On Sunday, August 20th, following the worship service, the UUCG Racial Justice Committee will host a special showing of the feature film, Winter’s Bone, starring Jennifer Lawrence. “With an absent father and a withdrawn and depressed mother, Ree Dolly cares for her family in the rural Ozarks. A gritty portrayal of rural America: culture, challenges … Continue reading Film Showing August 20th – Winter’s Bone
Nancy Jacobsen was a member of UUCG for many years. Upon her death in 2015, her niece left a bequest from her estate to be used to improve the UUCG landscape. There have been many ideas proposed including to work on our dreamed of nature trail or to improve the memorial garden in some … Continue reading Get Involved with Our Summer Joy Project
It is our tradition here at UUCG to offer specialized youth programs annually, on alternating years. This coming spring (2018), Faith Development will be offering O.W.L. for 7th – 9th grade students. O.W.L. stands for Our Whole Lives. Developed by the UUA and the United Church of Christ, OWL is a sexuality education curriculum available … Continue reading Our Whole Lives Program for 7th – 9th Grade Youth
On Saturday, March 4th, from 9am to noon, UUCG will host the Active Hope Workshop. Based on the work of Joanna Macy, this participatory workshop on Active Hope addresses the environmental and cultural problems that we are facing. It is designed to help you transform fear and despair into inspiration and a sense of empowerment. … Continue reading UUCG to Host Active Hope Workshop
We’re so glad you asked! While the age-specific rotation programs are on a hiatus for the time being, there are still offerings available for adults and teens to enrich and enliven your Sunday mornings at UUCG, prior to the Worship Service. (Childcare will be available for children under 8.) On the first Sunday of each … Continue reading What’s Going on at 10:00am on Sundays???
The annual UUCG Bake Sale returns in 2017 on December 17. Once again, the Youth Group will be hosting this fundraising event, and they’d like to offer you a few ways that you may support their efforts. The proceeds from this sale benefit UUCG. You may donate ingredients (to be dropped off at … Continue reading Annual UUCG Bake Sale December 17!
Although we committed to a full three years of offering Faith Development Workshops at 10:00 a.m., it has become apparent that attendance at these workshops has dropped significantly this program year, making it difficult for our facilitators to present the programs they work so hard to develop. So, your Faith Development Team, chaired by Nathalie … Continue reading Faith Development Shifts Gears in December
With the help of our volunteers, donors, and shoppers, We sold books and furniture and lamps and electronics and books and games and more! The 2016 ReUUse Yard Sale raised $2489, exceeding this year’s budgetary goal of $2100! The fun continues with the extra special items donated to the Blue Boat Bargains eBay site, … Continue reading How Did the Yard Sale Do?
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