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Join us this Sunday for our 8:30am service in the Chapel and our 10:30am service in the Sanctuary and via Zoom. The Chapel service is more informal - we worship together around tables while enjoying coffee or tea and interact with one another through small group discussions. The Sanctuary service is more traditional - we worship together while sitting on cushioned pews and are graced by the choir, pipe organ and guest instrumentalists. The same liturgy is followed at both services.
Call or email the office (Monday - Thursday) for a link to join the Zoom service or sign up for our Weekly E-blast below.
The first Sunday of the month we hold communion. If you join us via Zoom, please prepare your own elements (bread/cracker and wine/juice) before the service.
10:30 AM Worship Service Bulletin - Sunday, October 6
Permission to webcast/stream the music in these services was obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A- 731056 and CCS, License #12429. All Rights Reserved.
Faith Formation meets every Sunday in the Sanctuary during our second service starting at 10:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m. on special days when we only have one service on Sunday).
Please remember to send in your tithe, pledge or gift. We need your support to keep our programs functioning. Thank you for your generosity!
JOIN ONE OF OUR MANY GROUPS
Men’s Breakfast (Social time for men at United; 2nd Fri. at 8:00 a.m. - call the office for the location)
Piececrafters (Knit, crochet, needlework, any craft project meets the 1st Saturday in the Fireside Room from 10:00 a.m.- Noon)
Labyrinth Meditation (First Friday of the month from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall)
Lively Lectionary (Wednesday mornings in the Fireside Room at 10:45 a.m.)
Thursdays Together (Play games Thursday afternoons in the Fireside Room from 1-3 p.m.)
Youth Group (Tuesday evenings at 5:30 p.m.; various locations)
First Mondays Group - presentations on various topics by members and friends on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room
Choir (Wed. evenings at 6:30 p.m.; September - May) & Festival Choir meets prior to Christmas and Easter
Centering Prayer (Meditation on Thursday evenings at 8:30 p.m. via Zoom)
Green Team (4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.)
Call the church office, 360-943-1210 for more information.
WE GOTTA PRAY ON WEDNESDAYS
Please join us at 12:15 p.m. for a weekly 30-minute prayer service on Wednesdays in the Sanctuary. Our service is a time of quiet singing, silent prayer, and contemplative meditation. In September and October, we will practice Lectio Divina, an ancient traditional monastic practice of reading a passage from Scripture several times, slowly, and then allowing a word or phrase from the passage to speak to you. We will be meditating on justice-themed readings. All are welcome!
JOB OPENINGS
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SAVE THE DATE
October 12 – Uprooting Racism Workshop: Tools for Talking About Race
November 17 - Combined worship service at 9:30am followed by a Congregational Meeting at 10:30am and our annual Friendsgiving Potluck at 11:30am
December 8 - Maker’s Market
COVID-19 and FLU UPDATE
We are back to in person worship and fellowship activities, please remember to join via Zoom if you have any symptoms of a cold or flu or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. Thank you!
We believe that God loves all people, and invite all persons to participate in our fellowship, especially extending our welcome to children and their families. Our children are invited to share in worship, and can also attend weekly faith formation classes.
Since 1916, we have jointly celebrated the traditions of two historical churches: the Presbyterian Church, USA and the United Church of Christ. Beginning in 2000, we began welcoming members who choose to join our congregation as "The United Churches of Olympia", but do not wish to affiliate with a particular denomination. Today we are a community of members, friends, seekers and doubters striving to support each other.
Everyone is welcome at The United Churches of Olympia!
The United Churches makes explicit the welcome of LGBTQIA+ folks and we are committed to advocating for transgender, gender non-binary, and people of all gender identities in the church and society. Our membership affiliation includes: Covenant Network of Presbyterians, UCC Open and Affirming Coalition, UCC Join the Movement and More Light Presbyterians. We are a PC(USA) Matthew 25 church.
HELP US TO SPREAD
OUR LOVE AND FAITH.
