Hope UMC, Torrance

MidWeek Prayer To say ‘I believe in Jesus Christ . . . who rose from the dead,’ is to say I believe that the Resurrection goes on and on and on forever. Every time Jesus rises in our own hearts in new ways, the Resurrection happens again. Every time we see Jesus where we did not recognize him before in the faces of the poor, in the love of the unloved, in the revelatory moments of life, Jesus rises anew. The real proof of the Resurrection lies not in the transformation of J...esus alone but in the transformation awaiting us who accept it. Jesus, help me to understand that in every life, something good fails, something great ends, something righteous is taken unjustly away, something looms like abandonment by God. Give me the wisdom to know that You rose from the dead as a sign to us that every one of these ‘little deaths’ is life become new all over again. Be with me in living Your Resurrection over and over again.Joan Chittister, OSB

Good Morning, Hope UMC Family! If you missed our worship service yesterday, it's not too late to join us! https://youtu.be/efQOYgAughw

He is risen! If you missed our Easter Sunday service, click below! https://youtu.be/Es2fJC5GgP8

Congratulations to our pianist, Ricky Huang, who won the first prize in the Chopin Internation Piano Competition this past weekend. We are so grateful that God has led you to be our pianist and so proud of your achievement in winning this prestigious award! May God continue to bless you so many will be touched by your gift of music!

MidWeek Prayer Loving God, you fill all things with fullness and hope that we can never comprehend. Thank you for leading us into a time where more of reality is being unveiled for us all to see. We pray that you will take away our natural temptation for cynicism, denial, fear, and despair. Help us have the courage to awaken to greater truth, greater humility, and greater care for one another. May we place our hope in what matters and what lasts, trusting in your eternal presence and love. Listen to our hearts’ longings for the healing of our suffering world. Please add your own intentions . . . Knowing, good God, you are hearing us better than we are speaking, we offer these prayers in all the holy names of God. Amen. Richard Rohr

Wishing you all a blessed Holy Week! If you missed our Palm Sunday service, please click below to catch up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYoEQveo31Q

You can sleep for one more hour tonight! Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour. And Join us for our YouTube worship at 10 a.m. (premiere starts at 9:55 a.m.) and Simple Sunday School at 11:15 via zoom. Good night, everyone!

Happy Halloween everyone! It was great to see you all in person after a long time of worshipping apart. Many THANKS to the families who stopped by and the children's ministry team for giving us a great day! Wear Your Masks and Be Safe everyone!

Our Drive-Through Trunk or Treat will happen on Saturday, October 31st at church from 10 to noon! Please contact Tien, Emily, or Janet for more information. (We will keep three W's--Wear your mask, Watch your distance and Wash your hands)

Tomorrow is Communion Sunday! Don’t forget to prepare your elements and join us for worship at 10:00 am! https://youtu.be/1XVj5sax3Bk

Join us for worship on YouTube at 10:00 am Sunday! At 11:00, join us for fellowship and Simple Sunday School on Zoom! https://youtu.be/1XVj5sax3Bk

Worship with us on YouTube starting at 10:00! https://youtu.be/kFPOjusXMY4

Join us at 10:00 for worship on YouTube tomorrow! At 11:00, join us on Zoom for Simple Sunday School (link in the e-news)! https://youtu.be/kFPOjusXMY4

Blessed Thursday, Hope UMC Family! We were so delighted to hear that some longtime friends were able to join us for our first YouTube worship service! In case you missed it, here is the link for the worship service from Sunday, August 23. https://www.youtube.com/playlist

10:00 worship on YouTube today! Join us! https://youtu.be/9JuyKtlAH-s

Join us at 10:00 tomorrow for our worship service premiered on YouTube! At 11:00, join us for Simple Sunday School on Zoom! https://youtu.be/9JuyKtlAH-s

Hi Hope Family! Don't forget, we will be moving our worship services to YouTube starting this Sunday. The service will premier on our YouTube channel at 10:00 am on Sunday morning. Join us! Immediately following worship, we will have a Zoom meeting for fellowship and Simple Sunday School. The Zoom info is in the weekly e-news. The link to our YouTube channel is on our church website and also here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZpPxr52Y8LSzSXrMI9tSw

Good morning and happy Tuesday, Hope Family! We hope you are staying cool during this heat wave! Below is the link to last Sunday's (8/16) worship on Zoom. And don't forget, this coming Sunday we will be moving our worship service to YouTube! https://us02web.zoom.us//9MwyAIjr6WFJGoHtt0P-GZADRtXoeaa81

Hi, Hope Family! Below is the link for the 8/9/20 worship service via Zoom. Remember, we will soon be moving to YouTube - watch for the link and instructions in the E-News! https://us02web.zoom.us//z8J7LJSq7FpOX9Kczhj4d_clI4TkX6a8g

Hi Hope Family! As Emily mentioned during Zoom worship yesterday, we’re going to be changing the format of our online worship on August 23rd. We’ll begin premiering our worship each Sunday at 10:00 am on YouTube and then meeting on Zoom after worship for fellowship and Sunday School time. To prepare, please head over to our YouTube channel (linked in this post) and click SUBSCRIBE. Subscribing to our channel will make it much easier to find again later. While you’re there, check out what our kids have done in VBS over the last 4 weeks! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZpPxr52Y8LSzSXrMI9tSw