The Open and Affirming Committee is recruiting! If you would like to join in advocating and educating yourself and others about the celebrations and concerns of the LGBTQ+ community, not to mention planning UCG’s presence at the annual Gainesville Pride Festival and our own UCG Pride services, you are invited to join us! Please email…
DetailsThe UCG Sunday Seminar Committee is proud to announce a line-up of coming seminars we are certain you will enjoy. Join us every Sunday morning at 11:15, live on Zoom. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624 Feb. 7: Mayor Lauren Poe – Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe, a member of UCG, will speak about a program…
DetailsSigning up for one of our small groups is a great way to make some friendly connections with your fellow UCG’ers while enhancing your life through one of our amazing offerings. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity through our church community. For our Spring offerings, we will be utilizing the ShelbyNext…
DetailsAs you may recall, the Coronavirus Advisory Team was formed last March at the start of pandemic with the goal of preparing recommendations for the next phase of UCG’s response to the pandemic. Many phases later, we admit we’ve been needed longer than any of us predicted when we first closed the UCG campus back…
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Our theme this Lenten season is “Elemental.” Each week as we move closer to Easter, a story of life and love stronger than all things, we explore the ways in which we are connected to one another, to the earth, to the sky, to the sacred. Ash Wednesday: Dust February 21: Earth – Bromleigh McCleneghan…
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“By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” -Genesis 3:19 This verse gets a lot of attention, or at least the last phrase does, as we approach Ash Wednesday and the…
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We miss attending church in person. I miss our Picnic in the Park Small Group and our Movie Group. Or, more accurately, I miss seeing UCG friends in those groups. So, although Kairos members continue to contact the home bound and send cards to those on the prayer concern lists, wouldn’t it be great if…
DetailsThe first set of survey results are here! As part of our newly-adopted Three Year Plan, we have committed to periodically checking in with each other to assess how well church programs are meeting our needs for spiritual nurture, connection, and accessibility. Over 100 UCG members gave input on church programs from July-October. Thank-you to…
DetailsThis year Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season, falls on February 17. We won’t be gathering for in-person worship, given that traditionally, our primary ritual act for the day involves touching the faces of others. This day, however, is rife with meaning, and is a favorite for your ministers. There’s something…
DetailsThe CIA Committee invites you to another “drive-by” donation event! Valentine Gift Bags to brighten the lives of those experiencing homelessness in Gainesville will be accepted from 11am-1pm on Sunday, February 14 at UCG. Volunteers will transfer your donations to colorful handmade drawstring cloth bags which will be delivered to our neighbors at Grace Marketplace…
Details2020 Budget Our church accountant, Catherine Cake, is ready to finalize the 2020 December Budget Report, as we don’t expect any major changes to what was reported in the January newsletter and then at the January 24th Congregational Meeting. Overall income for the year was at 89.7% of what had been budgeted, and overall expenses…
DetailsLenten Contemplative Prayer – Wednesday evenings, February 24, March 3, 10, 17 and 24 – from 6 to 7pm. Sandy Reimer will lead this group via Zoom from the UCG Sanctuary. Contemplative Prayer provides the opportunity for silence, meditation, a reading from the Psalms, as well as reflection and prayers. Following the UCG of Lenten…
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