Straight to the Point
December 21, 2021
Christmas Eve Service

 Our Christmas Eve Service will be held at 5pm on Friday. There will be no services held Christmas day.
  Fellowship Time Changes

 In addition to the pre-wrapped goodies that the Nurture Committee will continue to purchase, if you want to bring homemade treats you may do so. Please be sure they are individually wrapped. Put both the homemade and pre-wrapped goodies out which will allow people to have a choice.

We still need people to sign up to host the fellowship hour.  Please consider which Sunday will work for you.
Admiration Series

Will be meeting this Sunday at 9:30a.m. before worship.
New Choir Director

 We are delighted to welcome Noah Towns as our church's new Choir Director! Noah will begin working with the choir on Sunday, December 19, 2021! We are excited to have Noah as his music skills are fantastic- his experience as a vocalist, musician and choir director will be invaluable in building up our Choir and music offerings. Please join us in welcoming Noah to 1st Cong/UCC!!
Advent Activity
14 Advent boxes were delivered Monday thanks to the Book Club. We were also very thankful to have help moving all the boxes from Leon Koster, John Kiernan, Michael Danner, and Jim McCrory.

Thank you to all who participated in this activity. I’m sure those who received the boxes were very appreciative of our donation.
HYVEE Receipts
Submitted by Ginger France
HYVEE receipts marked August 1 and later may be saved and turned in at church. They may be put into the balloon wrapped box on the table by the church office.
Moving-On Box Ministry
Submitted by Ginger France
In supporting the 'gift' of moving on, we fill lives with hope and household essentials for those leaving transitional housing at , Crossroads, Welcome Home, and Women Aware.

MOB Needs:
Small plastic glasses
Dishes/Bowls/Silverware
Saucepans
Cookie sheets
Cake Pans
Toilet paper
Kleenex
Calendars
Laundry Soap
Dish soap
Linda Smith
Doug Siefker
Sharleen Sorum (Michelle Schwerin's mother)
Thank You, Volunteers!

A big "thank you" goes out to our volunteers who helped with Sunday Services this week.

Fill-in Minister - Rev. Del Olivier
Reader- Laura Stevenson
Worship Leader - Suzanne johnson
Cantor- Randy Peters
Live Stream - Pam Ridgway/Jerrod Kiernan
Sound/Lighting - Kevin Knepper
Screen - Jerrod Kiernan
Directory
Managed by the Office
We are using Instant Church Directory. Printed versions of our directory are available in the narthex or by request. Please inform the office of any directory updates that you would like to include for yourself or your family. You can also pick up one of the directory update forms on the table outside the church office or find it on our website.

To access the directory online visit members.instantchurchdirectory.com and you should be able to create a login using the email listed in the church directory. If you need any help accessing the directory or would like a copy emailed to you, contact the church office for assistance.
Join Us

We invite you to engage and strengthen your faith with these practices:
THE PRACTICE OF WORSHIP: Live Streamed on Facebook and Youtube, and recorded
We Live Stream our Sunday morning worship service via the church’s page on Facebook and Youtube at 10:30am on Sunday mornings. Every service is recorded and available to play at any time on those platforms. If you have trouble, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the church for help. 
 
THE PRACTICE OF LEARNING: Zoom learning sessions each week 9:30 a.m. each Sunday.
Engage your mind in learning through theological reflection, asking hard questions about God and life, and test your embedded theology to see if that where you want to be.

With Todd Siefker taking over the responsibility of the Sunday sermon and 9:30 a.m. book study, we have temporarily suspended our Wednesday night Admiration Series meetings.

A Closing note about ZOOM:
If you don’t have the ability or the equipment to use Zoom or Facebook to participate in these practices, please call the office. We will be happy to help you find a solution to fully participate in the life of the church.

Link to our Youtube where you can watch our services live and recordings of past services:
Click HERE
FCUCC Finances for November 2021
Updates from Church Treasurer
Giving last month amounted to $7,984, from mail-in, online giving, and Sunday offerings.

You can help us stay on track by mailing in your check or setting up an automatic payment from your bank. You can also contribute through a simple app called Tithe.ly. 
        Tithe.ly is our online, app and web-based giving system. It's convenient because it:
  • Accepts debit, credit or bank account info
  • Can be set up for a one-time payment, or automatic regular payments
  • Can be changed at any time (there are no contracts or commitments)
Go to http://get.tithe.ly to sign up online, or download the app on any iPhone/Apple or Android device.
Remember to Support FCUCC Financially During this Time!
Church Office Hours

11:30am.-3:30pm. Sunday
9am.-1pm. Monday-Thursday

Church Staff:

Michael Danner, Church Office/Organist

Todd Siefker, Intergenerational Coordinator

Jim McCrory, Custodian

Jessica Orr, Nursery Coordinator
Church Contact Information

(712) 239-3385
office@firstcongregational.net
www.firstcongregational.net


office@firstcongregational.net

tsiefker@gmail.com

building@firstcongregational.net

jessica.orr@hotmail.com
4600 Hamilton Boulevard
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712) 239-3385