Youth Sledding!

31 children, youth and adults beat the cold and had a great time sledding at the Clover Beach hill on Sunday, January 19th. Hot chocolate and goodies were had, along with loads of fun. We found that it was a lot warmer at the bottom of the hill!

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Adopt-a-Pet service day

All of the animals and the Adopt-a-Pet personnel thank the 15 volunteers from our church who rolled up their sleeves and tackled assigned tasks on a snowy, cold Saturday, January 25!  About half of the volunteers socialized the cats and dogs.  The other half did any other jobs suggested by...

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Souper Bowl of Caring

The Souper Bowl of Caring is less than a month away.You can donate online now until Feb. 2 by going to www.yougivegoods.com/YouthMakingADifference. All online proceeds will benefit the North End Soup Kitchen. On Feb. 2, the youth will be on hand after both worship services to receive food and monetary...

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Wednesday Night Live – “Movin’ On”

The Bible speaks to a church in transition.  From now until we have a successor to Pastor Dale there will be a lot of questions.  Many questions will be about what we should do.  As we begin to think about the questions—and the answers—with the leadership of our Interim Pastor,...

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Dale Swihart’s Retirement Party

After 18 years of service and 40 years of ministry, dignitaries, colleagues, friends and family gathered in fellowship hall of Saturday, December 28, to express their appreciation.  We filled fellowship hall with lots of people, memories and love!  The open house format allowed individuals to talk with Dale as well...

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Carpenter’s Corner Parables of the Kingdom Rotation

The “Parables of the Kingdom” rotation runs January 5 – February 2. The children will learn that Jesus taught his disciples about God’s Word and Kingdom using parables. Today, we can gain a better understanding of God’s world through these stories. Seek first the Kingdom of God and everything else...

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Christmas Eve Pageant Rehearsal

Here are a few pics from the last Pageant rehearsal on the day after the big ice storm! The children, youth and adult participants and helpers did a great job 🙂  Please join us for worship on Christmas Eve at 5pm to experience the meaning of this wonder-full story!

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Youth Christmas Party

21 youth enjoyed sweets and treats at the youth group Christmas Party! We played games, watched a movie and had an Ugly Sweater contest. Winners are: 1st place – D’Onte. 2nd place – Keira, and 3rd place-Lindsey.

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Salvation Army Bell Ringing

On a cold and wintery day, our members shared their Christmas Joy with the community and helped the Salvation Army raise some money so that more local families could enjoy Christmas.  Our members smiled, sang Christmas carols and greeted shoppers at VG’s on Silver Lake Parkway as well as at...

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Congo Water Project Complete!

THANKS to the efforts of our congregation and the other churches within our Presbytery, we have raised the $13,000 needed to provide 3 cisterns for the City of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  The check will be sent to Presbyterian World Mission who will then make it...

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