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From the pastor
From the pastor…. 200 years ago, people got together and Grace United Church of Christ was formed. It wasn’t United Church of Christ at that point, and it wasn’t in English, but the people that gathered were listening to and for God, to and for the Spirit. What a blessing those people were, our ancestors in faith. Just like today, they were listening and learning what it means to be the church in that time and place. Today we are…
Bicentennial Celebration Begins
Come join us for our year long bicentennial celebration! We will be having a multitude of activities throughout this next year, starting in October and culminating in October 2016. Watch for activities, dates and times in future newsletters, on our web site, blog, Facebook, and Twitter. Our kick-off celebration event will be on October 25th. On this special day we will be hosting Rev. Phil Hart, the Conference Minister of the Ohio Conference, at our worship service. Later that day, we…
From the pastor…
Welcoming community, Fun/Joy, Faith, Leadership, Love From the Pastor…. Today, I have lots on my mind…. What does it mean to inspire generosity, Stewardship, discussions and conversations that we need to be having and when we have them will we be kind, Grace UCC’s mission statement, Mission, outward looking instead of inward, completely welcoming, how are we being compassionate, are we living our core values, how can I be challenging and leading better…. A year ago I was packing up…
We need your pictures
As many of you are already aware, Grace United Church of Christ will celebrate its 200th birthday in October 2016, and we’ll be kicking off a year long celebration of this milestone this fall. As part of the celebration, the 200th Anniversary Committee is looking for pictures showing people and events from the life of Grace Church over the years. If you have pictures you would be willing to share, place them in and envelope (with your name inside) and…
CSEOA Prayer Calendar
I’ve been remiss in not posting the prayer calendar for the last few weeks, so let me catch up. The Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer for the week of 19 July lifted up Mt Carmel United Church of Christ in Clearport. Please keep the members and friends of Mt Carmel UCC in you prayers. For the week of 26 July, the Calendar of Prayer lifted up North Congregational United Church of Christ in Columbus. Please keep the members and…
From the pastor
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith…. By faith…. By faith… therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us…” Hebrews 11-12 You see as we immerse ourselves in the faith that we have been taught, and the faith…
It Is Time
by Jim Clausing A few weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples were entitled to equal protection under the law which made same-sex marriage legal everywhere in the United States. This decision has been hailed by some and met with anger and dismay by others, both of those reactions have been seen in our midst. The question now is, as Christians, followers of Christ, how is God calling us to respond to that, especially in light…
Pictures and Thoughts from General Synod 30
As many of you are aware and as Pastor Mindy discussed in her sermon this morning. Pastor Mindy and I were privileged to be delegates from the Ohio Conference to General Synod 30 in Cleveland two weeks ago. The resolutions that were proposed can be found at http://synod.uccpages.org/resolutions/index.html (I don’t see the final versions as voted on posted yet, but they will be there at some point). The ones that made the news were primarily the ones related to Israel…
CSEOA Prayer Calendar
Running a little late this week, for the week of 5 July, the Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer lifts up the Association Department for Congregational Vitality. Please keep the members of the Department and the Association Covenantal Elders in your prayers this week.
Special Event This Sunday
We understand that it is a holiday weekend and some of you may be busy with family events, but we have a special event during worship this Sunday, so if you are in town, we invite you to join us Sunday morning at 10:30. Sherry Clausing will be sharing pictures and stories from her mission trip to El Salvador. Every year for the last 7 or so, the Endowment has graciously supported Sherry as she goes to El Salvador with…