Weekly News Broadcast

April 3, 2024

April Newsletter Info

Annual Meeting Minutes

Consistory Minutes: March

Treasurer's Report: February

Elders Minutes: February

Printable April calendar

“Hymn of Promise”

A lovely song to welcome spring

and to remember

God brings Resurrection to us all

Dear Friends,

I love “Hymn of Promise” (“In The Bulb There is a Flower”) by Natalie Sleeth. It so captures the seasons of Easter and Spring...

Member spotlight: Sue Harris

By: Art Holden

Sue Harris was raised Catholic, but a string of events led her to Emanuel High Church.

Harris got married and moved to Bedford, southeast of Cleveland, where she began raising her two children, a boy and a girl...

Lunch & Learn: Thursdays at noon through mid-May. The next video on April 4 is How Scholars Study Psalms. Please sign up in the narthex if you plan to attend and/or provide soup.

Healing Service – April 7 following worship. Rev. Tom will be guest preaching.

Eclipse Watch Party – April 8 2:30-4PM. Join us for fun and fellowship as we gather outside for this special event! Bring an outdoor chair. We will have activities for kids including making bouncing balls and galaxy jars. Cookies and punch will be served. We have 30 pairs of eclipse glasses (first come, first served). Please sign up in the narthex.

New members, David & Martha Loar and Tim Kerns, will be joining the church on April 14. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact Pastor Gaye.

Second Sunday Social – April 14. Thank you to the Sammons and Barner families for hosting.

Summer acolyte schedule for June through August 2024 will be available shortly. Please email the office by April 14 if you have any Sundays that will not work for your family.

Trinity UCC Wadsworth Concert Series presents violinist Kayla Bryan & pianist Philippe Gagné on April 14 at 4PM. Admission is free.

Concert Flyer

Bible Study: Tuesdays at noon. Bring your lunch or snack and discuss the upcoming Sunday’s scripture lessons. This is a drop-in event. No sign up or prep required. See Pastor Gaye for more info.

Quilting frame – Please see Debbie Steele if you were the person that spoke with her about giving one. If you still have the quilting frame, she has a home for it. Thank you so much.

Thank you for the Valentines I received. Your thoughtfulness and kindness are appreciated. Grateful, Lucy Rich

Missions will be Zoom meeting on April 10 at 7PM.

Zoom link

Earth Day Sunday – April 21. Rev. David Loar will be preaching about bees. Please sign up in the narthex for the meal following worship and what food you can provide to share. We will be offering a walk in Silver Creek Metro Park and might be doing grounds clean up at the church depending on the bloom cycle of the plants.

Yard Sale Donations: While you are spring cleaning, please keep in mind that we will be happy to take your unwanted treasures for our yard sale in September! If you don't have room to store them, you may bring them to church and put them in the large Sunday School room at the bottom of the stairs (after the Christmas Village is taken down). Please pack in boxes, with lids, and do not stack next to the wall. If you need assistance, please contact the church office or Jean Holden. Thank you for your donations. The money we raise is a great help to our mission work during the year.

Plastic bags – We are still collecting plastic bags to be made into a sleeping mat for an unhoused person.

Emanuel Blessing Box

Current Needs:

Dental floss, Shampoo ,Band-aids, Juice boxes, Instant Coffee, Spaghetti O's, Spaghetti, Soup, Ketchup, Mustard, Canned chicken

You may put items in the box anytime, it is open 24/7,

drop off at the church Tuesday-Thursday 9 am-1 pm,

or Sunday morning during worship. Thank you for continuing to bless our community.

Blessing Box Donation Items

Our PayPal Giving Fund website: CLICK HERE

There are also links on our website and broadcast email and a QR code in your bulletin. For your convenience, you can also “Set as a favorite charity” to have our link show up on your PayPal homepage.

We have chosen to funnel our online donations through the PayPal Giving Fund, a 501(c)(3) charity. Using this fund, PayPal covers all transaction fees. PayPal Giving Fund will send you a tax receipt after each donation since they are receiving the donation and then sending the money to Emanuel. Emanuel will also keep track of your giving and send a year-end statement. Please make sure to select “Share my name and email with this charity.” above the donate button. This is the only way Emanuel can record your giving; otherwise it will register as an anonymous donation.

Other ways to tithe if you are able:

Create a “Bill Pay” to the church through your online banking. Select “Add a Payee” (or similar wording based on your bank) and type in Emanuel United Church of Christ. Follow prompts to enter the church address: 16 Eastern Rd. Doylestown, OH 44230. You may have the option to add a memo if you choose. Once the church is created as a “Payee”, you can “pay” the church as you would any other bill pay. We receive a check from your bank.
Sunday offering is collected during worship.
Mail your donation to the church address or drop it off during office hours. For security reasons, please put your offering envelope inside another envelope if you leave it in the mailbox.

April Schedule

Liturgist

7: Julie Weyand

14: Greg Foster

21: Bonnie Kurtz

28: Dave Poetter

Acolyte

7: James Ulmer

14: Aliyah Fischer

21: Nora Miller

28: Avonlea Cotton

Door Monitor

7: Dave Poetter

14: Val Cordray

21: Kenny Sutton

28: Mike Weyand

Card Ministers

1-15: Betsy Rawlins

16-30: Kristen Robison

Emanuel News

Consistory will be Zoom meeting on April 9 at 7PM.

Elders will be Zoom meeting on April 23 at 7PM.

May Newsletter Deadline: April 28

Graduate Recognition: Please contact the office by May 14 if your child is graduating from high school or college this school year. We will be honoring graduates on June 9.

Latest church news:

Roger

John

Ralph

Jean

Kathy

Lois

Lucy

Minor family

Jim

Gloria

Tim

Kim

Michele

Peter

Kenny

Family of Norma Good (relative of Lucy Rich)

Family of JT Tanner (relative of Lucy Rich)

The Stein family for the loss of Frank and June

Prayer of Praise for Micah Sutton’s 17th birthday

Sally Minor passed away March 20, 2024. Her funeral was March 25. Thank you to all who attended and provided the lunch. Cards may be sent to her family c/o: Randy Minor, 15383 Mt. Eaton Rd. Rittman OH 44270.

Sally was the cousin of Kenny Rich and the late Ed Rich. Their mothers, Beulah Hoch and Margaret Rich, were sisters. Beulah was a member of Emanuel for a short time. Thank you for your sympathy. – Lucy & Peter Rich

Obituary