Worship and Spiritual Life

News from the Worship and Spiritual Life team

  • The Monday small group offering, co-led by Kirk Reid and Jean Woessner, will be at 6:30 pm, on Zoom.

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  • Five Gatherings on Wilderness, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, in the Fireside Room February 18: Wilderness Prayer Vases and Poetry, a hands-on project to use during Lent, for all ages! Vases will be led by Jean Woessner and Poetry by Peggy Meinholtz. Participants are asked to please bring 1.5 to 3-inch smooth river rocks and…

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  • February 4 – February 18: Youth-led canned good drive, Middle School February 14: Youth are invited to attend the Ash Wednesday service March 3: Joint High School and Middle School outing March 24: Campfire and conversation for all youth (Middle School and High School) Our Church School children will be exploring finger labyrinths, among other…

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  • Into the Wilderness: Walk the journey of Holy Week 2024 with UCC

    Sunday, March 24: Palm Sunday Palm Sunday worship at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary and online. Thursday, March 28: Maundy Thursday At 6:00 pm in the Fireside Room: dinner with Holy Communion. Please sign up to attend the dinner, which is a simple but served meal. At 7:15 pm in the Sanctuary: Tenebrae service. Tenebrae…

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  • Into the Wilderness: Ash Wednesday February 14, 2024

    Enjoy a shared dinner (provided by the Congregational Connections ACT) and conversation with our congregation and the students at Emmaus Campus Ministry at 5:30 pm in the Fireside Room, followed by worship at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary and online. With this service, we begin the season of Lent. We come to this service naming our…

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  • Fall 2022: Homecoming

    Fall 2022: Homecoming

    Our Fall 2022 theme, chosen by the Worship & Spiritual Life team and Bridge Pastor Courtney Arntzen, was “Homecoming. ” Questions asked included: We asked the congregation to create fabric panels using scrap and salvaged materials, which we stitched together to form the sides and roof of a wooden-framed house. The house sat in the…

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  • Into the Wilderness: Lenten Wednesdays

    Join us for a simple supper at 5:30 pm in the Fireside Room, followed by a half-hour service at 6:15 pm in the Sanctuary for the Wednesdays of Lent: February 21, February 28, March 6, and March 13. The service will consist of music, chants, silence, prayers of the community, and some readings. The chants…

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  • Into the Wilderness: Art Blog

    Into the Wilderness: Art Blog

    This is where we’ll share our creative reflections on wilderness. Some prompts to get you started: What does the phrase “into the wilderness” bring to mind? We’d love to see or read your journey. If you need more ideas to get started, you could choose one of the prompts below:”  – a time when you’ve…

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  • Are you interested in making sure our online worship is as engaging and invitational as our in-person worship?  We are looking for individuals to help discern ideas and offer suggestions to make our online presence better.  You do not have to be a ‘techie’ to participate!  Please contact Katrina D. or Kirk R. or the…

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  • Call for Materials! We need your help!

    The Worship and Spiritual Life Team is collecting materials for several congregational-wide projects as we begin Lent.  Please help us collect the following in the next few weeks: We will have boxes in the narthex to receive your items! Thank you very much.  If you have questions, please contact Jean W. or the church office.

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