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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN WORSHIP

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 - August 30, 2026

Thanks for the Fleas

What does it mean to praise God when life gives you no obvious reason to? Psalm 22 begins with one of scripture’s most devastating questions: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Yet the psalmist still finds a way to praise from inside that forsakenness itself, refusing to let suffering become the whole story. In this sermon, we look at Psalm 22 alongside the story of Corrie and Betsie ten Boom and ask whether gratitude can become something more than optimism or obedience. Perhaps, sometimes, thanksgiving is an act of spiritual resistance, a way of insisting that even in the hardest circumstances, there is still more to the story.

Scripture References: Psalms 22:1-31

 

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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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