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About the UCC
While preserving relevant portions of heritage and history dating back to the 16th century, the UCC and its forebears have proven themselves capable of moving forward, tying faith to social justice and shaping cutting edge theology and service in an ever-changing world. Affirming that Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, the UCC claims as its own the faith of the historic church expressed in the ancient creeds and reclaimed in the basic insights of the Protestant reformers. Yet the UCC also affirms the responsibility of the church in each generation and community to make faith its own in reality of worship, in honesty of thought and expression, and in purity of heart before God. It looks to the Word of God in the Scriptures, and to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to prosper its creative and redemptive work in the world. One of the UCC's distinguishing characteristics is its penchant to believe that ... God is still speaking, ... even when it puts us out there alone. History has shown that, most often, we're only alone for a while. Join us!
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December 10 2018 Thursday, October 25 Men's Fellowship Breakfast - 8 a.m., Sterlington Deli Building and Grounds Workday - 9 a.m. Friday, October 26 AA - 9 a.m. Sunday, October 28 Celebration of Worship - 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour - 11:30 a.m. Church Council - 12:00 p.m. Monday, October 29 AA - 9 a.m. Women's Breakfast Club - Hellenic - 9 a.m. Tuesday, October 30 Christian Ed, 2:50 - 4:00 p.m. Thursday, November 1 Men's Fellowship Breakfast - 8 a.m., Sterlington Deli Building and Grounds Workday - 9 a.m. Friday, November 2 AA - 9 a.m. Saturday, November 3 Suffolk Association Fall Meeting, Patchogue Congregational, 8:30 a.m. - noon Sunday, November 4 Celebration of Worship - 10:30 a.m Fellowship Hour - 11:30 a.m. Monday, November 5 AA Meeting - 9 a.m. Women's Breakfast Club, Hellenic, - 9 a.m. Tuesday, November 6 Christian Ed, 2:50 - 4:00 p.m Thursday, November 8 Men's Fellowship Breakfast - 8 a.m., Sterlington Deli Building and Grounds workday - 9:00 a.m. Friday, November 9 AA - 9 a.m. Saturday, November 10 Pastor Ann's Retirement Party - 12 - 3 p.m. Poquatuck Hall Sunday, November 11 Celebration of Worship - 10:30 a.m. Special Veterans Day Service Fellowship Hour - 11:30 a.m. Monday, November 12 AA Meeting - 9 a.m. Women's Breakfast Club - Hellenic - 9 a.m. Tuesday, November 13 Christian Ed, 2:50 - 4:00 p.m Wednesday, November 14 Suffolk Assoc Church & Ministry Mtg, Mt. Sinai, 10 a.m. Thursday, November 15 Men's Fellowship Breakfast - 8 a.m., Sterlington Deli Church Workday - 9:00 a.m. Friday, November 16 AA Meeting - 9 a.m. Sunday, November 18 Celebration of Worship - 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour - 11:30 a.m. Monday, November 19 AA Meeting - 9 a.m. Women's Breakfast Club - Hellenic - 9 a.m. Tuesday, November 20 - No Christian Ed Class Thursday, November 22 - Happy Thanksgiving Friday, November 23 AA - 9:00 a.m. Sunday, November 25 Celebration of Worship - 10:30 a.m. Pastor Ann's Last Sunday before Retirement Fellowship Hour - 11:30 a.m. Monday, November 26 AA Meeting - 9 a.m. Women's Breakfast Club, Hellenic - 9 a.m.
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Welcome to the United Church of Christ—a community of faith that seeks to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed. The UCC was founded in 1957 as the union of several different Christian traditions: from the beginning of our history, we were a church that affirmed the ideal that Christians did not always have to agree to live together in communion. Our motto—"that they may all be one"—is Jesus' prayer for the unity of the church. The UCC is one of the most diverse Christian denominations in the United States.
Besides, we receive so many gifts from our ecumenical partners, being "early" seems to be one of ours.Intelligent dialogue and a strong independent streak sometimes cause the United Church of Christ (UCC) and its 1.2 million members to be called a “heady and exasperating mix.” The UCC tends to be a mostly progressive denomination that unabashedly engages heart and mind. And yet, the UCC somehow manages to balance congregational autonomy with a strong commitment to unity among its nearly 5,600 congregations—despite wide differences among many local congregations on a variety of issues.
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