Welcome!

Worship at 10 a.m.

Help needed taking down Christmas/Advent decor

All are invited to help take down and pack up the Advent/Christmas visuals immediately after worship on Epiphany, January 8th. No experience required - the more the merrier (and faster).

Annual Meeting - Jan. 29 after worship

Agenda: Reminder that this is a Fiscal Year Meeting – Program Year Meeting will take place in May 2023

• Passage of 2023 Church Budget
• Proposed By-Law Revisions

1. Dividing Property and Finance into separate ministries
2. Formal establishment of Hospitality Ministry

• Other Agenda Items
• Futuring Team will report on their progress and proposed

plans (see separate article)

• Financing of New Roof for the church - Financing plan of Capital Campaign Debt
• Opening up pledges for Planned Giving and including RPUCC in a Last Will and Testament
• Affirming our Open and Affirming, Immigrant Welcoming, Racial Justice, Accessible to All, and WISE Congregation commitments. 

Clay with Ray

Ray Caron, one of our resident artists, will lead us in working with clay over the next several weeks. Although participants are welcome to be creative, the emphasis will be in experiencing clay as a form of meditation. The experiences he offered for our members on the October retreats were relaxing, informative, and altogether enjoyable! He will offer sessions every Thursday in Jan. from 5 – 6 p.m. Sessions are paid for by the grant we received from the Clergy Renewal program.

You Can Save the World book

Lori Myren-Manbeck, a member of the Green Team at RPUCC and Vice Chair of the Council launched a Kickstarter to fund the printing of her new book on sustainable living and would love your support. You can find the kickstarter below.

Sign up for Coffee Hour

We need your help! We love to build community, and one of the ways we do so is by having coffee hour. Please sign up to help make coffee, provide treats, and assist with set up and clean up. For more information, contact Kathy Jo at kjogaus@msn.com.

January loose change offering

Our Loose Change Offering will support Simpson Housing. whose mission is to serve people experiencing homelessness find housing, support and shelter. Coins in the offering plates and all donations in the designated bucket help support this organization.

Tending the Soul

Tending the Soul will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 20 as usual, but there will be no Tending the Soul on Dec. 27. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

Bible Study



Join on Tuesday at 10 a.m.

You are welcome to join in person or via Zoom!

People with Special Concerns

Regular weekly announcements

Special assistance fund: Are you experiencing financial hardship during this challenging time? Perhaps you have lost your job or have had work hours decreased and it's difficult to pay all of your bills every month. We can help!

Donate to Prism or Northpoint: The need for food continues to rise each month. Please consider a recurring monthly financial donation to PRISM to support our continued efforts to feed our neighbors. https://www.prismmpls.org/ or https://www.northpointhealth.org/donate

Contribute to RPUCC: Give online at rpucc.org. (No one in the church office is allowed to make any changes or corrections to the online giving of a member of RPUCC. ACI Online Giving, the company we use for online contributions, maintains a secure website for all giving information. If you ever have any questions about using this service, please call 1.800.348.2886, x4.)