Gardeners! A clean-up extravaganza is planned for Saturday, April 9 from 9:00 am til noon! Plan to come for an hour or half a day – there will be plenty to do and people to tell you what to do! Bring your own equipment and gardening gloves. Many hands make light work!
I was a stranger, and you welcomed me. Matthew 25:35b If you’ve heard or read something about the refugee crisis and wondered, “What can I do?” we have an idea. Bethany Christian Services is expecting many refugee families to arrive in West Michigan from countries such as Syria, Burma, Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan, and African countries […]
For the benefit of anyone who’s away on spring break or was otherwise unable to be at church yesterday, here’s the update, more or less, that was shared by Lois Maassen during Life of Hope: The weather in the previous 48 hours is a pretty good metaphor for the phase we’re entering with our renovation […]
Sunday mornings at 9:30am on April 17, May 1, May 15, and May 22 Pastor Jill will lead a discussion of the book The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. Stop by the table in the gathering area to pick up […]
Please join in walking to raise funds for Church World Service food aid. Saturday, April 23 Holland Christian HS Register 8:00 – 9:00 AM or Sunday, April 24 Beechwood Reformed Register 1:30 – 2:30 PM WALKERS: You can pick up your sponsor envelopes at the CROP Walk display in the gathering area on Sunday April […]
Sundays, 9:40-10:40 am April 3-24 (April 3, 10, 17, & 24): Jesus’ “Farewell Discourse” in the Gospel of John One of the distinctive features of the gospel of John is the extended “farewell discourse” which is unique to this gospel, found in John 13:31-17:26. Here Jesus addresses major themes of Christian faith including the person […]
Catch up on the latest Hope Church News! In this issue: Build Hope: April 30 Dinner and Auction Caring for Creation Update Announcing Beth Carroll Our New Pastoral Resident For Youth and Young Adult Ministry The Refugee Crisis—What Can We Do? CROP Walk: Ending Hunger One Step At a Time!
Pray for the Reformed Church in America Special Council on Human Sexuality meeting April 15-18 in Chicago. 74 members of the RCA will gather around the mandate from the General Synod to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit to discern a “constitutional pathway forward for the RCA to address the questions of human sexuality […]
Please join the Holland Chapter of Bread for the World for our public forum on April 14 at 7:00 PM – 8:30PM, at the Martha Miller Rotunda (257 Columbia Ave. in Holland). Poor nutrition during a child’s early years can lead to premature death or a lifetime of poor health. And, mothers who do not […]
Palm Sunday, March 20 8:30 a.m. Early Worship Palm Sunday Celebration 11:00 a.m. Palm Sunday Celebration We begin the journey through Holy Week with a Palm Sunday processional, liturgy, preaching, communion, and song. Maundy Thursday, March 24 6:00 p.m. Family Seder Dinner This traditional Jewish meal remembers the events of the Passover told in the […]