Third Sunday of Advent: December 16 “Let this be known in all the earth….” Isaiah 12.5 8:30 am Early Worship 9:40 am Adult Education 11:00 am Worship 11:15 am Children in Worship 12:15 pm Pizza Sunday 1:00 pm Congregational Caroling Share the spirit of celebration and joy with those who find it difficult to join […]
Please join us before worship at 10:00 am on Sunday, December 9 to celebrate a Saint Nicholas Breakfast. Children will meet Saint Nicholas during worship and be able to visit with him during the breakfast. We will enjoy scrambled eggs, pig-in-a-blankets, and oranges. Please have children bring an extra shoe to leave for Saint Nicholas […]
Second Sunday of Advent: December 9 “See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way….” Malachi 3.1 8:30 am Early Worship 10:00 am St. Nicholas Breakfast This will be a time to remember the traditions of St. Nicholas and to share breakfast in the Commons. There will be a special gift for each child […]
First Sunday of Advent: December 2 “Lead me in your truth, and teach me…” Psalm 25.5 8:30 am Early Worship 9:40 am Adult Education 11:00 am Worship, Communion 11:15 am Children in Worship 4:15 pm Jubilate Choir Rehearsal 5:00 pm Crafts for Children Preschool* through 5th grade will make crafts for the Advent and Christmas […]
Christmas Ornaments for the Children Each year the younger children (pre-school through elementary ages) are encouraged to take an ornament home with them from Hope Church. These ornaments will be available from the tree displayed in the Gathering Area and will be available beginning December 9th. Enjoy them on your tree at home. Church School […]
Join us this year on the first Sunday of Advent, to bring in the new season with our annual Advent Organ recital, on Sunday, December 2 at 5pm. Rhonda will be joined this year by local musicians Jordan VanHemert on saxophone and Lauren Garza on viola. Rhonda and colleagues will perform a few ensemble pieces, […]
Hope Church is again supporting families within our church and community in helping with Christmas gifts for children and parents. Your response last year to the switch to gift cards was much appreciated, and we are continuing with that this year, asking you to purchase and contribute $25 gift cards along with a Christmas card. […]
Sundays, 9:40 am December 2: Congregational Meeting: Budget Discussion December 9: Saint Nicholas Celebration December 16: Lectionary Bible Study led by Pastor Jill Russell and Pastor Gordon Wiersma December 23 & 30: No classes
Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF or Doctors Without Borders, was founded to bring medical professionals together to not only provide aid in war zones, but to talk about what they saw. In spite of the risks, this group refused to watch in silence. They believed that silence could kill, making those that watched complicit in the […]
We’ve coordinated with Elzinga & Volkers to find the time most likely to be the hour the steeple returns to its place atop the bell tower. We know this is a dramatic event in our life together, so invite anyone who can to join us to see the action, now rescheduled for Thursday, December 6, […]