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CMRB – September 2022
Did You Know? Several years ago, the Congregation-Ministry Review Board (CMRB) created A Roadmap to Help Members Address Their Concerns about the Church. It’s a 3-page guide designed to help members use healthy communication processes when we have concerns …
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UCG 101- September 15 at 6pm
Are you interested in joining UCG? We will be welcoming new members on Sunday, September 25 and invite you to join us at UCG 101, our new members orientation on Thursday, September 15 at 6:00pm in Reimer Hall. The ministers …
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Sunday Seminars – September 2022
During September, the UCG Sunday Seminar Committee will host an inspiring collection of Sunday Seminars: They will be available on Zoom at 10:15am. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624. See September’s offerings below. 9/4 – Discover What UCG …
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Children’s Ministry Positions Available
United Church of Gainesville is currently hiring one Lead Sunday school teacher. Here is the link to the Lead Teacher position. The Church Council approved the reconfiguration of the children’s ministry staff at their July meeting, within current budget constraints.…
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Family Promise – August 2022
Our Family Promise Committee is gearing up for its second in-person hosting of families experiencing homelessness since the pandemic began, August 21st through the 28th. We need your help more than ever as the last hosting, we struggled tremendously to …
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Staffing Update
There is not a single facet of church life that remains unaffected by the pandemic, even now, two years in — but ministry for children and families has perhaps been most deeply changed — not just at UCG, but across …
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Eliot Schrefer to Visit UCG in August
Eliot Schrefer, National Book Award Finalist and author of “Queer Ducks” will be at UCG on Sunday, August 21. Florida native Eliot Schrefer comes to UCG to share about his new book, Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World …
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Clergy Corner – August 2022
Dear UCG, If you’ve attended Sunday services over the last few weeks, or read the online bulletin, you may have heard me report on a new practice for our gatherings. After the service has started, we have locked the doors …
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Plan ahead, stay aware and informed!
Are you ready for hurricane season? Well, here it is nearly the end of July already and we have so far been blessed with a quiet Atlantic hurricane season. However, as most good Floridians know, we are entering the more …
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Board of Business – August 2022
June and July have been busy and productive for the Board of Business. First, we have established the long-needed Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee. The members of this subcommittee are UCG members who have the breadth and depth of experience and …
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Coronavirus Advisory Team – August 2022
Covid and its ongoing variants are persistent. People are still getting infected and case numbers remain at orange zone levels, although symptoms appear to be milder. Every week, our prayer concerns include members or friends who have tested positive. The …