Are you challenged to hear in the Sanctuary or the Wheeler Room or the Chapel? Whether you wear hearing aids or hope the microphones work (and are used by the speakers), it can be challenging for many to hear. We want everyone to hear when they come
Read more →What gift can we bring to the Christ Child? A Special Offering will be received this night, and will be equally divided between two important efforts of the United Church of Christ: The Christmas Fund and Neighbors in Need. The Christmas Fund has been caring for active
Read more →Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon Dear Diggers, Please put the work party on your calendar to come to your church for a little landscape maintenance. Great stuff to do, now that the earth has started its rest. Daffodil bulbs to get in (fun with power tools!), spent-flower
Read more →There are times when life is hard. And during those times it is good to have someone to listen and walk the path with you. While a pastor may play an important role in offering care and guidance at such times, the ministry of congregational care belongs
Read more →Greeting church attenders and new visitors on a Sunday morning is a vital part of creating a meaningful, welcoming worship experience. We all know how good it feels to be seen and invited into community. In addition to how we welcome people on a Sunday morning, we
Read more →The FCC Endowment Committee manages an endowment fund of gifts and bequests made to the church, and makes annual disbursements to support the annual church operating budget and scholarship awards. It is also responsible for promoting a program of planned giving. This committee has two vacancies and
Read more →Acolyte is a fancy church word for candle lighter (a carrier of the light). As a regular part of our Sunday worship, we are inviting the young ones among us (probably school age) to bring in the light at the beginning of worship and to bring it
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In March not only do we prepare ourselves for Easter, but remember that on March 13, 1996, First Congregational Church of Eugene was certified an Open and Affirming Congregation. What does it mean to be Open and Affirming? Open and affirming (ONA) is an official designation of
Read more →A small group convened January 26 to reimagine Pastoral Care at FCC. This group included Pastor Nancy, Youth Minister Mark Lindberg, Seminarian Beth Pfeiffer and Board Moderator Dan Close. The goal of this meeting was to discuss ways that the larger congregation could become engaged in pastoral
Read more →Our FCC Family Life Outreach & Advocacy Team would like to hear your voice! We are a committee of the church that works to support and advocate for Children’s, Youth & Family Ministries at FCC. We have spearheaded the Tend the Flock initiatives, worked on curriculum for
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