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Stephen Ministry Informational Meeting May 30

Ever wondered about becoming a Stephen Minister?? Here’s how to learn more: Attend the Stephen Ministry Informational Meeting on Wednesday, May 30th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 1224 Legion Way SE Olympia in the Gathering Room.

A panel of Stephen Ministry leaders from several area churches will present information and answer your questions. Hope you can make this gathering.

Contact Pat Dickason at 360 753-7647 with questions.

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CROP Walk May 6

Just one week now! Our Crop Walk is next Sunday, May 6.

Three reasons demonstrate why this is a significant event in the life and mission of our church:

(1) Our contributions, offered as a matter of faith, make possible life-changing projects overseas

(2) One quarter of our donations stay “at home” for the benefit of proven programs (e.g., the Thurston County Food Bank, the Olympia Baptist Sunday Dinner for our disadvantaged residents, the Out of the Woods shelter for families, and our ...

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Introducing: The Monthly Voice

With over a decade in publication The Voice, the newsletter from TUCO, will become a monthly publication! We hope this change will bring with it a higher level of content to the newsletter including notes from the Pastor’s desk, regular updates from each of the church’s ministry committees, and interesting faith-focused articles from you the reader! You can submit an article to be published in The Voice by emailing it to voice@theunitedchurches. org by the 4^th Monday of ...

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Pentecost Sunday, May 27 Special Offering

Each year, on Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit as a bringer of new life. With the Spirit’s coming, we can know the transforming, redeeming love of God that makes the impossible possible.

On Pentecost Sunday each of our denominations collects a special offering.

The UCC offering, Strengthen the Church, funds new congregations and renews existing ones. It supports programs for youth and young adults and nurtures ...

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April Pastor Seeking Update

The Pastor Seeking Committee has completed reviewing over 40 pastor profiles with some still coming in. We have selected about five candidates to take to the next step which is a telephone interview with the committee and review of a sermon from each candidate. The plan is to complete telephone screening interviews by the end of April. Then, we will invite the candidates we are interested in to come for an in person interview sometime in May. After the Pastor ...

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Congregational Meeting April 22

The Church Council has voted to call a congregational meeting on April 22, following the 10:30 service, to discuss the issue of marriage equality.

This meeting replaces the previously announced meeting on April 15.

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A Teacher’s Tour of South Africa

May’s Program Meeting for Black Hills Audubon Society will feature Deb Nickerson who was in South Africa last summer with the Toyota International Teacher Program which selected 24 teachers to travel the country learning about its history, culture, educational system and environmental stewardship projects done by school children in the Cape Town area. Three weeks were spent learning about some of their environmental issues and what is being done to alleviate their adverse impacts.

She will show slides spanning 5 areas ...

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The Drama of Transformation: New Adult Study

April 15— May 13, 9:00 am, Room 106, 9:00 am

Have you ever wondered what Psalms has to do with us modern folk today?
The next adult education class is a DVD lecture series by Dr. Walter Brueggemann, noted Old Testament theologian and Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. Join this accessible and compelling walk through the lived experience of stability, despair, and joy as recorded in Psalms.

You don’t have to be a bible scholar to enjoy this ...

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CROP Walk Sunday May 6

Again this year, our dedicated members, walkers and supporters, will join with those in our other faith communities and our community-at-large to put “footwear on the ground” to alleviate hunger around the world and at home.

Last year, your enthusiasm for this event, sponsored by Church World Service, resulted in our largest, single participatory outreach activity; we look forward to this reprise in May. And last year, you raised ...