Chat - 4/6/18

It is our pleasure to welcome Association Minister, Rev. Nayiri Karjian, to Christ Church this Sunday, April 8.  All are invited to meet with Rev. Karjian during the 9:00 Sunday School hour, to get to know her and ask any question about what her vision for the EOA/WRA is.  Following worship, coffee hour will be held in the Gathering Area.  Home Communion will be delivered at 1:00.  Youth Fellowship will meet in the parking lot at 6:00 p.m. to carpool to see the movie, "God's Not Dead 3."  Let Lisa know if you will be attending by Sunday morning so she can purchase tickets.

Consistory will meet at 7:00 p.m.

The Green Team has a meeting scheduled for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

The Bell Choir rehearses at 6:30, Women's Choir at 7:30, and Chancel Choir at 8:00 on Wednesday night.  The Pastoral Relations Committee will also meet at 6:30 p.m.

Tea Party tickets can be purchased before or after worship in the Gathering Area this Sunday, so make plans to spend Saturday, April 21, sipping tea and partaking in dainty finger foods in our Fellowship Hall/English Garden with your friends.

Saturday, April 14, the Spring Gathering of the Intentional Caring Unit is will take place at 9:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.  This year our program will include information on nutrition and what we as ICU partners should look for as we make contact with those whom we call or visit.   Our own Julie Finney, Nutrition Manager at Mercy Medical Center, a Ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System will be our presenter.  Our program will also include information on safety in the home, hazards to be avoided.  This by our own Pat Saurer, RN.  You need not be a member of the ICU to attend this gathering.  All are welcome!

A number of people have asked about our church profile for the search process.  It is a public document posted on the UCC website under “Ministry Opportunities.”  The direct link is:http://oppsearch.ucc.org/web/fastdetails.aspx?id=2968&KeepThis=false&TB_iframe=true&height=&width=  It is 40 pages long, and includes some essays in response to prompts about our congregation, and a LOT of demographic data on the congregation and our community.