Coming Up at UCG...
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Friday, Oct. 17
Chaplain's Table at DU's Slayter Hall, Noon - 1 PM
AA in the Annex, 7 PM
Sunday, Oct. 19
Worship & Communion, 10 AM Activities for all Ages, 11:30 AM
Nursery care from 9:45-12:15
Open Board Meeting, 12:30
Monday, Oct 20
Lovingkindness Book Study, 3 PM, Marting Reading Room
Meditation/Contemplation
4:15-4:45 in the Chapel
Tuesday, Oct. 21
SPARK Soup Kitchen in the Annex Gym, Noon -1 PM
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in the Chapel, 6:30 PM
(pre-registration required)
Wednesday, Oct. 22
Singing in the Chapel, 7 PM
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Oct 26 Lunches on the Square Nov 2 All Saints Day Worship; Congregational Meeting, 11:30
Nov 23 Thanksgiving Worship; Hanging of the Greens after worship; Granville Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at St. Luke's, 7 PM
Nov 27 Thanksgiving
Nov 30 Advent Begins
Dec 6 Granville Candlelight Walking Tour
Dec 14 Christmas Children's Play
Dec 24 Christmas Eve Service, 7 PM
Jan 18 UCG Annual Meeting, 11:30 AM
Feb 11-21 Rancho Ebenezer Mission Brigage
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Good Causes
UCC wins it's Religious Freedom / Marriage Equality lawsuit in North Carolina!
 Click here to read a full article about this landmark victory.
ABC/USA International Ministries Issues Resolutions on Anti-Semitism and Anti-Muslim Prejudice
Click here to read the full article as well as the resolutions.
A Pressing Need for
Lunches on the Square
 Every 4th Sunday we gather in the chapel to make sandwiches and bag lunches. The bagged lunches are delivered to 250 people residing in subsidized apartments in Newark. The other part of the Lunches on the Square program is serving a meal in partnership with Trinity Episcopal church in Newark. Over the past few months the number of people coming for the Sunday meal has continued to increase. We served a record number of meals on Sunday, August 24th. One hundred people came to eat. The fellowship hall at Trinity was full of families with young children, senior citizens, people who talked about being homeless, and individuals who were just hungry. We began serving food at 2:00. By 2:30 most of the food was gone. Lunches on the Square is entirely supported by donations from both members of the United Church of Granville and friends of the program. The increased need has resulted in an increase in the amount of funds needed to support this program. The Mission and Social action Committee is seeking additional donations. Donations can be made directly to United Church of Granville (write LOS on the memo line) or online through the church website (navigate to "Stewardship and Giving"). The Fellowship Fund ...is used to provide assistance to church members facing financial need. Periodically, we collect contributions during worship to replenish this fund. This Sunday, envelopes will be available in the pews for this offering. Thanks for considering a donation. SPARK "Soup Kitchen" Tuesdays, Noon-1 PM UCG Annex Gym Denison University and SPARK have partnered to make a hot lunch available to the community at no charge. Come enjoy a free meal with friends! For more info, call 740-587-0200. This is both an opportunity for SPARKlers, who get a chance to serve the meal, and for folks to come together in community.
Consider joining the Justice & Peace Action Network! Did you know that the UCC has a Justice and Peace Action Network you can be a part of? Click here to join and get news of ways you can speak your mind on issues of peace and justice to those in positions of leadership.
Progressives for Social Justice in Licking County, Ohio Facebook Group
Feel free to send the church an e-mail if you'd like to join this closed Facebook group, and someone in the group can add you as a member.
The Food Pantry
October is Tuna Month for the Food Pantry. A donation basket is next to the Welcome Table in the Sanctuary. Remember that you may also give financially as well (envelopes are available by the donation basket).
For more information, see
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SW Corner of Broadway & Main
Granville, OH 43023
(740) 587-0336
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Electronic Giving
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And remember that you can always listen to past
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When I Am Among the Trees
When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oak and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, "Stay awhile."
The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, "It's simple," they say,
"and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine."
- Mary Oliver
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Personals...
Last Saturday, Cole Morse, son of Pete Morse and Samantha Smith, fractured his tibia and tore a number of muscles. After a long surgery in Cincinnati, he's back home in Granville, but do keep Cole and the Morse-Smith family in your thoughts and prayers.
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THIS WEEK...
Tonight!Cooking up Health: Fall Soups
Wed., Oct. 15, 7:00-8:30 PM
Led by "Green Chef," Kitty Leatham and Dr. Michele Encoignard. Come for cooking, a nutrition message and a meal together.
This will be the last of this
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"Chaplain's Lunch" this Friday
DU's Slayter Dining Hall, Noon - 1 PM
Come join Pastor Dwight for lunch, or just stop by for a brief chat. No program--just fellowship. ___________________________________
Cohousing in Granville!
Informational Meeting THIS Saturday
Oct. 18, 11 AM, Granville Public Library
UCG members Mike and Lyn Robertson, Judith Thomas and Jerry Griffin have announced the formation of Granville Cohousing. It will be a 35-unit co-op type residential neighborhood, dedicated to sustainability and affordability. Granville Cohousing will be a multi-generational community - kids and pets welcome - pedestrian friendly, and based on values of neighborliness, diversity and respect for the lives and goals of others. There will be an Information Meeting at the Granville Public Library on Saturday October 18 at 11 am; all are welcome!
Click here to see the flyer.
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This Sunday, October 19th
Are we confident that all is well? During Sunday's 10 a.m. worship time, we'll focus on this question in light of Jesus response to questions about "paying taxes to Caesar."
Also... "plans are under way for the
2015 Rancho Ebenezer Mission Brigade
scheduled for February 11-21, 2015. We will begin our planning this Sunday with a 15 minute meeting between the end of church and the start of classes. If you have any interest in going on the trip please join us for this meeting so that we can get a list of those interested and start our fundraising plans."
- Nancy Dobbelaer
After worship (11:30-12:15)...
- Nursery Care continues to 12:15
- Kid's Club in the Annex (K-5th graders)
- PeaceJam Middlers (6-8th graders)
- PeaceJam High School Class
And these Adult Groups (11:30-12:15)...
- The Feminist Class
The Feminist Class is exploring the challenges and horizons that are confronting feminist religious life and thought in the 21st century. We begin with Feminist Theologies: Legacy and Prospect, an anthology that was edited by Rosemary Radford Ruether in 2007. In keeping with our custom of engaging both our right and left brains, our second book, The Grandmother Galaxy: A Journey into Feminist Spirituality, by Shirley Ann Ranck, focuses on contemporary women's creative spirituality. It presents an autobiographical account of one woman's journey into three spirals of learning that characterize contemporary life. Everyone is welcome; we are meeting in the old choir room that is behind the sanctuary.
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The Archives Work Group
...is continuing to work on organizing and preserving our material history. Contact Julie Reiswig for more information!
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"FaithPractice" led by Patti Burkett.
This group will take up the topic, "Giving and Receiving Hospitality" this week in the Martin Reading Room. All are welcome to attend.
- "What do you think of the Epistle to the Colossians?" A good, old-fashioned Bible study in the Chapel led by Pastor Dwight. A 6-session adult group where we'll encounter the text, and share our take-aways together. Participants need not be at every session.
...and at 12:30 Church Board Meeting
UCG Board meetings are always open--come and join us if you're interested.
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On Mondays...
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness Book Study Group (3-4 PM)
and
Meditation/Contemplation
(4:15-4:45 PM) will resume on Oct. 20th.
All are welcome!
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"Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction"
Series at UCG
6:30 - 9 pm, UCG Chapel, Tuesdays
October 7 through November 25
An 8-week program for increasing our capacity to live in difficult situations, facilitated by long-time friend of the church, Art Krumsee.
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From the Congregational Care Group!Thanks to those of you who have volunteered to help out in various ways. If you come to know of a care need within the congregation, please share that with Church Administrator, Louise Gemmell. ____________________________________
 Ron Keine at Denison, Oct. 21st, 7 PM
Denison University's Amnesty International club is bringing death row exoneree Ron Keine as well as Ohioans to Stop Executions executive director, Kevin Warner, on October 21 at 7pm (Barney Davis Boardroom). Please come!
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"Feed Your Spirit"
51st Annual Fall Meeting
Central Southeast Ohio Association/UCC
Saturday, Oct. 25, 9 AM - 3:30 PM
First Congregational, Columbus, OH
If you would like to attend this meeting with Pastor Dwight, please contact him directly. These meetings are a good opportunity to learn more about our associational life in the United Church of Christ. See the information on our bulletin boards.
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Congregational Meeting, Nov. 2nd
Sunday, Nov. 2nd at 11:30 AM. We'll be sharing ideas about long-range plans as well as voting on a congregational investment policy.
Plan to be a part of it!
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APB! We're missing one white, circular table. If you know it's whereabouts, could you let Louise know? Also, there are a number of items (perhaps unclaimed, lost or left for others to pick up) on the counters of the front office. Please check to see if any of these items belong to you or yours. And if you're leaving an item for someone else, make sure it's clearly marked. Thanks! ___________________________________
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Thought for the Day  "Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height. But instead, God made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself." - Malala Yousafzai 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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