The newly formed Courtland Ave. house church would like to invite folks to join us for an advent wreath making activity in Studio E: Thursday November 18 6:30- 8:30 pm. We will provide dinner. This activity is kid friendly and free.
Please RSVP to mary ellen at maryellenmitchell@gmail.com before November 17 so we can buy supplies and food.
Hearth House Church Ready to Birth
By the end of November Hearth will become 2 distinct house churches. One group will realign itself with Hearth’s original focus on hospitality. The second group will continue to meet as a worshiping community to explore its mission. Start-ups and re-starts are an great time to roll up your sleeves and get involved. Likely meeting times for both churches will continue to be Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:30. (We’ll solidify that soon and get the word out.) If you’re looking to join a house church, please know that our doors are open.
New: Spencer Avenue House Church
Starting Thursday evening, Nov. 11, Joshua & Maurie Hanauer will serve as hosts for the new Spencer Avenue HC. Newcomers and oldcomers are welcome. Start time will be 8:00 p.m. (They need to get their kids settled first.) Directions and contact info will follow in the “comment section” for this announcement on the VC website. If you have questions you can post them there as well.
New: Courtland Avenue House Church
Starting Thursday evening, Nov. 11, Ben and Mary Ellen Eilerman will serve as hosts for the new Courtland Avenue HC, led by Daniel & Laura (Tucker) Tegge. Start time will be 6:30 p.m. If you’re interested in joining this group, please contact Dave Nixon directly or leave a comment for this announcement on the VC website.
First of all, remember to set your clocks back 1 hour this Saturday night! Wouldn’t want you to find an empty house when you arrive.
Breakfast (9:00-10:00)
Light breakfast of bagels and coffee, but you supply the fruit, cheese, juice or some other breakfast food.
Worship (10:00-11:15)
We’ll sing “in-the-round,” reflect on scripture, have conversational team teaching led by Joshua Hanauer (+ guest) followed by communion and offering.
Lunch
This, of course, stands or falls on participation. We value living as a community, and to be a part of a community means participation. Let’s lean into it. Bring something for yourself (or family) and a little extra for someone else. If we all offer a sacrifice of love, then there will be a lot of love expressed in what we eat together. (Invite a neighbor!)
Juli and David Thompson (and family) are celebrating the arrival of their new baby, Josiah Stephen Thompson!
To help relieve them a bit and support them in this time, we’re putting together a meal rotation. If you’re interested, email Laura Tucker at tucker.laura@gmail.com and include any specific days that would work better for you.
They are extremely grateful for the help! If you’re interested, I’ll give you a few more specifics. 
Thanks so much and hooray for Josiah!
The pray and play is cancelled for this coming Tuesday, September 14. It will return September 28 from 11:30-1pm in the children’s room of St. E’s.
What: Alaict (As Long As It’s Called Today, Heb 3:13)
Who: Women of VC and surrounding community (It does not matter where you are spiritually or in your disciplines, only a desire to seek and respond to God through prayer and scripture.)
When: Wednesdays 7:00-8:30PM, (If you are interested and this time does not work for you, let us know as we would love to connect with you.)
Where: 4505 Carter Ave., above the Speckled Bird
Questions: communication@vineyardcentral.com Continue reading
VC Community! Our first “Town Hall” meeting of 2010 will be held on Saturday, July 10, at 6pm, in St. Elizabeth’s.
Join us there for a quick rundown of what the Pastoral Council has been working on in the following areas:
This should take approximately 90 minutes to 2 hours. Please come with any questions related to these topics. If you have a pressing question that doesn’t fit in this meeting, send them this way.
There’s still time to cast your vote on the naming of these events! (survey is not scientific)
The following is a message from Beth Reed:
Hello VC Folks,
The local Norwood YMCA has been offering discounted memberships to 30 VC members for several years. There are still at least 6 openings left for 2010. The cost is $150 per person for the year. This is only $12.50 per month. (As opposed to the usual $56/ month plus $125 joining fee).
Membership includes:
Payment can be made in full right away (the sooner the better since it’s already March) or in two payments of $75.
If you are interested in one or several memberships, please email Beth Reed ASAP. For other ways to get in touch, email the communications team.
You can also check out the YMCA website.