Westwood Hills Congregational Church

But a stubborn faith is also on display here...Prayer vigils are as frequent as protests. We’re praying with our voices and with our feet for justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

April 2 Good Friday Service at 7 p.m. The congregations of WHCC, WeHo UCC, Mt. Hollywood UCC, and Riverside First Congregational UCC will join together for a 7 pm Good Friday service of prayers, music, and readings. You may want a candle for this service as well.... Zoom Meeting ID: 833 1582 8596 Dial by your location: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) (Meeting ID: 833 1582 8596)

We encourage you to please vote faithfully and prayerfully! Doom to you who legislate evil, who make laws that make victims Laws that make misery for the poor, that rob my destitute people of dignity, exploiting defenseless widows, taking advantage of homeless children. What will you have to say on Judgment Day? - Isaiah 10:1-3a, the Message

Our Racial Justice Fall Book Study is underway! Together, we are exploring the book Jesus and the Disinherited by Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman, a famed theologian, preacher, mystic, and Civil Rights leader. We have four discussions left, and everyone is welcome, no matter how much or how little of the chapter they've had a chance to read in advance. Oct. 24 Chapter 3 (Deception) facilitated by Christina Arndt Oct. 31 Chapter 4 (Hate) facilitated by Anita Porter Nov. 7 Chapt...er 5 (Love) facilitated by Kirsten Linford Nov. 14 Epilogue and planning for action facilitated by Tim Leavitt & Allison Parelman See more

This may help us get through the next couple of weeks.

Beloved of God, It has been a year of abundant grief. On top of the pain and loss we experience collectively in what we used to call normal times, this year has added 205,000 (and counting) Saints to the numbers of those who have gone before. This year has added trauma and pain and loss in ways that continue to hold our hearts captive. This year has called a reckoning of systems towards Justice, and the slow pains of growth and awareness and... the impact of struggle on people trying to hold it together. And this year has called us to cling fast to faith with clarity and strength and prayer. So in calling on our faith that all those who have gone before are in community with All Saints, you are invited to join us in honoring those who have passed, especially to COVID-19, for a service of All Saints with music, prayer, and lifting of names. We will gather via Zoom on November 1st at 6pm ET / 5pm CT / 4pm MT / 3pm PT / 1pm Alaska & Hawaii. https://www.ucc.org/r

Over the next several months, our church will be digging deeper into issues of racial justice.

As people of faith, we have the moral obligation to show up and vote our values in November. Because of #Covid19, voter registration is more important than ever. Today on #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, check your voter status and make sure you’re #VoteReady! UCC's Our Faith Our Vote Civic Action Center: https://p2a.co/zv3KyiE

With fires raging and storms surging, hope and disappointment competing, I thought this might be a good time for a blessing. Celtic Blessing: May the strength of the wind and the light of the sun, The softness of the rain and the mystery of the moon... Reach you and fill you. May beauty delight you and happiness uplift you, May wonder fulfill you and love surround you. May your step be steady and your arm be strong. May your heart be peaceful and your word be true. May you seek to learn, may you learn to live, May you live to love, and may you love always. Blessings, Pastor Kirsten Linford