We wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following members and friends who are celebrating their August birthdays:
03 - Lisa O’Rourke
04 - Sally McNinch
06 - Lucia Marshall
13 - Jack Dailey
13 - Richard Weinert
17 - Harrison Zoma
19 - Jentry Houston
26 - Elaina Briggs
We also wish a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to the following members and friends whose wedding anniversary is in August:
18 - Steve & Darlene Furtaw
The Log in Your Eye
This humorous illustration of how not to get along at college also demonstrates Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 7:3-5.
A young man from Scotland went to study at an English university. A month into the school year, his mother visited and asked how he liked living in the dorm.
“It’s awful!” he exclaimed. “The fellow in the room next door bangs his head on the wall constantly, and the one on the other side screams all day.”
“How do you stand it?” his mother asked in amazement.
“Oh, I ignore them,” her son replied. “I just sit here quietly, playing my bagpipes.”
Lucia Marshall
Longstanding and
active member
Rev. Sunwha
New pastor for First
United Methodist Church
Interim for
Trinity Lutheran
We need volunteers to host our Sunday morning fellowship and coffee hour that follows worship each Sunday. Set the table with a light snack, some juice, and see that the coffee is ready to enjoy by the end of the worship service.
If you can lend a hand, or need more information, contact the office at 586-727-3155. Thank you.
Do You Have Something to Share…
Email to firstunitedcc@outlook.com before the 20th of each month and we will add your news to our monthly newsletter.
Let’s Bring Back Our Christmas Dinner
The Council met on March 24th and decided that this year we will have the Christmas Dinner for the public. We would like to work with both Trinity Lutheran and First United Methodist and make this truly a community project. Both churches have helped us in the past, but never as partners in the dinner. Lets change that.
We need to find a coordinator or a couple of people to get this very important project rolling. If this is something your heart says YES to, please contact a council member or the church office at 586-727-3155.
Can You Lend a Hand?
The First UCC Building and Grounds committee invites those who would like to lend a hand, to sign up on our lawn-cutting schedule. We have a “SignUpGenius” page online that you can use to view and sign up for the week or weeks that you would like to cut the grass.
Go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4EA8AE2FA6FA7-first
If you volunteer make sure to scroll all the way down on the Sign Up Genius page to submit your dates to complete your selection. Thank you.
The Flower Calendar is displayed on an easel in the narthex for those who
would like to donate altar flowers on a specific Sunday during the new year. Pick a postcard that corresponds to the day you would like to provide flowers, address it to yourself, add a dedication
if you want to, and submit the card to the church office. Please do not keep the card. As your date draws near, your postcard will be mailed back to you as a reminder to order your flowers.
Use Your Practical Skills to Help Neighbors in Need
Volunteers are greatly needed to help frail, older and disabled adults in our community. MINOR HOME REPAIRS
BASIC HOUSEKEEPING
INDOOR/OUTDOOR CHORES
For a frail older adult or a person with disabilities, simple tasks like dusting and vacuuming, changing light
bulbs or raking leaves can be impossible. Many minor home repairs are often well beyond their abilities and far too expensive for them to purchase professionally. The Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers program helps our older and disabled neighbors with such tasks so they can remain safe and independent in their own
homes. If you can help weekly, monthly or even just a couple times a year, please call us today. The time you give will make a real difference in someone’s life.
For more information, call the Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers at 586-757-5551. [Learn more about our work at www.ivcinfo.org]
Kroger Quarterly Statement
Feb. 1, 2022 - Apr. 30, 2022
23 Households
Total Donations: $74.69
Shop at Kroger?
If you shop KROGER anywhere in the country, the rewards can come to our little church in Richmond, MI. Maybe you are one of our on-liners or somebody who drops in once in awhile. Maybe you are limited in getting around, or have limited finances, or maybe you just never thought of, or never knew about, Kroger rewards.
We at First United Church of Christ - Richmond are using any rewards we receive for missions. Read below for how to sign up for the rewards, and remember, you can shop KROGER ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY and we will receive the rewards when you list us as your non-profit.
The funds received per individual are minimal, but when more people work and give together, the small amounts combine, and when received quarterly, enable us to help those in need. This special collection helps support our community.
Thank you for your consideration.
Pastor KatieD+
Shop Kroger?
How about letting us be your non-profit for the Kroger Rewards Program.
◆ Get a Kroger Plus card at the Kroger Service Desk
◆ Register for a Rewards account
◆ To register online, go to krogercommunityrewards.com
◆ Click on Community Rewards and enter your Kroger Plus Card #
◆ Enter NPO (far left of my Account-Community Rewards - will be maybe 7th or 8th)
First United Church of Christ - Richmond
TY 543 - non profit # 97155
Besides those who worship in person with us, those who watch on Facebook Live can contribute to us via the KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM.
Please let your friends and neighbors know so they too can make us the recipient of their Kroger shopping. It does not matter if the Kroger you shop at is in Ohio or anywhere else, we can be credited. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for considering this and us.
If you do not want to register online, ask at the Kroger Service Desk how you can be registered for the Rewards Program or call 1-800-krogers.
By registering us as your NPO we get credit and designate any rewards towards missions. Working and giving together enables us to help those in need. Thanks in advance for listing First United Church of Christ - Richmond.
Blessings to you and yours.
Pastor KatieD
Lost and Found Box
If you’ve left anything behind after worship, look in our Lost & Found Box which is in the furnace room next to the refrigerator.
Due to a parishioner allergy:
First United Church of Christ is now a pineapple free zone.
Please refrain from lotions, gums, fruit snacks, fruit juices, perfumes, air fresheners and any other scent or flavoring with pineapple in it.
Please do not bring anything for coffee hour that contains pineapple. This is really serious. Let's all do our best to take care of each other!
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.
If we do not have your email address, and you would like to receive our church announcements, please fill out the form below, cut and place it on the offering plate or mail it to the church office.
