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Weekly Events

Sunday         10-11:15 am: Worship; nursery available for young children.

11:15 am: Snacks in the fellowship hall.

11:30-12:30: The Studio for 4yrs to 8th grade, in the Christian Education room behind the sanctuary.

11:30-12:00: Senior High Sunday School for 9th - 12th grade, in the Sanctuary with Melissa Talley and Dacia Franklin-Hicks.

11:30-12:30: Living the Questions in the sanctuary.  Adult Christian Education curriculum taught by Rev. Briget.

5:30-7:30 pm: FYI 24/7 Youth Hour every  1st and 3rd Sunday.  Open to all 6th - 12th graders.

Monday        Rev. Briget's day off

Thursday     7:30-8:30 pm: Spirit Time in the sanctuary.

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Upcoming Events

Saturday, February 25, 8:30am:  Fruit Harvesting!!!  Dr. Barbara Eiswerth contributes much to our community.  She has offered to take the youth fruit harvesting.  The youth will then distribute food to Casa Maria Soup Kitchen.  We will meet at the church.  Lunch will be provided.  For more information contact Dacia at allothersinuse@msn.com .

Sunday, February 26, 11:30: Web site meeting in the library.  Are you interested in being part of the dynamic web site crew for 2006?  Please join us for this meeting to develop plands, roles and teamwork for the year.  New leadership is still needed!  For more info contact Betsy Duren at 881-3630.

Sunday, February 26: Open Door Night - Location to be announced.  A family in our church invites the youth to have youth group in their home.  More info to come.

Sunday, February 26, 1 pm:  Walter Brueggmann, Narrative of "the Gospel vis-a-vis" and "Our Consumer Society" at Asbury United Methodist Church in Phoenix.  Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience renowned scholar Walter Brueggmann in person.  Registration is $20, $15 before Feb. 20.  Call 480 488-6453 or go to www.azfct.org to register.

Tuesday, February 28, 6-8:30:  TIHAN's Annual Meeting and Volunteer/Donor Recognition Party at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church.  This is the Big Event of the Year!  Hors d' oeuvres, our annual slide show showing the people and events of 2005, presentation of the 2006 Board of Directors and our volunteer recognition awards.

Friday, March 3, 7pm:  Ray Vester in Concert in the Sanctuary.  Ray sings original songs of hope, love, and peace.  Love offerings will be accepted and Ray's CDs will be available for sale after the performance.  Please come join us for a wonderful evening of uplifting words and music!

Sunday, March 5:  Coffee Sunday at First!  We have sent out 4,020 invitations to friends and neighbors to come and experience First Church.  We will be serving coffee, tea and hot cocoa before the service in the narthex.  All new guests will receive a free First Church travel mug!  Please be sure to attend and let all our guests see what a dynamic exciting community we have growing at First!

Sunday, March 5, 5:30-7:30: Being A Christian When It's A Bad Word.  Youth in grades 6th - 12th are invited to attend Week 2 of this series.  We'll explore questions like: Why do I call myself a Christian when I don't like what the word means?  What do I believe about Jesus?  What do I believe about God?  Why do I come to church?  How do I bring friends to church when "church" is considered hypocritical by many of them?  These are difficult questions, but ones that deserve open, honest discussion.

Friday, March 10-12: Jr. High Retreat in Albuquerque, NM.  All 6th - 8th graders are invited to attend the Jr. High Retreat.  The theme this year is based on The Chronicles of Narnia and is about making good choices.  This is a fun eent that the youth do not want to miss out on.  E-mail Dacia at allothersinuse@msn.com for more information.

Saturday, March 25, 11-3pm:  Picnic and Kickball in the Park - FYI 24/7 youth are inviting UCC church youth groups around Tucson to join us for a Picnic and game of kickball.  The youth will be contacting the other groups over the next two months.  This will be a great time to see some new friends from the Sneak Trip in February.  Parents and guardians are welcome to attend.  11am to 3pm in the park across from the church.  For more information contact Dacia at allothersinuse@msn.com .

Sunday, April 30:  STOMP! - U of A is bringing STOMP to Tucson and our youth want to go.  Here's a bit about it:  "Music, Dance, Theatre, Choreography or Performance Art?  All of the above!  Or is it non of the above.  Well, both are sort of right...In a way.  Confused?  Read on...STOMP is a movement, of bodies, objects, but in non-traditional ways.  There's no speech, no dialogue, not even a plot.  So why go see STOMP?  Well, have you eer composed a symphony using only matchbooks as instruments?  Or created a dance routine based around sweeping?  You may have done this a little, but get a group of rhythmically gifted, extremely coordinated bodies with definitive personalities, and you have the makings for STOMP".  The youth will be going on 4/30 at 3pm.  Tickets are $13 for group rate.  We will be purchasing tickets from the U of A box office on 1/23/06.  Please let Dacia know at allothersinuse@msn.com if you would like to attend.  All are welcome to this event.

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Other Announcements

Come pray with us at Spirit Time, come get centered in the dark.  7:30 to 8:30 Thursday nights.

FYI 24/7 youth group meets the 1st and 3rd Sunday nights at 5:30-7:30 pm.  All 6th through 12th graders are welcome to attend.  For more information, email Dacia at allothersinuse@msn.com.

FYI 24/7 Open Door: Want to get to know our youth? Interested in getting involved, but unsure how? Host an "Open Door" night at your home!  One Sunday per month, we will have youth group at the home of one of our families in our church. The youth facilitators will bring games and activities, we only ask that you spend some time getting to know us and have some fun. If you are interested, please contact Dacia at allothersinuse@msn.com.  FYI 24/7 is open to all 6th - 12th graders.

Tucson Community Supported Agriculture:  Would you like to eat fresh, local and naturally-grown produce?  Know who grows your food and where and how it is grown.  Say NO to corporate foods and giant agribusiness.  Join the Tucson CSA today.  They offer seasonal subscriptions.  Location and Pickup hours: 300 E. University Blvd, Suite 146 (at the Historic Y).  Tuesdays 10-1 & 4-7.  For more info go to www.tucsoncsa.org.

BeadforLife is a unique community development project that builds economic and cultural bridges between impoverished women in Uganda and concerned citizens in North America.  Through the sale of beautiful handmade jewelry, the project generates income for Uganda bead makers and their families.  The beads are made from colorful recycled paper.  Host a “BeadWear” party or purchase online at www.beadforlife.com.

Disaster relief: The United Church of Christ is requesting online (and other) donations for Hurricane relief, and for survivors of the devastating earthquake in Pakistan.  Please go to this website to get information and let's all help in this time of great need.  http://www.ucc.org/disaster.

FIRST wants your used, clean Chop Stix to help Refugees!!!  Ever wonder how many chop stix are in a tree?  Let' s extend the life of this natural resource by donating your chop stix to Iskash*taa Refugees for a new beading project.  The Barzeele's brought beautiful hair ornaments from Thailand and these beautiful sticks sparked the idea for at-home refugee moms who do beautiful bead work.  They will transform your chop stix into creative beaded hair ornaments for crafts sales.  Search those kitchen drawers, think of refugees when eating Thai, Chinese, Japanese, or other ethnic foods and bring the chop stix to church!!!  Chop stix collection basket can be found in the fellowship hall.

Fairly traded coffee, chai, and hot chocolate is for sale for $10/lb in the Fellowship Hall following worship on Sundays.  First UCC and Iskash*taa are partnering with the Ugly Mug Coffee Company in an effort to help refugees in Tucson and farmers abroad.  "Better Beans for a Better World" is the slogan for this company, which supports charities, schools, and non-profit organizations that focus on empowering people to help themselves.  For more information, see the Iskash*taa page or contact Barbara Eiswerth, eiswerth@cox.net.

The Zambian Children's Fund is collecting items again for the next shipment.  The following school supplies are needed: science equipment, globes, and school books.  If you would like to donate any of these or other items, please contact the ZCF office at 323-2504 for office hours and packing days.

Sow the Seed program Albertson's discount cards are available in the office.  A percentage of your discounts go to the Sow the Seed program to help fund Conference Youth events like Thanksgiving Alive and Camp.  If you already have an Albertson's card, please register it to the Sow the Seed Program.  Please support this program by picking up your card today if you don't already have one.

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