Advent Devotional – Week 2
The practice of lighting candles during Advent is an ancient one. In a season of darkness, the candles remind us of God’s light. Every week we will offer a devotional to guide you through this season. You can find these devotionals in the weekly email,in the Sunday...
Office News
Vicki Farmer as Interim Lay Ministries and Communications Coordinator I’m delighted to let you know that Vicki Farmer has agreed to be Interim Lay Ministries and Communications Coordinator for the months ahead. Vicki has had this role earlier, before Erin...
Spiritual Practice: The Inner Journey of Advent
~ Worship Team To prepare for this season we created art as a community. You were invited to bring photos, drawings, names or quotes to place on a large image of Mary and Elizabeth that are a part of our Advent liturgical art. During this season, we will be invited to...
Interested in US-Mexico Border Crossing?
~ Cassie Emanuel Are you interested in a 3-4 day mission trip plus the Border Issues Fair? Common Ground on the Border and Border Issues Fair is a three-day event January 16-18, 2020, featuring classes in art, music and a variety of lectures. The Borderlands is the...
Alternative Food Bank Project
~ Cassie Emanuel, Immigrant Justice Thank you to all who contributed cash, groceries or Safeway gift cards to the “Alternative Food Bank” project at the end of October. Numerous grocery-filled bags plus $1800 in gift cards were provided for food-insecure immigrant...
Seeking Peace & Justice in the Holy Land
Interested in visiting Israel and Palestine in April? Tour with “Churches for Middle East Peace” April 25 – May 2, 2020. There is an additional extension May 2 – 5, 2020 with Mejdi Tours, founded by an Israeli and a Palestinian. I’m going and I hope that you will go,...
Communicating your values on your road to planning, protection & preparation for life’s decisions
~ John Kloess, Planned Giving Committee A few months ago, through a survey to our entire congregation, we asked what is important to you as you plan for your future and the futures of the people and organizations important to you. How can you best have your values and...
Seabeck 2020
~ Beth Bartholomew, Seabeck Committee Coming July 5-10, 2020: Faith, Science & Environmental Stewardship with David Roon, PhD. Christmas Reflections In this time of long nights, as we await the Winter Solstice and the return of longer days, we metaphorically await...
Stories of Awakening
~ Candyce Rennegarbe, The Scared Feminine Team In her book, Another Way Home, Lonardelli writes, “At the heart of the Jesus movement, . . . there are individuals experiencing an awakening to the presence of the Sacred. “(26) If you are interested in nourishing and...
Scheyer Library: New in December
~ Jessie McAbee, Scheyer Library This month, we have several new books for all ages. While we may have an inclination to protect children from much of the unfairness in the world, talking to them about current issues like poverty, racism, and homelessness is...
Planting Trees, Restoring Forests
The Earth is Sacred – Not Ours to Wreck One of the most useful things we can do to mitigate the climate crisis is to preserve existing forests and plant new ones. That’s because trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and incorporate it in their roots and...
Food Packing on Dec 22nd
After worship, head down to the first floor hallway Bring the kids to pack grocery bags with nonperishable foods for the hungry. This 30-minute activity is a fun, easy way to involve the whole family in serving others. Little ones can look at the list, pull those...
Donations for UCEF Snack Packs
~ Lisa Klingler, Hunger Outreach You may have seen a recent announcement that the United Churches Emergency Fund (UCEF) is looking for help with snack packs to give out to homeless clients coming in to their office (housed in our church building). As part of our...
Advent Workshop
11:30-2:00 in Ostrander Hall Friends and family of all ages are warmly welcomed to join us for Christmas crafting and merry-making. Create Christmas gifts and decorations to take home - all while enjoying music, food, and fellowship. There will also be opportunities...
An open invitation to become a member of our church
~ Virginia Felton, Welcome Committee On December 15, we will receive new members during our worship service. If you are interested in becoming a member of our church and have been attending for at least a few months, we would be happy to welcome you at worship....
Dec, Children’s News
Contact Director of Children’s Ministry Betsy Herring for more information, gro.ccucu@gnirrehb, or 206-524-2322 x3302 Children’s Choir 9:00 Sunday mornings in the choir room Kids in grades K-5, come meet our wonderful children’s choir director, Rachel Teigen-Brackett,...
Dec, Youth News
Contact Director of Youth Ministry Margaret Swanson for information, gro.ccucu@nosnawSM or 206-524-2322 x3315. Youth Group & Worship Sundays, December 1, 8, 15, 22 (No Youth Group December 29 or January 5) 9am Youth Group, 10am Worship & Youth Pew Youth Group...
Living into our Racial Justice Church Resolution
~ Alex Bacon, Racial Justice Task Force Since our congregational vote in August, we are continuing to get concrete in our commitment to be a Racial Justice Church. This has required the work of many congregants and staff . Our Racial Justice Task Force held numerous...
October Church Council meetings
Church Council meeting summary October 16, 2019 Council Summary David reported Erin Lovejoy-Guron will be leaving UCUCC, as she accepted a position as church administer at Ronald United Methodist Church on Aurora. We will celebrate her in worship on November 24....
Dec, Death announcements
Jane Doughty Born: November 26, 1946 Died: November 4, 2019 Jane died peacefully with family by her side at Hospice House in University Place. Jane joined UCUCC over 30 years ago and was involved in various ways during some of those years, including Superfluity. The...
Thank you, from the Pledge Campaign
Thank you to everyone for your courageous generosity in pledging to the church for 2020! As of November 15, we raised just over a million dollars toward our goal of $1.3 million — almost 80% of the way there. This is a fantastic start. Because of your gifts of time,...
December Special Offering
The Christmas Fund: for the Veterans of the Cross Emergency Fund Please help take care of those who have taken care of you. Give generously to the December 2019 Special Offering. In 2018, gifts to the Christmas Fund enabled Supplementation of health benefits for 174...
Join us this Advent
We invite you to join us this Advent Season. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, we have a number of ways you can get involved by helping others, or making merry with us. We look forward to sharing this time with you. Our Flier with all our Advent events are...
Superfluity is around the corner
~ Mary Sue Galvin Mark your calendars: We will take donations starting on January 21. We will welcome volunteers for sorting on Wednesdays, starting on January 29. The Superfluity Sale is April 2-4, 2020
Advent
Advent is the season of anticipation within the church year. This anticipation is both for the birth of the baby Jesus and the return of the risen Christ among us. The tradition of lighting the Advent candles assigns a reading on each of the four Sundays of Advent...
Thank God for Job
Back in February’s Along the Way, I said if I were to write a book titled Why I’m Still a Christian, it would have a number of chapters and the biggest might be titled Original Blessing. That’s still true, but the second biggest chapter would be “Thank God for Job.”...
Advent Poinsettias
Holiday Poinsettias Place your order now! Each year, we invite our church members to honor and remember friends and loved ones by contributing to our Advent Poinsettia display. Your contribution will help fill our Sanctuary with holiday spirit, and additional funds...
Plan now for the Advent Workshop
Dec 15, after worship in Ostrander Hall 11:30-2:00 Our annual Advent workshop has grown from an event for Children and families, to a crafting extravaganza that *everyone* enjoys. This is a great opportunity to integrate our various groups into the larger church...
Anticipating Advent
Advent Worship Series: The Women December 1, 2019-January 5, 2020 The stories of Advent and Christmas are not just about the birth of Jesus. They are also woven through with the stories of women. Mary in her youth. Elizabeth in her older years. The prophet Anna living...
Nov News, Seabeck 2020
Seabeck 2020 ~ Beth Bartholomew, Seabeck Committee Coming July 5-10, 2020: Faith, Science, & Environmental Stewardship with David Roon, PhD. Plan now Mark your calendars! Sign up for vacation time! Be sure you can enjoy the fresh air, good food, and good company...
Nov & Dec Gathering Ground
Gathering Grounds for November & December Looking for a different approach to those observances and traditions that pack the final months of the year? Here are gatherings created just for folks of many beliefs (especially skeptics & spiritually curious) to...
Dec 21, Rock & Roll Solstice
Gathering Ground Rock & Roll Solstice Singalong & Fundraiser House Party. 7:00-10:00 pm Gather at a secret location. Lift a glass and a song on the longest night of the year. Led by seasoned rock musicians, we'll sing through a book of favorite rock songs and...
Imagine: Computer Upgrades
Computer Upgrades, thanks to Imagine Campaign! UCUCC is in the midst of computer upgrades, thanks to the Imagine capital campaign. There are three phases to the work: All wireless access points have been replaced and a new firewall installed. The access points were...
Gathering Ground: First Sundays
Dec 1, 2019 Standing for the Common Good First Sundays from noon – 1pm on the corner of 45th and 15th Bring a sign, a prayer, or pick up one of our legacy signs. Join us for 10 minutes or an hour of grounding and public witness.The vigils will last for an hour: drop...
Dec 15, New members welcome!
Interested in joining our church? We will welcome new members on December 15. If you have been attending University UCC for a while and are ready to become a member, we would love to help you take this formal step. We will welcome new members during the December 15...
Worship & Music
To worship You in unity and diversity… is what we covenant with God and one another each week in worship. As our congregation moves through this time of change and looks to the future, it does so by also looking deeply and critically at it’s past and present. Ten...
Work with Habitat for Humanity
Feb 22—Mar 2, 2020 in Guatemala Plymouth Church is sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity team to the highlands of Guatemala, in Panajachel, on Lake Atitlan. The work is 5 days of helping build latrines or wood stoves to improve the health conditions of Mayan families....
Nov, Love & Justice questionnaire
Love & Justice wants to know your thoughts on their priorities >>pdf of Love & Justice questions How do the five Love & Justice Committee (L&JC) priorities (racial justice, environmental justice, economic justice, peacemaking/reconciliation,...
Letting Go and Embracing
For Those Who Cannot Attend Church (And those who can) Letting Go and Embracing Each Fall, we are reminded of the cycle of life as we watch the leaves turn bright colors and then let go of the branches, becoming rich humus for new growth. This can become a metaphor...
Dec 8, Offering of Gifts
December 8 is Offering of Gifts Sunday We selected ten local agencies to receive gifts from our congregation. The attached flier has information on the work of the agencies, and their clients's wish lists. Offering Of Gifts Flier You are invited to shop for one or...