TODAY IS WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY!

CELEBRATING WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY, BRINGING BREAD TO SHARE, PRAYER STATIONS

World Communion Sunday is a celebratory Sunday that invites us to think beyond the walls of our own congregation. On this day, people around the world celebrate Communion as an act of radical unity. We encourage you to bring bread to share. Please bring your bread to the communion table in the Sanctuary by 9:45am.

While we gather at our own Table to celebrate Christ’s joyful feast,

we will also remember, with fondness, our siblings in faith celebrating this same meal around the world. We will also pray for the whole world with interactive prayer stations rather than a sermon.

Livestream community: Maybe bring a different kind of bread than usual to your communion table at home for blessing. See below about prayer stations during Sunday worship.

Today's 10am sanctuary worship will take place in person and be live-streamed on YouTube.

You can launch the livestream video of today's 10am worship by clicking the blue button to the left of this message.

Please find our 10am online worship bulletin by clicking the black button on the left of this message.

A link to a recording of our Worship will be hosted on our website immediately after the service.

LIVESTREAMERS: PRAYER STATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERMON TIME

Livestreamers: Please click the red button above and save for 10am worship. You will use this document during worship today. Rev. Katrina will prompt you. In honor of World Communion Sunday, each one of us is going to take a page from the Prayer Station instructions as guidance to pray for another part of the world.

A REMINDER ABOUT PARKING BEFORE SUNDAY WORSHIP

For the safety and convenience of our senior members and those with limited mobility, we kindly request that the parking lot by Parsonage 1 be reserved for the use of seniors and those with limited mobility. By respecting this area, we hope to make attending church a more welcoming, accessible and pleasant experience for everyone. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

CHILDCARE AND SUNDAY SCHOOL

Katie and Masuma (you will be introduced to her soon) will be in Childcare today. Patty and Marcel will be in Sunday School. Please stop by and see the Welcome Bulletin Board that the Sunday School Children did outside the classroom.



YOUTH GROUP VOLUNTEERS TODAY AT TONI'S KITCHEN (AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL) FROM 3PM-5PM

CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF KATE KHACHATURIAN:

DETAILS FOR VIEWING AND MEMORIAL SERVICE

Please join us in celebrating the life of Kate Khachaturian. A viewing will be held at Caggiano Memorial Home (62 Grove Street) in Montclair, New Jersey, today, October 6, from 1pm to 5pm. A Memorial Service will take place at Union Congregational Church on Monday, October 7, at 10am.

Tomorrow's memorial service will be livestreamed. You will be able to find a direct link to the livestream an hour before the start time of the service on the front page of the church's website: www.unioncong.org or you can go to the church's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/unioncong1 an hour before the service and click on the live video there. There will also be an online bulletin for the service on the church's website before the service.

We continue to hold Armen and their whole family in our prayers. (Click here to view the full obituary.)



HURRICANE HELENE APPEAL

You can make a donation by clicking the green box below or by clicking the DONATE/PAY tab on the front page of the church website: www.unioncong.org. Thank you for your generosity.

Next Sunday at 10am, we will celebrate The Blessing of the Animals. It's a joyous service to bless our beloved pets right here in our Sanctuary and to give thanks for all animals. Bring your dogs, cats, birds, bearded dragons, or any other well-behaved animal to receive a blessing. (Please remember to keep your animal companions on leashes or in carriers.) Let us show our appreciation for these amazing creatures who bring so much joy into our lives!

As a BONUS treat, separate from the pet blessings that will take place during Sunday worship in the Sanctuary, Rob Iracane will present a slideshow of our very own furred and feathered critters. This will be shown during a special Coffee Hour following the service with tasty goodies available for pets and their humans.  

We are asking for digital photos of your pets (living or passed on) to be displayed via PowerPoint.  

Please email your selected photos to unioncongblessing@gmail.com no later than this Wednesday, October 9. Feel free to contact Della Smith, Rob Iracane or Kim in the church office with any questions. See you with your animal friends at church next week. It'll be a hoot!



JOB POSTING: SEEKING SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER

We are in search of a dynamic Sunday school teacher to present lessons from a progressive Christian curriculum to children from K-5 in a one room setting. The right candidate should love children and strive to create a joyous and meaningful church experience that aligns with the values of Union Congregational Church. Some college is preferable, but not essential. Minimum of two years teaching in any discipline (part or full time) with children from K-5 required. Click below for the full job description and feel free to share with anyone you think is qualified.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING NOTICE:

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 AFTER WORSHIP

(IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM)

The Zoom joining link will be in Sunday, October 20th's email, on the front page of the church website and in the online calendar listing.



YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEADLINE TO RSVP FOR GOTHAM GAME IS TOMORROW, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7!

Thanks to NJ Lutheran Synod, our children, youth, and families have the opportunity to see a National Women's Soccer League game including at least seven Olympians! THE EVENT IS FREE, but registration is required. Click here to register. The game is on Sunday, October 20, and the deadline to register is Monday October 7.



CHAIR YOGA (SLOW-GA)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 AT 10:30AM IN THE GUILD ROOM

UNION SAGES

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 AT NOON IN THE ASSEMBLY ROOM

PEER-LED GRIEF GROUP

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 AT 3PM IN THE ASSEMBLY ROOM

UCC PLAYERS FUNDRAISER FILM NIGHT: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 7PM IN THE ASSEMBLY ROOM

Hey there!

Please mark your calendars to join UCC Players in their screening of this wonderful film, MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, followed by a friendly discussion at UCC, 176 Cooper Ave, Montclair, NJ October 18 at 7PM.

It's election season, and we thought examining civics from a time gone by would be a pleasant and revealing distraction from current day politics, as well as informative and even refreshing. 

Carlos Valdes-Dapena will moderate a discussion after the film.

You are welcome to bring your dinner, friends and family for this event, which is free. 

Any donations will go to the UCC Players.

We have plans to produce another cabaret night in January, and a spring production, and welcome your participation and support!

https://app.aplos.com/aws/give/UnionCongregationalChurch1 - please be sure to mark UCC Players as your donation's purpose.

WOMEN'S BREAKFAST

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 9AM IN THE ASSEMBLY ROOM

Our own Lisa Kauffmann will discuss how to "Be the CEO of your Health and Wellness" at our October Women's Breakfast. She is a Certified Health Coach, having recently graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She will talk about 4 aspects of health and wellness: understanding chronic stress and how it can be reduced; the benefits of movement; food as medicine; and getting good sleep.

As always, there will be a delicious breakfast. Please let Barbara Marin know if you are planning to come - bar5mar@verizon.net.

EVENING BIBLE STUDY

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 7PM IN THE RESOURCE ROOM IN THE VINCENT BUILDING

DAYTIME BIBLE STUDY

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 12:30PM IN THE ASSEMBLY ROOM

RACIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY TEAM MEETING

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT 7PM ON ZOOM

One of the church's Missional Priorities for 2023-2024 recognizes our sense of God's call to us, as Christians, and as a predominantly white congregation, to engage more deeply by discerning where and how the body of Union Congregational Church can and ought to learn from, support, and journey with changemakers in our local communities, county, and state to transform dynamics of racialized exclusion, harm, and trauma into patterns and experiences of human solidarity and/for inclusive thriving and racial justice. We invite every member of the congregation to join us in this work.

The Zoom link for the 7pm meeting on Tuesday, October 15th will be on the front page of the church website and in the online calendar listing.