Evangelical
United Church of Christ
Godfrey, Illinois
"Come learn of me."
United Church of Christ
Godfrey, Illinois
"Come learn of me."
"All your children will be disciples of the Lord_
I will make peace abound for your children."
Isaiah 54:13
I will make peace abound for your children."
Isaiah 54:13
The Children's Moment
The Sunday Object Lesson
December Calendar
December 1 12:00pm Men’s Bible StudyDecember 4 5:30pm Bells
7:00pm Choir
December 7 8:30am COFFEE Adult Sunday School
10:00am Worship
Sunday School
11:00am Journey Adult Sunday School
Coffee Hour
3:30pm Christmas Family Day Activities
4:00pm Live Nativity Scene
5:00pm Christmas Family Day Dinner
December 8 10:00am H.I.S. Ministry
12:00pm Men’s Bible Study
December 11 5:30pm Bells
7:00pm Choir
December 13 11:00am 5S Get Together
December 14 8:30am COFFEE Adult Sunday School
10:00am Worship
Sunday School
11:00am Journey Adult Sunday School
Coffee Hour
4:00pm Middle School Youth
6:00pm High School Youth
December 16 11:30am EUCC Book Club Luncheon
December 21 8:30am COFFEE Adult Sunday School
10:00am Worship
Sunday School
11:00am Journey Adult Sunday School
Coffee Hour
4:00pm Middle School Youth
6:00pm High School Youth
December 22 12:00pm Men’s Bible Study
December 23 6:00pm School Board Meeting
December 24 7:00pm Christmas Eve Service
11:00pm Christmas Eve Service
December 25-26 CHURCH OFFICE IS CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS
December 28 8:30am COFFEE Adult Sunday School
10:00am Worship
Sunday School
11:00am Journey Adult Sunday School
Coffee Hour
4:00pm Middle School Youth
6:00pm High School Youth
December 29 12:00pm Men’s Bible Study
Welcome to Evangelical United Church of Christ
1212 W. Homer Adams Parkway
Godfrey, IL 62035
Godfrey, IL 62035
OUR SCHOOLS
Evangelical School for the Young Years
Ages 3 and 4
Evangelical Elementary School
K - 8
Ages 3 and 4
Evangelical Elementary School
K - 8
Church Staff
“Jesus said, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”” – Mark 10:45
- Administrative AssistantMeghan Pritchett is always ready to answer your questions. You can call anytime Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 4:00 and Fridays 8:30 a.m. until noon.
tel: 618-466- 6077
euccgodfrey@gmail.com - Director of Youth Ministries and Christian EducationTim Sandifer has been leading our youth and directing our Sunday School programs since 2004. Our youth groups meet weekly and go on mission trips in the summers. He has also taught some religion classes in our school, Evangelical Schools - K-8 and Preschool ages 3-5yrs.
- Director of ChoirsSusan Parton-Stanard has been directing our Vocal and Handbell choirs since 2006. Her skill and enthusiasm is very contagious and our choirs are inspiring.
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From the Interim Pastor's Desk
“We get ready for the Word of God to be made flesh among us by watching for encounters with messy, unpredictable, uncontrollable wonders during Advent.”
When I wrote the above sentence in last week’s Messenger, I was not watching for encounters with SNOW! As I sit writing this while snowed-in at home, I am a lot more aware of the messy, unpredictable, uncontrollable nature of snowfall than I am of the wonder of it. Still, Isaiah 55:10 reminds me that rain and snow are gifts that the earth needs to produce abundant crops to feed a hungry world.
I have told you before about my grandfather who went north instead of south every winter. He liked to watch the snow make the world slow down. Slowing down is also an Advent theme. When we are too busy rushing around during the holiday season, we miss the wonders God intends us to appreciate. I am impatient for my nephew or uncle or brother to plow out the half-mile gravel driveway from my car to the highway so I can be on the move again. One of them will get here eventually. In the meantime, I can do much of my work from home, so maybe I need to also enjoy this opportunity to sit and watch the sparrows and cardinals and blue jays search for seeds to fatten themselves for the winter.
To help the folks who prepare communion to slow down, the elders and I decided to celebrate it only one of the Sundays in Advent this year. Since we had it last Sunday, we will not have communion this week, even though it is the first Sunday of a new month. Many years, the first Sunday of Advent is the first Sunday of December, but other years, like this one, it is the last Sunday of November. The liturgical calendar is a gift of the church that helps us connect with the life of Jesus, but it brings some messiness regarding traditional calendars. (Some non-liturgical denominations do not recognize Advent, Epiphany, Lent, or Pentecost. They avoid that messiness but lose the educational opportunity the liturgical seasons provide.)
May we find the right speed to travel through Advent this year – not too slow to be stuck in one place forever, but not too fast to miss the wonders all around us.
Peace,
Rev. Tim Darmour-Paul
When I wrote the above sentence in last week’s Messenger, I was not watching for encounters with SNOW! As I sit writing this while snowed-in at home, I am a lot more aware of the messy, unpredictable, uncontrollable nature of snowfall than I am of the wonder of it. Still, Isaiah 55:10 reminds me that rain and snow are gifts that the earth needs to produce abundant crops to feed a hungry world.
I have told you before about my grandfather who went north instead of south every winter. He liked to watch the snow make the world slow down. Slowing down is also an Advent theme. When we are too busy rushing around during the holiday season, we miss the wonders God intends us to appreciate. I am impatient for my nephew or uncle or brother to plow out the half-mile gravel driveway from my car to the highway so I can be on the move again. One of them will get here eventually. In the meantime, I can do much of my work from home, so maybe I need to also enjoy this opportunity to sit and watch the sparrows and cardinals and blue jays search for seeds to fatten themselves for the winter.
To help the folks who prepare communion to slow down, the elders and I decided to celebrate it only one of the Sundays in Advent this year. Since we had it last Sunday, we will not have communion this week, even though it is the first Sunday of a new month. Many years, the first Sunday of Advent is the first Sunday of December, but other years, like this one, it is the last Sunday of November. The liturgical calendar is a gift of the church that helps us connect with the life of Jesus, but it brings some messiness regarding traditional calendars. (Some non-liturgical denominations do not recognize Advent, Epiphany, Lent, or Pentecost. They avoid that messiness but lose the educational opportunity the liturgical seasons provide.)
May we find the right speed to travel through Advent this year – not too slow to be stuck in one place forever, but not too fast to miss the wonders all around us.
Peace,
Rev. Tim Darmour-Paul
