COA Worship Services are

In- Person and on Facebook Live

Sunday, February 4, 2024

In Person and Facebook Live



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on Sundays at 10:00 am for live-streamed worship

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Sermon: What Doesn’t Kill Us...? How We Endure Matters

Rev. Jessie Lowry

Worship Service Bulletin

Epiphany 2024 Sermon Series (1/14-2/11): The Book of James: Practical Wisdom for Imperfect Christians



In churches, we seldom hear from the epistle of James, and yet he was a very important person for our journey with God. Tradition identifies him as the half-brother of Jesus, and James writes about the struggles real Christians faced in the first century. These struggles will be familiar to us: making good use of our words; cultivating patience; living a life that has integrity and more. In this new year, let us open our hearts to the ways that God wants to make us more like Jesus.

COA NURSERY, PRAY-Ground and FUN-Day School

are OPEN

SUNDAY, February 4

However, volunteers are needed each week for both Nursey and Fun-Day School for 2024!!

Please click here to sign up for either opportunity!!

Christ Our Anchor is excited to announce that this New Year we will bring back our Women’s Retreat. This year it will be in Rehoboth Beach, DE on May 3-5, 2024. The retreat will be 3 days and 2 nights. At this moment we have single rooms for 13 women, or we have enough beds for 30 women sharing. Our fee will be $50, and this includes boarding, Breakfast and Lesson. All the women joining us will be assigned a meal to put together with other women. Friday, May 3rd we will meet and greet upon arrival between 12 noon and 5 pm. And Saturday will be packed full of fun, fellowship, and worship. Sunday, we will have our own service and after, if all the women want, we can have lunch at a restaurant nearby or split up to enjoy the town around the area. For details on this exciting fellowship event, please contact Anna Werntz at (443)995-1580. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Narthex and a sign up will be sent out soon.

 I hope to see you all there!

Please prayerfully consider joining our Christian Education Volunteer team in 2024

All adult volunteers will need to show proof of current COVID-19 Vaccination & complete our newly streamlined COA Safe Sanctuaries training program --through a software called Protect My Ministry---BEFORE you can volunteer. To start the volunteer process, click the buttons below for the COA Safe Sanctuaries Policy (read) and COA Volunteer Information Form (print, complete, & return).

Additional information and/or to volunteer for:

*COA Nursery & FUN-Day (Sunday) School - contact Madison Davis at [email protected]

*COA Youth Group - contact Megan Ciccarone at [email protected]

A Note About Praying for Each Other...

Our church's guiding values is to live as a faith family, and every one of you is a part of it (members, family members, virtual participants). As such, we want to support you with your concerns and celebrate with you when you have joy. If you have a prayer to share with us, please contact the COA church office at (410)974-1713 or [email protected].

New This Week

• Lynn Archer: their family is going through continued painful transition---he needs to sell the home he grew up in that his daughter and grandson were living in
• Joan Henderson: Walter Kolsch has been released from rehab and is now spending time with his family in NJ
• Claudia Johnson (newer visitor): a dear friend's sister died recently of the same disease that she has 
• John Kokish: continued prayers for his sister Rosetta in her recovery from what looked like a stroke
• Linda Link: future daughter in law Jen is settled safely in Rwanda for her month long rotation at their trauma hospital
• Diana Martin: so grateful for the care and love shown to her by church friends as she recovers from much illness and injury starting the new year
• Kyra Moorehead: John's very close cousin Cathy is in the hospital and in need of a liver transplant
• Lisa Motel: for her dear friend Lynn with several big health events coming up
• Diane Rey: for all those who were affected by the full day closure of the Bay Bridge last weekend due to a very bad accident
• Louie McKinney: at home with Covid

Two Weeks Ago

• Jean Archer: Uncle Alfred in the hospital again 
• Lawrie Gardner: Diana Martin is recovering from surgery on her broken wrist today (1/26)
• Norm Hall: granddaughter Olivia was also recently hospitalized and will need surgery for severe abdominal pain
• Helen Kelley: Jim Klemstine still recovering from pneumonia at a rehab in PA
• John Kokish: his sister Rosetta Spade in WV who recently suffered a stroke
• Lisa Motel: best friend's sister recently passed away and also prayers for she and Dave remembering their late daughter Ashley on her birthday this past week on 1/24
• Mary Parsons: dear friend Pat passed away after years battling cancer---prayers for his wife Patty and his children and grandbaby
• Tom Rorick: daughter Liz dealing with neck issues that are causing really bad headaches
• Charlotte Shields:  her grandpop in the hospital
• Jane Bartlett: her friend, Debbie, is in ICU

Birthday Celebrations

• PJ Gilbert, 2/2
• Brenden Lively, 2/2
• Gunnar Reynolds, 2/3
• John Hussey, 2/8