Sermon Title: Advent Inverted–Hope for the Alien

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the Fellowship Hall for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary.

TODAY

HANGING OF THE GREENS: Sunday, November 27, at 5:00 p.m. in the
fellowship hall. Please bring a potluck dish to share and help dress up the church for the Christmas season. See insert for additional details.

HANDMADE CARDS FROM HONDURAS are on sale Sunday, November 27, at 11:30 a.m., in fellowship hall. Each card sells for $3. Buy 7 for $20 and receive a $1 discount. Barbara McKee just received a new shipment. Get there early as they tend to sell out quickly. Fifty cents from each card sold goes to the Head to Toe Hygiene Pantry.

UCC APP IS HERE! – If you would like assistance uploading the UCC app to your smart phone…Valerie Horn will be in the fellowship hall this Sunday after worship to assist you. Just remember to bring your smart phone with you this Sunday.

UCC ANGEL TREE: Due to an overwhelming response, all 50 of the angel tags were acquired last Sunday. We contacted Starkey and they suggested that if people still want to give, they may make a monetary contribution. We will purchase additional gift cards. We welcome your additional donations, and will have a table in fellowship hall for the next two Sundays to receive your contribution. Also, you may mail or deliver your check in person to our office any time before December 11.

THIS WEEK

COUNCIL MEETING: Monday, November 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the
basement conference room.

NEXT WEEK

COFFEE WITH ROBIN will be on December 4, at 9:15 a.m., in fellowship hall. This will be an informal gathering of those who have interest in joining UCC. You set the agenda. Childcare available.

UCC CHRISTMAS DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT: Mark your calendar for Saturday, December 10, at 6:00 p.m., in fellowship hall. It will be a festive evening of food, music, and Christmas cheer. Students from the UCC choir will entertain us. The Deacons will supply the meat, sides, bread and drinks. Appetizers are requested from those with last names beginning with A-M. Last names beginning with N-Z please bring a dessert. Crayons and coloring book donations are requested for the Hygiene Pantry. Call the church office if you need childcare at 634-0430.

IT’S POINSETTIA TIME! – If you would like to contribute to the Christmas floral display, please send a check for $13.50 to the church, payable to UCC by
December 6, or you may put it in the offering plate today. Be sure to write flowers on the memo line and indicate if your donation is in honor of, or in memory of someone special.

IFM OPERATION HOLIDAY: We are collecting food items in fellowship hall. Please bring any of the following items and deposit them in the box marked Operation Holiday. Items needed: cereal, canned fruit, peanut butter, canned meat, new blankets, coats, hats, mittens, scarves, or pet food. Sign up on the PIC board if you would like to volunteer Saturday, December 17, at 9:00 a.m. to distribute items.

COINS FOR CHARITY – The UCC Outreach Board is implementing a new project. The coins in the offering plate will now be designated to a charity specified by the Outreach Board.

Sermon Title: The Heart of Christianity: The Heart of the Matter

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the Fellowship Hall for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary.

TODAY

THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are given by Gail and Dick Pilgrim in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary on November 26.

UCC ANGEL TREE: Due to an overwhelming response all 50 of the angel tags were acquired last Sunday. We contacted Starkey and they suggested that if people still want to give they may make a monetary contribution and we will purchase additional gift cards. We welcome your additional donations and will have a table in fellowship hall for the next two Sundays to receive your contribution. You also may mail or deliver your check in person to our office any time before December 3.

IT’S POINSETTIA TIME! – If you would like to contribute to the Christmas floral display, please send a check for $13.50 to the church, payable to UCC by December 6, or you may put it in the offering plate today. Be sure to write flowers on the memo line and indicate if your donation is in honor of, or in memory of someone special.

ALL BOARDS MEET immediately following the worship service at 11:45.
THE CE BOARD will meet in the Science and Exploration Room.
THE DEACONS will meet in the area outside the downstairs kitchen.
THE MUSIC BOARD will meet in the room beside the choir room.
THE OUTREACH BOARD will meet in the office meeting room.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES will meet in the conference room.

THIS WEEK

LARKSFIELD TEA: Wednesday, November 23, 10:00 a.m., Larksfield club room.

CHURCH OFFICES CLOSED: Thursday, November 24, and Friday,
November 25, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

NEXT WEEK

COUNCIL MEETING: Monday, November 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the basement conference room.

HANGING OF THE GREENS: Sunday, November 27, at 5:00 p.m. in
fellowship hall. Please bring a potluck dish to share and help dress up the church for the Christmas season. See insert for additional details.

COFFEE WITH ROBIN on December 4, at 9:15 a.m., in fellowship hall. Informal gathering of those who have interest in joining UCC. You set the agenda. Childcare available.

IFM OPERATION HOLIDAY: We are collecting food items in fellowship hall. Please bring any of the following items and deposit them in the box marked Operation Holiday: cereal, canned fruit, peanut butter, canned meat, new blankets, coats, hats, mittens, scarves, or pet food. Sign up on the PIC board if you would like to volunteer Saturday, December 17, at 9:00 a.m. to distribute items.

UCC CHRISTMAS DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT: Mark your calendar for Saturday, December 10, at 6:00 p.m., in fellowship hall. It will be a festive evening of food, music, and Christmas cheer. Students from the UCC choir will entertain us. The Deacons will supply the meat, sides, bread and drinks. Appetizers are requested from those with last names beginning with A-M. Last names beginning with N-Z please bring a dessert. Crayons and coloring book donations are requested for the Hygiene Pantry. Call the church office if you need childcare at 634-0430.

SPECIAL THANKS to Beverly Berl for her special landscaping talents and for volunteering to help keep our grounds looking beautiful.

Sermon title: “The Heart of Christianity: Transforming the Heart”

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the Fellowship Hall for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary.

TODAY

THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are provided by Lavinia and Romy Gerould in honor of our wonderful choir.

UCC ANGEL TREE: Beginning today, please stop by our Angel Tree in fellowship hall to select a person in need you would like to help this Christmas season. This year, our “angels” are people with intellectual disabilities served by Starkey, a nonprofit agency, that enables clients to live and work in the community. Starkey identifies “angels” who have very low incomes, and limited or no family engagement. These clients would otherwise have no gifts under their Christmas tree. Angel tags name several things on their gift lists. You are asked to purchase at least three items on the list, the majority of which are modest in cost. Your gifts should be wrapped, placed in a single bag with the original tag, and returned to the parlor no later than Sunday,
December 4.

IT’S POINSETTIA TIME! – If you would like to contribute to the Christmas floral display, please send a check for $13.50 to the church, payable to UCC by December 6, or you may put it in the offering plate today. Be sure to write flowers on the memo line and indicate if your donation is in honor of, or in memory of someone special.

THIS WEEK

WOMEN’S GUILD MEETING is Wednesday, November 16, at noon, UCC
fellowship hall. Lunch will be served, The guest speaker is Debbie Kennedy from The Wichita Children’s Home. You may sign up on the PIC board to attend. There is a meeting after lunch to discuss and vote on distributing monetary gifts.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALIVE: Wednesday, November 16, at 6:00 p.m. John Shelby Spong’s book Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World. This is the last evening for this Wednesday Night Alive session.

MEN’S LUNCH will meet at Scotch & Sirloin (note the new venue), on
Thursday, November 17, at 11:30 a.m. Guest speaker is George Morrison.

NEXT WEEK

ALL BOARDS MEET on Sunday, November 20, immediately following the worship service at 11:45 a.m.

LARKSFIELD TEA: Wednesday, November 23, 10:00 a.m., Larksfield Club Rm.

HANGING OF THE GREENS: Sunday, November 27, at 5:00 p.m. in fellowship hall. Please bring a potluck dish to share and help dress up the church for the Christmas season. See insert for additional details.

IFM OPERATION HOLIDAY: We are collecting food items in fellowship hall. Please bring any of the following items and deposit them in the box marked Operation Holiday: cereal, canned fruit, peanut butter, canned meat, new blankets, coats, hats, mittens, scarves, or pet food. Sign up on the PIC board if you would like to volunteer Saturday, December 17, at 9:00 a.m. to distribute items.

UCC CHRISTMAS DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT: Mark your calendar for Saturday, December 10, at 6:00 p.m., in fellowship hall. It will be a festive evening of food, music, and Christmas cheer. Students from the UCC choir will entertain us. The Deacons will supply the meat, sides, bread and drinks. Appetizers are requested from those with last names beginning with A-M. Last names beginning with N-Z please bring a dessert. Crayons and coloring book donations are requested for the Hygiene Pantry. Call the church office if you need childcare at 634-0430.

Sermon Title: The Heart of Christianity–Opening the Heart

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the Fellowship Hall for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary.

TODAY

THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are provided by Bob and Diane Robinson to celebrate the beauty of the autumn season.

SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE today University Congregational Church will celebrate a Service of Remembrance during worship. It will happen after the Pastoral Prayer.

CHILI FEED FUNDRAISER to benefit the Head-to-Toe Hygiene Pantry today Sunday, November 6, at 11:30 a.m., in Fellowship Hall. Join us for a delicious chili lunch, plus sample and vote for chili made by our church members who will compete for UCC Chili Royalty. Lunch includes chili, corn
muffins, dessert, and beverages.

THIS WEEK

NEEDLE WORKERS meet Tuesday, November 8, at 10:00 a.m., in
Fellowship Hall. Bring a work in progress of start a new one.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALIVE Wednesday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. John Shelby Spong’s book Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World.

HEAD-TO-TOE HYGIENE PANTRY workday is this Thursday, November 10, from 9-11am, at 1611 N Mosley. The Pantry is open this Saturday,
November 12, from 8:30-11:45 a.m. The Pantry is open a week early this month because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

ALTERNATIVE GIFT MARKET this Saturday, November 12, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at East Heights UMC, 4407 E Douglas.  The Market is a unique
opportunity to “buy” a gift in honor of a family member/friend. At the same time, your gift is helping to alleviate poverty, hunger, injustice around the world. Over 30 projects will be represented and, no doubt, one of them will be special for your support.  If you can help volunteer in the Gift Market booth, please see or call Jane Phares – 866-6336.

YOGA meets Tuesdays at 4:00 ($5.00) & Fridays, 10:00, Fellowship Hall.

NEXT WEEK

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALIVE Wednesday, November 16, at 6:00 p.m. John Shelby Spong’s book Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World.

MEN’S LUNCH meet at Scotch & Sirloin (note the new venue), Thursday, November 17, at 11:30 a.m. Guest speaker is George Morrison.

YOGA meets Tuesdays at 4:00 ($5.00) & Fridays, 10:00, Fellowship Hall.

STARKEY ANGEL TREE – Watch for our Angel Tree Next Sunday in
Fellowship Hall! Your first chance to select your “angel” for Christmas gift giving will be on November 13. This year, recipients will be persons with intellectual disabilities who are served by Starkey, a 75-year old community agency whose mission is to enable more than 500 persons to live and work in the community. Starkey identifies “angels” with very low incomes, and limited or no family engagement, and who would otherwise have no gifts under their Christmas tree. UCC has committed to bringing a joyful Christmas to 50 such persons from Starkey.  This project is guaranteed to engage our hearts in the spirit of this Christmas season.  Please stop by our table in Fellowship Hall any Sunday in November for your assignment and instructions.  If you have questions or want to volunteer to help, call Marla Flentje at 250-1344.