Rev. Jim Hoppert – Page 9 – Salem United Church of Christ

First Notes – December 2017

Rev. Jim Hoppert November 30, 2017 November 30, 2017

Two weeks into my return from sabbatical leave, I believe I’m caught up on all of the loose ends! I am pleased to report that …

Rev. Jim Hoppert September 29, 2017 September 29, 2017

At this writing I find myself preparing to take the last half of my sabbatical time. As I’ve written earlier, I put down the foundation …

Rev. Jim Hoppert August 23, 2017 August 23, 2017

The summer is not yet over—it is still the middle of August as I write this—but it won’t be long before the start of the …

Rev. Jim Hoppert May 23, 2017 May 23, 2017

As I sit down to write this page it is the Monday following the youth-led worship service of May 21st. What a wonderful experience the …

Rev. Jim Hoppert May 2, 2017 May 2, 2017

This writing finds me on the Thursday after Easter. Holy Week and the Easter services are just in the rear-view mirror. All told, it wasn’t …

Rev. Jim Hoppert March 27, 2017 March 27, 2017

“Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and …

Rev. Jim Hoppert February 23, 2017 February 23, 2017

The purpose of this month’s front page is three-fold: the first is a reminder of the midweek events that will be held during the upcoming …

Rev. Jim Hoppert February 7, 2017 February 7, 2017

Given that Easter falls on April 16th this year, we will have a relatively late start to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten …

Rev. Jim Hoppert January 2, 2017 January 2, 2017

As we welcome 2017 into the ranks of history, I come to you with an assortment of odds and ends this month instead of some …

Rev. Jim Hoppert November 22, 2016 November 22, 2016

As a number of you may have figured out by this time, I haven’t exactly been bashful in hiding my concern and lament over what’s …