Plainfield Congregational United Church of Christ tag:plainfielducc.org,2008-08-13://1 2008-10-14T03:11:08Z No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here! Movable Type Pro 4.21-en Jewel Shop & Share Days tag:plainfielducc.org,2008://1.361 2008-10-14T03:00:09Z 2008-10-14T03:11:08Z October 20,21, and 22 2008 are Jewel Shop and Share days for Plainfield Congregational United Church of Christ. Shop at Jewel on these days and use the Shop and Share form (Jewel Shop and Share Form.pdf). A portion of the... Cindi Knox http://cindik.com/ Jewel Shop and Share Form.pdf). A portion of the purchase price will go to the church!

]]> Youth Minister Search tag:plainfielducc.org,2008://1.339 2008-10-04T18:04:51Z 2008-10-04T16:36:40Z The Youth Minister Search team has completed the profile and begun advertising for candidates for the Youth Minister position. We are excited about the person we know God is preparing to send our way. Please join us in prayer for... Reverend Nancy Pfaltzgraf http://plainfielducc.org/
God, we thank you that you are in the process of bringing to us the right person to lead our youth ministry program into the next most wonderful version of what it can be. As we participate with you in the process of meeting this person, open our hearts minds and spirits to trust your guidance and follow your lead. We thank you that you continually surprise us with wonders far greater than all we could ever imagine or hope for in our wildest dreams! We know that when the time is right and we are ready the right person will come. Help us be ready!

Check out http://plainfielducc.org/youth_minister.html to see what the webpage the team has created for prospective candidates to get a feel for our congregation and youth ministry program. ]]> All the People tag:plainfielducc.org,2008://1.360 2008-10-04T16:38:12Z 2008-10-04T16:44:15Z Plainfield Congregational United Church of Christ is a God Is Still Speaking church in the Eastern Association of the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ.... Cindi Knox http://cindik.com/

Plainfield Congregational United Church of Christ is a God Is Still Speaking church in the Eastern Association of the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ. ]]> Special Congregational Meeting Called tag:plainfielducc.org,2008://1.357 2008-09-17T18:17:38Z 2008-09-17T18:22:08Z The IDOT Check has arrived! Thus the Governing Board is calling a Special Congregational Meeting on Sunday September 28th immediately following worship (prior to the clean up day). There are two items on the agenda for that meeting.... Reverend Nancy Pfaltzgraf http://plainfielducc.org/ The IDOT Check has arrived! Thus the Governing Board is calling a Special Congregational Meeting on Sunday September 28th immediately following worship (prior to the clean up day). There are two items on the agenda for that meeting.

]]> The IDOT Check has arrived! Thus the Governing Board is calling a Special Congregational Meeting on Sunday September 28th immediately following worship (prior to the clean up day). There are two items on the agenda for that meeting.

Ÿ  To request the congregation's approval to use approximately $30,000 of the money we received from the sale of some of our property to IDOT to pay off the outstanding balance of our loan as of 9/29/08.

Ÿ  To request the congregation's approval for up to $15,000 of the money we received from the sale of some of our property to IDOT to be used to hire the Orbis Architectural Firm to work with the Vision team to facilitate a series of town hall meetings to help the congregation come to a common vision regarding the future building needs of the congregation.

Ÿ  These are the only two items of business that will be discussed at this specially called meeting,

Please plan on staying for both the meeting and the Fall Clean-up

]]> Happening the week of September 8-14 tag:plainfielducc.org,2008://1.346 2008-09-10T18:46:35Z 2008-09-17T19:41:06Z Reverend Nancy Pfaltzgraf http://plainfielducc.org/
6:00 pm Middle & Jr Hi Youth Groups
(Building is open at 5:30pm for those youth who want to come early and visit with friends)
Thursday 09/11
7:00 pm -Facilities Vision Team
Friday 09/12
6:30PM Inspiration! Practice
Sunday 09/14
8:00am Inspiration! practice
9:15 am
  • Adult Education
  • Confirmation
  • P.L.A.Y.
  • Chancel Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am Worship Celebration led by our Praise band, Inspiration!
Scripture: Romans 14: 1-12 (The Message)
Theme:Living God's Welcome
10:45-11:45am Kid's Quest

4:30pm Widening Our Welcome Session #1
Join us as we begin an exploration of what it means to be Open and Affirming
Call Mary Dycus 815-846-1219 to sign-up for the FREE meal
We'll begin the meal at 4:30pm and the session at 5:00pm
We'll be finished by 7pm
The topics this week are:
  • What is ONA?
  • What the Bible does and doesn't say about homosexuality?
Child care is provided.
]]> Events September 7 -28 tag:plainfielducc.org,2008://1.329 2008-08-12T18:25:34Z 2008-09-10T16:45:27Z September 7 -28 (For complete listings see Calendar page) 7th - Rally Day after regular service. 14th - ONA Meeting at 4:00 PM 20th - Mens Celerbration starts at 3:00 PM 28th - Cleanup Day after regular service... Cindi Knox http://cindik.com/
September 7 -28 (For complete listings see Calendar page)
    • 7th - Rally Day after regular service.
    • 14th - ONA Meeting at 4:00 PM
    • 20th - Mens Celerbration starts at 3:00 PM
    • 28th - Cleanup Day after regular service
]]>  ]]> Website and E-mail issues tag:plainfielducc.org,2008://1.328 2008-08-12T04:09:05Z 2008-08-17T02:19:48Z What a few weeks it has been!First, e-mail from church addresses were being blocked by some internet companies. We compensated by starting to use the plainfieldchurch.org domain, which used a different web host.Next, the plainfielducc.org site became unavailable - both... Cindi Knox http://cindik.com/
First, e-mail from church addresses were being blocked by some internet companies. We compensated by starting to use the plainfieldchurch.org domain, which used a different web host.

Next, the plainfielducc.org site became unavailable - both for browsing via the web and for retrieving e-mail - for days at a time. We compensated by downloading the entire plainfielducc.org website (when it was available) and switching the plainfielducc.org domain to point to the new site (this one).

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While we add content to the new site, the original site is still available at http://plainfielducc.org/index.legacy.html, so you won't miss any of the information you're used to seeing here.

E-mail

You can still send e-mail to our staff at their usual plainfielducc.org e-mail addresses. The same addresses are available at plainfieldchurch.org - both domains mean the same thing now. You can also send e-mail by going to http://plainfielducc.org/contact/ and selecting the person to whom you want to send e-mail.

Church News

In an effort to better manage our e-mail lists and to safeguard everyone's privacy, we've started using an e-mail list server. To get church news, simply send e-mail to churchnews-subscribe@lists.plainfielducc.org. You'll get a confirmation e-mail. Simply click reply and send to confirm that you want the news by e-mail.


If you use an RSS reader, you can also get notified whenever the website is updated.


For more information on RSS, see the video below:




A list of RSS readers.

We hope you'll find the new site easier to navigate, and that in time you will find that it has more information from more ministries.

If you have any comments, please feel free to add them below.



]]> Elmhurst College Sponsors Holocaust Education Project Open to the Public tag:plainfieldchurch.org,2008://1.88 2008-03-25T15:07:33Z 2008-03-27T07:17:00Z Elmhurst College Sponsors Holocaust Education Project Open to the PublicEach year for the past 18 years, Elmhurst College (affiliated with the United Church of Christ) has presented its Holocaust Education Project with the hope we might learn important lessons for... Plainfield UCC administrator
Each year for the past 18 years, Elmhurst College (affiliated with the United Church of Christ) has presented its Holocaust Education Project with the hope we might learn important lessons for our present and our future by examining issues arising from one of humanity's darkest chapters. This year the project will offer programs on April 6, 7, 9 and 10 featuring the following nationally known and recognized speakers:

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  • April 6th: Sara Bloomfield, Director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Her talk will be preceded by a solemn service of remembrance at 7:00 p.m. This will be held in the  Frick Center, Founders Lounge
  • April 7th: Christians on the Holocaust: This special panel presentation features Father JohnPawlikowski, O.S.M., Ph.D., director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program and professor of ethics at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Dr. Donald Shriver, a Christian ethicist and former president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City who writes on forgiveness, reconciliation, and "international restorative justice", Peggy Shriver, a religious consultant, author and leader on numerous national church boards and task forces, and Kevin O'Donnell, Catholic co-Chaplain at Elmhurst College.
7:30 p.m. Schaible Science Center, Illinois Hall
  • April 9th: Chuck Meyers and Elmhurst College's Michael Lindberg
Taught by 'Facing History and Ourselves,' this workshop engages students in examinations of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism in order to promote a more informed citizenry. CPDUs are available for educators. R.S.V.P preferred, walk-ins accepted - contact Michael Lindberg [(630) 617-3598 michaell@elmhurst.edu]

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in Frick Center, Alexander Room
  • April 10th: Dr. Alan Segal, author and professor at Barnard College and Columbia University, speaks on the 2,000 year old schism between Christians and Jews and the role of the apostle Paul in that split.
7:30 p.m. in Frick Center, Founders Lounge

More information is available by contacting Charley Henderson Phone: (630) 617-3033 E-mail:
charleyh@elmhurst.edu ]]> New Plainfield Congregational UCC Website Project Begins tag:plainfieldchurch.org,2008://1.2 2008-01-10T10:02:31Z 2008-01-10T10:08:44Z On this site we are building the new website for Plainfield Congregational United Church of Christ.Goals include:Simpler content management, allowing more people to help with the site.More frequent updates.Better integration with the United Church of Christ website at http://www.ucc.org/.Better integration... Plainfield UCC administrator
Goals include:
  • Simpler content management, allowing more people to help with the site.
  • More frequent updates.
  • Better integration with the United Church of Christ website at http://www.ucc.org/.
  • Better integration with search engines.
  • On-site search.
  • Consistent theme.
  • Private areas for members and friends.
  • Discussion forums.
  • Ability to add streaming video and audio.

Please join in this exciting journey! We welcome feedback!

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