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Happy November! Given society’s unsettledness and the heaviness that so many seem to be carrying I asked recently at a meeting I was facilitating: “Where do you know hope?” We spent about 30 minutes listening to one another’s responses. As we shared our understandings of hope in this time, there was a palpable shift in people’s spirits and all the answers seem to resonate. There were themes: people know hope through connecting with others, through spending time in nature, through the savoring of moments of joy and lightness, through time spent with children and teens, through showing up with others in resistance to injustice. I was the last to answer and my answer was that you all are my hope. Gathering each Sunday morning with you, witnessing to the ways you care for each other in the space of a Sunday morning, your laughter, your deep conversations, your widening of our circle to welcome a newcomer, your voices united in song and prayer, these are my tangible examples of hope. The Congregational UCC is a necessary community of hope – a respite and sanctuary, a place of inspiration and joy. How blessed are we to love another in the name of Jesus and to proclaim God’s message of inclusive love and blessing to a hurting world. Thank you for being my example of hope. I am so grateful for you all. If you are searching for a loving, supportive community come and be our guest on a Sunday morning! I am pondering hope this month and the multitude of ways it shows up when we need it most. May you never let go of hope, because, according to the Apostle Paul, “hope does not disappoint us.” (Romans 5:5) Name your hope, my friends, because it really does help to lift a sagging spirit. You are always weclome here! ~ Rev. Beth Copenhaver [email protected] Check out our YouTube page for Sunday worship services! https://www.youtube.com/@congregationaluccdl9243 "No matter who you are |
Join Us Sunday MorningsWorship at 10:00 a.m.
Following worship (which lasts about an hour) join us for food, conversation and fun during Friendship Hour in Fellowship Hall Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Afternoons by appointment The Pastor's day off is Friday and the church office is closed. 
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