Typical Year
A Typical Year in the Life of the NUUC Congregation
Every year, we enjoy some some traditional worship services as well as some traditional social or congregational activities. The table below gives you an idea of what some of these services and activities are and when they usually occur.
You can read more about what some of Our Traditions mean.
| Worship | Social or Congregational Activities | |
| January | Service recognizing the contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| February | Annual congregational Chili Cook-off | |
| March | Passover Seder (date dependent on Jewish calendar)
Election of new board members |
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| April | Memorial service recognizing family members in the congregation (last lay-led service before Easter)
Flower Celebration service (Easter Sunday) |
Service Auction fund-raiser |
| May | Music Sunday service consisting mostly of live music | |
| June | Recognition service for high school seniors
Recognition service for religious education teachers |
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| July | ||
| August | School Supplies service project | |
| September | In-gathering (water celebration) on first Sunday after Labor Day | Annual congregational yard sale fund-raiser
Bloodmobile service project |
| October | Service recognizing the Jewish High Holy Days (date dependent on Jewish calendar) | Crop Walk service project
Every Member Canvass fund-raiser |
| November | Bread Celebration (Sunday before Thanksgiving) | |
| December | Christmas Eve candlelight service | Guest At Your Table service project
Holiday Family service project
Congregational budget meeting |