March 2024

Newsletter


Contact Information:

Office: 513-539-7170 [email protected]


Website:

www.BeOneCommunity.org

Church Calendar

Vision: Making God's Love Known to All!

Mission: Becoming One Community in Christ as we Reach, Teach, and Worship God, together.

All Church Fellowship Event

All Church Fellowship Game Night Party


You're invited to our all-church Fellowship Game Night on Friday, March 15th beginning at 6:30 pm. Bring an appetizer or dessert to share and plan to have fun playing giant Uno, giant Jenga, giant Sorry, kick darts and more. We'll also have a euchre tournament with tables for competitive and novice players. Oh, and wear green as we’ll be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day too! This will be a great family oriented time for all ages.

Hope to see you there!

Join us for Holy Week Services & Easter Brunch

Holy Week Services


Holy Week is an important time for Christians throughout the world. Holy Week, the final week of Lent, begins on Palm Sunday. During this sacred week, we gather for services and remember the Passion of Jesus Christ. Holy Week services spans from when He arrived in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, to when He was crucified on Good Friday. And then we celebrate Easter Sunday, our resurrected Christ when the stone was rolled away. We hope to see you at any or all of the Holy Week services.

Easter Sunday & Brunch


We will have one worship service on Easter Sunday at 11 am. Both pastors and worship teams will lead us in worship as we celebrate our risen Savior, Jesus Christ!


It will be a glorious day for our church to be together for this very special One Service Sunday!


We will have a fun Easter potluck brunch in the Fellowship Hall at 10 am. Please bring your favorite breakfast or luncheon dish to share. The church will provide pancakes.

It's going to be a wonderful day of celebration from start to finish. He is Risen!

The flowers will come in a variety of spring colors with assorted foils & bows, and are $15 each.

Easter Flowers


Honor or remember your loved ones this Easter by ordering a potted Easter flower. The flowers will decorate the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday morning. Choose from Easter lilies, tulips, hyacinths and daffodils.


Click the box below or pick up an order form in the Fellowship Hall before March 17th. You can take your flower after worship, or leave it and we'll deliver it to members and friends who are unable to worship in person.

Order Easter flowers here

New Member Class

First Steps Membership Class


Our next membership class is Sunday, March 10 @ 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm.  If you’re interested in learning more about One Community Church and becoming a member, we would love to have you join us for this luncheon. Register by clicking below or call the church office. We will receive our new members during our Easter Service at 11 am on March 31st. It's going to be a special day!!

Register Here

REACH: Serving and Missions Opportunities

Tag-a-Tag(s) March 10th - March 17th.


On Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, the congregation of One Community Church adopts 7 families from the Monroe School District to provide a full holiday meal with all the fixings. Our Easter Basket Meals will be picked up by the families on 3/24.


You will find tags for the Easter Food Basket items on the board in the back of the Sanctuary. Please return all donations to the church kitchen before Sunday, March 24th at noon. Thank you in advance for your generous donations.


REACH: Serving and Missions Opportunities

One Knot at a Time is a new ministry opportunity at One Community Church, brought to us by Jessie Hull, who began attending OCC last year. Join together in the Fellowship Hall on Thursday, March 21st at 1 pm for fellowship, snacks, and making blankets for children staying at Family Promise.


Please bring your own supplies to make the blankets, we will teach you how to put them together. You will need to bring: two pieces of 1-1/2 yards of fleece that would be a fun fabric print for a child to receive, i.e. bright colors, characters, princess or super hero patterns, etc. Other then the fleece, bring a good pair of scissors and pins.


Please RSVP by Monday, March 18th if you will be joining us. If you aren't able to be there in person, but would like to make a blanket at home and bring it to the church office, we can give you instructions on how to make the blanket as well.

RSVP for One Knot at a Time

Community Volunteering

Learn more about volunteering at the new Family Promise facility in Lebanon, Ohio on Saturday, March 9th from 9 - 11 am. We'll receive a tour and training.


If interested, please call the church office or email Kelsey at: [email protected].


Carpooling from the church can be arranged as well.

The City of Monroe Police Department is sponsoring a Solar Eclipse Festival in the Monroe Community Park on April 8th from noon - 8 pm.


If you would like to volunteer to help staff our One Community Church booth, or assist in running games/other volunteer duties for any of the shifts, please call Kelsey in the church office or email her for more information.

Kids 2024 Summer Camp Dates

Camp Rejoice at Kirkmont Camp!

July 7 - 13, 2024 for Grades 3-12

Registration is now open for Camp Rejoice 2024!

Camp Rejoice Link


Camp Rejoice is an opportunity for young people to grow in faith while engaging in all the fun of swimming, crafts, campfire vespers, canoeing, and cage ball, just to name a few.  Bible study and worship round out the fun-filled schedule, with service learning at the core of this experience. The cost is $525 per camper and can be defrayed through Kirkmont/OCC Scholarships and fundraising. For information, email: [email protected] or talk with Stacy Francis, our Camp Coordinator.

Just in case...Weather Related Church Closing

It's that time of the year when the weather can be unpredictable. If we need to close the church due to weather, please know you can receive that information in several ways!

Weather Closing Info


Church closings will be communicated by:

  1. Call the church office and listen to the recording
  2. Check the home page of our website
  3. Receive a text on your cellphone unless you have opted out to receive texts from OCC
  4. Tune into Fox 19 WXIX news on the television
  5. Check Facebook or Instagram