Abundant Grace United Church of Christ

01/02/2025

On the stroke of midnight tonight, you can resolve to be better, if you like…
to be fitter,
to eat cleaner,
to work harder.

On the stroke of midnight tonight,
you can resolve to become a whole new you,
if you so choose.

Or, you can take a moment to acknowledge
all you already are.
Because it’s a lot.
You’re a lot.

And you deserve to be commended.

On the stroke of midnight tonight, perhaps you could congratulate yourself, for coping.
For breaking, again,
and for rebuilding, again.

For catching the stones life has thrown at you,
and using them to build your castle that little bit stronger.

You have endured, my friend.

And I don’t see the need to resolve to become a whole new you,
when you are already so very much indeed.

Happy new year.

You made it.

Now let us face another 365 day-turn, arms wide,
accepting, embracing and ‘seeing’ each other,
for all we are..

Donna Ashworth

https://amzn.eu/d/iRVOmUK

ART by Sherine Tolba

01/02/2025

I think most of us feel this way...
I'm scared and worried...
Still, I have love to offer and...
courage to share... I hope...
you do too... Kyrie eleison...

01/02/2025

10/06/2024

This is the service from October 6, 2024.

03/16/2024

ABUNDANT GRACE
United Church of Christ
In Homewood

SEEKING AN OFFICE ASSISTANT

AGUCC is looking for an energetic individual
to fill this part-time position, Tuesdays and Wednesdays,
9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

For additional information:
Email to [email protected]

01/22/2024

Welcome to the service from Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. This is an exciting day as we celebrate our first New Member Sunday. We will be welcoming New Members on the third Sunday of each month.

Please know that there were technical issues with the feed, so the video and/or audio freezes periodically throughout the service. But the warmth and love of our service comes through.

01/01/2024

Welcome to Abundant Grace United Church of Christ in Homewood, Illinois. There are two pages for our church, and this is the secondary page. We migrated the pages for Faith United Protestant Church and St. Paul Community Church to create the new Abundant Grace pages. For up-to-date news, posts, and videos, please see the page for Abundant Grace UCC. I encourage you to like and follow that page. If you have questions, please send me a message, and I will do my best to answer. Ree Grisham

11/10/2023

Looking for an evening of fun? Bring the family out to enjoy another wonderful production from the fabulous performers of 23 Miles South!

10/31/2023

Thank you Judy McGee. Your idea about the flowers worked well.

10/31/2023

Please join us for the October 29, 2023 service as we observe All Saints Day and those we have lost in the last six months. Rev. Melbalenia Evans leads the service.

10/29/2023

Please join us for the October 22, 2023 service at Abundant Grace UCC.