February 28 - March 6, 2021
Worship Series - Again & Again

Weekly Scripture Readings:
Exodus 3:1-4 | Mark 8:31-9:8

Spiritual Practice 101 Video - Discipline of Fasting

Faith United posts worship at 8am Sundays via YouTube, Facebook, and our Website. Missed a week? Find it here. To give your offering electronically, use this link: Tithes & Offerings
Grab your coffee and morning snacks.
Join us for conversation and fellowship.

February 28, 2021
Topic: East Ohio Camp Ministry

Featured Guests:
Rev. Gary Jones, East Ohio Conference Director of Spiritual Formation
& Tallie Paz, Faith United's Summer Camp Coordinator 
Join us with this Zoom link, or watch live on our Facebook page.
Centering - A Service of Prayer and Presence

Join us for this Sunday's Centering Service, a socially-distant, 30-minute service of prayer and reflection with accompanying acoustic music. Attendance is limited to 20 households.

Follow this link to register. If registering online is difficult for you, call the church office at 330-499-6040 to ask Amanda or Sharyl to register you.
Ash Wednesday and Lent
Lent is a season of the Christian year when we focus on growing closer to God by remembering the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

May the worship experiences and resources available be meaningful ways for you to connect with God during this season of Lent:
  • Learn more about What Lent Is?
  • Lent Kits are available in the gathering area. These kits have materials and devotions for Lent and Easter for all ages, Again & Again Daily Devotion cards, a wooden ampersand ‘&’ symbol for our Lent worship series. Kits also have a window cling to remind us to carry the practices from The Walk into Lent.
  • Again & Again Lent Devotion Booklet. Limited print copies available.
  • Outdoor Community Lenten Prayer Wall - near the 9th Street circle drive. Write your prayers on the ribbon in your Lent kit or from the wall, then come weave them into our prayer wall.
  • Bishop Malone’s Lenten Scripture and Reflection Calendar
  • Learn more about Lent, Holy Week, and Easter at Faith United here.
On Palm Sunday we will bless Welcome Bags for Hartville Migrant Mission. We invite you to welcome Jesus by helping to provide items for these bags. To bless the bags on Palm Sunday, items need to be in by March 25, but will be collected until April 15. Financial donations can be made through March 30. For a full list of items to be included in the welcome bags, click here. Learn more about Hartville Migrant Mission and meet the Volunteer Coordinator during our March 21 Virtual Lobby.
There are many new studies starting in the next few weeks. Check out some below and check them all out on our Programs & Groups page.

Find the group for you and enjoy the time together with others.

Dive deeper into last week's Worship Engagement and Devotion.
Join us weekly at 6pm to experience Wednesday night like never before.

Not on Facebook? Don't worry.
You can still view at our Faith United Facebook page. Check out our latest WNL below.
Some Current & New Adult Small Group Opportunities

  • Awakening of Hope - Sundays 9:45am
  • Bible and Ecology - Mondays 6:30pm
  • Again & Again Visio Divina Art Study - 7pm March 3 & 17

For facilitator information, group descriptions, and additional groups, visit our Programs and Group Page. Groups meet via Zoom unless otherwise stated.
Love Your Neighbor Walk: A 5 week email study starting March 1 designed to delve into scripture and connect God's word to our social justice habits, particularly those dealing with issues of race, power, and leadership.
 
Receive 3 weekly emails with activities such as articles, music, podcasts or videos. Bi-weekly Zoom discussions on Sunday night will provide opportunities for discussion. To register: contact Pastor Jake, Kathy Schmucker, Teresa Purses, Pam Gable or Tom Strauch or join the group in Realm.
Available in the Gathering Area:
  • Upper Room Devotional March/April
  • Daily Bread March/April/May
Our Wednesday Night Youth Group will be starting our Lent series "Again & Again" starting this week.

If you have a student in 6-12 grade who would like to join, contact Amy Ferguson for the Zoom link.

Check out our Sunday Night Videos for our youth and anyone who wants to join - All are Welcome! Read more
Join us this Wednesday for Wonder Kid's Zoom Bible Study and Activity at 6:30pm!
Contact Kathy or Bethany for the zoom link.
Again & Again, Celebrate Wonder, and Black History Month activities guide children Nursery to 5th Grade and their families through Bible stories, creative experiences, and spiritual practices. Read more.

Check out last week's Sunday School Activities
East Ohio Summer Camps
Registration is now open!

Register early to save your spot. Faith United has camperships available to help kids go to camp. Visit Faith United’s Summer Camp Page or contact Kathy Schmucker more information. Learn about COVID-19 changes to East Ohio Summer Camps here.
How to Pick up Group Study Books:
  • Visit the table inside the Gathering Area on weekdays.
  • Sanitize hands, find your book, & complete the sign in sheet.
  • Leave suggested donations by cash/check in the envelope on the table, or pay via online giving, select 'book study' fund.
  • Do not let the book cost prohibit you from participating in a group. 
Resources to help enhance your viewing and using of Faith United's digital offerings can be found below.
Cokesbury is a great resource to purchase Bibles, devotionals, gifts and more! If you order from Cokesbury, please use this link. The church receives credit and a rebate from your purchase.
The Youth Mission Team takes orders year round for gift cards. A percentage of each order benefits the Youth Mission Fund.

Check out this listing of gift cards available. Email Amy Ferguson with your order & you will get your cards soon after. Simply send a check to the church or pay online here, select Youth Summer Mission Fund.
As of Thursday, February 25, Stark County is in Red Level status.
Calendar events are subject to change or cancel based on status level.
In General, the church building is closed, but Centering will continue as scheduled.
Sunday, February 28
8am Worship by Wire Available
9am-9:30am Virtual Lobby by Zoom
9:45am-10:45am Awakening of Hope Study (Zoom)
10:30am-11am Centering - A Service of Prayer and Presence (Sanctuary)
All Day Sewing for Missions Fabric Pick Up (Gathering Area)

Monday, March 1
All Day Sewing for Missions Fabric Pick Up (Gathering Area)
2pm-3pm Love Your Neighbor Walk Emails Begin
2:30pm-3:30pm Men's Emmaus Accountability Group (Zoom)
6:30pm-7:30pm Bible and Ecology - Faith & Environment Study (Zoom)

Tuesday, March 2
All Day Sewing for Missions Fabric Pick Up (Gathering Area)
6:30pm-7:30pm "Entering the Passion of Jesus" Study - Bell/Schillings (Zoom)
6:30pm-8pm Ministry Council (Zoom)

Wednesday, March 3
All Day Sewing for Missions Fabric Pick Up (Gathering Area)
9am-10:30am "Living Love When We Disagree" Women's Study (Zoom)
6pm-6:30pm Wednesday Night Live (Zoom, Facebook Live)
6:30pm-7pm Kid's Zoom
6:30pm-7:30pm Wednesday Night Youth (Zoom)
7pm-8pm Again & Again Visio Divina Art Study (Zoom)

Thursday, March 4
All Day Sewing for Missions Fabric Pick Up (Gathering Area)
5pm-6pm Unity Challenge Planning Team (Zoom)

Friday, March 5
All Day Sewing for Missions Fabric Pick Up (Gathering Area)
10pm-4pm Worship by Wire Recording (Sanctuary)
1pm-2pm Theology for Our Times (Zoom)
2:30pm-3:30pm Women's Emmaus Accountability- Luikart (Zoom)

Saturday, March 6
7am-8am "Barnstorming Ohio" Men's Life Study (Zoom)

Calendar Snapshot - View more at myfaithunited.org/calendar