The single agenda will be to approve and adopt the Strategic Plan approved by Church Council on January 10. Following the vote you will hear updates from the Sr. Pastor Search Committee, Pastoral Transition Committee, update on our 2017 Mission Spending Plan, and Phase IV of our Light On the Hill Capital Campaign projects. CLICK HERE to download the recommended Strategic Plan.
Join the United Church youth community as they lead us in worship, offering prayers and reflections inspired by our recent youth group discussions of gun violence. Their leadership and insight will encourage us all to faithfully and courageously sow the seeds of peace in our families, schools and communities.
We will be considering the last week of Jesus’ life from Mark chapters 11-16. In conjunction with that, we are planning to use The Last Week, a book by Marcus Borg and John Crossan which looks at the light historical studies place on Jesus’ last week. Feb. 8: Mark 11:1-11 (Ch. 1, Palm Sunday, The Last Week) Feb. 15: Mark 11:12-19 (Ch. 2 Monday, The Last Week) Feb. 22: Mark 11:20-12 (Ch. 3 Tuesday, The Last Week) Mar. 1: **NO BIBLE STUDY** - Join us for Ash Wednesday service in sanctuary Mar. 8: Mark 12-13 (Ch. 3 Tuesday, The Last Week) Mar. 15: Mark 14:1-11 (Ch. 4 Wednesday, The Last Week) Mar. 22: Mark 14:12-72 (Ch. 5Thursday, The Last Week) Mar. 29: Mark 15:1-41 (Ch. 6 Friday, The Last Week) Apr. 5: Mark 15:42-16:20 (Ch. 7 & 8 Saturday and Sunday, The Last Week)
Please join our small group of advocacy letter writer who meet once a month on behalf of a particular cause. Often our faith encourages to advocate for positions or actions that do not align with any particular partisan position. We write as people of faith or as private citizens – depending on the issue – not as adherents to a particular party. For more information, contact office@unitedchurch.org.
Moral March on Raleigh Corner of Wilmington and South Streets near Shaw University Saturday, February 11 Gather at 8:30 am Opening Rally at 9 am March & People’s Assembly at 10 am To reserve bus tickets, please go to: http://tinyurl.com/gsy6onl Price: $5 a seat for youth, $15 for adults paying cash or check, and $16 for adults paying with PayPal. Limited scholarships available.