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We’re happy to have you join us today! This Sunday is the 11th Sunday after Pentecost and Fill the Food Barrel Sunday. We’ll be having both Zoom Communion (9:45 am) and Zoom Coffee Chat (10 am) this Sunday.  Remember to have your bread and wine or grape juice ready for Communion.   We continue to record online worship services in lieu of in-person worship at […]

Hi, Everybody.  Hot enough for ya? Well, at least we’ve got new boilers for our heating systems!  You remember that this past spring we had a small fire in Holland Hall that destroyed, among other things, the boiler?  Well, this week we’ve been having workers install new boilers in Holland Hall and the Sanctuary.  Why the

Pastor Tim’s Devotion for August 12, 2020: Sawubona One of the most important words I have discovered doesn’t have a simple English equivalent, which says a lot. Sawubona, a Zulu term, means, “I see you.” Not just your face, but your hopes, your dreams, where you came from and where you’re going. It’s not something

Welcome to today’s service! This Sunday, August 9, is the 10th Sunday after Pentecost and Scrip Sunday.  We’ll be having both Zoom Communion (9:45 am) and Zoom Coffee Chat (10 am) this Sunday.  Remember to have your bread and wine or grape juice ready for Communion.   We continue to record online worship services in lieu of in-person worship at the church due to COVID-19.  Please see

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, August 9, is the 10th Sunday after Pentecost and Scrip Sunday.  Pastor Tim is back! (well, virtually)  Tune in to see if  he’s covered in “Greige” and “Swiss Coffee” paint from painting his house.  We’ll be having both Zoom Communion (9:45 am) and Zoom Coffee Chat (10 am) this Sunday.  Details are included in the attached PDF file. 

Devotion for August 5, 2020 By Pastor Barbara Caine  I need some peace!  This current shelter-in-place situation has brought out the worst in me.  I find myself yelling at the poor television set as if it the TV’s fault that our country is divided.  Frankly, it’s been divided for a long time, I just ignored

Welcome! Thank you for joining our service! This Sunday, August 2nd, is the 9th Sunday after Pentecost.  Pastor Tim is on vacation this week, so Pastor Barbara of Holy Redeemer in Newark will be providing the Children’s Time and Sermon for our online worship.  We will not be having Zoom Communion this week, but we will

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, August 2nd, is the 9th Sunday after Pentecost.  It’s also Nacho Name Tag Sunday, in case you needed a reason to eat even more snack foods (I’m working on the assumption that scientists will announce that eating chips prevents COVID-19).  Pastor Tim is on vacation this week, so Pastor Barbara of Holy Redeemer

Pastor Tia’s Devotion for July 29, 2020: Before Corona, a time that feels like ages ago, I used to sing at the Oakland Naturalizations with TOSCA. A choir of dedicated singers and proud Americans – and me, the Immigrant. Americans, who love their country and want it to be true to its values: A place

Hello and welcome to HTLC! Please join us via YouTube for today’s service. This Sunday, July 26, is the 8th Sunday after Pentecost and Mt. Cross Camp Sunday!  Mt. Cross Ministries (https://www.mtcross.org/) has been our cause of the month this July, and they have provided videos for a worship service to congregations who want to show support.  For