April 4 - April 10, 2021
Worship Series - Again & Again

Weekly Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 25:6-9 | Mark 16:1-8

Spiritual Practice 101 Video - Resurrection Eggs

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
Lent and Easter
Holy Week Services and Activities:
  • Stations of the Cross Prayer Walk on Church Grounds through Easter Monday
  • Run 2 Resurrection Nonperishable Food Drive April 3 9am-12pm
  • Prerecorded Easter Service Available April 4
  • Outdoor Easter Sunrise Service April 4 7am
  • Run 2 Resurrection Taggarts Ice Cream Fundraiser April 6

Holy Week Resources:
  • Outdoor Community Lenten Prayer Wall on Church Lawn
  • Again & Again Lent Devotion Booklet. Limited print copies available.
  • Lent Kits available with Holy Week reflections, Easter Activities, a Resurrection Set and recipes.
  • Bishop Malone’s Lenten Scripture and Reflection Calendar
Learn more about Lent, Holy Week and Easter at Faith United here.

Watch Previous Holy Week Services:
An Illustrated Resurrection Set is convenient to add on to your Easter plans or use as an easy stand-alone craft.

Click the image on the left to download and print. Simply add color to the pieces of your set and have some conversation about each of the characters and their roles in the resurrection story as you work.
Centering - A Service of Prayer and Presence

Join us for a socially-distant, 30-minute service this Sunday 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.
Special, Called, Charge Conference - April 6, 6:30pm

There will be a special, called, Charge Conference for the purpose of voting on Lauren Coleman and Sandy Vaughn to serve as lay members of the Annual Conference from Faith United. The Charge Conference will be by Zoom , and all members are welcome to attend. Only Church Board members are eligible to vote. 
The Zoom link is here. Meeting ID: 884 1645 4315 Passcode: 779996
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

  • Minor Prophets Monday Night Study - 6:30pm Starting April 5
  • Fierce: Women of the Bible Who Changed the World - Tuesday Women's Group 6pm Starting April 6
  • Words of Life: Jesus and the Promise of the 10 Commandments Today - 9am Wednesdays
  • Love Your Neighbor Walk Email Study
  • Book Discussion - Dolly Parton Songteller April 29

For facilitator information, group descriptions, and additional groups, visit our Programs and Group Page. Groups meet via Zoom unless otherwise stated.
Our Wednesday Night Youth Group is continuing our Lent series "Again & Again" this week. If you have a student in 6-12 grade who would like to join, contact Amy Ferguson or Emily Jacobs for the Zoom link.

Check out our Sunday Night Videos for youth or anyone who wants to watch - All are Welcome! Read more
Again & Again, and Celebrate Wonder activities guide kid Nursery to 5th Grade and their families through Bible stories, creative experiences, and spiritual practices. Read more.

Our next kid's zoom is April 14.

Check out last week's Sunday School Activities
Register for Summer Camp!
 
Check out programs, register and learn about COVID-19 changes here.

Faith United has camperships available to help you attend camp. Visit Faith United’s Summer Camp Page for details. 
Faith United College Scholarships

Faith Church Scholarship Applications will be available on the church website homepage (myfaithunited.org) beginning April 6th. Scholarships are for graduating seniors and post high students. Deadline to return completed applications and sealed transcripts to the church office is noon on Sunday April 25, 2021. Questions – contact Beth Miller, Scholarship Coordinator.
Good News from Paraguay:

We seldom know what happens to students we sponsor once they leave school. We now know about one of our students. We sponsored Montserrat from preschool through high school. She was almost removed from school in 3rd grade because she did not talk and had trouble with her assignments. Her teacher shared about God and how God could help people overcome their weaknesses. Her classmates prayed every day for her, with one child becoming her voice. Montserrat overcome her shyness and began to shine. 

The sad-faced little girl whose photo we displayed is now a confident bright-faced young woman who has just completed her university studies. She is qualified to teach early childhood and elementary education. What a wonderful story! Your contributions to our Pennies for Paraguay fund made this success possible. Thank you! 

We are now in our 20th year of supporting students in Paraguay, and are currently gathering funds for the 2022 school year in order to support the dreams of even more youth. Thank you for your support!
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.
Order gift cards year round from the Youth Mission Team.
A percentage of your order benefits the Youth Mission Fund.

Check this listing of available gift cards. Email Amy Ferguson your order. She will have information on payments and receiving cards.
*This is temporarily paused as Amy recovers from surgery.
Resources to help enhance your viewing and using of Faith United's digital offerings can be found below.
As of Thursday, March 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, April 4
7am Easter Sunday Service Available
7am-7:30am Sunrise Service (Church Parking Lot)
9am-8pm Stations of the Cross Prayer Walk-Church Grounds
10:30am-11:30am Centering (Sanctuary)

Monday, April 5
9am-8pm Stations of the Cross Prayer Walk-Church Grounds
2:30pm-3:30pm Men's Emmaus Accountability Group (Zoom)
6:30pm-7:30pm The Minor Prophets Bible Study (Zoom)

Tuesday, April 6
11am-8pm Taggart's Fundraiser for Run 2 Resurrection
6:30pm-7:30pm Fierce: Women of the Bible (Zoom)
6:30pm-8pm Church Board/Ministry Council (Zoom)

Wednesday, April 7
9am-10:30am "Words of Life" Women's Study (Zoom)
6pm-6:30pm Wednesday Night Live (Zoom, Facebook Live)
6:30pm-7:30pm Wednesday Night Youth (Zoom)
6:30pm-8pm Sewing for Missions (Zoom)

Thursday, April 8
5pm-6pm Unity Challenge Planning Team (Zoom)
6:30pm-7:30pm Faith & Environment (Zoom)

Friday, April 9
10pm-4pm Worship by Wire Recording (Sanctuary)
1pm-2pm Theology for Our Times (Zoom)
2:30pm-3:30pm Women's Emmaus Accountability- Luikart (Zoom)

Calendar Snapshot - View more at myfaithunited.org/calendar