Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon Greetings, Gardeners! The fine weather is here, and we have great things to do out in it. One of these great things is to do some lovin’ on the grounds around our church home on the first Saturday of the month. Please...

Update from Children and Family Ministries Dear Church Family, It has been a joy and a privilege to serve our children, youth, families and this church as the Director of Children and Family Ministries for the last 9 ½ years. I will always be grateful to have...

Sunday, June 11 in Fellowship Hall With a decade of nurturing and inspiring our children and families, we will celebrate Gretchen’s tenure as our Director of Children and Family Ministries. Join us after worship on Sunday, June 11 in Fellowship Hall as we appreciate her contributions. We...

Effective June 1, the Endowment Committee will have two vacancies and is seeking people to fill these slots for a term beginning then. If you are interested in serving or would like more information, please contact John Soper by email at john.soper43@gmail.com....

“Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” ~ Proverbs 11:25 Do you have experience or interest in helping set priorities and direction for an organization? Do you offer a background in goal-setting, policy-setting, finance, administration, oversight, or stewardship? Do you enjoy...

Our fearless leader, Marjie Enseki, is stepping down after many years in the role of major communicator, head cowboy, and general herder of cats. No one else has stepped forward to lead the group, so this is our last meeting. Come share memories of this long time...

It’s graduation time and we would like to celebrate the graduates in our church community. We will honor our graduates during worship on June 11. Do you know anyone who is graduating from high school, college, graduate school, or a certificate program this year? Please let the...

In worship, we have two guest preachers coming: Rev. Dr. Lynnea Lindsey for June 4th and Rev. Jennifer Yocum for June 11th. During Pastor JT’s absence while in France (May 29 – June 11), a small pastoral care team has been assembled to respond to any urgent...

A couple of Sundays ago, I asked the congregation what holiday was approaching. “Memorial Day,” said many. It was a trick question. I knew that’s what I would hear, but it was not what I was looking for. We all know Christmas and Easter, but few of...

May has been a very busy month for the Transition Team, and June will bring the opportunity to involve the wider congregation in the transition process more actively. As Pastor JT noted in the May Shalom, the Transition Team participated in a healing conversation in early May,...

June 4This is GoodGenesis 1:1-2:4a June 11The Call of AbramGenesis 12:1-9 June 18Sarah LeftGenesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7) June 25Daring DiscipleshipMatthew 10:24-39...

For many years, under the leadership of Associate Minister Janet Scott, FCC conducted a variety of activities and programs to serve and recognize older members of the congregation. In 2012, Janet and others convened a “Council of Elders” to seek advice on expanding programs for older members....

Getting to Know You, Better How often have you looked at someone at FCC and wondered how they got here, to this church? What’s their story? Adult Ed uses the summer months to feature guest presenters to tell their stories, giving us all a chance to get...

Looking back over the fall, winter, and spring so far, there is much to celebrate with all of our music ministries. The Chancel Choir has been growing in number and in skill. Our Sunday morning choir members have consistently been more than 20 singers, and we’ve taken...

Thank you for supporting our youth and joining in the fun at our fundraiser for Sierra Service Project on May 21. With your help we raised $2,924! Your generous donations will go a long way towards covering our trip costs, enabling us to send a team of...

Hello FCC Friends! As many of you know, since we live in Colorado, during my ministry here I’m looking for low cost and no cost housing in partnership with church members and friends and their friends in several ways: I am focused now on August and October,...

We had another fun miniature golf outing on Mother’s Day weekend with our ’Ohana Youth. Many thanks to all of you who came out on a warm Sunday afternoon – weather was perfect, it felt like summer arrived early! We all enjoyed pizza and fellowship together afterwards...

Our Saturday night ’Ohana Youth Gatherings have been a wild success this year! At our last big youth group meeting of the year on May 20, we shared community time together, reflecting on our journey this past year and looking forward to our Sierra Service Project and...

There is a lot going on with social justice at FCC! If you would like to get involved in any of the Social Justice and Witness activities, contact Val Close by email at socialjustice@fcceugene.org....

A small subcommittee from the Social Justice and Witness Committee organized a series of actions to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month last month, along with several dozen United Church of Christ churches and hundreds of nonprofit agencies across the country. The committee hosted two discussion groups that...

Wait… Don’t “reply all” While email communications use under 2% the energy of a mailed letter, the volume of emails makes them responsible for perhaps as much CO2 globally as seven million extra cars (BBC’s Science Focus). The occasional letter or card has a finer and more...

There is a lot happening with Our Whole Lives! We just finished an eight week after school 1st grade OWL class. These wonderful little first graders learned about how important families are to us and all the different ways families can look, personal space bubbles, body boundaries...

Early pledge payments continue. We are a third of the way through the year and have received just under half of the pledges. Early pledge payment is appreciated and extremely helpful for balancing the typical slowing of pledge payments in the summer and fall. In addition to...

The month of May continued the Board’s attention to critical issues in the community. We highlighted Mental Health Month with information about the United Church of Christ (UCC) WISE congregation designation. A WISE congregation emphasizes the mission of being Welcoming, Inclusive, Supportive, and Engaged in the mental...