Monday, August 8, 2022
NEW WORSHIP SERIES
Click on the video to watch an introduction to our new series by our Senior Minister Dr. Rev. Russ Peterman.
Join us this Sunday for the beginning of our UNSTOPPABLE series, The Spirit Unleashed in the Book of Acts. This first sermon is titled "You Will Be My Witness" and will focus on Acts 1: 1-14. Click below to learn more about how you can follow along with the Unstoppable series reading plan and more!
Back To School Retreat
This past weekend our Student Ministry hosted the Back to School Retreat! The Chi Rho (7 & 8) and CYF (9-12) youth groups shared groceries with neighbors at Neighborhood Needs, made 75 will be fed bags to share snacks and hope with our neighbors at Ridglea Christian Church, watered our community gardens, played games and more!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BIDD DAY!
BOX-IT DISTRIBUTION DAY
Thursday, August 11
7am-12pm and 2pm-5pm
Outside at UCC’s Children’s Closet

Join us for a fun day of packing boxes with school uniforms and distributing them to FWISD School Counselors. This UCC volunteer opportunity will ensure a smooth start to the school year for FWISD counselors who facilitate the distribution of school uniforms (donated by the Children’s Closet) to vulnerable elementary students in the district.
Volunteers will pack “Starter Kits,” that include uniform shirts and pants, for 40 schools. Other volunteers will load the boxes into counselors’ cars as they drive through the church parking lot later in the day. The packing and loading work will be strenuous and the weather is likely to be hot.

Questions? Contact Susan Hill (sushillhill@gmail.com) or Heather Wheatley (h.wheatley@sbcglobal.net)
This Sunday is UCC's Kick-Off Sunday!
Kick-Off Sunday is an eventful and meaningful day meant to welcome everyone back from their summer activities and to help prepare you for the upcoming fall season with tons of information on a variety of ways to become move involved at UCC!
UCC MINISTRY FAIR
Come Find Your Place to
Serve and Grow
From 10am to 12:30pm UCC Ministries will each have a table set-up full of detailed information about the amazing programs and events they have planned for this fall!
Blessing of the Backpacks
During TEN:10 and 11am worship we will bless the beginning of the school year with our blessing of the backpacks. Elementary children in our Discovery or Children’s Worship programs will go together to the service of blessing. Preschool parents can bring their children to the worship service and join in the blessing too. Each child will receive a blessing backpack tag to remind them that they are loved and prayed for by their church.
Third Floor Road Trip
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Start in the Gathering Room (303)

Join us on the Third Floor for a Road Trip to find out everything you need to know for Youth programming! This event is a fantastic way to gather information you need, sign up for different communications and opportunities, try handbells, play, pray, eat yummy breakfast tacos and more! Each room you visit will be a different stop on the Road Trip! Once you complete the room, you'll get a stamp in a Third Floor Road Trip Passport.
Charles Moore's Parker County
Peach Ice Cream!
Beginning at 11am until we run out!

Grab a UCC Yard Sign!
Don't forget to grab one of our beautiful UCC Yard Signs on your way out so you can rep UCC in your neighborhood and help spread the word about all the good UCC does for the Fort Worth Community and beyond!
There will be plenty at all entrances and exits.
UCC Identity
As the hot summer days begin to wind down and the preparation for fall winds back up, we will be highlighting the core values of UCC each week to hopefully offer some inspiration into your lives. Let these be a reminder to you that you are living out Christ's courageous love with us.
This week's core value highlight is Generosity.
Worship
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m, Sanctuary
with Rev. Dr. Russ Peterman

9:30 a.m, Chapel 
with Rev. Shannon Moore

Informal worship in an acoustic,
coffee house setting.
10:10 a.m, Walker Hall
with Rev. Dr. Russ Peterman.
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