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All Are Welcome: Potluck & Time for Sharing
2017-03-10 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
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, 2016-10-17 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, 2016-10-19 17:45 - 18:45, 2016-10-12 17:45 - 18:45, 2016-10-05 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, 2016-10-12 18:45 - 19:45, 2016-10-05 18:45 - 19:45
Rehearsal with Director Ken Davis in the sanctuary.

Crop Walk
2016-10-02 13:00 - 15:00
Help end hunger one step at a time by joining the Annual Grinnell Crop Walk. Sign up your name and pick up your pledge envelope in the church parlor. If you have questions, contact Terese Grant: 236-6445 or Sue Drake: 236-8243.

Take Away Hunger Packaging Event
2016-09-11 14:30 - 15:15
Take Away Hunger (formerly Kids Against Hunger) will hold its first packaging event at the St. Mary’s Education Center on September 11th.
Grinnell UCC is hoping for 2 teams (24 volunteers) to help package food. The packages will still be nutritious but have slightly more flavor as the new reciepe developed by Iowa State University nutritionists will have an onion base.
Each participant will pay $30 for the opportunity to help end world hunger. Please sign up in the church parlor beginning August 7th. Make your check payable to Grinnell UCC with “Take Away Hunger” on the memo line. If you cannot package, please consider making a donation so that a child can participate.

Rally Day
2016-09-11 09:00 - 11:30
Weekly Learning Opportunities Begin!

Godly Play Sundays 9:15-10:15 a.m. (9/11-11/20) Fellowship Hall Classroom -for K-5th grade, a class to learn Bible stories in the Montessori tradition.

Youth Class Sundays 9:15-10:15 a.m. Youth Classroom –for youth 6th – 12th, a class lead by Karen Edwards and Henry Rietz, which involves practices of prayer and spiritual reflections on the scripture used in weekly worship.

Adult Forum Sundays 9:15-10:15 a.m. Parlor –for adults, a class on contemporary themes in American religion lead by Rabbi Rob Cabelli of Grinnell College. Topics will include Parenthood, Sabbath, Religion & Science, The Afterlife.

Seekers Class Sundays 9-10:00 a.m. Seekers Classroom –for adults, a class to explore their faith commitments and their understanding of the Bible in relation to historical and contemporary issues.

Worship Time Change
2016-09-04 10:30 - 23:30
We are changing from our summer hours to fall –worship will now begin at 10:30 a.m. instead of 9:30.
