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EACC will hold its Maundy Thursday services at Plymouth Congregational UCC in Shaker Heights, with Good Friday services at University Circle United Methodist Church in Cleveland.
For Easter Sunday, the Rev. Curt Ackley, Western Reserve Association minister and executive, is asking each of the association's 80 member churches to send a group to join EACC members at First Church – and to bring their banners in a display of unity. "I told him there are 700 seats here," said Young. "He said they will all be filled."
As worshipers left the Palm Sunday service to gather in the fellowship hall downstairs, EACC member Al Parks approached a first-time EACC visitor. "Welcome," he said, extending his hand. "It's good to have you here. This was a very humbling service for us today. I hope you join us again."
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Euclid Avenue UCC update: 'Christ is our cornerstone'
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Holy Week Schedule REMINDER for University Circle United Methodist Church
"Sunrise" Service Outdoors or in the Chapel, 8-8:30am
Pancake Breakfast in the Great Hall, 8:30-10am*
Traditional Easter Service in the Sanctuary at 11am *Important Note: Since food needs to be ordered in advance for the Pancake Breakfast
reservations can not be accepted after Wednesday, March 31st (TOMORROW).
$3 Donation per person is requested, which may be turned in with your reservation
or given at the breakfast. To make reservations please call the UCUMC Church Office
at 216-421-1200 or email ask@onecoolgod.com with the number that will be attending.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
You're Invited to the 11:00AM Palm Sunday Service Tomorrow at University Circle United Methodist Church
Friday, March 26, 2010
ADDITIONAL PARKING Space NOW AVAILABLE at University Circle United Methodist Church
The Library parking lot has been approved and is ready for use this Sunday, March 28th - Palm Sunday. See the map below for location and be sure to print it out and keep it handy.
There are actually TWO LOTS AVAILABLE TO US; one behind the police station and one accessible off of Reserve Court. You can actually go into the alley next to the Library and behind the police station, into the Library lot. From there you can drive through the exit onto Reserve Court and then into the area marked on the map below as more parking. Both of these lots are University Circle, Inc. lots that UCUMC has worked out agreements to use. P.S. REMEMBER...you can also park on both sides of E. 107th by the Church and around the corner onto Parklane. You MUST NOT park in front of the Judson entrance, however.UPDATE: Euclid Avenue Congregational Church to Worship at First Church Next 2 Sundays
Dr. Chalker is excited to report that while many details need to be finalized and others put in process, the congregation of Euclid Avenue Congregational Church will be worshiping beginning this Sunday – Palm Sunday – at the First Church sacred space at East 30th and Euclid and Easter Sunday.
"It is one of the ways in which God makes a way out of no way that UCUMC can be of significant support and assistance in our community," said Dr. Chalker. Stay tuned as this story develops.
Items for Donation/Sale TOMORROW at First Church, East 30th & Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH
ORDER FORM for Equal Exchange Products from University Circle United Methodist Women
Here is an easy way to shop for coffee, tea, and other snacks while you help support several worthy causes. Orders may be placed by the 15th of the month for delivery on the second Sunday of the following month by submitting your order with payment to the church office. The Equal Exchange Fair Trade products are excellent quality goods that are produced by small farmer co-operatives all over the world. These farmers use sustainable methods that are environmentally friendly. Besides helping these farmers, the minimal profits that the UMW makes will go to support missions here in Cleveland and around the world.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Next Week: NOOMA Tomato... Have we missed out on how to truly live?
You're invited to our Young Adults Study at UCUMC!
And, don't forget... our class has been given a new home. We're now meeting in what is known as the Youth Room, up the stairs to the right of the Sanctuary. Just look for a bunch of comfy couches, and you'll be in the right place.
See you at 10:00 am this Sunday!
Tomato | 022 Rob Bell
We all get consumed with ourselves; sometimes we're not even aware of it. We learn from a young age that life is about winning and impressing. We pick up that our worth and value come from how good, how smart, and how skilled we are. So, we twist things in our favor, making us look like we have it all together. Every day we have the choice to prop up these false ideas about ourselves or to let go of them. Jesus invites these parts of us to die, the parts of us that tell us our worth comes from the things we say and do. Maybe it's only when we let these things die, that we truly begin to live.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Holy Week Schedule at University Circle UMC
Wednesday, March 31: No Lenten Classes
Maundy Thursday, April 1, Service in the Great Hall at 7:30pm
Good Friday, April 2, Service in the Sanctuary at 7:30pm
Easter Sunday, April 4:
"Sunrise" Service Outdoors or in the Chapel, 8-8:30am
Pancake Breakfast in the Great Hall, 8:30-10am
Traditional Easter Service in the Sanctuary at 11am
University Circle United Methodist Church Calendar for March-April 2010
3/21 Singing Children, 9:30am
Singing Children + Friends, Chapel/Upstairs music room, 10-10:15am
Young Adult NOOMA Study, 10am, Library
Liturgical Dance rehearsal, 10:15 youth (Great Hall), 12:30 adults (Sanctuary)
3/22 Workday at the First Church building, 10am-8pm - HELP NEEDED
3/22 AA Meeting, First Church building, noon
3/23 NO Finance Committee meeting
3/24 Lenten Classes, 12-12:45pm and 6-7:30pm (dinner at 5:30pm)
3/24 Gospel Choir rehearsal, Parlor, 6:15-7:45pm
3/25 Chancel Ringers rehearsal, Parlor, 6-7:15pm
3/25 No Chancel Choir rehearsal
3/27 Sale at First Church building, 9am-noon
3/28 Palm Sunday, Start of Holy Week
3/28 Singing Children, rehearse at 9:30 and sing in worship
3/28 Young Adult NOOMA Study, 10am, Library
3/28 Liturgical Dance rehearsal, 10:15 youth, 12:30 adults, dance in worship
3/29 AA Meeting, First Church building, noon
3/31 NO Lenten Classes
3/31 Gospel Choir rehearsal, Parlor, 6:15-7:45pm
April
4/1 Chancel Ringers rehearsal, Parlor, 6-7:15pm
4/1 Chancel Choir rehearsal, Parlor, 7-8:45pm
University Circle United Methodist Church Volunteer Needs - Get Involved TODAY!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Help clear out the First Church Building for new tenants and a SALE on Saturday, March 27th from 9am-12noon
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Next Week: NOOMA You... Have we missed the point of our faith?
Some of the central claims of the Christian faith are the source of many discussions and heated debates. But are we always debating the right things? Maybe some of our discussions would change significantly if we had more insight into the actual circumstances that surrounded the first people of the Christian movement--if we had a better understanding of the things they did in the context of the world they lived in. Maybe some of the claims of the Christian faith that we typically perceive to be unique aren't really that special at all. And at the same time, maybe we don't always put enough emphasis on the things that truly should matter in our lives.
Young Adults study: 10:00 am in the library across from the sanctuary... See you Sunday!Sunday, March 14, 2010
PICTURES: Charge Conference following worship today at University Circle United Methodist Church
2. To approve the Pastor's salary, which will remain unchanged from 2009.
3/14 UCUMC POSTLUDE: Sonata in B-flat major - Allegretto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Geoffrey Herd, violin; Zahari Metchkov, piano
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
University Circle United Methodist Church March Calendar
March:
3/14 Singing Children, 9:30am
Singing Children + Friends, Chapel/Upstairs music room, 10-10:15am
Young Adult NOOMA Study, 10am, Library
Liturgical Dance rehearsal, 10:15 youth (Great Hall), 12:30 adults (Sanctuary)
Cancelled: College-Age Luncheon, 12:15, Reception Room
Charge Conference following worship
3/17 Lenten Classes, 12-12:45pm and 6-7:30pm (dinner at 5:30pm)
3/17 Gospel Choir rehearsal, Parlor, 6:15-7:45pm
3/18 Chancel Ringers rehearsal, Parlor, 6-7:15pm
3/18 Chancel Choir rehearsal, Parlor, 7-8:45pm
3/19 Outlook delivery
3/21 Singing Children, 9:30
3/21 Young Adult NOOMA Study, 10am, Library
3/21 Liturgical Dance rehearsal, 10:15 youth, 12:30 adults
3/21 Singing Children + Friends, Chapel 10-10:15am
3/22 AA Meeting, First Church building, noon
3/23 NO Finance Committee meeting
3/24 Lenten Classes, 12-12:45pm and 6-7:30pm (dinner at 5:30pm)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Join UCUMC Young Adults for the International Film Festival March 27th!
Please join us at one of the highlights of the year in Cleveland—the International Film Festival at Tower City Cinemas!
We will be watching The Lottery, a documentary about four African American children whose parents have entered them in the lottery for acceptance into Harlem Success Academy, a highly esteemed charter school.
The screening on Saturday, March 27 at 1:50PM is followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker and local experts on the topic.
We will coordinate buying tickets, but they tend to sell out quickly, so please RSVP to Laureen and Willie Harbert (216-621-1529 or wharb1@yahoo.com) no later than Monday, March 15. Tickets are $10. We have a limited number of complimentary tickets. Please indicate when you RSVP if you’re in need of a complimentary ticket.
For more information about the Film Festival, go to www.ClevelandFilm.org.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Hot meal programs for homeless are stretched thin in East Cleveland
If you're hungry or homeless in East Cleveland, finding a free hot supper on a cold night isn't easy, especially at the beginning of the month.
"If it's the beginning of the month, you either go hungry or you have to travel," said Brian Davis, director of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless.
Davis said the end-of-the-month meal schedules evolved years ago to serve poor people running short on their monthly allotments of food stamps. But today, he said, poverty is much more pervasive, especially in places like East Cleveland.
Next Week: NOOMA Breathe... Do you breathe?
*TIME CHANGE* By popular demand, our Young Adults Study has moved to 10:00 am before worship in the Library. See you Sunday!
Breathe | 014 Rob Bell
With everything that we've got going on every day, how many of us ever think about our breathing, about the meaning of breathing? Yet, for thousands of years, people have understood that our physical breath is a picture of a deeper spiritual reality. In the Bible, the word for "breath" is the same as the word for "spirit." There's an inherent dilemma at the core of what makes us human. We've all been created in the image of God and possess immense power and strength. And at the same time, our lives are incredibly vulnerable and fragile. Maybe if we had more insight into the meaning of breathing, we would better understand how God created us as human beings.Julia Nielsen Bingman, M.Div.
Parish Associate for Young Adults, University Circle UMC
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
University Circle United Methodist Church March Calendar
March:
3/7 Women’s Sabbath, 9:30, Chapel Conference Room
Singing Children, 9:30
Singing Children + Friends, Chapel/Upstairs music room, 10-10:15am
Young Adult NOOMA Study, 10am, Library
Liturgical Dance rehearsal, 10:15 youth (Great Hall), 12:30 adults (Sanctuary)
Potluck following worship in the Great Hall - all are welcome!
3/8 Outlook, Deadline for article submission at noon!
3/9 Staff Meeting, 7pm, Reception Room
3/10 Lenten Classes, 12-12:45pm (lunch following) and 6-7:30pm (dinner at 5:30pm)
3/10 Trustee Meeting, 6pm, Reception Room
3/10 Gospel Choir rehearsal, Parlor, 6:15-7:45pm
3/11 Chancel Ringers rehearsal, Parlor, 6-7:15pm
3/11 Chancel Choir rehearsal, Parlor, 7-8:45pm
3/11 Parents of Murdered Children 6:30-7:30pm, Yoder Room
3/14 Daylight Savings Time Begins
3/14 Singing Children, 9:30
3/14 Young Adult NOOMA Study, 10am, Library
3/14 Liturgical Dance rehearsal, 10:15 youth, 12:30 adults, dance in worship
3/14 Singing Children + Friends, Chapel 10-10:15am
3/14 Cancelled: College-Age Luncheon, 12:15, Reception Room
3/14 Charge Conference following worship
Friday, March 5, 2010
University Circle United Methodist Church Easter Lily Order Form
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
RSVP: Lenten Study Opportunities at University Circle UMC Starting Weds., March 3rd at 12noon & 6pm
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