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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When life returns to normal and IUCC can participate in events again, one of the best things we can do is give people a tangible connection to IUCC. Here are the instructions for creating a crocheted heart that attaches to a small card with IUCC information. Any color will do,
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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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UPDATE: Due to health concerns, this class has been postponed. Homelessness has reached crisis levels both locally and nationally. Many factors, including misinformation and myths, contribute to this growing problem. This Homelessness 101 presentation will provide information and answer some of the most frequently asked questions about this issue.
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For the first time, registration is available online for this year’s IUCC Women’s Retreat at Pilgrim Pines. Registration forms also will be available on the patio beginning Sunday, March 22. Act early to ensure your space! The fee remains the same: $160 for the weekend, Friday night, May 1, through
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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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IUCC’s Winter Congregational Meeting on Feb. 9 included a review and approval of the 2020 budget, an update on the search for a permanent pastor, approval of a resolution on climate change and a renaming of the Ministry for Young People to the Ministry with Young People. Both Interim Pastor
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Tickets are now on sale for the IUCC Winter Party. Join your fellow adult members and friends of IUCC at 6:30 p.m. on March 7 for a Stone Fire Grill catered dinner, silent auction, music and more. The theme this year is “All You Need Is Love.” Tickets can be
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IUCC’s Mission and Service Ministry is partnering with the Global Ministries Committee of regional UCC and DOC churches to bring clean water to people in need. The committee has sent work teams to Nicaragua over the last decade. They have worked on reforestation projects and rebuilt a water system that
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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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