During November, the UCG Sunday Seminar Committee will host an inspiring collection of Sunday Seminars: They will be in person at 10:30 am in Reimer Hall or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385 Passcode: 1624 Nov. 6 “Woking’ Up is Hard to Do,” led by Larry Reimer – Where did the idea of being “Woke”…
DetailsOrlando Barros was raised in the Catholic faith. He joins UCG seeking friendship and to meet new people and he appreciates the sense of community he finds here. Orlando is in TV production and in his free time he enjoys photography, astronomy, and 3D printing. He and his spouse, Malika Green, also joining today,…
DetailsThe Board of Business spent much of September and early October working on the 2023 Challenge Budget that will be presented at the Fall Congregational Meeting on October 16, 2022. We are happy to report that the roofing work on the West Campus has just been completed, after waiting for a five-day window without rain…
DetailsAll Saints’ Day Service on Tuesday, November 1st at 7pm and Labyrinth Walk John O’Donohue once wrote, “When the first work of grief is done, the wound of loss will slowly heal, and you will learn to wean your eyes from that gap in the air and be able to enter the hearth in your…
DetailsIs the United Church of Gainesville called to be a designated Creation Justice Congregation through the UCC? Our parent denomination, The United Church of Christ, recommends that all congregations heed the call to be good stewards of our earth and creation by becoming a designated Creation Justice Congregation. In answer to this call, we have…
DetailsUCG Men’s Retreat: “Exploring the Patterns of Our Lives” December 2-4, 2022 Join us for a weekend of fun and fellowship at beautiful Camp Weed in Live Oak. Our theme this year will be “Exploring the Patterns of Our Lives” as we delve into friendship, work, and the search for meaning across the years. We…
DetailsAll Board Kickoff is on Sunday, October 30th from 4 PM-5:40 PM in-person in Reimer Hall All new and continuing Board and Committee chairs and members are invited to the All Board Kickoff. This is a great opportunity to meet and interact with other UCG Board and Committee members. Also, you’ll learn about other boards…
DetailsAs we continue our congregational process, considering whether the United Church of Gainesville is called to be a Creation Justice Congregation, great discussions are taking place all around the church. All of our Boards and Committees are considering how we can incorporate care for creation into the decision-making processes of our work and ministries. Our…
DetailsFolx recently have been receiving email requests, allegedly from the ministers, to help them purchase a gift card but not to call them due to being in a meeting. Luckily, most of our congregation knows this isn’t the way our ministers operate. We want our congregation to recognize the signs of a phishing email easily.…
DetailsDear UCG, There’s a meme that’s been around forever — or as long as I’ve been on facebook — of the old Warner Sallman painting, “Christ at Heart’s Door,” that was once ubiquitous in US Protestant churches with this text superimposed on the image: “Jesus is Coming, Look Busy!” It never fails to make me…
DetailsNeighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that supports ministries of justice and compassion in the United States. the Neighbors in Need “BEHOLD!” offering focuses on an economic justice. With inflation impacting all of our households, we wanted to provide a way to discuss this through a…
DetailsA favorite tradition for many at UCG is walking the labyrinth during particularly sacred times in the church year. Labyrinths look a bit like mazes, but they are not meant to trick the user: there is only one way in, one way to move forward. Walking the labyrinth allows individuals the opportunity to place one…
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