Click here to catch up on the latest Hope Church news with the Season of Reconciliation issue of “Salt and Light”! In this issue: The Ministry of Reconciliation You’re Invited: Congregational Meeting on January 24 Resources for the Season of Reconciliation Adult Education What Compels Me to Engage with Anti-Racism Work?
By Pastor Jill Russell Dear Hope Church Friends, Greetings to you as we turn our attention to a new year and a new season of worship and reflection at Hope Church. I pray along with all of you that 2021 will be a very different year from the one we are completing. As we come […]
Click here to catch up on the latest Hope Church news with the Advent issue of “Salt and Light”! In this issue: Advent 2020 Christmas Cards for Our Members Advent Traditions for Children Queer Christianity: Meditations on Exile Introducing Seminary Intern Elliot Weidenaar
We are in need of people to provide nursery care for families during Early Worship. Volunteers should arrive at 8:25 am and will be done by 9:35 am. There is only one family (2 children) needing nursery care at this time (although offering nursery may make it easier for other families to join this early […]
The children will share a time of preparation and celebration on this Epiphany Sunday. The children will hear stories and learn more about the importance of this special day. During the 11AM worship service, the 4th and 5th graders will participate in the service in the sanctuary and then continue worship with the other children. […]
On Epiphany Sunday, January 6, bring a personal care product for a child or woman, wrapped in white tissue paper. These gifts will be brought forward during the offering, and later given to the Center for Women in Transition, a local agency assisting women and families caught in abusive relationships and empowering a hopeful future […]
Battery Recycling to be discontinued. The Creation Care Ministry regrets that we can no longer continue our free battery recycling program. We have lost our source for free disposal and will not be able to cover the market cost of recycling. Button and rechargeable batteries can still be recycled for free at locations such as […]
Kwanzaa Celebration: Sun, Dec 16, 4 pm to 7 pm. Includes gathering around Nguzo Saba, the 7 basic principles of traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement: Umoja (unity); Kujichagulia (self-determination); Ujima (collective work and responsibility); Ujamaa (cooperative economics); Nia (purpose); Kuumba (creativity); and Imani (faith). Event will include West Michigan Jewels […]
Wednesdays, January 23, 30 and February 6, 5:30-6:45: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of the Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer This year for the season of reconciliation, we will be reading Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of the Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. We will share discussion […]
On Sunday, December 9, products from the Gift of Hope women’s program of the Haiti Foundation Against Poverty will be available for purchase in the Gathering Area. Purchasing these fabric and jewelry items provides much needed income for the women in this program, which allows them to provide for their families, and some have even […]