FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF AUBURN, UCC
Events At A Glance
Special Events
Community Movie Night
Saturday, November 29, 6:30 pm, Sanctuary​
Mission: JOY is a film that shares the humor and wisdom of two of the world’s most beloved icons, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. These two Nobel Peace Prize Laureates united for one final mission: to show the world how to live with JOY, even in troubled times.
Admission is free, donations accepted.
Christmas Craft Faire
Saturday, December 6, 10 AM-3PM, Overmiller​
Get into the holiday spirit at our beloved Christmas Craft Faire—a joyful celebration of local creativity and Christmas cheer! Browse aisles of beautiful handmade treasures and locally crafted gifts, perfect for everyone on your list (and maybe a little something for yourself!).
Take a break and enjoy delicious sandwich wraps, fresh salads, and homemade cookies—available for purchase—while you relax to the sounds of live holiday music throughout the day.
✨ Free admission – all are welcome to join the fun! Come shop, snack, and celebrate the season with us.
Green Team Presentation
Sunday, December 7, 1:15 pm, Fireside
Homesteader's Potluck Christmas Party
Sunday, December 7, 5 pm, Fireside​
The Homesteader Group (a long-time church social group) will host our annual Potluck Christmas Party on Sunday, December 7th at 5:00 pm in the Fireside Room. All are invited to attend!
Please bring $4 (for ham), your choice of drink, a food item to share based on your last name, and an optional food donation for the food closet.
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A-C Side Dish
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D-G: Salad
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H-L: Appetizer
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M-Z Dessert
Please RSVP to Lynn Flathmann by Thursday, December 4 so we can purchase the ham and plan table settings.
We look forward to seeing you then! Contact Lynn Flathmann or Aggie Glover for any questions.
Laughing Ladies Luncheon
Thursday, December 11, 10:30 AM-3PM (Offsite)​​
Our Laughing Ladies group will be celebrating the holiday season with a festive luncheon at Aggie Glover's house. Event starts at 10:30, lunch scheduled for 11:30. Please contact Aggie for more information.
It's A Wonderful Life
December 12 & 13, Sanctuary​​
Enjoy a special full-length, live radio show production of It’s A Wonderful Life, complete with costumes, intermission, and concessions! Performances are on Friday, Dec 12 at 7:30pm, and Saturday Dec. 13 2pm & 7:30pm. Visit auburnstatetheatre.org for tickets and more information.
Advent Spiral
Saturday, December 20, 6 pm, Fireside​​
Our Advent Spiral is based on a Waldorf tradition that symbolizes finding light in the darkness of winter, performed on or around the winter solstice. It involves creating a spiral path with evergreen boughs, placing a large candle in the center, and having each person walk the spiral alone to light a candle, which they then place along the path. This creates a beautiful display of light as the path brightens with each person's contribution.
Monthly Events
Every Tuesday
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Bible Study/Adult Education, 9 am, Fireside
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Faith Renewal Group, 10:30 am, Library
Choir/Handbells (all in Sanctuary)
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Choir Practice #1: Wednesday, 5:30 pm
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Handbell Choir Practice: Thursdays 5:30 pm
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Choir Practice #2: Thursdays, 6:30 pm
Laughing Ladies​
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1st Monday of the month, 3 pm (Fireside)
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Our Laughing Ladies group does just that: we tend to laugh while sharing our everyday journeys. We generally meet the 1st Monday of each month. Contact Joyce Isheim for more information.
Church Moonraker Night​
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Typically, 1st Tuesday of every month
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All our welcome (kids included!) to join us at Moonraker Brewery. Bring a board game, grab a drink, and have fun with fellow church members.
Silent Prayer/Meditation
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2nd Sunday of each month
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9:15 am Chapel
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All are welcome
Church Council
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2nd Tuesday of each month
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6 pm, Fireside
Family Gym Night
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2nd Friday of each month
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5-7pm, Overmiller
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All families with young children are invited for a night of food and fellowship. Overmiller will be open for basketball, games, dancing, and all sorts of fun! Please bring a potluck item to share.
Youth Group
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2nd & 4th Sunday
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11 am, Dungeon
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All 6th-12th graders welcome!
Check with church office to confirm meeting time!
Food Distribution
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2nd Wednesday of each month
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Everyone is welcome to free groceries
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Pick up at Parkside Nazarene Church
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Gathering Inn
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3rd Friday of each month
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No gathering in June
CrossWord Articles Due
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Typically last Monday of the month
Volunteers Needed!
​Salvation Army Bell Ringers Wanted!
It's a time for giving spirit folks at the church on the hill are known for. We have filled the calendar every year. We don't want to drop the ball this year as we round third and head home.
There are only 6 time slots left--We can do this!
We start the following Monday. Slots to fill are: Tuesday 5:00-6:00, Thursday 5:00-6:00, Friday 9:00-11:00, 11:00-1:00, 1:00-3:00, and 3:00-5:00.
Five to six at night is a golden opportunity as the store is the busiest. It may be a little chilly, so do bundle up and help fill that bucket. And Friday is the busiest shopping day of the week.
Please contact Dick Cerruti to sign up.
Dick Cerruti, 530 320-8311
​Christmas Miracle Tree Gift Tag Program:
First Congregational Church is again participating in the Christmas Miracle Tree
Gift Tag Program supporting the Placer County Children's System of Care. This year the need is great, there are over 800 children in these programs, and for some these might be the only gifts they receive for Christmas. The Christmas Miracle Tree will be in the Narthex beginning Sunday, November 23. Please pick a tag off the Tree and be sure to give your tag # and contact info to our BOCM member so we can keep track of pending gifts. All gifts should be brought to the church unwrapped and with the gift tag affixed no later than December 7th to be picked up by the program representative. If your gift tag has more than one gift request, please put all the gifts in one bag with the gift tag attached so we can assure all the gifts make it to the correct child.
This year we also asking for donations of gift wrap, any size gift bags, bows, ribbon, gift tags, scissors and tape to help defray the cost of wrapping all the gifts. There will be a separate box in the Narthex for these donations.
Thank you in advance for your help getting Christmas gifts to these children!!
​Breakfast Volunteers:
We are always looking for volunteers and our Sunday morning cooking is a great fellowship time. Anyone interested in hall setup, meal prep, cooking, or cleanup please contact Dave Glover. Anyone can join in: men, women, youth – cooking experience not required!
​Mix & Mingle Volunteers:
Thank you again to all of our Mix and Mingle volunteers who continue to make our weekly gathering such a success. While we have, for years, relied on two persons each Sunday, beginning in January, we hope to have an optional third person assist. That third person may just volunteer to bring cookies/treats or they could assist with prep and cleanup as well. Everyone enjoys our Mix and Mingle, but we just need a bit more help. Please contact Theresa Roeder if you are able to help us once or twice in the coming year. Thank you so
much!
​Sunday School Volunteers:
We're looking for spare hands to help with Sunday School as an aide. Our goal is to have a group of folks so that individuals will be helping once every three months or so. Men and women, young and old, it's your chance to hang for about 45 minutes with some of the funnest folks at church! Please stop by Pilgrim Hall before or after church for more information.