This Sunday, we continue in our “Pop!” worship series and Talia will preach on the religious art of the “Pope of Pop,” Andy Warhol. We will celebrate and welcome New Members, gather around the communion table, and another familiar Andy, Andy Bachmann, will share special music.
This Sunday, April 28
Welcome New Members
9:45 a.m. Childcare
9:45 a.m. Puzzler Exchange
10:00 a.m. Worship/Welcome New Members
10:15 a.m. United Tribes
11:00 a.m. Fellowship and Beverages
11:15 a.m. Youth Groups
11:30 a.m. Sunday Seminar
5:30 p.m. Noodles & Doodles Work Tour Fundraiser
Art in the Library – Check out the new art display, “Through Line: Work by Diane Farris and Charlie Williams,” in the Library. Join the artists for a reception at 11:15 a.m.
Sunday seminar: “Spiritual Practice for the Wary, the Weary and the Wondering” – Exploring barriers and bridges to meaningful spiritual practice with Tony Miller and Sandy Reimer. Join us at 11:30 a.m. in Reimer Hall or via Zoom. Zoom meeting ID: 829 6457 0385 Passcode: 1624
Racial Justice Committee will be selling the new Black History Matters t-shirts after the service. There are many upcoming events in May and June for a strong showing from UCG members to wear these beautiful shirts. We are cooperating with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Alachua County Community Remembrance Project (ACCRP) to get the message out to Gainesville.
Our Annual Noodles and Doodles Fundraiser is at 5:30 p.m.! This Art Sale and Pasta Dinner Fundraiser supports our Youth United as they prepare for their summer Work Tour. This year, they are headed to Ft. Myers to work with Echo Global Farm to learn about sustainable farming practices and their impact on global hunger. If you have artwork that you have made or that you would simply like to re-home, we are accepting donations! Please leave it in the office for Talia by Wednesday, April 24th. If you want to help out on Sunday, there are a myriad of ways we can use you. Check out the signup here and see what calls to you. We appreciate your support!
Spring Lively Arts Concert — Have you ever heard a flute choir or seen a contrabass flute? Lively Arts invites you to attend a spring concert by the Gainesville Flute Ensemble in the Sanctuary on Tuesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. All are welcome!
Earth Day Service Slideshow — Many thanks to Allan March who created a beautiful slideshow of photography for our Earth Day service last Sunday. The slideshow is set to the music by Paul Winter, “Mystery” from Missa Gaia. If you missed it or want to watch again, click here.
“Fever” (the Climate Change version) by Jim Harper and Kali Blount from Sunday’s Earth Day service — Curious? We’ve reprinted the lyrics here.
UCG Supper Club – The last supper club of the year will take place on Saturday, May 18 at Jim and Lisa McElwee-White’s home on Kanapaha Prairie. Rather than being assigned a recipe, you will be assigned a category (appetizer, salad, side or dessert) and can bring whatever you wish. We also request that you bring your place settings and your own beverage so we only need to collect money to reimburse Jim for the meat he will barbecue (no charge for vegetarians). Please contact Anne Casella (annecasella@gmail.com, 256-5960) or Kimberly McCollough (kmccollough224@gmail.com, 378-8371) if you would like to participate. The deadline to sign up is Sunday, May 5.
CLEO contact info — Ellen Siegel, who contributed her Reflection and Meditation “From Redemption to Responsibility for Renewal: Answering the Call for Climate Action” to our Earth Day Service works with the CLEO Institute. Contact Ellen for more information or to get on the mailing list.
Women’s and Men’s Lunch Groups
Friday, April 26 at noon – All are welcome.
Food First Sunday
10 a.m. Worship Service
10:15 a.m. United Tribes
10:15 a.m. Confirmation Class
11 a.m. Fellowship & Beverages
11:15 a.m. Youth Groups
11:30 a.m. Confirmation Luncheon
11:30 a.m. Sunday Seminar
6:30 p.m. Town Hall Meeting
Sunday, May 19 – Graduate Sunday and Spring Congregational Meeting
April 19 Covid Update
The numbers of new COVID-19 cases in Alachua County and the United States continue to decline. The wastewater levels in the County were low when last reported three weeks ago. The weekly COVID Updates will be discontinued after next week and will not resume unless there is another public health threat from COVID-19 or another pathogen.
If you are immune compromised and wish to remain vigilant, you may access the Alachua County wastewater data at:
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#wastewater-surveillance
and access the new case data for all Florida counties at:
https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=Covid19.Dataviewer.
Meanwhile, eat healthy, exercise regularly, and sleep soundly.
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