The Caller newsletter of Fairlawn West United Church
of Christ, February 2, 2012
Calendar
- Bible Reading and Reflection, Thursdays, 6:30 pm, in
the Parlor. Reading the Gospel of Matthew.
- Worship, Sundays, 9:30 am. Also nursery for
young children, KAT/Kids Alternative Time for grade school children, &
rockers in the sanctuary for children with infants. scripture and theme schedule
- Bible Study and through Lent Intro to
Christian Disciplines, Wednesdays, 7:00 pm, in the Northeast Room. Led by
Julia Hines.
- Bible Reading Reflection, Thursdays, 9:30 am, in the
Vista Room. Reading the letter to the Ephesians.
- Tetelestai, drama of the passion of Jesus Christ,
members of our church community are involved, at various venues in northeast
Ohio through Holy Week, starting February 17th. schedule
- Fairlawn West Annual Meeting, Sunday, February 19th,
after the worship service, in the Fellowship Hall. more...
- Ash Wednesday worship service, entrance into
Lent, February 22nd, 7:00 pm. Will include communion and imposition of
ashes. more...
- Family Promise "Walk a Mile in my Shoes" fundraiser,
Sunday, February 26th, HOSTED BY FAIRLAWN WEST, gathering at 2:00 pm.
We need people to help with hosting and folks willing to walk and
make donations for walkers. more... contact
office@fairlawnwest.org
- One Great Hour of Sharing special offering,
Sunday, March 18th, to provide emergency relief and development aid around the
world. more...
- Holy Week, Palm Sunday/April 1, Maundy
Thursday/April 5/7:00 pm service with footwashing, Good Friday/April 6/7:30 pm
service ofTenebrae "shadows"
of scripture and music. more...
- Easter celebrating the resurrection of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ, Sunday, April 8. Sunrise service and light
breakfast, 6:30 am. Regular service, 9:30 am.
- Family Promise next week of hosting at Fairlawn
West, April 1-8. more...
- Interfaith Hunger Walk, Sunday, Mary 6. We are
seeking someone to represent Fairlawn West on the planning committee. contact
- Mitzvah Day, interfaith service to the community,
hosted by Temple Israel, mitzvah means to obey God's command, Jews and
Christians worked together at various service organizations and low-income
settings together around the community. We are seeking someone to
represent Fairlawn West on the planning committee. 1st meeting is
February 6th. contact office@fairlawnwest.org more...
- Canoe trip on the Current River/Ozarks National
Scenic Riverway, south of Salem, MO, starting June 23rd. more...
Remembering in our prayers
· Debby Eisinger, slipped on the ice, had surgery on a broken
ankle, 29 N. Wheaton Rd, Akron, OH 44313
· John (& Julia) Glass, 647 Cliffside Dr, Akron
44313. 330-836-4418.
· Florence Steigle, 1047 Edgemere Ct #1, Akron 44321 (Sumner
on Ridgewood)
· Kathy Sasowsky and family with the death of her sister
Robin.
· Bruce Beckle on the death of his step-mother
Celebrating the birth of Adele Oswald to Andy and
Alison, and brother Griffin.
Nominations
The Council of Elders is seeking nominations for the Council
(spiritual leadership and governance of the congregation), the Board of
Trustees (responsible for finances and property), the Preschool Board
(responsible for the Fairlawn West Preschool), and the Treasurer. Any
member can nominate another member to the Council following these guidelines in
our Constitution "they have given evidence of spiritual leadership within the
church, worship weekly with the congregation of Fairlawn West UCC, they
participate regularly in a small group and/or growth/education opportunity
within the church, and they are committed to grow in personal and church wide
stewardship of finances, time, and spiritual gifts." You must seek
first the permission of the person you wish to nominate. The election
will be at the Annual Meeting on February 19th. contact
office@fairlawnwest.org
New Members
We invite all those who are part of the community of Fairlawn
West and are not members of the church to consider becoming members. You
can contact Rev. Loar for more information deloar@yahoo.com . more...
Fairlawn West Preschool
The preschool has added a new class and a new teacher. A two
day a week (Mon and Wed) 2's class is being taught by Nichole Gaydos.
Nichole is also assisting with extended care in the afternoons. We
are now enrolling all students age 2 to prekindergarten for Fall 2012. Contact the preschool.
Summer Camps
The Ohio Conference of the United Church of Christ offers a number
of summer camps for children, youth, adults and families at our two camps -
Camp Templed Hills in Bellville and Pilgrim Hills Center near Brinkhaven.
Some of the camps are off site. There is registration information
in the office and a camp schedule on the bulletin board. You can also
find out the details on all the camps online.
Contact office@fairlawnwest.org .
Thanks to all the folks who have helped with hosting Family Promise
families in our building, who provided the meal and worshiped with Miller Ave
UCC on 5th Sunday, and who serve at the Williard Food Pantry.
Offering hospitality to all God’s children
We are an Open and
Affirming (ONA) congregation within the United Church of Christ
2095 West Market Street, Akron, OH 44313 ~ 330-864-2179 ~
office@fairlawnwest.org
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