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Dear Friend of Room for All: Students at two RCA colleges have spoken out for change in the way their campus responds to the LGBT community; A visitor at an historic NYC church is asked a provocative question; An RCA General Synod professor reviews a colleague’s book about reframing the church’s debate on Scripture, sexuality […]
Starting this September, Hope Church will follow the lead of many other churches by implementing an assignment system for recruiting greeters. A list of families will be generated alphabetically to determine the schedule with each family receiving one assignment per year. The names of greeters for each Sunday will be published in the newsletter on […]
“…And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations…” Revelations 22:2 This Sunday, May 5, a banner entitled “Upwards Falling” will be hung in the sanctuary. The banner is on loan for the week from Holland Hospital. Commissioned in 2007 for the dedication of the new chapel space at Holland Hospital, it […]
Please email office@hopechurchrca.org with details of graduation from high school, college, or graduate school. If you know your future plans, please include those. We will recognize our graduates at a later date in a Sunday worship bulletin.
Want to get rid of that old air conditioner taking up space in your garage? Have an old cell phone or two cluttering up your desk drawer? Drop off your unwanted appliances and electronics at the E-waste Recycling event on Saturday, May 18. The event will be held in the Holland Board of Public Works […]
I’d like your help with a sabbatical reading list. Actually, that’s misleading, because I have already pretty much filled my sabbatical reading list for next Fall. But I was thinking it could be interesting and fun to gather together a sabbatical reading list from all of you, FOR all of you. That is, I’d like […]
Sunday, May 5 2:00 – 3:30 PM Tunnel Park Hope Church Wildflower Walk with Melanie Manion of the Ottawa County Natural Resource Department, followed by a beach hike at Tunnel Park. This outing is part of the Caring for Creation County Parks Challenge.
Prayer PALS: Prayers Always Lovingly Said On Sunday, May 5, Hope Church will celebrate the Children’s Sabbath, a day when we as a congregation, promise to nurture and pray in support of the children of Hope Church. We want to celebrate them on this Sunday and everyday that follows. The congregation will have the opportunity […]
Sundays at 9:40 am in Commons I Christianity: the First Three Thousand Years, Part I Last spring we focused on the history of the Reformed Church of America and the history of Hope Church. This spring we will go back further in time to learn about the early history of Christianity. We will watch and […]
Hope Church News May 2013 Download it here In this issue: Think Hope: Random Acts of Entertainment Ministry Highlight: The Outreach and Hospitality Ministry Jean Cook’s Witness to Reconciliation Caring for Creation News Pastor Gordon’s Recommended Reading List and much more! Current newsletters will be available on the Happening page. All past newsletters (starting in […]