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Community Called Hope
Community of Hope is an Open and Affirming
community of faith.
We celebrate all races, abilities, creeds, socioeconomic statuses,
religious upbringings, gender identities, and sexual orientations.
 We
come together
As people on a journey,
Respectful of our diversity
Supportive of our callings and
committed to learning
what it means to be the body of Christ
in the world today.
We celebrate all races, abilities, creeds, socioeconomic statuses,
religious upbringings and sexual
orientations.
For more information contact the church office: (608)836-1455.
Worship in Community of Hope
Sunday Worship at 10:15 am
Worship Online at
Community of Hope's YouTube channel.
Worship at 9:30 am, with “Mix & Mingle” beginning at 9:15 am. Click
here for Zoom access or dial in: 1-312-626-6799, Meeting ID: 521815249#;
Password: 943018#.
Worship is also live-streamed on Community
of Hope UCC YouTube channel if you prefer not to use Zoom.
Preparing for Worship
Email prayer requests to Pastor
Sonja no later than 9:30 am Sunday.
Email birthday or anniversary announcements to our co-moderators
Betty Custer and Tina
Hogle.
Set your worship space with a candle or other meaningful objects.
Recognize that right where you are is holy ground.
9/27 Worship
This week we begin a Season of Creation worship series through the end of
October, using materials created within the global ecumenical community.
This Sunday: worship based on the Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Season
of Creation: Jubilee for the Earth.
Here is the link to the bulletin.
Oct 4 (World Communion Sunday &
Neighbors-in-Need Special Offering): Blessing of the Animals. Bring your
pets to worship on Zoom, with an opportunity to bring your pets to MCC at
noon for a hands-on blessing if you wish.
Oct 11: Climate Sunday, considering how
the forces that provide a balanced climate for our planet.
Oct 18: Rainbow Covenant Sunday, making a
covenant to care for Earth and calling on the rainbow to witness our
promises.
Oct 26: Care for Creation worship service
from our Wisconsin Conference Creation Care Team.
Additional Chances!
Remember that, even though we most encourage you to gather in worship at
10:15, the videos remain available at our YouTube channels afterward, so you
can go back and catch Holy Week services you missed, or join in with our
partner congregation’s worship for an MCC experience! Here is the YouTube
channel link:
Community of Hope UCC.
Midweek Evening Prayer: Wednesdays
At 8:45pm on Wednesdays, join your pastoral staff for a
brief, reflective wind-down to your evening, with focus on scripture, quiet
time, and song. Find it in videos on www.facebook.com/madisonchristiancommunity.
You don’t need a Facebook account to watch, but do if you’d like to comment
with greetings or prayer requests. You can also find it to watch later, if
live doesn’t work for you.
Click here for the 9-23-20 edition.
Weekly Bible Readings
Within the Worship-to-Go booklet are some general Bible reading options, but
if you’d specifically like to connect with what is read in worship and
reflect on those.
Four Strategic Directions
View PowerPoint presentations highlighting the ministries of the MCC and its
Four Strategic Directions. Click on a link below to download.
1) Deepen people’s connections to God and encourage practices that feed
their spirits and equip them for their life journeys.
Click here.
2) Strengthen and Build relationships within mcc, and foster an open and
welcoming environment.
Click here.
3) Care for creation and help others to do so as well.
Click here.
4) Focus on meaningful partnerships that work for justice and enhance
the
quality of life for people around us.
Click here.
Links of Interest
To learn more about the
United Church of Christ follow these links:
Our Denomination: www.ucc.org
Some UCC Firsts:
http://www.ucc.org/about-us/ucc-firsts.html
The Wisconsin Conference -
http://www.wcucc.org/
The Southwest Association -
http://www.wcucc.org/associations/southwest-association/
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 Our
Roots
In 1957, four denominations rooted in the Protestant Reformation joined
together to form the United Church of Christ. Its member churches live in a
loving covenant with one another and with God as revealed in Jesus Christ
and empowered by the Holy Spirit. This covenant preserves the autonomy of
the local congregation. The unity that we seek requires neither an
uncritical acceptance of any point of view nor a rigid formulation of
doctrine. We believe in responsible freedom—we embrace individual
expressions of faith, and the individual questioning and seeking of God’s
presence in our lives. We believe that we are called to minister to others
and seek to live as disciples of Jesus Christ, God with us.
Worship
at Community of Hope, UCC
10:15 am During the School Year
9:30 am Memorial Day-Labor Day
Community of Hope, UCC
Worships in the Covenant Room
MCC Worship includes
Prairie Roots
led by our own Prairie Reckoning Group
Taizé Service
Hymn Sing Service
*Prairie Roots: Formerly known as "Prairie
Reckoning," we have chosen a new name that reflects who we currently are and
what we currently do: we play "roots" music (country, roots-rock, folk,
bluegrass, R&B and blues) that is rooted in our Christian faith. In
addition, we like the symbolism - knowing the amazingly deep and complex
root systems of prairies.
What Are Others Saying About Us?
Four videos were created for our
Stewardship Campaign featuring
people who use our building talking about how the presence of the MCC makes
a difference to them. Click here to
view these videos.
 
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