HIGHLIGHTS AT FCC


March 16, 2023


www.mansfieldfcc.com

SUNDAY WORSHIP

8:30 am - Chapel

10:30 am - Sanctuary


The message and music will be LIVE on Facebook and on the webpage

later in the day and will air on Wednesday at 7 pm on WMFD-TV.


Rev. Brad's Message this Week:


Light Without Sight


John 9:1-11 (NIV)


Please join us in Blymyer Hall following the

10:30 Worship Service for coffee and fellowship.

WITHIN OUR FELLOWSHIP

Birth: Congratulations for Rich and Nancy Hartman on the birth of their second grandchild on Wednesday, March 8th.

OFFICIAL NOTICE OF

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023

11:30 am, SANCTUARY

Members of the First Congregational Church of Mansfield, Ohio, are hereby notified of a Congregational Meeting to be held in the Sanctuary THIS Sunday, March 19th, immediately following the 10:30 Worship Service for the purpose of acting on the recommendation of the Ministerial Selection Committee to call Interim Senior Pastor Bradley Bunn to the position of Senior Minister.

                                                                              Barb Gopp, Church Clerk

A NOTE FROM THE SEMINAR COMMITTEE

The seminar committee wants to thank all who participated in our survey. Your voice will be heard as we plan our spring schedule of seminars. The results were as follows: 44 people responded. 7 preferred to continue our community awareness series. 10 selected more of a focus on spiritual growth. 27 chose option 3 which was both community awareness and spiritual. Stay tuned for our new listing of seminars which will begin April 2, Palm Sunday. Our attendance averages 35-40 people. Thanks for your vote of confidence. We believe the seminars add another reason to be present in our Sunday worship experience.

LENTEN STUDY WITH PASTOR BRAD

Wednesdays from 10-11:15AM in the Sauter Meeting Room.

This is a six-week study; No books required. In each session, the group will watch a video featuring a leading voice from the Christian faith, spend time on personal reflection, and share ideas with the group. Each session will focus on a new topic of discussion, so you can come whenever it fits your schedule. If you’d like more information, please contact Pastor Brad @ brad@mansfieldfcc.com.

SUNDAY SEMINAR

9:15 AM, BLYMYER HALL


MARCH 19 - LIVING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS

What is life-like if you are struggling with a mental illness? What challenges do you face in society, in Mansfield? How are families affected?

Resource persons: Mary Kay Pierce (NAMI) and friends

CONGO BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

The book discussion group will meet on Monday, March 20, at 2 pm, in Blymyer Hall. The group will be discussing the book, The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict, Historical Fiction. Everyone is invited to join the conversation! A complete list of books the group will be discussing is available in the church office.

Sunday, April 2

Palm Sunday, 8:30 & 10:30 am

 

Thursday, April 6

Maundy Thursday Service, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary

 

Friday, April 7

Good Friday Service, 12 noon, Chapel

 

Sunday, April 9

Easter Worship Services, 8:30 & 10:30 am

Easter Breakfast, 9:00 am, Blymyer Hall

(Everyone is welcome!)

Egg Hunt, 9:30 am

 

Other

Monday, April 10

Church Office Closed, Easter Monday

 

Sunday, April 30

Rummage Pre-Sale, Blymyer Hall

 

CELEBRATE EASTER MORNING WITH BREAKFAST AND AN EGG HUNT

The Children’s Ministry and Youth Board would like to invite ALL families and friends of FCC to our Annual Easter Morning Breakfast/Egg Hunt at 9:00 am, in Blymyer Hall. The Easter Egg Hunt will follow at 9:30 for pre-school-5th grade children.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Hemlock Trails Workdays

Saturdays, April 22 & May 20 (9 am - 3 pm)

Additional details to follow!!

COLLECTION OF RUMMAGE SALE ITEMS

 

Items for the Rummage Sale may be brought to the church beginning.

April 11 through April 25

From 9:00 am through 4:00 pm

Please do not leave items anywhere other than the POD storage unit in the parking lot.

 

If you have items for the Rummage Sale that cannot be delivered between 9:00 and 4:00 weekdays, please call Barb Gopp (419-564-9441) and leave a message with your name and phone number. Arrangements will be made to unlock the storage unit for you.


SORRY, WE CANNOT PICK UP YOUR DONATIONS.



Items donated will be sorted and sale set up beginning Wednesday, April 26thThe FCC Pre-sale will be Sunday, April 30th, before and after the 10:30 service until 12:30.  Open to the public sale dates are Wednesday, May 3rd, 9:00 am until 4:00 pm and Thursday, May 4th, 9:00 am until 12:00 n.

We would like to invite you to participate in any or all of the above listed activities. We have a lot of fun together, make new friends, reconnect with old friends, make money that goes back into the church, and lunches are provided. What more could you ask for; fun, fellowship and food!

Ladies League

Barb Gopp, President

 

HELP WITH RUMMAGE SALE SET-UP AND TEAR-DOWN

Help is needed to set-up for the Rummage Sale on Tuesday, April 25 @ 6:00 pm and then again tearing down on Thursday, May 4 @ 6:00 pm. Remember, many hands make light work!

MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS

Deacons Meeting - First Thursday of every month, 5:30 pm, Sauter Meeting Room.


Church Council Meeting - Second Tuesday of every month, 5:00 pm, Sauter Meeting Room.


Trustees Meeting - Third Tuesday of every month, 5:30 pm, Sauter Meeting Room.

Monday thru Thursday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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