United Church of Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Pastors Jill and Richard Edens
We are a United Church of Christ congregation.
We invite people of every age, race, marital status, sexual orientation, means, ability and spiritual tradition to join us in the love of God and neighbor: through worship, dedication to education and commitment to service. We are an Open and Affirming congregation. We are committed to justice.
- Worship service Sundays at 8:45 AM and 11:00 AM
- Church School (all ages) at 10:00 AM
- Nursery provided
Practicing Faith with Children Conference
Thanks to grant from the Valparaiso Project on the Formation and Education of People in Faith, UCCH will host a regional ecumenical conference next February, 2009. The conference will feature scholars, ministers and educators from around the country. Registration for this event will begin in the fall. View the conference announcement.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at United Church!
The church office is closed Thursday and Friday in celebration of Thanksgiving.
If you signed up to bring turkey, stuffing, casseroles, pies...etc...for IFC Community Kitchen Thanksgiving, we will have volunteers at the church tomorrow to receive food until 5 pm. If you need to make other arrangements, please contact Rinnie in the church office at ucch@unitedchurch.org. Thank you.
May you have a blessed Thanksgiving holiday. Please be safe!
8:45 & 11 am Worship
Richard Edens is preaching this Sunday. Music this Sunday: 8:45 am service - Bronze Voices Handbell Choir and at 11 am, Michael Lowry, Bonny Moellenbrock, and Mara Lowry open the service with an Introit and the Chancel Choir will perform the anthem.
8:45 am
Youth Music and Drama Team - Youth Lounge
Children's Choir - Music Room
Kids Kare - Room 235
10 am - Advent Wreath Workshop
On this first Sunday in Advent, we invite you to join us in making your own Advent wreath at our annual Advent wreath making workshop. The Board of Children's Ministries will provide each household with one wreath mold, pins to hold the greens in place, four white candles, suggested prayers, and a devotional book.
10 am Spiritual Growth - Family Parlor
11 am Spanish Service - ROOM TBA
11 am Joyful Noise Handbells - Music Room
1:30 pm Ambassadors - Music Room
5 pm Chi Gung - Family Parlor
5 pm Live @ Five Sunday Evening Worship
Join Henry Lister and Jodi Flick at 5 pm in the sanctuary for a special worship service of Christmas music with dulcimer and guitar.
6:30 pm Advent PJ Party (Assembly Hall)
Families with young children are invited to come to church in their PJs to hear a story, do a little craft project and enjoy a few cookies. You bring the cookies; we'll provide the milk!
(Please note: There are no youth group events scheduled this Sunday.)
When you come to Fellowship Hall to make your Advent wreath, why not also pick a gift tag off of the Giving Tree? As you are able, take a tag or two, pick up one or more of the suggested gifts on the tag, and bring back your wrapped present, with the tag firmly fixed on top, by Sunday, December 14. For more information, contact Hilary Crittenden at hilary@crittendens.com.
December 1 (Monday) - 6 pm
Cathy Beemer will host a combined group Christmas pot luck dinner at her home on Monday night beginning at 6 pm. This is a great way to start the holiday season! Please bring a dish to share, and a small, fun ornament or gift to exchange. For Cathy's address, please contact the church office at ucch@unitedchurch.org.
Join us Friday evening, Dec. 5 from 8 to 10 pm to add some spice to your fall. Enjoy coffee, tea, cocoa and baked goods while listening to our very own Iglesia's Latin Fusion band "Canela" (Spanish for "cinnamon"). For more info., contact Christine Thetford at catalinacarolina@yahoo.com.
Join us in decorating the church for the holidays, Saturday, Dec. 6 - 9 am to noon.
Come help clean the church and prepare for Christmas. Every board has tasks that need to be completed.
Inside, we will hang greenery in the sanctuary, narthex and fellowship hall to make our church home festive. Greenery needed: magnolia, boxwood, cedar, holly.
Outside, we particularly want to spend time "limbing up" some of the trees surrounding the church to give us deeper vistas, trimming back the grounds that border the parking lot and greet us as we come to worship. Please bring your trimmers, clippers, saws, etc.
United Church of Chapel Hill will host the community's "Messiah Sing" on Saturday, December 6 beginning at 7 pm.
Below are highlights of events happening at United Church during the holiday season. Mark your calendars and join us for these festive activiites. You can read more about these events in the church bulletin and in e-News as the events get closer.
Holiday highlights:
Sunday, November 30
Giving Tree Gifts
Advent Family Workshop
Live @ Five - Christmas dulcimer and guitar with Jodi Flick & Henry Lister
Advent Pajama Party
Monday, December 1
Women's Holiday Party
Friday, December 5
Coffee House
Sunday, December 7
Live @ Five - w/ Heidi Gessner and Centering Prayer
Tuesday, December 9
Women's Fellowship Carol Sing
Wednesday, December 10
The annual Christmas Dinner and Carol Sing
Sunday, December 14
Worship - Chancel Choir performs John Rutter's "Gloria"
Live @ Five - Bradshaw Quartet Christmas Jazz Service
Sunday, December 21
Christmas Cookie Decorating Workshop
Christmas Orchestra
UVoP Christmas Concert at Fisher Memorial Church
Taizé Worship Service
Wednesday, December 24 (CHRISTMAS EVE)
4 pm - Children's Service
7 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
11 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight & Communion
Tuesday, November 25
7 pm Church Council - Room 235
Wednesday, November 26
7 am Bible Study - Library
7:30 pm Chancel Choir - Music Room
Thursday, November 27 - THANKSGIVING
Church Office Closed
UCCH serves Thanksgiving Dinner at IFC Community Kitchen
Friday, November 28
Church Office Closed
Sunday, November 30 - (See article above)
Monday, December 1
6 pm Handbell Rehearsals - Music Room
6 pm Bd of Adult Education - Room 235
7:30 pm Women's Group - Family Parlor
7:30 pm Fellowship Board - Conference Room
Tuesday, December 2
7 pm Bd of Buildings & Grounds– Conf. Room