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Third Sunday in Lent

3/6/2026

 
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​In This Week's E-Pistle, You Will Find:

  • This Week's Service: Third Sunday in Lent - The Value of Water
  • Last Week's Service: Second Sunday in Lent - John 3:16 Redux
  • Jody and Dan's Office Hours This Week 
  • This Sunday is Second Sunday Luncheon, March 8
  • Remembering our Loved Ones with Easter Lilies 
  • Thank You Mezzo-Soprano, Rebecca Russcher!  
  • One Great Hour of Sharing - Lenten UCC Offering
  • Message from the Archive Team - Indiana Jones and the Request for Archives  
  • Interim Campus Steward and Building Grounds
  • The Art Guild - This Year's Lenten Installation
  • Social Justice Next Meeting, March 12
  • Creation Justice Team, Night Magic Book Read
  • Card Ministry - Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays & Anniversaries This Week
  • Easy Way to Change Your Contribution
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
OPPORTUNITY FOR GIVING
  • Christian Neighbors Peanut Butter Drive Big Success! Thank You DUCC!
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Palm Sunday Path in Lansing to the State Capitol, March 29
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches
CLASSES
  • Kudos Wayne! Thank you for Sharing Your Financial Expertise!
  • Soul Collage and Our Companions, March 14  
  • Spring Equinox Celebration with Rev. Ruth Zwald, March 20
  • Qigong! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation
  • Stand in Protest - Holland, Fridays from 12-1pm
  • Friends of Christian Neighbors Spring Benefit

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Second Sunday in Lent

2/27/2026

 
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​In This Week's E-Pistle, You Will Find:

  • This Week's Service: Second Sunday in Lent - John 3:16 Redux
  • Last Week's Service: First Sunday in Lent - Gotta Serve Somebody
  • Jody and Dan's Office Hours This Week 
  • Welcome Mezzo-Soprano, Rebecca Russcher March 1
  • One Great Hour of Sharing - Lenten UCC Offering
  • Message from the Archive Team - Indiana Jones and the Request for Archives  
  • Pastoral Support Committees
  • Interim Campus Steward and Building Grounds
  • The Art Guild - This Year's Lenten Installation
  • Social Justice -Thanks to Bob Kenny & All Who Attended Black History Book Read
  • Creation Justice Team, Styrofoam Recycling & Focus for 2026
  • Next Second Sunday Luncheon March 8
  • Card Ministry - Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays & Anniversaries This Week
  • Easy Way to Change Your Contribution
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
OPPORTUNITY FOR GIVING
  • Peanut Butter Drive Ends Saturday February 28
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches
CLASSES
  • Financial Literacy Series, Next Session March 4
  • Qigong! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation
  • Stand in Protest - Holland, Fridays from 12-1pm
  • Friends of Christian Neighbors Spring Benefit

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First Sunday in Lent

2/20/2026

 
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​This Week In the E-Pistle, You Will Find...

  • This Week's Service: First Sunday in Lent - Gotta Serve Somebody
  • Last Week's Service: Transfiguration Sunday - Transfigured People I’ve Known
  • Memorial Service for Gloria Lynn Larrieu, This Saturday at 2pm
  • Jody and Dan's Office Hours This Week
  • Please Note: the Office will be Closed Thursday and Friday, February 26 & 27 ​​
  • Pastoral Support Committees
  • Interim Campus Steward and Building Grounds
  • Silent Retreat - Thank you to Jody & Doug & All Who Attended
  • Ash Wednesday Soup Supper - Thank you to Karen Clark & Attendees 
  • The Art Guild - This Year's Lenten Installation 
  • Social Justice Team, Black History Book Read is This Sunday
  • Creation Justice Team, Styrofoam Recycling & Focus for 2026          
  • Next Second Sunday Luncheon March 8
  • Card Ministry, Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?  
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays This Week
  • New "easy" Options to Change Your Contribution to DUCC
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
OPPORTUNITY FOR GIVING
  • Peanut Butter Drive, January 23 through end of February
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches 
CLASSES
  • Financial Literacy Series, Next Session March 4 
  • Qigong! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS​
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation
  • Memoir Class with Jack Ridl, February 28, Oxbow House
  • Stand in Protest - Holland, Fridays from 12-1pm
  • Arthur Frederick Legacy Benefit for Christian Neighbors​​

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Transfiguration Sunday

2/13/2026

 
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​This Week In the E-Pistle, You Will Find...

  • This Week's Service: Transfiguration Sunday - Transfigured People I've Known
  • Last Week's Service: Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany - 10 Best Ways to Live​
  • Jody and Dan's Office Hours This Week ​​
  • Campus Steward, Gratitude to Kathleen Mueller, Big Shoes to Fill
  • Silent Retreat on February 18 in the Retreat House
  • Ash Wednesday Soup Supper and Imposition of Ashes
  • The Art Guild - This Year's Lenten Installation
  • Social Justice Team, Black History Book Read & Thank you for the Snow Pants!  
  • Creation Justice Team, Styrofoam Recycling & Focus for 2026          
  • Thank you to All Who Attended Second Sunday Luncheon!  
  • Card Ministry, Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?  
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays This Week
  • New "easy" Options to Change Your Contribution to DUCC
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
OPPORTUNITY FOR GIVING
  • Peanut Butter Drive, January 23 through end of February
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches 
CLASSES
  • Financial Literacy Series, Next Session March 4 
  • Qigong! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS​
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation
  • Memoir Class with Jack Ridl, February 28, Oxbow House
  • Stand in Protest - Holland, Fridays from 12-1pm 

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Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

2/6/2026

 
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​This Week In the E-Pistle, You Will Find...

  • This Week's Service: Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany - 10 Best Ways to Live
  • Last Week's Service: Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany - 52 Blessings for Every Week of the Year ​
  • Jody and Dan's Office Hours This Week ​​
  • Card Ministry, Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Social Justice Team, Black History Book Read & Snow Pants for Fennville School  
  • Creation Justice Team, Books to Borrow from Native Plants to Dark Skies            
  • Second Sunday Luncheon is This Sunday! Please, Join Us! 
  • Silent Retreat on February 18 in the Retreat House 
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?  
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays This Week
  • New "easy" Options to Change Your Contribution to DUCC
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
OPPORTUNITY FOR GIVING
  • Peanut Butter Drive, January 23 through end of February
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches 
CLASSES
  • Kudos Wayne! Thanks for Sharing Brilliant Financial information! 
  • Qigong! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS​
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation
  • Memoir Class with Jack Ridl, February 28, Oxbow House

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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

1/30/2026

 
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​This Week In the E-Pistle, You Will Find...

  • This Week's Service: Third Sunday after the Epiphany - 52 Blessings for Every Week of the Year
  • Last Week's Service: Second Sunday after the Epiphany - Is Discipleship an Archaic Word?  ​
  • Jody and Dan's Office Hours This Week ​​
  • Card Ministry, Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Social Justice Team, Thanks to Anne Dooley!
  • Social Justice Team, Black History Month Book Read 
  • Creation Justice Team, Books to Borrow from Native Plants to Dark Skies            
  • Second Sunday Luncheon, Next Luncheon is February 8 
  • Silent Retreat on February 18 in the Retreat House 
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?  
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays This Week
  • New "easy" Options to Change Your Contribution to DUCC
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
OPPORTUNITY FOR GIVING
  • Peanut Butter Drive, January 23 through February
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches 
CLASSES
  • Financial Literacy Series, Next Session February 4 
  • Qigong is Back! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS​
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation
  • Memoir Class with Jack Ridl, February 28, Oxbow House

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Third Sunday after the Epiphany

1/23/2026

 
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​This Week In the E-Pistle, You Will Find...

  • ​This Week's Service: Third Sunday after the Epiphany - Is Discipleship an Archaic Word?​
  • Last Week's Service: Second Sunday after the Epiphany - Martin & Billy ​
  • Jody''s and Dan's Office Hours This Week ​​
  • Card Ministry, Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Social Justice Team Update
  • Social Justice Team, Black History Month Book Read 
  • Creation Justice Team, Books to Borrow from Native Plants to Dark Skies            
  • Second Sunday Luncheon, Next Luncheon is February 8 
  • Silent Retreats on February 18 in the Retreat House 
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?  
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays This Week
  • New "easy" Options to Change Your Contribution to DUCC
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
OPPORTUNITY FOR GIVING
  • Peanut Butter Drive, January 23 through February
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches 
  • UCC and DOC Leadership release Joint Statement on Venezuela Takeover
CLASSES
  • Financial Literacy Series, Next Session February 4 
  • Qigong is Back! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation

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Second Sunday after the Epiphany

1/16/2026

 
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​This Week In the E-Pistle, You Will Find...

  • ​This Week's Service: Second Sunday after the Epiphany - Martin & Billy
  • Last Week's Service: Baptism of Christ - Baptism, the Forgotten Sacrament ​
  • Dan's Office Hours This Week, Jody on Vacation 
  • ​Thank You to All Who Made the Congregational Meeting a Success!​
  • Card Ministry, Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Social Justice Team Update
  • Social Justice Team, Black History Month Book Read 
  • Creation Justice Team, Books to Borrow from Native Plants to Dark Skies            
  • Second Sunday Luncheon, Next Luncheon is February 8  
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?  
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays This Week
  • New "easy" Options to Change Your Contribution to DUCC
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
OPPORTUNITY FOR GIVING
  • Peanut Butter Drive, January 23 through February
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches 
  • UCC and DOC Leadership release Joint Statement on Venezuela Takeover
CLASSES
  • Financial Literacy Series, Next Session February 4 
  • Qigong is Back! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation

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Baptism Sunday

1/9/2026

 
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​This Week In the E-Pistle, You Will Find...

  • ​This Week's Service: Baptism of Christ - Baptism, the Forgotten Sacrament
  • Last Week's Service: Second Sunday After Christmas - A Horrifying but Necessary Ending to the Christmas Story  ​
  • Dan's Office Hours This Week, Jody is on Vacation This Week 
  • Card Ministry, Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Social Justice Team, February is Black History Month 
  • Creation Justice Team, Books to Borrow from Native Plants to Dark Skies            
  • No Second Sunday Luncheon in January - Join Us for the Congregational Meeting 
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?​
  • Policy Updates - Please, Review before Congregational Meeting, January 11 
  • Congregational Meeting, January 11 - After the Sunday Service 
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays This Week
  • New "easy" Options to Change Your Contribution to DUCC
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches 
  • Ten Hope-filled Stories from UCC News, 2025 in Review
  • UCC and DOC Leadership release Joint Statement on Venezuela Takeover
CLASSES
  • Financial Literacy Series, Thank You, Wayne! 
  • Soul Collage, January 10, Step Into the New Year with Soul Collage
  • Qigong is Back! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation
  • Candlelight Vigil for All Victims of ICE Violence

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Second Sunday After Christmas

1/2/2026

 
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​This Week In the E-Pistle, You Will Find...

  • ​This Week's Service: Second Sunday After Christmas - A Horrifying but Necessary Ending to the Christmas Story
  • Last Week's Service: First Sunday After Christmas - Home By Another Way  ​
  • Jody and Dan's Office Hours This Week 
  • Thanks to Pastors Marty Rienstra and Doug Petersen for Hosting the Silent Retreats
  • Social Justice Team, Thank you & Next Steps
  • Creation Justice Team, Recycling Holiday Packing Materials            
  • No Second Sunday Luncheon in January - Join Us for the Congregational Meeting 
  • Listening Ear: Do You Need to Be Heard?
  • Card Ministry, Bring a Smile to Someone's Day
  • Policy Updates - Please, Review before Congregational Meeting, January 11 
  • Congregational Meeting, January 11 - After the Sunday Service 
  • Taking Pictures at DUCC Event
  • Prayer Requests
  • Birthdays This Week
  • New "easy" Options to Change Your Contribution to DUCC
  • Financial Stewardship
  • Church Calendar
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
  • Grand West Association Councils Covenantal Prayer Circle for All Churches 
CLASSES
  • Financial Literacy Series, Next Session is January 7
  • Soul Collage, January 10, Step Into the New Year with Soul Collage
  • Qigong is Back! Tuesdays at 3pm, Friendship Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Men's Coffee and Conversation

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