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…

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…

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…

Being part of the Flying Pig Marathon last year brought such energy and fun being the church beyond the walls that we are excited to announce that we are doing…

This Sunday in worship we will sing, “I Love to Tell the Story.” Telling the story of “Jesus and his love” is a central part of our faith. As we…

The Opening Prayer for worship this weekend holds meaning around a topic that everyone wants to feel but oftentimes is much harder to dispense – forgiveness. God of mystery and…

The season of Lent began on Wednesday.  Many of us were marked with ashes in the sign of the cross on our foreheads to observe the start of the season. …

This Sunday we observe both Youth Sunday and Scout Sunday with a morning of worship and celebration. The youth will be talking about the Realms of Creation and how they…

Throughout the last few weeks in January, we have been exploring what it means to reset and resist while learning and growing in our faith in connection with the Social…