What's Happening

What’s Happening @ RUC

Here are some of the highlights of life at Rockville United Church.

For a more detailed look at our activities, please click here for a link to our calendar.

Lenten Services and Programs

Click here for more information.

Watch the Rockville Emergency Assistance Program (REAP) Choral Concert

Thank you to the performers, supporters, and everyone who helped make the REAP Choral Concert a success!

If you weren't able to attend, click HERE and watch the recording to enjoy the music of five choruses coming together to support our community.

Although the music has ended, the need in our community continues. Visit the REAP page to help us reach our fundraising goal!

Living Pride Out Loud @ RUC

Rockville United Church’s LBGTQ+ group has a new (and hopefully more inspirational) name.

Please mark your calendars for our next in-person gathering on Sunday, March 15th immediately following church. For those unable to attend in person, you will be able to join via Zoom. In addition to initiating planning for Pride Month activities (June), Janine Raucher will be the featured speaker. She will highlight MoCo Pride Prom’s volunteer and other needs.

If you attend in person, please bring a snack to share. All are welcome.

Women’s Retreat 2026
Evening 3/20 through Mid-day 3/22
Theme: Finding Courage and Connection in an Age of Fear

Our retreat leader will be Holly Jackson. Holly was Pastor at Seneca Valley Church for 8
years and is currently the Associate Conference Minister for Justice and Witness
Ministries at Central Atlantic Conference United Church of Christ.

As always, there will be good food, massages, lots of time for sharing and small group
discussion or walking in the woods. We gather Friday evening and depart Sunday after
church and lunch.

Grow the Circle Wide: Capital Campaign

Kitchen Renovation Construction Completed!

As of this week, construction in the kitchen was completed! This fulfills one of our Capital Campaign goals—and it has been a major project. Next steps include final permitting inspections and then installing a few small fixtures. Although everyone is excited to get back in and use our lovely new space, we will reopen only after our kitchen task force team has organized our new cabinets with our equipment and supplies. Our official rededication celebration will be scheduled soon.

Thank you to everyone on the kitchen task force who has worked so diligently on the renovation. For many months, the task force members were busy making choices about cabinetry, flooring, and appliances, and moving forward over the permitting speedbumps. We believe that it was worth the wait!

On-going events

Meditation Groups at RUC

Please join us for meditation at the church. No experience necessary and instruction is offered. Meditation groups meet on three different days:

Sunday evening 7-8:30 pm meditation involves a more traditional Zen format.
Mondays 4:30-5:30 pm in the sanctuary.
Tuesday afternoon meditation from 4:45-6 pm.

All groups are led by RUC member Martine Palmiter, who is a Zen teacher. Email her with questions: mpalmiter@gmail.com.

Men's Meditation Group
The Fall 2025 season of the Men's Mindfulness Meditation group is underway - Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Further information is available in the group newsletter or contact the group facilitator Vic Caldarola.

Women's Breakfast: (second Saturday of each month)

The Women’s Breakfast will be meeting at 8:30 a.m. each month at The Silver Diner, 12276 Rockville Pike.

Men's Breakfast: (third Saturday of each month)

The Men's Breakfast will be meeting at the Brooklyn Deli (1089 Seven Locks Road), to allow us to take advantage of the outdoor tables, weather permitting. We have not been able to provide a consistent Zoom connection, so the breakfast will be only in person. Hope you can join us at 8:15 AM for good food and fellowship.