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Holy Week Schedule
Please join us for our Holy Week celebration of Maundy Thursday on April 18 at 6:00 PM, a service of silence, music, communion, and remembrance. Easter Day activities promise to be filled with joy, flowers, music, good food, friends, …
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Open Letter to Family Promise Supporters
Hello Family Promise supporters, We just wanted to let you all know how truly important you are in making Family Promise function. Please read on to hear one family’s story about their time in Family Promise of Gainesville… In April …
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Congratulations to Rachel Kirk
Our church member, Rachel Kirk has completed her requirements for ordination as a UCC minister! On Saturday, March 23, she will be undergoing her Ecclesiastical Council (which is an interview that examines her theology, call, and general abilities to serve …
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UCC Leaders: Mourning the massacre in New Zealand
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. –1 John 4:18 This morning we awoke to the horrendous news of …
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4 for Fair Food Tour: UF March
4forFairFood Tour: No more 4 for $4, how about 1 penny more! Join UF students and the broader Gainesville community for the 4 for Fair Food Tour March for Farmworker Justice at UF on March 14th as we demand that …
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Ash Wednesday
The labyrinth will be in the sanctuary and available for meditation and for walking March 4-7, 8:30am – 4:30pm. Ash Wednesday Services and Labyrinth Walks will be offered on March 6 at 12:00 Noon or at 6:00 PM.For the …
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A Pastoral Letter from Our General Minister and President
Dear Partners in Christ: The vision of a body united — in purpose, in mission, in vision — is one that inspired the birth of our denomination. All of our spiritual impulses reverberate in an effort to call us into …
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“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing”
One of the most beautiful hymns in our United Church of Christ hymnbook is “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” Written in 1871 as a poem, it was publicly read as part of a celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on February …
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The Most Beautiful Season!
It’s a signal that comes from God’s heart and a light comes too, and it puts the wind from his heart to the sky. -by Pepper Durant, 4.5 years old, as told to her mom, Taylor Williams, one morning around …
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UCC calls on churches, members to publicly offer support for asylum seekers during Advent
The United Church of Christ national leadership is urging member churches and congregants to mark the season of Advent by heeding the call to embrace the other, and to offer a public Christian welcome to migrants seeking safety and protection …
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Surrounding our Friends with Love: A message from Rev. Catherine Dearlove
Hi everyone, As we come up to the week anniversary of the murder at Squirrel Hill there are many of us who would like to support our Jewish friends. As part of my work as campus multi faith cooperative chair …
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Pride Weekend with UCG!
Pride Weekend Information from Open and Affirming Committee – Saturday, October 20 & Sunday, October 21 Saturday we are meeting at 7th Street and W University Avenue at 11:00 am to march in the Pride Parade. We will have a …