Hope UCC St. Louis

Ash Wednesday Service via Facebook Live
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As with so many things in this past year, our Ash Wednesday worship service will be a bit different from our usual tradition. It will be streamed on Facebook Live at 7pm (in lieu of that evening’s prayer service). Though it will obviously not include the imposition of ashes, we will continue the tradition of burning away all that separates us from the love and will of God, and will reflect upon the somber yet hopeful themes that this holy start to the Lenten season brings.
The video of the service will also be uploaded to YouTube.
Bulletin Ash Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021

Private Prayer Time
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The Chapel will be available for private quiet prayer during these hours. Come to the Eichelberger door and ring the doorbell.

Presidents' Day
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Transfiguration Sunday
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Greening the Bible: A Biblical Basis for Creation Care
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In addition to Environmental Justice Sunday, our new Environmental Justice ministry team is sponsoring a 4-session bible study during the month of February. It will be led by the Rev. Dr. Clint McCann, who is the Evangelical Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, and teaches a seminary class on this topic.
These sessions are designed to illustrate the variety of biblical texts that call us to attend to the current ecological crisis. To be sure, the Bible offers no easy answers; but as one prominent scholar puts it, what the Bible can offer are “vision and principle” from the past that may equip us to think and act differently (Ellen F. Davis, Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible, p. 4). We’ll engage texts from The Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms and other Writings, and the New Testament.
Sessions will be held on Zoom on Wednesdays, February 3, 10, 17, and 24th, beginning at 7:30 pm following the weekly prayer service. While you can join in any or all sessions, it is helpful to know in advance how many will attend, so please contact Pastor Sarah if interested to register your interest and receive the Zoom link.
Resources:
GreeningTheBible@HopeUCC
GreeningTheBibleBriefBibliogrpahy
Climate Chaos Manifesto
GreenBiblePsalms

Spaghetti Sauce Pick-Up
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Pre-ordered sauce for the Virtual Spaghetti Dinner will be available for pick up during this time.

Virtual Spaghetti Dinner
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Spaghetti is back on the menu! Join us for a virtual Spaghetti Dinner! Sauce will be sold by the jars in advance, and we will have a live interactive video session from 4 – 7 pm on Sunday January 17 for anyone who wants to pop in and see friends from church.
Contact the church office to place your orders for sauce. Deadline for ordering is January 15.
We hope to see you there!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Epiphany
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On-line Worship with Sacrament of Communion
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Due to the growing COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in our area, and with professional medical advice as well as following our own Council-approved plan, we have made the difficult decision to return to online-only worship at this time. We will continue to live-stream to Facebook Live from the sanctuary at 10:30 every Sunday, posting the video on YouTube following the service. All of our Outreach opportunities will continue, but will be available through the church office on weekdays only. The church office remains open, with current office hours as 9-12noon Monday-Thursday.
While we all long to gather together in body as well as spirit, Jesus calls us to love one another as God loves us, which means caring for one another and protecting each other from harm as best we can. With God’s love, Christ’s grace, and the Spirit’s power, we continue to be the church well beyond the walls of the sanctuary!
We look forward to sharing worship with you virtually until we can again gather safely.

Christmas Day
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Church Office Closed
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The office is closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Church Office Closed
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4 PM Worship Service
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Christmas Eve Worship 2023
Join our traditional service that inspires the hope and peace and joy and love that the birth of Christ brings. Lessons and carols, organ and soloists will all be part of our celebration of God’s gift to us in the Christ child.
After this premiere, the service can be accessed as a video our YouTube channel. Thus, all are invited to watch the service any time you wish throughout the Christmas season!
Hope YouTube Channel link

Third Sunday of Advent
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Fourth Sunday of Advent
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Christmas Eve
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Christmas Eve is a time of celebration, anticipation, and meaningful traditions that draws families and communities together. All are welcome to come to the service!

Second Sunday of Advent
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Advent is a season of preparation and anticipation for the birth of Jesus, and the return of the risen Christ: The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming” or “arrival”.

On-line Worship
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Baptism of Christ Sunday

Due to the growing COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in our area, and with professional medical advice as well as following our own Council-approved plan, we have made the difficult decision to return to online-only worship at this time. We will continue to live-stream to Facebook Live from the sanctuary at 10:30 every Sunday, posting the video on YouTube following the service. All of our Outreach opportunities will continue, but will be available through the church office on weekdays only. The church office remains open, with current office hours as 9-12noon Monday-Thursday.
While we all long to gather together in body as well as spirit, Jesus calls us to love one another as God loves us, which means caring for one another and protecting each other from harm as best we can. With God’s love, Christ’s grace, and the Spirit’s power, we continue to be the church well beyond the walls of the sanctuary!
We look forward to sharing worship with you virtually until we can again gather safely.

In-House Worship Service
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Hope United Church of Christ is holding limited in-person worship in the sanctuary . The service will be also available via Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/Hope-United-Church-of-Christ-St-Louis-MO-1570690223201670/ and later via YouTube for those who wish to worship from home. Reservations are no longer required to attend in-person worship.
Please read the detailed guidelines at the link below to become familiar with the procedures that will be in place and hear from Pastor Sarah regarding how loving one another from a distance during this time may feel foreign, but it is that very distance which demonstrates our deep love for one another.
Worship Reopening Guidelines

Thanksgiving Day holiday break
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Church office is closed in celebration of all for which we give thanks.
God is Good. All the time!

First Sunday of Advent
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Reign of Christ Sunday
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Election Day
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Please vote if you have not already done so!

Totenfest Sunday
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A time of remembrance is easily incorporated into regular morning worship on the first Sunday in November. It is appropriate near the end of the service before the final hymn and benediction. Introduce the time as one to remember and celebrate the lives of members of the congregation who have died since the last time of memorial and remembrance. Perhaps state a bit of the history of “Totenfest”, “All Saints,” and “All Souls” days, and the appropriateness of remembering those “whom we have loved and lost but for awhile”.

Harvest Home Festival
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Harvest Home Sunday – STILL HAPPENING!!
Because the collection date is more than a week before Thanksgiving, we are asking for produce are items that will last a while, such as potatoes, carrots, onions, root vegetables, and apples.)
With our recent change to on-line worship only, the options for participation have changes slightly

Call church office this week to set up a home pick-up for this Friday or Saturday. PLEASE REMEMBER that current office hours are Monday-Thursday, 9am-12noon, so any pick-up requests need to be made by noon on Thursday.
Curbside drop-off at church (Tamm Ave.) from 11:30-1pm on Sunday will still occur.

If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the church office. May our harvest be plentiful this year!

Annual Congregational Meeting
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The Annual Congregational Meeting will follow the 10:30 am worship service with an approximate start time of 11:30 am in the Sanctuary.

Totenfest
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During worship, Hope United Church of Christ will honor the memory of those members and friends of the congregation who have passed in the preceding year.
