2011 Mission Schedule
(Mission Moment is presented on the 2nd Sunday of each month)
Offering envelopes for these benevolences can be found in your offering envelope box, or you may use a pew envelope noting on it to which benevolence the offering should be sent.
January 9th - Neighborhood Houses
February 13th - Eden Seminary
March 13th - One Great Hour of Sharing
April 10th - Camp MoVal
May 8th - Habitat for Humanity
June 12th - Every Child's Hope
July 10th - Angel Flight
August 14th - Emmaus Homes
September 11th - Joint Neighborhood Ministries
October 9th - Neighbors in Need
November 13th - Lydia's House
December 11th - Feed My People
Along with the commemorations on September 11, in the Sunday morning worship services
at St. Lucas UCC, the Adult Education committee invites you to these wider-church events:
St. Louis Interfaith 9/11 Memorial in Music
You are invited to join the Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls and
many other religious communities Sunday evening for an evening healing
and religious musical expressions of various faith communities.
The program is designed to inspire and allow reflection,
express sorrow and regret, and unify the community in hope for peace.
One statement of the message of the event: although we cannot directly bring about world peace, we can do what we can, in our community, together and in public.
The program includes:
First responders from the county police and city and county fire departments,
Presentation of the colors
Senator John Danforth, Invocation
Christine Brewer, Soloist, Opera Theater of St. Louis
String Quartet, St. Louis Symphony
Religious musical expressions of various faith communities
Sunday, September 11, 2011 5:30-6:30pm at the Sheldon Concert Hall 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108 The event is free and open to the public.
This memorial in music is sponsored by Interfaith Partnership/Faith beyond Walls and the Michael and Barbara Newmark Institute for Human Relations at the Jewish Community Relations Council, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Eden Theological Seminary, the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, The Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, The Sheldon Arts Foundation, St. Louis Metropolitan Clergy Coalition, St. Louis University, St. Louis Symphony.
Supporting organizations: AJC, Arts and Education Council, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Community Colleges of St. Louis, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri, FOCUS-St. Louis, Fontbonne University, Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, Hindu Temple of St. Louis, International Institute of St. Louis, Islamic Community Center, Missouri History Museum, Missouri/Southern Illinois ADL, the Anti-Defamation League, National Conference for Community and Justice, Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, Shia Islamic Education Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, St. Louis Rabbinical Association, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Webster University, WU Interfaith Campus Ministries Association.
Media sponsors: Nine Network of Public Media, St. Louis Beacon, St. Louis Jewish Light,
St. Louis Public Radio, St. Louis Review, KMOX: Brennan in the Morning
“Peace Be Upon You!” Banquet & Discussion on Sunday, September 11, First Congregational Church of Webster Groves UCC will host a multi-generational program titled Peace Be Upon You! – “an interface exploration of common purpose and collaboration designed
to move us from tolerance to empathy” from 4:00-7:30 p.m.
The church is located at 10 W. Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves.
The keynote will be delivered by Khaled Abdul Hamid, a noted speaker and creator of the web log “Some Thoughts of an American Muslim on Politics, Religion, and Muslim Community Issues.” Workshops begin at 4:00 p.m., followed by a complimentary casual dinner at 6:00 p.m.
and the keynote address at 6:45 p.m.
Child care will be available throughout the event for attendees under 4 years old.
Reservations are preferred for child care and/or dinner. More information and reservations are available at 314-962-0475, ext.10 or via e-mail events@firstchurchwg.org.
