Christian Churches Together (CCT) has designated this Sunday, December 14, as “Black Lives Matter Sunday” and invite people to wear black to stand in solidarity together in witnessing to the world and to our community that black lives matter. The RCA belongs to Christian Churches Together which is one of the most diverse ecumenical organizations […]
Christmas Ornaments for the Children Each year the younger children (pre-school through elementary ages) are encouraged to take an ornament home with them as a gift from Hope Church. The ornaments will be available from the tree in the Gathering Area beginning December 14. Enjoy them on your tree. Children in Worship Ask any worshipper […]
Rhonda Edgington will be playing her annual Advent organ recital this year on Sunday, December 14 at 4:15 pm. As in previous years, this will be a collection of Advent themed hymns for congregational singing, as well as pieces based on those hymns, and centered around themes of Advent and Christmas. This year, Rhonda will […]
NOTE: Check out the Advent Alternative Worship Service at Hope Church at 9:30 AM, December 14 and December 21! One person at our meeting spoke up. “If ‘alternative’ means different from other worship services in the area, then our eleven o’clock service already is alternative!” People murmured their assent. We were picking our way through […]
The next Coffee Time will be at Freedom Village TOMORROW on Tuesday, December 9 at 10:30 a.m. This is a caring outreach and fellowship opportunity for residents and their friends at different locations to meet with the pastors and other congregation members and staff. Mark your calendar, and come for an hour. All are welcome!
Longing for Healing 9:30 am Advent Alternative Worship 11:00 am Worship, Gordon Wiersma, preaching 4:00 pm Childcare available for pageant participants 4:00 pm Jubilate Rehearsal 4:15 pm Nativity Rehearsal – Rehearsal for speaking parts only 4:15 pm Advent Organ Recital Hope Church Organist, Rhonda Edgington, will share Advent and Christmas tunes and texts during a concert that […]
Hope Church members are invited to the world premiere of “Inventing America,” the pilot episode for a proposed PBS prime time roundtable series that will be filmed at Hope College’s DeWitt Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, December 4 and 5. Created by Hope Church member Milt Nieuwsma, the program tells the story of […]
Thursday evening meal and prayer for college age and 20/30 adults will meet again on December 4, 11, and 18. There will be a break for Christmas, and we will not meet again until January 8. See the below schedule for locations and times! Dec. 4 – Grace Episcopal Church at 7:00 PM Dec. 11 – Grace […]
Longing for Comfort 9:30 am Advent Alternative Worship Service 11:00 am Worship, Jill Russell, preaching 12:15 pm St. Nicholas Brunch This will be a time to remember the traditions of St. Nicholas and share brunch in the Commons. 1:00 pm Jubilate Choir Rehearsal DOWNLOAD ADVENT BROCHURE *Artwork by Kari Miller Fenwood
Prayer Service for the Community of Ferguson, Missouri Sunday, November 30, 3:00 pm Calvary Reformed Church Churches in the Holland Classis RCA are coming together to pray for the Ferguson community in the wake of the turmoil surrounding the Michael Brown case, and will be praying in particular for the church and faith community in […]