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Tuesday March 9, 2010
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
The Pastoral Relations Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 9th at 7pm in the fellowship hall. If you have any concerns or comments to have shared at this meeting, please contact one of the PRC members. Thanks!
Sunday March 14, 2010
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
The Ministry Team will gather for a light lunch and our monthly meeting on Sunday March 14th after worship. If you have any items or issues that need to be discussed, please contact Enten Eller (MT Chair) to have them put on our agenda.
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
On Sunday March 14th at 4:30pm we will gather for a pot-luck dinner (ifpossible, bring Irish or green favorites!). This will be followed byour talent show where we ask you to share your talent: musical,dramatic, humorous, or reading.
Thursday April 1, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Love Feast is a longstanding practice of embodied worship and is open to anyone who would like to participate. At 6pm on Thursday, April 1st, we will gather for prayer and singing, washing one another's feet, and sharing in a fellowship meal that concludes with the bread and cup of communion. Come be a part of this meaningful remembrance of Jesus' last meal with his disciples.
Friday April 2, 2010
Start: 8:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Tenebrae is a somber and prayerful worship gathering remembering the events that took place on Good Friday, culminating in the crucifixion of Christ. At 8:30pm on Good Friday (April 2nd) we will gather in the dim light of the evening to sing, contemplate, and pray in the shadow of the cross, recounting the dark path to the crucifixion. At the end of our time together we will depart in silence into the darkness of the night. All are welcome.
Sunday April 4, 2010
Start: 7:00 am
End: 9:00 am
Come worship together in a combined service with the West Richmond Friends meeting as we greet the Risen Son Easter Sunday morning, April 4th. We will gather at the West Richmond Friends meetinghouse (609 W. Main St.) for worship at 7am. Afterward we will share in a pot-luck breakfast starting at about 8.
Thursday April 8, 2010
Start: 7:00 pm
Come to our fellowship hall this Thursday, April 8th at 7pm for an exciting workshop with Tom Benevento of the New Community Project on "Creating Sustainable Communities."
Saturday April 10, 2010
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Come help us help out the Cope Environmental Center as we work to clear invasive species and get the center ready for spring and summer activities! Everyone's welcome to come and lend a hand - we'll meet at Cope at 1pm.
Sunday May 23, 2010
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
The Ministry Team will be meeting Sunday, May 23, to discuss church business ranging from routine reports to looking at our budget shortfall. If you know of any questions or concerns that should be part of the Ministry Team's consideration, please don't hesitate to talk to any Ministry Team member!
Wednesday May 26, 2010
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
It's time to celebrate another year of making beautiful music together! All choir members and families are invited to gather at Nancy's house for an end of the choir-season picnic. Nancy will provide a main course for grilling (meat and non-meat options) and each family can bring along a side dish or dessert.
Wednesday June 23, 2010
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Interested in learning about the spiritual and social-justice issues
present on your dinner plate?
Have you ever wondered why it is that some of our friends don't eat certain foods?
Do you want to find out how food and medicine aren't all that
different?
As part of “Faith and Food” month we are sponsoring a panel discussion on faith and food Wednesday June 23rd at 7pm. We will begin with a pot-luck meal, followed by each of our four panelists sharing about their own diverse personal connections between faith and food.
Sunday September 5, 2010
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
On Sunday, September 5 the Ottoni-Wilhelm family will host a college student lunch at their home following worship. Join us for a great meal and time to talk. There will be plenty of food for everyone, including vegetarian selections, so invite your friends!
Sunday September 12, 2010
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Richmond Church of the Brethren welcomes Bethany, ESR, and Earlham College students back for the fall semester! To celebrate the start of the new semester, we are hosting, in good Church of the Brethren fashion, an ice cream social and game night in the church fellowship hall Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 7pm. Ice cream, including delicious vegan options, and sundae toppings will be available along with a variety of fun board and card games. Bethany, ESR, and Earlham students as well as all other members and friends of our congregation are invited to attend.
Tuesday September 21, 2010
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Every year on September 21st the World Council of Churches encourages people of faith around the world to pause and pray that peace might prevail in our broken, war-torn world. On Tuesday, Sept. 21st there will be an ecumenical Peace Vigil on the front lawn of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond.
Tuesday October 12, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The Richmond Computer Hardware Co-op is re-launching in a larger space, and we'd like to invite you to come check it out!
The Hardware Co-op accepts donations of computers and things that plug into them, fixes and redistributes what we can, and responsibly recycles what we can't.Our volunteers appreciate helping to handle e-waste responsibly and "helping the needy get nerdy", but we also get to learn a good deal technology in the process. Our infrastructure includes cloud hosting, a thin-client system, a wireless repeater with DD-WRT, and other
technologies we don't always get to play with at home or work.
Stop by during the following times for a brief tour, more information, and if you'd like, the opportunity to directly help out as we prepare to hand off a good deal of non-working hardware to Earlham's recycling day next weekend.
We will be open during the following times:
Saturday, October 9th from 1pm to 4pm
Tuesday, October 12th from 6pm to 9pm
Saturday October 23, 2010
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The Clear Creek Food Co-op is sponsoring cooking classes that will take place in our church's kitchen! On October 23rd, come learn about the healing properties of food and how to keep your whole family healthy by eating better. This class will be taught by Kurt Ritchie, a member of the Richmond CoB.
The cost for co-op members is $5 and $10 for non-members. The registration fee will go to cover supplies for the class.
To sign up for the classes, visit the Co-Op at 710 East Main Street or contact them at http://www.clearcreekcoop.org.
Saturday October 30, 2010
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
To celebrate fall, we are hosting a harvest party and trip to the corn maze, October 30, 2010 at 7pm. Fall themed snacks and drinks, including delicious vegetarian and vegan options, will be available from 7pm to 8pm in the church fellowship hall, then those interested can join us at Today's Harvest to explore the 8 mile maze.
Saturday November 6, 2010
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The Clear Creek Food Co-op is sponsoring cooking classes that will take place in our church's kitchen!
Sunday November 7, 2010
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
After worship on November 7th we will gather for a pot-luck meal followed by a congregational meeting to discuss next year's budget. Based on past patterns of giving and projected financial contributions for 2011, the Ministry Team will share several potential solutions for how to spend our money wisely and faithfully in the coming year.
Sunday December 12, 2010
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Join in on Sunday December 12 at 3pm for the gift giving of Caroling. We will have have a number of home-bound folks to sing to, and we'll need YOUR voice to bring the fullness of Christmas. Dress in festive holiday gear. Wear your jingle bells, reindeer antlers, wear those sweaters that can only be worn once a year! If you are not a singer, come and be a smiler! After we are done, join in a light meal around 5pm before our December Congregational Meeting.
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
One of the most important congregational meetings of the year is happening this Sunday at 6pm in the fellowship hall. It's important because we'll be discussing and approving a budget proposal for 2011 that includes a move to less than full-time pastoral leadership. We'll also be affirming as a community nominations for congregational leadership positions, among other business. Anyone who is a member or active participant in the life of our congregation is strongly encouraged to attend.
If you'd like to gather for dinner beforehand, those who are caroling will be sharing a simple potluck at 5pm, and anyone else is welcome to join in as well! The congregational meeting will immediately follow this light meal.
Friday December 24, 2010
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 7:45 pm
On Christmas Eve we will be holding a special worship gathering in our sanctuary. Come at 7pm to hear and sing the story of Christmas, closing with a candle-lighting service as we prepare to share the Light of Christ with all the world this Christmas season. All are welcome.
Saturday January 15, 2011
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Join Amy for a Saturday morning of cleaning and organizing our worship center materials. We have items in two closets and the altar, all of which need to be gathered into one place.
Thursday February 10, 2011
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
On Thursday, February 10th there will be a memorial gathering at the Richmond Church of the Brethren to remember and celebrate Al's life. Friends are invited to begin gathering at 3pm for a time of visitation and the service will begin at 3:30pm.
Sunday February 20, 2011
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
On Sunday February 20th at 5pm we're hosting a meeting of the local interfaith group, Children of Abraham. There will be a potluck and program. The program for this month is viewing the second segment of the DVD series “The History of God”, which gives an overview of the development of the major monotheistic religions throughout history.
