Euclid Avenue Congregational Church

AA AND EACC

2011-10-01T10:54:00.000-04:00

AA, as well as CA and NA, lost a home when our 9606 Euclid church burned down. But starting in October we will be renewing our relationship with at least one of those organizations. On October 1 from 12 noon to 2, AA will be meeting in our fellowship room at 3000 Euclid, and on October 16 they will be holding a workshop there from 11AM–2PM. Welcome back, Alcoholics Anonymous!

CHILDREN AND YOUTH PIZZA PARTY

2011-10-01T10:52:00.000-04:00

Attention all children and youth. Pastor Jenkins would like to “hang out” with you and have pizza on Saturday, October 15 at 12 noon at 3000 Euclid. We will spend this time preparing for our Youth Day on Sunday, October 16. The theme for Youth Day is “Rise and Shine,” Matthew 5:16.

D.I.V.E. SESSIONS FOR OCTOBER

2011-10-01T10:11:00.000-04:00

Our Devotion, Imagination, Vision and Expectation Sessions resumed on September 28th and will continue on all the Wednesdays of October except for October 26th. They will be held at 9411 Euclid at noon and repeated at 7PM at 3000 Euclid. We will be continuing our discussions and discernment of what God is calling our congregation to be and do. The topics:

October 5 – a second worship service at EACC
October 12 – mission and vision
October 19 – core beliefs
October 26 – no D.I.V.E. session

FELLOWSHIP FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30

2011-09-02T17:27:00.001-04:00

Come to John and Kathy Baker’s house on Friday, September 30 at 5PM for a picnic, weather permitting, and an evening spent with friends. The Bakers will provide beverages and a lake view; EACC members are asked to bring a potluck dish and their favorite game to share, anything from gin rummy to corn hole. Bring the game that you enjoyed as a kid – even if you’re still a kid. Please let the Bakers know if you’re planning to come.

D.I.V.E. SESSIONS RESUME SEPTEMBER 28

2011-09-02T17:25:00.000-04:00

Our D.I.V.E. (Devotion, Imagination, Vision and Expectation) sessions will resume on Wednesday, September 28, with meetings held both at noon at 9411 Euclid and at 7PM at 3000 Euclid. We will be continuing our discussions and discernment of what God is calling our congregation to be and do.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING OCTOBER 2

2011-09-02T16:57:00.000-04:00

The Congregation of Euclid Avenue Congregational Church will be holding one of its regularly scheduled meetings on Sunday, October 2, immediately after worship. The purpose of the meeting is to elect a committee responsible for nominating church officers for 2012. The New Beginning Committee will also be reporting on the work they’ve done over the summer in their search for a new home for our church family.

HOMECOMING SEPTEMBER 18

2011-09-02T15:17:00.001-04:00

Come to Homecoming, and bring someone – maybe several someones – with you! That’s the message from those who are planning this event which will take place in our sanctuary and parking lot on Sunday, September 18, starting at 10 AM.

First, worship, featuring our own Pastor Courtney Clayton Jenkins and also the music of our Whomsoever Will Choir, made up of members of our Chancel Choir, our Gospel Choir, and anyone else who would like to sing! Any and all are welcome to be a part of this choir. (Rehearsal will be at 7PM, Wednesday, September 7, and on the 14th immediately following the Vision Conference service. See Carolyn Smith for more information.)

Then troop out to the parking lot for music, games, face painting, balloon animals, a mini-health fair, and good conversation. The music will be a special Euclid Avenue Congregational Church mix that represents all of us. Help us create this mix: no later than September 11, write down the name of 3 of your all-time favorite songs (doesn't have to be religious) and email that list to the church office or give it to Charlene, Adrienne or Shkenya.

And of course there will be food! Chicken, Hawaiian meatballs, vegetarian lasagna, salads, breads, and beverages will be provided. Members are asked to bring fruit, nuts, or other dessert foods.

Anyone who would like to help with set up, join us on Sept. 17 from 1-5 AND we will be looking for help with clean-up on Sunday afternoon Sept. 18 after the party. Speak to Shkenya, Noreen, Madge, or Charlene.

Please dress casually and comfortably, and be prepared to have a relaxing good time!

PREPARING WORKERS FOR THE HARVEST SEPTEMBER 12-14

2011-09-02T13:31:00.000-04:00

EACC’s fall vision conference, “Preparing Workers for the Harvest,” will feature the preaching of Dr. David A. Davis, the senior pastor of Nassau Presbyterian Church and a professor of preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was Pastor Courtney Clayton Jenkins’ teacher when she was a student there. He will be helping us prepare for Homecoming and the months ahead in enlarging both our church membership and our sense of purpose and commitment.

Each of the three evenings at 7PM, Monday September 12th, Tuesday September 13th and Wednesday September 14th, he will lead us in worship. Each night we have invited another congregation to worship with us and provide the music for our 1-hour worship experience. We are urged to bring friends, neighbors, and co-workers with us.

Dr. Davis has published a collection of sermons entitled A Kingdom You Can Taste. In recent years he has preached to congregations in South Africa, the Samuel Proctor Child Advocacy Conference of the Children’s Defense Fund, the Calvin Symposium for Worship, and on the campuses of Harvard and Duke University.

"SEPTEMBERFEST” AND OPERATION ANDREW

2011-09-02T13:28:00.000-04:00

Sunday worship Scripture readings and sermons during “Septemberfest” will focus on church growth, both in faith and in numbers. Early in the month Pastor Jenkins will be launching Operation Andrew.

Andrew, as our Sunday School children would be able to tell you – or soon surely will be – was one of the fishermen whom Jesus called away from their nets saying, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Remembering Andrew and in preparation for Homecoming, during worship in early September Pastor Jenkins will be asking us to write the names of those people that we would like to see in our sanctuary on Homecoming and possibly on many Sundays after that, and to place those names in the nets surrounding the altar. During the week then we will be calling and talking to the people whose names are in the nets, so that on Homecoming Sunday, September 18, our sanctuary will be full not of names but of worshipers, and we will have become, like Andrew, fishers of men (and women and children). Operation Andrew will not end then, of course, but it will be off to a good start.

Contributing to the spirit of Operation Andrew will be “Vitality Sunday,” September 11, when Rev. Dr. David Schoen, Team Leader for Congregational Vitality and Discipleship for the United Church of Christ, will be preaching on how EACC in particular can become a vital congregation.

Coats, Coats, Coats, Coats!!

2010-11-22T11:16:00.003-05:00

More coats for the children at the

Early Childhood Development Center!

(the former Charles Orr)

Needed are boys sizes: 4/5, 8/10, 10/12, 12/14

Girls: 4/5, 5/6, 7/8, 12/14

You can purchase yourself or donate money and we will shop!

CITW and Ann Drysdale, coordinator Charles Orr project

Coats will be accepted through Sunday, Nov. 28th

Check should be sent to the church, with the by-line "Coats"

Thank-you so much

Hanging of the Greens

2010-11-22T11:03:00.002-05:00

You are invited to help decorate the Church for the Christmas Season.

Saturday, Dec. 4th, 2010

East 30th & Euclid Avenue

11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

This traditional event will occur on a Saturday afternoon this year.

Potluck Luncheon - bring some food to share
Help decorate the sanctuary
Make some holiday crafts
Enjoy a Christmas Carol Sing

Join in the Fun and Fellowship!

Pentecost, May 23 - New members will be received

2010-05-02T15:12:00.002-04:00

Classes and orientation for new members will be held at 5:30 PM on the 10th and 19th of May, in preparation for joining the church on May 23rd. The classes will be held at the Church office, 9411 Euclid Avenue. Please contact the church office for more information.

New Mailing Address for EACC

2010-04-21T22:13:00.000-04:00

Effective immediately both the office and mailing address for the church is:

Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
9411 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106-2044

Phone: 216-791-5200

The Post Office Box previously used is no longer valid, nor is the 9606 Euclid Avenue address.

New Church Office Address

2010-04-14T19:32:00.001-04:00

The new church office for the next year is

9411 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106

It is located in the same business plaza as the Chicago Deli and Cedarland Restaurant. At the moment there are several designated parking spots for members visiting the office. After completion of the demolition of the former church building, parking for the office will be on the church property across Euclid Avenue.

Note that the address above is NOT to be used for mail service. Please use this address for all mail to the church:

P.O. Box 181430, Cleveland Hts, OH 44118

Transitional Steering Team Meeting

2010-04-10T22:52:00.002-04:00

The Transitional Steering Team will meet at Pastor Terri’s house on Monday, April 12, at 7:00 p.m.

Mail For All Ministry Leaders and Committees

2010-04-10T22:51:00.002-04:00

Until May 1^st mail can be picked up on Fridays, from 12 noon until 1:00p.m at the E. 94 Street office. Six parking spaces are reserved for Euclid Avenue members.

Please call the church office prior to coming.

All-Church Gathering for Heritage and Healing, Sunday, April 25

2010-04-10T22:50:00.002-04:00

All members are asked to attend and bring a side dish. A sign-up sheet will be in the Dining hall. The purpose of this gathering is to come together in small groups to inventory what was lost in the fire and to grieve. Members of the CCF Chaplaincy Department will facilitate the grief process.

Easter Sunday Celebration at Euclid Avenue Congregational Church

2010-04-01T19:11:00.001-04:00

Our celebration of Resurrection Sunday will take place on Sunday, April 4, 2010, 10:00 AM, at the First Methodist Church building, E.30th Street at Euclid Avenue. Parking is available in the lots behind the church between Euclid and Prospect, and across the street from the church on E.30th Street. A large congregation is expected for this first Easter Sunday in our new temporary location, so come early to get the best options for parking.

The service will feature an inspiring sermon by Interim Pastor Rev. Dr. Terri Young, baptisms, Holy Communion, and festive hymns, organ and choral music, ending with our traditional performance of Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus with voluntary congregational participation. At the end of the service the church will have its traditional release of "Easter balloons." There will be a special reception following.

Euclid Avenue Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ is a multi-racial, multi-cultural, Open and Affirming congregation founded in 1843. All are welcome at all times.

Good Friday Service on April 2, 2010

2010-04-01T19:01:00.002-04:00

Good Friday Service will be held at University Circle United Methodist Church located at 1919 E. 107^th Street in University Circle. Service will begin at 7:30pm. Pastor Terri Young has been asked to participate in the service.

Publicity for Easter Sunday on WCLV

2010-03-31T09:11:00.000-04:00

Thanks to our friend and EACC Chancel Choir member Elizabeth Stuart, EACC will be getting a number of free public service announcements on WCLV 104.9 FM during the next few days. The announcements will advertise our new E 30th Street location and our 10:00 AM Easter morning service, inviting all to attend.

Thanks to Liz and WCLV!

Church bell preserved

2010-03-30T16:56:00.000-04:00

The EACC church bell was saved during the fire and subsequent church demolition, as was the large stone slab with the engraved church name that was on the Euclid Avenue face of the church. Both artifacts are now safely in storage compliments of Milano Monuments in Cleveland. We are grateful to that company for this offer of safe storage.

EACC Prayer and Healing Services Continue

2010-03-29T15:36:00.000-04:00

Prayer and Healing services will continue for the forseeable future at the Cleveland Clinic Chapel. They will be Wednesdays at 12:45 PM and generally last about a half hour.

For this Wednesday, March 31, 2010, we will have the services of a grief support team from the Clinic following our worship time together---and perhaps next week as well. Anyone who attends these services will receive a parking voucher. Park in any Clinic garage and ask directions to the Chapel. Easiest access is through the 96th Street door. Take a left and continue down the hall; it is at the end of the hall.

Join us for worship on Sunday

2010-03-26T14:28:00.000-04:00

Euclid Avenue Congregational Church welcomes all people to worship with us this Sunday, March 28, 2010, at 10:00 AM, at the First United Methodist Church, East 30th Street at Euclid Avenue, in downtown Cleveland.

We will be celebrating Palm Sunday and welcome all who are looking for a church home.

Please join us!

A message from the Early Childhood Development Center ("Charles Orr School")

2010-03-26T11:57:00.001-04:00

The following message to the church was forwarded by Ann Drysdale:

From: Sommer Edwards
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 1:36 PM
To: Drysdale, Ann E. (VHACLE)
Subject:

Good Afternoon Ann,

Please know that our staff and families are aware of your great loss. We understand the significance in the loss of The Euclid Avenue Congregrational Church building, as it is filled with so much history and memories.

You all have done so much for our school family, offering valuable time, money, gifts, and various donations of food and clothing that we just want to extend our hands of support to you and your church family at this difficult time. We ask that you keep in touch with us and let us know what we can do to help. Please find comfort in knowing that our thoughts and prayers are with all of you, wishing you peace and strength.

God Bless,

Ms. Sommer L. Edwards, Principal
The Early Childhood Development Center
9711 Lamont Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Office: (216) 231-4416
Fax: (216) 231-4294

"The primary goal of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District is to become a premier school district in the United States of America"

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Services

2010-03-26T00:25:00.000-04:00

Our Maundy Thursday Service will be at Plymouth UCC, 2860 Coventry Road, Shaker Hts., at 6:00pm, with the Plymouth Church congregation. Join us on Thursday for our annual commemoration of the death of Christ and again on Sunday morning at the First United Methodist church building as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Saturday Fun

2010-03-23T23:48:00.000-04:00

Saturday Fun programs will continue as scheduled, with a trip to the Akron Zoo, and the Easter Egg hunt moved to Cheryl Wacasey's back yard. Contact Cheryl Wacasey for more information

Church Communications

2010-03-23T23:30:00.000-04:00

Church mail can be sent to P.O. Box 181430, Cleveland Hts, OH 44118. Mail sent to the 9606 Euclid Avenue address will be forwarded.

Church email addresses will continue to be the same.

Church staff are working with AT&T to have our telephone numbers re-directed. Stay tuned for more information.

Church Services on Palm Sunday and Easter

2010-03-23T23:28:00.001-04:00

For the near future, particularly Palm Sunday, March 28, and Easter Sunday, April 4, the congregation of Euclid Avenue Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ will worship at the building of the First United Methodist Church at the corner of East 30th Street and Euclid Avenue. There is parking south of the building near Prospect. The services will be at the regular time of 10:00 AM, with adult Bible study as usual one hour before the service. Church school will also be held.

There will be no Maundy Thursday or Good Friday services this year.

Longer term plans will be forthcoming.

Worship service and meeting

2010-03-23T15:51:00.000-04:00

There will be a worship service and congregational meeting for the EACC church family this evening, March 23, 2010, 7:00 PM, at Mt. Zion United Church of Christ, 10723 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106-1793.

Greetings

2010-03-23T15:45:00.000-04:00

Dear Members and Friends of EACC,
We have set up this blog as a quick and easy way to communicate electronically during this time of transition. Please check frequently for updates, since the church's situation is likely to change frequently over the next few days and weeks.

Best regards,
Tim Robson
EACC Director of Music
and Blogger pro tem