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By Bob Luidens, Congregational Care & Health Ministry member Many if not most of us are experiencing significant stress and trauma at this time. That unarguable reality requires us, I believe, to ask how the stress and trauma are affecting us now and what their long-term impact may be well into the future. In that […]
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Click here to catch up on the latest Hope Church news with the Summer issue of “Salt and Light”! In this issue: Children’s Ministry and You: Wonderings Teens vs. 2020 The Happy Science of Micro-Friendships Trial by Trauma: Naming Our Present and Framing Our Future Let Parks Pique Your Interest
By David G. Myers “No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” ~Aesop, The Lion and the Mouse During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve felt the pain of isolation from our nearest and dearest. But what about the more fleeting social interactions that daily bring us joy? David Myers explores the science of micro connections […]
By Peter Boogaart, Disability Housing Task Force member I was asked in 2018 to join our Disability Housing Task Force (DHTF). Years ago, my first real job as a young guy fresh out of college was working for an agency that provided services to adults with disabilities. I spent the next seven years there. […]
By Kelly Rosenau, Hope Church Youth People don’t agree on much, but I think we can all agree that historians will probably look back on 2020 as one of those train-wreck years. Personally, I’ll never look at toilet paper or the word “unprecedented” in the same way. Everyone has struggled in different ways this past […]
By Jocelyn Van Heest, Children’s Ministry Director The children spend a lot of time wondering as they respond to the story in the worship centers. We wonder about our favorite part of the story, how someone in the story would feel, whether we’ve ever done something like that, have we ever felt that way, does […]
By Beth Carroll, Associate Pastor of Discipleship Though it was 1992, I still remember an important lesson I learned in my Hope College Resident Assistant training. It was the first time the concept of “inclusion” had been taught to me, and I learned that representation matters. Whether it’s a play, homecoming sign, textbook, college brochure, […]
The Congregational Care Ministry at Hope Church has an urgent need to find a new bus driver to help do our Sunday morning bus runs to Freedom Village and Warm Friend. If you have a CDL license with a passenger endorsement (or are willing to get one), and are willing/able to help out in this capacity, please email marevalo@hopechurchrca.org. Thank you!
Dear Hope Church Friends – good news! Hope Church leadership has decided to move toward a gradual resumption of in-person worship, starting Sunday, June 13. This is something we have all looked forward to, and we are grateful to be able to share this news with you. The video included with this message gives you […]