Hello Families! Slowly but surely things are seeming more like our old normal on our playgrounds on Sundays. This week we celebrate moving to the yellow zone. If you are thinking of joining us please read on…. When we have childcare, it will be provided from fifteen minutes before the service to five minutes after…
DetailsOur church-year theme: Return, Reunite, Reimagine As I was pondering the congregation’s theme for the upcoming church year, our community had finally begun to emerge from our COVID-induced cocoons and we had only just started to gather for in-person worship together in the courtyard. Our UCG family had spent a year physically distanced and many…
DetailsWe are coming to the end of 10 and a half years of Food for Kids. It has been challenging in so many ways but with your loving support and generosity we have been about feed children weekly in 108 families including digital students. A team of over 20 volunteers were able to fill 164…
DetailsAs Andy prepares for his upcoming sabbatical this fall, the timing is good to review what a clergy sabbatical is, and how they work at UCG. The word “sabbatical” is derived from the Greek work “sabatikos”, which means “of the Sabbath”, referring to the day of rest which occurs every seventh day. Interestingly, UCG’s personnel…
DetailsAt the Spring Congregational Meeting on May 2nd, the congregation approved, by a large margin, a motion relating to the loan of $112,900.00 obtained by the United Church of Gainesville under the Payroll Protection Plan. The motion, as passed, calls for the Church Council to develop a plan for how to use funds that have…
DetailsOur new worship theme is “Dreaming” and we would like to hear and display your dreams! We invite you to trace your hand on a piece of colored paper and write your dream on it. What aspirations, imaginings, hopes, or prayers do you hold? We will be hanging our dreams in our worship space throughout…
DetailsHello Families! We have enjoyed reuniting with some of our Tribes children! If you are considering joining us in person soon we hope to answer your questions here in one place. When we have United Tribes, it will be provided from fifteen minutes before each service to five minutes after each service, so 8:45-9:45am and 10:45-11:45am…
DetailsJoin us Sundays at 10am for our intriguing and thought provoking Seminars live on Zoom. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624 Sunday, May 9th – No Seminar – Happy Mother’s Day! Sunday, May 16th – “The Secret of Successful Aging,” with Star Bradbury – Most people dream of the life they’ll live when they…
DetailsFamilies, join us on Saturday, May 22 at 10:30 am for a Spring Family Gathering as we celebrate the end of the year and enjoy each others’ company. We will meet at the field by One Love Cafe (4989 NW 40th Pl) in Magnolia Parke for coffee, conversation, and games for children. Further details and…
DetailsBecause of the loving compassion of our congregation, we delivered to Gainesville Community Ministries more than 4,000 pounds of non-perishable food between January 2020-March 2021. THANK YOU! We will continue to accept food donations throughout the summer months. Watch for the updates in the weekly e-newsletter. Food First Sunday donation dates are June 6, July…
DetailsThe budget figures as of the end of March continued to be good, as they usually are early in the fiscal year. After 25% of the budget year, pledge income was 35.5% of that budgeted, and overall income 33.7%. As explained earlier, the pledge income is high because a number of congregation members have paid…
DetailsWith the welcome news that all of the UCG office staff and ministers have now been fully vaccinated, we will be physically opening the church office once more on Monday. May 10. After more than a year of working virtually, we are mindful that this is a critical opportunity both to return to some standard…
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