How has Plymouth been a blessing in your life? Was it because of the opportunities for spiritual growth? Perhaps it was a place you could be accepted and loved as the person God created you to be. Or maybe you were drawn to the community involvement and social justice activism...
This month, we’ve put a special focus on volunteering, and we want to say a special “thank you” to ALL of our Plymouth family for everything you do for our church and for our wider community! Please join us after worship on Sunday, April 30 for a hot dog lunch,...
This month, we are taking special recognition of the ways in which we volunteer in our church and in our community at large. Your generosity amazes us!!! When you post a picture of yourself volunteering on social media, please use the hashtag #PlymouthVolunteers – you might just inspire a new...
April 2017 Loose Offerings April 2 Church World Service – School Kits Your donation will fund Plymouth’s contribution to the South Central Conference UCC Annual meeting projects. CWS School Kits give children in impoverished schools, basic tools for learning. These kits are distributed by Church World Services. http://cwskits.org/assemble-kits/school-kits/ April...
If you shop on Amazon and don’t already have a designated charity, you can choose Plymouth. Just go to AmazonSmile at https://smile.amazon.com/ and designate Plymouth United Church as your charity. FYI, since Plymouth has been designated as a charity with AmazonSmile, we have received $53.00 in funds generated by Amazon...
Below is our 2017 Narrative Budget, telling the story of what your generosity has done and will continue to do in 2017. Your generous gifts of your time, talent, and treasure make each of our missions and ministries possible. Please consider making a pledge online for the coming year.
With your generosity, we are called “Go and Do the Same” in 2017! Please fill out the form below to make your pledge and time & talent commitments for 2017. We are so grateful for your generosity!
Here’s a scene for you, Sunday morning you drive up to Plymouth and notice the lawn hasn’t been mowed in a while and as you walk up to the front door you notice there is no one to greet you. When you enter the Narthex the welcome desk is vacant,...
On May 1, our “Loose Offering” (all donations not designated to Plymouth) will go to a local non-profit organization, Northwest Assistance Ministries (NAM), to aid our neighbors who have been devastated by the recent historic floods. NAM is setting up a Relief for Neighbors fund, which will function like a...
When it looked like spring break and Easter coming early were going to wreak havoc on our annual Plymouth Spring Workday, I turned it over to God saying “Thy will be done.” Then I continued to plan, publicize, recruit, prepare, and not worry after asking God to direct my actions...
“Plenty of what?” you ask. Cleaning, fixing, polishing, fellowship, painting, power washing, straightening, fellowship, weeding, planting, spreading and fellowship. Plymouth’s spring work day is Sat. March 19th beginning at 9 am. Sign-up sheets are in the Narthex, or you can email your participation to Facilities Co-chair, Judy Walden at jwalden@att.net....
Mark your calendars now! Plymouth spring work day is March 19, from 9:00 am till 1:00 pm or all tasks are done. Please identify a task that you can work on that day. This is very important, and we need all hands on deck! Please be willing to help us...
The Spirit of Giving – Plymouth Children’s Christmas Mission Project When asked how they wanted to spend the Sunday School offerings they have been collecting this fall, our Plymouth children wanted to help local people at Christmas. We have a series of events planned over the coming weeks to help...
Give thanks to God for God’s steadfast love endures forever. (2 Chron. 20:21) It is good to give thanks together. On November 22, we will be having a Thanksgiving Potluck and it will be a great time to feast, fellowship and give thanks together. The Pastoral Relations Committee has arranged...
“Brothers and Sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right.” II Thess. 3:13 Money is a topic that we tend to talk around but don’t necessarily like talking about it. We recognize its importance and its power, but it’s not something we usually talk about in ‘polite company’...
This past Sunday, your Stewardship Team distributed Plymouth’s proposed 2016 Narrative Budget, as well as pledge cards and time & talent cards. If you weren’t in church on Sunday, don’t worry! You will receive a copy in the mail. Our narrative budget is also online for you to view at...
We are so grateful for your interest in our 2016 Narrative Budget. This is the story of how we plan to Spring Love Forward as a church community in 2016! We hope you will consider joining with us by making a pledge of your time, talent, and treasure as we...
Thanks to the kind generosity of Jo Matthew’s brother, we have funds to replace our dilapidated storage/garden shed. To help that gift cover the cost, we will be doing a good deal of the work ourselves under the direction of Judy Walden and Bill Moore – you can guess which...
We have certainly been blessed! The theme for this year’s Generosity Campaign is “Blessed to be a Blessing,” as we consider the ways in which we may use what we have been blessed with to be a blessing to others. With your continued support, we seek to continue to grow...
With your generosity, we are “Blessed to Be a Blessing” in 2015! Please fill out the form below to make your pledge and time & talent commitments for 2015. We are so grateful for your generosity!
by Shannon Wright Everywhere you look around us, there are signs of growth and change. Land being cleared, roads being built, businesses and neighborhoods going up. Here at Plymouth, we’re growing, too! This year, through your generosity, we’ve been privileged to call our first-ever Associate Minister to support our growing...
by Shannon Wright Everywhere you look around us, there are signs of growth and change. Land being cleared, roads being built, businesses and neighborhoods going up. Here at Plymouth, we’re growing, too! This year, through your generosity, we’ve been privileged to call our first-ever Associate Minister to support our growing...
by Peggy Johnson, Stewardship chairperson We on the Stewardship part of the Administration and Finance Team have been busy bees over the last few months. The reason for all this activity is in preparation for the next year’s program at Plymouth. Since many of you have not yet experienced this...
This year, we have been contemplating the words Community, Commission, and Commitment as we prepare for our annual Generosity Sunday celebration on November 11th. The Generosity Fund supports the everyday, operational expenses of the church, as well as our ongoing missions. Generosity Sunday is the day we return our pledge...
If you were in church on Sunday, you heard Rev. Ginny explain to Plymouth’s children that the commission given by Jesus in the Bible is to spread the love of God to everyone. I thought that was such a beautiful and perfect summation of what we are all called to...
It’s pledge time – time to make our 2013 pledge to support our beloved Plymouth United Church. As a new member, I have been so impressed with the quality of leadership at Plymouth. I have never seen such a small group of people work so hard and diligently to get...
