HopeGateWay
@hopegateway.bsky.social
Community of faith in Portland, Maine seeking to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.
Would you like to work for a church where kids are fully welcome, where noises that children make during worship are celebrated? Do you long to be a part of a community where LGBTQ people feel fully integrated into the community & congregational leadership?
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September 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Would you like to work for a church where kids are fully welcome, where noises that children make during worship are celebrated? Do you long to be a part of a community where LGBTQ people feel fully integrated into the community & congregational leadership?
hopegateway.com/connect/job-...
hopegateway.com/connect/job-...
This Sunday, August 31, is our final Alternative Gathering of the Summer. There will be NO GATHERING at 515 Woodford Street this week. We will be gathering 10am-12pm at Cassie Moon’s house for a picnic. Bring a dish to share or something to grill. It’s going to be a wondeful time of community.
August 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This Sunday, August 31, is our final Alternative Gathering of the Summer. There will be NO GATHERING at 515 Woodford Street this week. We will be gathering 10am-12pm at Cassie Moon’s house for a picnic. Bring a dish to share or something to grill. It’s going to be a wondeful time of community.
This Sunday will not be a normal Sunday at HopeGateWay. We will not gather in the sanctuary to sing and pray. We will be outside engaging with our neighbors and building community together.
This is the first of three "alternative gathering" Sundays this Summer for the HopeGateWay Community.
This is the first of three "alternative gathering" Sundays this Summer for the HopeGateWay Community.
June 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This Sunday will not be a normal Sunday at HopeGateWay. We will not gather in the sanctuary to sing and pray. We will be outside engaging with our neighbors and building community together.
This is the first of three "alternative gathering" Sundays this Summer for the HopeGateWay Community.
This is the first of three "alternative gathering" Sundays this Summer for the HopeGateWay Community.
If you’re feeling sad, angry, confused, and searching for a way to express those feelings join us today at 10am for open, safe space.
At HopeGateWay we don’t shy away from what is happening in our country and our world. At the same time we try to dwell in hope & joy even in the midst of despair.
At HopeGateWay we don’t shy away from what is happening in our country and our world. At the same time we try to dwell in hope & joy even in the midst of despair.
June 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
If you’re feeling sad, angry, confused, and searching for a way to express those feelings join us today at 10am for open, safe space.
At HopeGateWay we don’t shy away from what is happening in our country and our world. At the same time we try to dwell in hope & joy even in the midst of despair.
At HopeGateWay we don’t shy away from what is happening in our country and our world. At the same time we try to dwell in hope & joy even in the midst of despair.
Join us Sunday @10am to kick off our new series:
Undeterred: Stories of Resistance
We are starting with these fierce midwives, Shiprah & Puah, who stood divinely defiant because they had already borne witness to a truth greater than hate and fear-mongering.
Image by @bethfelkerjones.bsky.social
Undeterred: Stories of Resistance
We are starting with these fierce midwives, Shiprah & Puah, who stood divinely defiant because they had already borne witness to a truth greater than hate and fear-mongering.
Image by @bethfelkerjones.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Join us Sunday @10am to kick off our new series:
Undeterred: Stories of Resistance
We are starting with these fierce midwives, Shiprah & Puah, who stood divinely defiant because they had already borne witness to a truth greater than hate and fear-mongering.
Image by @bethfelkerjones.bsky.social
Undeterred: Stories of Resistance
We are starting with these fierce midwives, Shiprah & Puah, who stood divinely defiant because they had already borne witness to a truth greater than hate and fear-mongering.
Image by @bethfelkerjones.bsky.social
Join us on Sunday, April 13 for our Palm Sunday Protest. We will remember Jesus' creative protest of riding a donkey into Jerusalem as a play on the upside down kinGdom he was proclaiming. We will join that movement and the one sweeping our nation and world as we protest on our little corner.
April 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Join us on Sunday, April 13 for our Palm Sunday Protest. We will remember Jesus' creative protest of riding a donkey into Jerusalem as a play on the upside down kinGdom he was proclaiming. We will join that movement and the one sweeping our nation and world as we protest on our little corner.
Training Opportunity
Let's work together to stand united in Maine.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS USE YOUR VOICE
Take the first step to learn how to be a proactive ally and respond to ICE activity in our communities.
March 24, 6 PM ET
REGISTER AT: bit.ly/useyourvoice25
Sponsored by juneteenthdowneast.org
Let's work together to stand united in Maine.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS USE YOUR VOICE
Take the first step to learn how to be a proactive ally and respond to ICE activity in our communities.
March 24, 6 PM ET
REGISTER AT: bit.ly/useyourvoice25
Sponsored by juneteenthdowneast.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Training Opportunity
Let's work together to stand united in Maine.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS USE YOUR VOICE
Take the first step to learn how to be a proactive ally and respond to ICE activity in our communities.
March 24, 6 PM ET
REGISTER AT: bit.ly/useyourvoice25
Sponsored by juneteenthdowneast.org
Let's work together to stand united in Maine.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS USE YOUR VOICE
Take the first step to learn how to be a proactive ally and respond to ICE activity in our communities.
March 24, 6 PM ET
REGISTER AT: bit.ly/useyourvoice25
Sponsored by juneteenthdowneast.org
Join the Maine Council of Churches on Wednesday, March 26, at 4 pm, for the continuation of the second event in a series of online "town hall" gatherings to discuss ways Maine's communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable groups are targeted by the new administration.
March 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Join the Maine Council of Churches on Wednesday, March 26, at 4 pm, for the continuation of the second event in a series of online "town hall" gatherings to discuss ways Maine's communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable groups are targeted by the new administration.
Defend Trans Lives: A Webinar for People of Faith
Calling pro-LGBTQ Christians and other people of faith! We are living in a terrifying time for trans people, as a virulent anti-trans political movement led by Christian Nationalists is sweeping the United States and threatening trans lives.
Calling pro-LGBTQ Christians and other people of faith! We are living in a terrifying time for trans people, as a virulent anti-trans political movement led by Christian Nationalists is sweeping the United States and threatening trans lives.
People of Faith: Defend Trans Lives — Transforming Hearts Collective
www.transformingheartscollective.org
March 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Defend Trans Lives: A Webinar for People of Faith
Calling pro-LGBTQ Christians and other people of faith! We are living in a terrifying time for trans people, as a virulent anti-trans political movement led by Christian Nationalists is sweeping the United States and threatening trans lives.
Calling pro-LGBTQ Christians and other people of faith! We are living in a terrifying time for trans people, as a virulent anti-trans political movement led by Christian Nationalists is sweeping the United States and threatening trans lives.
We created our own Lenten Devotional this year filled with songs that we sing together - grieving the world we have and working for a better one. You can check out the beginning of the devotional here on this Ash Wednesday.
March 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
We created our own Lenten Devotional this year filled with songs that we sing together - grieving the world we have and working for a better one. You can check out the beginning of the devotional here on this Ash Wednesday.
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During this Season of Lent, instead of giving something up, how about adding some activities to bring beauty, kindness, and grounding for yourself and those around you? Try one of these each day of Lent, or pick one to do daily. You can do these as a family, with a friend, or on your own.
March 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
During this Season of Lent, instead of giving something up, how about adding some activities to bring beauty, kindness, and grounding for yourself and those around you? Try one of these each day of Lent, or pick one to do daily. You can do these as a family, with a friend, or on your own.
"In these loud and overwhelming days, I choose to not let empire consume me. I refuse to bow to its restless hunger or allow it to reshape my soul. I will bear witness and reject the narrative that some lives are disposable." - Kat Armas
a manifesto for times like these
i choose less, and in this choice, i am free
katarmas.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"In these loud and overwhelming days, I choose to not let empire consume me. I refuse to bow to its restless hunger or allow it to reshape my soul. I will bear witness and reject the narrative that some lives are disposable." - Kat Armas
Another Sunday, another major winter storm. Please stay home and stay safe. We plan to gather on Zoom again this Sunday to connect, sing, reflect, pray, and consider our place in this world full of trouble and woe. We hope you will join us.
Zoom info: hopegateway.breezechms.com/form/8606356...
Zoom info: hopegateway.breezechms.com/form/8606356...
February 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Another Sunday, another major winter storm. Please stay home and stay safe. We plan to gather on Zoom again this Sunday to connect, sing, reflect, pray, and consider our place in this world full of trouble and woe. We hope you will join us.
Zoom info: hopegateway.breezechms.com/form/8606356...
Zoom info: hopegateway.breezechms.com/form/8606356...
HopeGateWay will be gathering only on Zoom, tomorrow, February 9 at 10am. We will not be gathering in person.
We would LOVE to have you join us from the warmth and safety of your home.
If you need the info to connect on Zoom please fill out this form:
hopegateway.breezechms.com/form/8606356...
We would LOVE to have you join us from the warmth and safety of your home.
If you need the info to connect on Zoom please fill out this form:
hopegateway.breezechms.com/form/8606356...
February 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
HopeGateWay will be gathering only on Zoom, tomorrow, February 9 at 10am. We will not be gathering in person.
We would LOVE to have you join us from the warmth and safety of your home.
If you need the info to connect on Zoom please fill out this form:
hopegateway.breezechms.com/form/8606356...
We would LOVE to have you join us from the warmth and safety of your home.
If you need the info to connect on Zoom please fill out this form:
hopegateway.breezechms.com/form/8606356...
Keep the novocaine out of your wisdom teeth y'all.
Every window begs to be open
when a storm like this comes.
When the storm comes, dig seed holes in your heart.
Call your upside-down umbrella, a teacup for truth.
- Andrea Gibson
Every window begs to be open
when a storm like this comes.
When the storm comes, dig seed holes in your heart.
Call your upside-down umbrella, a teacup for truth.
- Andrea Gibson
February 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Keep the novocaine out of your wisdom teeth y'all.
Every window begs to be open
when a storm like this comes.
When the storm comes, dig seed holes in your heart.
Call your upside-down umbrella, a teacup for truth.
- Andrea Gibson
Every window begs to be open
when a storm like this comes.
When the storm comes, dig seed holes in your heart.
Call your upside-down umbrella, a teacup for truth.
- Andrea Gibson
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That's it, that's the post.
February 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
That's it, that's the post.
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Just some nice little art. Enjoy 🤍 🧵 (1/3)
Original words were from @deiloh who worded it loads better than I could. I just wanted to illustrate it and share for others. Check her out on Threads and Insta if you love art and hate what’s going on!
Original words were from @deiloh who worded it loads better than I could. I just wanted to illustrate it and share for others. Check her out on Threads and Insta if you love art and hate what’s going on!
January 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Just some nice little art. Enjoy 🤍 🧵 (1/3)
Original words were from @deiloh who worded it loads better than I could. I just wanted to illustrate it and share for others. Check her out on Threads and Insta if you love art and hate what’s going on!
Original words were from @deiloh who worded it loads better than I could. I just wanted to illustrate it and share for others. Check her out on Threads and Insta if you love art and hate what’s going on!
Join Maine Council of Churches on Thursday, February 13, at 4 pm, for the second in a series of online "town hall" gatherings to discuss ways Maine's communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable groups are targeted by the new administration.
form.jotform.com/250305845921...
form.jotform.com/250305845921...
February 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Join Maine Council of Churches on Thursday, February 13, at 4 pm, for the second in a series of online "town hall" gatherings to discuss ways Maine's communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable groups are targeted by the new administration.
form.jotform.com/250305845921...
form.jotform.com/250305845921...
Sunday, February 9th 4-6pm
Movie Screening and Discussion
The Singing Revolution, the story of Estonia's resistance to the Soviet Union. The movie will be followed by conversation on how we might use creative and non-violent tactics today to stand for justice and the worthiness of all humans.
Movie Screening and Discussion
The Singing Revolution, the story of Estonia's resistance to the Soviet Union. The movie will be followed by conversation on how we might use creative and non-violent tactics today to stand for justice and the worthiness of all humans.
February 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Sunday, February 9th 4-6pm
Movie Screening and Discussion
The Singing Revolution, the story of Estonia's resistance to the Soviet Union. The movie will be followed by conversation on how we might use creative and non-violent tactics today to stand for justice and the worthiness of all humans.
Movie Screening and Discussion
The Singing Revolution, the story of Estonia's resistance to the Soviet Union. The movie will be followed by conversation on how we might use creative and non-violent tactics today to stand for justice and the worthiness of all humans.