Cleveland Park Congregational UCC

Nurturing love of God and love of neighbor in the world

Worship

Sundays, 10:30 am
in person and online
Zoom link: info@cpcchurch.org

 

Pastor's Page

Ellen Jennings PortraitI invite you to read my bi-weekly newsletters below for reflections on Sunday worship and updates on congregational life. I hope, and believe, you will also enjoy my Sermons. I look forward to seeing you and sharing worship with you.
- Blessings,
Pastor Ellen

Please call or e-mail to schedule time with Pastor Ellen:
M, W, Th: Appointments and visits
Tuesday: Day off
Friday: Sermon and study day

Here are some spiritual resources that I find myself returning to time and again. I hope you will also enjoy them.

UCC Feed Your Spirit
Bite in the Apple
Patheos.com
The Listening Hermit
RickMorley.com
Larry Patten.com

From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,

This year the Fall Equinox occurs at 2:50 am on Saturday, September 23—perfect timing for our Fall Equinox Retreat, which will take place at church that afternoon from 1-5 pm. If you’d like to join me for a time of contemplation, conversation, and relaxation, please RSVP: pastor@cpcchurch.org. I’d love to include you!

This fall, our church will host a variety of interesting, educational, and inspirational events—while also honoring our commitment to rest as resistance.

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,

This Sunday we welcome back our 2022 Sabbatical Pastor, Rev. Aubra Love. I’ll lead worship, and Rev. Love will be our guest preacher. After worship, we’ll gather for a Welcome Fall Potluck Lunch. I look forward to being together!

Many of you remember Rev. Love from her time with us, but for those who need a refresher, here’s a brief bio.

Rev. Aubra Love is the Founding Executive Director of the Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,

Labor Day is over, and fall has begun! Except for the fact that it’s 100 degrees out. And the Autumn Equinox is two weeks away. Nonetheless, the fall season has started at Cleveland Park Congregational UCC, with Sunday School gathering, small groups meeting, and choir rehearsing.

This Sunday, 9/10, please join me for a multigenerational service focused on LOVE. We’ll offer a little something for everyone, including congregational singing led by Music Director Harold Walbert. Come prepared

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,

Our Central Atlantic Conference Minister, Freeman Palmer, recently wrote a beautiful essay on how the “goodness of the Lord can show up in the land of the living, anytime, anywhere.” (Psalm 27) He also quoted artist and spiritual advisor Ilan Shamir, who wrote in Advice from a Wildflower what humans can learn from plants and other animals:

  • Show your true colors.
  • Delight in simple pleasures
  • Spread the seeds of joy.
  • Open up!
  • Be wild and wonderful.

This



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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,

It was wonderful to be back in worship with you Sunday!

As we move forward as a small congregation committed to nurturing love of God and love of neighbor in the world, we are fortunate to pair with a number of excellent, local organizations, along with other churches in our denomination. We don’t have to address racism, poverty, homophobia, climate crisis (et cetera) alone, for there are many others doing the work alongside us!

I invite you

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