Zion Arendtsville United Church of Christ
"Embodying The Love of God in Word and Action"
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger blog by Cindy Bushey, December 2015 As Advent and Christmas enveloped us in the never-ending and always new story of extraordinary grace, Zion’s readers explored December’s reading selection, William Kent Krueger’s novel titled Ordinary…
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Today in Sunday School the youngest children made advent wreaths, and the older children made handprint trees. And we practiced for our pageant next week. Don’t miss worship on the 20th…it is full of wonderful ways to celebrate our Lord’s…
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On Saturday December 5 we rambled from the Lutheran Seminary across the ridge to the Peace Light memorial. It was a beautiful, crisp day for a walk, and as always, the view from the memorial across the fields makes us…
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Today in Sunday School was one of our very favorite traditions: a birthday party for Jesus. We collected baby items for the homeless shelter. Currently residing there are 3 infants, a year-old or younger. And two of the residents are…
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On Sunday, the children worked on making blankets for the little ones at the Adams County Homeless Shelter. Currently there are 2 infants at the shelter, and there are 2 expectant moms at the Shelter. We thank Meagan Weaver for…
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This morning the children finished the Daniel and Lion’s Den lesson series with creative cookery class. They decorated sugar cookies as a lion’s head. Thanks to Miss Jen for a nice lesson, and to all our helpers. The children have…
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Book Club review, November 2015 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah blog by Cindy Bushey Just one word – Wow! It is rare that all of Zion’s readers agree about a book, but that amazing event happened this month. We all…
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On Sunday November 1 Peggy Sue Matthews led us in another painting event…this time a lovely Advent scene. We had 25 painters, and the results were really pretty impressive! We will paint again in the new year…watch for a date…
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On Saturday October 31 we had a great hike up to Pole Steeple, with a beautiful view of the hills beyond and Laurel Lake. Our next hike is November 14, when we ramble on the Copenhaver Trail near Fuller Lake. …
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So many ways to learn, and teach, about Jesus!