A New Thing... Daily devotional for the last day of January

Here is today's devotional from ucc.org:

http://www.ucc.org/feed-your-spirit/daily-devotional/a-new-thing-2.html

Lent... Mark your calendars

There will be two special worship services during the Lent season at the church.  Ash Wednesday, Wednesday, February 22, will be celebrated at 7:00 pm in the sanctuary.  A Maundy Thursday service will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 5.  The location for this service hasn't been specified yet... we will keep you posted. 

Daily Devotional

Daily devotional from ucc.org:

http://www.ucc.org/feed-your-spirit/daily-devotional/sweet-spot.html

UCC Commercials

Check out these fantastic UCC commercials on youtube.com:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-zLzwo7QV4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx1u1v7hAtY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXCzzNoMeNs

Coffee Hour

Just a reminder that there is a coffee hour (9-10am) in the back of the sanctuary on the first Sunday of each month... which means this coming Sunday!  We hope you join us for refreshments, mingling, and fellowship!

New Sunday School Class

All are welcome to join the new Sunday School class for adults starting Sunday, February 5, 2012.  The class will meet in the Parlor at 9:00am... no prior sign up is required.  We hope to see you there!

2012 Annual Meeting

The 2012 Annual Meeting at Shelby UCC was held on Sunday, January 29.  As always, the congregation met after the worship service and spent the majority of the fellowship time eating a delicious pot luck lunch.  The acutal meeting was quick and productive:  the budget for 2012 was passed, new officers for the next year (or two, depending of the position) were elected, a small amendment was made to our Constitution (changing the number of people required to fill each board from four "persons" to "three or four people".  We're all looking forward to great happenings in 2012!