Keynote speakers Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley and Mike Roberts. With over 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States coming from the building sector, we all have a responsibility to act. The Jewish Environmental Initiative, a committee of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JEI), Missouri Interfaith Power and Light (MO IPL) and the U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter (USGBC-MGC) are co-sponsoring the event. The goal of the program is to encourage individuals to make a difference starting in their homes and houses of worship. Anywhere there is a building, there is an opportunity to measure its energy use and make changes to conserve energy, save money, improve building occupant experience, and protect the environment. The program takes place at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, 5600 Oakland Avenue 63110 in room T203 in the Mildred E. Bastian Center for the Performing Arts. Registration/networking is from 6:45 to 7:00 PM. The program runs from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, with light refreshments served. Pre-registration
here.
Event flyer.
August 1-2, Foods Resource Bank Annual Gathering
You are invited to celebrate another year of growing lasting solutions to hunger! Your part in FRB is a vital to our work - and we want to recognize that. Please join us in Kansas City August 1 & 2. Register now!
2014 Annual Gathering Agenda
Friday, August 1st - join us for the kickoff event at the Guetterman Brothers Farm in Bucyrus, KS with BBQ, live music, ice cream and fun for the whole family.
Saturday, August 2nd - a daylong meeting at Central Church of the Nazarene with a keynote panel and breakout sessions on hunger issues, overseas travel, farming, and more!
This event is being co-hosted by FRB, the John Deere Foundation, the Bucyrus, KS Growing Project and Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. Email Kelsey for more information.
Click here to REGISTER for the 2014 Annual Gathering.
August 2, Women's Fellowship 50th Chicken Dinner, 3 - 8 pmSt Martin's UCC Dittmer Women's Fellowship 50
th Chicken Dinner. Dinners will be served 3- 8 pm with $10 adult tickets and $4 child's ticket (age 4-11). Dinner includes fried chicken or roast beef, corn or green beans, German potato salad, coleslaw, dessert and drink. Dining room is handicap accessible and air conditioned. Carry-outs available. 7890 Dittmer Ridge Rd, Dittmer, MO 63023, 636-285-4797 or 636-274-7078 or
geristmc@hughes.net.
August 2, Furniture & Household Items Sale, 8am-1pm
Furniture & Household Items Sale, August 2 from 8 am to 1pm at St. Johns EUCC, 11333 St. Johns Church Road (South County). Great opportunity for college students to fill their apartments and dorms. Event flyer.
August 3, Summer Music Event, 1:30pm
Zion United Church of Christ, (5710 N. Hwy 67 - 2 blocks west of Jamestown Mall) invites you to attend A Summer Music Event 2014 featuring Jazz DeLites and Those Three Guys on Sunday, August 3 at 1:30pm. Don't miss this fun afternoon of music and fellowship! Please call (314) 741-1590 with questions or visit www.zionuccstl.org for more information about this free event. Flyer.
August 3-5, Totally Teen Fest, 6 - 8pm
Join in the fun at St. John in St. Clair for a 3-night teen fest. Dinner will be served each night and the event is free for ages 13 and up.
Event flyer.
August 8, Annual Church Picnic, 5pm
Enjoy a real country church picnic! Bethany UCC, near Berger, will hold its annual picnic on
Friday, August 8, starting at 5:00 p.m. Serving fish, hamburger, and hotdog sandwiches,beverages, homemade pies, and our famous ice cream. Get involved in games, cakewalk, and music. Visit the gazebo for crafts, baked items, and garden produce. Bethany is located on Route Z, between
Hwy. 100 and Hwy. 19. Look for the church sign near the Franklin-Gasconade county line. Join us for an evening in the country!
August 9-10, 125th Anniversary Celebration
Fulton UCC is celebrating their 125 anniversary this coming August. While still in the planning stages, they want you to save the date. Check out their website for future info on the anniversary celebration, and you can also find them on Facebook.
August 10, Backpack Blessing, 9:45 amSt Martin's UCC Dittmer Backpack Blessing. This will be part of our regular morning worship service that begins at 9:45 am. We welcome all area children, teachers, and school administrators as we send our youth into a new school year. A school supply drive will be held from June 29 - August 3 to help with the needs of area school children. 7890 Dittmer Ridge Rd, Dittmer, MO 63023, 636-285-4797 or 636-274-7078 or
geristmc@hughes.net
Friedens Peace UCC located at 3560 Mill Street in New Melle is hosting a BBQ & Family Fun Day on August 10 from noon till 6:00 PM. We hope you will join us for a day of great food, family, friends and fun! There will be delicious BBQ Pork Steaks & Chicken as well as Hot Dogs & Pulled Pork Sandwiches. The Dinner price of $10.00 includes grilled corn on the cob, slaw, baked beans & ice cream for dessert. Free activities include a bounce house and games for adults & kids. There will also be a beer tent and 50/50 drawing. What a great way to celebrate the end of the summer. Event flyer.
August 10, Back to School Sunday
Emmanuel UCC-Weldon Spring is celebrating "Back to School" Sunday on August 10. All students are invited to bring their backpacks to church on that day to have them blessed. A surprise gift will be placed inside each backpack by the church.
August 15, Concert on the Lawn, 6:30pm Music by THE YOUNGER BROTHERS. Enjoy tunes from the 60's to the 80's. BBQ available for purchase. Bring lawn chairs. This is a free event. (11333 St. Johns Church Road, South County)
August 17, Annual Church PicnicFemme Osage UCC, 4360 Cappeln Osage Rd, Augusta, 63332, is having the Annual Church Picnic on Sunday, August 17. The featured cuisine is kettle-cooked beef and fried chicken. There will be live music and a used book sale. Proceeds from the book sale benefit the Marthasville Food Pantry. There is also a raffle with first prize being a Bose Soundlink III Bluetooth speaker system. Tickets for the dinner cost adults $11.00, with children under six-years-of-age eating free. Serving is from Noon until 6:00 p.m.
August 17, BBQ, 11am-4pm
Calvary United Church of Christ is hosting a BBQ on Sunday, August 17 from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The menu includes pork steak or chicken, potato salad, baked beans, bread, dessert, and drink. Cost at the door is $11.00 for adults, $5.50 for children 4-12, and children 3 and under eat free. Dine in or carry out. Calvary United Church of Christ is located at 2501 Hartland Avenue. Call 429-7464 with questions or for directions.
August 17, Justice and Jesus Movie Nite, 6pm
Sponsored by the Mission & Social Concerns Committee of the Eastern Association
What: Viewing the film The Laramie Project & discussing it together
When: Sunday, August 17 at 6 p.m.
Where: St. John UCC, 405 South Fifth St., Saint Charles
August 22 and 23, Mega Yard Sale, 7am - 2pm
@ Arrowhead Sales Facility, 8343 Hwy B(Next to Windy Hill Supply). From St. Martins Church,
7890 Dittmer Ridge Rd, Dittmer, MO 63023, 636-285-4797 or 636-274-7078 or
geristmc@hughes.net.
August 29, SLA Gathering, 4pm-?
Since we all had such a grand time last year, some of us are again offering to host a gathering of St. Louis Association clergy and family/spouse/significant others/etc. at St. Thomas UCC parsonage, 17836 Wild Horse Creek Rd, 636-536-5958, on Friday, August 29th from 4 - 'til. This is a potluck affair - but there is a grill if anyone wants to cook hamburgers, etc. Looks like it might be a decent day weather wise so we encourage folks to bring lawn chairs and out door games along with any card or board games they might enjoy. BTW our new playground is up and ready for use by small children. Anyone who would like to camp out Friday night under the stars is invited to do so. We invite any of our Eastern Association colleagues in the vicinity to join us. Here's a chance to enjoy each other's company without any agenda! "That they may all be one!" RSVP to pastorstthomasucc@yahoo.com
August 30, Outdoor Family Concert, 5:30-9pm
The Heritage Cluster of churches of the Eastern Association are hosting an Outdoor Benefit Concert at Femme Osage UCC, 4360 Cappeln Osage Rd, Augusta, 63332 on Saturday, August 30. The Augusta Bottoms Concort will be performing their music on the hill behind the church. Two families will benefit from the proceeds. Trevor Joerling, a teen who was part of the Friedens/Peace, New Melle church. He lost a three year battle to cancer. Part of the proceeds will help his family with accrued expenses. Also benefiting are Dalton and Katie Prager of the Femme Osage church. Both Dalton and Katie have Cystic Fibrosis. Both are on "the list" to receive bilateral lung transplants. This is a great evening of great entertainment and a greater causes. There will be plates of cheese and summer sausage, homemade pretzel bits, nachos and cheese, beer and wine all at a cost to raise money for our causes. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with the performance from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and are available from the churches of Femme Osage, Friedens/Peace, New Melle; St. John's, Cappeln/Foristell; Ebenezer, Augusta, Faith, Wentzville and St. Paul's, Defiance. They are also available from the Peoples State Bank in New Melle. Tickets are $20 at the gate. Be sure to bring a blanket or lawn chair for hillside seating. Call 636-228-4586 for more information.
September 2, Opening Convocation, 10:30am
You are invited to join the students, faculty and staff of Eden Theological Seminary in a covenant with new students and celebrate the beginning of our 164th year. It will be a special day, and we hope you will participate in many of the festivities. Featuring Bishop Robert Schnase. View the website page for further information and to RSVP.
September 2, Book Club Meeting, 8:30am
I am attending the National Leadership Conference at the Center for Progressive Renewal in Atlanta in August. There I will get to meet Brian McLaren and would love to meet with a group of colleagues to read/discuss his new book "We Make the Road by Walking" when I return.
An earlier invitation to this book club listed a meeting place and time which I would like to change - Please note that we have secured a room at the Emerson Library on the campus of Webster University (room 315). We can meet there on Tuesday mornings at 8:30 a.m. beginning September 2! There is visitor parking in the garage on Garden Ave. Please respond with any inquiries to Scott Lohse at revlohse@gmail.com, cell 314-397-1667 or twitter @ScottLohse.
September 5, Boundary Training, 9am-3pm
Eden Seminary will host a boundary training session on Friday, September 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bruce Moeller and Jane Porchey will facilitate. Cost is $50. Please contact Chris Davis at Eden to register: 314-918-2547 or cdavis@eden.edu.
September 13, 3rd Annual ECH Ladies Aid Quarter Auction, 5pm
Auction to benefiting the youth, children and families at Every Child's Hope. Admission: $5 per person, kids 6 and younger free. Everyone has a chance to win wonderful prizes for 1, 2, 3 or 4 quarters! $20 Golden Paddles lets you bid on everything without quarters. Food and drink available for purchase or bring your own. Questions - call ECH Development office at 314-427-3755.
Event flyer and registration (not required).
September 23-25, Faith in Our Music
Union Presbyterian Seminary is very excited about their upcoming music conference, "Faith in our Music: Many Voices, Diverse Chords, Common Hopes," on our Richmond campus September 23-25, 2014. This ecumenical and diverse event features John Bell from the Iona Community in Scotland, and other fine musicians helping us to learn about new forms of congregational music for folks of all denominations, abilities, and ages.
The early registration deadline of July 31 is quickly approaching. There are significant discounts for three or more people from one congregation if they register together, especially if they register by the end of this month. Event flyer Website.
September 27, WA Fall Gathering
Western Association Fall Gathering will be held at Valley Center UCC in Deepwater, MO. More information coming in late August.
October 4, St. Louis Association Fall Business Meeting
Will be held at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in south St. Louis county. More information coming early in August.
October 4, 31st Annual Fall Festival, 2pm - 8pm
FREE Kids Activities - Country Store - Music - Chicken & Ham Dinners - & more! 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Adults $10 Children (4-11) $4. Inside & Outdoor Seating, Handicapped Accessible, Carry Outs Available. St. Martins Church, 7890 Dittmer Ridge Rd, Dittmer, MO 63023, 636-285-4797 or 636-274-7078 or geristmc@hughes.net.
October 18, Trivia Night, 6pm
Joint Neighborhood Ministry Trivia Night, October 18, 2014 at First Congregational Church of Webster Groves, United Church of Christ. Door open at 6:00 p.m.; trivia starts at 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
October 18, Family Trivia Night, 6pm
Family Trivia Night - Doors Open @ 6 Play Begins @ 7 pm. $15 per person / $120 per table of 8 players. Silent Auction - 50/50 - Head or Tails. Non-alcoholic family friendly event. St. Martins Church, 7890 Dittmer Ridge Rd, Dittmer, MO 63023, 636-285-4797 or 636-274-7078 or geristmc@hughes.net.
October 18, Festival of Sharing Rainbow Bike Ride Festival of Sharing is hosting a bike ride fundraiser to support The Rainbow Network. http://www.rainbownetwork.org/ All riders will depart the fairgrounds at 10:30 am (after worship). Options to ride are 20 miles ~ Green Ridge, 50 miles ~ Calhoun and 70 miles ~ Clinton. There will be hospitality teams at the turn around points on the ride. Registration is $30 with the goal for each rider to raise $360 to provide a full year scholarship for a student in rural Nicaragua. Riders should raise the $360 through private fundraisers prior to the ride. Soon there will be a website for this event where donations can be made on line. If you do not have a bike but want to participate bike rentals will be available from Champion Bicycle Shop at the Katy Depot in Sedalia. Registration forms / links will be available soon. Til those forms are available, please "JOIN" this event and we will be in touch with you! https://www.facebook.com/events/227621224093038/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming October 25, Trunk Or Treat, 5-8pm Car Decorating Contest - all area children to age 12 welcome! Games - Prizes - Food - & more!
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
St. Martins Church, 7890 Dittmer Ridge Rd, Dittmer, MO 63023, 636-285-4797 or 636-274-7078 or geristmc@hughes.net. 2015
April 9-11, 2015, UCCOSSN Annual Gathering
Support Staff Network Gathering To Be Held In Ft. Wayne In 2015. Support staff members (administrative assistants, secretaries, office managers, bookkeepers, etc.) from all settings of the United Church of Christ are strongly encouraged to join the United Church of Christ Office Support Staff Network (UCCOSSN) at their 2015 Annual Conference to be held in Ft. Wayne, Ind. April 9-11, 2015. "Rediscovering the Joy of Play" will be the theme for this time of networking, fellowship, professional growth and retreat for those who keep our offices running. Acclaimed storyteller Valerie Tutson will be the keynote speaker. For more information, contact Lettie Eagar at lme@plymouthfw.org or Nikki Richards at n.richards@ikcucc.org.
