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An Invitation
Meet ♦ Greet ♦ Install
Nayiri Karjian
Associations General Minister
2 More Opportunities
I am pleased to invite you to celebrate our covenant together at gatherings around our Associations. These celebrations were planned intentionally for convenience, to help us meet one another in different regional areas and for my introduction to our churches in different parts of Ohio. Each of the two remaining gatherings will include 45 minutes to meet and greet, followed by a 20 minute liturgy of installation.


Robes and red stoles are not required.

I am grateful to the churches that have agreed to host and offer hospitality. THANK YOU!

I look forward to celebrating with you!

Nayiri Karjian
Trying to Grow Your Church?
Here are some resources:
  • The National Church encourages local congregations to download and complete a profile every five years. Going through the profile's process of asking Who are we? Who is our neighbor? Who is God calling us to become? is an important first step to growth.
  • Completing a MissionInsight report deepens the answer to who our neighbor is.
  • Assessing your congregation's health is critical to what steps to do next.
  • Inviting one of our Vitality Team members or coaches to join you to create a plan makes it real.
Email Gary Halstead for more details.
Spring Arts Celebration
A Spring Celebration of Music and Art benefit will be held Sunday, April 15 at 3PM at Middleburg Heights Community UCC (7165 Big Creek Pkwy, Middleburg Heights). The concert will feature church musicians including the Chancel Choir, Carillon Ringers, Sign Choir, Children's Choir, soloists, and the church orchestra. The silent auction features the artistic work of local visual artists. Proceeds from the auction and the concert will fund special music programs of this church as well as the Kate Smoker Music Scholarship Fund which was established in memory of the former Children's Choir Director.
Risk Management for Camps
You are invited to attend a discussion on camp insurance exposures at a free webinar presented by The Insurance Board. The webinar is Monday, April 16 and scheduled to begin at 2PM.

Spring Craft Show
The Church in Silver Lake (2951 Kent Rd, Silver Lake) invites you to a Spring Craft Show on Saturday, April 21. The show will be from 10AM to 3PM with 20 vendors all on one main floor. Raffle, small snacks will be available for sale. Free admission to the show.
Akron Area Interfaith Council
A program featuring musical and cultural performances representing the diversity of our area will be held on Saturday, April 21 at Bath Church (3980 W Bath Rd, Akron). The program, which begins at 7PM, will honor SWAG, an organization serving youth, and celebrate how Akron Area Interfaith Council (AAIC) has brought together people of faith in Akron for over 38 years. The public is invited to attend. There is no admission charge. Refreshments will be served.
Mark Thomas Retires
Lakewood Congregational Church (1375 W Clifton Blvd, Lakewood) invites UCC clergy and staff to attend the 10AM worship on Sunday, May 6 as Reverend Mark Thomas shares his final sermon before he begins a well-deserved retirement with his wife, Laurie. Please come to worship and to extend your congratulations to Mark as he celebrates this very special time in his career.
Church Energy Use: Can We Harness Hope?
The Parish Paper is a wonderful resource to which the Ohio Conference has subscribed on behalf of all Ohio UCC churches. Each issue stands alone as a topic of interest and importance to being a living and growing congregation. With the Conference subscription, we in local churches and the associations have permission from the copyright holder to use the material per copyright restrictions. Please distribute only in its unaltered entirety.

Ordinations & Installations
Meet, Greet, Install: Nayiri Karjian
Saturday, April 21 ♦ 10AM
36363 Center Ridge Rd ♦ North Ridgeville

Meet, Greet, Install: Nayiri Karjian
Sunday, April 22 ♦ 2PM
202 S Hambden St ♦ Chardon

Installation of David W Brown
Sunday, May 6 ♦ 10:30AM
Trinity UCC ♦ 915 N Main St ♦ Akron

Ordination of Molly Bolton
Sunday, May 27 ♦ 10:30AM
St Paul's Community Church
4427 Franklin Blvd ♦ Cleveland
Association Ministers' Schedules
Here's where your Association Ministers will be the next few Sundays.
April 15
10AM
Installation of Erica Brown
Howland Community Church
198 Niles Cortland Rd SE ♦ Warren

April 22
10AM
202 S Hambden St ♦ Chardon

2PM
Meet, Greet, Install for Nayiri Karjian
202 S Hambden St ♦ Chardon

April 29
10:30AM
3129 Market Ave N ♦ Canton

May 6
10AM
Installation of David Brown
915 N Main St ♦ Akron
April 15
10:30AM
9050 Church St ♦ Twinsburg

April 29
10AM
582 Church St ♦ Amherst

May 6
10AM
1375 W Clifton Blvd ♦ Lakewood
Your Associations' Staff
Nayiri Karjian
Associations General Minister

Gary Halstead
Associations Associate Minister

Machelle Miller
Office Manager & Bookkeeper

Cheryl McGraw
Communications & Administration
Don Hill
Financial Development Consultant

Gene McAfee
Dean of Northeast Ohio School of Ministry

Bob Richardson
Coach Coordinator

Committee on Ministry Registrar
Submission Guidelines
If you'd like to share information about an upcoming event or past event sponsored or co-sponsored by a church in our Associations, please send your article of 100 words or less in a paragraph to support.center@eoawraucc.org by Tuesday noon of each week. Be extravagantly welcoming by including in the article 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 in the article to the flier. Fliers should be less than 5MB and in Word or PDF format. Photos (which display next to your article) may be sent in addition to the article. Photos should be less than 5MB and in JPG or PNG format.