Events for week of March 19, 2023

Join us each Sunday morning for this early service held in our Chapel. This more intimate service includes quiet prayer, a challenging message, and music from one of our gifted soloists is the order of the morning. The Sacrament of Holy Communion is celebrated each week in this service. We use grape juice and have gluten-free bread so that everyone…

Our Adult Bell Choir rehearses on Sundays after 11:00 a.m. worship, with occasional bell choir retreats to get an advanced look at music for upcoming seasons. We play in worship monthly and at special services through the year. In the past, we have participated in the annual Florida State Bell Choir Festival and have done other concerts locally throughout the…

Join us over these four Sundays as various artists from our church family share how faith influences their art. March 12 –Ronald Morgan, Director of Music Ministry at Gables UCC. Ron holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music in suburban Cleveland, and a Master of Music and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Northwestern University…

Our Chancel Choir is open to all friends and members of the church who love to sing and who would find satisfaction in rehearsing and presenting music for worship, including special music for the Advent, Christmas, Lenten, and Easter seasons. We rehearse on Sunday mornings from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall and hold extra rehearsals throughout the…

If you are part of a Spanish-speaking family or would enjoy worshipping in Spanish, come and join us for a service bridging the Latin experience with a progressive theology. The congregation is a warm, supportive, and caring community.

For the nearly two millennia since the faith emerged from the catacombs, Christians have employed art—and artists—to inspire the faithful. Church art in all its forms, from clergy vestments and altarpieces to statues, church architecture, paintings, and stained-glass windows, has been used to educate people in the faith. It still does. During the six weeks of Lent, we will be…

Sunday School for PreK-3 through 12th Grade  During 11:00 a.m. worship, which is held in our Sanctuary, we offer Sunday Spiritual Formation, aka Sunday School, for all children in Pre-K 3 through twelfth grade in our Sunday School Wing. We use progressive lectionary Bible-based curricula for our elementary-aged children and sixth through twelfth grade youth, as well as enhancing the program…

We gather to create beautiful prayer shawls to share with members of our church family who are ill or starting a new era in their lives. You do not have to know how to knit or crochet – someone will teach you. If you are looking for a ministry of prayer and care for others, this may be it. Come…

Midday Lenten Devotions with Pastor Megan Vincent Van Gogh & the Beauty of Lent Tuesdays, February 28-April 4 (6 sessions) Noon-1:00 p.m. Via Zoom  Vincent van Gogh devoted his life to light. The light of creation, the light of painting, the light of God’s grace – and the light in humanity, mind, body, and soul. The son of a Christian pastor,…

Open discussion — all are welcome.

teach-in /ˈtēCH ˌin/ noun a meeting for discussion on a subject of public interest Wednesdays, March 1 – March 29 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Zoom  At a recent large gathering of church members, much concern was expressed about the various legislation, laws, and policy’s that restrict books, African-American history, LGBTQ+ rights, women’s rights, and so much more in Florida. As people of faith, we seek to witness against any laws…

We are setting out our finest china, steeping a pot of tea (the proper way), ironing our napkins, baking sweet and savory delights (to fortify and delight you), all in the hope that you will don your finest hat and join us for a time of sisterhood and connection. Hats and fascinators optional. Pre-registration is a must: https://gablesucc.org/tea

Open discussion — all are welcome.