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This newsletter is brought to you by your OCWM contributions.
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...you can register now for the EOA/WRA Annual Meeting.
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You can also learn more about the meeting on the
web page including how many delegates your church can send. And you can review and download the annual reports and other documents.
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Inspirational author and columnist, Regina Brett, will speak on
The Blessedness of Faith in Our Messy World October 13 at 9AM at
Dover Congregational UCC (2239 Dover Center Rd, Westlake). The cost is $25. After the presentation there will be a question and answer time followed by lunch. Sponsored by the Westside United Church of Christ Theological Forum. Participating churches are
Avon Lake UCC,
Dover Congregational UCC,
First Church in Oberlin, and
Pilgrim Congregational UCC. To register, call the Dover Congregational UCC office at 440-871-1050.
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Strongsville UCC (13740 Pearl Rd, Strongsville) will have an organ festival at 3PM October 14 at the church to celebrate the end of a nearly nine-year project to restore the church's organ. Several guest organists from Greater Cleveland will play. The event will be followed by a reception featuring wine, cheese and a cake. A free will offering will go to the organ fund.
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INTERIM MINISTRY TRAINING
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Is your congregation at a threshold moment that could take it from surviving to thriving? This training could help you lead that transition. Ever thought of Interim Ministry as a calling? The Interim Ministry Working Group is holding the Fall 2018 training November 13-15 at Camp Christian in Marysville, OH. If you've ever thought you might be interested in Interim Ministry, you are invited to consider this training offered to all UCC and DoC clergy in Ohio. It will help you with your discernment and prepare you for that ministry.
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Part-time Church Office Manager/Secretary needed at
Emanuel UCC in Doylestown. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 9AM-1PM. The successful candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Office including Publisher, capable of maintaining church database software and the church calendar. Duties also include filing, phone duties, and generally keeping the office running efficiently. Courtesy and confidentiality a must. To receive an application for employment, call 330-658-2301.
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DON'T DISAGREE, DELIBERATE
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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.
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ORDINATIONS & INSTALLATIONS
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David Brumbaugh Installation
Sunday, November 18 ♦ 3PM
85 Heritage Dr ♦ Tallmadge
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Be sure to mark your calendar.
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Reconciling Faith and Politics
Saturday, October 6, 9AM-12PM
1235 Broad Blvd ♦ Cuyahoga Falls
Celebrating Abundance, Sowing Generosity
Saturday, October 13, 9AM-2:30PM
292 E Market St ♦ Akron
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Opiates-What is a Church to Do?
Saturday, October 20, 10AM-3PM
2951 Kent Rd ♦ Silver Lake
EOA/WRA Annual Meeting
Saturday, November 3, 8:30AM-2PM
47 Aurora St ♦ Hudson
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Associations Ministers' Schedules
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Here's where your Associations Ministers will be the next few Sundays.
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October 14
9AM
76 Bell St ♦ Chagrin Falls
October 21
8:15AM
217 E Liberty St ♦ Medina
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Nayiri Karjian
Associations General Minister
Gary Halstead
Interim Associations Associate Minister
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
Bob Richardson
Coach Coordinator
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 Associations, please send your article of 100 words or less in a paragraph by Tuesday noon to
support.center@eoawraucc.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 next to 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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