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...Deadline Looms for Annual Reporting
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The deadline is Wednesday, March 6 to complete your church's online
annual reporting. Please do not wait until the last minute. Anything can happen and make it impossible for you to enter your data before the deadline.
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March 3-10, a group of 12 people from five churches in the Living Water Association will travel to Puerto Rico to fix homes and repair roofs damaged last year by Hurricane Maria. Please pray for the success and safety of this team of missionaries. The five churches are from Jefferson, Austinburg, Kirtland, Hartsgrove and Madison.
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First Congregational Church of Ravenna (266 S Chestnut, Ravenna) will hold its 6
th Annual Mardi Gras Worship Service at 10:15AM on Sunday, March 3. The service will feature a four piece jazz quartet composed of saxophone, piano, bass and drums. Worshipers are encouraged to wear their Mardi Gras beads and to dress in the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold. Following worship everyone is invited to a New Orleans inspired lunch featuring jambalaya prepared by Rev. Kruse.
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SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER
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West Park UCC (3909 Rocky River Dr, Cleveland) will host its second annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper from 6-8PM on Tuesday, March 5. Pancakes, sausages and a variety of desserts will be served. A free-will offering will benefit West Park's outreach ministries. Suggested donation is $5. All are welcome.
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First Congregational Church of Akron (292 E Market St, Akron) is honored to host Celtic Rush on Thursday, March 7 from 7-9PM. Celtic Rush is an Irish band with a twist. Performing with fiddles, guitars, tin whistles, upright bass, mandolin, and Irish drum their repertoire includes Irish and Scottish jigs, hornpipes, reels, waltzes, and polkas. They have a sound that is fun and entertaining and gets people dancing! The concert series is offered to the public at no charge and requires no reservations. Call 330-253-5109 for more information.
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON CHOIR
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The University of Akron Choir will perform at
First Congregational Church of Akron (292 E Market St, Akron) Saturday, March 9 at 7:30PM. Featuring Grammy award-winning baritone Elijah Blaisdell and alumna soprano Lauren Corcoran, the UA Concert Choir will present Brahms' haunting four hand piano version of
Eine Deutsches Requiem and Handel's rarely excerpted second part of the
Messiah. This performance is offered to the public at no charge and requires no reservations. Call 330-253-5109 to learn more.
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ORDINATIONS & INSTALLATIONS
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Mindy Quellhorst Installation
3PM ♦ Sunday, April 28
990 State St ♦ Vermilion
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We extend our deepest sympathies to the family of
Rev. Ralph Young. Ralph died Wednesday, February 6.
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Be sure to mark your calendar.
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Worship Festival with Marcia McFee
Saturday, April 6
32801 Electric Blvd ♦ Avon Lake
General Synod
United Church of Christ
June 21-25
Wisconsin Center
400 W Wisconsin Ave ♦ Milwaukee, WI
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Anti Racism Forum
Ohio Conference
Speaker: Leonard Pitts
Tuesday, August 27
Details Soon
Living Water Association Annual Meeting
Saturday, November 2
Details Soon
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Association Ministers' Schedules
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Here's where your Association Minister will be the next few Sundays.
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March 3
9AM
415 S Main St ♦ North Canton
March 10
10:30AM
9050 Church St ♦ Twinsburg
March 17
10:30AM
990 State St ♦ Vermilion
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Nayiri Karjian
Associations General Minister
Sprite Johnson
Search & Call
Machelle Miller
Office Manager & Bookkeeper
Cheryl McGraw
Communications & Administration
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Don Hill
Financial Development Consultant
Gene McAfee
Dean of Northeast Ohio School of Ministry
Committee on Ministry Registrar
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If you'd like to share information about an upcoming or past event sponsored or co-sponsored by a church in our Association, please send your article of 100 words or less in a paragraph by Tuesday noon to
office@livingwaterone.org. Be extravagantly welcoming by including the name, location, address, date, time and contact information of the event. Items will run for two consecutive weeks. Fliers may be sent in addition to the 100-word article and a link will be provided to the flier in the article or the flier can be used as the article. Fliers should be less than 5MB and in Word or PDF format. Photos (which display above your article) may be sent in addition to the article. Photos should be less than 5MB and in JPG or PNG format.
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