2023
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Thank you to the angels who swooped in after the Advent 4 service Christmas Eve morning to change all the sanctuary and foyer decor from blue to the colors of Christmas IN RECORD TIME. Your gifts of time and talent were invaluable: Amelia Tallman, Bob Heffner, Nancy Marmot, Jennifer Copley, Judith Holloway, Brad Herron, Terri…
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You are in my heart as we move into these holy days. I think of how beautiful and meaningful your worship services are. Know that I’ll be there in spirit, and I wish each of you a very merry Christmas! God bless you. Janice
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We hope you’ll join us on Sunday the 24th for Christmas Eve services. Our regular worship service for Advent week four is at 10:00am, both in person and online. Christmas Eve Services will be at 4:30 and 7pm, each with special music, readings, candlelight, and the baby Jesus. Pastor John will give a Christmas Eve message…
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Thank you to all who helped make our Pageant such a wonderful event! A big thank you to Robin and Kevin, as well as Anne, for the (much needed!) musical support. Thank you to the volunteers who helped with the Pageant -practices, performance- and brought treats to share. And above all thank you to our…
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Hi UCC Youth and Friends, Thank you so much to all of those who donated to the UCC Youth’s Socks’n’Gloves drive this year. It was a huge success. I dropped off two large bags full of warm winter wear for our neighbors at the Pov. They also hung our card at the front desk to…
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UCC’s Cabinet meeting on December 18th focused on the budget for 2024. Cabinet will vote on the proposed budget at the January 8th Cabinet meeting. Budget listening sessions will be held for the congregation via Zoom on Thursday January 18 at 7:00 pm and in person on Sunday January 21 at 11:15 am right after…
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You are invited to attend a Winter Solstice Silent Meditation in the UCC Sanctuary Thursday 12/21 from 7 PM-10PM. This is being offered by the Thursday morning contemplative prayer group. Come as you are and stay for as long as you would like, as we let go of the dark and welcome back the light.
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Hear ye, hear ye! In centuries past, a “pageant” was a platform with wheels that would roll into town and serve as a stage for a play – and though times have changed, the day has come to get our UCC Children’s Christmas pageant rolling. Our pageant will take place this Sunday, December 17th, during the…
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Luminaria Shepherds Needed for Christmas Eve! The luminaria bags at UCC are a Christmas Eve tradition and such a lovely sight as one approaches or leaves the church. We need families or groups of people to shepherd this tradition this year: beginning at least one-half hour before and lasting approximately one-half hour after each of…
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We are looking for a couple of volunteers to come in the week before Christmas Eve, during office hours, to ready the candles we hold in our hands Christmas Eve and help install the candles and their holders at the end of the pews for the candlelight service. Please contact Jean W. or the church office.