Cleveland Park Congregational UCC

Nurturing love of God and love of neighbor in the world

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Sundays, 10:30 am
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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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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,

Remember the ubiquitous essay prompt, what I did on my summer vacation? Fifty years later, I’m responding again!

For most of us, vacation is a combination of family duties and free time. And the former consumed much of my month as I continue caring for a chronically ill son. However, I also enjoyed a lovely trip to Maine where, trying to keep up with my 83-year-old parents, I hiked, biked, boated, explored, and indulged in the best

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From Rev. Ellen Jennings

Dear Church Community,

Last weekend, I participated in the Wild Goose Festival in Union Grove, NC, an amazing four days of music, art, prophetic speaking, community building, and justice creating. The wild goose is a Celtic symbol for the Holy Spirit, and this Spirit was alive, active, and moving in our midst!

On Thursday, I attended a pre-festival workshop on Climate Justice with Belinda Joyner, Bill McKibben, Brian McLaren, and Debra Rienstra. Belinda is a grassroots climate justice organizer in

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