Hello Family Promise supporters, We just wanted to let you all know how truly important you are in making Family Promise function. Please read on to hear one family’s story about their time in Family Promise of Gainesville… In April of 2018 we lost our home. We left Gainesville and went to Ocala, where we…
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Our church member, Rachel Kirk has completed her requirements for ordination as a UCC minister! On Saturday, March 23, she will be undergoing her Ecclesiastical Council (which is an interview that examines her theology, call, and general abilities to serve as minister) with The Committee on Church and Ministry. This interview can be watched by…
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There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. –1 John 4:18 This morning we awoke to the horrendous news of the mass shooting of Muslims at Friday prayers in two mosques in New Zealand. In…
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4forFairFood Tour: No more 4 for $4, how about 1 penny more! Join UF students and the broader Gainesville community for the 4 for Fair Food Tour March for Farmworker Justice at UF on March 14th as we demand that UF put their principles into action, and stand up for basic dignity and respect for…
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The labyrinth will be in the sanctuary and available for meditation and for walking March 4-7, 8:30am – 4:30pm. Ash Wednesday Services and Labyrinth Walks will be offered on March 6 at 12:00 Noon or at 6:00 PM. For the First Time We Will also Offer a Family Labyrinth ServiceOn Ash Wednesday, March 6 at 6:00pm, all children and families are…
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Dear Partners in Christ: The vision of a body united — in purpose, in mission, in vision — is one that inspired the birth of our denomination. All of our spiritual impulses reverberate in an effort to call us into a more perfect union. Throughout our shared history as a people of faith and as…
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One of the most beautiful hymns in our United Church of Christ hymnbook is “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” Written in 1871 as a poem, it was publicly read as part of a celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on February 12, 1900, by school children at the segregated Stanton School in Jacksonville, Florida. The poet,…
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It’s a signal that comes from God’s heart and a light comes too, and it puts the wind from his heart to the sky. -by Pepper Durant, 4.5 years old, as told to her mom, Taylor Williams, one morning around 7 am, in their driveway. She was describing the wind in the trees in the…
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The United Church of Christ national leadership is urging member churches and congregants to mark the season of Advent by heeding the call to embrace the other, and to offer a public Christian welcome to migrants seeking safety and protection in the United States. Complete article here
Hi everyone, As we come up to the week anniversary of the murder at Squirrel Hill there are many of us who would like to support our Jewish friends. As part of my work as campus multi faith cooperative chair at UF, with the students we are going to surround Chabad with a circle of…
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Pride Weekend Information from Open and Affirming Committee – Saturday, October 20 & Sunday, October 21 Saturday we are meeting at 7th Street and W University Avenue at 11:00 am to march in the Pride Parade. We will have a lion mask making station and materials to decorate bikes for the children. You may want…
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UCG is actively updating our member Disaster Awareness Team. Currently we have about 15 UCG members on a list. The purpose of this team is to reach out to UCG members who have voluntarily given their name to UCG as a person who feels potentially at risk during some kind of natural disaster such as…
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