The UCG Supper Club is a great way to meet members and share a meal and fellowship. We meet in groups of 8-10 in the homes of participants. Recipes are provided so that each group shares the same menu. The next Supper Club of the fall will be Friday, November 18 at 7 pm and…
DetailsUCG Landscaping Workday, Saturday, November 19 at 8:30am – Join other UCG members as we do some fall gardening and landscaping beautifying in the parking lot and around the Sanctuary, as well as seal the benches and picnic tables in the courtyard. Vine pulling, weeding, and pruning, it will all happen during a crisp fall…
DetailsBe a Christmas angel by buying a gift that will be purchased at the UCG gift market by parents of children at Rawlings Elementary school for a nominal price to give to their children. Paper angels will be hanging on a Christmas tree in the foyer on November 27th, and December 4th. Take an angel…
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CIA is soliciting requests from congregation members for Christmas Mini-Grants in support of people or causes that are in need of financial assistance during the holiday season. We are able to provide mini-grants from 50-$150 per person, with priority going to people, not organizations. Please give us some insight into your nominee by telling us…
DetailsDuring 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…
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