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The Union Church in Waban
Friday, September 23, 2016
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Bible Discussion Resumes
We will gather at 8:00 in Stacy's study. Coffee and tea will be waiting you as well what is always a thoughtful and nourishing conversation. We will entering into the fifth book of the Hebrew Scriptures, the book of Deuteronomy. All are welcome!
Choir Rehearsal at 9:00 a.m.
Worship at 10:00 a.m.
The choir will sing as the offertory anthem "When Quiet Peace is Shattered" by John Horman. It will also be sung this afternoon at the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence. Amy Clark Feldman will be our preacher this Sunday and will be taking us into the story of Joseph to explore what it may have to say to us today.
Reception at 11:00 a.m.
Please plan to join us for this time of fellowship downstairs following the service. This beloved time of coffee and good eats is generously hosted by members of our congregation each Sunday. To sign up to host a reception please go
HERE.
Bell Choir Rehearsal at 11.15 a.m.
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Concert to End Gun Violence at 5:00 p.m. in Sanctuary.
Movie and Pizza for children in the Vestry.
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Reception Sign up
Please consider signing up to host our time of reception after Sunday service. To learn more about what hosting reception entails, have any questions you may have answered and to sign up, please go
HERE
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C
hildren,Youth, and
Family
Ministries
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TONIGHT -- Youth Kickoff Party Friday, September 23rd at 6:00 p.m.
All youth in middle and high school are invited to attend the UCW Youth Ministry Kickoff Party at the church on Friday, September 23 at 6:00 p.m. We will have a cookout, hang out with each other, play games, and hear about the coming year's program. There is no cost, but please bring your own grill item, such as a hamburger patty or chicken. We will provide a small quantity of hot dogs, as well as buns and condiments.
If you have sports or other commitments, please
feel free to arrive late! We'll have plenty of drinks and food for youth coming hungry and thirsty directly from practices.
With questions or to let us know you're coming, contact Christy Lang Hearlson at christiane.lang@gmail.com or to Amy Feldman at
amy@ucw.org
. It's going to be great!
Coming Up for Kids, Youth and Families
There are many ways for kids and families to come together for fellowship, fun and service. Below are some of the events coming up in the next few weeks. For details about these events and more, please see Children, Youth and Families Fall Calendar, contact Amy at
amy@ucw.org
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Fri., Sept. 23rd, 6-8 p.m.:
Youth Kick-Off Party! (see above announcement)
Sun., Sept. 25th, 5-7 p.m.:
Concert Across America with Movie and Pizza for Kids .
Sat-Sun, Oct. 1st & 2nd :
Youth Camping Trip
Sun, Oct. 16:
Fall Clean-up (Kids and Youth)
SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION - DUE ASAP!
Thank you so much to the many families who have turned in their Sunday School registrations! Registration helps us learn about your children and youth - including any health and other information we need to be sure your child has a safe and great experience. If you have not yet turned in your registrations, please find forms and a box in the Crocker Chapel, as well as online (including a PayPal option) at
www.ucw.org, under the
Youth and Children's Ministry
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Adult Education, Fellowship, and Spiritual Formation
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Book Group THIS TUESDAY
First Meeting:
Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
(Reception Room)
Dear Book Lovers,
Greetings! Time to look forward to another great season of readings and conversation!
The book is LAB GIRL, by Hope Jahren
Suggested by Stacy, the book is a literary mix of memoir and science, with a masterful interweaving of personal memories and the secret lives of plants.
Please bring your suggestions of novels, poetry, drama, essays, non-fiction, etc. that you wish us to read. We are also suggesting that the person who chooses a book will introduce it to the group for discussion.
New faces are always welcome !
Please mark the following meeting dates for the rest of the year (on the last Tuesday of the month): See below ----
September 27 October 25 November 29 December 27
Looking forward to a fun and engaging season for Book Group!
Tom, Stacy and Priscilla
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More Opportunities for Learning, Sharing and Growing
There are many opportunities for learning, sharing
and growing in our faith together at the UnoinChurch.
Please go
here to learn about them, and to get involved.
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Mission
Matters
"Let us love not in word or deed, but in truth and action"
(1 John 3:18)
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This concert is free and open to the public. We will have programming for children downstairs in the vestry. Sunday, October 16th - after church Faith and Justice/deeping our commitment with the greater Boston Interfaith Comunity (GBIO), As the prophet Micah reminds us, doing justice is an integral part of the life of faith. Please plan on joining us after church on the 16thto engage in a conversation about how we experience injustice and to learn about how we are being invited to deepen our connection with GBIO. Sunday, October 23rd- Guest Speaker on the Syrian Crisis. Ala'a El-Shaar has been involved and advocating for the Syrian cause since the uprising in 2011, having embarked on four psychosocial missions to the Syrian border with the Syrian American Medical Society & recently accepted a position with SAMS New England as their Chapter Coordinator. She currently serves as a Researcher and Clinical Assistant in the Department of Neurology at the VA Boston Healthcare System, specializing in memory disorders. Ala'a El-Shaar will provide an overview of the Syrian crisis, the current medical and humanitarian conditions within Syria and its surrounding countries, as well as firsthand accounts from interactions and psychosocial missions with refugees and orphaned children and families on the border.
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WIDER CHURCH MISSION OUTREACH
Russell School Fundraiser
CD release concert featuring River Rock Band as a fundraiser for the music program for the Russell School. The concert will be on Saturday, September 24th 7:30 p.m. in Clark Hall at the Hancock Church in Lexington.
Tickets are $20.
Crop Walk-Eliot Church
10/02/2016, 12:30 PM
Songs of Syria
Fundraiser for the Syrian American Medical Society
11/13/2016 3:00PM - Old South Church, Boston
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Sun., Sept. 25
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8:00 a.m.
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Bible Discussion
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10:00 a.m
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Worship and Sunday School |
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11:15 a.m.
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Bell Choir Rehearsal
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5:00 p.m.
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Concert to End Gun Violence
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Mon., Sept. 26
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4:00 p.m.
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Retreat Planning Conference Call
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Tue., Sept. 27
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7:00 p.m.
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Book Group
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Wed., Sept. 28
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7:30 a.m.
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Prayer Group
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9:00 a.m.
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Coffee w/Stacy at Starbucks
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Sun., Oct 2
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8:00 a.m.
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Bible Study
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9:00 a.m.
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Choir Rehearsal
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10:00 a.m.
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World Communion Sunday/Shared Service
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11:15 a.m.
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Bell Choir Rehearsal
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11:45 a.m.
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Luncheon in Vestry for all!
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