Hiawatha Fire Department Annual Chili Supper Members of the Hiawatha Fire Department are gearing up for their annual Chili Supper to be held on Saturday, November 2, from 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the fire station, located at the corner of 10th Avenue and Emmons Street. They will be serving their secret recipe chili, […]
Lunch Bunch ~ Outings for September and October Let’s get ready for some deep dish pizza at Zoey’s Pizzeria, 690 10th Street, Marion. Known for their delicious pizza, Zoey’s has a variety of options to meet any craving. Our October outing will have us at Emil’s Hideaway, 222 Glenbrook Drive, SE, Cedar Rapids […]
Annual Trunk or Treat Event Hoping for a Boo-tiful Night With the moon in its first quarter stage, the skies will be just black enough to cast shadows for the ghosts and goblins, princesses and pirates, super heroes and silly clowns to be out and about for Hope UCC’s Annual Trunk or Treat Event scheduled […]
Hope UCC Book Club On Monday, September 23, the group had a great discussion on Running Away to Home, which included sampling some book-related foods and a video showing scenes from the book. The next book is Eric Rickstad’s What Remains of Her, a thriller set in rural Vermont – just the thing for a spooky fall read. […]
Witches Night Out ~ Sunday, October 20 ~ 5:30 p.m. Witches are known for the special concoctions and so is Napoli’s Italian Restaurant! Join in the fun as we have a night out there, 500 Marion Blvd, Marion. Wear your favorite witch hat and come join together for good food and great fellowship. A sign-up […]
Especially for You Race – Sunday, October 6 EFY Race against Breast Cancer is Sunday October 6, 2019. Starts at 8:00 a.m. Survivors will have their picture taken at 7:30 a.m. Nancy Lehman invites you to please join her team; she will deliver all your goodies and shirts to you. See this link for more […]
Hope UCC Book Club Our book for September is Running Away to Home by Jennifer Wilson. It is a memoir about a family that takes a sabbatical from the busy life in Des Moines Iowa to find their roots in a small town in Croatia. We will meet at the church on Sept. 23rd at 5:30 p.m. […]
Eastern Iowa Annual Meeting ~ Sunday, September 22 The Eastern Iowa Association is holding its annual business meeting on Sunday, September 24, at 2:30 p.m. at Zion United Church of Christ, Lowden. All are welcome to attend this important meeting of our association. Please contact Pastor Mary Beth, 393-2400 or mbhartenstein@gmail.com, for more information or […]
Summer Worship to Begin Sunday, May 26 We will begin our summer worship schedule on Sunday, May 26, at 9:30 a.m. followed by a time of fellowship. There will be no Sunday School classes until early September.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game … The Kernels Ball Game that Is! Let’s celebrate Pastor Mary Beth’s seventh anniversary of arriving at Hope UCC by going out to the ball game! On Tuesday, August 27, the Cedar Rapids Kernels are taking on the Peoria Chiefs; game time is 6:35 p.m. Tickets are $10.00/each. […]