The Outreach Committee and Women’s Guild will be sending out Valentine College Care Packages. This would be for any student of family members or church members who are attending college or graduate school as well as those members in the Armed Forces. In keeping with the theme “Little church with the Big Heart”. The Valentine College Care packages would include items such as snacks items ie: popcorn, granola bars, gum, toiletries to name a few. We will need items donated and volunteers to help assemble the packages. A list of items needed is posted on the bulletin board on the stairwell landing. We will be needing items donated by February 1 st, 2015. We will be assembling the packages together and sending them out to college students on February 8th, 2015.
Daily Devotional
- Holy DysfunctionGod enters the world in infinite ways. For Christians, the most important way was through a blended, non-traditional family with very imperfect ancestors.
- Turn on the LampsWe want a glimpse of the face of God, reassuring us that we are not alone, that the cycle of death and rebirth has not stalled but will continue.
- With or From?Invasive species tend to take over and cause all kinds of problems, and there’s no species more invasive than humans. We’ve left no corner of the planet untouched.
- Delights of Discipline‘Discipline’ can be overused when it comes from a disciplinarian with an axe to grind. But discipline – the steady practices of disciples – can lead to wonders, too.
- Advent’s ThirstA week before Christmas, we may know the psalmist’s thirst. We may feel their loneliness. If that’s true for you, take time to drink and drink and drink in the river of God’s love.
UCC News
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- UCC Stewardship materials now availableThe new United Church of Christ stewardship materials are now available from UCC Resources to help congregations tell their story while making a request for financial support. The theme for 2024 is “Imagine Together.” This package of materials helps people… The post UCC Stewardship materials now available appeared first on United Church of Christ.
- April 28 is Break the Silence Sunday: Congregations join in supporting survivors of sexual assaultThis news piece features discussion of sexual assault. When the Rev. Moira Finley set up the Break the Silence Sunday exhibit at last summer’s 34th General Synod, the pastor wasn’t expecting what was to come: an outpouring of stories from… The post April 28 is Break the Silence Sunday: Congregations join in supporting survivors of […]