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Director of Church Operations – June 2025
Hello all! We can feel that summer sizzle already in the late mornings to the afternoons. This hopefully means our newly scrubbed solar panels will be ready to receive the sun’s ray as the days stretch longer and the nights …
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Ray Meeks is 72 in June!
Something of a Miracle! Think of it, Ray Meeks was sentenced to Florida’s death row when he was about 19 years old. On June 28, Ray will be 72 years old, which in its own was is something of a …
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Creation and Climate Justice – June 2025
Here are three items of interest. We are working with the Sierra Club of Florida to address shutoffs of utilities (power and water) during heat waves and especially for the poor. We met on May 21 with GRU’s Government Affairs …
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Board of Business – June 2025
I usually write about the church budget, but this month I would like to comment on our designated accounts. These are special encumbered accounts where we tract donations, registrations, and grants and associated expenditures that are earmarked for special programs …
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Kids United – June 2025
Hello All! May was so full of fun and growth. Our pilot year of Kids’ Night Out was a success. We had a lot of fun with your children on Friday nights while enhancing their learning through STEM activities and …
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Clergy Corner – June 2025
As I prepare to step away for a season of sabbatical rest and renewal, I want to pause and offer my deepest gratitude to each of you. Thank you for your generosity: in gifts, in spirit, and in trust. Thank …
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Clergy Corner – May 2025
We arrived Wednesday about 5 p.m. with four beautiful days of driving behind us from Connecticut. It was an amazingly peaceful trip, almost no traffic. No surprises. About six hours a day of driving with at least half of them …
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Director of Church Operations – May 2025
Dear friends at UCG, May is finally here and so is our interim minister, Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper! I’m excited to start the month off with welcoming her and her husband, Warren. We will then say goodbye to Rev. Talia …
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Director of Programming and Development – May 2025
Dear Ones, April was definitely brought to us by the letter U. As in, all of Y-O-U who made all our programs, special services, and events so amazing! Our annual All-Church Retreat featured the talent and expertise of so many …
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Middle School Together and Youth United – May 2025
THANK YOU to all our youth families who participated in our April events and programming! Retreat offered its share of memories – with crazy scavenger hunts, energetic variety show performances and taking in the rocket launch from the dock. On …
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Kids United – May 2025
April was such a full and fun month! Retreat was a huge success with our children doing the cutest “under my umbrella performance” and also enjoyed an awesome scavenger hunt. In Kids Night Out (KNO) we learned about rocks and …
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Board of Business* – May 2025
*Please note, this article has changed as there was an error in the uploading of the submission. I usually write about the church budget, but this month I would like to comment our designated accounts. These are special encumbered accounts …