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News and thoughts
CSEOA Prayer Calendar
Sorry, I’ve been out and missed a couple so allow me to catch up. The Central Southeast Ohio Calendar of Prayer lifted up Second Congregational UCC, in Marrietta for the week of 19 Oct, please keep the members and friends of Second Congregational in your prayers as they discern a path forward after the death earlier this year of their pastor of 45 years, Pastor Dick Saltzwedel. The Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer also lifted up the Association…
CSEOA Prayer Calendar
The Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer lifts up St. Paul’s UCC, Glenford this week. Please remember Rev. Beth Bateson and all the members and friends at St. Paul’s in your prayers this week.
Fall time…
From the pastor…. Autumn… Fall…, is my most favorite time of year. Not sure why, maybe it is because by the time September rolls around I am tired of the hot weather, and the no schedule. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer and the time of vacations and new places, of late night talks and visits to the beach. But there is something about fall that calls me back to mystery of faith and life. The colors change, the…
CSEOA Prayer Calendar
This week the Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer lifts up Hospice Ministries at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OhioHealth, and Heartland Hospice this week. Please remember all CSEOA Authorized Clergy called to all Hospice Ministries in our Association in your prayers this week.
CSEOA Prayer Calendar
I guess I’m running late again with this, sorry. For 28 Sep, the Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer lifts up St. Paul UCC, Columbus this week. Please remember Pastor Alan Hicks, Licensed Minister and all the members and friends of St. Paul in your prayers this week.
Howard Claypool 1932-2014
As was announced in church yesterday morning, another of the saints of our congregation has gone to his eternal reward. Howard Claypool passed away Friday. You can find his full obituary here. His wonderful bass voice has been missed in the choir as he rehabbed and now lives on only in our memories. The funeral will be tomorrow (Tue, 30 Sep) at 10:30AM at the church. Please keep Phyllis and the rest of the Claypool family in your prayers. Who…
CSEOA Prayer Calendar
Oops, I didn’t get this sent out last week, so please add them to your prayers this week. For the week of 14 Sep, the Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer lifts up St. John’s UCC, Newark and their pastor, Rev. Mark Katrick. Please keep the members and friends of St. John’s UCC in your prayers. For this week, the Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer lifts up our brothers and sisters in Christ at St. Michael’s UCC…
Some thoughts
Note: This is a reprint of the article that appeared in the September newsletter. Going forward, I plan to write here several times a month. Dear Grace United Church of Christ, As I continue packing up here in North Lima, Ohio and get ready to move to Lancaster, I wanted to share some thoughts with you, as we ready ourselves to be together at Grace UCC. I am both excited and happy to have been called to be your pastor.…
Rally Day 2014
This Sunday morning will be a very busy one as we kick off the program year. Please join us. 9:15 AM – Sunday School 9:15 AM – Choir practice 10:30 AM – Worship including Rally Day activities and communion ~11:30 AM – Potluck ~1:00 PM – Youth & Sunday School meetings to plan for the fall
CSEOA Prayer Calendar
The Central Southeast Ohio Association Calendar of Prayer lifts up Our Sister Associations of the Ohio Conference. Southern Ohio Northern Kentucky Association (SONKA) and Rev. Katherine Anadein, Designated Association Minister; Northwest Ohio Association (NWOA) and Rev. Dan Busch, Association Minister; Eastern Ohio (EOA) and Western Reserve Associations (WRA) and Rev. Rita Root, Associations General Minister.