C.A.M.P. UCG: “All God’s Critters” Take 2! We are delighted to announce that our summer camp for children entering PreK-6th Grade will be July 25-29, 2022! We are returning to our “All God’s Critters” theme from our abbreviated week last year including all that we loved and all that we missed: special guests, water slide…
DetailsYour Family Promise Committee has wonderful news to share! Family Promise of Gainesville is returning to rotational housing beginning in May. UCG is scheduled for its first in person housing since the pandemic for the week beginning May 22nd! Family Promise of Gainesville has implemented a covid protocol to help ensure all guest and volunteers’…
DetailsMay 1: Visit from Peaceful Paths and discussion on healthy vs unhealthy romantic relationships – 10:15-11:30 in the Youth Room May 8: Confirmation Class: 10:15-11:30am in the West Wing 4-6:30pm: Second Sunday Meeting: Dessert Bar & Caregivers Celebration, come at 4pm to prep and then invite your caregivers to join us at 5:30. …
DetailsThe UCG Supper Club will resume on Saturday, May 21 at 6:30 with our usual end-of-the-year barbecue at Jim White and Lisa McElwee-White’s house out on Kanapaha Prairie. This will be an outdoor event but since we will be eating and drinking it will be unmasked. Jim will be preparing pulled pork in his smoker…
DetailsToday is a good day. Today (April 22nd), my antigen rapid test has turned negative, meaning I am “no longer shedding active virus.” This means, I am no longer contagious with COVID, and I have passed unscathed through this valley that I had been dreading for two years. I am grateful today. I am thankful for…
DetailsI came across it the other day, the photo of a pug-nosed dog lying on its tummy, obviously exhausted. The caption: “I can’t Adult today! Please don’t make me Adult!” My guess is I’m not the only one with whom this meme resonates, at least some of the time. We fantasize about some easier time,…
DetailsAs I wrote the Moderator’s submission for the annual report, and as I now submit this last Moderator’s minute newsletter article, I have had an opportunity to reflect back on this past year. It was a good way to connect the unknowns and potential at the start of the church year to the upcoming completion…
DetailsPlease mark your calendars for the Spring Congregational Meeting confirmed for Sunday, May 22, 2022 which will begin promptly at 12:00 pm. I am excited to announce that this will be our first in-person congregational meeting in the Sanctuary in almost 2 1/2 years. The meeting will follow that Sunday’s Confirmation Sunday and Children’s Sabbath service at…
DetailsMany in our church community have reached out to the Charter School Collaboration Committee, our ministers and Council Exec members with comments, questions or concerns related to the proposed relationship with Constellation Charter School. There are many valid opinions on both sides of the issue and many folks are still on the fence on how the…
DetailsMy family moved several times throughout my childhood, as did my paternal grandparents, so it was my mom’s parents’ house that served as a constant “home” for me, though we often made it to Virginia only once or twice a year. There was some irony in this, as my mom herself had never lived in…
DetailsWe Welcome our Newest UCG Members! Van Harmony was raised Southern Baptist but today has knowledge on a range of different religious beliefs and practices and leans mostly toward gnostic. He joins UCG seeking community and guidance as he navigates his life, especially his 20’s. Van likes that all people are welcome at UCG,…
DetailsYou may recall that our committee was formed as a diverse group to reflect on UCG’s fiscal and budget process and to make advisory recommendations to Council Exec and Church Council. Our members are: Jeremy Archer, Tracy Bachmann, Star Bradbury, John Engels, Tony Miller, Karen Johnson, Jerry Steinberg, Andrew Ragsdale, Scott Winzeler and me, Rebecca…
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