Our bishop, Elaine Stanovsky, has issued new guidance on church reopening. It replaces the local church-based planning document that St. Peter’s had developed. Highlights from the guidance include: “…please remember Saint Paul’s admonition that what is “permissible” is not always “beneficial” to the common good. (I Corinthians 10:23). While some churches may act quickly to […]
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https://youtu.be/T6ZPUTaqHCc?si=MdASontu9LwCEc7k Beginning this Sunday, March 9, Hope United Methodist Church will be worshipping at 10:30am at the former First UMC of Bellevue building (1934 108th Ave NE). This Sunday we are gathering for the first time as Hope UMC and we are beginning Lent! For this Lent, we will be using the theme of “Cultivating
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https://youtu.be/TmZ6KwL2WuM?si=PcE55GcqL4EqUdWX This week is a special time of worship, where we will be gathering on the cusp of the merger vote. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Derek Nakano, will be joining us as we look at the story of the loaves and fishes and ask, “What does this mean for us on this very important day?”
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https://youtu.be/2U0KFICPXWs?si=Qn7ygbzebYB5NUas This Sunday we conclude our month of looking at diversity but focusing on liberation. What does it mean to understand that God wants all people to be free? What does this mean for us in our current context as we embrace the call to liberate those who are held captive in all sorts of
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https://youtu.be/VRajMw67M8Q?si=xqcSaLXfz_deY48M This Sunday, we talk about what the “Empire” is and what it means for us to live as followers of Jesus in the midst of empire. How do we confront the structures that are unjust and work for peace for all?
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