Lenten Booklets for Daily Reading – These special and beautiful booklets feature original artwork, music, photos, and writings by UCG members. Special thanks to Taylor Williams and Lisa Goldstein for their hard work compiling and creating these booklets and to all those who contributed their original work. Available for pick up or online.

Sunday Seminar – Join us for a presentation from John Nix, a fifth-generation black farmer here in Florida. He is an avid environmentalist and vocal supporter of generational farming and farmland retention. He will offer a fascinating perspective we all should hear. In Reimer Hall or on Zoom. Click here to join meeting. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385 Passcode: 1624

Climate Movie Night TONIGHT at 7:00 pm in Reimer Hall– “Nature’s Best Hope: A Proactive Approach to Earth Stewardship” – Many bird species are approaching extinction. We’ll watch a video presentation by Dr. Doug Tallamy. We’ll discuss how we can do our part to help save nature in our own yards! Bring your own drink; we’ll provide the popcorn!

Parents’ Night Out is Friday, March 10 at 5:30pm – Children, infants through 5th grade are invited for a night of pizza and fun. $15 for the first child, $10 for each additional child. RSVP by Wed., March 8 to juliac@ucgainesville.org.

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 12. Set your clocks ahead one hour the night before!

Common Threaders will meet at 10:15am on Sunday, March 12. Please bring any type of stitching, knitting, etc.., or just join us for some coffee and conversation.  Everyone is welcome, you do not need to have signed up for the small group.

Save the Date! Our Annual Noodles and Doodles Fundraiser is Coming on March 26! This Art Sale and Pasta Dinner Fundraiser supports our Youth United as they prepare for their summer Work Tour. This year, they are headed to West Virginia to work alongside Appalachia Service Project to assist homeowners with projects that will benefit their health and safety. If you have artwork that you have made or that you would simply like to re-home, we are accepting donations!  Please leave it in the office for Talia by Wednesday, March 22.  We appreciate your support of this fun event and of our youth!

BCYF is working on a United Tribes Directory! It will have the family’s picture beside the family’s contact information. If you have not completed a registration form, or need to update your information in Shelby Next, email juliac@ucgainesville.org.

A new way to connect with United Tribes! Stay updated about United Tribes and other Children’s Programming via Facebook, join the United Tribes Families Facebook page at bit.ly/TribesFB. Only parents of registered United Tribes children will be admitted to the group. We ask that any pictures including children that are not your own not be taken from the page and shared on social media accounts. Thanks!

Last chance to sign up for Tally Rally! Join ONA Committee, as we plan to attend Lobby Days, sponsored by Equality Florida, on March 13-14. Please register at bit.ly/talral23.

Interactive Lenten Art – The Lively Arts Committee has designed stained glass-like art hangings that are along the sides of the Sanctuary. Each bears the focus word for each Sunday in Lent. We need your help to add color and bring them to life! Each Sunday, a question will appear in the bulletin that relates to the theme of the day. As you depart the Sanctuary, you will see a table with pens, markers, and colored paper. We invite you to respond to the question of the day by writing a word, phrase, or drawing on a piece of colored paper. The papers will be added to the week’s artwork colorfully representing “The Work of the People.” When have you experienced mercy?

Lenten Small Groups with Rev. Bromleigh:

Lenten Lectio Divina/Lectio Vita Thursdays, February 23 – March 30, 7:00-8:00p.m. on Zoom. Join in this practice of the devotional reading of both Scriptures and news stories, to hear what the voice of the divine might speak into your heart. Meeting ID: 827 3925 3374 Passcode: 1624

How to Begin When Your World Is Ending – March 21 and April 18, 7:00-8:00p.m. on Zoom. Read and discuss the newest, wonderful book by the Rev. Molly Baskette (a pastor in the UCC). Meeting ID: 875 8140 3722 Passcode: 1624

Dances of Universal Peace are led & (taught) with Musical Instruction with Vocal accompaniment from participants, Joyful & Inspired from all cultures & Spiritual attunement & Inspiration. The group meets on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 4pm in the West Wing led by Nurallah Briseno.

The Community Weatherization Coalition (CWC) is a local non-profit that UCG members helped to found, and several UCG members serve as active volunteers. During CWC’s three-part Spring Energy Coach training, you’ll learn how you can save local families money on their utility expenses and empowering residents with dozens of conservation tips. If you are interested in joining other UCG volunteers, contact the front office. First training meeting is Wednesday, March 22 at 5:30pm.

Writing Your Own Peace Together – Do you have a lot to say? Do you have a lot of feelings? Observations? Memories? Dreams? And (God forbids) opinions to share? If you are one of those with a lot of any of that, come join Christine Engels and others, we will have a nice space on a Saturday afternoon to sit down and write.  And maybe, just maybe, we can talk about writing and enjoy other writing topics. The group will meet on Saturday, March 25th from 3-4 pm in UCG’s Room 9. Join us for a ‘writing’ (or jolly) good time.