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Have a Great Week!
Message from Pastor Linn Possell
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
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Make Plans Right Now!
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Join Us In An Activity!
Directions to The Saturday Gathering
Wednesdays Discussion / Book Group
"Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality"
From the award-winning NPR religion correspondent comes a fascinating investigation of how science is seeking to answer the question that has puzzled humanity for generations: Can science explain God?
Discussion on this book continues WEDNESDAYS from 630pm - 800pm right here at Hope Unites. For more information, contact Andrea at A2Riverat@aol.com or 407/415-3630.
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
730am - 9:00am
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
David Davis | Saxophone | FANTASTIC!
A Word of Thanks:
- PatC, KarolY and SuziG for working together to get some signage up on the outside of the building...
- Terry and Tammy for working to get Mr David Davis to offer a benefit performance Saturday Night and playing for us again on Sunday morning at service CLICK HERE FOR DAVID
- Everyone who attended Saturday night. We had a great crowd and a greater time.
- Fran and Carlene who will be bringing Breakfast next Sunday!! Thanks!!
- RandyR for stepping up to temporarily adopt JackieB's three dogs... keep Jackie in your prayers for her continued recovery.
- Everyone who takes advantage of Electronic Giving! This really helps us maintain a balanced budget.
Some Things We Need
- Sign Ups to bring breakfast and Paper Towels
Additional sponsors for our Sponsor Child
Your contribution of $32 allows Compassion International to provide Divine with support to best meet the needs of Divine. You may make your check payable to Hope Unites UCC with "Divine" in the memo line. Hope Unites submits payments to Compassion International. For more information on Divine, PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK
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Some Things You May Want To Know
Upcoming Events
Walk MS: 2010 March 20th : Lake Eola : Your participation helps create a world free of MS by funding vital education, support, advocacy, and research through the Mid Florida Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Dinner Chats with Open Discussion Beginning in April, Hope Unites will begin to offer monthly open discussions about topical and relevant matters. Art & Spirituality, Dementia & Spirituality, Stem Cell Research, Spirituality and the Military... keep your eyes open for dates and locations as we meet in different venues across the Orlando area
Casino Night comes to Hope Unites. More information will be forthcoming for this event to be held the first of June... so we have plenty of time to catch up on playing Poker, BlackJack, Craps too!!!
"Contain Your Change" - be sure to pick up your own Change Jar at church this Sunday... you are asked to place all your loose coins and change in it...you would be surprised how quickly it fills and how much it will help!
Additional Information
Praise and Worship Music
If you wish to be a part of this energizing and fun singing group, please contact Tammy at 407/766-9003. Practices are generally held every Thursday
Volunteers to help out for Sunday Worship.
Check out the sign up sheets located on the Welcome Table.
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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Book Discussion Group
"Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality"
From the award-winning NPR religion correspondent comes a fascinating investigation of how science is seeking to answer the question that has puzzled humanity for generations: Can science explain God?
Is spiritual experience real or a delusion? Are there realities that we can experience but not easily measure? Does your consciousness depend entirely on your brain, or does it extend beyond? In "Fingerprints of God," award-winning journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty delves into the discoveries science is making about how faith and spirituality affect us physically and emotionally as it attempts to understand whether the ineffable place beyond this world can be rationally a even scientifically explained.
Hagerty interviews some of the world's top scientists to describe what their groundbreaking research reveals about our human spiritual experience. From analyses of the brain functions of Buddhist monks and Carmelite nuns, to the possibilities of healing the sick through directed prayer, to what near-death experiences illuminate about the afterlife, Hagerty reaches beyond what we think we know to understand what happens to us when we believe in a higher power.
Paralleling the discoveries of science is Hagertyas own account of her spiritual evolution. Raised a Christian Scientist, she was a scrupulous adherent until a small moment as an adult triggered a revaluation of her beliefs, which in turn led her to a new way of thinking about God and faith.
An insightful examination of what science is learning about how and why we believe, "Fingerprints of God" is also a moving story of one personas search for a communion with a higher power and what she discovered on that journey.
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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@cfl.rr.com
407-247-5294
Reverend Patrick Powers
PPowers@rollins.edu
407-646-2115
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