Events

What's happening the week of

September 23- September 30

Today

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:00 Worship

Fellowship and Conversation to follow in the Fellowship Hall

Wednesday

1:30 Bible Study

3:45 Tai Chi

6:00 Youth Group

6:30 Wednesday School

Next Sunday

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:00 Worship with Laura Beth Gatzke

Fellowship and Conversation to follow in the Fellowship Hall

Birthday’s This Week

29: Wyatt Haux

Anniversary This Week

28: Jim and Kim Kanable

We are a people of possibility. In the UCC, members, congregations and structures have the breathing room to explore and to hear ... for after all, God is still speaking. (http://www.ucc.org/about-us_what-we-believe)

~ Upcoming Events~

September

· 23: Pastor Enno’s Last Sunday with Us

Potluck following worship

Open House from 1-3p.m.

Short program at 1:30p.m.

· 28: Pastor Enno’s Last Day with Us

· 29: Emerging Ministry Summit in Chamberlain

· 30: Worship with Laura Beth

October

· 10: Trustee Meeting at 6:30

Council Meeting at 7:00

· 13: Annual Meeting in Des Moines Iowa

· 14: Prairie Lakes Association Meeting

· 21: Pastor Tim’s First Sunday with Us

· 24: Harvest Party at 6:00pm

Planning Meeting at 7:30pm

November

· 18: Community Friendly Feast

Emerging Ministries Summit 2018

"Money and Ministry"

Date:               September 29, 10:30am-3:30pm
Location:         United Church of Christ
                             107 N Merrill St  Chamberlain, SD 57325
Event:                Saturday, September 29
                             10:30am             Check-in
                             11:00am             Tri-Conference News/Keynote Panel
                             12:00pm             Lunch
                              1:00pm              Workshops - Session 1
                              2:00pm              Workshops - Session 2
                              3:00-3:30pm      Closing Worship - This includes thanksgiving for Gordon's ministry and words of farewell.

Registration Cost: $15/person includes materials/lunch. FREE childcare.

Thank you GORDON!

Everyone is invited.

Gordon Rankin served South Dakota in 2015 - 2017 as Conference Minister and is now serving Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota as Transitional Associate Conference Minister since January 2018. His future this Fall is to begin his call as the Conference Minister of the New Hampshire UCC Conference. If you wish to join in the celebration of Gordon's ministry and thanksgiving farewell in the Tri-Conference UCC, please mark your calendars as below.

1) Nebraska UCC Conference is hosting on September 8 from 1-3pm (Central Time) Vine UCC, 1800 Twin Ridge Road, Lincoln, NE 68506. A special program is at 2pm (Central Time). If you cannot attend this Farewell Good-Bye, you are welcome to send notes of appreciation for his ministry via email to Sue Shear at sueshear53@gmail.com. These will be accumulated and presented to Gordon prior to his last day with the Tri-Conference UCC.

2) On September 29 at 3pm, a worship includes a thanksgiving of Gordon's ministries and wishes for a wonderful future that continues in the United Church of Christ. This is at the end of the day's Emerging Ministries Summit being held at United Church of Christ, 107 N Merrill St, Chamberlain, SD 57325. If you are not attending, you are welcome to send notes of appreciation to Karen Peters at karen@ucctcm.org. All notes will be presented to Gordon.

Good wishes and blessings to Gordon and his family!