Reaching Out and Reaching Up
Sunday Worship - Celebration worship service 9:30 am
Taize/Medication worship service 11:00 am
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Jack Michael was approved for ordination to the Christian ministry on Thursday
by the Department of Church and Ministry of the Eastern Ohio Association of the
UCC! Before Jack can be ordained though, he must have a specific call to
ministry. He is involved in conversations with a couple of possibilities
in the Twin Cities area in
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Habitat
for Humanity Sunday will be Sept 9th. On that Sunday we will have
a special offering for the Habitat house we are helping to build this year and
possibly the family receiving the house will be present with us for the 9:30 am
service. Please, include in your budget this special offering which we
share in with some other churches in our area to provide for a specific house
each year for a family that is in need of decent housing. Thanks to all
who have helped with the building this year of the house.
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The Fairlawn West Church Picnic will be Sunday, Sept 30th starting at noon at
the Octagonal Shelter at The Ledges in the Cuyahoga Valley National
Park. We will have a potluck picnic with the food and drinks
provided. Bring your own table service. We will have games, music and
hikes again.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuva/planavisit/todo/picnic/shelter.htm
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There are two church settings in
Lunch On Us at
This is hosted at Miller Ave UCC in the south
Sunday Supper at 1st
Presbyterian Church
This congregation is on the east side of
Monte
These are real opportunities for us to work with brothers and sisters in Christ
here in
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The Tuesday night discipling group has decided to help the Willard Food Pantry
this next year (September 2007-August 2008) by donating the following items
that are given out when individuals and families ask for them. Please
bring your item(s) with you during the 1st & 2nd weeks of the month and
place them in the box in the front lobby. Thank you very much for helping
us with our goal of helping Willard Food Pantry!
September – soap and shampoo
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Nursery volunteers are needed for the 9:30 am service because we’ve been
blessed with lots of infants and toddlers in recent years. We have two openings
for the 1st week of the month. Please consider if God is pulling on your heart
to assist the parents of these youngest members by volunteering in the nursery.
Contact Kathy Sasowsky at 330-670-0454
or 0455 to volunteer or with questions.
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Todd Eisinger of our church is preparing to swim in the Special Olympics in China later this
month. Todd has asked us to pray for him. You are invited to be part
of a prayer team for Todd as he continues his final preparations with his
mother Debbie for his competition, the travel and the experience. If you
hear God calling you to be on Todd's prayer team, mark the Sunday Connection
Card or contact the Fairlawn West office 864-2179, office@fairlawnwest.org