United Church of Christ (national site)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 that [...]
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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 here. Our church programs (including Rainbow and Angel Choir rehearsals and this evening’s Advent WFFF) are canceled today because of the winter storm that has also closed the Northfield Schools. Our policy is to follow the lead of the School district: if school is canceled, so are our programs. See you next week! Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer coined the phrase: “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired!” She was talking about a system that was oppressive, racist, discriminatory and unjust. Fannie Lou Hamer died from heart failure brought on by cancer, hypertension and diabetes. Fannie Lou Hamer did not have health care! We must [...] 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 sure [...] The United Church of Christ hopes to gather 100,000 signatures on a petition urging Congress to pass meaningful health care legislation. Follow this link to add your name — and to help us get to 100,000.! Every fall, members and friends of the church are invited to make financial pledges to support the many ministries of our congregation. This October, our stewardship drive will be updated, more convenient, and "greener" : Our pledge brochure is going to be replaced by a multi-media program you will see in worship, during coffee hour, and [...] We are pleased to announce the addition of online giving capabilities to our website at www.firstucc.org. Now, you can create and manage your donations to First UCC quickly and securely from the comfort of your own computer. You have the ability to draft one-time or recurring transactions from your checking, savings, or credit card [...] In addition to accepting cash and checks, First UCC now accepts credit cards for donations and purchases. This payment option is available through our website at www.firstucc.org, or by stopping into the church office and completing an authorization form. When using your credit card, please consider offering an additional $3 to help the church offset [...] The UCC has a long record of advocating for change in our health care system, and a commitment to health care for all. Here’s a link to information about our position, and about things you can do to move this important work forward. Here’s an excerpt from the Pastoral Letter: As people of faith we believe [...] Watch this space for monthly updates on action by your church Council. Highlights of the meeting on 3 June 2009:* Improvements for the web site, including a mechanism for electronic return of Stewardship pledges and a new comment feature moderated by Sandy Johnson* Summer activities for children and youth, with Summer Sunday School beginning [...]
Marty Hodel presents at our weekly Adult Education Forum last Sunday. His topic was “Simply Music”. We offer a wide variety of interesting Adult Education Forums each week after worship. Who are these women and why are they just sitting there???? They are Sue Mieska and Mary Hakes your SCRIP coordinators. They are just sitting there waiting for YOU to purchase SCRIP cards after worship each Sunday. What is SCRIP….well read on you I will tell you.
Scrip is a term that means "substitute money".
When YOU purchase [...] Last evening (January 31) during the concert, the church was burglarized. The burglar jimmied open the locked hallway door to my office, jimmied open the locked door to the bookkeeper’s office, jimmied open the locked file cabinet, and stole two zippered pouches. One held the ticket money from Present Perfect, the other the money from tickets [...] |
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