Posts from January 2018

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Amazing Worship Service

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

 Confirmation Class Leads Worship The students in our Confirmation Class did an outstanding job of planning and preparing the worship service this past Sunday. Students include: Melia Bohn, Tristan Bohn, Zoey Evans, McKenna Geresma, Logan Knutsen, Anna Neumann, and Evan Solberg. These students wrote prayers, directed the children’s time, gave the reflection and offered their […]

Valentine Creation Party

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

I am so honored to be the pastor and teacher of this incredible community of faith. Last night was a beehive of activity as a three year-old, an sixteen year-old, and a fifty-eight year-old came together to enjoy food, friendship and fun. I heard stories about a young man who said to an adult, “I’ll […]

Confirmation Class to Lead Worship – Sunday, January 28

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

You will not want to miss this Sunday’s worship service as the youth from our Confirmation class lead us in the celebration of God’s creation. These students have planned the worship, written some of the liturgy, and made decisions about various aspects of the worship service. Come and see what they have planned for this […]

Box Top Collection to Begin at Hope UCC

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

Box Top Collection Begins at Hope UCC The Missions Committee is starting to collect Box Tops for Education. You can find Box Tops on different products like cereal, snacks, etc. Please cut them out and we’ll have a container for them in the entryway soon. Schools receive ten cents for every Box Top to use for books, […]

Be the Change

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

Be the Change Do you hear the clinking in the offering plate on Sunday mornings?  That is the sound of our Mission Committee in action.  All loose change goes to this committee for ongoing projects that Hope United Church of Christ contributes to ministries beyond our walls.  Coins that are donated to the offering go directly to […]

Kick-off Sunday – February 4

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

Hip! Hip! Hooray!  Three Cheers for Hope UCC On Sunday, February 4, we will be kicking-off our Capital Campaign. Everyone is encouraged to wear a Hope UCC T-shirt or sweatshirt. Whether from Vacation Bible School or our 50th Anniversary celebration or one of our Hope Happens shirts, wear your Hope UCC apparel that day as […]

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ~ January 18 – 25

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an international Christian ecumenical observance kept annually between January 18 and January 25. It is an octave, that is, an observance lasting eight days.  The theme for the 2018 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is, “Your Right Hand, O Lord, Glorious in Power,” taken from the […]

Valentine Sale Preparation Night – Wednesday, January 24

by Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein

Parents and Sunday School students, we are setting the wheels in motion for annual Valentine craft night workshop on Wed., Jan. 24, 2018. Plan to bring in your children for a light meal, and to work through some station where our Craft /Event leader will be Mary Nus. This fund raiser is important to our students and the Christian […]