Photo Album
Here you will find pictures of our congregation as well as recent special events.
Photos on this page
Chicken Dinner
Kadimah
LASER/School kits to Haiti
Conversations on race - First Session
Chicken BBQ Dinner - October 17, 2010
A DAY TO REMEMBER - AUGUST 15, 2010
KADIMAH - PILGRIMAGE
Presentation of Gifts and Farewell, Phil Pierkowski, Moderator, UCC at the Villages and Gerry Prezioso, Spiritual Leader, Temple Shalom
Commissioning, the Rev. Dr. Bill Wealand, Pastor Emereritus
Sounding of the shofar (ram's horn), Phil Glazer, Temple Shalom
UCC Deacons, Ed an Elizabeth Johnson, Rev. Carol Jean Miller with the elements of our faith
Leaving Temple Shalom after three years
Marching down County Road 101
Our pilgrimage continues
The Rev. Drew Willard, Pastor, leading us toward our new house of worship
What we have waited for.
The United Church of Christ at The Villages
Entering the grounds
Gathering of congregation and guests
Call to Confession, The Rev. Ben New
Invitation to Communion, the Rev. Dr. Jean Simpson, Gulf Coast, Regional Minister, Florida Conference UCC
Our special day is complete!
LASER/Schoolkits to Haiti
5/12/2010
The Rev. Bill Wealand serves as the Disaster Ministries Coordinator for the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ. He learned of a need for school kits to help the children of certain orphanages, a school, and a church in Haiti damaged by the Earthquake and that a non-profit human services group, LASER (Lake And Sumter [Counties] Emergency Recovery) had contacts there and would ship them. He also knew that Chapel on the Hill UCC in Seminole (Pinellas County) was storing 6 boxes of 30 kits each for Church World Service.
While at the Conference’s 2010 Annual Meeting, Rev. Wealand contacted The Rev. Drew Willard, pastor of UCC at The Villages about arranging to pick up these school kits to bring to LASER. Photos show Rev. Willard receiving the kits from The Rev. Gabe Oberholzer, pastor of COTH, loading them, and delivering the kits May 7, 2010 with help from UCCatV member, Terry Wiest, to Leisa Butler, Volunteer Coordinator of LASER.
Scenes from Our First Session on Conversations on Race.
The Sacred Conversation on Race was very successful, attended by about 65 people. It will hopefully be the first of several.
