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Greetings from your friends at Hope Unites:
Over the course of the past several weeks, our building (Pastors Office, Meeting Space and Worship Area) has been burgularized. The rash of thefts of Air Condtioners in the Orlando area has hit home. We also lost television monitors, computers, musical instruments and audio equipment.
If it is on your heart to help us out of this 'mess', know that your offering will be honored as sacred to us. Thank you for considering helping us "Create the World in Which We All Want to Live"
YES I WANT TO HELP CREATE A WORLD IN WHICH WE ALL WANT TO LIVE! <<CLICK HERE PLEASE
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Have a Great Week!
Hope Unites
Hope Unites is recognized for being the leader in
creating the world in which we all want to live.
Sunday Service begins at 9:30am
We are moving our Videos to a different site. It's my hope you will be able to access them here. Thanks for your understanding as we work towards making our newsletters and website more efficient. REMEMBER: you can see our Updates and Videos on Facebook.
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Wednesdays "Hooked-On-Books" Group
We are taking the summer off but be sure to stay tuned when we get back together when school starts back up again!
Thursday Nights HopeLive! Music Practice -
700pm - 830pm
Hope Unites Worship Space
Join Tammy and the rest of HopeLive! as they prepare for upcoming Worship Services. No special talents are required...if you like to sing, come and share your talent. Play an instrument, bring it!
For more information, contact Tammy at 407/766-9003.
Saturday Gathering
830am - 10:00am
Corner of Sylvia and America near underpass of SR408 (E/W Expwy)
We help lead a dedicated group of volunteers from all over central Florida in a feeding program and assistance to those looking to make in change in their lives. For more information, contact Andrea at 407/415-3630 or A2riverat@aol.com. For directions to the Saturday Gathering location, CLICK ON THE LINK POSTED BELOW
Sunday Worship with Hope Unites
We begin at 9:30am
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"God" is spoken here!
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Thank You's and Needs
A Word of Thanks:
- PatP, Tammy, AJ, and Jackie for leading us in song
- Rhonda for working with MediaShout! to keep worship services flowing
- JoeK for making new parking signs BECAUSE....
- PatC has worked it out that we are now permitted to park in the vacant lot to the north of church. You still need to enter through the gravel lot at back of church, but feel free to park there.
- HopeLive! for all the time and work you do in getting music to our Worship Services.
- Everyone who takes advantage of Electronic Giving! This really helps us maintain a balanced budget.
Three Things We Need
- Paper Towels, Cat Food and Bottled Water...If you are at the store and can pick up a handful of one of those items, we will gladly help you carry it in on Sunday. Thanks for helping!
- Rhonda needs assistance in working with Media Shout. If you have interest in learning about this easy to use program, call the church or speak directly with Rhonda or Linn
- Our "Sunday School" folks are looking for some items and we hope you can help... Toys for Toddlers- - The Fischer-Price type things like blocks and trucks and such... AND if anyone has access to a crib... we could use one for the occasions we have a very young ones.
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Some Things You May Want To Know
Upcoming Events
There are three "Special Needs Parking Spaces"
located in the back parking lot. We ask for cooperation in allowing those who require special assistance to park in the spots closests to the back door.
Loving God Back! Consider becoming an E-Tither.
This is perfect for those of us who no longer carry cash or checks. It's safe and convenient and free to set up and easy to use too! Information found on the Welcome Table.
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"Hooked On Books" Discussion Group
We Will Be Taking The Summer Off!
Stay Tuned for our Next Selection this fall
Reverend Pat shared this poem at service Sunday
The Gate of the Year
Minnie Louise Haskins, 1908
I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year,
"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown."
And he replied, "Go into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way"
So I went forth and finding the Hand of God
Trod gladly into the night.
He led me towards the hills
And the breaking of day in the lone east.
So heart be still!
What need our human life to know
If god hath comprehension?
In all the dizzy strive of things
Both high and low,
God hideth his intention.
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We Are A Church of Extravagant Welcome
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A Little Bit About Hope Unites
"The greatest degree of inner tranquility
comes from the development of love and compassion.
The more we care for the happiness of others,
the greater is our own sense of well-being."
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
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Tell Your Friends to Look for the TREE!!
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New Look on our Front Door
Under the leadership of LouisP and the talents of Friends, Hope Unites has a brand new look at the front door. The idea of having a mural on the front of the building and developing landscaping came from the Vision Workshops held last year. For more information on other ways we are moving forward, CLICKING THIS LINK
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Name:Address:Telephone
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Contact Information
Hope Unites
United Church of Christ
425 Columbia Street
Orlando, FL 32806
Additional Mailing Address
POBox 608634
Orlando, FL 32860
Reverend Linn Possell
RevPossell@gmail.com
407-247-5294
Reverend Patrick Powers
PPowers@rollins.edu
407-646-2115
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This Weeks Message - July 25th
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This Weeks Quote
Chinese Proverb:
"The bird doesn't sing because it has the truth.
It sings because it has a song" |
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Who is Hope Unites?
At Hope Unites, our vision is to be a community of faith that is open to all people. We are a Christian church that affirms the many paths to God and God's many Names. It is our hope that you will find this church to be inclusive of all people, cultures, and spiritual journeys. Hope Unites provides an opportunity to be part of a faith community that is an expression of love, reconciliation and affirmation in our world. Please feel free to contact us. Hope Unites is a church of, and for all people and we welcome all opportunities to gather your suggestions for making this church an inviting place. |
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Science and the law can both help us forecast the consequences of our actions, but neither can tell us how we ought to act in a moral sense.
~ Dalai Lama
When nothing drives or compels you, when needs are ended and there is nothing to attract you, then everyithing is in its place. You are free.
~ Lao Tzu
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
~ St. Clement of Alexandra
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Jesus didn’t turn people away, even those often rejected by others.We are like a “company of strangers”, made family by the grace of God. God welcomes, claims, and loves all people. God also feeds our hunger and frees us from aimless wandering.
Our historic denominations were the first to ordain an African American pastor (1785), a woman (1853) an openly gay or lesbian person (1972) and the first mainline Christian denomination to openly support, honor and celebrate Marriage Equality (2005)
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