ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
315 North 3rd St.
Decatur, Indiana – 260-724-3502
We continue to support the efforts of the Operation Help Food Bank with monthly donations of food and nonperishable items. The products for October will be canned meats and peanut butter. Please place donations in the bins located in the west vestibule and in the dining room.
Those interested in further discussion of our current worship series, “Do Unto Others,” are encouraged to meet in the lounge on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited.
We are planning a “Trunk or Treat” event for neighborhood children during the city’s Halloween Trick Or Treat time on Thursday, October 31st. Hours are 5:30-7:30 p.m. The in our parking lot. We hope you will come and join in the fun as we share treats with the neighborhood kids. You are encouraged to dress in costume, but it is not required.
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We continue to support the efforts of the Operation Help Food Bank with monthly donations of food and nonperishable items. The products for November will be items for the Harvest Food Table. Please place donations in the bins located in the west vestibule and in the dining room. We will have a table in the sanctuary November 24th.
The College boxes will go out Sunday. November 10th. We currently have 3 students, 2 boys and 1 girl. Please bring your donations of snacks, school supplies, etc. to the dining room before Sunday School.
We hope you will join us next Sunday, November 10th for our annual Veterans Day service. American Legion #43 Color Guard will participate in the service. Our freedom to worship as we wish is earned by our veterans and we hope you will join us as we recognize their service.
The Official Board has set Sunday, November 17th as the date for our Fall Congregational meeting. The 2025 Budget will be presented for consideration. There will also be an election of officers and other business concerns.
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Men’s Fellowship will sponsor a Thanksgiving carry-in dinner on Sunday, November 17th at 5 p.m. Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, rolls, drinks, and table service will be provided.Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. We hope you will join us as we share this time of food fellowship.
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Dear Indiana-Kentucky Conference,
Our hearts grieve with those impacted by the devastation brought on by Hurricane Helene, whether in Georgia, Florida, or western North Carolina. Rescue workers are still working in many of these areas and power and cell phone coverage is still out for a good portion of residents. As federal and local government agencies work in the immediate recovery stage, we know they will need the support of so many across our country. In the United Church of Christ, our disaster ministries both nationally and here in the IKC, do the work of long-term recovery and remain in communities until they are restored. Our disaster team has been working in Kentucky for several years after the tornadoes went through in 2022. Similarly, the UCC more broadly, will work after the initial recovery and clean up and begin to work long term recovery and support rebuilding efforts. That said, I am sure that many of you are wondering how you and your congregation can help in the immediate aftermath of this storm. The United Church of Christ national ministries has been working hard over the weekend to get word out and provide a way for you to donate. We have provided the letter we received from them here below and the donate button that can be offered to your congregations as a way to give and have it go directly to recovery efforts. We also are providing you with the link to the Red Cross because they, too, are key partners in the immediate recovery efforts. Please consider giving generously to either of these and thank you for all the deep support and prayers you are offering on their behalf. In the meantime, the disaster relief committee for the conference and our national ministries will have more updates as things unfold and if there become other ways to contribute to these efforts from them, we will be sure to communicate with you in the days that are ahead. In the wake of painful moments such these, we thank you for loving and serving like Jesus.
In Christ and Covenant,