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Director of Church Operations – February 2025
Dear UCGers, If you have made it to the last article of our February newsletter, I bet you can guess that I have an “F” word too for February. I have several but the one word that I found may …
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Board of Membership – February 2025
Board of Membership’s committee member Gary Kirkland shares three easy steps to get acquainted with new members. On November 10, we welcomed five new members into United Church of Gainesville. That’s five people who are trying to learn the names …
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Director of Programming and Development – February 2025
Dear Ones, When I first learned that this month’s worship theme was “Brought to You by the Letter ‘F,’” I immediately thought of the four F’s discussed in evolutionary psychology- fighting, fleeing, feeding, and… well. We’ll just say fornicating. 🙂 …
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Clergy Corner – February 2025
Hi friends, For the past three years, January has flown by for me and my daughters. From indoor color guard competitions to lacrosse games to theater performances, our spring has been full and fast-paced. This January has been no different, …
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Board of Business – February 2025
PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND 2024 FINANCIAL REPORT The Board of Business would like to thank you all for your generous support of our church in 2024 and your commitment to continue that support in the new year. While we may …
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Compassion in Action – February 2025
Update for CIA’s 2024 Mini-Grants – Through your annual giving, in December 2024, the Compassion in Action distributed $2,025 to assist many in need during the holiday season. We supported: • 12 individuals & families • Helping Hands Clinic • …
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Racial Justice Committee – February 2025
With the support of the UCG Racial Justice Committee, The Other Book, had an attendance of 94 people! We are delighted to offer this opportunity to learn the black history of our county. We hope to see even more attendees …
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The Gift that Kept on Giving!
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 …
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Kids United – February 2025
Hi 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!
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 …
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Middle School Together (MST) and Youth United (YU) Happenings! – February 2025
MST 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, …
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Ray Meeks – Flowers and Eyesight
Ray 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 …