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Restorative Circles Facilitator Training: Feb. 6-7
Restorative Circles Facilitator Training is being offered February 6-7 from 9am-4pm. The training will give a comprehensive overview of Restorative Circles and will provide more detailed information on...
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Season of Reconciliation 2015: Jan. 18 – Feb. 8
Worship Early Worship 8:30 am Liturgical Worship 11 am Witness to Reconciliation Each Sunday throughout the season of reconciliation at 11 AM worship, a member of our congregation is asked to speak to...
View ArticleAnd Finally: February 2015
As the Season of Reconciliation continues, I’d like to share two voices from our Reformed Church in America denomination. The first is a bold call by the RCA General Secretary, Tom DeVries, for the RCA...
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Season of Reconciliation 2016: Jan. 17- Feb. 7
Worship Early Worship 8:30 am Liturgical Worship 11 am Witness to Reconciliation Each Sunday at the 11 am service throughout the season of reconciliation, a member of our congregation is asked to...
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Red Ribbons Display
Starting January 4 through January 28, Hope Church will have the “Red Ribbons” installation displayed in the ramps to the sanctuary and in the commons. Red Cord Community We Pray Your Prayer Originally...
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Season of Reconciliation Discussion Group
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 pm -light supper provided January 20, 27 & and February 3 On Jan. 20, we will discuss the book “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson. On Jan. 27, we will view a TEDTalk by Bryan...
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Season of Reconciliation: Art
Artist Joel Schoon-Tanis will be with Hope Church on January 24, 31, and February 7 to lead us in a creative process and create a collage together. On January 24, Joel will work with Early Worship at...
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Season of Reconciliation: Worship
Sundays, January 17 – February 7 Early Worship 8:30 am Liturgical Worship 11 am Witness to Reconciliation Each Sunday at the 11 am service throughout the Season of Reconciliation, a member of our...
View ArticleUnderstanding Human Trafficking – Resources
Follow-Up on Adult Education class about the Red Cord Community – January 10, 2016 At our January 10, 2016 Adult Education session at Hope Church, we heard from Lorilyn Wiering, Founder of the Red Cord...
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Hope Church News, February 2016
Catch up on the latest Hope Church News! In this issue: Season of Lent Witness to Reconciliation Living Hope Renovation Project Volunteer Opportunities USA/Mexico Border “Encuentro 2016” “Everybody...
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Season of Reconciliation 2017: Jan. 15 – Feb. 5
Worship Early Worship 8:30 am Liturgical Worship 11 am Witness to Reconciliation Each Sunday at the 11 am service throughout the Season of Reconciliation, a member of our congregation is asked to...
View ArticleMartin Luther King, Jr Day of Service: January 16
Maple Avenue Ministries is once again hosting a day of service to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and it is open to the community. This year’s recipients of the day of service will be...
View ArticleWitness to Reconciliation: Kate Mears
“To have meaning, our lives require both passion and purpose. A life without passion is like a furnace without fuel, and without purpose, like a ship without a rudder.” Dr. Mardy Grothe is very right...
View ArticleWitness to Reconciliation –“I’m Not OK!”
In Kindergarten I stole a box of stars from my teacher’s desk. I wanted them not only because they were shinny and pretty, but because I had a deep desire to stick the stars all over my life. Then I...
View ArticleWitness to Reconciliation ~ I work for the son of a Jewish carpenter
When asked to speak on my involvement as an advocate for housing in the city of Holland I was hesitant, but said yes. Personally I’m a behind the scenes guy who would rather problem solve in the...
View ArticleWitness to Reconciliation
This morning I want to tell you about a young woman I met a few months ago who I’ll call Jessie. To meet her I drove 25 miles south through beautiful farmland that begins to rise and fall as it nears...
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Season of Reconciliation Book Study: January 17, 24, 31
Wednesdays, January 17, 24, 31, 6:45pm-8:00pm: Healing the Heart of Democracy by Parker Palmer This book offers the call for “the courage to create a politics worthy of the human spirit” as Palmer...
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Restorative Circle Facilitator Training: Feb. 1 & 2
Restorative Circle Facilitator Training: February 1st and 2nd from 9am-4pm This two day training is for anyone who is eager to support the creation of strong communities, families, and work...
View ArticleWitness to Reconciliation: JoAnne Brooks
One thing I’ve learned in my old age is that our God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform. Go back with me, will you, to Hope Church in 1956. We had just called a great young man from Iowa...
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