Posts by Jim C (Page 31)
Welcome, Pastor Ruth!!!
Everyone is invited to join us as we join in worship this Sunday, 6 April. This will be Rev. Ruth Farrell’s first Sunday in the pulpit at Grace UCC as our new pastor. Since this is the first Sunday of the month, it will also be a service of Holy Communion.
Holy Week activities
Here is a rundown of the activities going on at Grace Church this Holy Week: Maundy Thursday, 6:00 PM – light meal in the Fellowship Hall Maundy Thursday, 7:00 PM – Tenebrae Service in the Sanctuary Maundy Thursday/Good Friday Prayer Vigil – 9:00 PM Thursday thru 7:00 PM Friday, sign-up sheet outside the church office, or call the church office Easter…
After Snow and Rain, a Busy Holy Week awaits
Holy Week opens this morning with the story of Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem where he is hailed as a king. Before the week is out he will have disrupted the business men and women by overturning the tables of the money changers and fallen a long way in the eyes of those cheering him on today. But they don’t understand what his real victory will be. Later, he…
Recognition of Pastor Murray Rescheduled
We originally had planned to recognize Pastor Murray this past Sunday for her service this last year-and-a-half as our interim pastor, but obviously with the snow storm that didn’t happen. Instead, we will honor her during and after the service this coming Sunday, Palm Sunday.
Services cancelled on Sunday, March 9
Due to the condition of the roads and the level 3 snow emergency in Fairfield County that will not be lifted until at least 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning, the decision has been made to cancel Sunday services for tomorrow morning.
Reminder of the snow policy
With the heavy snow in central Ohio this weekend, it seems like an appropriate time to remind everyone that the church council recently approved a policy calling for cancellation of services if the county is under a level 3 snow emergency. If we are under a level 1 or level 2 emergency, the church will be open as long as the church has power, but members should not put…
Grace UCC calls a new pastor
Soup drive and Souper Bowl of Caring results
Lenten Worship/Study Series
Today is Ash Wednesday and this evening we begin our Lenten Worship/Study series entitled Journey of Stones, based on the study by the same name written by Steven Molin. For the next seven weeks (6 Wednesdays and Maundy Thursday) we will meet at 7:00PM for worship and study. The topics are as follows: February 6 – Exodus 32:1-24. Lesson: Written in Stone February 13…
Acts of Faith
I wonder how many of you watched ABC’s Good Morning America the week of January 23-25. They had a segment there about Acts of Faith. It is a book written by Eboo Patel. He is a Muslim. He started an Interfaith Youth Corps for youth from all different faiths. They came together and studied and played together and discovered that even though they have different…