Holladay United Church of Christ
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About Holladay UCC
Vision
As a community of faith we seek to challenge and transform the world, beginning with ourselves, and to celebrate the image of God in every person and in all creation.
Purpose
Responding to God’s love, we gather to be a healing, authentic, and empowered community who, through worship, education, fellowship and compassionate action, extend God’s extravagant welcome in the world.
Mission
Responding too God’s love, we gather to be a healing, authentic, and empowered community who, through worship, education, fellowship and compassionate action, extend God’s extravagant welcome in the world.
What's Happening at HUCC
Reflections from Sunday Worship Services
Dressed for Success
DRESSED FOR SUCCESS A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on July 30, 2017 (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost) Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. 11Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For
Read MoreProclaim the Good News
PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on July 23, 2017 (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost) These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7As
Read MoreWhy We Worship
WHY WE WORSHIP A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on July 2, 2017 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost/Communion Sunday) In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2Seraphs were in attendance above him; each
Read MoreThat They May All Be One
THAT THEY MAY ALL BE ONE A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on June 25, 2017 (Third Sunday after Pentecost/60th Anniversary of UCC) I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
Read MoreThe Balance Sheet of Holladay Preschool
THE BALANCE SHEET OF HOLLDAY PRESCHOOL A reflection given by Max Chang at Holladay United Church of Christ on May 21, 2017 (Sixth Sunday of Easter/Preschool Sunday) 1 John 4:7-12 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Holladay United Church of Christ was founded in 1953 as Holladay Community Church – to minister to the needs of Protestant Christians living in
Read MoreEnduring Witness
ENDURING WITNESS/SHE PREVAILED A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on May 14, 2017 (Fifth Sunday of Easter/Mother’s Day) Psalm 84 They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go
Read MoreReconnecting with Nonviolence
Audio recording: RECONNECTING WITH NONVIOLENCE A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on April 9, 2017 (Sixth Sunday in Lent/Palm Sunday) When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you
Read MoreReconnecting with Compassion
RECONNECTING WITH COMPASSION A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on April 2, 2017 (Fifth Sunday in Lent) John 11:1-45 (Jesus raises Lazarus from death) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Many people in this congregation expressed a desire several months ago to deepen their spiritual lives. So during this season of Lent that leads up to Easter,
Read MoreReconnecting with the Light
RECONNECTING WITH THE LIGHT A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on March 26, 2017 (Fourth Sunday in Lent) John 9:1-41 (Jesus heals a man born blind) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you haven’t been with us these past few Sunday of Lent, this congregation expressed a desire several months ago to deepen their spiritual lives. So
Read MoreReconnecting with the Journey
RECONNECTING WITH THE JOURNEY A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on March 19, 2017 (Third Sunday in Lent) John 4:5-42 (The story of Jesus and a Samaritan woman meeting at a well) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The title of the book we have been discussing during Lent is “The Rebirthing of God,” but author John
Read MoreReconnecting with Love
RECONNECTING WITH LOVE A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on March 12, 2017 (Second Sunday in Lent) Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God;
Read MoreReconnecting with Spiritual Practice
RECONNECTING WITH SPIRITUAL PRACTICE A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on March 5, 2017 (First Sunday in Lent/Communion Sunday) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3The tempter came and
Read MoreDazzling Reign
DAZZLING REIGN A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on February 26, 2017 (Last Sunday after Epiphany/Tranfiguration Sunday) Exodus 24:12-18 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone
Read MoreExpanding Boundaries
EXPANDING BOUNDARIES A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on February 19, 2017 (Seventh Sunday after Epiphany) Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you
Read MoreLive With Hope
A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on November 27, 2016 (First Sunday of Advent) – Isaiah 2:1-5 “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the
Read MoreGod With Us
A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on December 18, 2016 (Fourth Sunday of Advent) Isaiah 7:10-16 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy
Read MoreVision of Peace
A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on December 4, 2016 (Second Sunday of Advent) A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. 2The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel
Read MoreWater and Spirit
A reflection given at Holladay United Church of Christ on January 8, 2016 (First Sunday after Epiphany/Baptism of Christ) Acts 19:1-7 Matthew 3:13-17 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Christmas season has come to an end. Two of the gospels in our Bible tell stories of Jesus’ birth, but almost nothing is known of his childhood. There is only
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