A Word from Pastor Nathan
Dear Friends, Each day Elyria, Ohio, and Washington Avenue Christian Church feel more like home. When a box is emptied, collapsed, and recycled; when a favorite piece of art finds […]
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Book Club Gathering Set for November
The Book Club will meet on Thursday, November 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the Elders’ conference room to discuss, Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng.
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Ohio Regional Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
This one-day Regional Assembly is very important. We will make decisions on how we are going to move forward during the next 12-24 months, as we transition from our interim […]
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A Word from Pastor Nathan
The story of Esther appears in this week’s lectionary readings. You know her story as one of the most epic plots in the Hebrew Bible. Haman enacts a scheme of […]
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Janet’s Jottings
Dear Friends, It seemed that 15 months’ notice of my pending retirement was a long time. Now that the time has shrunk to 15 days, it seems like it was […]
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Janet’s Jottings
Dear Friends, Things are swirling on every level right now. On the national level, two icons — Aretha Franklin and John McCain —are being mourned and memorialized. Aretha Franklin was […]
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Summer Church School
The August 5 Intergenerational Church School class will feature Polly Simmons presenting information about the work of Elyria Hospitality Center. Polly and her late husband, Bud, were Directors of the […]
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Janet’s Jottings
Dear Friends, We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. – Anaïs Nin How true—and insightful! Whether we’re reacting to a neighbor, to the news […]
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An Update from our Senior Pastor Designate
Hello, Beloved: Grace to you and peace from God the Creator, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. The apostle Paul usually gave a similar greeting in his letters […]
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Workshop Open to All Church Leaders
Our Interim Regional Minister, the Reverend John M. Richardson, will lead Elders and other lay leaders of the church in a workshop about Boundaries and Limitations on Saturday, September 22 […]