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Upcoming Events

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09/15     Confirmation - Parents Meeting after worship

09/18     Choir Rehearsals 6:00 p.m./7:15 p.m.

09/24     MLG Meeting 6:00 p.m.
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09/25     Prayer Circle 10:00 a.m.
             Choir Rehearsals 6:00 p.m./7:15 p.m.
 

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Confirmation Class 2019

Hello Confirmation Young People and Parents! 
 
Throughout the year, the confirmation class will meet in the basement of the church in the middle school classroom area.  Teen study bibles and copies of the Evangelical Catechism will be provided to each student.  Class will begin at 10:30 a.m. to allow Pastor Dave time to transition from worship to classroom.  Students are invited to arrive at 10:15 a.m. to participate in the start of our normal Sunday School.
 

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A look at beauty
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Remember kaleidoscopes — those tubes you hold up to your eye and point toward the light to see colorful shapes? When the far end of the optical instrument is turned, fragments of material inside an “object cell” shift and mirrors set at angles reflect light through the pieces, forming ever-changing patterns. A multi-hued flower might become sunlight through a round stained-glass window or fireworks on a clear night.

Various materials can be placed in the cell — tiny figures, twisted bits of metal, lace, viscous liquid — but often broken bits of glass are used, to beautiful effect! In fact, David Brewster, inventor of the kaleidoscope in 1817, named it after the Greek word kalos, for “beauty.”

Everyone feels broken, twisted or shattered at times. But when God’s perfect light shines in and through us, reflecting among the fragments of our imperfect lives, we, too, become beautiful. Out of our sinfulness and brokenness shines the beauty of compassion, kindness, perseverance, hope, love — delightful patterns to brighten this hurting world.

 

In the News!

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UCC Daily Devotions
Each day authors from the UCC provide a powerful devotional. Click on the link to take you to the day's reflections. 

Contact Us:



Rev. David Moffett-Moore - Transitional Pastor

Susan M - Office Manager
zionuccbaroda@gmail.com 

Rhonda H - Bookkeeper
zionuccbaroda@gmail.com ​

 Music Director
​zionuccbaroda@gmail.com

Jessica M - Christian Education
jmachiniak@gmail.com


Office Hours:
   Mon-Thur:  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.


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Welcome Rev. Dr. David Moffett-Moore
Transitional Pastor

Grace and peace! I am honored to accept the call to be your Transitional Minister and look forward to serving you during this transitional period. In the coming months I will have a column in The Chimes on our process and priorities, but this month I thought I would just introduce myself.
 
I grew up in small towns in central Indiana, one of five children in Methodist parsonages. I earned my Bachelor of Arts at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, where my parents met. I’ve been working since I was 11: mowing yards, shoveling walks, delivering newspapers, writing for the local newspaper, working in factories and farms. My first job after college was as a loan collector for a consumer finance agency.
 
Two years after college, I entered the ministry. I have served 8 churches in three states and two denominations: 15 years as United Methodist and 20 years as United Church of Christ. I was Spiritual Formation Program Director for a Roman Catholic retreat center and worked for Mennonite Mutual Aid. Between being UMC and UCC, I spent a decade in the financial services industry, earning Chartered Financial Consultant, Registered Investment Advisor and Registered Financial Principal designations. I’ve written seven books and have taught Psychology and Philosophy at several regional campuses. I’ve a Ph. D. in Celtic Spirituality and a D.Min. in Spirituality and Psychology.
 
It’s a second marriage for Becki and I; we’ve been together 23 years. Together we have four grown children in four different time zones. We have five grandsons and one granddaughter, with two more grandsons on the way. Becki has a Masters in Ceramic Art, taught at a Community College in Illinois, and was an Advanced Master Gardener in Indiana – ask about her deer proof garden! She grew up in the shadow of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
 
This is a little bit about me; I look forward to getting to know you in the coming months. We do have work to do, but first let’s get to know each other!
 
In Christ,
 
David



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Unimaginable impact

You don’t know how many people have been strengthened because you asked God to encourage them; how many people have been healed because you prayed for their bodies; how many spiritual runaways have come home because you prayed for their souls. None of us may ever know the true effects of our prayers this side of death. But we do know this: History belongs to the intercessors.

—John Ortberg, The Life You’ve Always Wanted​