The Window: November 10, 2022

UBC Communications
Nov 11, 2022
3 min read

THANKSGIVING GATHERING

November 20th

Join us for an outdoor Thanksgiving Gathering on

Sunday, November 20th at 4:30pm.

We are inviting participants to sign up to bring one of the

following items for the meal:

meat, green beans, a potato dish, stuffing, cranberries, rolls, or dessert.

You can sign up to bring an item here or contact the office:

Staff Outing:

Office Closed Monday, November 14th

Thanksgiving Holiday Closure

UBC’s Office will close 1/2 day on Wed. 11/23

and will be closed all day on Thurs. 11/24 and Fri. 11/25

RELATIONSHIPS

Retirees' Outing: November 15th

Young Adults Night Out: November 18th

Volunteer as a Reading Friend!

Our ongoing partnership with Highland Elementary

is a unique and special relationship!

We are looking for volunteers willing to share time as a Reading Friend.

For 30-45 minutes each week, you can invest in the life of an elementary-aged student by reading with them. Organized through Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS), this established program has made a difference in the lives of students all over the city-parish... simply by spending intentional time sitting with a child to encourage and read together.

Can you be a Reading Friend?

Contact the church office and we'll help you get started!

YOUTH

Youth Outing: November 13th

The cost is $20 per student, and will include dinner,

an hour of bowling, and 2 hours of arcade games!

Drop off and pickup will be at Main Event, NOT the church.

For more info contact: eric@ubc-br.org

KIDS

Kids Outing: November 13th

Upcoming Events

Spiritual Formation

Children ages Kindergarten to fifth grade - come join us during Spiritual Formation hour for a time of learning and fun. We will be studying the story of the Israelites and learning about how their story might connect to ours.

We hope you will join us!

MDO

WE'RE HIRING!

Please contact mdo@ubc-br.org for more information.

SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Women's Bible Study:

October 4th - November 15th

Join us for our New Women’s Bible Study starting Tuesday Morning, October 4th beginning at 9:30am in the Chapel. This group will be held October 4th through November 15th. We will be studying, How Much More by Lisa Harper.

We hope you’ll join us for our Women’s Bible Study Group!

2022-2023 Spiritual Formation Offerings

In addition to your Sunday school class, we are offering several seasonal groups for spiritual formation and discussion at UBC this year. Our first group, Faith After Doubt, kicks off on September 13, but plan to join us for these others as well!

Faith After Doubt - Tuesdays starting on September 13th.
The Kingdom of God, Empire, and Christian Nationalism - 4-week Advent series.
Prayer in a Busy World - 6-week Lenten series.
Optional Combined Sunday School (TBD) - 8-weeks in the summer, led by the ministry staff.

If you have questions or are interested in any of these groups,

send an email to Eric at eric@ubc-br.org, or call the church office at (225) 766-9474.

FINANCE

Finance Committee

Quarterly Meeting

CHURCH OF THE NATIONS

Service will be held in the CHAPEL

Contact eric@ubc-br.org for more information

GENERAL UPDATES

Save The Dates

Governing Board: Updates & Changes

Highland Elementary:

Thanksgiving Meal Project

Help us with our annual Highland Thanksgiving Meal Project. UBC will provide families with meal kits to create lasting memories by making a meal together on Thanksgiving. We will be offering two kits this year. The first will include a turkey and fixings. The other will be for our Hispanic families and will have a meal appropriate in their culture.We will also be looking for volunteers to hand out, deliver, and assemble.

More information on this to follow!

Outdoor Movie & Live Nativity

Friday, December 9th