Folx 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…
DetailsIt’s no surprise that UCG on Sunday mornings is quite an animated place. We’re glad to see each other. There’s a lot to talk about, and we keep talking until the minister of the day calls us to worship. And that’s fine. There are also times when you might want some quiet time, before or…
DetailsFour bulleted points define the purpose of the Racial Justice Committee: To educate ourselves and others about white privilege and systemic racism To become anti-racist in our beliefs and actions To build partnerships to resist systemic racism To advocate for racial justice Reading and sharing relevant texts is one important way that we, as…
DetailsHERE WE GO AGAIN! 2022 Racial Justice Trip to Montgomery! SAVE THESE DATES: November 18 and 19, 2022 UCG and Alachua County are joining together to fill a bus to the Legacy Museum and The Memorial for Justice and Peace in Montgomery, Alabama. Here are the facts and dates: Gathering of participants – Thursday.…
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We invite you to support the Gainesville Area AIDS Project (GAAP) and their TREE program (The Replenishment of Everyday Essentials) on PRIDE Sunday, October 23rd. Help us assist our income challenged neighbors living with HIV/AIDS by providing essential items that cannot be purchased with food stamps/SNAP. Items include: toilet paper, bleach tablets, toothpaste, laundry detergent…
DetailsA strange and unusual hurricane season Here we are midway through September and feeling grateful that we have been spared any severe storms for this hurricane season. The tropics are just starting to look active, and at this writing (September 13) there is our first notable Atlantic “blob” heading for the Caribbean islands. Good thoughts…
DetailsJoin us this month as we gather for these great opportunities! Oct 9 – 5:30-7pm – MST and YU: *Spooky* Second Sundays Halloween Carnival. Prep and Pumpkin Painting Party! 4:30, meal preparers arrive. Oct 16 – 7 am – MST meets to clean up the parking lot from football parking. *Youth Attend Congregational Meeting*…
DetailsI joined UCG in 1990. Some people go to several churches to find somewhere that feels right. My experience was a little different. I decided to start with the church of my youth which was the Christian Science Church. It turned out to be just as uncomfortable and confusing to me as it was when…
DetailsDuring October, the UCG Sunday Seminar Committee will host an inspiring collection of Sunday Seminars: They will be available live in Reimer Hall or on Zoom at 10:30am. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624. Please join us! 10/2 & 10/9 – Seminars are canceled on these dates due to Hurricane Ian. 10/16 – Fall Congregational…
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