Our Mission Board is sponsoring our annual Souper Bowl offering to benefit WARM this Sunday. Vote for your favorite team by dropping your donation in the appropriately adorned basket on Sunday morning, or vote below now. No matter which team prevails, WARM wins! | |
Talent Show & Dessert February 8
Our annual Valentine’s Talent Show & Dessert celebrates love with music, laughter and lots of tasty treats. Please bring your favorite dessert to share and enjoy Valentine’s Fun with your WCUCC family! Featuring our own members, the biggest talent show of the WCUCC year begins at 6 p.m. with dessert following. Parish Life will provide coffee, tea, and hot chocolate.
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WCUCC Annual Meeting
All members are invited to our Annual Meeting on February 9. We will vote on our proposed 2025 budget, hear about our Stewardship Campaign results, and celebrate 2024. Members, check your email for more information.
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Vespers for Lament & Healing
Join us for a Vespers Service of Lament and Healing on Monday, February 17, at 6 pm in the sanctuary. Through prayer, Scripture, song, and candlelight, we will bring our individual and communal burdens before God, seeking comfort and renewal. The pastors will offer the ancient practice of anointing with oil for spiritual healing. This service will be in-person only.
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Women's & Senior Men's Lunches - February 20
All senior men are invited to lunch at Scrambler's on Maxtown Rd at 11:45 AM.
The women's lunch will be at 12:30 PM at Minico's on County Line Road.
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Altar Flowers
Would you like to provide altar flowers for our Sunday worship service in memory of a loved one, to celebrate a special occasion, or just because? Click below for more information and to sign up.
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Last of Winter Carnival
Our popular Last of Winter Carnival is back! To make this event bigger than ever, we need your help. Make and operate a winter-themed game, and join the fun. Click here for ideas. You make a game, and Parish Life provides the prizes. We bring winter to an end on Saturday, March 15. Fellowship Hall will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with the Snowflake Café serving ice cream sundaes, a Hot Chocolate Bar, a Cookie Decorating Station, and winter-themed “homemade” carnival games with prizes. Game tickets are 25 cents or five-for-a-dollar. Questions? Contact Jim Waldsmith or any Parish Life Board member.
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Environmental Care News & Activities | |
Climate Hope Art Contest
We are again participating in the UCC's Climate Hope Art Contest. Children & youth are invited to draw, paint, or color works of art that bring the theme "Planting Seeds of Hope" to life. Click here for more information.
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Recycle Plastic Bags
Did you know that most municipal recycling facilities and curbside recycling programs do not accept plastic bags, so bringing them back to your local grocery store is one of the best recycling collection methods? Meijer, Kroger, and Giant Eagle collect all types of plastic bags, plastic wrap, and more!
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Blood Drive
The Board of Mission is hosting a blood drive on Thursday, February 6 from noon - 6 pm. Please consider sharing the gift of life.
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Mission Trip 2025
We're excited to spend another week with Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity for our summer mission trip! From July 13 to 19, we'll be in Lewisburg, WV, helping to build new houses, repair existing ones, and assist in the Habitat ReStore.
This trip is open to all high school students (including those entering 9th grade in 2025) through adults. Click the button to begin the registration process!
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Thursday Evening Discussions
Join Pastor Sigrid to learn more about the Christian resistance in Nazi Germany. We will learn about the 1934 Barmer Theological Declaration and the Confessing Church and Pastor Sigrid will share her experiences in her former congregation in Barmen. The class will meet February 6 & 13 at 6:30 pm in rooms 104-107 and via Zoom. Contact Pastor Sigrid for the Zoom link.
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Escape Room!
This Sunday, February 9, middle & high school youth are invited to are invited to join us for an exciting escape room challenge at church! Danielle Halterman and Alex Goetz have designed a unique adventure filled with puzzles and clues. We'll gather after worship for a pasta lunch before beginning our mission. The event will conclude around 12:30 pm, giving everyone plenty of time to make it to their Super Bowl parties!
Click here to see the details and to sign-up. Contact Danielle Halterman with questions!
The full schedule of events for this semester is now live! Click below to see what we've got in store!
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