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The Bible talks about the importance of rest and with the right approach Labor Day can become a wonderful opportunity for our church members to rest and reflect before starting a new season. Therefore, with this thought in mind, Rhinelander First Congregational UCC will NOT be having service on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
read more >With compassion, empathetic listening, prayer, readings, and conversation, the Lay Pastoral Care Team offers spiritual support and guidance to members of our congregation in times of life’s challenges, losses, and difficulties, reminding each of God’s constant presence and unwavering love. The Lay Pastoral Care Team will help our members care for each other’s souls while…
read more >Moderator Musings What a busy summer it’s been! Everyone has had their hands full if not with visiting family and friends, but having them visit us. Our Church community does not stop taking care of each other whether we have a full/part-time Pastor or not. A special shout out, to Sue Bartels this month, who…
read more >On Saturday, June 15th, the 8th Annual Northwoods Pride Festival was held at Hodag Park in Rhinelander. The Outreach Board felt it was important that our Church once again have a presence there, to let people know our congregation is Open and Affirming. Jackie Schmieder and Amanda Jahn got a banner made, Judy Thoms brought…
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On June 8th, Sandy McKitrick and Lisa Johnson traveled to Green Lake Conference Center to attend the 62nd Annual meeting of the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ. The Conference voted to overwhelmingly pass “Resolution of Witness to Adopt the 2021 General Synod Resolution, declaration for a Just Peace Between Palestine and Israel.” …
read more >There are so many components taking place behind the scenes to keeping our church community informed, prepared for Sunday services, providing for refreshments, planning for pulpit supply…the list goes on! This month I’d like to give a special shout out, and hope you will as well, to the many people who participate in our Weekly…
read more >Our Lay Pastoral Care Team grew out of a work session here at Rhinelander UCC last summer, after more than one of our congregation asked, “Who is going to look after our spiritual needs when we don’t have a minister to call?” Since that time, six members of our congregation have had training through Luther…
read more >This article is a follow-up to last month, which was about our plastic crisis – how much oil goes into producing millions of tons of plastic per year, and that it persists 500 years in nature. This month our focus is on the harm caused by the production of that plastic from oil. I attended…
read more >Gene and I returned at the beginning of April after wintering in the south, and already I’m very busy with Church life. It has been shared in the Bulletin but wanted to let everyone know that our search for a Summer Pastor was not successful. There were many variables in the candidate’s decision to decline our…
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Plastic first started being created on a global scale in the 1950s. Since then annual plastic production has exploded to an estimated 460 million tons as of 2019. While plastic has many beneficial uses, single-use plastics have become a real environmental threat. All manner of groceries and consumer goods come with plastic wrappings that ultimately…
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