News

Clergy Join Protest at Capital

Event Date:

February 22, 2011 (All day)

Reverends Jerry Hancock, Eldonna Hazen and Curt Anderson at the Capitol on Tuesday, 2/22/2011. They were part of a group of 60-some clergy from various religious traditions who participated in a faith-rally against the budget repair bill on the steps of Grace Episcopal Church, and then marched across the street and into the Capitol, all chanting "This is what religion should look like." After brief prayers in the middle of the rotunda, they went outside the Assembly chambers for prayers, also.

Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:59 pm in Featured Content.

BOUNCE Bowling Blast!

Event Date:

March 27, 2011 - 1:00pm

All Mid-High Youth are invited to Bowling on Saturday, March 26 from 1:00 - 3:30pm

Posted on February 22, 2011 at 12:24 pm in Youth and Upcoming Events.

Prayer for Daily Use

Event Date:

February 20, 2011 (All day)

Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

Posted on February 20, 2011 at 5:23 pm in Prayer for Daily Use.

Prayer for Daily Use

Event Date:

February 13, 2011 (All day)

Gracious and merciful God, you have given me wonderful gifts – gifts of intelligence, of training, of friends and family. You have blessed me beyond my imagining.

Sometimes, however, I use your blessings only for myself, rather than also using them to help others.

I pray that you would make me more aware of the needs of others – people across the living room, across the street, across the state. And as I become aware of their needs, help me find ways to share your blessings with them.

Posted on February 20, 2011 at 5:18 pm in Prayer for Daily Use.

Rev. Curt Anderson Gives Invocation at Madison Rally

Event Date:

February 17, 2011 (All day)

Curt Anderson is the Senior Minister at First Congregational Church and a member of the Interfaith Board for Worker Justice. He gave the invocation at the rally to fight Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's bill to end collective bargaining with state employees on Wednesday February 16, 2011.

Posted on February 18, 2011 at 11:08 am in Featured Content and Social Justice.

February 20 Congregational Meeting 2011 Budget and New Website

Event Date:

February 15, 2011 (All day)

There is a congregational meeting this Sunday following worship. The main purpose of the meeting is to discuss and approve a budget for the church for 2011. Copies of the 2010 budget and expenses and the proposed 2011 budget have been available in the back of the sanctuary the last two Sundays; and last week’s Tower contained a one-page insert with a written, narrative budget summary and a very short (one side of one page) summary of the 2010 budget and expenditures and the proposed 2011 budget.

Posted on February 18, 2011 at 10:51 am in Featured Content.

UCC Conference Minister Sends Note on Wiscsonsin Rally

Event Date:

February 21, 2011 - 10:00am

Date: February 18, 2011

To: Pastors and Churches in the Wisconsin Conference

Dear friends and partners in the ministry of the Gospel. Grace, mercy, and peace be with you.

In a time of conflict and danger for his community, the prophet Isaiah offered an invitation from God to the people: “Come, let us reason together.” (Isaiah 1:18)

Posted on February 18, 2011 at 12:00 am in Featured and Social Justice.

Are We There Yet? The Story of Moses Part II

Event Date:

February 27, 2011 - 10:15am

ARE WE THERE YET? The Story of Moses Part II After The Red Sea

Posted on February 15, 2011 at 2:07 pm in Youth and Upcoming Events.

New Website is Live!

Event Date:

February 11, 2011 - 9:00am

As you can see, we have a new website!

Posted on February 11, 2011 at 9:49 am in Featured.

Rainbow People meet February 20

Event Date:

February 20, 2011 - 11:30am

Posted on February 10, 2011 at 8:42 am in Upcoming Events.

Update on Members in Discernment

Event Date:

February 9, 2011 - 9:50am

An update from Clare and Susan, two divinity students from our congreation.

Posted on February 10, 2011 at 7:52 am in Featured.

Congregational Budget Meeting

Event Date:

February 20, 2011 - 11:00am

A Congregational Meeting to Approve the Budget will be held on February 20, 2011, immediately after our regular Sunday Morning Worship.

Posted on February 1, 2011 at 11:57 am in Upcoming Events.

Women's Book Study

Event Date:

February 5, 2011 - 8:00am

Mark your calendars now to attend a morning of coffee (or juice), treats, and great conversation after reading Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning.

Posted on January 26, 2011 at 2:18 pm in Upcoming Events.

Con vivo! Concert

Event Date:

March 5, 2011 - 7:30pm

Mark your calendars now for con vivo!s 2011 Chamber Music Concerts.

Posted on January 26, 2011 at 1:57 pm in Upcoming Events.

New member orientation

Event Date:

January 30, 2011 - 9:00am

New Member Orientation classes will begin again January 30, and continue February 6 and 13 at 9am in the Student Lounge. Contact Eldonna Hazen for more information.

Posted on January 11, 2011 at 1:48 pm in Upcoming Events and Featured.

Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Events

Event Date:

January 17, 2011 - 12:00pm

Events begin at noon in the Capitol Rotunda and continue through the evening at the Overture Center. See www.wpt.org or www.ulgm.org/mlk for more info.

Posted on January 11, 2011 at 1:41 pm in Events and Celebrations.