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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - EGYPT
** REGISTER TODAY **
Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace
Monday – Thursday, August 9th
- 12th
: 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM
Registration forms can be found
throughout the church
OUTDOOR WORSHIP &
ALL CHURCH PICNIC
Sunday, August 15th
Worship & Fellowship Committees would
like you to join us on August 15th at 11:15 am for our annual outdoor
Worship and all church picnic.
This year we will worship and picnic at
Silver Springs Park in Stow, where we
have reserved the Oak Tree Shelter.
You enter Silver Springs Park located at
5027 Stow Rd. and should follow the park
road all the way to the end. The
Oak Tree shelter is located at the end
of the park road. Please bring a
chair with you for worship; and
tableware, your own beverages and a dish
to share for the picnic following.
Directions and maps will be available in
the church office starting this Sunday,
August 1st,
please feel free to grab them in the
next couple weeks if need be. See
you there!!!!
ALL CHURCH RETREAT
Friday - Sunday; September 3 - 5
Mark your calendars for Friday - Sunday,
September 3-5 for our All Church Retreat
at Joseph Badger Meadows, aka JBM.
Our theme for the retreat is “Created to
be Related” based on Psalm 133.
Rachel Nunez will be our leader.
There will be activities for all ages.
You’ll find the blue brochure &
registration form all around the church
and in office.
UPC GUEST SPEAKERS:
August 1 - Kristin Stroble
August 8 - Youth Mission Trip Team tell
of their experiences
August 22 - Sarah Mariani shares about
her mission trip to Costa Rica
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Sunday, August 22 @ 10:50 A.M.
in the sanctuary for the sole purpose
of electing an Elder.
SPRINGTIME OF HOPE
Friday’s, August 13th & 27th
How many old towels do you need sitting
in your basement waiting for you to wash
the car or the dog??? How about
donating those old towels (or new ones!)
to Springtime of Hope. We are in
dire need of towels and washcloths.
We also desperately need shorts, tank
tops and t-shirts. Also we would
gladly take any flip flops, sandals or
tennis shoes lying around collecting
dust at your house! Springtime of
Hope is an organization to minister to
the physical, emotional and spiritual
needs of the less fortunate in the
Akron/Barberton area. Every Friday
night we serve a hot meal to over 100
people and every 2nd and 4th Friday of
the month we distribute toiletries,
clothing, shoes, coats, tents, sleeping
bags, etc. If anyone would like to
volunteer their time to help distribute,
sort clothing or just talk to the people
please call Penny or Paul Young for more
information call 330-922-5777 or
330-808-5132. Thank you so much
for your continued support.
FREE SOUP LUNCH
Saturday, August 14th
Please join us for the next free soup
lunch on August 14th from 11:30 am till
12:30 pm in the fellowship Hall.
The Deacons will be hosting the lunch.
Everyone is invited to attend.
GOD SIGHTINGS DISCUSSION
GROUP
** NEW DATES ~ Saturdays, August 7th &
21st **
The group will meet at 9:00 am at the
home of John & Janice Smith on August
7th. If you would like to host the
meeting on Saturday, August 21st,
let Mike Simms know. When
volleyball is over, meetings will go
back to Monday evenings.
PANTRY SCHOOL SUPPLIES
The Pantry is again collecting school
supplies to be distributed to our Pantry
children. We will be collecting
wide ruled loose notebook paper, pens,
rulers, pencils, folders with pockets,
colored pencils, washable markers, glue
sticks, scissors, 3-ring binders,
Purell, gallon size zip lock baggies,
boxes of Kleenex, black dry erase
markers and Book bags too! A chart
showing what is needed will be hung
outside the office. Please help us
by purchasing one or more of the needed
items and bring into the Pantry between
now and August 15. Thank you for
your continued support.
PANTRY PACKING & DISTRIBUTION
Friday, August 20 @ 6:00 pm &
Saturday, August 21 @ 9:00 am
(One week early - to distribute school
supply’s)
If you are able to come on Friday to
help pack up the food and school
supplies on Friday at 6:00 pm, that
would be GREAT! Saturday morning
hands are also welcome. Thank
you!!!!
The August item of the month is… TOILET
PAPER!
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Wednesday, August 25th
In August the group will meet only on
the last Wednesday of the month.
In September the meetings will go back
to every Wednesday when WNA starts up
again (September 15). All meetings
begin at 6:00 pm. All skill levels
are welcome - knit or crochet, you pick!
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Before you know it, it will be time to
fill shoeboxes to be sent around the
world to children who will receive
nothing else for Christmas. We
have tried to make it a practice here at
UPC to fill the boxes full. Some
of the things we put in every box are:
crayons, pencils, pencil sharpeners,
pens, erasers, small notebooks, and
markers or colored pencils. With
all the back to school sales, they are
our featured items for the month of
August. Please put them in a bag
marked “shoeboxes” and place them in the
church office or outside of Marilyn’s
office.
YOUTH GROUP FELLOWSHIP
Begins Sunday, September 12th @ 7:00 pm
If you are in Junior or Senior High,
mark your calendars for September 12th
at 7:00 pm for our kick off meeting of
the year. Through the school year
we will have meetings that incorporate
study, service and fun. We will
also offer retreats, special events,
mission projects and other activities.
Join us for fun, fellowship, service,
learning and growth. Friends are
welcome. Our rolls are small in
the junior high, so if know of students
in 6th
- 8th
grade who do not have a youth
fellowship, invite them to ours.
We want to offer a quality program, but
this age likes to have numbers.
Help us to grow our group.
CATHEDRAL & HAND BELL CHOIRS
Begins Thursday, September 2nd
Our church is always looking for new
members to join our ensembles. The
Cathedral choir has recently taken
second place in the 'Northeast Ohio
Choral Competition for Houses of
Worship' through radio station 104.9
WCLV. The hand bell ensemble has
evolved to 14 members and performs full,
5-6 octave repertoire about 8 times
during the liturgical year. Hand
bells meet on Thursday evenings from
6:30 - 7:30. Choir will meet from
7:30 - 9:00 also on Thursdays.
Rehearsals for both ensembles will begin
on Thursday, September 2nd in the
sanctuary. Hope to see you there.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALIVE
Begins on Wednesday, September 15th
Watch for the WNA brochure and
registration form. This session
promises something for everyone.
As in the past, you will have choices
both before and after dinner.
Remember to sign up early so that we can
plan our curriculum and meals.
Please feel free to invite your family
and friends, as this is a great way to
get to know everyone in the congregation
in an informal setting.
WHO’S NOT MEETING?
These Committees and/or
Groups
will NOT meet in August:
RISE Project, next meeting 9-11
D.M.A., next meeting 9-16
Men’s Breakfast, next meeting 9-18
Ladies Brown Bag Lunch, next meeting
9-18
Ruth Circle, next meeting 9-27
** RALLY DAY **
INVITE A FRIEND TO CHURCH
SEPTEMBER 12th
ROUNDING OUT THE GOLF SEASON
We have just 2 Sundays left;
August 8 - Brookledge Course and August
15 - Raccoon Hills Course.
It’s been a great time and we look
forwarding to doing it again next year!
VOLLEYBALLS ABOUT OVER
Plan to play or cheer on Mondayindex.htm 16th! We won’t be playing
on Monday the 9th due to VBS.
We’ve had a blast and great fellowship.
Till next year…
PRAYERLAB
Tuesday’s at 7:00 PM
Please come to the sanctuary and pray
with us for others and ourselves.
The power of prayer is awesome.
Everyone is invited.
RESURRECTION NIGHT
Saturday’s at 7:00 PM
A Young Adult Worship Venue through the
Summer
Resurrection
Night is a safe place of worship led by
young adults. It is an opportunity
to experience the life-shaping,
life-changing forces of God’s Holy
Spirit. Resurrection Night is
every Saturday night beginning from 7:00
– 9:00 p.m. in the Lietman Chapel
(across the hall from the Church
Office). This is an open group.
EQUAL EXCHANGE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE
Equal Exchange Coffee, Tea, Hot
Chocolate, and Candy Bars are available
for purchase. See Kathy Craddock,
Marilyn Stroble or the church office if
interested. Custom orders will be
placed monthly. This is a great
way to support fair trade and enjoy some
very good products!
STAMPS FOR MISSION
You can do mission work without leaving
home. All cancelled or
un-cancelled US commemorative stamps
(any size) are acceptable. Please
cut 1/4” around the stamp. If even
1 perforation is missing, the stamp is
of no value. In 2009 over $8,000.
was sent to the Congo through stamp
collections. There’s a box located
behind the door in the office for you to
place your stamps. Thanks, Margie
Laria
Linda’s taking off the
following Monday’s as vacation:
August 23, 30, Sept. 13,
20, 27 & October 4, 11, 18 & 25
Office will be closed on
Labor Day Monday, Sept. 6
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