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Why we love our church . . .
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All Church Retreat at Blowing Rock Conference Center
Our annual fall sojourn to the mountains will be September 26-28. Our theme will be Sacred Story: Exploring Our Calling. Reservation forms are outside Paul's office door or you can click on the link below to download a pdf registration form. Return either form and your check to Paul. We have great news concerning the costs! For the past few years we held several fund raisers, the proceeds of which were set aside to help people come on the church retreat. But we have money left over from these efforts, so we are pleased to announce that the cost this year to attend the retreat will be $50 for adults and $25 for children 5-18, and free for children under the age of 5! Reservations are limited, so you must act early. A completed reservation form along with your check for half the amount due will hold your place. Think of this as CUCC's Economic Stimulus Package, or wise planning, or God's abundant grace. If you always wanted to come to BRAG Retreat, this is the year to do it!
» All Church Retreat Registration Form (pdf)
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Congregational Book Group
 The CUCC book group meets in the CUCC parlor on the third or fourth Sunday of each month after worship at 12:30 p.m. Those who wish to can bring a bag lunch. All are welcome. We read fiction and non-fiction. Click the link below for details of upcoming meetings, books, and related information. You can also see a list of the books we've read so far. Join us!
» Click here for Book Group Schedule
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Visitors - You Are Welcome Here!
Congregational United Church of Christ is a warm, welcoming congregation that is always happy to receive visitors. To help you feel as comfortable and at-home as possible when you visit us, we've put together some information on what the Congregational experience is like, including what to wear, nursery and Sunday school hours, the worship service, communion, and more. Please note that Congregational is wheelchair accessible.
» Click here for Visitor Information
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Heritage Sunday
Sunday, May 18, we had a special luncheon to honor our (many!) members who have been a part of this fellowship for 40 years. The luncheon featured two slide presentations compiled by Ken Sell and a brief presentation on how we all can actively support this church for the next 40 years.
» Click here to see photos from Heritage Sunday
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Men's Prayer Breakfast
The Men's Prayer Breakfast meets year round every Friday morning at 7:00 a.m. at Oakcrest Family Restaurant for prayer, fellowship, conversation, and good food. Click on the link below for some photos of our last retreat plus some photos from a recent Friday morning prayer breakfast.
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Sunday Schedule
 Join us this Sunday for worship, Sunday school, or both! And if you want to share fellowship and refreshment after the service, join us for coffee hour in our Fellowship Hall (just follow the crowd to get there!). All are welcome.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.,
Worship: 11:00 a.m.,
Youth Meeting: 4:00 p.m.
» Sunday school classes
» Directions to the church
» Contact us with any questions
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StillspeakingMoney Electronic Contributions
Many of you have asked if it could be possible to give to the church electronically. Now it is! Not only is it possible, electronic transfer of your contributions for the general operating budget is simple and easy! StillspeakingMoney is the automated giving program of the United Church Of Christ which allows you to authorize automatic deductions from your checking or savings account and funds will be transferred electronically to our church account.
» Click here to learn more about electronic giving
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Important Southern Conference Documents
"An Economic Justice Covenant," "Community Investing," and Community Investing Options are two resolutions plus a supporting document passed by the Southern Conference Annual Meeting in June 2008. "New Occasions Teach New Duties" is a document written by Conference Minister Steve Camp and presented for study in the Southern Conference churches for the next six months. For this last document, local churches are invited to offer feedback to Steve and the Conference Board of Directors. Please note that these documents are in portable document format (pdf), which requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader. If you don't have the Acrobat reader installed on your computer, you can download it from Adobe's site: Click here to download free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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Sermon: "Making Space"
Not too long ago, there was yet another powerful installment on the series I love on National Public Radio, “This I Believe; I hope some of you listen to that. This time the person sharing was a parent from Michigan named Ann Karasinski. She spoke simply yet powerfully of the hopes and dreams she’d had for her child, her daughter Katie, and how those hopes and dreams had not included the heroin addiction that became their family's nightmare. » Click here to read Rev. Julie Peeples' entire sermon (pdf)
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Remembering Isa Dollyhigh and Jorge Guerra
 On Saturday, March 22, 2008, Isa Dollyhigh, our beloved Music Director, her husband, Jorge Guerra, and her mother, Coleen Dollyhigh were tragically killed in a car accident. We have created a web page memorial to Isa and Jorge that includes a slideshow of pictures, a short biography of Isa, a remembrance by Julie Peeples, and musical recordings from Isa's time with us.
» Click here for Isa and Jorge Memorial
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Rowland Memorial Library
 The Rowland Memorial Library is located in the church's lower level, but the place to find the newest books is the book cart in the Fellowship Hall. The checkout and return procedures for the book cart are simple. To check a book out, fill in your name and the date on the card in the back of the book and place the card in the black check-out box on the book cart. To return a book, just retrieve the card from the black check-out box, put it back in the book and put the book back on the cart for someone else to enjoy. Our featured book is currently Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann.
» Click here for a review and a list of the library's newest books
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About Our Denomination
Intelligent dialogue and a strong independent streak sometimes cause the United Church of Christ (UCC) and its 1.4 million members to be called a "heady and exasperating mix." The UCC tends to be a mostly progressive denomination that unabashedly engages heart and mind. And yet, the UCC somehow manages to balance congregational autonomy with a strong commitment to unity among its nearly 6,000 congregations - despite wide differences among many local congregations on a variety of issues.
» Click here to find out more about the UCC
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