Sunday we’ll celebrate Epiphany

Star words or Epiphany words to guide you through the year are available digitally here.

Temporary changes to Sunday School

Due to how contagious the Omicron variant is and the danger it poses to the most vulnerable of us especially, the Ministry with Young People has decided to pause our in-person Sunday School. Child Care will still be available, outdoors, each Sunday.
Sunday School for children & youth will be on Zoom at 10 a.m. Details will be in the Friday email updates, which you can receive by contacting iucc@iucc.org 
Sunday School for children & youth will be online for Jan. 16, and we will continue to monitor the situation and adjust as needed. Watch for updates on Fridays in your email (IUCC “eblast” and MYP email) to confirm whether we are still all virtual or when we may be returning in-person.

Worship at 9:30 and 11 a.m. in person and online every Sunday

Worship service will by in person, online here and on our Facebook page at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Hit the “play” button on the video and it will take you to the service as it happens. A replay should be available below at 11 a.m. and on YouTube and Facebook. Thank you for your patience as we adjust to an ever changing world. Join fellow worshippers on the patio for coffee hour at 10:30 and noon. Sign up to help here.

• Order of worship
• Recent Worship Services

You can also participate in weekly worship at IUCC via our Facebook Page. www.facebook.com/irvineucc. Ask to join our various Facebook groups, including the Group Page for Irvine United Congregational Church, and IUCC Diversity & Inclusion group page.

From Facebook

IUCC Worship for Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday – Jan 16, 2022

Rev. William Summerville, guest preacher, and the …

IUCC Worship for Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday – Jan 16, 2022

Rev. William Summerville, guest preacher, and the …

Postlude

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News

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  Your donations can help victims of human trafficking

  by Irvine United Congregational Church on December 30, 2021 in Mission & Service

  Here is your opportunity to help victims of human trafficking via a collection we are sponsoring during January by way of the OC Human Trafficking Task Force. Through OCHTTF, victims of human trafficking undergo training to re-enter society. The graduates of this program need very basic items that are listed

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  Technology volunteers needed

  by Irvine United Congregational Church on December 7, 2021 in Worship

  We’re looking for persons interested in using technology in worship! Our worship experience has become very dependent on technology, and on people to work it. Now that we have a new sound-mixer board and integrated multiple cameras and on-screen captions, it takes more than one person to run things each

  Learn more

Contact us

• Email iucc@iucc.org if you’re not getting the Midweek or Friday Update emails from Steve Swope. He can also connect you to information about Zoom meetings
• You can make your contribution to IUCC’s work and witness at: https://www.iucc.org/giving/give-online
• Other contact information: https://www.iucc.org/who-we-are/leadership/

Every Sunday

• Coffee hour on the patio, weather permitting, after each worship service.
• The IUCC prayer chain continues to be active in intercessory prayer during the coronavirus crisis. Prayer requests can be sent through the church office, iucc@iucc.org, or to Lorraine Fox, pgfsc@cox.net.

Office hours

• Steve & Heidi in the office M, T, W, Th – mail, phone messages, etc.
• Steve checking email and phone messages from home on Fridays
• Pastor Sarah in the office Monday-Thursday

This week

Check the IUCC Calendar for Zoom and other information or contact the church office at iucc@iucc.org or 949-733–0220. Many meetings are now returning to the IUCC campus, often as hybrid (Zoom and in-person) sessions. Watch for specific information in the Tuesday or Friday emails from Administrative Pastor Steve Swope.

Upcoming meetings

• Mission and Service Ministry meets at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11.
• Child Care Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11.
• Advocates for Peace and Justice Ministry meets at 12:15 Sunday, Jan. 16.
• Admin Board meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, via Zoom.

Activities for children, teens and young adults

• Sunday School meets at  about 10 a.m. Sundays after the Fresh Word segment during 9:30 a.m. worship. Learn more here.

For adults

• Adult Bible Study with Ken Wyant on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. in Peace Room 106 and online. Email iucc@iucc.org for more information about the lively discussion.
• Adult Bible School meets Sundays in the IUCC meeting rooms and online from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The topic for the next few weeks is Liberation Theology led by Eduardo Arismendi-Pardi.
• Chancel Choir rehearses at 7:15 p.m. in the Sanctuary but rehearsals are temporarily on hold because of Covid. They’re set to resume Jan. 20. Contact Director of Music Chris Peterson for more information on how to join the choir. Email Chris.

Save the dates

• Sunday, Jan. 30, 12:15 p.m. Congregational Meeting. See the January Newsletter for more details.

Get Involved

There are many ways to connect to others at IUCC from caring for others within IUCC to helping our neighbors near and far to advocating for peace and justice. Visit the Ministries Page to find out how to stay involved even when we're not meeting in person.