The Flash! – April 3, 2014
Andy Jacob
April 3, 2014 One of the great liberation songs for African-American slaves tells the story of Mary of Bethany weeping at the death of her brother Lazarus. “Oh Mary, Don’t You Weep” is a classic Negro spiritual that offered the hope of freedom by telling a coded story: urging Mary not to weep for her […]
The Flash! – March 27, 2014
Andy Jacob
March 27, 2014 A steamroller never sounded so sweet. Late in the afternoon today the diesel-powered piece of road equipment that I would like most to operate before meeting my maker was doing its thing on 18th Street: packing down asphalt to seal the gaping hole that has been with us for fifteen weeks.Rejoice, […]
The Flash! – March 20, 2014
Andy Jacob
March 20, 2014 So, the (justifiable) rap about Hanover’s pastor: he’s obsessed with sports, and especially analogies about sports and faith. In the Lenten spirit of resisting temptation, said pastor will abstain from offering one of the many analogies begging to be unpacked with the onset of March Madness…the annual 68 team extravaganza that leads […]
The Flash! – March 13, 2014
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Greetings and salutations from your Church Administrator! Andy has been gracious enough to share this space with me as he travels with his family for the next couple of days. What an interesting time of year to begin a journey of work with Hanover! Lent has begun, a time of slowing down and reflecting on […]
The Flash! – March 6, 2014
Andy Jacob
March 6, 2014Last evening foreheads were smudged with ashes to mark the first of forty purple days of repentance. Each smudge reminds its bearer of the circle of life: that “we are dust, and to dust we shall return.” One of the passages read each year on Ash Wednesday is from the sermon on the […]
Hanover Youth Events
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Beyond Box City 25% of families in New Castle County live in poverty. Children make up 45% of Delaware’s homeless population. Family Promise of Northern New Castle County is an interfaith organization providing food and hospitality for homeless families. It engages 800+ volunteers through over 30 congregations to help families with children get back on-and […]
Soup Dinner & Taize Service
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Each Wednesday in Lent we will gather for a soup and bread meal and fellowship at 5:30pm in the Church School Hall. At 6:30pm we will make our way into the sanctuary for a Taize worship service. The services will invite us through music, readings, and prayer to quietly and contemplatively enter into God’s presence […]
The Flash! – February 27, 2014
Andy Jacob
February 27, 2014 This Sunday will be a carnival during and after worship! This being that last hurrah before Lent, we will joyfully, playfully, and yet reverently, worship God in the spirit of Mardi Gras. All are invited to don your favorite masks, beads, and bright colors. Masks will be the key. With a mask […]
The Flash! – February 20, 2014
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February 20, 2014 It was one of the most riveting moments in Olympic history. On Saturday morning the American hockey team faced off against the Russian team on their home ice. Tied 2-2 at the end of regulation play, and after a 4:00 minute sudden-death overtime period, the American team won in a “shootout”: a […]
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