Pastor Deb invites you to join her reflecting on “The Redemption of Scrooge” this Advent season. Come explore the connections between the classic story of Ebeneezer Scrooge and the story of the Advent and Christmas seasons. Pastor Deb has copies of the book available for $12.00, but the book is not required. Don’t worry if you’ve never read A Christmas Carol” or seen its many adaptations; you can still join us.

This is joint study for St. Johns and Hope members held at Hope UUnitd Church the four Mondays of Advent at 5:30pm starting Monday, December 2, 2024. You can attend one or all four. (Pastor Deb understands it’s the most wonderful, but perhaps also the busiest time of the year.)

In 1957 St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church became St. John’s United Church of Christ as a result of a merger. The denominations of the Congregational Christian Church, along with Evangelical and Reformed Church joined to form United Church of Christ. UCC is a distinct and diverse community of Christians that came together as one church. They joined faith and actions and currently are over 5,000 churches with nearly one million members across the U.S. The UCC serves God in the co-creation of a just and sustainable world. The UCC is a church of "firsts," a church of extravagant welcome, and a church where "…they may all be one".