Mount Hollywood United Church of Christ

Homecoming Sunday is almost here! Join us as we regather after the summer and deepen our walk of faith and community together. Our choir will also return and Godly Play resumes! 🌈

Yesterday we came together for Church for all Ages! We talked about sparrows and God’s constant presence, we played with slime, we blessed our backpacks, and reflected on what tools we have and need this season to stay in our resilient zones! (Not pictured, more glittery kiddos and a very glittery sanctuary!)

This Sunday we will all be together in worship for a creative and movement filled service! And yes, there will be slime! We will also bless the backpacks and bags of our teachers and students. Be sure to bring them with you to worship!🎒🌈💜

Bike Church was such a joy! Thanks to everyone who joined in, stopped by, blessed bikes, handed out popsicles, and wrote GOTV postcards! And thank you to the amazing for making our adorable bandanas! (See slide 9!) 🌈🚲

Throwback to our community game night last weekend! What a wonderful way to celebrate the end of summer vacation before the start of the school year! Be on the lookout for our next community event next month, bowling! 🎲🎳🌈

Happy first day of school to all students, teachers and educators! May the school year be joyful, grounding, and full of growth!

Many thanks to all those who helped with our Back to School community events last week! 🎒✏️💛

More on Bike Church next Sunday, August 18th! Meet in the parking lot at 10:30 am to head out together, or join us on the corner of Hollywood and N. New Hampshire at our shaded table and chairs for bike blessings, popsicles, and conversation! 🌈

If you are driving, be sure to come in from Franklin as Hollywood Blvd. will be closed for !

Are you ready for Bike Church on Sunday, August 18th as part of ? 🚲🌈

🖼️by Javi

Join us this Saturday for our first of three community nights! First up, games and pizza before we head back to school next week! See you there!

“Once you start looking for birds, you’ll find them everywhere… I believe it is the same with the grace of God- when you start paying attention, you’ll discover it in places you hadn’t noticed before…” - Debbie Blue, author of Consider the Birds: A Provocative Guide to Birds of the Bible, our guiding text for this series!

First up, the vulture and the eagle! 🦅

This Saturday we are joining with our campus and community partners for a day of back to school fun! We will have 100 backpacks, school supplies, kids clothing, arts and crafts and games for the kiddos, and refreshments! Join us!

A big thank you to all of those in our community who donated backpacks and supplies!💛

Mark your calendars! Guitars, bikes, and yes, slime! 🎸🚲🌈

Join us this Sunday after worship for prophetic, non-partisan GOTV post-carding! 🗳️

Thank you for these wise words. As our amazing guest preacher .rowell shared with us on Sunday, “You could kick yourself and curse yourself, or you could ask yourself, ‘What am I not getting that I need in order to grow?’ And then adjust accordingly and wait. Because with the correct environment and time we are all seeds designed to grow, and God wants that I think more than anything.” 🌱

Pastor Ashley is one of the Camp Pastors this week ! You might recognize some campers and Program Director Carol and Arts and Crafts Director Mary! 🌲🏕️🌈

Pride worship was such joy! With rainbow communion to boot! 🌈

Join us this week for Pride Sunday Church for All Ages with rainbow communion! Our beloved friends at Hollywood Lutheran will be joining us, followed by a potluck and bbq, games, and or course bubbles!

Please note, worship will be inside due to the weather! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Western Regional Youth Event here we come! We had so much fun baking over 16 dozen goodies to welcome over 130 young people from all over the country to Long Beach! Thank you Carol, Carrie, AJ and Anaiya!

Juneteenth marks a celebration of freedom, and we honor this important day in the ongoing struggle for liberation.

As we continue to work for justice, join us in the movement for reparations. You can start by joining the campaign for and tell your congress person to begin the process of federal restitution and nationwide reparations.
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Then check out the Fund for Reparations Now! https://www.fundforreparationsnow.org/ which is an effort for white people to support the movement for reparations for African Americans. They work in solidarity with the National African American Reparations Commission.

Today and all days, let us rededicate ourselves as we dream of a just world, where all of us are truly free!

Today and all days, let us rededicate ourselves as we dream of a just world, where all of us are truly free!

Thank you Abilio for all of the ways you have blessed our church, and for your 30 years of faithful service and care! Congratulations on this next chapter for you! You will be very missed!

Congratulations Maggie, Grace, Elizabeth and Boston, our Elizabeth Hunter Scholarship recipients! We are so proud of you! 💛

Tomorrow we celebrate our graduates and our Elizabeth Hunter Scholarship recipients! Join us for worship at 10:30 and then after for a celebratory lunch!

Thanks Alvaro for the compost demonstration today, and to all who help tend to our garden! It’s looks beautiful! 🪱 🍋 🥬

Mount Hollywood Annual Gathering group hanging at the table! Have you registered for camp yet!?

Over 200 members from over 75 churches of the Southern California Nevada Conference of the UCC are gathered for day two of our Annual Gathering. This morning we are blessed to hear from Dr. Peter Makari, Global Relations Minister for the Middle East and Europe for the UCC and DOC.

By God and by us, today and all days! Happy Pride month beloveds! # 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎

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See you there! 🌈

What a weekend of Mount Hollywood fun and community building! 🎳👚🪴🎶🌈

Thank you to Rev. Teogenes Tawagon for blessing us today with a wonderful message for Pacific Islander & Asian American Ministries (PAAM) Sunday! We recognize and celebrate the many gifts and contributions of Pacific Islanders & Asian Americans in the life of the UCC!

(We were so present that we completely forgot to take photos!)

Join us tomorrow, Saturday April 27th for our Clothing Swap! Bring what you want (or just yourself!), take what you need! 🌈