or where you areWorship at 8:45 and 11 - Rev. Susan Steinberg preaching. Music: 8:45 vocal solo; 11:00 Summer Choir VBS & classes for adults at 10 am 11:15 am La Mesa, with guest preacher Katherine Henderson
A Place of Peace, reflections on Quaker House, with Co-Directors Lynn & Steve Newsom.
Friends, Reverends Susan Steinberg and David Mateo invite the congregation to a special, child-friendly prayer service, tomorrow night, Thursday, August 17, 6 pm at United Church. The purpose is to send Christian love out into the world through prayer, reflection on scripture and music. Following the guidance of Traci Blackmon, we will: Pray for our nation and the people of Charlottesville in particular. Pray for the wounded. The healers. The witnesses. The warriors. Pray for the families of those who have died. And for the dead inside. And call out white supremacy by name and rebuke it in the name of Jesus. Join us to light candles, sing child friendly music and lift up prayers. Following the service, which we want to keep to about 30 minutes, people are invited to join us in the Fellowship Hall to make paper hearts as a symbol of sending love. We will send the hearts to the UCC church in Charlottesville and to Reverend Traci Blackmon, Executive Minister of Justice & Witness Ministries of the UCC, who was on the front line in Charlottesville. Please bring your glitter pens, any special paper, and your messages of love, hope and peace. You are also encouraged to write a special message of love to anyone who would be uplifted by a love note, including someone with whom you've had a disagreement. Please join us!
An Interested Person’s Gathering Are you new to United Church and have been wanting to know more about our ministries and programs. If so, this gathering is for you. Come, learn more about the ministry and common life of our church! This is your chance to become better acquainted with us! Pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea and join us in the Family Parlor, across the hall from the church library.
The UCCH choirs have been travelling this summer and can't wait to tell you all about it! The Youth Choir attended Montreat Worship and Music Conference, and members of UVoP, Youth and Chancel Choirs visited two wonderful host congregations in Germany. Slide shows, art exhibit, and music included!
We will continue discussing responses to the Aug 12 events in Charlottesville, as well as Tema Okun's recent talk, "Our Stake as White People in Racial Equity." Please join us!
Worship with us and then join in our “Welcome Back Cookout.” We will begin at 11 am for those who worship at 8:45 and will still be at the grill after the 11 and 11:15 am services. On the menu this year: POTLUCK!!!!! Please bring potluck dishes to share: Fruit, salads, vegetables, chips, vegetarian main dishes (servings for at least eight people.) Desserts are welcome too. Invite your friends, neighbors, and acquaintances! Reconnect with old friends and say hello to someone new. Meet and greet our newest members joining in 2016-2017. No reservations necessary.
Photographs will be taken on Sunday, August 27 - the day of our welcome back cookout. Last fall, we contracted with Lifetouch photography to create a yearly church photo directory. If you participated last year, thank you. We can use the photo from 2016 in the 2017 directory. (You can sign up to get your photo taken again this year, but not required.) If you did not participate in the directory last fall, please consider participating this year. Use this link provided below, and sign up on Sunday, August 27 to get your photo taken for the directory. https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y2edndp4/ Contact the church office if you need assistance to sign up: email: office@unitedchurch.org; phone: 919-942-3540
