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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 - December 21, 2025

The Unchristian Creche

We often imagine the Christmas story as safe and comfortably Christian. But when you look closely at who is gathered around the manger, there are no Christians at all. Instead, the story opens with observant Jews, religious outsiders, and foreign priests from another faith, all welcomed in. This sermon explores how Jesus’ birth dissolves insider and outsider from the very beginning and asks whether our instincts match the radical welcome at the manger.

Scripture References: Matthew 2:1-12

 

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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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