Irvine United Congregational Church is delighted to announce that the Rev. Dr. Pastor Sarah Halverson-Cano has answered the call to be our next pastor. Her first official day at IUCC will be in September. The Search Committee conducted a nationwide search – reviewing many candidate profiles from all across the
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If you have seen our IUCC Chancel Choir members sing the Gathering Song, you know what a “Virtual Choir” looks like. Director of Music Chris Peterson would like to invite anyone (not just the choir) to be part of this if they want. “I am adding faces each week, and
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Because of travel and other concerns raised by the spread of COVID-19, John Pavlovitz will not be at Irvine United Congregational Church this weekend. Anyone who registered for the afternoon forum and/or fundraising dinner associated with his visit should have received an email with information about refunds. Questions should be
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Here are a few tips we hope will make watching Sunday services easier to view via Facebook Live. Your own connection (WiFi or otherwise) may also affect your ability to easily watch as could possible settings you’ve activated on your browser. Unfortunately, it’s hard to anticipate all of those. You
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From worship to adult exploration of Marcus Borg's "Meeting Jesus Again" to Redeeming Paul discussions with Pastor Dave, IUCC has plenty of options for adding meaning to the Lenten season.
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On Sunday, we were reminded through Howard Thurman’s poem read by Lesley Wheland and the choral piece by Dan Forrest sung by the Chancel Choir that the work of Christmas continues. Here’s the poem: When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone,
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Have you – yes, you! – ever considered being a worship leader, but weren’t sure how to go about it? Just send an email to Steve Goetz indicating your interest. You’ll receive a monthly mailing of available Sundays, and you can decide which is most convenient for you to volunteer. Then you’ll receive
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Advent and Christmas bring candle lightings and much more. Here's what's happening at IUCC during worship and throughout the week.
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Irvine United Congregational Church dedicated its new office and meeting space on Sunday, Sept. 9 with stirring music; an inspiring sermon from the Rev. Dr. Paul Tellström, senior pastor; and a congratulatory pep talk from the Rev. Dr. Felix C. Villanueva, conference minister for the Southern California Nevada Conference of
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Christopher Peterson is the new director of music at IUCC. He was introduced to the congregation after auditioning with the Chancel Choir and being interviewed by the search committee and Pastor Paul. Peterson is professor of music at California State University, Fullerton, where he directs the Concert Choir and the
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