UCC Family News

Come together for a special time of Christian sharing and fellowship.

When – September 15th-16th: Friday 7-9 p.m. and Saturday 9:30-Noon

Theme – “Fervently Love One Another”

Very Special Speaker – Netta Thomas

Where – University Church of Christ (Auditorium)

For your teacup, answer the questions:

• How do you express love to others?
• What makes you feel loved?

Questions? Contact Retha Cullins, Martha Hicks, or Bea Eichmann

Vivian Rountree wishes to express her sincere thanks for the flowers and for all the prayers on her behalf while she was in the hospital.

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Thank you for the plant sent in remembrance of my father. We also appreciate all of the prayers, calls, and visits. The UCC family is still close to our hearts!

With much love,
Lynn & Katrina Smeltzer

The September birthday party for Southern Christian Home will be next Saturday, September 9th, from 6:30 to 8:30.

Anyone who would like to sponsor gifts for a child should contact Patrick Carnathan.

There will be a church-wide potluck fellowship next Sunday, September 10th, following our morning worship service.

Here are the food assignments for next week’s potluck:

Sublett — Drinks and Set-up
McSpadden and Eller — Vegetables
Rush, Wallis and Floyd — Each family bring both Vegetables and Bread
Davis — Dessert and Clean-up
Griffith/Hicks — Dessert
Cross — Dessert
Auditorium — Dessert
All Else — Vegetables

If you are bringing vegetables, please do not bring potatoes. They will be provided.

In just two weeks you have a great opportunity to help children in need by attending Kaleidoscope Live 2006. This event is a fish fry and auction set for Saturday, September 16 at the Pleasant Valley Church of Christ in Little Rock. On that night, along with the fish fry, we will auction donated items with a goal of raising $30,000 for Southern Christian Home.

You are probably acquainted with Southern Christian Home (SCH) in Morrilton. The home is a residential care facility for children ages 4 through 18. These children are placed at SCH either by family members, the State Department of Human Services, or the court system.

During its 80 years in existence, Southern Christian Home has cared for hundreds of children. As a non-profit organization, SCH survives on the generosity of people who care about what happens to these children.

The fish fry and silent auction will begin at 5:30. The live auction will begin at 7:00.

Please join us!!

Our Tuesday Ladies Class will begin at 9:30 a.m. on September 19th.

The ladies will be studying “Conversation Peace – The Power of Transformed Speech,” by Mary Kassian.

A sign-up sheet is at the information desk for all ladies interested in participating.

Child care will be available.

Books will be available next Sunday.

On September 20th our ladies will begin a Wednesday evening class. This will be an 8 week study going through November 8th.

Trudy Forbush and Nancy Woodall will be teaching “Get a Life – Debunking Six Myths in the Quest for Contentment”

This year’s leadership retreat will be Saturday, September 9th through Sunday, September 10th.

If you are planning on going please sign up with Jason. The cost will be $20 plus money for lunch on Saturday.

Scholarships are available.

Do you remember a time at UCC when you knew the names of every member? If you do, then you’ve been a part of this church for a long time. These days, many of us feel like we can’t keep up with which family just moved away and which one just moved to town. We look at the folks across the isle on Sunday morning wondering if they are visitors or members. It is hard to keep up!

This is a good problem to have. God is working in this place. He is providing many wonderful people to join in the work here. The difficulty of keeping up with all of the new people is an indicator that we are changing and growing. While this may at times be the source of some growing pains, it is better than the alternative.

In the midst of this growth, we want to make sure that all of our members are connected to the body in a healthy way. That is why we are going to spend time this morning encouraging you to be a part of a house church. The house church ministry is not perfect or the answer to all of our problems. But it is a positive and healthy way to ensure that our members are growing together in the Lord.

So, if you are not a part of one of our house churches, then you are officially invited! Please consider joining a house church today. On the left-hand column of our small groups page is a list of all of our house churches. Feel free to call a group leader or visit one of our groups.

Do not hesitate. There are many blessings and opportunities to bless others awaiting you. Please join a house church today!

Dusty Rush

Last Sunday’s bulletin had a mistake in it that needs to be corrected. It indicated that there would be no Bible classes this Sunday morning but that is not the case.

This will be promotion Sunday for our preschool through elementary children’s classes. They will meet in the auditorium with their parents at 9:00, so there will be no children’s classes.

The youth group and all adult classes will meet as they normally do. The adult class that meets in the auditorium will meet in the fellowship hall with the other class that normally meets there.

Fish Fry and Auction benefiting Southern Christian Home

Saturday, September 16th at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ

Your bids help kids! Buy your tickets today!

Plans are being made for our annual ladies retreat. It has been scheduled for September 15 & 16 and will feature Netta Thomas (the daughter of Don & Sandi Melton) as the keynote speaker. The theme for this year will be, “Fervently Love One Another”.

More details will be announced soon.

Muza left Wednesday to return to Russia. This is a long and hard trip. Upon her arrival in Russia she will have to ride a train
to Ukhta. The entire trip takes about 3 days.

We pray for safety for her and for wonderful things to be accomplished for the Lord’s work in Ukhta through both Vladimir and Muza.

Romain and Nivo Rakotomalala, who work with the church in Madagascar, are visiting the Eichmanns for about 2 weeks. Romain is the preacher for the largest church in Antananarivo (Tana), the capital of Madagascar. He is a very successful preacher, having established several congregations across the country, and is a popular preacher on a nation-wide radio program.

They are en route to the McKnight Road Church of Christ, which is their sponsoring congregation, where they will spend another two weeks before returning to Madagascar.

Romain will be speaking for us today, and we hope that many of you will get to meet them. We are very happy that they are able to spend some time here, and to get to know you. They have already learned what a warm, friendly family UCC is!

We need to get word out about co-ed softball.

Anyone who is interested in playing co-ed softball must sign up immediately. The list must be turned in Friday, August 25th, so Sunday and Wednesday will be the only opportunities to sign the sign-up sheet at church.

If you have questions, please contact Rick Sublett or Rusty Smith.