The answers came quietly from around the room: a childhood friend who stopped being a friend; being called “half-breed” and more; a cross-burning; beloved parents who said people of another race “smelled different” or locked the car doors when driving through certain neighborhoods. The Rev. Ron Buford, pastor of Sunnyvale
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Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day and, on October 13, IUCC will remember and celebrate in worship on Sunday morning (9:30 & 11) and with a bowling party for LGBTQ people and allies, 2 p.m. that afternoon at Irvine Lanes, 3415 Michelson Drive. National Coming Out Day commemorates a
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Renowned biblical scholar and author John Dominic Crossan will present two lectures on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at Irvine United Congregational Church. Lectures – Adult, $25 Lectures – Student/Senior (65+)$18 Dinner Only, $100 At 9:00 am Crossan will speak on “The Claim of Divine Violence in the Old Testament.” At
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Moderator Renae Boyum this week announced the selection of the Rev. David Pattee as an interim pastor through an email letter sent to the IUCC congregation.
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The April 28 Climate Change Symposium featuring IUCC members Gudrun Magnusdottir from UCI, Keith Boyum and Jim Martin filled Plumer Hall and drew a variety of questions. You can watch videos of each presentation below or listen to the question and answer period.
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IUCC’s assistant pastor is now officially the Rev. Sarah Averette-Phillips. These photos taken by Ben Allen capture the prayerful solemnity and pure joy of the day. More photos can be seen on Facebook.
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Randy Romine and Ken Matsuyama will lead a Global Ministries visit and service project to our UCC/DOC Global Ministries Partner Organization, Albergue Las Memorias on May 3-4. The trip, originally scheduled for April, was postponed to May. Las Memorias is a residential hospice and addiction support facility for HIV positive
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Excited preschool teachers greeted members and friends of IUCC after services on Jan. 13, for an open house of the Child Care Center (informally, the preschool). The teachers had spent 3 hours after work on Friday the 11th, spackling and painting and making the interior look good! Then, all day
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Important information for IUCC Pastoral Search Committee candidates Please read before submitting your questionnaire. You can submit through the website (see form below) or by filling out a questionnaire and returning it to the church office or by email to iucc@iucc.org. A committee of 5-9 persons, representative of the diversity
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The knitters, crocheters and card-makers combine their talents to create beautiful prayer shawls and pocket shawls that are blessed by the congregation. Shawls go to members of IUCC and to the friends and family of IUCC members. They are given to people who are ill or hurting but also to those
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