Posts from the ‘Worship’ Category

We’re BACK to worshiping together!! :-)

We are starting BACK to worship at Hope UMC starting this Sunday, Aug. 9th and we are SO EXCITED to be able to worship together with our church family and friends.

Of course, for everyone’s safety, there are some extra steps that we need to all take.

• There are specific entrances to use:
  • Havelock worship is @ 9:00 a.m. each Sunday.  Use only the Rear Kitchen (EAST) entrance
  • Pocahontas worship is @ 10:30 a.m:  Use only the EAST handicap entrance & the North Office entrance
• We ask everyone to enter wearing a facemask, with the exception of children not old enough to attend school or those with a medical release.
  • If you forget a mask, our talented seamstresses have sewn some extras so you can borrow one for worship and return it afterward.  (Of course, all borrowed masks will be washed before the next week’s service!)
• Use the provided hand sanitizer, both on entering and exiting worship
• Buckets will be available for your offering near each sanctuary entrance.
• Please be seated in pews with every other row left empty and socially distant by households
• After worship, you will be dismissed by ushers to avoid bottlenecks at the exits.
  • You may gather outside for conversation but please use social distancing and wear your masks

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we adapt to our current circumstances.   We “HOPE” to see you on Sunday in person!

Join us for OUTDOOR WORSHIP this Sunday – – details in our August newsletter below

Join us for our OUTDOOR WORSHIP SERVICE at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, August 2nd at Meredith Park (aka the Plover Pit) just north of Plover.

The shelter house is reserved for our service.  You will need to bring your own lawn chair and a face mask, and we will practice social distancing by family groups.

It will be communion, and the elements will be provided for everyone who attends.

We are eager to come together to worship as our church family.  🙂  PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE since this is our first face to face worship since March.

To read the new church newsletter HOPE HAPPENINGS, click AUGUST NEWSLETTER for more details about our returning to worship.  The church newsletter can also always be found under the NEWSLETTER Tab.

We are excited to see our church family and friends in person!

Hope UMC Worship Service 7-26-2020

If you were unable to join us for worship today, you can listen to Pastor Kris’s message below.

Also, we will be meeting together OUTSIDE next Sunday, Aug. 2nd, at 10:30 at Meredith Park (aka Plover Pit). You will need to bring your own chair, and we will practice social distancing. Bring along your mask as well.  The shelter house is reserved for our worship service. We “HOPE” to see you there!

Hope UMC Worship service – July 12th, 2020

If you were unable to join us for worship today, below is Pastor Kris’s message.  We hope you can join us again next week, and if you would like to get an email with the link to join, please email Pastor Kris (kristine.frank@iaumc.net) and we will add you to our list!  Have a blessed week!

HOPE worship service on 7-5-2020

If you were unable to join us for worship today (July 5th, 2020) you can listen to Pastor Kris’s message below. If you have not joined us before and would like us to send you an email link for next Sunday, please email Pastor Kris (kristine.frank@iaumc.net) so we can add you to our list! We “HOPE” you can join us next Sunday!

PS: Thank you to all who have been faithful in giving to our church during the pandemic. Checks may be mailed to the church at PO Box 116, Pocahontas IA 50574.

Join us for virtual worship on June 7th

We would love to have you join us for virtual worship again tomorrow morning, June 7th, at 10:30.

Hope UMC Worship Service 5/24/2020

If you were unable to join us for worship this morning, here is Pastor Kris’s message.  We “HOPE” you will join us again next week!

Please join us for virtual worship on May 17th

We would love to have you join us for virtual worship tomorrow, May 17th, at 10:30 a.m.

If you HAVE NOT joined us before and would like us to send you a link via email, please email Pastor Kris at kristine.frank@iaumc.net before 5:00 today (Saturday, May 16th) and we will add you to our email list so you can join!

We “HOPE” to see you tomorrow at worship!