Loop Church

Happy Anniversary !! We were honored to both learn and celebrate your story as a merger of two churches 24 years ago! Thank you for inviting Loop to be a part of your anniversary worship service and fellowship lunch (and dancing!!) afterwards! God bless you always!

This Sunday, November 16, Loop Church will worship with the congregation of Mont Clare UCC for their 24th Anniversary celebration service!The service will begin at 11 AM and will be held in the sanctuary at Mont Clare located at 6935 W Medill Ave.

The theme for this year’s Anniversary is, “Faithfulness Through the Ages” Psalm 100:5, and the color is Lavender. Immediately following our Worship Service, we will celebrate with a meal in the Fellowship Hall. Please Join us!!

Come and join us this Sunday at 10 AM for a special “family and friends” worship service! We will be gathering at 829 s Wabash in the fourth floor auditorium with special music provided by Psalmist Sydney Evans, Sacred Harp Singers, and Emily Langenberg who will be playing her nyckelharpa (if you don’t know what this is, come to the service and find out!).

We hope to see you there!

This coming Sunday at 9:00 AM we are going to be launching a new small group / community devotional based on Dr. Hanna Reichel’s 2025 publication, “For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional.”

During one of our sessions in Boulder, the facilitator asked folks to throw out some words that described the way they were feeling as church leaders right now. A sad melody of words were thrown out:

“worn-thin.” “angry.” “confused.” “fragile.” “fearful.” “heart-broken.”

Perhaps you can relate. Maybe you are feeling the same. And the question is - how do we stay healthy, whole, steady, and supported during such turbulent political times. How does our faith help us to lean into such a time as this with courage and hope?

Hanna Reichel, professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, delves into all the upheaval with reflections that are rooted in scripture, historical wisdom, and the core commitments of Christian faith. The devotional is split into four parts with 7 reflections for each part. You could work through the 28 reflections in a month by reading one per day - but we will meet once per month to discuss each part of the book. Our first gathering this Sunday will be to introduce the devotional and discuss the following questions for reflection:

What are you feeling? How is it with your Soul? Where is the heaviness? Where is the joy? What are the sources of anxiety / hope?

What do you hope to get out of this community devotional practice? How do you hope to feel or act differently?

What is your prayer for this moment? What prayer is the one on your heart?

If you can’t join us on Sunday morning, perhaps you can take 30 minutes next week to sit with these questions, reflecting on them, and writing down or journaling your responses. No need to have the book on hand this Sunday, but try to get a copy by the end of next week. Our next in-person meeting will be on Sunday, November 9 focusing on Part 1 of the book.

Day 2 of RCA City Classis in Boulder, CO - SO SWEET!! Plenty of everyone’s favorite candy before getting into the business portion of the meeting. Reports from the church care team, ministry multiplication team, leadership development team and treasurer have plenty to celebrate as new churches and ministers were welcomed into the classis! So important to have good candy at church functions!!