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12/30/18   Join us this First Sunday after Christmas
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641-236-3111
4th Avenue and Broad Street
PO Box 322
Grinnell, Iowa 50112
www.grinnellucc.org
December 30, 2018
Join us this First Sunday after Christmas
Worship
at 10:30 am

Rev. Pasha Buck
Sermon: Behind the Scenes: from Advent to an Incredible Ministry
Luke 2:41-52; Colossians 3:12-17
No Sunday School on Sunday, December 30
We will take a break from Godly Play and Seekers this Sunday, December 30, and resume on January 6.
The Christmas Fund
The Christmas Fund provides direct financial assistance to retired and active United Church of Christ authorized ministers and lay employees and their surviving spouses, including pension and health premium supplementation, emergency assistance, and Christmas thank-you checks.  A ministry of the Pension Boards, the offering is received annually before Christmas. So far we have raised $1,915. If you haven't had a chance to give and would like to, please make checks to Grinnell UCC with "Christmas Fund" in the memo line.
Fed at Christ's Table,
We Feed Others

Beginning with the first Sunday in January, we will be collecting our non-perishable donations for MICA during the worship service. Instead of dropping them off in the grocery cart, please bring them into the pew with you when you are seated.  The children and youth will collect them from you during the last hymn and take them to the grocery cart near the chancel.  We will be doing this every Communion Sunday, which is typically the first Sunday of the month, going forward.  If, for some reason, you won't be present on Communion Sunday, donations can be dropped in the grocery cart any time during the month.  This is a way of intentionally helping the hungry and poor in and around our community, and it is a tangible act of thanksgiving for the extravagant welcome we receive at Christ’s table during communion.  The cold winter months can be especially hard for those in need, so please be as generous as you can.
Holiday Office Hours
The church office will be closed for the holidays January 1. Pastor Jessica will be on holiday break visiting family from December 25-January 2. For emergency pastoral care, please contact Judy Scheer at 563-568-1943.
Care for Creation News
It is estimated that more than 500 million single-use plastic straws are used and thrown away every day in the U.S. alone as Americans use them at an average rate of 1.6 straws per person per day.  While plastic straws represent only a fraction of the overall tonnage of ocean plastic, they are less likely to make it to the recycling bins, and their small size makes them dangerous for marine animals.  Straws oftentimes are not really needed when drinking a beverage, so simply refusing a straw is the most eco-friendly choice a person can make.  --Jo Entwisle

Weekly Calendar

Sunday December 30
First Sunday after Christmas
  • NO Sunday School
  • Worship at 10:30 am
Tuesday January 1
  • Church office closed
  • Happy New Year!
Wednesday January 2
  • NO Choir Rehearsal
Thursday January 3
  • Bible Study 9:30 am
Sunday January 6
Epiphany
  • Sunday School 9:15 am
  • Worship 10:30 am
Worship Participants
Worship Host       Phil Jones
Liturgist           Jo Entwisle
Greeters         John Saxton
Ushers       Nancy E. Brown
Fellowship Russ Leggett, MJ Zimmerman
Chancel               Glenyce Conway
Mayflower Driver    George Britton
Sound System      Henry Rietz
Bulletin Cover       Edd Scheer
Nursery           Jodi Brandenburg
In Our Prayers 
We hold to the heart of our congregation and lift up to the embrace of God all who are in need of prayer.  To contribute prayer concerns to the whole church, please contact the church office.

We pray for health & strength for Jim Ahrens, Bill Arms, Verlene Mitchell, Jack Ulrickson, Phyllis Wood, and Ruby Zimsen-Campe.  
Pastoral Care
Anytime someone enters the hospital or Mayflower Health Center, or in any case of trauma, distress, or death, please do not assume that word has reached the church. Contact the church office by email or phone to share information with the pastor. Jessica can also be reached on her mobile phone at 319-883-1375.
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