Welcome!

We hope to see you on Christmas Eve at our 4 p.m. or 10 p.m. service. Preludes will begin about 20 minutes prior to Christmas Eve services. This is a great opportunity to hear the music of our community!

We will also be having worship on Christmas Day at 10 a.m.

We will also be having our special offering for the Christmas Fund. One of the UCC’s 5 for 5 Offerings, the Christmas Fund cares for active and retired clergy and lay employees of the United Church of Christ. It provides emergency grants, supplementation of small annuities and health premiums, and Christmas ‘Thank You’ checks each December to our lower-income retirees. Use the Christmas Fund envelopes in the pews and place them in the offering plate, or drop into the designated bucket. Thank you.

*The office will be closed Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Ashley at 612-581-4883.*

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.

December loose change offering

Our Loose Change offering will support Northern Plains Reservation Aid to provide services, especially heat fuel aid, to Native Americans on reservations in the Northern Plains. Coins in the offering plates and all donations in the designated bucket help support this organization.

Tending the Soul

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.)