The Diaconate is again joining with There’s Always Room, Ingham County’s foster closet started by Moriah Bowman, to provide foster kids with a new set of pajamas for Christmas. Please select a tag from the Christmas tree in the lobby and purchase pajamas for the gender and size listed. Unwrapped pajamas, along with the tag, should be returned under the tree by December 3rd so they can be delivered to these foster families. Thank you for helping these precious children.
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Men’s Breakfast — December 2
Join other URC men for a time of fellowship over breakfast (provided). Saturday, December 2, 8:00-9:30 a.m. Please help us plan by rsvp’ing HERE.
Christmas Music Rehearsals
Rehearsals for our Christmas service begin soon. If you are interested in joining as a singer or instrumentalist, please contact Jon Anderson (janderson@urcstaff.org) for more details.
- Children’s Choir practice Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. starting November 29 and will sing during our Christmas Eve morning service at 10:00 a.m.
- Adult and Teen Choir practice Saturday’s at 10:00 a.m., beginning Saturday, December 2 and will sing during our Christmas Eve morning service at 10:00 a.m.
- Instrumentalists practice Saturday’s at noon, beginning Saturday, December 2 and will play during our Christmas Eve morning service at 10:00 a.m.
Please sign up below to help with planning.
Upcoming Baptism Sundays
Our next baptism service’s will be held Sunday, November 5, January 21 & March 17. If you would like to have your child baptized, please fill out the form found HERE.
Women’s Fall Brunch – November 4
Women are invited to a charcuterie-style fall brunch on November 4th at 9:00 a.m. Join us in the URC Fellowship Hall to gather ideas on how to create your own charcuterie boards and hear from a panel of women about practicing Christian hospitality.
Adult Fall Sunday School Classes
Classes will meet at 10:30 am in the Chapel
- A Theology of Hospitality, teacher Mathew Xiong (Pastoral Fellow) Dates: 10/1, 10/8, 10/15
- Discipling the Next Generation, teacher David Hinkley (Ruling Elder, Children and Youth Director) Dates: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12
- Ancient Christology for Today, teacher Evan Cruse (Pastoral Fellow) Dates: 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10
BIG DIG – November 8
On Wednesday, November 8, families with kids of all ages are invited to “BIG DIG” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. We will all gather together for dinner, games (a middle & high school game and a parents & elementary kids game). The night will finish with separate Bible Study classes. Dave Hinkley will be teaching the adults. Middle and high school youth will participate in their normal DIG studies. Elementary kids will participate in age appropriate Bible Studies. Childcare will be provided up to age 4. We are also looking for helpers. Help us plan and let us know your coming – RSVP HERE
URC Library
The library at URC has been updated and reorganized. Find instructions and check out books at www.librarycat.org/lib/urclibrary. Email librarian@urcstaff.org with questions.
MRN Soccer Camp Outreach
Sandram Phiri, one of our MRN Fellows, has completed his studies and will return to Malawi at the beginning of October. Sandram has held soccer camps in Malawi and here at URC and plans to continue this kind of outreach when he returns to Malawi. Many Malawi communities have only one (old) soccer ball or use compacted plastic bags and ropes to form a soccer ball. We would like to collect funds to purchase soccer balls that could be used for camps and then leave them behind so the community could use them when the camp is over. The Missions Committee, along with the Diaconate, are encouraging donations to enable Sandram to purchase the soccer balls back in Malawi. The cost of each ball ranges from about $20-40. Any contributions are appreciated – please donate directly to MRN via their website and note “Sandram Soccer Balls” in the comments section at the bottom.
Biblical Counseling Class
The “Counseling Theology, Practice and Issues” class meets every Friday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The class covers biblical counseling model and methods and the following counseling issues: helping hurting people, depression and anxiety, anger and conflict, gender and sexuality, grief and hope. This class is open to all and would be helpful for all those who counsel, disciple, mentor, lead growth groups, teach, and do evangelism; as well as those who would like to be lay counselors at URC. The class begins Friday October 6 and runs through May. Contact Pat Quinn with any questions.