A few words from Pastor Gretchen about this Sunday’s service ~ Twice a year our services incorporate healing prayers as part of our worship. We recognize that all of us come to worship with layers of experiences that shape us – some of those remain painful and in need of healing whether physical, emotional or […]
With the arrival of September, we also celebrate the return of the Chapel Service! I’m very much looking forward to this service’s return into our regular rhythm as well as the chance to engage this service through the Vital Worship Grant we received to continue to explore ways to engage embodied worship practices within our chapel services. Here’s some details concerning […]
As Chapel services begin again, we wanted to highlight the chapel art that was created earlier this year and highlighted in the Summer Salt & Light. Each week we will share the story behind one of the banners: Once a month in the chapel service, we participated in a worship practice that drew us into […]
As Chapel services begin again, we wanted to highlight the chapel art that was created earlier this year and highlighted in the Summer Salt & Light. Each week we will share the story behind one of the banners: Once a month in the chapel service, we participated in a worship practice that drew us into […]
As Chapel services begin again, we wanted to highlight the chapel art that was created earlier this year. Each week we will share the story behind one of the banners: Once a month in the chapel service over this past semester, we participated in a worship practice that drew us into embodied participation with the […]
Sunday, May 24, is Pentecost Sunday, when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit, given to Christ’s disciples after he ascended to heaven. It is the same Spirit who calls us and equips us to be followers of Christ, and we remember those meaningful moments in our life of faith when we respond to […]
Beginning March 29, Hope Church provides several opportunities for praise, meditation, worship, and fellowship to enrich your experience of Holy Week. Palm Sunday sanctuary worship at 11 a.m. begins with fanfare and praise and then moves into “Worship for the Way of the Cross,” a dramatic reading with congregational and choral singing. It is a […]
Hope Church Pub Theology is a rich conversational space in which we gather for casual conversation about a theological topic in a public setting. It is a place to wonder and perhaps hear something new about a topic that interests you and to grow in community and belonging with a group of fellow wanderers. We’d […]
Our Lenten series, “A Season of Song and Prayer,” will take place on three Tuesday evenings, March 3, 10, and 17. You are invited to gather for snacks and conversation each evening at 6:45 p.m. before the program, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the chapel. This year we will sing songs of faith, from […]
Each year Hope Church offers two opportunities to celebrate the birth of Christ together: a wonderful tradition of family worship and a beautiful candlelight service. If you don’t like staying up late and (or!) love watching children dressed up as shepherds, wise men, and angels participate in a Nativity Pageant, then the 5:30 p.m. family […]