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What to Expect

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Our services will always include in-person, live streaming, and on-demand options.

 

When You Arrive

We have on-street parking.  The West-facing front entrance is in the middle of Leyden Street.  Look for the lamp post and flags.

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Worship Time

Our Weekly Services are Sunday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m. Mountain Time.  If you can't make it at that time, watch later on-demand on our YouTube channel - youtube.com/parkhillucc.

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Children

​Children and youth are the future of the church. Children of all ages are welcome to worship with their family and to participate by reading, collecting the offering, singing or playing an instrument, assisting with the live-stream equipment or lighting candles, among other things, based on their age and abilities.

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Children are welcome to attend the worship service. To occupy children who may become restless during the service, you can pick up a Worship Buddy Bag as you enter the Sanctuary.

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Our staffed nursery is available during the worship service for children 5 years and younger.

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Sunday School occurs during the worship service for children 6 years and older. Children participate in the Children's Time portion of the worship service as well as receiving communion.

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For parents who are involved in choir practice or other activities that meet before the worship service, staffed child care for any age is available from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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Youth

We have Youth Group for young people from Middle School to High School.  Youth Group is held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. If you would like to help with Youth Group, please contact Brian Bowen at youth@parkhillchurch.org for more information. 

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Accessibility

The Sanctuary, restrooms, and most of the building are wheelchair accessible.  The second-floor choir loft upstairs and Fellowship Hall downstairs have chair lifts for those who can transfer from their wheelchair.

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Hearing Impaired

We have a "Hearing Loop" built into the floor that connects directly to the T-coil in hearing aids. Headphones are also available upon request; just ask an usher.

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Communion

We typically celebrate the Sacrament of Communion once per month. We believe that Jesus sets the Table, not us; therefore all people, including children, are welcome whether or not they are members of our church or any church. We use grape juice and bread. Gluten-free wafers are also provided. If you are at home, choose your own communion elements - whatever feels sacred to you.  Perhaps coffee and a cinnamon roll!  Let God transform the elements into more than we would imagine on our own.

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Music

We offer a wide variety of music and styles. Some Sundays, worship could be described as traditional mainline with big organ pieces and hymns. Other Sundays we sing with piano accompaniment, using songs from a wide variety of sources, including UCC songbooks.  The third Sunday of the month is “Gospel” Sunday. The choir is supplemented by soloists or small ensembles. We encourage children to play their instruments and sing as they feel comfortable. The choir practices on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. before the 10 a.m. weekly service.  All members and guests are welcome to join the choir!

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Inclusive Language

We strive to use many images and names for God. For example, The Lord’s Prayer begins:  "Our Creator, holy is your name." And all our music uses inclusive and expansive language.

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Compassion in Action Offering

We highlight the mission of a different community organization every month during worship in addition to our weekly church offering. We give away all loose cash in the offering plate, in addition to designated gifts. In 2020, this amounted to over $25,000. See our Mission Partners page for more information. On any fifth Sundays we collect for the Pastor's Discretionary Fund.  ​