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Pie Sunday
2017-11-19 09:15 - 11:30 UTC | IA
The congregation will gather their pledges for the coming calendar year.

Photo sessions for new church directory
2017-09-26 14:00 - 21:00
Please help make our new photo directory complete! Click here to schedule an appointment.

Rally Day
2017-09-10 09:15 - 11:30
2017 – 2018 program year begins

Leadership in Ministry Retreat
2017-08-05 16:00 - 2017-08-06 16:00
The heartbeat of our church is the work of passionate ministry teams who bear witness to the grace of God and give expression to our core values. So, to support their work as we prepare for the 2017-2018 program year, we’ll convene for an overnight retreat at Prairiewoods, the Franciscan ecospirituality conference center near Cedar Rapids. This retreat will offer a rich spiritual foundation for our ministry in the next year and provide designated time for our leaders to plan together.
Everyone interested in serving on a ministry team is invited to participate in the retreat. You have the option of participating in the whole overnight retreat or joining on Sunday for a day of planning.
Spiritual Retreat
Pastor Cameron will lead this evening retreat, focusing on our church’s commitments to social justice and offering spiritual practices for strengthening our capacity for Christian social action. Plan to arrive at Prairiewoods by 4 pm on Saturday, share dinner with the group, and stay in the guesthouse overnight.
Ministry Planning Colloquy
Sunday morning will include small group discussions among our ministry teams to organize their priorities for the coming year. In the afternoon, our teams will meet as a large group to discern how our ministries fit together into a shared mission that is faithful to the grace of God. If you wish to participate in only the Ministry Planning Colloquy, please plan to arrive at Prairiewoods by 9 am Sunday morning and to enjoy a lunch that will be provided.
Ministry Teams
Please mark which team(s) you serve with or would most like to serve with in the coming program year:
 Care Connection
 Care for Creation
 Church Business & Finances
 Education & Spiritual Growth
 Music
 Outreach
 Small Groups (i.e. Melissa’s Friday evening fellowship)
 Worship
 Other: Form a ministry team around a special interest (minimum of three people).
Retreat Options:
 Overnight Stay: beginning Saturday at 4pm; includes Saturday supper, Sunday breakfast & lunch; $35 suggested donation to help with cost of a single room; $55 suggested donation to help with shared cost of a double room.
 Planning Day: Sunday 9-4pm; includes lunch.

Celebration of Ministry Teams
2017-05-07 12:00 - 13:00
A special service of recognition for the leaders of our ministry teams during worship, and a celebratory luncheon to follow.

All Are Welcome: Potluck & Time for Sharing
2017-04-14 18:00 - 20:00
We have another opportunity to gather outside of church with UCC members and friends. Melissa Ulrickson has graciously offered her home as a meeting space: 1402 Reed Street in Grinnell, just north of Bailey Park Elementary School. There will be a potluck supper (please just bring what you would have otherwise eaten, even if it’s frozen pizza) and time for devotion, prayer and sharing.

Take Away Hunger
2017-04-09 14:30 - 15:15
Our next packaging event to fight world hunger will be on Palm Sunday, April 9th from 2:30 – 3:15 at the St. Mary’s Education Center. We hope to put together at least one team of 12 people. If you would like to join us in this vital ministry, please sign up in the parlor. We have funds for free participation or you may choose to contribute $30 per person. Please make checks payable to Grinnell UCC with Take Away Hunger on the memo line. Children and youth are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun. If you have questions, please contact Nancy Wolff at 641- 236-8138.

Community Meal
2017-03-28 17:00 - 20:00
Grinnell UCC Outreach will be hosting the Community Meal at Davis School. Volunteers needed. Details to follow.

Care for Creation Invitation
2017-03-28 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for a conversation with Karin Stein, who will share with us her vision and her hard work on how to be ecologically responsible. The public is invited; details will follow. Your Care for Creation Team, Jean, Betty Anne, John, Robin, Dave, Merle and MJ

Visiting Missionaries
2017-03-25 08:00 - 2017-03-26 17:00
Karen and John Campbell-Nelson, missionaries serving in Indonesia since 1981, will be visiting our congregation the weekend of March 25 & 26. This will be an opportunity to converse with the Campbell-Nelsons and learn about Indonesia. During the worship service, they will have a special time with the children as well as a dialogue with Pastor Cameron. They will also join the Seekers that morning. Some of you may recall John being at our church about 5 years ago; he enchanted the children as they all were on the floor of the Friendship Hall while he ‘walked out’ where Indonesia is located.

All Are Welcome: Potluck & Time for Sharing
2017-03-10 18:00 - 20:00
We have another opportunity to gather outside of church with UCC members and friends. Melissa Ulrickson has graciously offered her home as a meeting space: 1402 Reed Street in Grinnell, just north of Bailey Park Elementary School. There will be a potluck supper (please just bring what you would have otherwise eaten, even if it’s frozen pizza) and time for devotion, prayer and sharing. Future opportunities to gather together: April 14.

World Day of Prayer
2017-03-03 12:00 - 13:00
Church Women United invites you to A World Day of Prayer: A Glimpse of the Philippine Situation, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical movement of women of many faith traditions in 170 countries who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday of March. This year’s guest speaker is Sharon Quinsaat from the Sociology Department at Grinnell College. She will share her experiences growing up in the Philippines and studying social justice issues pertaining to Southeast Asia.

Ash Wednesday Service
2017-03-01 19:00 - 20:00

Annual Meeting
2017-01-22 11:30 - 13:00

Before the Flood
2017-01-14 10:00 - 12:00
Our Care for Creation Team is hosting a viewing of the documentary Before the Flood, which portrays the risks of climate change as well as ways we can slow down its affects. All are welcome!

Christmas Eve Service
2016-12-24 19:00 - 20:00

Church Council Meeting
2016-12-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2016-11-21 19:00 - 20:00

Christmas Pageant
2016-12-18 10:30 - 11:30

No Room at the Inn
2016-12-02 15:00 - 20:00
Nativities from church members are welcome at this Grinnell Ministerial Association’s event at St. Mary’s Education Center. You may take your nativity to the center by 1p.m. that Friday or contact John Saxton at 641-236-9219 to have him deliver for you. Please include a small display card to identify your nativity scene and how it came to be used in your home.

Pie Sunday
2016-11-20 10:30 - 11:30

Take Away Hunger Packaging Event
2016-11-13 14:15 - 15:00

Called Congregational Meeting
2016-11-06 11:45 - 12:45
After worship, we will have a meeting to review the proposed 2017 budget. All church members are encouraged to attend.

Fall Clean Up
2016-11-05 09:00 - 12:00

Chancel Choir
2016-10-26 18:45 - 19:45

Minister's Bible Study
2016-10-26 17:45 - 18:45
Please join us in the parlor for a Bible study that will raise questions and insights concerning the scripture used in worship for the coming week.

Architectural Review
2016-10-24 06:30 - 20:30, 2016-10-20 06:30 - 20:30
All members of our worshipping community are invited to a public charrette to provide valued feedback on proposed architectural changes to the building. We will use a structured process called a Charitable Design Review in an effort to identify design solutions to enhance our ministry together.

Minister's Wine & Cheese at the Mayflower
2016-10-20 16:00 - 17:00
All residents of the Mayflower Community are invited to Buckley Dining Hall for fellowship among our congregation.

Chancel Choir
2016-10-19 18:45 - 19:45
Rehearsal with Director Ken Davis in the sanctuary.
