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Souper Suppers are Back!!

They will begin at 6 pm, followed by the Council meeting at 7 pm.  Everyone is welcome to attend and share in the wonderful soups that are available. You may stay for the Council meeting that follows.  Council meetings are open to all members who wish to attend.

WEEKLY FOCUS  Powering down, greening up and shouting out for the environment! 

April 1 - Begin counting the minutes and hours and ways you practice green actions. The following is a partial list of green actions you can focus on each week for the 50 great days leading to Pentecost Sunday. Please add your own green actions and share them with the congregation.

April 7  -  1 Turn down thermostat.
                       2. Maintain air pressure in tires.

April 14 - 1.Turn off lights in unused rooms.
         2. Share a ride with someone

Earth Day April 21 - 1. Read article about the environment
                              2. Recycle magazines to hospitals

Arbor Day April 28 - 1. Purchase a tree for planting.
                                                 2. Go paperless for bills where possible

May 5 -   1. Donate used articles for resale.
                         2. Bring your own bags when shopping

May 12 -   1. Plant a vegetable or rain garden.
                             2. Replace light bulbs with energy efficient

Pentecost May 19 -  1. Write or call an elected official on an issue you feel strongly about.

                                  2. Use a mulching blade on your lawn mower and save the landfills.

                                  3. Use the paper recycling bin at the back of our church.

DRIVERS NEEDED:  Drivers are needed to provide rides to worship and various church activities such as soup suppers and Women’s Fellowship.  Please leave your name in the church office if you are able to help with this ministry OR if you need a ride.

Lock up Trustee for the month of May is:

Dave Powell

Women's Fellowship

Thursday, May 2, 2013

12:00 Noon

Pot Luck Luncheon

 

 Evening Women's Fellowship
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CE Annual Spring Plant Sale!

Spring is here and summer is getting closer and closer. 

It’s time to start thinking about your gardens. 

CE will be holding its ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE again this year.   

 Hanging baskets are $20 AND flats of flowers or vegetables are $15.

 Vouchers will be available to purchase at the end of April from any

Christian Education Committee member.

 Vouchers can be redeemed at Kollman’s Greenhouse.

 They must be redeemed by May 31. 

Please consider supporting CE and local business,

Kollman’s Greenhouse!

Any questions, please see Lisa Mayer.

The CE committee is currently compiling a list of high school, college, post- secondary, and trade graduates for 2013.  We like to recognize their achievements on Christian Education Sunday on June 9.  Names of those individuals can be given to Lisa Mayer or Kathy Lessman.

Take me out to church game night,

Hope we have a good crowd,

Won’t have to buy peanuts or Cracker Jacks,

We’ll have good food and that is a fact.


Want to play games with my church family,

If I don’t win it’s OK.

For it’s fun, fun, fun to play games

At the church game night!

(use tune from Take Me Out to the Ballgame)

 

Attention Game Players of ALL Ages!!

Join us on Friday, April 12 at 6:00 pm for our spring game night.  We’ll start off the night with Hot dogs and other finger foods and will begin our play time around 7:00 pm. Fellowship committee will supply the hot dogs and drinks and will have a sign up sheet where people can let us know how many people will be coming and what type of finger food you will be bringing.  We will setup the TV so anyone who wants to watch a favorite baseball movie, will have that available to them.  I’ve been told we are hoping for a big Pinochle playing rematch from a couple of years ago.  Bring your favorite game and join us for a fun evening!

Church Picnic June 9, 2013

The Church Picnic will be held on June 9 this year.  It will take place after worship.  There will be no coffee hour that day.  More information will be forthcoming, but reserve the date. Come on out and join the fun. Games are also planned for the kids and music.  This will also be the culmination of our 190th Anniversary Celebration.  We hope to have many people in the community joining us.  Please pass the word to your friends and neighbors.

 

Communion Stewards for May:

Dave Schilling
Mark Holzwarth
Ron Valentine
Judy Richner
Aaron Mayer
Tom Holzwarth - Bread

Communion will be served in the Sanctuary and the library

 See your schedule for your assigned duty. If you cannot perform your assigned duty it is your responsibility to get someone to replace you. You also need to contact the Church Office and notify it of the change.

Lay Readers Schedule:

May 5 - Kathy Lessman
May 12 - Terri Bissell
May 19 - Dottie Oliver
May 26 - Kayla Bensie

  See your schedule for your assigned duty. If you cannot perform your assigned duty it is your responsibility to get someone to replace you. You also need to contact the Church Office and notify it of the change.

Children's Sermon Schedule:

May 5 - Rick Herrilko
May12 - Change Sunday
May 19 - Will Adams
May 26 - Gayle Davet

   If you are unable to serve on your assigned week, please find a replacement and notify the church office of the change.

Flower Schedule

May 5 -
May 12 -
May 19 -
May 26 - Dave & Liz Murch

Make the check payable to “Women’s Fellowship”.  You may put the check in the offering plate, or drop it off at the office. There are still people who have not paid for flowers from January—June.  If you aren’t sure, please check with the office.

Coffee Hour Schedule

May 5 - Ken & Roni Prentice
May 12 - Fellowship committee
May 19 - confirmation
May 26 -

   Remember: If you don't sign up and volunteer your time for coffee hour, there will not be any coffee. So don't get mad, just volunteer to do it!! Don't expect "Someone else" to do it for you. The sign up sheets are in Fellowship Hall. Fill up the blanks!!!

Acolyte Schedule

Date Acolyte Acolyte
May 5 Brooke Dolfi  Eleanor Sterling
May 12 Kala Mansfield Rick Mansfield
May 19 Walter Sterling Will Sheehan
May 26 Tori Holzwarth Bryan Bensi
     

The Families in Bold have Acolyte Coordinator Duty and should light the sticks and assist the acolytes. Please see the instruction sheet posted on the wall next to the sticks. If you cannot perform your assigned duty it is your responsibility to get someone to replace you. You also need to contact the Church Office and notify it of the change.

Greeters & Usher Schedule

Date Greeters Ushers
May 5 Bonnie Williams & Lisa Downer Doris Turnbull & Bev Hegedish
May 12 Betty McKnight & Doris Turnbull Russ Griffin & Peggy Davis Griffin
May 19 Rick & Denice Sheehan Bob Hewett & Judy Eisenberger
May 26 Joyce Harney & Wanda Mikula Mark & Karen Holzwarth
     

Future Happenings at First Congregational Church of Twinsburg

May 19, 2013 Confirmation Sunday  
August 3, 2013 Pancake Breakfast before Twinsday Parade
(details to come)
7:00AM - 11:30AM

Seekers

Meet the Second & Fourth Mondays of the month

from 7PM-8PM

Please check the church calendar for any changes to the normal schedule

Scrapbooking

Friday, May 17, 2013
6:00 PM - Midnight

Fellowship Hall

Church Wins an award for Architecture.

The Twinsburg First Congregational United Church of Christ won the 1999 Architectural Heritage (Silver) Award.

The purpose of this prestigious award is "to recognize publicly the efforts of Summit County residents to preserve the rich heritage of the architecture, landscapes, sites and built forms"

Accepting this award for the Church was Jerry Corbett, president of the Twinsburg Historical Society, and Lea Bissell, secretary of the Twinsburg Historical Society.

The Church has also been listed for permanent reference in the Library of Congress for Historic or Architectural Interest.

(Click on the document below to read it)

Click on me to read the offical document!!!!!

If you have an article for the Tower, you can e-mail it directly to the church at the e-mail address below, save it to disk and drop it off or bring in a paper copy. Look for Tower deadlines in the monthly calendar and in the Sunday Worship bulletins. Any questions contact Kathy at the church office.

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9050 Church Street
Twinsburg, OH  44087
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