One of the ways we have charted the chapters of our lives has been our trips to Europe. When Larry graduated from Yale Divinity School, we cashed in the three years of Sandy’s retirement fund for high school teaching and …
Continue readingHi Families, January has been so full and busy. We had interviews for our K-1 teacher. I am looking at really promising prospects but if you are interested, please let me know. Our children had a few activity times and …
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Call for Committee Members: Join Us in Creating Transformation at the All-Church Retreat! You are invited to join the planning committee for our upcoming All-Church Retreat, tentatively themed “Metamorphosis”, taking place April 4-6. This retreat is a cherished opportunity to …
Continue readingMST and YU Families! Please see below for our upcoming opportunities for art, service, education and fun- additional details will follow in your weekly emails! Please reach out to Tami at tamih@ucgainesville.org with any questions. 🙂 February 2 Mask-Making, Part …
Continue readingRay Meeks, as most of you know, spent 38 years on death row and then had his sentence commuted to life without possibility of parole. He is now in Madison Correctional Institution, a faith based medium security prison where he …
Continue readingThe UCG Sunday Seminar Committee is proud to announce a line-up of seminars we are certain you will enjoy. Seminars are in-person and on Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385 Passcode: 1624 February 2 – …
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Join us this Sunday when Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper will focus on Pentecost, resilience and proportion. Rev. Schaper says, “I am here to help you learn from your trouble, our trouble and the trouble. So far, I have wanted to …
Continue readingHello, Dear Ones! By the time this newsletter hits your inbox, we will have celebrated another Christmas and welcomed the arrival of a new year, one in which we as a congregation will spend learning and growing alongside one another …
Continue readingHappy New Year, Youth Families! We hope you had a joyful and restorative Holiday break. 🙂 We look forward to kicking off 2025 with Vision Boards, self-care practices, adventuring, service, and game nights! Our annual Mystery Trip for YU will …
Continue readingThrough the Looking Glass: Finding Light at the End of the Rabbit Hole Participants have described past Women’s Retreats as one of their favorite UCG activities; a warm, welcoming place for newcomers; and a time to make new friendships and …
Continue readingEVERYTHING MUST GO! Calling musicians, sound techies, engineers and rockers. Please come to the sound room (off the Sanctuary foyer) after the service on Sunday, January 12. We still need to clear out a LOT of stuff from the sound …
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Dear friends, On Sunday, December 1 I had the honor of meeting with members of the Board of Parish Ministry and Campus Keepers to help with the “hanging of the greens” after the worship service. A task I had many …
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