We are always delighted when people come to worship in person with us. But unfortunately, we will not be here in the building on Sunday, July 30.
Our worship service will still take place at the regular 10:30 am hour. However, the service will be entirely virtual. You can find it on our Facebook or YouTube channels, or you can click to it from our media page.
Pastor King and Jackie will be in Louisville, attending the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Other members of the staff will also be out of town.
Again, there will be no service in the building on July 30. But we will be online at our regular time.
As summer begins to wind down, we prepare for school to start once again. Once again our church will offer a backpack ministry at our Back to School Picnic, Sunday, August 6, following worship. ADULTS–if you are not meeting the students we help and serve, you are missing out! Stick around, share a meal, take part in the games, and be a model of love and mission for a new generation. Sometimes blessings show up in the simplest of gifts. Come share with us as we move to a new school year.
Vacation Bible School for 2023 is in the history books. We had fun with our theme, “At One with God’s Creation,” because it gave us a chance to do so much outdoors study and play. 24 children and youth took part through the week. Here’s a brief photo reminder of the event.
Children’s Church wil be on pause Sundays June 25 and July 2. Cinnamon Poole and others will be relaxing from Vacation Bible School. We will see everyone when Children’s Church returns on July 9.
Installation service for James King as pastor at United Christian Church Country Club Hills will take place as part of the 10:30 am Sunday morning worship on July 16. A catered lunch will follow.
The pandemic messed with a lot of activities, and one of them was the installation of our pastor. The installation service involves making formal covenants between pastor and congregation. The Illinois-Wisconsin region is represented in this exchange. The whole becomes a joyful celebration of ministry together in our community.
Please RSVP to United Christian Church (united@uccdoc.com) for the catered dinner.
The Sequence game is about to commence.
As good followers of Jesus Christ, we at United Christian Church love each other, care for one another, support one another, uphold one another in prayer…
…and we compete ruthlessly, going all out to WIN!
Well, that last one is not always true. But we do like to have fun, and we like to do so iin the company of people whom we know and love deeply. This is why Family Game Night is so important. We bring snacks. We bring board games. And yes, we do bring our A game into competition. But we do so with great fun because we know that ultimately what matters is the blessing of one another’s company.
At the last Game Night, Whist and Sequence were the big games. Ken introduced a new, quick, and really weird version of Backgammon. And Stephanie vows never to lett married couples play on the same Sequence team.
The next Game Night is Friday, July 7, starting at 6:30 pm. Bring a snack. Bring a game. (Ken promises to bring another weird one.) Bring kids. Come join the family!
The trip to Shipsewanna this year was a success! The bus was FULL and everyone had a good time. Here are some pictures from the event. Thanks to Daphne for putting this together. Thanks to Verna for the pictures.
