Week of August 15, 2019

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Pickle Ball

It's that time of year again - the time Ohioans can exercise outside without getting frostbite! So, like last year, we are sending Pickle Ball on summer vacation and encouraging people to get their exercise out of doors. We'll keep you informed as to when Pickle Ball will be starting back up.

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Movies with a Message

The September Movie with A Message is, Remember the Goal. It is rated PG and is the story of how a young female coach's unorthodox way of coaching an all girls cross-country team at a Christian school causes everyone to wonder about her tactics.The movie will be shown on Saturday, September 14th, at 6 pm. The movie, snacks, and drinks are free.

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Pursuit  Praise and Worship

The third Sunday of each month will be a time of worship and praise This takes place in the Sanctuary and will begin at 7 pm each month. Light refreshements will be served in the Cafe at 6:30 pm. Please feel free to invite friends from other churches to attend with you as this is open to all.

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Worship and Soaking Prayer

The next Worship and Soaking Prayer (held the last Saturday of each month) wil be Saturday, August 31st. Please join us from 7-8:30 pm  for a time of worship and prayer in the Dee Starcher Room off of the Fellowship Hall. All who seek the Lord are welcome. 

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International Service and Missions Meeting

There will be a Missions Meeting, led by Missions Pastor Dan Capps, in the Fellowship Hall after church on Sunday, September 29th. This will follow an international service with the New Hope Bhutanese-Nepali Church and Lampstand Global Mission joining in our service. Lunch will be available during the Missions Meeting.

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Sunday Morning Prayer Initiative

The Sunday Morning Prayer Initiative takes place every Sunday at 8:30 am upstairs, in the front of the building, in the prayer room.  All are encouraged to attend in fulfillment of the words of Jesus, "My house shall be a house of prayer", Mathew 21:13.

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 Men's Bible Study

Bob Struble leads a Men's Bible Study on Sunday mornings at 9:30 in the room at the far end of the Fellowship Hall. The nursery is not staffed during this time but opens at 10:20.

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Sunday Morning Women's Small Group

The Women's Bible Study, facilitated by Danielle Bedard, is meeting Sunday mornings at 9:30 in the Dee Starcher Room off of the Fellowship Hall. The nursery is not staffed during this time but opens at 10:20.
 

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HUB

Dinner at the HUB

HUB dinners are served twice a month, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday. This fellowship meal takes place from 5:30 - 6:00 pm. Everyone is invited to attend. There is always a need for table hosts, servers, and help with clean-up.   Dinners will be served on the following Wednesdays -  8/21, 9/4, 9/18, 10/2, 10/16, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4, 12/18. Please contact Chris Barto 330-603-9642 if you can help or just show up at the dinner.

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Community Vineyard Devotional Time

There will be a Community Vineyard Devotional Time in the Fellowship Hall the first and third Wednesday of each month from 6-6:30 pm.

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Harvest Food Pantry

The Harvest Food Pantry will  be conducting a grocery give away on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. The grocery giveaway takes place from 6:30-7:15 pm. on the following Wednesdays -   8/21, 9/4, 9/18, 10/2, 10/16, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4, 12/18.  Please contact Chris Barto 330-603-9642, if you can help or just show up in the Fellowship Hall.

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Ignite Student Ministry - Not meeting in August 2019

The Ignite Student Ministry, for those 6th through 12th grade, meets every Wednesday at 6pm. The first Wednesday of each month is First Wednesday Worship. Contact Rob Crites, Tiff Crites, or Laura Bair, our Youth Directors, for more information. robtiffcrites@sbcglobal.net.

Children's Church

Children's Church meets at 11:15 am in the Children's Wing which is located upstairs, over the Fellowship Hall, in the east end of the church.

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Shake Out Sunday

The next Shake Out Sunday will be August 25th during the service. Bring your missions bank, loose change, paper currency, or a check to "shake out" into the missions buckets which will be in the front of the church. All donations will be placed in the Short Term Mission fund.

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Announcements

If you have any announcements for Sunday morning or for the weekly email please call the church office, 330-928-5134, or send an email, pallen@cobc.org, by Wednesday at 10am.

Emergency Prayer Requests

If someone has an emergency prayer request to go out as a text, the best way to contact our Prayer Chain Coordinator Celeste Lazar is her home phone: 330-259-1476. She is usually home, but if not, leave a message and she'll send out the request as soon as she returns. She doesn't send out the texts from her cell phone, and uses it only when she isn't home, so any messages sent to her cell may not be received for many days. Also, please understand she must limit the number of words used in a text, so she may need to edit a message before sending it out. Celeste prefers that regular email prayer chain requests be sent to her prayer email address: momceleste@earthlink.net, but they can be given to her in person or called to her home phone.

Contributions

General Fund Contributions             Budget                    Actual 

Year to-date  2019                      $165,000.00            $159,982.00

August          2019                     $   22,000.00           $  12,907.00