It says that the angels came to care for Jesus after his 40 days of temptation in the wilderness. I suspect a lot of us would like to have angels come to care for us. Where are they?
The weather this winter has clearly worn down a lot of us. Join us on Sundays for 20 minutes ofcentering prayer which provides a powerful restoration. This Sunday, March 13th we will gather at 8:45 am in the Northeast Room near the main restrooms.
May you servants of Christ receive the gift of heaven!
Grace and peace,
David
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THE TREES
What's happened to the trees in front of our bldg along Market Street?! They were taken down. The power company really mangled them last year when they went through to cut space for the power lines. They are required by law simply to cut back for the lines and not to shape. But due to the large size of the trees and the length of time since they were pruned for the power lines, there was no way to reshape them in an appealing way. We do plan to do new plantings over the next year.
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FAMILY PROMISE HOSTING WEEK MARCH 13-20
We need people to help with meals, early evening visiting/hosting with the families, and staying overnight on Sun March 13 and Sat March 19. We need van drivers every day of the week at 7:30 am and 5:00 pm. We need folks to help set up this Sunday and to take down and the load the truck with the beds on the 20th. reply to office@fairlawnwest.org An updated schedule of the week is available online
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TETELESTAI
This musical drama of the events of Holy Week will be hosted by us on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, April 21 & 22. It will be the end of a 6 week run done by the cast all over northern Ohio. We expect the sanctuary to be full both evenings. If you are called to help serve Christ's body in promoting and/or hosting this, please reply to office@fairlawnwest.org Tetelestai home page
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ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING
We will receive this special offering on Sunday, April 3. Right now funds from last year's offering are being used in Japan and across the Pacific in response to the earthquake and tsunami. Funds continue to be used in West Virginia from flooding a few years ago and along the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Katrina among other settings. For updates on the catasrophes and efforts to recover visit Church World Service. For more info on the United Church of Christ OGHS
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MARCH IS DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH
Debbie Eisinger provided us with the link to a good web site with info about Disability Awareness Month. Visit www.r-word.org
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ROD FLAUHAUS HAS NEW PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS AND ONLINE PICTURES AVAILABLE
Rod has played often in our BASIC Band on Sundays. He is started this new business and you see more at www.rodflauhausphotography.com
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RENOVARE - SPIRITUAL TOOLS FOR LENT
The observance of Lent is not possible alone. It must be entered into very intentionally which is what Ash Wednesday offers us as a community. Renovare is a wonderful site that offers great assistance in practicing a disciplined spiritual life. It is an asset for Lent.www.renovare.us It was interesting to see later on the evening of Ash Wednesday on tv Digger Phelps former Notre Dame basketball coach and longtime commentator on ESPN being part of the NCAA basketball coverage, and still having on his forehead the cross of ashes. This created quite a stir across the internet with a number of younger basketball fans asking what that was. It led to sharing by a number of others.
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PRESCHOOL HIRES CONSULTANT
The Preschool Board (Dee Ghinder, Mary Austin, Martha Loar) have hired Janet Black as a consultant for 10 weeks to help the school to center its curriculum around the core values and bedrock beliefs of Fairlawn West. Janet presented an initial proposal with observations about the present curriculum and atmosphere of the school. She will be working with the staff and teachers directly in this process. This has been an intentional goal of the Board for a number of years.
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ANNUAL AKRON AREA INTERFAITH DINNER
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Road, Fairlawn, OH, Across from Summit Mall. Featured Speaker: Mr. Daniel Flowers. President and CEO of The Akron Canton Regional Foodbank and also 2011 AAIC Award Recipient
Dinner $15 - reservations are required
Reservations due by March 15. For more information:
Please contact Susan Davis at 330-329-5132 or Susie@susanydavis.net
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SHANE CLAIBORNE SPEAKS AT MALONE UNIVERSITY
Shane Claiborne one of the founders of the New Monasticism movement around the world and a leader in helping Christian to simplify their life, will be speaking at Malone Univ on Civil Disobedience: Should Christians Break the Law at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, March 22 at 7:00 pm in the Johnson Center.
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PRAYER GATHERINGS
The Praise to God and Prayer for Others gatherings are on all but the 1st Sunday of the month following this worship service in the Northeast Room. This is an important part of our mission to pray for others.
The Centering Prayer gathering is the 1st Sunday of the month in the Northeast Room after the worship service and the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at 8:45 am.. The prayer time is 20 minutes. For more info on centering prayer, find the brochure in the front lobby. Please join this group when you can.
12 Step Recovery Groups
Meetings for Alcoholics Anonymous, Emotions Anonymous, and Sexaholics Anonymous meet regularly in our building. Check the bulletin board in the main hallway for more information.
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Fairlawn West United Church of Christ
2095 West Market Street, Akron, OH 44313
330-864-2179 (this number has been down for a number of weeks and is still not working, but the phone company said they "will get to it." Call Alison Oswald our secretary 330-612-2642 or Pastor David Loar at 330-760-7169 until the church lines are fixed.
