Sermon title: “Jesus as Hope”
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

First day of Advent – Hope

THIS WEEK

ANGEL TREE GIFTS DUE TODAY – Please return your wrapped gifts in a large, clear plastic bag with the tag attached to the outside no later than today Sunday, December 2.

BLANKET COLLECTION FOR INTER-FAITH MINISTERIES OPERATION HOLIDAY – Our church collected more than 90 blankets for those in need last year. Let’s make it 100 this year! Please bring new full or queen size blankets to the collection box in fellowship hall anytime through Sunday, December 8.

STEPHEN MINISTERS meets Thursday, December 6, at 2:00 p.m., in the office conference room.

UCC CHRISTMAS PARTY is Saturday, December 8, 2018. Join us for beverages and appetizers at 5:00. Dinner is provided by Café Maurice at 5:30. Pre-dinner entertainment by Doris Buss. The musical program features Donna Tucker and friends. Sign-up in fellowship hall or call UCC at 634-0430, The reservation deadline is Sunday, December 2. We appreciate your good-will offering.

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

NEXT WEEK

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS TABLEAU – is during worship on Sunday,
December 9, at 10:30.

HEAD-TO-TOE HYGIENE PANTRY workday is Thursday, December 13, from 9:00-11:00 am, at 2130 E. 21st St. N. The Pantry is open on Saturday, December 15, from 9:00-11:30 a.m.

IT’S POINSETTIA TIME! – If you would like to contribute to the Christmas floral display, please send a check for $15.00 to the church, payable to UCC by
December 10, 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.

BACH’S MAGNIFICAT CHRISTMAS MUSIC – Is on Sunday, December 16, at 10:30, during worship. Music is performed by the UCC Chancel Choir and special guests.

CHRISTMAS VESPERS – there will be music, poetry and scripture on
December 23, at 4:00pm. Listen to Helen Griffin on piano, and Laura Williamson, organ with special guests: JoyAnn Brake, flautist, and Matthew Udland, vocalist. Please bring a donation item for the hygiene pantry.

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE – will be held on December 24, at 6:00pm, in the sanctuary.

SMORGASCHORUS CHRISTMAS CONCERT- On Saturday, December 15, at 7:00pm, internationally ranked SmorgasChorus will present their Christmas concert in Galichia Auditorium at Collegiate Upper School, 13th and Webb Rd.

Sermon title: “Practicing Gratitude:

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 given by Anita Jones, “In gratitude for our church, community, and country.

COMMUNION

THIS WEEK

BLANKET COLLECTION FOR INTER-FAITH MINISTERIES OPERATION HOLIDAY – Our church collected more than 90 blankets for those in need last year. Let’s make it 100 this year! Please bring new full or queen size blankets to the collection box in fellowship hall anytime through Sunday, December 11.

COUNCIL MEETING on Monday, November 26, at 6:30 p.m., in the basement conference room.

LARKSFIELD DISCUSSION GROUP meets on Wednesday, November 28, at 10:00, in the club room.

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

NEXT WEEK

STEPHEN MINISTERS meets Thursday, December 6, at 2:00 p.m., in the office conference room.

UCC CHRISTMAS PARTY is Saturday, December 8, 2018. Join us for beverages and appetizers at 5:00. Dinner is provided by Café Maurice at 5:30. Pre-dinner entertainment by Doris Buss. The musical program features Donna Tucker and friends. Sign-up in fellowship hall or call UCC at 634-0430, The reservation deadline is Sunday, December 2. We appreciate your good-will offering.

ALL ANGEL TREE TAGS HAVE BEEN TAKEN- Once again, our congregation has proved to be exceedingly generous in gifting those in need this Christmas. Angel tree tags for the 50 adults from Starkey and the 18 refugee children and parents from Gammon have already been claimed – all before Thanksgiving! Blessing to all of you who are shopping and wrapping for these dear people. Please return by Sunday, December 2 your wrapped gifts in a large, clear plastic bag with the tag attached to the outside. Questions: call Marla Flentje, 250-1344.

#GIVING TUESDAY – is this Tuesday, November 27. It is a global day of charity. Please consider supporting our Head-to-Toe hygiene pantry. For your convenience you may drop a check in the offering plate or for online donations use the UCC app or our website. All checks should be made out to the Head-to-Toe hygiene pantry.

TRAVEL SIZE SUPPLIES NEEDED – We are taking supplies year round for the hygiene bags that we provide to the Inter-Faith Ministries Men’s Overflow Shelter.  We are only requesting travel size or the ones you get when staying in a hotel.  We need shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, body wash, etc… You may drop them in the box marked IFM Hygiene Bag Supplies located in fellowship hall.

WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE TO UCC – As you do your financial and estate planning, consider supporting the mission of UCC through a gift to the UCC Endowment. Several methods are available to you.
Designate in your will
Apportion your life insurance proceeds
Donate appreciated stock
Memorials established by your family and friends
Get in touch with Dwayne Green at dwayneegreen@gmail.com to learn about your
opportunities for giving.

Sermon Title: “Mind, Body, Spirit, Voice”
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 given by Romy and Lavinia Gerould, in celebration of their 35th wedding anniversary.

NEW MEMBER DAY

COMMITMENT CAMPAIGN “THANK YOU” – Is today, at 11:30, in the fellowship hall, the Commitment Campaign Team will devote a few minutes to say “thank you” for your commitments to UCC for 2019.

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

UCC ANGEL TREE NOW INCLUDES GAMMON CHILDREN – Today, we added 15 Gammon children to our Angel Tree. They are recent refugees from Africa whose parents are seeking a better life in our community. Gift requests were assembled by a Gammon teacher who has gone the extra mile to help them. There are also some remaining gift tags from among the low-income Starkey adults with developmental disabilities who we are gifting this season. Gifts should be wrapped, placed in one clear plastic bag with the original tag, and returned to the Parlor no later than Sunday, December 2. So please bring your Christmas spirit to our Angel Tree table after church today!

BLANKET COLLECTION FOR INTER-FAITH MINISTERIES OPERATION HOLIDAY – Our church collected more than 90 blankets for those in need last year. Let’s make it 100 this year! Please bring new full or queen size blankets to the collection box in fellowship hall anytime through Sunday, December 16.

OFFICES CLOSED in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday,
November 22 and 23, 2018.

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

NEXT WEEK

COUNCIL MEETING on Monday, November 26, at 6:30 p.m., in the basement conference room.

LARKSFIELD DISCUSSION GROUP meets on Wednesday, November 28, at 10:00, in the club room.

UCC CHRISTMAS PARTY is Saturday, December 8, 2018. Join us for beverages and appetizers at 5:00. Dinner is provided by Café Maurice at 5:30. Pre-dinner entertainment by Doris Buss. The musical program features Donna Tucker and friends. Sign-up in fellowship hall or call UCC at 634-0430, The reservation deadline is Sunday, December 2. We appreciate your good-will offering.

ITALIAN JOURNEY – We are delighted to invite you on an unforgettable journey through Italy. Travel dates are April 22 – May 4, 2019. Registration forms and itineraries are available in the foyer and in fellowship hall. Additional travelers are needed to make this trip possible.

Sermon Title: Body, Mind, Spirit, Voice: Sacred Vulnerability

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 given by Larry and Barbara Widmer, In celebration of their 49th wedding anniversary.

THIS WEEK

ANGEL TREE GIVING for the Christmas Season. Beginning today, November 11, please stop by our Angel Tree in fellowship hall to select the adult person in need who you wish to gift this Christmas season. This year, our “angels” are persons 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, and who would otherwise have no gifts under their Christmas tree. Angel tags identify their gift list. 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 clear plastic bag with the original tag, and returned to the parlor no later than Sunday, December 2.

MENS’ LUNCH is Thursday, November 15, at 11:30, at Scotch & Sirloin. The guest speaker is Ann Fox, with Habitat for Humanity.

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

NEXT WEEK

NEW MEMBER SUNDAY is November 18, 2018. If you are interested in joining, please contact Robin or Heidi at 634-0430, or heidi@box2384.temp.domains.

COMMITMENT CAMPAIGN “THANK YOU” – on Sunday, November 18, at 11:30, in the fellowship hall, the Commitment Campaign Team will devote a few minutes to say “thank you” for your commitments to UCC for 2019.

ALL BOARDS MEET on Sunday, November 18 , immediately following the worship service at 11:45 a.m.

ITALIAN JOURNEY – We are delighted to invite you on an unforgettable journey through Italy. Travel dates are April 22 – May 4, 2019. Registration forms and itineraries are available in the foyer and in fellowship hall. Additional travelers are needed to make this trip possible.

Sermon title: “Why Church”

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 given by Dane and Becky Hurt in loving memory of Harold and Virginia Black, parents of Becky Hurt and grandparents of Emily Hurt.

CHILI COOK-OFF is today. Come taste the various chili entries and vote for your favorite one. Then have a bowl of homemade chili from the Outreach board. This is a contest, and you will select the UCC chili royalty. The cost is a good will offering which will be donated to the Hygiene Pantry.

THIS WEEK

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED on Friday, November 9, at 5:30pm, in the fellowship hall kitchen to assemble sandwiches and fill lunch bags. Sign-up on the PIC board if you would like to volunteer.

ALTERNATIVE GIFT MARKET is on Saturday, November 10, from 10:00 to 4:00, at University Congregational Church.  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, and injustice around the world. Over 30 projects will be represented and, no doubt, one of them will earn your support. Our UCC Women’s Guild will be selling breakfast, lunch, and homemade baked goods. All proceeds benefit the Alternative Gift Market. So come hungry, shop the market, and stay for breakfast and lunch.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED after the Alternative Gift Market on Saturday,
November 10 from 4:00-6:00 pm. We need assistance taking down tables,
returning furniture to the parlor, and setting up for Sunday morning service. Please sign-up on the pic board if you can help.

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

NEXT WEEK

ANGEL TREE GIVING for the Christmas Season. Beginning Sunday,
November 11, please stop by our Angel Tree in fellowship hall to select the adult person in need who you wish to gift this Christmas season. This year, our “angels” are persons 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, and who would otherwise have no gifts under their Christmas tree. Angel tags identify their gift list. 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 clear plastic bag with the original tag, and returned to the parlor no later than Sunday, December 2.

MENS’ LUNCH is Thursday, November 15, at 11:30, at Scotch & Sirloin. The guest speaker is Ann Fox, with Habitat for Humanity.

NEW MEMBER SUNDAY is November 18, 2018. If you are interested in joining, please contact Robin or Heidi at 634-0430, or heidi@box2384.temp.domains.

ITALIAN JOURNEY – We are delighted to invite you on an unforgettable journey through Italy. Travel dates are April 22 – May 4, 2019. Registration forms and itineraries are available in the foyer and in fellowship hall. Additional travelers are needed to make this trip possible.