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Seeking Dinner for Eight hosts! If you would like to host a potluck dinner in October, please see the sign up sheet in the lounge.
Sacred Harp Singing UBC hosts Sacred Harp Singing Tuesday evenings from 5:30-7:30 and on the 3rd Sunday of the month from 5-7 pm. No previous experience or talent necessary. For more information on singing in the Twin Cities, visit www.freude.com/mnfasola.
Parking: The Southeast Library next door to UBC has given us permission to use their parking lot for church activities whenever they are not open. The library is open Tuesdays and Thursday, 12-8 pm and Saturdays 10 am – 6 pm. Please do not park in the library lot when they are open. Also, please note, parking is no longer available on 4th Street SE, west of 13th Ave. SE, because of the new bike lane. |
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The September Mission Offering is for AMOS, a Ministry of Sharing Health and Hope. This program is run by ABC medical missionaries, Drs. David and Laura Parajon based in Managua, Nicaragua. Laura and David and their three children have been one of the gracious hosts for the UBC delegations to Nicaragua. Those on the trips have heard first hand from them of their great successes and challenges in their work to respond to the health needs in the rural communities of this country. They work to empower the Nicaraguan people to run their own community clinics in order to spread quality health care for all. In order to do this, they run community census to ensure everyone is reached. Their program includes education, prevention and treatments. Please give generously during the month of September. |
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You are invited to a Labor Day Weekend cookout at the Donley home on Sunday, September 5. No need to bring anything, just stop by after church for a low-key cookout. The Donleys live at 5210 O’Connell Dr. in Mounds View.
The UBC Annual Fall picnic will be Sunday, September 12, following our worship outside. Please plan to bring food to share. Those with last names beginning with:
A-H: bring a main dish
I-O: bring a salad
P-Z: bring a dessert/fruit
Beverages and utensils provided. If you would like to help set up or clean up, or if you have questions, please see Harriet Johnson. There will be no forum or Sunday School this day.
Internationally acclaimed mask/movement artist Doug Berky will perform at UBC, Saturday, September 18th at 5 pm. A free will offering will be collected: the proceeds go to helping Moreblessing Tadano, a Baptist student from Zimbabwe, pay for her studies at Anderson University in Indianapolis. The performance is called No Show. “Doug Berky's programming runs the gamut from circus schtick to exploration of historical characters with masks. A typical performance (if there is such a thing) combines clowning and mime, mask work, circus and meditative explorations.
Doug will also present more of his craft in the UBC worship service on Sunday, September 19th. His presentation is entitled, "Foolosophies" You can find some more information about Doug at his web site, www.savidge.com/berky/maskL.jpg.
Grace in Contemporary Novels by Women: On Monday, September 20 at 7 pm, the group discusses Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout at the home of Char Follett. The October 18 book club meeting will be at Betty Shaw’s, and the book is Still Alice by Lisa Genova.
2010 December’s Silent Auction theme is “Gifts & Talents” We are seeking donations and solicitations for gift certificates, talent donation for “lend-a-hand” services such as plumbing, electrical, organization, cooking, baking, cleaning, garden work, etc. If you are interested in helping solicit gift certificates or assisting with the event please contact Julie & Jay McKibbins at
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Help needed for Pakistan flood victims: Large numbers of people in all four of Pakistan's provinces have been driven from their homes in the area's worst flooding in more than 80 years. Church World Service Pakistan staff are working urgently to provide the basics — food packages, shelter materials and non-food essentials — to families in need. And CWS medical teams and mobile health facilities are helping to provide emergency health services.
Church World Service has worked in Pakistan for more than five decades. Based on assessments conducted by its staff and local partners, CWS is planning to provide emergency food assistance to 35,000 people, emergency shelter supplies to meet the needs of 17,500 people, and mobile health access for 17,500 people. The food packages consist of rice, wheat flour, beans, sugar, cooking oil, tea and salt — basics for a family for a month. The shelter kits include a winterized tent and plastic sheeting. Can you help us respond to these emergency needs with the compassion of a neighbor? Please give what you can today. Thank you for caring.
Those interested specifically in helping people in Pakistan can do so either by sending donations to Church World Service directly, or by donating to the One Great Hour of Sharing offering and marking their checks and the envelope for Pakistan flood relief. Contributions to support this work may also be made online at www.churchworldservice.org or by phone
(800-297-1516) or sent to Church World Service, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515.
Help a Refugee Create a Home: Many large refugee families are arriving this summer. MN Council of Churches’ Refugee Services is in particular need of blankets, towels, dishes (eating bowls especially), pots and pans, and kitchen utensils. For more information about accepted items contact Dan Huynh at (612) 230-3227 or go to www.mnchurches.org.
Stop by the UBC Library: In addition to books, the UBC library also has newsletters from various churches with whom we have a relationship, including Judson Memorial Baptist Church, First Congregational, Pullen Baptist Church, and many more. Please stop by and have a look!
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UBC Community Gardens: Thanks to everyone who has been caring for our garden(s). We have delivered produce to Second Harvest, and encourage people to help themselves to whatever they want. Please sign up in the lounge for weeding and watering to help us keep the flowers, herbs and vegetables viable.
Beth and Shirley are usually there between 7 -10:30 am on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Come join us or choose the time best for you. If you have questions about tools, hoses or what is needed, please call us. |
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