http://www.ivychapel.org We are an open, welcoming, family-oriented congregation. No matter where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:49:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Sunday, December 17, the youth of Ivy Chapel presented the annual Christmas pageant – with a twist. The kids told the familiar story of Mary and Joseph's journey, leading to the whole world's discovery of the miracle of Jesus' birth, and punctuated it with jokes about aliens and other ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/12/18/a-unique-way-to-tell-the-christmas-story/ The holiday season is a busy time for everyone... and it's really bustling here at Ivy Chapel. We hope you'll be able to take time to celebrate with us as we prepare for the celebration that is the miracle of Jesus Christ's birth. Need more information about any of these ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/12/01/upcoming-advent-and-christmas-events/ It's that time of year again... time to get our church ready for the holidays... and time for the young people to have fun making presents for the ones they love in Santa's Workshop. On Sunday, Dec. 4, we'll celebrate with a Pot Luck lunch, and then kids aged 5 ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/12/01/santas-workshop-and-hanging-of-the-greens-dec-4/ Nov. 1-11, 2011...  ONE UNITED CHURCH on a shared mission for 11 powerful days to feed the hungry and confront food-related injustice. This is MISSION: 1 •  In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will collect more than 1 MILLION ITEMS OF HEALTHY FOOD and other household items for local ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/11/01/11-days-1-million-items-of-food-you-can-help/ Trunk or Treat has been one of the fellowship highlights at Ivy Chapel for several years. It's always a lot of fun to see the kids dress up and get lets of treats. But this year we decided to kick it up a notch. Of course, costumes were still the rule ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/11/01/trunk-or-treat-ivy-chapel-style/ As has become our tradition at Ivy Chapel, early in October members gathered together to learn to bake a variety of international breads. We shared the bread with the congregation on World Communion Sunday, the first week in October. This year, we made Mediterranean flatbread, Finnish barley bread and dark German ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/11/01/lets-make-bread-together/ It's that time of year again, time for one of Ivy Chapel's biggest fundraisers. It's an auction. It's a huge fellowship event. It's a wine tasting. It's HarvestFest! November 5, 2011 at 6:30 at Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ, 620 N. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. The cost is $15 ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/09/29/harvestfest-fundraiser-november-5/ Sunday, October 2 Ivy Chapel will observe World Communion Sunday. We will also have a special mission offering for Neighbors In Need fund—UCC that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM). Two-thirds of the offering ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/09/29/special-offering-for-neighbors-in-need-oct-2/ Please join us Saturday, October 8, at 8pm for a view of the stars, weather permitting. There will be telescope viewing in the Ivy parking lot of the Moon, the planet Jupiter, the double star Albireo,and other deep sky objects with an 8-inch Celestron telescope. All ages and telescopes are ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/09/29/gaze-at-the-stars-oct-8/ For the second year, the youth of Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ is taking part in World Food Day festivities at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. The Center is hosting a community food packaging event to commemorate "World Food Day." World Food Day is observed annually and is intended ... http://www.ivychapel.org/2011/09/29/participate-in-world-food-day-october-15/