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World AIDS Day Service of Hope and Remembrance

11/29/2016

 
Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7pm

We are honored to host Manhattan's service for World AIDS Day again this year. The service will feature music, reflection, a candlelighting ceremony. A great opportunity to slow down, remember those we love and light a candle in the darkness for HOPE. We'll have a brief reception with snacks and warm beverages after the service. Pastor Caela requests assistance with the reception. If you are able to help provide some snacks or be present to serve them and offer our guests hospitality, please contact the church office.

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Full details about all the Advent and Christmas events at First Congregational available here. ​
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Advent Book Study for Adults

11/25/2016

 
​November 27 - December 18 at 9:30am

Dale Stearns will lead our Advent book study. Awaiting the Already: An Advent Journey through the Gospels takes us on a tour through the Gospel narratives, showing us what parts of the Christmas story come from which Gospel, and helps us to recognize that each Gospel writer invites us to encounter a fresh experience of the birth of Christ. If you'd like the church office to order a copy of the book for you, please let us know by Nov. 14th.

Details about all adult education opportunities. 
Full details about all the Advent and Christmas events at First Congregational available here. ​
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It's time to decorate for Christmas!

11/22/2016

 
There's nothing quite like the magic of returning from the Thanksgiving holiday to discover the church has been transformed! Our Christmas tree goes up, greenery is all around, wreaths are hung. Of course, none of this is actual magic. It happens because our Deacons organize it! 

They invite you to join them on Saturday, Nov. 26 beginning at 9:00am to help decorate our church building for Advent and Christmas. Sweet treats and coffee with special creamers will be provided as a way of saying thanks. We especially need tall and/or strong people to assist with the heavy wreaths. Thank you!

Full details about all the Advent and Christmas events at First Congregational available here. 
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Do you have a gift for caring?

11/15/2016

 
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The Ministers of Care invite you to consider joining us as we care for people in our congregation who are unable to regularly make it to worship or are going through a time of crisis or transition. We visit people in their homes and the hospital. We check in on folks to see how the church can support them during a time of need. We meet quarterly with Pastor Caela to pray and support each other in this important ministry.

​Our next meeting is Monday, November 28th at 4:30pm in the Conference Room. Please let Pastor Caela know if you plan on joining

Come, Ye Thankful People Come....to the Harvest Potluck!

11/14/2016

 
​​Harvest Potluck - Sunday, November 20, immediately after worship
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The Vitality and Outreach committee is helping us continue our tradition of gathering for a meal where we celebrate all the gifts we've received from God's good earth and give thanks around shared tables. The Vitality Committee will be providing turkey and you are invited to bring an entree, side, or dessert to share. You are also invited to bring your own re-usable table service if you are able (disposable options will be available). The Vitality Committee is currently down a few members due to recent moves, and could really use some help with set up, serving, and clean up. Contact Linda Thurston or the church office if you can help.
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Fall Work Day - Invitation from our Trustees

11/14/2016

 
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The Board of Trustees invites us to join them for our Fall Work Day on Saturday, Nov. 19th beginning at 9:00am. We will work in the church yard - raking leaves and tidying up. If you have a rake, please bring it. Donuts and coffee will be available. Many hands and rakes make light work....the more people that come means we will finish sooner! 

We Welcome Rabbi Moti Rieber on Nov. 20th

11/13/2016

 
​November 20 at 9:30 a.m. - ONE DAY ONLY!

Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director of Kansas Interfaith Action, will join us in the pulpit and lead adult Sunday School. His adult Sunday School class at 9:30 a.m. will be on the topic of "The Recent Election Results - Reflections and Predictions."  Rabbi Rieber will also preach during our worship service at 10:45 a.m. Kansas Interfaith Action is a statewide, multi-faith issue-advocacy organization that "puts faith into action" by educating, engaging and advocating on behalf of people of faith and the public regarding critical social, economic, and climate justice issues.You can read more about Rabbi Rieber here. 

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This is also the day of our Harvest Potluck. Plan on staying after worship for an excellent meal with friends. 
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Congregational Meeting this Sunday

11/10/2016

 
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A message from our Moderator, Alfred Cochran:
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As Congregationalists, we bear with pride the right, and obligation, that our church has to run its affairs and see to its business as we, the congregants, see fit.  To that end, we elect our committee and Cabinet members who are charged to see to the affairs of the church, in all its many particulars.  Yet, ultimately, it is the congregation that makes decisions and steers the church on the course chosen for it by its members, truly democracy in action!  On Sunday, November 13, we will gather after worship services for our next congregational meeting, during which we will hear the proposed budget, information about pledges, and the slate of nominees who have agreed to serve the church in the coming year.  I have attended many of these meetings over the decades that I've been a member of this church, and I'm always proud to do so.  They don't take long and they are vitally important to our well being as a congregation.  I look forward to seeing you after church on November 13th.  Thanks, Alfred Cochran, moderator 


Respecting Indigenous Cultures this Sunday at 9:30am

11/9/2016

 
We look forward to welcoming LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin and Sonya Ortiz of the social initiative ReImage MHK this weekend. We will gather at 9:30 a.m. Sunday to examine the line between respecting and appropriating culture and learn how to be better allies to groups and peoples to which we may not belong. We hope this one-day class will help us learn how to move forward together with  mutual respect. 

This one-day class is a part of our weekly adult education series at First Congregational UCC. We will gather at 700 Poyntz and childcare/activities are available for children of all ages. You're very welcome to stay for worship at 10:45am if you'd like. You can learn more about us at uccmanhattan.org.
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Dinner Discussion and Film this Friday

11/8/2016

 
Friday, Nov. 11 at 6:00pm
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The Vitality and Outreach Committee invites you to join us for a simple meal and a free screening of A Walk In My Shoes: Social Justice in Education, the latest documentary from the K-State College of Education. This 40-minute film touches on the lives and experiences of five dynamic educators whose passion for social justice was forged when they were in school. Their personal accounts bear witness to both the overt and subtle forms of injustice that create critical barriers to quality learning and inclusion. Each person enacted their beliefs in equity, access, and respect in order to provide a just and quality education for the learners they serve. The committee will provide a simple soup supper with vegetarian and vegan options.
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