2024

  • Prayer Vases and Poetry

    Prayer Vases and Poetry

    Please plan to stay after church on February 18, 11:20 – 12:45, for a Lenten kick-off activity in the Fireside Room. We will create Lenten Prayer Vases – a great activity for families OR individuals – and work with poet Peggy Meinholtz to create some wilderness poetry. Both activities will be guided, with the Prayer…

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  • Call for Wilderness Art

    Call for Wilderness Art

    Artists, photographers, writers! We’re inviting your participation in the Into the Wilderness theme throughout the Lenten Season. Youare invited to engage in the wilderness theme by submitting photos, art pieces, or writing.Please read more about this in the Lenten brochure or here: https://uccmissoula.org/2024/01/into-the-wilderness-art-blog

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  • Lenten Small Groups Begin Soon!

    Lenten Small Groups Begin Soon!

    Why join a small group? Here is what one participant had to say: “Being in small groups, with the emphasis on sharing our own experience and listening to what others share, lets me get to know people in ways marked by trust and openness. Having a time set aside each week to open my soul…

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  • Into the Wilderness … in Prayer

    Silent prayer and the contemplative arts can be a wonderful avenue into one’s inner wilderness.  If you’d like to join the Thursday contemplative prayer group online during this Lenten season, please get in touch (jwoessner@bigsky.net) and we will send you the sign-on information.  We meet over Zoom at 7 to 8 am every Thursday morning.

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  • Did you know Lent starts on Wednesday, February 14th, which also happens to be Valentine’s Day?  February 11th is the Sunday before that.  It sounds like a great time to collectively indulge in some serious chocolate and other decadent desserts.  Bring a chocolate (or other) dessert to share after church.  No signups for this one – just…

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  • Community Care Ministry (CCM)

    The UCC Community Care Ministry shows care by note writing, phone calls, meal trains, hospital, home and senior center visits, and an abundance of kindness. We invite you to please share with us when you are in the hospital, experiencing life’s challenges, reaching a joyous milestone, or celebrating happy occasions. When we know, we can…

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  • News From Children’s Ministry: February 1, 2024

    Let’s enjoy eating fresh bread together as we reflect on the story of the Loaves and the Fishes. This is such a beautiful and rich story in the Bible to ponder. How does it feel to be fed and to feed others? We know there are people in our own community and throughout the world…

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  • Middle School Sunday  February 4th, 2024Canned Food Kick-off!  We will walk around the church neighborhood and put fliers on people’s doors to collect canned food items in the coming weeks. Bring your coats and snow boots for the weather!  Afterwards, we will come back for a hot cocoa bar and snacks to talk about how…

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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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