Check here regularly for announcements of events at our church and in the community. You can also check for events on our online calendar

Listening session this Sunday
The surveys are in (thanks for your participation), concepts have been created. Now it’s time for hearing your voices once again. The committee that is looking at the ways we ought to go about educating children and adults at Memorial UCC will hold a listening session this Sunday morning (March 14) at about 11:30 in the music room. If you can’t join us there, you can share your thoughts in our discussion forum on the web.

Lenten prayers
Lenten prayers continue at noon and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. There will be a simple soup and bread supper at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Child care will be available during the dinner and evening prayer time. Here are the themes for the coming weeks:
     March 10 - For those in poverty
     March 17 - For those in places of war
     March 24 - For workers who are exploited

Lenten offerings
Lent is a time when people often think about ways to give to others. We will have several ways to do that here. Our Giving Locally – Going the Second Mile envelope for winter gives you a chance to contribute through our Outreach Committee to the work of local organizations helping people with a variety of needs. Our young people are raising money for the Heifer Project throughout Lent.  And we have put the lunch bag back in the narthex to gather loose change and bills to help the social worker at Leopold Elementary School close the financial gap for school lunches for some students.

Lenten Basket of Love
Our children are gathering items during Lent for people in need around our community. They are also raising money for the Heifer Project. You can read more here.

You can read more about our Lenten journey on this web page.

Back Bay news
There's a new development for our Back Bay Bayou Bash will be on the evening of Saturday, March 13. There will also be a program for children that night. Children of all ages will eat pizza and watch the movie UP.  Kids are welcome to come dressed in their PJ’s and bring along their favorite pillow, blanket and stuffed animal. See the website for details about the Bash and the children's event.

Easter Flowers
The worship committee is once again offering the opportunity to purchase flowers to decorate the sanctuary for Easter Sunday.  Look for a signup sheet in the Narthex for your choice of colorful Spring flowers or white Easter Lillies.  All flowers are $11 per pot.  Last day to order is Sunday, March 14th.

Ushers needed
Are you good at smiling and shaking hands? Then we need your help. We have openings on our usher team for the fourth Sunday of the month from March through May. And we need substitute ushers. It’s a great way to meet folks. If you have a smile and a handshake to offer.please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call her at 252-7337.

Teachers needed
We are looking for individuals to teach in our one-room school on the first Sunday of the month and any week during the summer.  We have lesson plans and curriculum available that follows the Bible readings used in worship.  In addition to teachers, we can always use an extra pair of hands in the room, so consider raising your hand to fill in as a helper.  A sign up sheet is available in the narthex niche.  If you have any questions please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , our children’s programming director.

Camperships for Pilgrim Center and Moon Beach
Memorial UCC, through the generosity of the estate of Henry Ahrnsbrak, offers scholarships to the young people in our congregation who attend UCC camps.  The scholarships pay up to 50 percent of the cost of attending the camp and are based on the availability of scholarship funds in any year.  Applications should be submitted no later than May 1.  There is an application form on our website and in the narthex literature rack along with the camp catalogue.

Hymnals and Bibles Available
We are trying to clean out some of the things we have in storage. Among them are a large number of old hymnals and Bibles as well as some old Biblical reference books. If you would like to have one of more of these, all we ask is that you make a donation to Memorial in return for the book. The hymnals are the old red books called “The Hymnal of the United Church of Christ.” The Bibles are of two types. There are a few paperbacks called “Good News for Modern Man” and there are numerous hardcover Bibles using the Revised Standard Version translation. The reference books are a set of the Interpreters Bible from the early 1950s.