Worship This Sunday
July 18 - 10:30 a.m.
In our Sanctuary
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
2 Samuel 7:1-11
I Will Make You A House
Sermon by Pastor Dave
Coffee, Tea and Treats on the patio after worship
For those unable to join us in person, there will be a live videocast of
the worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays.
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We Want to Hear Your Voice
Sign Up to Be A Liturgist!
We would love to have you as a liturgist (reader) in one of our Sunday morning worship services. It's a wonderful way of serving!
Sundays in July and August... Sign up for a Sunday to read live and in-the-flesh and we'll connect with you by e-mail on the Tuesday prior, sending all the information you'll need for getting ready.
If you'd like to give it a try, click on this link to choose a date.
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PASTOR NOTE:
From the Rev. David Pattee
Why Mess with Music?!
Leaders of Peace United Church are proposing a new way of organizing our resources in support of worship, moving from two separate music programs to one integrated music ministry... READ MORE
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Are You An Organizer?
The Building and Ground storage
closet needs your help!!!
Our team is so busy with weeding, landscaping, mowing, repairs, painting, etc. that we never
get around to cleaning out and organizing the closet.
If you are interested and willing to help with this task, please contact Roger Bowers or Karen Cozza. Thank you!
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Promises for Peace UCC
Stewardship Campaign
"Stewardship is love in action"
Last Year’s Pledges ENDED JUNE 30TH!!
No New Pledge Form = No Automatic Withdrawals or Charges
Where’s that form, again?
You can then mail it into the office, or drop it off in person
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You may also call or email Devon in the office at 831-426-2010, or
new form to you.
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Come to church on Sunday!
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Out of town, and forgot to renew?
Fill out a pledge form as soon as you return.
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Catch up for July/August with a separate donation.
We’re all in this together, in generosity, in faith!
Your Stewardship Team,
Jane Heyse
Tony Augimeri
Anne Rogers
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What About Masks?
Out of our commitment to extravagant hospitality, remembering especially the many children and youth who have not yet been vaccinated against Covid, we will ask you for a few more weeks to continue wearing masks while we're indoors. We thank you for your kind consideration of the health and safety of our entire community at PUCC.
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Attend the National UCC GENERAL SYNOD
The General Synod is the national gathering of the United Church of Christ, our denomination, bringing together representatives of all our global and national ministries, and regional conferences (like Northern California-Nevada), and welcoming visitors and interested friends from our thousands of UCC congregations. The meeting is usually held in a large city over several days and can be an expensive experience. This year the event is virtual and costs only $100 to attend any of the workshops, concerts, and worship services.
The General Synod runs from July 11-18 and includes more than 100 special events and educational opportunities. To encourage participation, the Vera Taylor Scholarship Fund will cover half the registration fee for people in our community who would like to attend. The expectation is that in the weeks and months following General Synod, participants will share with Peace UCC what they have learned at these meetings. Check out the schedule here: https://www.generalsynod.org.
For more information on the scholarships and to be part of the Peace team of Synod participants, contact Elizabeth Schilling at lizzy@baymoon.com.
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Rise Together - Friday, July 23rd
Connection - Food - Music - Dancing - Talks - Activities
Join us for a FREE, in-person event to celebrate Rise Together - an intercultural coalition to advance racial equity in Santa Cruz County!
About this event:
Rise Together is a group of 17 Leaders of Color and a team from the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County working together to advance racial equity in our community. We are working to build awareness, trust, and investment in the work led by, for and in support of People of Color in Santa Cruz County.
Performances by Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center, Senderos, Esperanza del Valle, Estrellas de Esperanza & Ensamble Musical!
Food by Areperia 831 & drinks by Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery.
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The Walking Women
Are Back!
The walking women are back out and about. Tuesday mornings 8:30 we meet at a different location for a lovely walk and time to catch up in person.
to be on email list
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In Person Church
Camp for Kids!
Our UCC Outdoor Ministries Program is holding in person youth camps this summer! Camp Tamerack, in the Sierras, is near Huntington Lake and features tent cabins and lots of variety of outdoor environments. Our own Josie Thomas is co-directing the Jr. High camp this year with other Peace members serving as counselors. A great video of the camp is included in the link below. A nurse, a chaplain and male counselors are still needed.
CAMP SCHEDULE:
Jr./Jr. High: July 25-31 (youth entering 4th-8th grade)
Sr. High: Aug 1-7 (youth entering 9th-12th grade and 2021 High School graduates)
(***Youth entering 9th grade can choose which camp they want to attend)
Camperships are available from Peace! More information available by contacting Josie Thomas at josette.thomas@gmail.com and on the UCC website: https://ncncucc.org/nurturing-local-churches/youth-outdoor-ministries/
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Poetry at Peace
Anna Citrino shared this poem about the wonder of music in our everyday life.
.Listening to Bach’s B Minor Mass in the Kitchen
— Elizabeth Burns
Finally, I’m done with the phone calls and everything else
and when I switch on the radio it feels like lying in salt water –
all I need to do is breathe: Bach will keep me afloat.
I’m mixing yeast into flour, making rolls for my daughter’s
birthday breakfast in the morning, kneading and kneading
the dough then setting it to rise; arranging in a glass
the last of the tiny pink roses with a sprig of green,
Many Blessings,
Bonnie Lange
"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day,
if you listen carefully, you can hear her breathing."
~ Arundhati Roy
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Loving God, you fill all things with a fullness and hope that we can never comprehend. Thank you for leading us into a time where more of reality is being unveiled for us all to see. We pray that you will take away our natural temptation for cynicism, denial, fear and despair. Help us have the courage to awaken to greater truth, greater humility, and greater care for one another. May we place our hope in what matters and what lasts, trusting in your eternal presence and love. Listen to our hearts’ longings for the healing of our suffering world.
This week we ask for prayers for:
- Lisa Johnson, her husband and her father.
- Mary Male
- Lisa Hoesing
- Our Peace UCC community
- All the lives altered and destroyed by wildfires. (human and wild life)
- Wisdom for the leaders of the US
Knowing, good God, you are hearing us better than we are speaking, we offer these prayers in all the holy names of God. Amen. lives.
Many Blessings,
Bonnie Lange
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We Want Your Face!
Most of us cringe when we see ourselves in photos, but you probably have one photo that shows your face the way you would like other people to see it. We want that photo for our records! Pastor Dave especially is interested in having a pictorial record because there are so many of you he hasn't yet been able to meet in person.
Here's how you do it...please email Devon a digital photo of yourself and she will take care of the rest! Thank you. We look forward to "seeing" you soon.
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Office Hours!
Some days we're on campus, some days we're remote, but 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, staff are attending to the business of our church office: monitoring e-mail, answering telephones and/or responding to messages, working on the dozens of different projects and connections that keep our ministry moving forward. As on-campus activities increase in the months ahead, so will our in-person presence in the church office, Monday through Thursday.
Pastor Dave also is working out of the church office, Monday through Thursday, and most weeks will have office hours on Saturday too, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday is his day off. In case of emergency, the pastor is available by cell phone, 773-255-8095. If you would like to schedule a meeting or would like to "drop by", please contact us via email using this link to make an arrangement.
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Small Groups and Ministries of Outreach
Use this link to find information about our various small groups and
ministries here at PUCC.
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Buildings & Grounds Needs Your
"Free Service Tags"
Every City of Santa Cruz resident with refuse service gets four “Free Service Tags” annually, good for extra curbside trash or a free “dump run” at the city dump. Most of us don’t need these tags and they remain unused.
Your Buildings and Grounds team can put these Tags to good use, though! As you might imagine, our 6-acre campus generates a lot more yard waste than will fit in the curbside carts, and we make frequent dump runs.
If you have City “Free Service Tags” that you won’t use, please consider donating them to the church. Just mail or drop them off at the church office, and receive our heartfelt thanks!
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We're registered on Amazon Smile! Learn more and designate Peace UCC as your chosen charity to receive 0.5% of your Amazon Smile purchases, at no cost to you, here.
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Our conference staff and the offices have
moved to a new address. The new address is
1320 Willow Pass Rd., Suite 600, Concord, CA 94520
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Sign up here to further peace and justice around the world
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Find out more about global ministries here.
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Get a daily devotional here.
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