Join us for our annual Break-Fast Feast on Thursday, March 21 at 6 p.m. in Reimer Hall, sponsored by the Compassion in Action Committee. Partnering with Growing Hope Globally, we fast, however known, and donate what we are able to support communities around the world in growing lasting solutions to hunger. We will begin our Break-Fast Feast with…
DetailsMany Thanks UCG for your generous donations for CIA’s annual Gift Bags for the Homeless project On Sunday, February 25th. UCG youth helped fill almost 100 bags for delivery to GRACE Marketplace and St. Francis House. Every year we partner with these local community-based non-profits that serve our neighbors who are currently unhoused.
DetailsWe are a few months into a new year. The Board of Business has only reviewed the first month of revenue and expenditures and so far, so good. We’ve already received over 12% of our annual budgeted revenue, but only spent 4.6% of our annual expense budget. Some members pay their entire pledges in January…
DetailsRemember that guy, Andy Bachmann, who used to spend too much time around UCG? We do too, and he visited on Sunday morning of February 11 to participate in a tree dedication ceremony. Due to the sensitive nature of the tree and the pollinator plants around it, the ceremony was limited to word of mouth,…
DetailsBuildings and Grounds folks are primarily focusing on determining what our priorities will be on our list of essential repairs and improvements as funds become available. That entails having further discussions between members of the group as well as with other professionals. Carol Barron and Liz Harvey will meet with an engineer the first of…
DetailsThe UCG Sunday Seminar Committee is proud to announce a line-up of coming seminars we are certain you will enjoy. Join us every Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. in Reimer Hall or on Zoom March 3 – Kairos prison ministry at Lake Butler RMC. John Harvey will discuss his participation in this ecumenical ministry that…
DetailsWhat’s New in Tribes? For month of February, we have learned so much! We focused on Ash Wednesday, learned about how we are stardust, and have even started learning the meaning of lent and how we can use this time for ourselves! We also started working on a song we want to present to you…
DetailsAt my house, we’re getting to that time in our older girls’ educational lives when they are starting to think and dream about what’s next. Callie is an eighth grader and recently had to choose a track for high school if she stays put at her current school or consider if another school might be…
DetailsThis semester, UCG’s Justice League welcomes two interns through the Applied Learning Program at UF. Their term and work are just getting started, as they support UCG’s justice work and seek to learn more about faith-based social justice organizing. You’re more likely to see them in committee meetings than a Sunday morning, but if you…
DetailsThose of you who were on our campus on Sunday morning, January 28, likely already know that we experienced a break-in and theft on Saturday night. This (we hope!) was the culmination of a host of security issues over the last month. We have had cameras and an alarm system for many years, and as…
DetailsThe Labyrinth Daily, February 12 – 15, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Sanctuary. UCG’s large canvas labyrinth and finger labyrinths will be available for those who wish to engage in this ancient practice of walking contemplation. Ash Wednesday Two worship service offerings on February 14, at noon and 6 p.m in the Sanctuary. Each…
DetailsWe’re looking for musicians of all ages, shapes and sizes for Entr’acte’s Benefit Concert for Food 4 Kids on Sunday, March 17 at 2 p.m. in UCG’s Sanctuary. Do you have something you’d like to work up? Or do you have a piece that’s polished and ready to go? Vocalists, dancers, poets, rappers, spoken word,…
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