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Worship With Us |
We strive to love and celebrate God and one another as one family in Christ and to do God's will in the world.
Worship
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| Our worship services have been described as "relaxed traditional", with each service ending in a closing circle...
Everyone joins hands around the sanctuary, receives the benediction and sings a short song or verse. The last words spoken at each service are |
| Shalom |
. . . . . Hebrew |
| Salaam |
. . . . . Arabic |
| Shanti |
. . . . . Hindu |
| Vrede |
. . . . . Afrikaans |
| Paz |
. . . . . Spanish |
| Mir |
. . . . . Russian |
| Peace |
. . . . . English |
| These words, hanging on banners around the sanctuary, are a constant reminder to all of us that peace is
possible when we are willing to recognize and respect the diversity of God's creation. |
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Communion
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| Our Communion table is open to all Christians who wish to know the presence of Christ and to share in the community of
God's people. It is served on the first Sunday of each month, during our ten o'clock morning worship service. The United Church of Christ Book of Worship reminds us
that "the invitation and the call [to the supper] celebrate not only the memory of a meal that is past, but an actual meal with the risen Christ that is a foretaste of the heavenly
banquet at which Christ will preside at the end of history."
Some visitors from churches which believe communion should only be celebrated among Christians who are in full doctrinal agreement may not choose to participate and their
decision is respected. |
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Learn more about communion in
the UCC » |
Our Music Ministry
Choir Rehearsal
Wednesday 5:30 to 6:30PM
Sunday 9:15 to 9:45AM
(One Sunday off per month) |
Janet Sims, Music Director
Hillcrest Congregational UCC
611 South Hillcrest Drive
Montrose, CO 81401
970-249-9047 |
At Hillcrest Church, music is not performed but rather woven together with worship. It is a place where voices come together
in thanksgiving and praise, actively celebrating the presence of God.
Music is a channel for the Holy Spirit, reflected in the energy and enthusiasm of the choir. It is
actively built on a strong tradition of faith with a repertoire including traditional, well-loved hymns from the New Century Hymnal as well as familiar anthems.
Jazz
Sunday, celebrated every year on the Sunday after Easter, is a favorite annual event, consisting of Dixieland-jazz style music, woven throughout the worship service. |
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Statement of Faith
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We believe in a light that smothers darkness.
It tears through every shadow in our world
and leaves a clarity brighter than the sun,
And we name that light: God!We believe in a love that crushes hatred
and leaves a space for forgiveness,
to rebuild, redesign and re-create our world,
And we name that love: God!
We believe in a truth that rips through injustice,
revealing a different vision for our world —
of freedom, fairness, and future,
And we name that truth: God!
We believe in a hope that rattles oppressors,
shaping the intent of the Creator
for a people destined for love,
And we name that hope: God!
We believe in a time towards which
all history travels, where all our lives
will be held and bound into eternity,
And we name that time: God! |
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Our Mission & Vision Statements |
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