Over the past year and a half, our Family Promise committee has continued providing for families experiencing homelessness in our community with Family Promise of Gainesville, in the midst of this global pandemic. While rotational housing remains postponed and families are housed in rentals and extended day hotels, we have provided catered meals each weeknight…
DetailsPlease give Prayerful Consideration to your UCG Pledge Commitment for 2022. In a little over a month, we will all be asked to provide responses during our Stewardship/Enlistment Drive. Hopefully, most of us will be in a position to help us reach our financial goals. Our ministers, staff, and those serving on Boards and Committees…
DetailsFriends, it has been my joy to work (as a non-voting member) with the members of the PPP subcommittee this summer, under the leadership of facilitator and current Council Exec member Jim White. It is also my joy to share with you that we have reached an unanimous decision on the uses of the $112,900…
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I am both excited and nervous to begin my three-month sabbatical this month. While some of the plans from my initial proposal still stand, others have changed, as one might expect in this time of covid. But this time of rest and study is much needed and is so very appreciated by my family and…
DetailsUCG’s Young Adult Group is open to all post-high school young adults and meets for lunch twice per month from September through April. The group meets at the fountain in the Courtyard after the second service to walk to a local eatery and enjoy lunch together. Join us this month on September 12th & 26th.…
DetailsDuring September, the UCG Sunday Seminar Committee will host an inspiring collection of Sunday Seminars: They will be available on Zoom at 10:15am. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624. Here are September’s offerings: September 12 UCG Enriches My Life – Hosted by Sanford Berg, this seminar will be a time for sharing experiences when UCG programs,…
DetailsFor the month of September while we remain in the red zone we will continue with Activity Time fun and games outdoors only during the 9:15am service. Advanced registration is required each week. All children over the age of two are required to wear masks for the entire time they are in our care. Care will…
DetailsAs you all probably know, boards and committees are the engines that make UCG go. Boards and committees plan and carry out programming, provide guidance and feedback to the ministers, and perform critical outreach to our community. During the pandemic, membership in several boards and committees has dropped periously low. This not only hinders our…
DetailsI am very pleased to tell you that the planning for another F4Ks year at Rawlings Elementary School is under way. All of the volunteers are happy that we were able to complete the program last year. Historically, we have always fed a large group of students but this last year it was the largest…
DetailsThe Covid Advisory Team has revised the screening questions for Sunday morning worship services. The new screening questions take into account the varied landscape of scenarios currently present in our community. The availability of testing, a likelihood of asymptomatic infections, and a younger virus-vulnerable population necessitate a new flowchart approach. Please click here to familiarize yourself…
DetailsCatherine and Sanford Berg are two of our longest-tenured members of the United Church of Gainesville. They joined UCG in 1971- while we were still worshipping at the Presbyterian Student Center on University Avenue. Since then, they have been loyal and loving members and have seen us through many shifts, turns, transitions, and triumphs. They…
DetailsOn August 29th UCG had the first in-person Board and Committee recruitment fair in two and a half years. We owe much appreciation to Moderator-elect Barb Gibbs as well as Lisa and Shanna in the office for putting so much energy and effort into planning this years’ Time and Talent event. The pandemic has left…
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