One of the joys of being Moderator at UCG is getting to interact with the different people in our church, including many with whom I would not have spent time if not for this role. In addition to an expanded sense of what we do and who we are as a church, these interactions bring…
DetailsDear UCG, As we begin a new year together — one that is bound to be filled with so much excitement for this congregation — I wanted to take you all the way back to the second Sunday of December for a minute, for something I’m calling “Things I Love About UCG: Lessons and Carols…
DetailsSo many of you have made great connections in small groups this fall-winter session. Please consider leading a small group in the spring-summer session. There is interest in groups dealing with digital security and/or scamming, implications of artificial intelligence, chatting with ChatGPT, unique issues of adopted parents and/or children, ShelbyNext, and book groups. Remember you…
DetailsWell, a big whoopee! We got our first utility bill since the installation of the solar panels, and it was all of $35 for the electric portion! Lisa says this time of year with moderate temperatures it usually runs from $275-300. It will be interesting to see what it is when temperatures are either cold…
DetailsWe began supporting Ray Meeks on Death Row in 1980 when he was 27 years old. We have sent him Christmas and birthday cards as well as financial support every year. His death sentence was commuted to life in prison about five years ago and he is now incarcerated at Madison Correctional Institution. I continue…
DetailsParticipants have described past women’s retreats as one of their favorite UCG activities; a warm, welcoming place for newcomers; and a time to make new friendships and deepen current ones. This spring, two Women’s Retreats will be offered to foster connections, creativity, reflection, and fun. The first one takes place January 19-21 at Camp Weed…
DetailsMany thanks to the more than 200 households that have already participated in our enlistment campaign, “Grace in Action.” It’s not too late to make your financial commitments — of any size — for next year, but the sooner the better! Your responses allow the Board of Business and other congregational leadership to plan for…
DetailsDear UCG, Advent is one of the few traditional Christian seasons we mark here in our theologically and spiritually diverse community. We have other “high holy days,” of course: Gathering of the Waters and Church on the Prairie; Graduate Sunday and Children’s Sabbath and Work Tour Sunday. And even in the ways we engage this…
DetailsYouth United Annual Chili Lunch is back Sunday, December 3! – Join us from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to help support our UCG youth’s Summer 2024 Work Tour. The cost is $7 for adults (16 and older), $5 for children ages 3-15, and free for ages 2 and under. You are encouraged to bring…
DetailsThe United Church of Gainesville has received a grant of $59,689.20 to support Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan, in participating in the 2023 National Clergy Renewal Program, including a sabbatical in the summer of 2024. UCG is one of 177 congregations across the United States selected to participate in this competitive grant program, which is funded by…
DetailsSince last Sunday, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the ice breaker that moderator-elect Lindsey Telg offered to the group assembled on Zoom for the All Board Kick-off. She invited us to take a brief quiz that would enable us to identify which “creative type” we each inhabited, which in turn would point…
DetailsWatch your email for more information! November 5: 11:15a.m.: MST: Tabletop Games YU: All Saints with Talia November 12: 11:15a.m.: YU &MST: Harvest Food Crafting November 18-19: Church on the Prairie campout! Watch your email for details! November 26: Happy Thanksgiving! No Youth Programming
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