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A Lenten Practice to consider taking up
First, I would like to thank everyone for your prayers and understanding in light of the recent complications with my eye. I underwent surgery on February 16th on my retina. As far as I can tell, everything went well. As we enter the Lenten season, I want to stress the importance of being active in…
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Ash Wednesday Service
Please take a moment to check in! Thank you for joining us for this Ash Wednesday Service.
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Looking toward February and the beginning of Lent
Another Charge Conference is in the books. I have to say this was one of the shortest conferences I have attended in my 20+ years of ministry. There was still a time of music, worship, teaching and business, but all were completed in just an hour. Our new District Superintendent really seems to be organized…
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Online Ash Wednesday Service
The beginning of the Lenten season: Ash Wednesday, sharing the passion of Jesus Christ.PrayerFastingSacrificeMatthew 6:1-6, 16-20
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The Lenten Season begins with Ash Wednesday
Our traditional Ash Wednesday Service will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 6:30 PM. You can attend the in-person service at church, which will include Communion and imposition of ashes. We are also offering an online service that does not include the sacraments. You are invited to attend and experience this season of…
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Lenten Season, let’s review
by Penny Ford What is Lent? Lent is a season of the Christian year where Christians focus on simple living, prayer, and fasting in order to grow closer to God. When is Lent? It’s the forty days before Easter. Lent excludes Sundays because every Sunday is like a little Easter. Basically, it’s about one-tenth of…
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Music Notes
As we enter this season of Lent, the music department will be bringing you on a journey to the cross through song. The music each Sunday will accent Pastor David’s messages through Easter morning. I do hope you take this journey with us. I hope everyone has survived this horribly cold weather we have had,…
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Money Matters
Lent: Time to go the second mile “If any of your kin fall into difficulty and become dependent on you, you shall support them.” Leviticus 25:35a Thanks to vaccines, we can expect an end to the pandemic, but the economic recovery will linger much longer. Our government reports that half the families in our nation…
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Ash Wednesday Service
Hope United Church of Christ will again be hosting a community Ash Wednesday Service on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The service begins at 7 PM, and the church is located at 100 Third Street.
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From the Pastor
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step…