Cleveland Park Congregational UCC

Nurturing love of God and love of neighbor in the world

Worship Service

Sunday, 9/26 (on Zoom)
email 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,

June is Pride Month, and I’m proud that our congregation has been openly affirming and welcoming to all LGBTQ+ people for over a decade. Our church is home to many different gender identities, sexual orientations, and family configurations, all of whom reflect the extravagantly loving and fabulously diverse nature of God. I hope you’ll join me for worship this Sunday as we celebrate our wonderful rainbow of Life!

After worship, we’ll welcome staff from Shaw Community

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,

Last Saturday we held our first outdoor event since last November.  And what an event it was! We had seven family “pods” for a Baptism and Baby Dedication Service for six babies and one adult. The weather (though hot) cooperated, and we even had live music from Harold, Dawn, and Wesley (played from the parlor and balcony).

It was also our first attempt at hybrid worship, meaning Mark Turner (thank you!) videoed and live streamed the

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,
 
This is Mental Health Awareness Month and never has it been more important. Every year, 1 in 4 Americans experiences a mental health disorder (with the ratio higher this past year). This means someone you know well—yourself, a family member, a close friend, or a colleague—is likely struggling with their mental health. And we, as a church, can best love our neighbors and ourselves if we understand this and other facts (all cited from the National

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,
 
Our congregation typically thinks of itself as autonomous, and according to our denomination’s polity (governance structure) we do indeed have the privilege of making our own decisions. At the same time, we’re part of something greater, the United Church of Christ (UCC), and this denomination includes congregations, associations, and conferences across the United States.
 
As a United Church of Christ Congregation, our church is part of the Potomac Association (almost forty UCC churches in

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,

As I’ve said so many times over the years, “Easter isn’t just a day, it’s a season!” And often, the Easter Season overlaps with Earth Day (or week). Which makes sense to me. For both highlight regeneration, rebirth, and resurrection. Like the earth in springtime.

As we move forward this Easter Season into Earth Week, I plan to spend a couple of Sundays looking at our relationship with other beings and the rest of the natural

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