Altar flowers are given by Steve & Karen Gerber in honor of Ron & Nancy Lechner’s 58th Anniversary

Announcements: Steve Gerber (Treasurer)

Head Usher: Larry Bates Ushers: Jennifer, William & Derek Schumacher Worship Musician: Holly Lake Worship Reader: Jeff Dafler Fellowship Hour: Karen Gerber Sunday School: Elizabeth Whitaker

*Sunday Schedule:

9:15 am Adult Discussion Groups 10:30 am Updates in the Life/Work of the Church 10:30 am Worship 10:30 am Sunday School (Children dismissed from worship) Post Worship Fellowship Hour

*Wednesday Schedule:

6:00 pm Bible Study 7:15 pm Staff Meeting

*Tuesday Schedule:

10:00 am Staff Meeting

Worship Attendance for Sunday, February 4: 70

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

11 Officer Installation Service

Sunday Schedule*

Kids Chorus singing in worship

1:00 pm Escape Room Downtown

12 6:00 pm

Community Youth Forum

13 Tuesday

Schedule*

14 7:00 pm

Ash Wednesday

Service

15 10:00 am T.O.P.S.

7:00 pm Finance/Stewardship Mtg.

8:00 pm Spiritual Life Mtg.

16 17 9:00 am

Eat Right for Life

18 Sunday Schedule*

19 Newsletter Deadline

20 Tuesday

Schedule*

12:00 pm Golden Charms

6:00 pm Spiritual Life cleaning

out two downstairs classrooms

21 Wednesday Schedule*

22 10:00 am T.O.P.S.

4:30 pm Family Living Center

Dinner

7:00 pm Theology on Tap

23 24 9:00 am

Eat Right for Life

weekly February 11, 2018

Pastor Will is on vacation Thurs, Feb 15 (evening) thru

Sat, Feb 17 (morning)

EAT RIGHT FOR LIFE Series Facilitated by Bonnie Willis

Saturday mornings from 9 - 10 AM

Join us on Saturday mornings from 9 – 10 AM in the Fellowship Hall of Richville United Church of Christ. Bonnie Willis, a Registered & Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, will be sharing her series “Eat Right for Life”! The emphasis of the series will be on eating right – making changes in your meals that improve your health!

You can attend any or all Saturdays at NO COST!

February 17: Tips for Losing Weight and Keeping It off

February 24: Making Healthy Eating Part of Your Total Lifestyle

March 3: Physical Activity is Key to Living Well

For questions, please contact Bonnie Willis at bwillisrdld@gmail.com. You can also call the church office at (330) 832-1891.

On Tuesday, February 20 (at 6 PM), the Spiritual Life Committee will be cleaning out the 2 classrooms across the hall from the patio room. If anyone has valuables stored in these rooms which they want saved, PLEASE remove them from these rooms by February 19. After this date the fate of all items left in these rooms will be decided by the committee. There are old Bibles, books, and other miscellaneous items in these rooms, so if you think you have a use for them or know of someone else who could use anything, please go downstairs and take a look.

If you have any questions please see Karen Gerber. We are working along with Christian Ed to develop a more “user friendly” Sunday School Area. Thank you so much for your cooperation!

MEETING REMINDERS:

Finance & Stewardship Thursday, February 15 at 7 PM

Spiritual Life Thursday, February 15 at 8 PM

Reminder for the Richville Detectives who signed up for today’s adventure...

At 1 PM, we will be heading to the Escape Room Downtown Canton. We will have a bite of lunch after worship before carpooling to the event (we need to arrive 15-20 minutes early to get registered).

A COMMUNITY YOUTH FORUM (for 6th – 12th Graders) will be held at the church on Monday, February 12 at 6 PM. This event will include food, group-building, a time of guided listening and brainstorming ways to address the challenges and concerns the young people of our community are facing.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE

Wednesday, February 14 at 7:00 PM

Come, let us gather together as we prepare for the season of Lent.

golden charms

Our next Golden Charms gathering will take place Tuesday, February 20 at noon. Join us for fun, fellowship and a delicious meal. A program will be enjoyed following the meal. For our entertainment this month we will have a POUND AUCTION! Bring a friend, and call Karen Provost to make your reservation: (330) 484-2878.

TODAY during 10:30 AM worship, we will be having an installation service for our new officers.

Kids Chorus will be singing TODAY in worship. The song the kids have chosen to perform is “Joy to the World”.

PARENTS: Kids Chorus participants are to meet downstairs in the Music Room at 10:15 AM to practice before church.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR VENDORS FOR THIS EVENT! Join us and get your name out there and represent your product! Vendors cost: $40 for table, 2 donated items to be auctioned, and 1 door prize item. (Vendors will be given 8 tickets that can be sold to make back their $40).

If you are a vendor or know someone that would be interested, please email Brittany Daub at brittanydaub@hotmail.com.

The next DINNER AT THE FAMILY LIVING CENTER will be Thursday, February 22 at 4:30 PM. We will be serving pizza (provided by the Outreach Committee), 2 cherry pies and bottled water. If you would like to donate a cherry pie or the bottled water, please sign up in the Welcome Center. We also need servers/helpers. Thank you for your support of this outreach!

Daytona Beach, Florida Condo Raffle

Tired of the cold and snow? How about a week

long stay in Daytona Beach, Florida in a condo on

the beach August 5th through August 11th? One of

our members has donated her one week stay to

raise funds for our capital project. Tickets are

available for a $20.00 donation.

The winning ticket will be pulled May 12th and you

don't need to be present to win. Second prize is

Indians tickets and third prize is an Amazon gift

card. See Debbie Ciesielczyk for tickets!

We will be taking orders for

Easter Flowers again this year. As soon as we find out what is available, we will let you know.

Look for the sign up sheet in the Welcome Center!

Once a month (beginning in March) we will have a YOUTH SERVICE SUNDAY. All youth will stay in worship (The nursery will be staffed but we will not have Sunday School). The first Sunday we will be doing this is March 18.

This year’s adult Lenten devotional is titled “LIVING THE GOSPEL LIFE: THE SEASON OF LENT”. The daily devotions in this booklet highlight the concepts of being sent, demonstrating faith in action, and being mission-minded each day of Lent. Suggested activities are associated with preparing our hearts, souls and minds to reflect on the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ and his mission for us.

For our teens we will have available “THE ACT OF LENT”. This booklet of Lenten devotions for teens and young adults first puts attention on the loving action God took to claim us as his own and then on our active response to God’s saving grace. Daily action-themed Scripture and activity prompts accompany each reflection.

Lastly, for our children we will have “JESUS LOVES ME!”. These 47 devotions for children ages 6-12 and their families each highlight the saving love and daily guidance we receive from our Good Shepherd, Jesus, who lovingly leads us throughout our lives past the cross and toward the promise of life everlasting. The 23rd Psalm and other biblical shepherd stories help children learn of Jesus’ ever-present love.

Printed copies of all these devotionals will be available outside the sanctuary doors on Ash Wednesday (February 14).

*Digital copies of these devotionals also available for you to purchase (for your Kindle and/or Nook). Look for a printed copy of the links in the Welcome Center!

RUCC CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDRAISERS

We are looking at Thursday, February 22 (7 PM) for our next THEOLOGY ON TAP. Where would everyone like to meet? What topic would you like to discuss? Let Pastor Will know!

Please remember the following members and friends of Richville UCC with your prayers, cards or visits. Complete addresses for the Resident Facilities and Shut-In information is available on the bulletin board opposite the church office. Please help us keep our prayer concerns list up-to-date and let us know if someone no longer needs to be on the list.

PRAYER CHAIN: Please call Judy Gopp at (330) 477-6593 or the church office at (330) 832-1891 if you or a member of your family is in the hospital or facing upcoming surgery. If you would like Pastor Will or someone from Called 2 Care to serve home communion or if you would like a visit, please call the church office. For pastoral emergencies, Pastor Will’s cell number is (330) 704-2164.

CONTINUING PRAYER FOR:

Randy Rhoades (Rich Griffin’s step-father) [Has cancer]

Linda (Dee Elliott’s friend) [Has cancer]

Jaime (Dee Elliott’s neighbor) [Has cancer]

Angela Mast (Dee Elliott’s daughter)

Chris (Friend of Debby Tryon) [Has Parkinson’s]

Bernie Cybak [Has Parkinson’s, other health issues] Peg (Betty Jo Noll’s sister) [Has cancer]

Steven January (Raechel Mullen’s stepbrother) [Has cancer]

Jarrod Stahl’s mother [Has cancer]

John Graber [Has lymphoma]

Art Poorman (Perretta’s friend) [Has cancer]

Walt Ward (Perretta’s friend) [Has cancer]

Sharon Masalko (Marilyn Perretta’s friend)

Dick Roan (Violet Earl’s friend) [Has cancer]

Dennis Werntz (Holly Lake’s brother) David McGrath (Maureen Stetler’s brother)

Michele (Katie Bair’s friend) [Has incurable breast cancer]

Sandy Krause (Ken Williams’ sister-in-law) [Has lung cancer]

Aaron Miller (Don & Pat Jones’ grandson) [Has Crohn’s]

Sue Mann (first-lady/spouse to Pastor James Mann)

Robbie Willis (Bonnie Willis’ sister-in-law)

Gabriel (Sandy Griffin’s friend’s 14 month old nephew)

Agnes Varadi (Judy Gopp’s aunt) [on hospice]

AT RESIDENT FACILITIES:

Altercare of Navarre Jerry & Linda Risher (Room 118) (330) 806-1439 Jerry’s cell

Inn at University Village: Beulah Lautensleger (Room 510) (330) 809-0060 direct line

Legends Care Center: Gloria Dressler (Room 409) (330) 837-1001

Canton Christian Home: Bill & Janice Stetler (330) 430-5167

At Home in Akron: Betty Tipton (330) 615-7886 [home] (330) 268-0960 [cell]

JOYS CONCERNS and

♥ Prayers and care for Debby Tryon’s extended family following the unexpected deaths of two loved ones.

♥ Prayers for Randy Riordan (Shelia & Corky Showalter’s grandson). Suffered seizure/heart attack, may need pacemaker.

♥ Prayers for Bonnie Schafer. Having severe back pain. Goes in for surgery on March 5.

♥ Prayers for Stan Provost. Had another stint put in. ♥ Continued prayers for Jerry Frederick. Getting over

pneumonia, has been feeling better, no longer needs oxygen 24/7.

♥ Prayers for Jerry Risher. Saw his cancer doctor Friday and is awaiting test results. His son Jerry is coming along after having back surgery. His other son, Jeff, continues to be monitored for leukemia.

♥ Vicki Black is doing well after her surgery and is back to work. She would like to thank everyone for the prayers, cards and kind words! Her dad, Sam Kolonchuk is doing well in rehab, was supposed to go home last week.

♥ Violet Earl is doing well after her knee surgery. Started in-home physical therapy last week.

♥ Prayers for Trisha Carter. Having surgery on February 22.

♥ Prayers for Pastor Will’s dad, brothers and family. ♥ Prayers for Sean Lambert (Jenny Lambert’s husband).

Having vascular surgery on February 19 (cauterization of a vein in his calf that was damaged previously by a blood clot). Recovery time is 3-4 weeks.

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MISSION & CORE VALUE STATEMENT

"At Richville UCC we are disciples sharing our faith to make new disciples, so that we all will celebrate GOD by living life to the fullest - growing in faith, love and service with our families and community. "

...IN CHURCH MEMBERSHIP OR BAPTISM?

For anyone curious about being baptized or becoming a member of Richville UCC or having their child baptized, please contact Pastor Will at (330) 704-2164 or email him at pdubillspeak@gmail.com specifically in this regard.

Diane Wilson Shirley Kalleker Jean Sundheimer Darlene Gottler Debbie Ciesielczyk Mary Jo Purney Bonnie Jones Joanne Diveley Jerry Frederick