The 40 days of Lent (plus Sundays) invite us to renew our own spiritual journey. Contemplative Prayer offers a quiet hour each week to add yeast for the soul with simple spiritual practices of awareness, yeast that can rise with rekindled hope and grace at Easter. Join us in the beauty of our Sanctuary for these times…
DetailsWhile the final numbers are not in yet, it appears that we will finish 2022 with a balanced budget. In order to do so, we will need to transfer a portion of the funds from the Capital Reserve to make up for a shortfall in pledge income. The transfer had been anticipated when the final…
DetailsThe Re-Mod Squad is learning to dance – we’ve perfected the slow dance over our first six months and are now working on a little faster footwork – two steps forward, one step back, a quick turn to the left, and back to the right, and on a really good day, we wave both hands…
DetailsI stopped making New Year’s resolutions many years ago because, as with many people, mine haven’t lasted longer than the month of January. However, this year I thought it would be good to start a gratitude journal. As I write this in mid-January, I haven’t started it yet. I still plan to do one but…
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Rawlings Gift Mart Our congregation provided PLENTY of toys, games, scarves, etc. to stock the Rawlings Gift Mart on December 15th. THANK YOU for helping make the holiday season special for so many children! The items are sold at very low prices ($3, $5, or $10) and the cash proceeds are donated back to the…
DetailsOur lead teachers meet weekly with Rev. Talia Raymond and Julia Crawford to prepare a wonderful United Tribes experience that is affirming, inspiring, and academically sound in a spiritual environment. Our Lead teachers will provide the children of UCG with consistency and care in spiritual education in line with our church compact. United Tribes is…
DetailsThe UCG Sunday Seminar Committee is proud to announce a line-up of seminars we are certain you will enjoy. Seminars are in-person and on Zoom on Sundays at 10:30am. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385 Passcode: 1624 January 1 – No Seminar January 8 –Braver Angels: How to Talk to Someone with Opposing Political Viewpoints – Steve…
DetailsHappy New Year! As I write, we still haven’t started the twelve days of Christmas, much less rung in 2023. Closing the office the week between Christmas and New Year’s is thus not only such a wonderful gift to me (and the rest of the staff!) but also the occasion to write to our future…
DetailsThe Re-Mod Squad, otherwise known as the Buildings & Grounds Subcommittee (we have to have some fun!), is moving along in addressing maintenance and repair issues on our UCG campus. Erick Smith led a great group of volunteers for a work day in November to tackle the overgrowth in the east parking lot and on…
DetailsOur congregational process to consider whether the United Church of Gainesville will become a Creation Care, Climate Justice-oriented congregation continues, with great support from many of you and our boards and committees. Now that we have considered how we can incorporate care for creation into the works and decision-making processes as a church and as…
DetailsGreetings, UCG Donors! This is the time of year when we wrap up our current year’s commitments, and plan for next year’s donations. Some donors choose to pre-pay their future year commitment for tax purposes – fine by us! However you choose to give, please be sure to make it obvious where your donation is…
DetailsIn early December, Commissioner Chuck Chestnut hosted an appreciation dinner for many of the leaders of the Alachua County Community Remembrance Project. He spoke of the inception meeting, where Jackie Davis and then commissioner Hutchinson shared the powerful experience both had while on our first trip to the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for…
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