Cleveland Park Congregational UCC
Nurturing love of God and love of neighbor in the world
I 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
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
Dear Church Community,
As we approach Thanksgiving Week, I’m excited to share that Nick and I are going to be balloon handlers in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Nick loves the parade, and it’s a great treat for us to participate. If you’d like to watch for us, we’ll be wearing glamorous green coveralls and helping hold the Dino and Baby Dino balloons.
Our congregation has a tradition of making sure everyone has a place for Thanksgiving Dinner. If
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Dear Church Community,
He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)
This passage from the Prophet Micah is my favorite in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). In fact, I keep the large bible in our sanctuary open to it. As we move toward the mid-term elections, these words seem particularly important. What does it
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Dear Church Community,
As I write, the sun is shining for the first time in almost a week. Though I know it’s the natural cycle of weather and seasonal change, it still seems miraculous!
Since returning September 26 from my four-month sabbatical, I’ve been thinking a lot about seasons, cycles, and change. This summer was a wonderful opportunity for me to get some rest, take care of important tasks at home, and have a little fun! I won’t bore you
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I’ll be on sabbatical through Sunday, September 25, and I’m deeply grateful for this opportunity to rest and rejuvenate. My sabbatical theme is What Next? and I encourage us all to consider this question while I’m away.
Rev. Aubra Love, our Sabbatical Pastor, will preach most Sundays, and the Worship Committee will cover the rest with some wonderful preaching from our congregation. Please give Rev. Love a warm welcome this Sunday; you can read her short bio here.
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Easter Greetings,
Yes, it’s still Easter, the Season of Resurrection and New Life. And there’s been a great deal of Life happening at our church the past couple of months. As the children’s song goes: The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.
Our Children and Youth have enjoyed a wonderful springtime of events. From filling cleanup buckets for Church World Service to a festive Easter Egg Hunt to an amazing Art Fest, there’s been ample meaningful fun. To
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