Sermon Title: “Re-Imagine the World”

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

TODAY

THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are provided by
Leigh Aaron-Leary and Mike Leary: the flowers are to honor three cherished people who are no longer with us: our son David, and Leigh’s parents Evelyn and Joseph
Aaron. David’s birthday was 8/30, and their anniversary was 8/31.

COMMUNION

THIS WEEK

YOGA meets every Tuesday at 4:00 and Friday, at 10:00. The cost for the Tuesday class is $5, because it is instructor led.

NEXT WEEK

LABOR DAY Monday, September 4, church office is closed.

STEPHEN MINISTERS meets Thursday, September 7, at 2:00 p.m., in the office
conference room.

CHOIR KICK-OFF and pizza party for all choir members on Wednesday, September 6, at 7:00 p.m., in the basement.

FALL KICK-OFF—Please join us for the “Fall Kick-Off Potluck/Ice Cream Social”, to welcome back our fabulous choir, on September 10th, in fellowship hall directly following the worship service.

Please feel free to bring your favorite dish with the exception of desserts, as the
Deacons will provide ice cream and toppings. Plus, there will be special events and activities for the children, which will be provided by the Christian Education board.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALIVE begins on September 13, at 6:00 p.m., and runs ten weeks thru November 15. Join us as we discuss Delwin Brown’s book “What Does a Progressive Christian Believe”. Order your book online using the ISBN# 13:9781596270848. The paperback is $15.98; and the Kindle version is $9.99. The church office will not be ordering any books for the class. Everyone is welcome to
attend the class.

FALL FELLOWSHIP DINNERS—You are invited to be a part of the Fall Fellowship Dinners at UCC. There will be one dinner scheduled in October and one in November. The exact dates will be determined once registration is complete.

The dinners are a wonderful way for UCC members and visitors to get better acquainted. There will be a group of 6-10 who will meet in someone’s home for a pot-luck
dinner and an evening of fellowship and fun.

If you are interested please sign the sheet on the PIC board in fellowship hall. If you are willing to host a dinner, we would appreciate your signing up to be a host. Please indicate in the last column the number people you can accommodate in your home (including host/hosts) The final date for registration is Sunday, September 10th.

AMALGAMA TICKETS on sale this week. Amalgama is a musical group from the city of Leon, Nicaragua. Their music is Cuban inspired, as they love the trova, and the national music of their homeland. Amalgama will perform a concert at Prairie Pines, 4055 N Tyler Road, Maize, KS, on Thursday, September 28, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $22, and may be purchased in the UCC church office 9:00-3:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. To sample music by Amalgama follow this Facebook link:
https://www.facebook.com/AMALGAMA-113936461703/app/2405167945/

SPECIAL THANKS to Barb Mohney for her work in coordinating all of the recent renovations here at UCC. It took a great deal of her time and efforts. Thank you, Barb. We also want to thank Emily Hurt, Galen Minks, Mark Stoskopf, Dick Pilgrim, and Jack Christie for taking their time on a Saturday morning to move everything back into
fellowship hall. THANK YOU!

Sermon title: “Re-Imagine the World: Dinner Party Parable”

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the basement outside the kitchen for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary and down the stairwell to your right.

TODAY

THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are provided by
Bob and Sharon Pedroja. Celebrating 50 years of marriage on September 2nd.

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 FELLOWSHIP meets on Wednesday, August 23, at 10:00 a.m., in the club room.

AMALGAMA TICKETS go on sale this week. Amalgama is a musical group from the city of Leon, Nicaragua. Their music is Cuban inspired, as they love the trova, and the national music of their homeland. Amalgama will perform a concert at Prairie Pines, 4055 N Tyler Road, Maize, KS, on Thursday, September 28, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $22, and may be purchased in the UCC church office 9:00-3:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. To sample music by Amalgama follow this Facebook link:
https://www.facebook.com/AMALGAMA-113936461703/app/2405167945/

YOGA meets every Tuesday at 4:00 and Friday, at 10:00, in the basement, children’s music room. The cost for the Tuesday class is $5.

NEXT WEEK

YOGA meets every Tuesday at 4:00 and Friday, at 10:00, in the basement, children’s music room.. The cost for the Tuesday class is $5, because it is instructor led.

FALL KICK-OFF—Please join us for the “Fall Kick-Off Pot Luck/Ice Cream Social”, to welcome back our fabulous choir, on September 10th, in fellowship hall directly following the worship service.

Please feel free to bring your favorite dish with the exception of desserts, as the
Deacons will provide ice cream and toppings. Plus, there will be special events and activities for the children, which will be provided by the Christian Education board.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALIVE begins on September 13, at 6:00 p.m., and runs ten weeks thru November 15. Join us as we discuss Delwin Brown’s book “What Does a Progressive Christian Believe”. Order your book online using the ISBN# 13:9781596270848. The paperback is $15.98; and the Kindle version is $9.99. The church office will not be ordering any books for the class. Everyone is welcome to
attend the class.

FALL FELLOWSHIP DINNERS—You are invited to be a part of the Fall Fellowship Dinners at UCC. There will be one dinner scheduled in October and one in November. The exact dates will be determined once registration is complete and the hosts are able to contact the participants.

The dinners are a wonderful way for UCC members and visitors to get better acquainted. There will be a group of 6-10 who will meet in someone’s home for a pot-luck
dinner and an evening of fellowship and fun.

If you are interested please sign the sheet on the PIC board in fellowship hall. If you are willing to host a dinner, we would appreciate your signing up to be a host. Please indicate in the last column the number people you can accommodate in your home (including host/hosts) The final date for registration is Sunday, September 10th.

Sermon title: “Re-Imagine the World: Unforgiving Slave Parable”

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the basement outside the kitchen for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary and down the stairwell to your right.

TODAY

THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are provided by
Karen and Peter Heller, “In celebration of our being a part of the UCC
community.”

THIS WEEK

MENS’ LUNCH is Thursday, August 17, at 11:30, at Scotch & Sirloin. The guest speakers are Robin and Eric McGonigle. They will be talking about their recent adventures to South Africa.

HEAD-TO-TOE HYGIENE PANTRY—There is no workday on Thursday, August 17. The Pantry is open on Saturday, August 19, from 9:00-11:30 at 2130 E. 21st St. North.

FILLING THE GAP runs from Monday, July 31 through Friday, August 18, from 11:45-1:15, Monday through Friday.

We are in need of some children’s books at Filling the Gap. Now would be a good time to go through your books at home and see if you have some that your children or grandchildren have outgrown. Just bring them to the church.

YOGA meets every Tuesday at 4:00 and Friday, at 10:00, in the basement, children’s music room. The cost for the Tuesday class is $5, because it is instructor led.

NEXT WEEK

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

YOGA meets every Tuesday at 4:00 and Friday, at 10:00, in the basement, children’s music room.. The cost for the Tuesday class is $5, because it is instructor led.

LARKSFIELD FELLOWSHIP meets on Wednesday, August 23, at 10:00 a.m., in the club room.

FALL KICK-OFF—Please join us for the “Fall Kick-Off Pot Luck/Ice Cream Social”, to welcome back our fabulous choir, on September 10th, in fellowship hall directly following the worship service.

Please feel free to bring your favorite dish with the exception of desserts, as the Deacons will provide ice cream and toppings. Plus, there will be special events and activities for the children, which will be provided by the Christian Education board.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALIVE begins on September 13, at 6:00 p.m., and runs ten weeks thru November 15. Join us as we discuss Delwin Brown’s book “What Does a Progressive Christian Believe”. Order your book online using the ISBN# 13:9781596270848. The paperback is $15.98; and the Kindle version is $9.99. The church office will not be ordering any books for the class. Everyone is welcome to attend the class.

FALL FELLOWSHIP DINNERS—You are invited to be a part of the Fall Fellowship Dinners at UCC. There will be one dinner scheduled in October and one in November.. The exact dates will be determined once registration is complete and the hosts are able to contact the participants.

The dinners are a wonderful way for UCC members and visitors to get better acquainted. There will be a group of 6-10 who will meet in someone’s home for a pot-luck
dinner and an evening of fellowship and fun.

If you are interested please sign the sheet on the PIC board in Fellowship Hall. If you are willing to host a dinner, we would appreciate your signing up to be a host. Please indicate in the last column the number people you can accommodate in your home (including host/hosts) The final date for registration is Sunday, September 10th.

Sermon: “Re-Imagine the World: Shrew Manager Parable”

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the basement outside the kitchen for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary and down the stairwell to your right.

TODAY

THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are provided by Anita Jones. In tribute to our friend, Jay Decker, who graciously contributed much to our congregation and the community by his presence, his service and his talent.

THIS WEEK

FILLING THE GAP begins runs from Monday, July 31 through Friday,
August 18, from 11:45-1:15, Monday through Friday.

We are in need of some children’s books at Filling the Gap. Now would be a good time to go through your books at home and see if you have some that your children or grandchildren have outgrown. Just bring them to the church.

NEEDLE WORKERS meet Tuesday, August 8, at 10:00 am, in the basement conference room.

YOGA meets every Tuesday at 4:00 and Friday, at 10:00, in the basement, children’s music room. The cost for the Tuesday class is $5, because it is
instructor led.

NEXT WEEK

MENS’ LUNCH is Thursday, August 17, at 11:30, at Scotch & Sirloin. The guest speakers are Robin and Eric McGonigle. They will be talking about their recent adventures to South Africa.

YOGA meets every Tuesday at 4:00 and Friday, at 10:00, in the basement, children’s music room.. The cost for the Tuesday class is $5, because it is
instructor led.

HEAD-TO-TOE HYGIENE PANTRY—There is no workday on Thursday,
August 17. The Pantry is open on Saturday, September 17, from 9:00-11:30 at 2130 E. 21st St. North.

ANNOUNCERS NEEDED for the offertory and prayer of dedication during the Sunday worship service. If you would like to serve in this ministry, please contact Anne McCoy at: amccoy531@cox.net

FALL KICK-OFF—Please join us for the “Fall Kick-Off Pot Luck/Ice Cream
Social”, to welcome back our fabulous choir, on September 10th, in fellowship hall directly following the worship service.

Please feel free to bring your favorite dish with the exception of desserts, as the Deacons will provide ice cream and toppings. Plus, there will be special events and activities for the children, which will be provided by the Christian Education board.

Let us make this a special celebration for such a special day. See you there.

NEED A RIDE to and from church? Please call the church office at:
634-0430, if you or someone you know will need a ride on Sunday. Deacons have volunteers available to provide rides. Please call by the Friday before the ride is needed.