Legacy Sunday
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Legacy Sunday

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This Sunday will be another Sunday to celebrate and give thanks for God’s benevolence. First, this is Pentecost Sunday when we pause to celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit.…

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Teaching

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What is the first song you ever learned? It can be hard to remember, potentially it could have been ABC, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Patty Cake, Happy Birthday, or maybe…

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Wholeness

This Sunday we will be continuing our sermon series titled “The Stations of the Resurrection.” Each week we have used a selected topic and art piece by Scott Erickson.  His…

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Identity

Identity is a big word these days.  Who are you?  What do you stand for in life? How do you live your values? What is your Why? These are big…

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Wound Stories and Doubt
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Wound Stories and Doubt

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It is an honor to be joining you this week to talk about wound stories and doubt. First, let me introduce myself. I grew up in central Ohio (Sunbury, to…

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Holy Fire!

Holy Fire has come through the ages as one way to talk about the Resurrection of Jesus. It involves lighting candles from the Paschal Candle1 celebrating the moment of the…

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The Brave Journey

Last week consultants from The Solution Consulting Co., Ava Williams and Yinka Ajirotutu, visited Hyde Park Community UMC and spent time helping us develop understanding and skills for achieving the…

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Granting Forgiveness

If we were to begin a debate on granting or receiving  forgiveness, which experience would you consider to be more difficult?  We have talked about receiving already in this series…

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