Cleveland Park Congregational UCC

Nurturing love of God and love of neighbor in the world

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Sunday, July 21
10:30 am
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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,

By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to the Wild Goose Festival in NC for a rejuvenating few days of worship, music, new ideas, nature, and rest. I pray this month you’ll have some of the same (or whatever restores you).
 
As I write, it’s Independence Day, and I look forward to our old fashioned Takoma Park Fourth of July parade while feeling dismay over the display of military might and propaganda


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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Greetings~
 
As we approach the end of June (!), I look back with a sense of wonder. I preached recently that summertime contains both growth and relaxation, movement and meditation. Well, we’ve had plenty of growth this month, so now it’s time to relax… Here’s some of each:
 
Relaxation—

  • Join me this Saturday, 6/29, from 1:30-5 pm for a Summertime Rest Retreat. We’ll reflect on Mary Oliver’s poem, The Summer Day, and share hopes and dreams


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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

June Greetings~
 
This past Sunday our worship service celebrated community and kicked off The Second Century Campaign—Renewing Our Foundations!  This week you should receive a mailing with information about its practical goals and fundraising ambitions.  Please read it and prayerfully consider your response.
 
As we move into summer mode, I want to repeat what I wrote at the end of my last Pastor’s Page: our church community will be going strong all summer long!
 
Having said

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

May went by in the blink of an eye.  Now it is almost June!
 
June is Pride Month. It’s also Pentecost, the worship kick-off for our Capital Campaign, and the beginning of our Summer Social Documentary and Discussion Series, DC: Tales of Two Cities.
 
Pride Month DC: It’s called Pride, because for so long being LGBTQ+ meant hiding in a closet of fear and shame.  Many of us remember those days, and thankfully our children live in

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

May Greetings~
 
This week, as usual, there’s a lot going on in our country and our world; much of it distressing and unjust. We know it’s important to keep resisting, but we also know, deep in our bones, that we’re tired and need rest. Thus, I preached last Sunday, “We cannot give what we do not have.” If we wish to keep going, we must slow down, calm down, and reconnect with God. We must have space

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