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Weekly Update from Peoples Church
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A Reflection from Rev. Harris
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Dear Church:
There's a hymn of the Church that declares, " Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love; the fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above."
Through this pandemic, we have been reminded as a Church that we are bound together in Christian love. Though we are physically distanced, the power of love, fellowship, community, and prayer are still there. We are still the Church even when we cannot be together. As we journey through Lent we are reminded that we do not journey through the wilderness alone. The power of the Christian community is that in the wilderness there are others we can lean upon, pray with, encourage, and support.
With Lenten Prayers,
Rev. Harris
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Worship This Weekend!
We invite you to worship with us this weekend the Second Sunday of Lent at 10 am on our website Peoples Church UCC, Facebook, and YouTube. We will be worshipping along with First Congregational UCC DC. Our preacher will be Rev. Harris the sermon title is "The Wilderness, The Blues, and a Gospel Shout!" and our scriptures will be Psalm 22:23-31.
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Musical Snippet for this coming Sunday's worship service:
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Thomas Allen Soloist
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Worship Opportunities February 28-March 7:
Sunday, February 28"
Adult Bible Class
8:00 am-9:45 am.
Zoom Information:
Meeting ID: 883 9085 7788
Passcode: 438381
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,88390857788#,,,,,,0#,,438381# US (Germantown)
+13126266799,,88390857788#,,,,,,0#,,438381# US (Chicago)
Praise and Worship
A devotional time of testimony and prayer
Call–in-Number 720-740-9739
Access Code 4684874
The Line Opens at 8:55 a.m
Sunday Worship
Black History Month Joint Worship Service with First Congregational UCC DC
Service at 10:00 am
https://www.facebook.com/peoplesconguccdc
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr7e3NBNlOqRVSWru_TR1wQ
Virtual Church School
11:30 am
https://www.eventbrite.com/x/virtual-church-school-joy-and-justice-registration-126139611975
Coffee Hour with First Church UCC
11:40 am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82573190587?pwd=VTVDdSthOStPdWQvWVRMRENteHpBdz09
by phone:
- Dial: +1-646-876-9923
- Meeting Number: 825-7319-0587
- Passcode: 278428
Black History Month Program
4:00pm
https://www.facebook.com/peoplesconguccdc
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr7e3NBNlOqRVSWru_TR1wQ
Wednesday, March 3:
Wednesday Word Devotional
Conference Call
Every Wednesday 7:00-7:30 a.m.
Conference Call-in-Number
(605) 475-5950
Access Code 8964544#
Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Call-in Number: (515) 604-9545
Access Code: 659959#
Thursday, March 4 :
Bible Study
6:00 pm
Saturday, March 6:
130th Founder's Weekend Worship
6:00pm
https://www.facebook.com/peoplesconguccdc
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr7e3NBNlOqRVSWru_TR1wQ
Sunday, March 7:
130th Founder's Weekend Worship
10 am
https://www.facebook.com/peoplesconguccdc
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr7e3NBNlOqRVSWru_TR1wQ
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Did you miss worship last Sunday? Want to hear the sermon again? Maybe you want to be reinspired by the music. Watch the rebroadcast anytime on Youtube and Facebook by searching Peoples Congregational UCC D.C.
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What the Revs. are Reading & Listening to this Week
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Announcements
Mark your calendars!
March 7th- 130th Church Anniversary
March 14th- Girl Scout Sunday
March 21st- Heritage Sunday
March 25- Palm Sunday
Rev. Harris lecturing at Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church
Rev. Harris will be delivering a virtual lecture Tuesday, March. 2nd at 7:00 pm on Practical Theology and its importance to the local church at the Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church in Mt. Vernon, NY. All are welcome to attend!
Registration Link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeRx6Kg2pbuPsM-jxUHOBleoaqtnvkMlxf9LKE-KEbUB9jvA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&gxids=7628
Founder's Weekend Service:
SAVE THE DATE! Join Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ as we celebrate Founder's Weekend and our 130th Church Anniversary. Our theme for 2021 is "Sankofa: 130 years of loving God and loving neighbor!"
Worship with us on Saturday, March 6th at 6 pm as we welcome the Rev. Dr. Stephen G. Ray Jr. President of Chicago Theological Seminary to our virtual pulpit. Worship with us on Sunday, March 7th at 10 am as we welcome Senator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock, PhD to our virtual pulpit.
Diaconate Food Insecurity Project:
In September 2020, the Diaconate formed a Food Insecurity Committee (FIC) to consider ways to help address the food insecurity issue in the community due to the impact of the pandemic. Since that time, we made donations in November to two local on-going Food Pantries, then we developed a process to provide grocery food cards to those who contact our church seeking assistance. We have provided cards in which the Ministry distributed in December, January, and February. We intend to continue these efforts in the months ahead until our Food Pantry resumes operations. This was possible because of your generous contributions to the Diaconate Board through the years. We thank you for your donations and encourage your continued support by donating to the Diaconate Board using the Tithely app which is located on the church website: www.peopleschurchucc.org or mailing a check to the church made out to Peoples Church Diaconate Board.
Potomac Association: Black VOices Exploring Racial Trauma
Honoring Clyde Parker, Minister of Music Emeritus
During the month of February and March, the Chancel Choir and the Music and Arts Committee invite you to make a contribution in honor of Clyde Parker who provided dedicated service as our Organist since 1956, and additionally serving as Chancel Choir Director, and Minister of Music until his retirement on September 8, 2019. We were unable to show our appreciation before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. We now have an opportunity to show Clyde how much we love and appreciate his work with us by presenting him with a special honorarium on the occasion of our church’s 130th Anniversary celebration March 6-7, 2021. You are invited to give your contributions in honor of Clyde in the following two ways during the period February 1- March 16, 2021:
- Make personal checks payable to Chancel Choir and write “For Clyde Parker” on the memo line and mail to:
The Chancel Choir
Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ
4704 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
- Or, you may give online at our church’s website by clicking on the following link: www.peopleschurchucc.org Once on the website, go to Online Giving. Donate using the Tithe.ly platform by clicking on the link and selecting “Chancel Choir” for donations Honoring Clyde.
Please arrange for your contributions to be received no later than March 16, 2021. We thank you and appreciate your support of this special honor for Clyde Parker.
COVID -19 CONTACT TRACING FORM UPDATE
Each person visiting the Church, for the first time only, with a scheduled appointment, must complete a Contact Tracing Form during the sign-in process. To expedite your sign-in time, the Contact Tracing Form has been posted on the Church website (peopleschurchucc.org) under Church Forms. The Church Forms Tab can be accessed from the Home Page of the website. The form can be downloaded and printed. Bring the completed form with you when you visit the Church for essential business only. Thanks for your cooperation with this COVID-19 protocol.
MEMBER CHECK-IN CALLS/TECHNOLOGY SURVEY is completed. Nineteen Church volunteers combed through a list of approximately 500 members to confirm contact information and to gauge the effectiveness of Church communications during this period of COVID-19 protocols. The volunteers completed a sheet for each person reached. They were able to confirm contact information with 242 members (47.5 percent of the list). The remainder of the list were invalid numbers and unresponsive, and a few are no longer members. Deceased members numbered 25 (5 percent of the list). If there are members who were not contacted, please be in touch with Pat Ellis at info@peopleschurchucc.org. We want to be sure everyone is counted! Thank you.
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