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HEART & SOUL December 2016

Volume M, Issue 12

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Prayer List 2

Shut-in of the Month 2

Birthdays 2

Kids’ News 3

District News 4

Inspiration Hills News 4

November Events 4

FISH Information 5

Hartville Church of the Brethren Newsletter

May you have

the gift of Faith,

the blessing of Hope, and the peace of His Love at Christmas and always.

Pastor Anthony Frankie Brian

Barb Mariann and Phil Chris

On Saturday, November 19, Daphne Boston,

Tannor Boston, Carina DiMarco, Ranita

DiMarco and Josiah DiMarco were baptized

by Pastor Anthony here at the Church.

Also, in the past couple of months, we

have welcomed Bev and Don Tolson

and Vicki and Dave Newman as new

members of our Church.

Please take a moment to congratulate

and welcome all of these people in

their continued walk of faith.

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FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

Physical Needs:

Kelly

Kenzie

Liz

Mikayla

Wyatt Bauman

Mark Blankenship

Lucille Boyd

Betty Domer

Vivian Graber

Josh Hershberger

Judy Houston

Sue Jackson

Barry Kaschner

Kurt Kruger

Joe Lesho

Eric Miller

Betty Patterson

Ellie & Leon Richardson

Gary Rush

Mike Shahan

Pat Sheaffer

Unspoken

General Needs:

Wendy Hamilton & Ryan

Linda Hunter

Kuhn Family

Darren Kuhn

Richline Family

Cooper Schaar

Rachel Sprague

Zell Family

Missionaries and all our men and women in uniform and our church finances.

Long-Term and Shut-Ins:

Lois & Bill Bloss

Carol Collins

Diana Hoyle

Glenda Jones

Hazel Kurtz

Linda Lavy

In an effort to keep our Prayer List as up-to-date as possible, we will continue to list those persons for whom we have had a recent update. If after one month we have not heard anything, they will be removed from the Prayer List.

There is no designated

“Shut-In of the Month” this

month. You are encouraged

to send a Christmas card or

kind note to those we have

been listing for the past several months.

Thank you!

ALL-ADULT

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Friday, December 9

6:00 PM

John & Charlotte Schlabach’s

3631 Swamp Street

Hartville, OH 44632

Please bring a dish to share and a

$5.00 gift if you would like to

participate in the gift exchange.

All adults are invited!

December 24

Candlelight Service 5:00 PM

December 25 - Christmas 10:30 AM

CHRISTMAS CARDS AND MAILBOXES

Please feel free to use the mailboxes in the Narthex for your Christmas Cards. The money you save on postage can then be donated to the Church or another a good cause.

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1. Carina DiMarco

6. Sue Morgart

Pat Presley

30. Tom Graber

HARTVILLE CHURCH

OF THE BRETHREN

December Events

Sundays 8:30am Choir Practice

Mondays 7:00pm Bible Study

Thu Dec 1, 2016

7:00pm Worship Team

Fri Dec 2, 2016

5:00pm Spaghetti Dinner

Sat Dec 3-4, 2016

All day Sr High Winterfest -

Inspiration Hills

Sun Dec 4, 2016

5:00pm Evening in the Village

Tue Dec 6, 2016

6:00pm Christian Education Meeting

7:00pm Leadership Team Meeting

Wed Dec 7, 2016

5:30pm Youth Meeting

7:00pm December Kid's Club Party

Thu Dec 8, 2016

7:00pm Music and Worship

7:00pm Worship Team

Fri Dec 9, 2016

6:00pm Adult Christmas Party

Sat Dec 10, 2016

2:00pm Fellowship Hall Reserved

Sun Dec 11, 2016

4:00 pm Fellowship Hall Reserved

Thu Dec 15, 2016

7:00pm Worship Team

Thu Dec 22, 2016

6:00pm Deacon Meeting

7:00pm Worship Team

Sat Dec 24, 2016

5:00pm Christmas Eve Service

Sun Dec 25, 2016

10:30am Christmas - Late Service Only

Thu Dec 29, 2016

7:00pm Worship Team

Fri Dec 30, 2016

4:30pm Refuge of Hope

for decorating the

Narthex for December.

We are participating

in the Toys for Tots

collection again this year. As in the past, we are

collecting new, unwrapped toys through December 4.

A can is also available in the Narthex for monetary

donations. Thank you!

The Young Adult Center (YAC) located in Hartville will have an opening in the position of Director after the first of the year. The YAC is a Christ centered environment and a safe, positive place for youth to fellowship and have fun. The YAC is open on Saturday and Sunday nights from 4:00 PM-Midnight. We are looking for someone who has a passion for missions, previous management skills, enjoys working with youth and a faith in Christ. The position is a 25-hours a week paid position. If you are interested, please call 330-877-2050 to receive an application or send your resume to ross@evermorecc.org.

I would like to THANK EVERYONE for

all of your prayers, cards and visits while I

was in the hospital and rehab. A special

THANKS to Pastor Anthony for all his

visits and support. Gary Rush

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FROM THE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH

The Youth would like to THANK EVERYBODY that donated cookies,

cakes, breads, etc. to the Election Day Bake Sale. We made $529.75 that will be used towards our 2017 Mission Trip. Thank you ALL again!

On December 18, the Youth will

perform the play “It’s a Madison

County Christmas” during the 10:30

Service. Please

join us as we share

the real reason for

Christmas joy.

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The FISH Pantry is in need of the following: Cereal, Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Peanut Butter,

Soup (any kind), Cleaning Products, Stamps, $10 Gift Cards for Giant Eagle or Marc’s and Grocery

Coupons.

Monetary donations can be made to: Lake Twp. FISH, PO Box 611, Hartville, OH 44632.

Acme Cash Back Program FISH is collecting ACME receipts dated August 11 through December

31. Please put your receipts in the basket outside of Frankie’s office. Last year, FISH received $710.51

from this program. Thank you to all who participate.

Amazon Information Amazon donates 0.5% of the cost of your purchases to Lake Township FISH.

To designate FIS to receive this donation, log on to: http://smle.amazon.com/ch/80-0253590. Remember

this as you Christmas shop at Amazon.com.

United Way You can specify that your donation to United Way go to Lake Township FISH.

Facebook Information Lake Township FISH is on Facebook. You can follow news, coming events

and activities to keep current with FISH activities and news at www.facebook.com/laketowshipfish or go to

the FISH website at www.laketownshipfish.com for more information.

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Join us for an All-You-Can-Eat

Spaghetti Dinner, including

Spaghetti, Salad, Bread,

Dessert and Drink, on Friday, December 2,

5:00-7:00 PM. Cost: Adults $8.00; Ages 4-

12 $4.00. All proceeds will benefit Church

of the Brethren Deacons and Missions.

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,

behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,

which shall be to all people. For unto you is

born this day in the city of David a Saviour,

which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11

HARTVILLE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

Phone: 330-877-9480

Fax: 330-877-7838

Email: Info@HartchurCoB.org

Website: HartvilleCoB.org

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES

8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:15 a.m.

Anthony DiMarco, Pastor

Frankie Graber, Christian Ed Director

Brian Layman, Youth Director

Barb Oyer, Secretary

Loving Heart Christian Child Care

330-877-7529

Amber Mesko, Director

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Heart & Soul is produced monthly.

Hartville Church of the Brethren

353 Crestmont Ave., SW

PO Box 775

Hartville, OH 44632