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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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

Warm Greetings~
 
This week’s message is about Saturday’s benefit concert for the Asylum Seeker Assistance Project.  Please come at 4:30 pm (with friends, family, and neighbors) for an hour of musical selections featuring themes of sanctuary and hope, along with stories shared by refugees.  Admission is free, though of course we hope you’ll make a donation to the important work of this wonderful organization.  A celebratory reception will follow!

Last year, the Music Committee and Choir paired with the

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Greetings~
 
I was listening to 1A on NPR yesterday when someone called in and said he believed the president was doing a good job stopping illegal immigration while supporting legal immigration.  Fortunately, one of the guests on the show was able to explain that, regardless of one’s position on the former, the caller’s opinion on the latter was factually incorrect.  In fact, legal immigration has been significantly curtailed by the current administration over the past two years.  And this

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Winter Greetings~
 
This Sunday, 1/27, we’ll gather for that yearly ritual of UCC churches all over the country—the Annual Meeting!  A great thing about UCC polity (church governance) is that “every voice has a vote.”  This means, if you’re a member of our congregation you get to vote on: church lay leaders (Cabinet and Trustee members), the church budget (including clergy and staff salaries), our church’s mission and vision (fleshed out in the strategic plan) and, when

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

It’s Winter. 
 
And it feels like it.  The water in my recycling bin turned to ice last night.  Snow is predicted for the weekend.  And the government has frozen (in mind, body and spirit). 
 
I’m concerned about all the individuals and families who can’t afford to miss a paycheck.  And you might be surprised how many there are!  A number of our own church members work directly for the federal government or as federal contractors, and none will

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Merry Christmas!
 
The Season of Advent, when we await God’s Presence, has given way to Christmas and Emmanuel, God with us. The darkness before Solstice is giving way to longer days, and the Light is more and more here.
 
I’d hoped to participate in Jan Richardson’s online Advent Retreat, but I wasn’t able to make it happen.  It’s difficult to take a proper time out in our culture, and I, too, succumb to the busyness of the

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