Posts by Jim C (Page 31)
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…
Upcoming Events at Grace UCC
Just a reminder that there are a number of special events coming up over the next couple of weeks: 3 Feb – Pancake Breakfast. At 9:00AM, the youth will host a pancake breakfast with the proceeds going toward the trips this summer (Heifer and the National Youth Event). Women in Worship Sunday. The women of Grace Church will do the entire worship service. Souper Bowl…
Trial Sermon and Congregational Meeting
It is with great pleasure that I announce that at this evening’s council meeting, 10 Feb was set as the date for the trial sermon and congregational meeting for the purpose of calling our new pastor. Further details will follow in a letter to all members which should go out this week and in the Feb newsletter.
40 years of music
During worship Sunday morning, 23 Dec, organist and choir director, Gary Culp and his wife, Marilene, were recognized for 40 years of service to Grace UCC. Gary is a retired Lancaster City School music teacher who became organist after the sudden death of the previous organist in 1967. Congratulations, Gary and Marilene!!
Joy to the World, the Lord is Come!
Merry Christmas! As we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ today, we also begin a new chapter in the ministry of Grace United Church of Christ in Lancaster, OH with the start of this blog. For the first couple of posts, I’ll be doing the posting as our nominal webmaster and chair of the search committee, but eventually, we’ll use this blog to share news and…