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Summer in the Psalms

The Psalms have been the church’s prayer book for three thousand years, and they got the job by refusing to pretend. Over four Sundays we’ll pray four very different psalms: awe under a sky too big for us, trust through the dark valley, thanksgiving for what we barely survived, and, yes, one Sunday of raw rage, because the Psalms give us permission to bring God even the prayers we’re ashamed of. Come pray the whole range with us.

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Rev. Tom Hathaway - November 23, 2025

Herod, Mary, and the Cost of Courage

When the angel Gabriel came to Mary, it wasn’t a fairy tale moment. It was a summons issued into a world ruled by a tyrant who executed wives, sons, and anyone who threatened his throne. This sermon explores what it meant for a teenage girl to say yes to bearing a king in a landscape shaped by violence, fear, and the easy cruelty of the powerful. And from Mary’s brave yes, we look at our own world — where harm still comes cheaply for those who hold the levers — and we consider what it means to say yes to the dangerous, costly work of love. Mary’s story becomes our invitation to courage.

Scripture References: Luke 1:26-38

 

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OUR VISION

Grounded in Love

In a time of increasing partisanship and division, Hillside Community Church boldly imagines a world in which people of every race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, gender expression, and sexual orientation can come together to meet, talk, listen, share, explore, and grow in love.

Each week, through worship that draws on the deepest insights of the Christian scriptures and through active programs of community service and outreach, the Hillside community works to build just such a world.

If you are looking to be part of an action-oriented, love-centered Christian community, we’d love to have you join us!

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