Join us from 10:30am-12:30pm to help support our UCG youth’s summer Work Tour. The cost is $7 for adults (16 and older), $5 for children ages 3-15 and free for ages 2 and under. You are encouraged to bring muffin tins if you would like to taste many different chilis, but bowls will be provided. …
DetailsMixed-Tape Shakespeare, Adapted & Directed by Derek Wohlust and the Driveway Theater Project, on Saturday, December 4 at 1pm in the UCG Courtyard- Come for a special sharing with some of the playwright’s best known, and best loved scenes. See his awkwardly comedic lovers- from Kate and Petruchio to Pyramus and Thisbe. Great moments from the tragedies—Hamlet’s…
DetailsAll UCG men are invited to this holiday tradition on Friday, December 9, 12 – 1:30pm in the West Wing. Bring adult beverages, salads, side dishes and desserts that go with squirrel. Tony Miller, with hunting assistance from his son Adam, will provide the squirrel in excellent encrusted pie form. We will take time to…
DetailsI am thrilled to be back with you after an incredible sabbatical. It was everything I hoped it would be and so much more. I’ll be unpacking my learnings from my experiences for you over these next few months through my worship services, small groups, and a seminar or two, but the overwhelming feeling that…
DetailsUCG seminars will now begin at 10:30 am. Now that UCG is offering two services again, we decided to begin seminars a little later, to give you a chance to socialize after the first service. We have also been working hard to accommodate the desires of those who “tune-in” from home and those who attend…
DetailsRacial Justice Committee reports that 19 people participated in All-Church Read small groups. Our survey found that 37 people responded they had read or committed to read Caste: The Origins of our Discontent. An in-person Sunday Seminar was offered as well. Thank you all for your participation. The committee will offer more book groups options…
DetailsWe’re all aware of the importance of our clergy for the spiritual, physical, and fiscal health of our church. Our ministers lead us in worship; come to our bedsides when we are ill; coordinate the work of a host of boards and committees; lead us in visioning the future of the church; represent our community…
DetailsThe church office will be closed following the 10am service on Christmas Day and through January 2 (New Year’s Day observed). The front office answering machine will be checked daily for messages. Any situation that needs immediate attention will be referred to one of the ministers or to the appropriate staff person; you may also reach out…
DetailsDuring my sabbatical, one of the great delights was taking in the P.K.Yonge production of “A Christmas Carol” back in the first week of November. It was just the first week after Halloween, and stepping into the theater, we were met with the croon of Bing Crosby, working through his Christmas standards. So naturally, my…
DetailsHow long has the pandemic lasted? Longer than 525,600 minutes. Longer than two Easter celebrations; two graduation seasons. It has been so long now, that I find myself regularly forgetting about what life was like in the Before Times. So long that it is hard to tell how much we have changed, how much we…
DetailsAt the October congregational meeting, I shared a bit about the Vinery Program, a grant funded program for cohorts of congregations to consider together how they might grow or enhance their relationships with neighboring colleges and universities. While the program does not officially begin until January, with a retreat in January in South Carolina, the…
DetailsThe Neighborhood on the Road: Church on the Prairie! Join us Sunday, November 14 at 10am. Please note there is only one service this morning, at 10am, and no livestream. For more information please view the Church on the Prairie Handout.