Dear Congregation, Advent Greetings to each of you! We began the season of Advent at CCC with the Hanging of the Greens in worship last Sunday. We were reminded of the symbolic meaning for Christians of the decorations we use—the Advent wreath, evergreens, bells, mistletoe, crimsons, poinsettias, holly, and the manger. The Sanctuary is looking […]
Category Archives: UCC NEws
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Jul
Jul
UNITE THROUGH THE EXTRAORDINARY A Virtual GatheringJuly 25-26,2020 Although we cannot meet in person at Purdue, your ability to connect and encourage one another does not end. For UCC youth, young adults and ministry leaders in the immediate pandemic this gathering will bring us together for important conversations and activity. We will gather on July […]
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Jul
Jul
The AIDS 2020 Interfaith service is Tuesday, July 7 at 12 pm EDT / 9 am PDT at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and will be live-streamed at GraceCathedral.org. The service was to be in-person but was moved to virtual. This is a free service but attendees are asked to please RSVP. Find details here. Resilience and Renewal […]
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Jul
Jul
The United Church of Christ invites you to an on demand showing of a new film on the life and work of congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis. Buy a $12 ticket to stream John Lewis: Good Trouble and $5 goes to support UCC justice ministries. Learn more about the film at johnlewisgoodtrouble.com. We know you’ll enjoy this […]
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May
May
Dear Congregation, I will be watching this Zoom presentation Sunday at 6 p.m. and urge you to join me. The recent murder of George Floyd, following so closely on that of Armad Arbery, underscores the need for racism in our country against people of color to be dismantled. The Christian church is called to work to […]
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May
In 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched a Poor People’s Campaign believing that people joining together could create, “a new and unsettling force in our complacent nation.” Over the last two years, UCC members and congregations have been participating in the continuation of this work through the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for […]
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Oct
Oct
This Halloween, Don’t Let Congress Pass the Zombie NAFTA Trade Bill With the clock ticking on the legislative calendar, Congress is running out of time to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), otherwise known as NAFTA 2.0. Although there are some good provisions in the agreement, as it currently stands the new deal remains […]
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Sep
September 05, 2019Written by Hans Holznagel Dorian nears the southeastern United States with destruction in its wake in the Bahamas, the United Church of Christ Disaster Ministries team is offering information and advice to churches that want to help and to people who are bracing for the storm. Dorian has caused least 20 deaths and unprecedented property damage since making […]
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Mar
Mar
Lent and Easter Upcoming Events Palm/Passion Sunday, April 14th 9:00 a.m. Garden Chapel worship 10:30 a.m. Procession with palms from Kelsey Hall to the Sanctuary for worship Maundy Thursday, April 18th 6:30 p.m. Mediterranean potluck dinner and Tenebrae service in Kelsey Hall with foot washing and Holy Communion Good Friday, April 19th 12:00 p.m. Community worship service at Cornerstone […]
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Jun
Dear Members and Friends, “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, and named it Stone of Help; for he said, ‘Thus far the LORD has helped us.’” – 1 Samuel 7:12 I sort of fell apart during my first semester of college. In retrospect, it was normal stuff: small […]
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