United Church of Hayward, United Church of Christ

06/07/2026

What makes our hearts sing? Welcome to our first online worship of renewal leave, with Rev. Kathy Cramer as our sabbatical minister.

05/30/2026

Sunday, May 31 is Nature Sunday at the United Church of Hayward, UCC. There will be no Zoom Worship or livestream on that day. Instead, we invite everyone to get out into nature that day, be it in someone’s yard, a public garden, or a park. Explore and take time to sit and just be. You may also want to journal.

Here are some suggestions for your time in nature:

🌱 Be open and pay attention to what draws you. What makes your heart sing? What strikes you? How and where in your body do you feel it?

🌱 Consider what speaks to you. What is the message?

🌱 Pick one item, a blossom, leaf or blade of grass for example, and concentrate on it for a few minutes. What do you see? What does it tell you?

🌱 Is there a question in your life you are struggling with? Be still and wait to see if the answer presents itself.

🌱 Nature is full of plants. What other life is there? What else can you see? Sit still and listen: What can you hear?

Use your phone to take some pictures. On June 7 during worship, we will share our experiences in nature. Choose one of your pictures to use as your Zoom background that day.

05/25/2026

How a bilingual choir offers a glimpse of the church as Pentecost imagines it: many voices, one song.

05/24/2026

05/24/2026

We had some technical issues with this week’s livestream, but today’s Pentecost sermon recording is now available. 🔥

As the Spirit moves “like wind” and “like fire,” Pentecost becomes less about certainty and more about learning to listen deeply across difference while wrestling honestly with language, bewilderment, inclusion, and what it means for beloved community to become whole together.

Today’s worship also marked a sacred transition moment in the life of our congregation, as we entered into covenant for Rev. Jeanne Loveless's renewal leave, welcomed Rev. Kathy as Sabbatical Minister, and blessed Jeanne, Christy, and Clive as they begin this season of rest, reflection, travel, and renewal, and so this sermon is both celebration and sending — a reminder that the Holy Spirit still unsettles, transforms, and calls communities into wider love.

👉 Please note that there will not be a livestream or sermon recording next Sunday, May 31, as UCH observes Nature Sunday and encourages everyone to spend intentional time outdoors and in renewal. Our online worship services will resume June 7.

Watch today’s Pentecost sermon here, and share your 🔥 reflections in the comments:

On this Pentecost Sunday episode of Rebuild: A United Church of Hayward Podcast, Rev. Jeanne Loveless reflects on the mystery, disruption, and wholeness at t...

05/23/2026

Pentecost Sunday is almost here. 🔥🌈

This week at United Church of Hayward, we’ll celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit, covenant with Rev. Kathy as our Sabbatical Minister, and send Rev. Jeanne Loveless, Christy, and Clive into a season of renewal leave with gratitude and love.

“Thank you for making this renewal leave possible — not just for me, but for all of us.”

Join us tomorrow for:

✨ Fellowship at 10am PT
✨ Worship at 10:30am PT
✨ A heart-singing Pentecost conversation about diversity, transformation, wholeness, and the Spirit that sends us forth

Read the full update for details about Nature Sunday, Monday's Healing Circle, upcoming gatherings, and more:

https://mailchi.mp/da57bb30ac62/updates-from-the-journey-pentecost-2026

05/23/2026

05/17/2026

What happens when nature nourishes your heart and helps it sing? Join us live for this final installation in this sermon series -- What Makes Our Hearts Sing? What Makes God's Hearts Sing? -- as we prepare for Rev. Jeanne Loveless's and our congregation's renewal leaveas. https://fb.watch/H9KrV0lUMq/