First UCC Richmond

homebound and isolated neighbors who needassistance. If you have just a couple hours a month that you can give to someone in need, you can make a huge difference in the life of a struggling neighbor. You tell us what days, times and areas are convenient for you, and how you would like to serve. You can be matched with the same person for regular visits, or just be on a list for occasional rides and chores. Volunteers are needed to help with the following:

Transportation for appointments and essential errands;

First UCC has committed to paying for two horseback-riding therapy sessions per month for our friend, Keith Murphy. Keith has cerebral palsy as well as injuries sustained by abuse when he was a baby. Riding therapy helps him with his sense of balance and coordination. And he loves it!

You can contribute to Keith’s joy and overall well-being by contributing to his horseback-riding therapy fund. The cost of each session is $70. Some of our members have made contributions to this fund in honor of birthdays andanniversaries. Some have organized family gifts to the fund. Put your contributions in the box on the oval table in the narthex. Or include them along with your offering, clearly marked: Keith’s Riding Therapy.

Thank you for supporting First United Church of Christ by being a member of the Kroger Community Rewards Program and designating First UCC as the recipient of reward cash when you use your Kroger Rewards card.

Our new account number is TY543. Please reference the new number when contacting Kroger for assistance. New members can enroll by searching for either the new number or the name of your organization.

Visit Kroger's website to register if you haven't yet or go to http://www.kroger.com for more information.

Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy and register your card with your organization after you sign up.

Don’t have a Kroger Plus card? The cards are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.

Click on “Sign In/Register.”

If you are a new online customer, click on “SIGN UP TODAY” in the “New Customer?” box.

Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account: enter zip code, click on favorite store, enter your email address, create a password and agree to the terms and conditions.

You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.

Click on “My Account” and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.

Click on “Edit Kroger Community Rewards information” and input your Kroger Plus card number.

Update or confirm your information.

Enter NPO number (97155) or name of organization, select organization from list and click on confirm.

To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.

REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your group until after you register your card.

Do you use your phone number at the register? Call 877-576-7587 to get your Kroger Plus card number.

You must swipe your registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to your registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.

Thank you,

The Community Programs Staff

Our church now offers to “Text” or “Call” UCC members and friends who may not have email to receive important news from our church.

We are working on a new way to keep all our members and friends informed about important news such as the death of someone in our church family. We can continue to communicate such news by email, or we can call or send a text message to your phone.

If you would like to receive text messages regarding church news, please fill out the form below, cut it out and place it on the offering plate or mail it to the church office. Be sure to include the name of your cell phone service provider (ATT, Verizon, Sprint, etc.). If you would rather get an old fashioned phone call, fill in your home phone number and we will relay church announcements with a phone call.

Equal Exchange:

Justice in every cup. Compassion in every bite.

Small Farmers! Big Change!

New products are in!!

Try some honey from Guatemala. Try the new K-cups for your Keurig coffee maker! Try the chocolate chips in your favorite recipe! Try the new chocolate raspberry bar! It is amazing. All products are in the basement of the church. Make your choices and put your money in the silver tin. If you have questions about prices, contact Shelley Champion (248-804-6915).

Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.

Coffee

At Equal Exchange, our longstanding relationships with coffee co-ops allow us to source the best beans from each harvest. Then we carefully bring out the finest characteristics in these amazing coffee beans with each batch we roast.

Chocolate & Cocoa

Equal Exchange chocolates and cocoas are crafted using only the purest ingredients, grown with care by small farmer co-ops. We source from these small farmer organizations because we believe they are the heart and soul of the Fair Trade movement.

Tea

Our Fair Trade and organic teas come from our small farmer partners in India, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Most teas on the shelf - even Fair Trade teas - come from plantations where tea workers have little say. Join us in supporting a tea model in which farmers control their futures.

First UCC Richmond

Reach Out in Faith

Please Support the Horseback Riding Therapy for Keith

Lost and Found Box

Call to Care Team:

Due to a parishioner allergy:

Kroger Rewards Update

We have received $83.80 from Kroger Rewards this quarter!

Our church now offers to “Text” or “Call” UCC members and friends who may not have email to receive important news from our church.

Equal Exchange:

Justice in every cup. Compassion in every bite.

Small Farmers! Big Change!

New products are in!!