Four bulleted points define the purpose of the Racial Justice Committee: To educate ourselves and others about white privilege and systemic racism To become anti-racist in our beliefs and actions To build partnerships to resist systemic racism To advocate …
Continue readingHERE WE GO AGAIN! 2022 Racial Justice Trip to Montgomery! SAVE THESE DATES: November 18 and 19, 2022 UCG and Alachua County are joining together to fill a bus to the Legacy Museum and The Memorial for Justice and …
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We invite you to support the Gainesville Area AIDS Project (GAAP) and their TREE program (The Replenishment of Everyday Essentials) on PRIDE Sunday, October 23rd. Help us assist our income challenged neighbors living with HIV/AIDS by providing essential items …
Continue readingA strange and unusual hurricane season Here we are midway through September and feeling grateful that we have been spared any severe storms for this hurricane season. The tropics are just starting to look active, and at this writing (September …
Continue readingJoin us this month as we gather for these great opportunities! Oct 9 – 5:30-7pm – MST and YU: *Spooky* Second Sundays Halloween Carnival. Prep and Pumpkin Painting Party! 4:30, meal preparers arrive. Oct 16 – 7 am – …
Continue readingI joined UCG in 1990. Some people go to several churches to find somewhere that feels right. My experience was a little different. I decided to start with the church of my youth which was the Christian Science Church. It …
Continue readingDuring October, the UCG Sunday Seminar Committee will host an inspiring collection of Sunday Seminars: They will be available live in Reimer Hall or on Zoom at 10:30am. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624. Please join us! 10/2 …
Continue readingIt’s that time of year again…we are gathering writings and visual art for the 2022 Advent devotional booklet! You can contribute one of your favorite writings (poems, sermon excerpts, songs and hymns, etc.!) or an original piece of your own. …
Continue readingLooking forward to October, we will again support the Gainesville Area AIDS Project (GAAP) and their TREE program (The Replenishment of Everyday Essentials). Help us support our income challenged neighbors living with HIV/AIDS. Many essential items cannot be purchased …
Continue readingOver the course of a week in August the north playground was regraded and new drainage installed. Then a group of dedicated volunteers spent a Saturday morning cleaning and reinstalling the play equipment. Many thanks to all that helped!…
Continue readingThere was an excitement in the air last Sunday at our Gathering of the Waters ceremony. The symbolic regathering of our community after our summers away was inspiring. I love our ritual, where we pour a little part of what …
Continue readingThe work of the Compensation Task Force (CTF) was initiated by Rev. Shelly Wilson. She recognized that compensation is approximately 72% of the UCG budget and non-discretionary expenses like utilities and liability insurance equal another 23% for a total of …
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