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The Christ Spirit Lives In You For All
This stream and recording is for the August 23, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message, “The Christ Spirit Lives In You For All,” is from Richard Feyen. It is based on the excerpts from “The Fragrance of Faith The Enlightened Heart of Islam” and Romans 12. The hymns are VU 226 “For The Beauty of the Earth,” and VU 705 “Give Thanks for Hope.” Other music includes “Claire du Lune,” “In This Moment,” “Rainbow Fantasy,” and “The Family of God.”
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"You’ve Got a Friend," "Way Over Yonder"
This stream and recording is for the August 16, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message, “You’ve Got a Friend, “Way Over Yonder,” is from Joan Shiels. It is based on the readings of Mark 2:1-12 and “The World’s Religions.” The hymns is VU 375 “Spirit of Gentleness. Other music includes “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” “Way Over Yonder,” and “I’ll Fly Away.”
Beth Mitchell
Aug 161 min read
Choosing Family, Finding Home
This stream and recording is for the August 9, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message, “Choosing Family, Finding Home,” is from Moi Zahler. It is based on the readings from “The Basic Practice” by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussart, “Paint Brush” by Bettie B Youngs, and Mark 3:31-35. The hymns are VU 315 “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty,” VU 333 “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling,” and VU 555 “Our Parent, by Whose Name.” Other music includes “A die Musik,” “Ich libe dich,” “I H
Beth Mitchell
Aug 91 min read
Beth Mitchell
Aug 20 min read
In Search of Solitude
This stream and recording is for the August 2, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message from Jansen entitled “In Search of Solitude” is based on the readings of Mark 6:30 and “Out of Solitude” by Henri Nouwen. The children’s message from Moi Zahler is entitled “Preparing the Way.” The hymns are VU 376 “Come and Find the Quiet Center,” and VU 577 “I’ve Got Peace Like a River.” Other music includes “Be Still, My Soul,” “Sounds of Silence,” “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” and “Love Divine,
Beth Mitchell
Aug 21 min read
The Spiritual Practice of Noticing the Good Stuff
This stream and recording is for the July 26, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message provided by pastor Joan Shiels is based on the readings of John 2 and “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth. The hymns is VU 376 “Spirit of the Living God.” Other music includes “Legend,” “Blue Butterfly,” “Rainbow Connection,” and “What the World Needs Now.”
Beth Mitchell
Jul 261 min read
Sunday Worship and Service of Farewell
This stream and recording is for the July 19, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Romans 8 and Michael Carroll. The hymns are VU 238 “How Great Thou Art,” and VU “Blest Be the Tie That Binds.” Other music includes “Third Concerto for Horn, 1st Movement,” “Ave Maria,” “Holy, Holy, Holy,” “Doxology for Humanity,” and “Jesu Joy.”
Beth Mitchell
Jul 191 min read
New Member Worship Service with Baptism
This stream and recording is for the July 12, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Matthew 3: 16-17, “Wisdom from World Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven On Earth,” and “For a Future to be Possible.” The hymns are VU 265 “Creating God, Your Fingers Trace,” VU 444 “Child of Blessing, Child of Promise,” and VU 296 “This is God’s Wondrous World.” Other music includes “Everything is New,” “Glas Harmonika,” and “Trompeten Echo.”
Beth Mitchell
Jul 121 min read
Hope Church Independence Day
This stream and recording is for the July 5, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Zechariah 9 and Psalm 145. The hymns are “How Beautiful, Our Spacious Skies,” “We Are a Gentle, Angry People,” and “This Is My Song.” Other music includes “Larghetto,” “Star Spangled Banner,” “If Not Now,” “Celebration,” “Room at the Table,” and “A Patriotic Quotation.”
Beth Mitchell
Jul 51 min read
Open and Affirming / Pride
This stream and recording is for the June 28, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message from Layla Alexia is based on the readings of John 13, Harvey Milk, and “A Church for All” by Gayle E Pitman. The hymns are VU 589 “Lord, Speak to Me,” “Help Us Accept Each Other,” and “In the Midst of New Dimensions.” Other music includes “We Are a Rainbow,” “Sing a New World Into Being,” “Hope Lingers On,” “God’s Limitless Imagination,” and “The Kingdom of God is the Queerest of Nations.”
Beth Mitchell
Jun 281 min read
Pride Week 3
This stream and recording is for the June 21, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Psalm 139 and Pride Quotes. The hymns are VU 409 “Morning Has Broken,” and VU 506 “Take By Life and Let It Be.” Other music includes “Morning Has Broken,” “Where The Music Comes From,” “Love Who You Love,” “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” and “All the Colors of the Rainbow.”
Beth Mitchell
Jun 211 min read
Pride Month Week 2
This stream and recording is for the June 14, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Matthew 7 and quotes from Sarah McBride. Children’s Time is “Door by Door” by Meeg Pincus. The hymns are “The Kingdom of God is the Queerest of Nations,” and “This Little Light of Mine.” Other music includes “Serenade,” “Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, Allegro,” “Minuet in G Major,” and “Dance.”
Beth Mitchell
Jun 141 min read
Pride Month Week 1
6-7-26 https://vimeo.com/1197150070 This stream and recording is for the June 7, 2026 service of Hope UCC entitled “Pride Month Week 1.” The message is based on the readings of Isaiah 56 and quotes from Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Children’s Time is the book “Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution” by Joy Michael Ellison. The hymns are “Let Us Build a House: All Are Welcome,” and VU 477 “I Come With Joy.” Other music includes “God of Transgressive Space,” “Hymn for Self
Beth Mitchell
Jun 71 min read
May 31, 2026
5-31-26 https://vimeo.com/1195149477 This stream and recording is for the May 31, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the reading of Psalm 8. The hymns are VU 533 “When in Our Music God is Glorified,” and VU 232 “Joyful, Joyful We Adore You.” Other music includes “Have You Any Room for Jesus?” “Give Me Jesus,” “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me,” “This Little Light of Mine,” and “How Majestic Is Your Name.”
Beth Mitchell
May 311 min read
May 24, 2026
5-24-26 https://vimeo.com/1193017243 This stream and recording is for the May 24, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Romans 12 and The Key to Peace. The hymns are VU 205 “Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song,” and VU 703 “In the Bulb There Is a Flower.” Other music includes “Be Still My Soul,” “Ach, ich fühl’s,” “Be Not Afraid,” “If You Search With all your Heart,” and “Praludium G-Dur.”
Beth Mitchell
May 241 min read
May 17, 2026
https://vimeo.com/1190944090 This stream and recording is for the May 17, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Matthew 6 and “Nourishing Love and Understanding”. The hymns include “We Cannot Measure How You Heal,” and “Lord of All Hopefulness.” Other music includes “Aliha, Allah, Elohim, Elat,” “Tubwayhun nertun arha,” “Allah Rah-may,” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”
Beth Mitchell
May 171 min read
May 10, 2026
https://vimeo.com/1188827899 This stream and recording is for the May 10, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Psalm 146 and Exodus 3. The hymns are “For Everyone Born,” and VU 509 “I, the Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am, Lord).” Other music includes “Reflection on Bradbury,” “Fill-a-Me-Up,” “Angel’s Song,” and “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones.”
Beth Mitchell
May 101 min read
May 3, 2026
5-3-26 https://vimeo.com/1186715392 This stream and recording is for the May 3, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Genesis 32 and Mark 5. The hymns are VU 271 “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy,” and VU 479 “Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether.” Other music includes “I Sing a Song of the Saints of God,” “Send Me Rains,” “It Is Well With My Soul,” “Bread of Heaven,” and “Foundation.”
Beth Mitchell
May 31 min read
April 26, 2026
4-26-26 https://vimeo.com/1184577779 This stream and recording is for the April 26, 2026 service of Hope UCC. The message is based on the readings of Psalm 84 and John 14. The hymns are VU 664 “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” and VU 808 “On Eagle’s Wings.” Other music includes “Shine On Us,” “Look at the World,” “Be Still and Know,” and “Great is Thy Faithfulness.”
Beth Mitchell
Apr 261 min read
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