or where you areIt's time to create! Join us in the youth wing for the second Activity Group session. Youth will work together in small groups to create art, music, drama, dance, poetry, prayers, sermons and more. (Note: art group requires attendance in at least two sessions, including Feb 11, Feb 25 and March 4).
It's time to create! Join us in the youth wing for the second Activity Group session. Youth will work together in small groups to create art, music, drama, dance, poetry, prayers, sermons and more. This is our final creative session before the first Youth Church run-through on March 18th.
Join us in the Sanctuary for our first Sunday services with our new Senior Pastor, Rev. Cameron Barr. Thanks be to God!
Once again, the national sickness of gun violence is weighing heavily on our spirits, threatening to overwhelm us with fear and hopelessness. And once again, youth are speaking out, telling the truth about their suffering and frustration while courageously imagining another way. On the evening of Wednesday March 14th, United Church will gather to listen, deeply and well, to the voices of our young people. Join us from 6:30 to 7:30pm in the Assembly Hall as we receive the testimony of our youth, lighting candles for victims of gun violence. Together we will name the sins of gun violence and gun idolatry, grounding ourselves in the divine promise of healing and restoration. Together, we will remember our call: to act with great love as God's hands and feet in the world, seeking transformative justice and peace. Contact Youth Director Katherine Henderson with questions: khenderson@unitedchurch.org.
We'll see you in the Youth Lounge for our first run-through of our Youth Church worship service, incorporating contributions from all activity groups. Afterward, at 12:15 pm, the drama group will practice their scripture-based skit in the Sanctuary.
We will celebrate the beginning of Holy Week by feeding the hungry. Join us in the Fellowship Hall from 10 to noon as we pack 10,000 meals in our annual Rise Against Hunger on-site service event. All ages welcome, plenty of jobs for all!
10am: Last Sunday School Class of the program year.... with ice cream! 11am: Last Youth Group of the season! Join us for group games led by members of our high school Youth Leadership Team. And then stick around for... 12pm: End-of-the-Year Youth Cookout! Youth and families are invited to join us for a cookout in celebration of this wonderful year in the life of the UCCH youth community. We will grill on the back patio (outside of the youth classrooms, next to the playground) and eat outside, weather permitting. The youth program will provide meat and veggie options for grilling, plus drinks. Please bring a side dish or dessert, and your appetite! RSVP to Youth Director Katherine Henderson: khenderson@unitedchurch.org.
University United Methodist Church, 150 E. Franklin St. Chapel Hill Co-sponsored by Youth Choirs of United Church of Chapel Hill and University United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill The award-winning youth choir, Vivida Banda (“Rasselbunde” in German, or “A Gang of Rascals”) from St. Peters Church in Weinheim, Germany, will begin their U.S. tour this summer with a concert at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill. They will present a varied program of music of Germany, England, and the United States, from Schubert to Josh Groban. Vivida Banda is the most advanced choir of the St. Peters Church Singschule (song school). Children begin singing with the Singschule from the age of 1 and continue through the age of 21 in a graded choral program. They sing music of all epochs and genres – the only requirement for the young people to like the music is that it is of high quality. Vivida Banda regularly sings in services and concerts in and around Weinheim, which is near Mannheim. Founded in 2009 by their current director, Anne Langenbach, Vivida Banda won the prestigious ECHO Klassik award for promoting young people in 2013, and in recent years have sung at Rosengarten, Congress Center Mannheim, and on ZDF television. They make a concert tour every two years. This is their first tour to the United States.
Fellowship Dinner to begin at 5:45 pm, followed by several programs for all ages. More details coming soon.
All the church boards & committees will have tables or booths inviting you into ministry. Children and youth will register for Sunday School.
July 22-26, Half day (9am-12pm) or Full day (9am-3pm) Neighbors are more than people who live next door. Neighbors are more than people in our families or communities. Through five carefully chosen Bible stories, Who Is My Neighbor VBS leads children on a journey to discover more about God's great love. From looking at how to be a neighbor to diving into what it means to live out our faith, this interactive VBS series will lead children deeply into Bible stories focused on God's care and compassion for neighbors close at hand and around the world. Join us as we discover neighbors near and far! We are combining our traditional Handbell Camp and VBS this year, so each child will have a chance to ring, sing, drum and make lots of music! The children will share the music they learned in worship on Sunday, July 28 at the 9:30 a.m. service. VBS is for children age 3 to rising 6th graders. Any child may opt for the half day program. Rising 1st through 6th graders have the option of the full day program. Suggested donation for the week is $30 for half day (with a $60 per family maximum) and $60 for full day (with a $120 per family maximum). Rising 7th grade to high school graduates are encouraged to volunteer for VBS and participate in the advanced handbell choir. REGISTER HERE
