Longing to Pray – Day 2

“Since friendship unfolds in the context of daily life, it can hardly be expected to fit into neatly engineered rules. Friendship has more to do with desire than with design. It is a grand thing, but it flourishes in common places, and often in unlikely ones, like the flower that blooms through a crack in …

Longing to Pray – Day 1

During the season of Lent we will be focusing on fostering a life of prayer with the help of Dr. Elsworth Kalas’ book, ‘Longing to Pray’. Each day we will post a short quote from the book and a prayer prompt to engage us in prayer. Let the journey begin! “Thinking that our posture wins …

Youth Group – Bentleyville Service Project

The youth group volunteered at Bentleyville last night to serve cookies and hot cocoa to all the visitors looking for Santa! We were joined by the youth and volunteers from Norton Park, Asbury, and Northwoods UMC as well. We always make a bigger impact for God’s Kingdom when we work together!

Lectio Divina for Stewardship (2)

We begin our prayer… In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Enlighten, O God of compassion, the hearts of your children, sanctified by penance, and in your kindness grant those you stir to a sense of devotion a gracious hearing when they cry out to you. Through our Lord Jesus …

Youth Picture Project: Day 3

Your daily inspiration from our Youth students: Youth picture project day 3. This picture was taken by one of our youth and he shared with us that he took this picture, “because it reminds him of his favorite season of the year, FALL”.

Memorial Service for Bea Jacobson

Hillside UMC will be holding a service of Death and Resurrection for Bea Jacobson with visitation 10 am to 12 noon, followed by a memorial service and reception, Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Hillside United Methodist Church, 1801 Piedmont Ave. Pastor Jeremy Woodley officiating. Burial in Park Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may …

Youth Picture Project: Day 2

Your daily inspiration from our youth students: We continue our sharing of the picture project our youth took part in last Sunday night at Forge (our bimonthly youth gathering). This picture was taken by one of our youth who explained it this way, “I took this picture of the only light in the parking lot …