Clergy Corner – Larry Reimer
Visiting Ray Meeks After Two Years I had not visited Ray Meeks in almost two years because of COVID. I saw him again July 27, and so much has happened since then. As a reminder, Ray has been on death …
Continue readingMommy Reads
For newcomers to UCG, the Mommy Reads program is a ministry that collects new children’s books and takes them to the women’s prison at the Florida Women’s Reception Center (FWRC) just north of Ocala. We record mothers and grandmothers there …
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Bromleigh McCleneghan’s installation service is on Sunday, August 22. “Installation” is sort of a funny word to use for the ceremony in which we officially welcome a new minister into our congregation. I remember hearing jokes about plugging in former …
Continue readingTime & Talent Fair 2021
Your church needs you! Join a Board or Committee and make a difference in the life of UCG. There will be an online sign-up starting in the August 10th E-vents and continuing each Tuesday through August 31st. …
Continue readingBoard of Business Update
We encourage everyone to keep up with their pledges to enable us to move through the summer with adequate cash flow. Pledge and Overall Income continue on pace with overall expenses, but we will see the latter ramp up this …
Continue readingIntroducing the PPP Subcommittee
The members of the PPP Subcommittee come equally from five broad areas within the church. The current boards and committees have been grouped together to form the five areas of spiritual, business and facilities, youth and children, connection, and outreach …
Continue readingUnited Tribes
Hello Families! Each Summer Sunday we have Activity Time fun and games from 9:45 until the end of the Sunday Seminar. Advanced online registration is required for children on the nursery side only (birth through preschool). We are capping that …
Continue readingCovid Advisory Team
The Covid Advisory Team is still at work, collecting reliable data every week so that we can make science-based recommendations to the leadership for how to safely re-emerge as a congregation. We are constantly updating the UCG Pandemic Response Guidelines …
Continue readingJuly Sunday Seminars
Here is the inspiring collection of Sunday Seminars for July. Each will be live in Reimer Hall or available on Zoom at 11:15am. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624. July 4 – No Seminar July 11 – …
Continue readingClergy Corner – Talia Raymond
The youth of UCG represented you all with honor this week during their annual Work Tour. 18 of our teens gathered last week for our first “Hometown Work Tour.” By day, we worked with Rebuilding Together on two homes, one …
Continue readingModerator’s Minute – Donn Smith-Lopez
With our extended mild spring weather now transitioning into the hot, humid Florida summer that we all dread it already feels like life is moving back to a more normal and orderly routine. The afternoon thunderstorms have begun in earnest …
Continue readingCMRB – July Update
After Bromleigh’s arrival, CMRB determined that it would help to hire a consultant to assist the three ministers in the transition. We hired Peter Ilgenfritz, who worked with our congregation over a long weekend during our discernment process. We had …
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