How do you relate to the ancient sources of Christianity? Three different types of beer can teach how apostolic succession is understood and Carnival is celebrated:
Listen to a Carnival sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas based on 2 Kings 2:1-12 and Mark 9:2-13. It was delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on February 19 2012.
German folk etymologies exist which state that the word Carnival comes from the Late Latin expression carne vale, which means “farewell to meat”, signifying that those were the last days when one could eat meat before the fasting of Lent. German Carnival parades are held on the weekend before and especially on Rose Monday, and occasionally on Shrove Tuesday as well in the suburbs of larger cities. The Carnival session begins each year on 11 November at 11:11 am and finishes on Ash Wednesday with the main festivities occurring around Rosenmontag; this time is also called the “Fifth Season.” Our church’s German ministry is having their Carnival Party on Saturday, February 18, starting at 5:30 pm. Please RSVP on facebook
Take the God Test to find out Who Your God is.
Then listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas based on 2 Kings 5:1-14 and 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. It was delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on February 12 2012.
In order to share the Good News more effectively and securely we need to update our wordpress version. That can only be done with a newer PHP version which can only be found on our ISP’s Windows server, not on the UNIX server we used to be on. This transition may lead to a couple of interruptions of your surfing experience today. Oh, yeah, God needs geeks!
Come for the Provo Community UCC Ice Skating Day on February 11 Ice Skating at Seven Peaks in Provo 2:30-4:30 pm
$5 adults/ $4 age 4-11
skate rentals $1.50
Please contact Carl Burman at (801)319-7718 or by e-mail at oldephrum@hotmail.com for further details
and RSVP on facebook
The Souper Bowl of Caring website has had a bit of a hiccup, since to many reports about donated food items and money are coming in.
Provo Community United Church of Christ and Troop 51 are proud to report that 180 cans of soup and $85.75 are going to Community Action Service and Food Bank.
Another hiccup: There will be no sermon podcast today due to technical difficulties. You should’ve been there along with 108 others.
More than 20 years ago, the Souper Bowl of Caring began with a simple prayer from a single youth group: “Lord, as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us to be mindful of those without even a bowl of soup to eat.” Since that day, more than $81 million has been raised for local charities across the country through Souper Bowl of Caring.
Since Super Bowl Sunday coincides with Scout Sunday every year, Provo Community United Church of Christ and Troop 51 team up for a canned soup drive for the Community Action Food Bank.
Come out on February 5th and bring your contributions: cans or dollars to fight hunger!
Join us for a fun night of skiing at Sundance on Monday, February 6. Night skiing is from 4:30-9pm. The cost is $30.00. $10 off coupons are available. Please contact Carl Burman at (801)798-7905 or by e mail at oldephrum@hotmail.com for further details and RSVP on facebook
Jesus called disciples from all walks of life: fishermen, tax collectors, scholars, freedom fighters, Jews, Greeks, oldies and youngsters. In their footsteps our mission is not to be pleasant and convenient but edgy and true.
Listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas based on Jonah 1:1-6,11-17 and Mark 1:16-20. It was delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on January 29 2012.
Ceri Benson just started and was duly installed in today’s service. She is now in charge of playing for our worship services and leading the church choir. She sent a little spiel about herself:
“I suppose the main thing to say about myself is that I love to play the organ and I love directing choirs. I have been studying those two fields at BYU for the last 6 ½ years. My undergraduate degree is in piano and organ and I am just about to finish my masters degree in organ performance. My first class on my first day at BYU was a choral conducting class. I didn’t know anything about choirs or choral conducting at the time, but this was the start of a whole new life for me. I spent my years at BYU very involved in the choral scene. I sang in the choirs and I played organ with them. After finishing a masters, I hope to go on for a doctorate degree in organ performance with an emphasis in church music.
I grew up in Minnesota in a country house where I was able to spend my childhood outside running around with the dog and cats, gathering eggs from the chickens, and eating apples off the trees. I am one of the youngest of eight siblings. There is quite an age span from oldest to youngest and because of that I was able to grow up with nephews like they were my brothers. Living out in the country and being from a big family, I learned to be a hard worker. I learned how to garden and take care of the house and yard. Minnesota, besides being known for cold winters and the “Minnesotan accent”, is also known as “the land of 10,000 lakes”. I loved living near lakes where I could spend a lot of days swimming and canoeing. When I moved to Utah, though, I was able to discover a love for mountains and hiking. I’ve hiked to the top of Mount Nebo, Timpanogos, and of course Y Mountain. It was during my time in Utah that I also discovered running. I never thought I would enjoy such a thing, but I do now. I ran my first half marathon in August and plan to run another on April 21, the day after I graduate from BYU.”
