Prelude “L’Amore Vince Tutto” (Love Conquers All), by Dr. Joseph Rivers Welcome Good morning! Welcome to Hope Unitarian Church, where our mission is “seeking hope, love and justice, together in community.” Whoever you are, whomever you love, wherever you are on your spiritual journey and whatever your life circumstance, you are welcome here. To all … Continue reading Sunday, April 26: How to Pray Without Being Religious
“This I Believe Study #1: Moon and Water,” by Lenny Hope View the service on YouTube Invocation Source of light and love, be with us this morning as we recognize this Rite of Passage for these beloved youth. We set apart this moment to recognize, appreciate, and celebrate them. May we hear them with open … Continue reading Sunday, April 19: Coming of Age Sunday
Prelude “Waterfalls,” written and performed by Dr. Joseph Rivers Welcome Happy Easter! Welcome to Hope Unitarian Church, where our mission is “seeking hope, love and justice, together in community.” Whoever you are, whomever you love, wherever you are on your spiritual journey and whatever your life circumstance, you are welcome here. To all who are … Continue reading Sunday, April 12: Easter for Skeptics
For some of us, one of the things we like about Zoom chats is getting a glimpse of our friends’ environment outside church: bookshelves and plants, pets and children, an unexpected piece of art, a sunny room. But another really fun thing about Zoom is the ability to choose a different background, and (more or … Continue reading New: Zoom Backgrounds!
Music To listen to our traditional “Here Together” hymn for gathering (as well as some other good music) visit the Music for Services page. If you are a Hope member, visitor, friend, staff member, or website subscriber, you received the password in this week’s Highlights or the “virtual Order of Celebration.” Our Covenant Love is … Continue reading Sunday, April 5: Enduring Betrayal
Adult Forum: Check in and Chat! Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Every Sunday morning at 10 a.m., we’ll have a “Check in and Chat” hosted by James Donovan, President of the Hope Board of Trustees. To join in the meeting, just click on this link: https://zoom.us/j/329968624 Or you can use the Zoom app on Windows, … Continue reading Zoom With Us
May 10, 2020 Here Together (for Gathering) Performed by Dr. Joseph Rivers “Sunflower,” by Yu Shi Wang “Isn’t She Lovely?” by Stevie Wonder Performed by Chris Powell May 1, 2020 “Planet Earth II,” by Hans Zimmer Performed by Chris Powell April 26, 2020 “L’Amore Vince Tutto” (Love Conquers All) By Dr. Joseph Rivers Here Together … Continue reading Music for Services
Transcript Welcome Lighting the Chalice Invocation: “Water,” by Ralph Waldo Emerson The water understands Civilization well; It wets my foot, but prettily, It chills my life, but wittily, It is not disconcerted, It is not broken-hearted: Well used, it decketh joy, Adorneth, doubleth joy: Ill used, it will destroy, In perfect time and measure With … Continue reading Sunday, March 22: Ralph Waldo’s Obsession
Like most churches, Hope has suspended in-person services for now. Currently we expect to resume in mid-May. Until then, you can view Rev. Greg’s weekly sermon on our new Video Sermons page here: https://www.hopeuu.org/video-sermons/.
As you probably know, our services have been cancelled for March 15 and March 22. Fortunately, we have some online resources that can help us stay connected: You can listen to Rev. Greg’s sermon for this week on YouTube here. You can join our community on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/HopeUnitarianChurch/. You can contact the church office. … Continue reading This week: Sermon on YouTube, community on Facebook
