If you would like to watch the service as a playlist, please click here and you will be directed to our YouTube page. If you prefer, you may click on the individual links below at your own pace.

Welcome, Singing Together, Time with Children

Welcome and Prayers – Hannah Norton

Singing Together- “Go, Tell It on the Mountain” offered by Edo Carter

Time With Children – “I Am a Story” by Dan Yaccarino, offered by Hannah Norton.

United Tribes Activity time at 10am

Reading, Special Music

Reading –  “Tell Me a Story” poem by Robert Penn Warren, read by Heather Dewar

Special Music-  “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus” offered by Kathryn McGill on dulcimer

Scripture, Sermon, Music

Scripture Reading – Luke 2:1-20 Renee Andrews

Sermon – “White Bear” Daniel Webster

Music – “‘Twas On a Night Like This” offered by Andy Bachman

Benediction – Daniel Webster

Alleluia!

Here are the UCG friends celebrating a birthday this week.
Happy Birthday!

Ben	Wise	12/27
Catherine	Cake	12/28
Nel	Gammon Webster	12/28
Kirk	Durant	12/29
Fonda	Davis Eyler	12/29
Cameron	Hernandez	12/29
Cathy	Keathley	12/29
Ezra	Stone	12/29
Trish	Thoburn	12/29
Taylor	Williams	12/29
Brandy	Culpepper	12/31
Tupelo	Hostetler	12/31
Scott	Winzeler	12/31

Jean	Cunningham	01/01
Skip	Everitt	01/01
Pradeep	Kumar	01/01
Bonnye	Roose	01/01
Larry	Roose	01/01
Pam	Smith	01/01
Dean	Chance	01/01
Nancy	Bell	01/02

Sunday Schedule

Please join us at 12:30pm for Congregational Coffee Hour – Daniel Webster will be available on our Zoom account to talk and share. He’ll be prepared to talk about the online worship experience, but with no set agenda other than hoping to see your faces and have a chance to touch base. Join here. Meeting ID: 875 0792 2974 Passcode: 1624

 

Important Announcements

Post Christmas Office and Staff Schedules – Everyone on our church staff works full days and weeks during December. In recognition of their need for holiday time as well as some down time, the church office is closed from December 24 through January 1. The front office answering machine will be checked daily for messages. Any situation that needs immediate attention will be referred to one of the ministers or to the appropriate staff person. Note that e-mail will not be checked during this Christmas break.  From all the Staff of UCG, we wish you a blessed holiday season filled with peace!

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UCG Courtyard
Sunday, January 3, 2021 – 10 AM-12 PM
Drive-By Donations!

The Compassion in Action Committee brings you these community outreach opportunities for the new year:

• Bring for Gainesville Community Ministry: non-perishable food items (shop the BOGOs).
• Bring for Grace Marketplace: cold weather items–blankets, jackets, sweatshirts with hoods (consider after Christmas sales)

On January 3 from 10—noon, drive alongside the street in front of the UCG
courtyard, pull off the street near the volunteers with tables, wear your mask, pop your trunk, and our awesome volunteers will pick up your donations.

Alternate plans for donating if January 3 is inconvenient:

Gainesville Community Ministries:
Call CIA member Priscilla Arinson 352-219-6439 to coordinate pickup/dropoff
of food with her; or Write a check to GCM, add UCG in memo line and mail to GCM, 238 SW 4th Ave, Gainesville, Fl 32601

Grace Marketplace:
Drop off your donations of blankets or coats/jackets/sweatshirts with hoods on
Kathryn Seagle’s protected front porch—near her red front door. Address is
3915 NW 21st Lane in Woodcreek between B’nai Israel and Fresh Market (from
16th Ave turn north on 38th Drive, turn left at second cul de sac, middle left
house – warning some GPS’s will send you to another NW 21st Lane in Forest
Ridge!)

The survey is here! As part of our newly-adopted Three-Year-Plan, we have committed to periodically checking in with each other to assess how well church programs are meeting our needs for spiritual nurture, connection, and accessibility. Please respond to the survey today! It should take less than 10 minutes for most. Thanks!

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If you are a regular supporter through our collected offering, please consider making your donation now.  Our budgeted (anticipated) amount of Plate Income for 2020 is $40,000, so we rely on the weekly passing of the plate. To GIVE, click here to make a one-time donation to UCG -or- to set up a recurring donation via your bank account or credit card click here.  Thank you for your support.