United Church of Christ (national site)This was our 9th senior high mission trip living out our congregation’s Just Peace covenant in service with Habitat for Humanity and LaPuente enterprises in Alamosa, Colorado. We were privileged to serve and learn from many, especially the children at PALS (positive experiences life spirits). We helped with Samantha and Mark’s Habitat home, moved an emergency food pantry, [...]
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Rice County Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers to build homes for the needy in Northfield, Faribault, and Lonsdale! Work begins each Tuesday at 4pm and Saturday at 8am. They need a crew (willing to learn) of about 8 people, about 4 crew leaders (in the trade or highly skilled) a host (signs people in, sets up [...] You may have noticed the new bulletin board as you walk in the Assembly Room. It is called “Congregational Connections” and will be used to place notices, offers, or requests of skills, talents, goods, or services (i.e.: babysitting, handyperson work, lawn care, goods for sale, etc.). This will provide a spot for people to [...]
Pastoral care is, instead, something we each do for one another. Supporting a loved one or friend through a difficult time, greeting one another, inviting someone for coffee or offering hospitality in any way, or reaching out to someone who seems alone or troubled are all ways we provide pastoral care. This prayer was thoughtfully written by the children in the grades 4, 5 and 6 Sunday school class who participated with Feed My Starving Children, last fall. In response to the tragedy befalling the people of Haiti, they have made bean soup mix to sell to our congregation with the proceeds going to relief [...] We’ve received two important documents from the Disaster Response office of the UCC in Cleveland that we now pass on to you. You can download the Haiti Earthquake Frequently Asked Questions sheet here. You can also find a brief summary related to the possibilities for Hatians coming the U.S. The Disaster Response office reports [...] Some of you may be familiar with the UCC’s Daily Devotional. Today the writing team has posted several very moving prayers for the people of Haiti. Click here to read them … Our own Paul Miller, who led the programs in our church about Haiti, invites our gifts to Partners in Health as a way to donate to relief efforts in Haiti. Click here for their website and online donations. The United Church of Christ has launched an emergency appeal for Haiti after a major earthquake struck the country. Thousands of people are feared dead and countless have been left homeless. For more details, and a link to make donations online, click [...] Our neighbors in the Pacific need our help! The island nations of Samoa and Tonga were especially hard-hit by last week’s earthquake and tsunami. If you would like to make a special gift for relief in these areas through the United Church of Christ, click here. (If you choose to give online, be [...] The long process of recovery from Hurricane Katrina continues, and in places like the New Orleans neighborhood of Little Woods, much more help is needed. This spring, Church World Service and its members will host a four-week ecumenical work project in New Orleans. In partnership with the Crescent Area Recovery Effort, we hope to [...] For the last year, I have volunteered my time to help make Quilts of Valor — quilts that are presented to members of the military who are returning home with wounds to body, mind or spirit. I learned about Quilts of Valor at Quilt Yourself, a studio in Savage where I learned to [...]
Our “sermon” was introduced by Cher Duys, our Director of Education and Youth Ministries (DEYM), followed by reflections from Eric Rohn, Kami Kirchberg, Kathleen Pender, and Will Hardy. I hope you will take time to read these important words from our young friends. Introduction by Cher Duys: The youth have asked me to introduce, ‘Sharing our Stories’. This is my seventh year trekking to Alamosa, Colorado in the San Luis Valley, a journey of Sabbath and of Service. The valley houses the poorest counties in that state One good way to offer help to victims of Hurricane Gustav and other natural disasters is through the United Church of Christ Disaster Response. You can learn more about the special role that church groups play in the rebuilding and healing of communities that are victims of disaster, and you can learn how [...] The United Church of Christ National Disaster Ministries is already offering help to the victims of Midwest Storms and flooding. You can help by making a contribution — either through First UCC or online — to help with the expenses of rescue, clean-up, and rebuilding. You can also volunteer to help — some [...] |
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On Sunday we celebrated the mission trip undertaken by youth and adult leaders in our congregation. They have been, once again, to Alamosa Colorado where they worked with Habitat for Humanity and La Puente homeless shelter.
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