Union Congregational UCC

696 Main Street
PO Box 367
Nucla, CO 81424
Phone #:   970-864-2163

Church email: sdnbld@yahoo.com  

Worship Times: 11:00 a.m. Worship Handicap accessible

Staff:
• Frances Sidenblad, Minister
• Beverly Bouwkamp, Pianist
• Mary Helen deKoevend, Moderator
• Chris Daniels, Treasure

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Our Mission: In communion with the Holy Spirit, Union Congregational Church is called to explore and live out the challenge of Christ's message, laboring in fellowship with those who seek to expand their knowledge of God's will, while nurturing respect for the uniqueness of each person.  

The first congregation in our community, we have a long-standing tradition of theological openness and on-going concern for the unmet needs in our community and the world. Our generosity of heart and our heritage of tolerance are key elements in our unique mission set within an area that is largely conservative. 

A Little More

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups -- porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite --  telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.

"What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.

"Now consider this: Life is the coffee; our jobs, money, and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change, the quality of life we live.

"Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee."....... Enjoy your coffee!

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.