Welcome to Easter at The United Church of Gainesville! While it is hard not to be together on this festive day, we know that we are together in spirit. Blessings to you, and rejoice! Scripture, Hymn, and Reflection Opening Scripture …
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Welcome to Worship! It is good to be connected. Below you will find the bulletin for the service, with links to videos for you to participate. Simply click on the highlighted text in your email and you will be taken …
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Welcome to Worship! It is good to be connected. Below you will find the bulletin for the service, with links to videos for you to participate. Simply click on the highlighted text in your email and you will be taken …
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Thank you for joining us this morning. It is so good to be connected, even in this imperfect way. Let us breathe, be still, and worship together, holding one another in our hearts. Below you will find the bulletin for …
Continue readingWelcome to Worship! We hope this finds you well. We all know this is not the ideal way we would like to gather as a community, yet we feel the need to remain prudent in light of the current situation …
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Readings: “There is a profound logic in the sequence of Holy days and seasons. They lead us somewhere that is difficult to understand intellectually. Rituals are meant for something surprising, for which we are called to be in a state …
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Listen as UCG’s very own, Maureen Killoran preaches her sermon entitled, “Butterflies In Formation.” Ever get butterflies in your stomach? Nervous about undertaking something new? Does change make your knees go weak? Maureen, a self-proclaimed “wimp” in many areas of …
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The Golden Rule is, most probably, the most culturally universal ethical tenet in human history – it has been a part of human thought for more than 4000 years. This suggests a golden link to human nature and its inherent …
Continue readingListen as Andy Bachmann shares some thoughts on gender and spirituality in the modern era. Taking a hint from the second story of creation, he suggests that perhaps a reframing of the myths that have shaped our culture is a …
Continue readingScripture this morning comes from the gospel of Mark, but you can also find it in the gospels of Matthew and Luke; together all known as ‘the synoptic gospels.” To put the quote into context, it had been a busy …
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Last evening, I opened up my bible browser to look up the text that Andy had set to preach on… and, after reading through the section in Mark, decided that I wanted to add a bit more to this morning’s …
Continue readingAs I mentioned earlier, tomorrow is the official celebration of Epiphany which, in Western Christianity, celebrates the revelation of God incarnate in the person of Jesus. Narratively, it is the day we celebrate the arrival of the Magi, who were …
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