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Nor
th E
aton
Chr
istia
n C
hurc
h (D
isci
ples
of C
hris
t)
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5 R
oyal
ton
Rd.
G
rafto
n, O
hio
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4
A
ddre
ss S
ervi
ce R
eque
sted
D
AT
E—
Jan
uary
201
2 M
inis
ter:
Rev
. Cha
rles
But
cher
C
hris
tian
Ed.
& Y
outh
Dire
ctor
: Pol
ly T
allo
s S
ecre
tary
: Lon
da B
lain
e
Mus
ic D
irect
or: M
iki S
aito
P
athw
ays
Cou
nsel
ing
and
Gro
wth
Cen
ter:
Dr.
Ral
ph T
hom
pson
NO
N P
RO
FIT
OR
G
U.S
. P
OS
TA
GE
PA
ID
Gra
fton
, OH
440
44
Per
mit
No.
8
The
The
The
The VOIC
EVOIC
EVOIC
EVOIC
E
“W
ork
ing togeth
er
to m
ake the d
iffe
rence that m
atters
.”
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it us
at:
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eccd
isci
ples
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Tho
ught
s fo
r O
ur J
ourn
ey:
Janu
ary
2012
A
New
You
Mak
eov
er F
or 2
012
T
his
titl
e m
ay
soun
d a
lot
like
a c
omm
erci
al fr
om a
we
igh
t los
s in
fom
erci
al,
a w
eigh
t los
s cl
inic
, a
hair
salo
n, a
fitn
ess
club
or
a sk
in c
rea
m c
ompa
ny.
H
owe
ver,
it is
not
. It’
s a
bout
ma
kin
g de
cisi
ons
abo
ut o
ur
spir
itua
l wel
l-be
ing
or a
spi
ritu
al m
ake
over
for
us.
Thi
s is
the
time
of y
ear
we
usua
lly e
xam
ine
ours
elve
s a
nd
ma
ke r
esol
utio
ns
for
self-
impr
ovem
ents
. M
any
peop
le w
rite
thes
e re
solu
tion
s do
wn
or
tell
som
eon
e so
the
y’ll
fe
el s
ome
leve
l of e
nco
ura
gem
ent t
o st
ick
to th
em.
Wh
ile
we
ref
lect
on
“a
new
you
ma
keov
er fo
r 20
12,”
let’s
a
lso
con
tem
pla
te th
ese
com
mon
clic
hés
an
d so
me
spir
itua
l app
licat
ion
s. In
201
2, le
t’s “
put o
ur h
and
to th
e pl
ow.”
T
he
Chr
istia
n lif
e is
com
pare
d to
man
y a
ctiv
ities
in li
fe li
ke r
unn
ing
a r
ace
, w
inn
ing
a fi
ght,
saili
ng o
n
the
sea
an
d pl
owin
g a
field
. Je
sus
said
, “N
o on
e h
avi
ng
put t
hei
r h
and
to th
e pl
ow,
and
look
ing
back
, is
fit fo
r th
e ki
ngdo
m o
f God
” (L
uke
9:62
).
A fa
rmer
wh
o lo
oks
back
wh
ile
plo
win
g w
ill h
ave
cro
oked
row
s.
A
Chr
istia
n w
ho
look
s ba
ck lo
ngi
ngly
to
the
life
they
left
beh
ind
will
fin
d th
at th
ey
ma
y st
ray
if th
ey d
on’t
keep
th
eir
eyes
fixe
d on
Jes
us.
Thi
s ye
ar,
let’s
kee
p ou
r ey
es
foc
use
d on
Jes
us a
nd
nev
er lo
ok b
ack
.
T
his
com
ing
yea
r, le
t’s “
put
our
ears
to
the
grou
nd.
” W
e ge
nera
lly u
se t
his
phra
se t
o re
fer
to li
sten
ing
to fe
edba
ck fr
om o
ur fr
iend
s. T
his
pra
ctic
e co
mes
to
us
from
Na
tive
Am
eric
ans
wh
o ha
d a
pra
ctic
e of
lis
ten
ing
for
the
app
roa
chin
g h
orse
s or
buf
falo
by
liter
ally
put
ting
an e
ar to
the
grou
nd.
We
are
wis
e to
list
en
to th
e co
unci
l of t
hos
e w
ho
love
an
d su
ppor
t us
. “G
ive
in
stru
ctio
n to
a w
ise
man
, an
d h
e w
ill b
e m
ore
wis
e,
tea
ch a
just
per
son,
an
d th
ey w
ill in
crea
se in
lear
nin
g,
a c
orre
ctio
n e
nte
rs m
ore
into
a w
ise
pers
on th
an a
h
undr
ed s
trip
es o
nto
a fo
ol”
(Pro
verb
s 9:
9; 1
5:5;
17:
10).
We
shou
ld a
lso
be o
pen
to
thos
e w
ho
have
be
en
offe
nde
d by
our
act
ion
s an
d w
ords
wh
o co
me
to t
alk
to
us (
Ma
tthew
18:
15-1
8).
In 2
012,
let’s
“pu
t ou
r m
ind
in g
ear.
” W
e ge
ner
ally
app
ly t
his
phr
ase
to s
omeo
ne
we
catc
h da
ydre
am
ing.
W
hich
lite
rally
mea
ns
the
pers
on n
eeds
to
“con
cent
rate
on
the
task
at h
and.
” K
ing
Sol
omon
w
as
ask
ed t
o se
rve
God
with
a w
illin
g m
ind
(1 C
hron
icle
s 28
:9)
. S
t. P
aul
sa
ys,
we
mus
t “r
enew
our
m
inds
” (R
oman
s 12
:2).
If
we
have
just
bee
n g
oin
g th
roug
h th
e m
otio
ns
of w
orsh
ip a
nd C
hris
tian
livin
g, it
’s
time
to “
put o
ur m
ind
in g
ear”
an
d ge
t se
riou
s a
bout
ser
vin
g w
ith a
ll ou
r h
eart
, so
ul a
nd
min
d.
T
his
yea
r, le
t’s “
keep
our
feet
to
the
fire.
” A
per
son
wh
ose
feet
are
hel
d to
the
fire
tend
s to
bec
ome
enth
usia
stic
. T
o pu
t a p
erso
n’s
“fe
et t
o th
e fir
e” is
to
ma
ke th
em r
espo
nsi
ble
for
thei
r a
ctio
ns.
God
doe
s h
old
us r
espo
nsi
ble
for
our
act
ion
s.
St.
Pa
ul w
rote
, “F
or
we
mus
t all
appe
ar b
efo
re t
he
judg
men
t sea
t of
Chr
ist;
tha
t ev
eryo
ne
will
rec
eive
the
thin
gs d
one
in th
eir
bod
y, a
cco
rdin
g to
wha
t th
ey h
ave
don
e w
het
her
goo
d or
ba
d” (
2 C
orin
thia
ns
5:10
).
In th
is c
omin
g ye
ar,
“le
t’s k
eep
our
eye
s on
the
priz
e.”
A p
erso
n w
ith th
eir
eye
s on
a p
rize
ha
s it
as
the
obje
ct o
f th
eir
hea
rt, t
he
app
le o
f th
eir
eye
. T
he
pers
on w
ants
not
hin
g m
ore;
the
pers
on w
ill s
ettle
for
n
oth
ing
else
. S
t. P
aul
ha
d h
is e
yes
on th
e pr
ize
of h
eave
n, “
belo
ved,
I c
oun
t not
to h
ave
alr
eady
app
reh
ende
d it,
but
this
on
e th
ing
I do
know
: fo
rget
ting
thos
e th
ings
w
hic
h ar
e be
hin
d, a
nd
rea
chin
g fo
rwa
rd to
thos
e th
ings
w
hic
h ar
e be
fore
me,
I pr
ess
on t
owa
rd th
e m
ark
for
the
pri
ze o
f th
e hi
gh c
alli
ng
of G
od in
Chr
ist
Jesu
s” (
Phi
lippi
ans
3:13
, 14)
. M
ay
our
eyes
sta
y on
the
pri
ze u
ntil
we
hol
d it
in o
ur h
ands
. A
“n
ew y
ou m
ake
ov
er fo
r 20
12?”
B
elov
ed,
ther
e is
no
bett
er t
ime
to s
tart
than
tod
ay.
Ble
ssin
gs fo
r th
e jo
urn
ey,
R
ev.
Chu
ck
W
AN
EW
RE
TR
EA
T F
riday
-Sun
day,
Jan
uary
20-
22 @
Cam
p C
hris
tian
Th
e C
HI
RH
O a
nd
CY
F w
ill b
e m
eetin
g w
ith y
ou
th f
rom
are
a D
isci
ple
s ch
urc
hes
at
Ca
mp
Ch
rist
ian
for
a w
eeke
nd
of
stu
dy
an
d fu
n.
An
y yo
uth
inte
rest
ed in
at
ten
din
g
sho
uld
see
PO
LL
Y T
ALL
OS
to g
et M
edic
al R
elea
se fo
rms
as
soo
n a
s p
ossi
ble
.
NE
CC
Act
iviti
es U
pdat
e….
BR
EA
KF
AS
T W
ITH
SA
NT
A ..
.T
he
grou
p m
ay
have
bee
n fa
irly
sm
all
this
yea
r, b
ut th
e ex
cite
men
t w
as
big
as
San
ta c
ame
to N
orth
Eat
on C
hris
tian
Ch
urch
an
d s
har
ed a
won
derf
ul b
rea
kfa
st w
ith e
nth
usia
stic
ch
ildre
n a
nd
thei
r fa
mili
es. T
he
child
ren
enjo
yed
ma
kin
g b
eade
d sn
owfla
kes
an
d lis
ten
ing
to th
e st
ory
of
Jesu
s’ b
irth
. A
big
than
ks to
Car
ol B
utch
er fo
r pr
epar
ing
the
brea
kfa
st!
Bet
hleh
em @
Eat
on …
Ab
ou
t 1
40 p
eo
ple
exp
erie
nce
d th
e jo
urn
ey
to th
e m
an
ger
tha
nks
to th
e d
edic
ate
d
effo
rts
of M
AN
Y w
ho
he
lpe
d m
ake
Bet
hle
he
m @
Ea
ton
a h
uge
suc
cess
thi
s ye
ar.
G
ue
sts
and
pa
rtic
ipan
ts
alik
e fe
lt th
e m
ag
ic o
f o
ur
Sa
vio
r’s b
irth
th
roug
h th
e m
any
sce
ne
s t
hat
re
coun
t th
e C
hrist
ma
s st
ory
. T
ha
nk
you
to
eve
ryo
ne
wh
o h
elp
ed
in m
an
y va
rio
us
wa
ys.
TH
AN
K Y
OU
to P
aula
Kra
snev
ich
for
bein
g th
e he
art
behi
nd g
ettin
g B
@E
bac
k a
nd t
he c
onst
ruct
ion
crew
for
bein
g t
he b
raw
n!
PO
INS
ET
TIA
S …
.Th
ank
yo
u to
all
wh
o p
urc
ha
sed
the
bea
utif
ul p
oin
setti
as
that
add
ed
to
the
bea
uty
of
ou
r sa
nct
ua
ry a
t C
hrist
ma
s.
50
po
inse
ttia
s w
ere
pu
rch
ase
d, w
hic
h g
ave
us
$1
25.
00
for
the
Dis
cret
ion
ary
F
un
d.
Th
ank
yo
u g
oes
out
to
the
he
lpe
rs:
Ma
rie
Te
rne
s (8
:00
),
Pa
ula
Kra
snev
ich
, C
aro
l Bu
tche
r, B
arb
M
ott,
an
d Je
an
ne K
eki
c, A
th
ank
you
of
app
reci
atio
n to
Flo
we
ram
a o
f A
me
rica
for
the
ir ex
celle
nt s
erv
ice
an
d a
do
natio
n o
f tw
o e
xtra
poi
nse
ttia
s.
Afte
r th
e C
hris
tma
s w
ors
hi
p,
24
of th
e p
oin
setti
as
we
re t
ake
n to
C
en
ter
Rid
ge
Nu
rsin
g H
om
e so
the
nu
rsin
g st
aff
and
re
side
nts
co
uld
enj
oy
the
m.
H
OLL
Y H
ILL
Christmas Cookie Sale—-The youth would like to thank everyone who supported
our annual Christmas Cooke Sale again this year. We sold over 90 pounds of hom
emade
cookies and fudge on Saturday and after church on Sunday. The money raised will be used to
help cover the cost of Mission Trip 2012 and to buy gift cards for the children at the
Cleveland Christian Hom
e. The leftover cookies were given to Bethlehem
@ Eaton to share
with our guests during the tours.
THANKS, Polly Tallos, Youth Director
GOODBYE and GOOD LUCK to Lanson W
ells
—- In appreciation of
Lanson’s leadership of our music ministry, the Choir & W
orship Band hosted a fellowship
hour in his honor. He was also presented with a parting gift of lots and lots of chocolates
from
Suzie L’s!! The secret is out —- he loves chocolate!!
Women’s Brunch —- O
ver 80 wom
en enjoyed a delicious brunch and an inspirational
program. Each table was beautifully decorated in holiday décor by the table hostess. Our
thanks to the ladies who made this all possible and the men who served and cleaned up
afterwards.
E
VE
CIR
CLE
(
Ple
ase
no
te d
ate
ch
an
ge!
)
Our JA
NUARY m
eeting h
as been m
oved to
Friday, Ja
nuary
27th
(NOT the 2
4th
). W
e w
ill
bring a
lunch
at NOON a
nd o
ur m
eeting w
ill
begin
at 1:0
0. W
e’ll b
e p
reparing the chicken for
our outreach
lunch
eon a
t
Harv
est
Rid
ge churc
h. M
any
churc
hes in
Lora
in C
ounty
pro
vid
e h
ot m
eals for th
ose
in
need a
nd w
e h
ave b
een
invited to p
artner with
Harv
est
Rid
ge this m
onth
.
If y
ou a
re sin
gle a
nd w
ould
enjo
y som
e
fello
wsh
ip w
hile
eating, you d
on’t g
et hot m
eals
often, you can’t p
repare
your m
eals, or yo
u a
re
short o
n food to m
ake a
meal, y
ou a
re invite
d to
have a
delic
ious, h
ot m
eal on JANUARY 2
8th
at
12:0
0 (Noon), a
t Harv
est
Rid
ge C
hurc
h, 35600
Lora
in R
d. (R
t. 1
0), e
ast
of Rt. 8
3.
You w
ill n
ot be a
sked for any identifica
tion o
r
requirem
ents
. There
is no charg
e a
nd a
ll who
feel th
ey w
ould
benefit from
the m
eal are
invited
to join
us.
If possible, please
conta
ct H
ARVEST R
IDGE
churc
h b
y January
27th
, so
that we’re sure
to
have a
place
for you. (4
40-3
27-0
024)
Co
me
and
Din
e!
Bri
ng a
dis
h/de
sse
rt t
o sh
are
.
Sun
day,
Ja
nua
ry 2
2nd
Afte
r S
unda
y S
choo
l (11
:46)
An
en
erg
etic
te
am
of la
die
s h
ave
are
sp
on
soring
th
e m
on
thly
po
tluck
lunc
he
ons
afte
r ch
urc
h in
ord
er
to
pro
mo
te c
am
ara
de
rie a
nd
frie
nd
ship
be
twe
en
ou
r co
ng
rega
tion
. T
ea
m m
em
bers
are
Me
lissa
Fo
lk,
Rob
in
Ga
lvin
, C
aro
l & P
aig
e B
okm
an,
Joy
ce J
oh
nso
n, M
ary
B
en
gou
gh,
Sa
nd
y H
ale
s, C
aro
l Bu
tche
r a
nd P
at A
ble
s.
If y
ou
ha
ve a
n id
ea
fo
r an
act
ivity
or
eve
nt,
talk
to
us.
Ou
r n
ext m
eetin
g w
ill b
e S
un
day,
Ja
nu
ary
15
th,
afte
r th
e se
con
d w
ors
hip
se
rvic
e.
(Ab
out
10
:50
a.m
.)
“Lau
gh
Yo
ur W
ay to
a B
ette
r M
arria
ge”
Bib
le S
tudy
…..
...the
CE
tea
m is
invi
ting
all
coup
les
to p
art
icip
ate
in a
Mon
day
nigh
t B
ible
st
udy
base
d on
the
La
ugh
You
r W
ay
ma
rria
ge
sem
ina
r. Y
ou d
o no
t ne
ed t
o ha
ve a
tten
ded
the
sem
ina
r to
par
ticip
ate
in t
his
stud
y. T
o ki
ck o
ff th
e st
udy,
the
firs
t se
ssio
n w
ill b
e a
spe
cia
l V
alen
tine
mea
l on
Mon
day,
Feb
ruar
y 13
th a
t 6:
00 p
.m. A
fter
tha
t, th
e st
udy
will
last
12
wee
ks f
rom
6-6
:30.
P
lea
se s
ee
Mel
issa
Fo
lk
for
mor
e de
tails
and
to
sign
up f
or t
he s
tudy
.
Birt
hday
s &
Ann
iver
sarie
s-JA
N.
If your birthday or anniversary is not on the
church calendar, PLEASE call the church office
and let us know. THANK YOU!
1
H
olly
Gro
ss
4
R
ober
ta B
alo
gh
San
dy G
ross
5
D
an G
ross
6
E
rin
Mar
tin
7 Je
n W
ilson
9
Jam
es P
urdy
10
Ric
har
d B
lain
e
11
Hop
e S
win
dell
Mic
ah B
utch
er
13
Hel
en L
itera
ti
F
ran
Ear
ly
14
C
hris
Hen
sley
La
rry
& E
ileen
Web
er (
62)
M
ike
& P
aul
a K
rasn
evic
h
15
Lu
cy V
ern
ada
kis
16
B
ill C
rom
ling
Mar
ty B
elfi
18
La
ura
Kuh
n
Alb
erta
Am
os
20
A
lliso
n C
ihla
Jo
hn
Klin
ect
23
C
arol
Bok
man
26
Kar
en K
linec
t
27
Da
vid
Hou
ston
30
Ha
nna
Sus
ak
31
Ma
tthew
Gro
ss
Serving In January 2012
8:0
0
Brian &
Shari Insley
9:3
0
Heath
er Ste
vanus (T
L), Ken &
Cin
dy H
icks, C
aro
l Bokm
an,
Marlene B
lack
, Caro
l Swartz, John K
linect
, Bill C
hapm
an,
Diana T
yler
ELDERS—
Jeff H
ensley, Glenn S
wartz
NE
CC
WIN
TE
R J
AM
201
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On S
unday,
January
29
th t
he f
am
ily a
nd
frie
nds o
f th
e N
EC
C a
re invit
ed t
o a
ttend
the 2012 Winter Jam at the Wolstein
Center in Cleveland.
This
is a
Chri
sti
an
m
usic
/ra
lly e
vent
that
is a
ppro
pri
ate
for
the
wh
ole
fa
mil
y.
M
ost
of
the
perf
orm
ers
are
C
hri
sti
an
Rock
art
ists
w
ho w
ill
share
their
fait
h s
tory
wit
h u
s.
Nic
k H
all w
ill
als
o s
hare
a m
essage w
ith
the audie
nce.
N
ick’s
passio
n is
about
“help
ing p
eople
get it a
bout
God
’s g
reat
love a
nd s
alv
ati
on!”
T
he c
ost
is $
10
per
pers
on
.
For
more
in
form
ati
on
, g
o
to
this
w
eb
sit
e:
ww
w.h
eari
tfir
st.
co
m/
win
terj
am
/defa
ult
.aspx.
If e
nough s
how
in
tere
st
in a
ttendin
g w
e c
an a
rrange f
or
car
pooling
. T
ickets
are
purc
hased at
the door.
If
you have oth
er
questi
ons
you
can
conta
ct
Polly
Tallos
or
Caro
l Bokm
an
.
Blu
e S
tar
Mot
hers
#26
Pre
side
nt,
SA
LLY
BO
TS
ON
……
……
.
If
you
have
a lo
ved
one
or
frie
nd t
hat
is
serv
ing
in I
raq
or
Afg
hani
sta
n an
d w
ou
ld
like
the
m t
o re
ceiv
e a
gift
bo
x, p
leas
e e
ma
il S
ally
Bo
tso
n w
ith t
heir
MIL
ITA
RY
AD
DR
ES
S o
r a
ny
ques
tions
yo
u m
ight
hav
e.
sally
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.co
m JUDY PONTING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In the near future, you will be receiving a letter asking you to help establish a
scholarship fund in the name of Judy Ponting. The funds raised will help commissioned
(licensed) ministers increase their education and skills in serving churches.
Com
missioned Ministers seeking ordination by way of the apprentice track is a new
kind of ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). There are people who feel
called by God to serve as Christian ministers who do not have the form
al education required
for ordination. They do not have the funds, the time, or other means to get a seminary
education. They have the skills and the gifts for ministry but are limited in the opportunities
available for service. Under this new order of ministry, those called to serve Christ as
ministers can follow a disciplined process to obtain com
petency in the 16 areas of ministry
required for ordination.
Judy Ponting served Christ and His church at North Eaton for many years. She
worked hard to increase her skills in ministry for no other reason than to be a better
servant. She did this on her own. The new order of ministry provides people like Judy with
more direction and opportunities to learn and grow. Your support to the Judy Ponting
Memorial Scholarship Fund will honor Judy, but most importantly it will greatly enhance the
quality of the ministers who serve in this new order.
The funds raised will be sent to the Regional Office of Ohio to be dispersed to those
Com
missioned Ministers who qualify for assistance. Please send your gift to the church or
place it in the offering plate on Sunday morning.
Please give generously to this important ministry.
Dr. Paul H. D
urbin
Alp
ha a
t Nor
th E
aton
Chr
istia
n C
hurc
h T
he N
orth
Ea
ton
Chr
istia
n C
hurc
h w
ill b
e of
feri
ng T
he A
lpha
Cou
rse
on W
edne
sda
y ev
enin
gs
begi
nnin
g on
Wed
nesd
ay,
Feb
ruar
y 29
. A
ligh
t di
nner
will
be
ser
ved
at
6 P
M f
ollo
wed
by
Bib
le
Stu
dy a
nd d
iscu
ssio
n.
W
hat i
s A
lpha
?
Alp
ha is
an
oppo
rtun
ity t
o ex
plor
e th
e m
eani
ng o
f lif
e in
a r
ela
xed,
fri
endl
y se
ttin
g.
T
he A
lpha
cou
rse
usua
lly m
eets
onc
e p
er w
eek
for
10 w
eeks
, a
nd in
clu
des
an
am
azi
ng
on
e-da
y ge
taw
ay.
Ea
ch s
essi
on,
peo
ple
enjo
y gr
eat
food
, la
ught
er a
nd le
ar
ning
in a
fun
and
frie
ndly
atm
osp
here
whe
re n
o qu
estio
n a
bout
life
or
God
is
seen
as
too
si
mp
le o
r to
o
host
ile…
ques
tions
like
—Is
the
re a
God
? W
hy a
m I
her
e?
W
here
did
I c
ome
from
? W
here
am
I g
oing
?
W
ho is
Alp
ha fo
r?
A
lpha
is f
or a
nyon
e…a
nyon
e w
ho t
hink
s th
ere
ma
y b
e m
ore
to li
fe t
han
mee
ts t
he
ey
e.
Alp
ha is
for
you
, yo
ur f
riend
s, y
our
fam
ily,
your
cow
orke
rs,
any
one
you
wou
ld li
ke t
o in
vite
. P
eopl
e a
tten
d fr
om a
ll ba
ckgr
ound
s, r
elig
ions
, a
nd v
iew
poi
nts
. The
y co
me
to in
vest
iga
te
ques
tions
abo
ut t
he e
xist
ence
of
God
, th
e pu
rpos
e of
life
, th
e a
fterl
ife,
the
cla
ims
of J
esus
and
m
ore.
Som
e p
eop
le w
ant
to
get
bey
ond
relig
ion
and
fin
d a
re
latio
nshi
p w
ith G
od t
hat
rea
lly
cha
nges
life
. O
ther
s co
me
for
the
clos
e, lo
ng-la
stin
g fr
ien
dshi
ps t
hat a
re b
uilt
duri
ng t
he A
lpha
co
urse
. M
any
gu
ests
ha
ve n
ever
bee
n to
chu
rch,
oth
ers
ma
y ha
ve a
tten
ded
chur
ch o
cca
sion
ally
bu
t fe
el t
hey
have
nev
er r
eally
und
erst
ood
the
basi
cs o
f th
e C
hris
tian
faith
. E
very
one
is w
elco
me
!
W
hat H
appe
ns a
t Alp
ha?
Th
e A
lpha
cou
rse
usua
lly la
sts
10 w
eeks
, w
ith a
da
y ge
taw
ay
in th
e m
iddl
e. E
ach
ga
ther
ing
begi
ns
with
a
mea
l or
refr
esh
men
ts -
a c
han
ce t
o ge
t to
know
oth
ers.
Th
en th
ere
is a
sh
ort t
alk
whi
ch lo
oks
at a
diff
eren
t a
spec
t of
th
e C
hris
tian
faith
ea
ch w
eek.
Thi
s is
follo
wed
by
a t
ime
of d
iscu
ssio
n in
sm
all
grou
ps,
wh
ere
ever
yon
e is
wel
com
e to
con
trib
ute
thei
r op
inio
n a
nd
as
k qu
estio
ns.
Peo
ple
usua
lly s
tay
in th
e sa
me
smal
l gro
ups
for
the
dura
tion
of
the
cour
se s
o th
ey
can
get t
o kn
ow e
ach
oth
er, c
ontin
ue d
iscu
ssio
ns
and
deep
en fr
iend
ship
s.
Th
e em
pha
sis
is u
pon
exp
lora
tion
an
d di
scov
ery
in a
rel
axe
d a
nd
info
rma
l en
viro
nm
ent.
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n pl
ease
vis
it T
he A
lpha
Co
urse
web
site a
t http
://al
phan
a.or
g
A W
eeke
nd to
Rem
embe
r….F
ebru
ary
19th
and
20t
h
S
unda
y-8:
00 A
M &
9:3
0 A
M W
orsh
ip S
ervi
ces
“Im
prov
ing
Fam
ily R
ela
tions
hips
” S
unda
y-6:
00 P
M
Fam
ily L
earn
ing
Mad
e F
un a
nd E
asy
Mon
day-
7:00
PM
N
ames
and
Fac
es M
ade
Eas
y
Basketball Hall of Fame member Jerry Lucas w
ill b
e com
ing to
North E
ato
n C
hristian C
hurc
h to share
his C
hrist-lead m
inistry w
ith o
ur entire
com
munity. Jerry
Luca
s, a
lso k
nown a
s “D
r. M
em
ory
” will b
e sharing h
is w
orld-renown learn
ing sys
tem
with u
s on
Sunday, Febru
ary
19th
and M
onday F
ebru
ary
20th
.
His m
inistry focu
ses on fam
ily relationsh
ips, fam
ily learn
ing a
nd rem
em
bering n
am
es and face
s.
Mr. L
uca
s brings in
credib
le e
nerg
y a
nd p
ass
ion w
ith these
mess
ages. T
his m
inistry p
rom
ises to
pro
vid
e m
em
ories fo
r all who a
ttend. This is an o
pportunity to revita
lize y
our m
em
ory
and e
xplo
re
a fasc
inating p
roce
ss o
f m
em
ory
im
pro
vem
ent. Y
our ch
ildre
n w
ill b
e captivate
d w
ith Jerry’s
syst
em
of learn
ing a
nd m
em
oriza
tion skills designed e
specially
for them
. This is truly som
eth
ing
that your entire
fam
ily w
ill e
njo
y!
Mr. L
uca
s’ p
rese
nta
tion a
nd serv
ice to Jesu
s Christ
will insp
ire a
nyo
ne w
ith a
beating h
eart. Please
join
us fo
r any o
r all of th
ese
pre
senta
tions. H
is a
mazing test
imony a
nd p
rogra
ms to
im
pro
ve y
our
mem
ory
could
change y
our life fore
ver! A
ll are
welcom
e. No sig
nup n
eeded. Please
join
us fo
r a
Weekend to R
em
em
ber!
CLE
VE
LAN
D
CH
RIS
TIA
N
HO
ME
……
.
Dea
r R
ev.
But
cher
and
co
ngre
gat
ion,
Th
ank
you
for
bein
g on
e of
our
par
tner
s of
hop
e!
We
trul
y a
ppre
ciat
e yo
ur d
onat
ion
s of
toy
s, g
ames
, cl
oth
ing,
gift
car
ds a
nd
win
ter
wea
r.
You
r gi
fts h
elp
us to
fulfi
ll th
e h
olid
ay
wis
hes
of c
hild
ren
in e
ach
of
our
pr
ogra
ms
at C
leve
lan
d C
hris
tian
Hom
e, a
nd
will
pro
vide
ch
eris
hed
mem
orie
s fo
r ye
ars
to
com
e.
With
out
you
we
wou
ld n
ot b
e a
ble
to p
rovi
de a
s m
uch
supp
ort
to th
e te
ens,
chi
ldre
n an
d fa
mili
es w
e ha
ve th
e pr
ivile
ge to
ser
ve.
You
r th
ough
tfuln
ess
ha
s lit
era
lly c
han
ged
lives
for
the
bett
er, a
nd
we
are
gra
tef
ul.
Da
vid
J. L
unde
en,
Chi
ef E
xecu
tive
Offi
cer
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*
Wh
en P
olly
too
k th
e gi
fts t
o th
e C
CH
, sh
e fo
und
som
e S
ant
a H
elpe
rs fr
om N
EC
C b
usy
at
wor
k th
ere:
Don
Na
sh, C
huc
k S
lush
er a
nd R
oger
Ha
les!
NECC CHILI COOK-OFF— February 26th
IT’S TIM
E ONCE AGAIN
TO START GETTIN
G YOUR CHILI APPETITE
READY FOR ANOTHER FRIENDLY COMPETITIO
N BETWEEN CHURCHES. THIS
YEAR NECC W
ILL AGAIN
HOST THE CHILI COOK-OFF. THE DAY W
ILL BE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH AT 5:00 UNTIL ABOUT 8:00. THE W
ANEW YOUTH
RETREAT CHURCHES (Washington Ave., Lorain Tem
ple, Lakewood, Westlake,
Franklin Circle) W
ILL BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. THIS
IS A FAMILY EVENT
WITH NO ADMIS
SIO
N CHARGE, BUT A GOODWILL OFFERIN
G W
ILL BE TAKEN
FOR THE CLEVELA
ND CHRIS
TIA
N HOME.
EACH CHURCH SHOULD
TRY TO PROVID
E AT LEAST
ONE POT OF CHILI PER 8 PEOPLE ATTENDIN
G. DIG OUT YOUR
FAVORITE RECIPE AND ENTER IT IN THE COMPETITIO
N. A
SIGN-UP SHEET FOR CHILI, DESSERTS, AND OTHER ITEMS
WILL BE IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL IN JANUARY AND
FEBRUARY. IF YOU DON’T W
ANT TO ENTER THE
COMPETITIO
N YOU CAN STILL COME FOR THE FOOD, FUN, AND MUSICAL
ENTERTAIN
MENT. THIS
YEAR W
E W
ILL HAVE LIVE ENTERTAIN
MENT
PROVID
ED BY THE MID
VIEW HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND. WE HOPE TO SEE
EVERYONE THERE!
IF YOU W
OULD
LIKE ADDITIO
NAL IN
FORMATIO
N,
PLEASE CONTACT CAROL BOKMAN AT [email protected]
CALL 440-891-1819.
THANK YOU T
O N
ECC C
HURCH F
AM
ILY
“Thank
you to m
y ch
urc
h fam
ily for yo
ur pra
yers
, to
Past
or Chuck
for his h
osp
ital
visits
and p
hone calls
, th
anks
to V
ern
& M
arlene B
lack
for th
eir h
osp
ital & h
om
e v
isits,
to W
il and L
inda M
orrison for alw
ays
bein
g b
y m
y side thro
ugh this d
ifficu
lt tim
e a
nd
reco
very
.
God B
less
eve
ryone, Ju
anita M
itch
ell
Dear Friends, T
hank y
ou for your su
pport a
nd p
rayers
for m
y reco
very
this p
ast
year.
I am
reco
vering a
nd g
lad to b
e in m
y o
wn h
om
e. M
y g
ratitu
de for your friendsh
ip
and k
indness
.
Caro
l Ste
ffen
BARB C
OLV
IN h
as m
ade a
nd d
onate
d o
ver 35 b
aby
afg
hans fo
r CORNERSTONE.
Barb
says
she h
as to
do som
eth
ing w
hile
Wade is watc
hin
g footb
all.
Our th
anks
and
appre
ciation to B
arb
fro
m C
orn
erst
one, Marie T
ern
es, N
ECC a
nd a
ll th
e p
are
nts
who
will b
e w
rappin
g their b
abies in
these
warm
and b
eautifu
l afg
hans.
“I w
ant to
thank e
very
one for th
eir p
rayers
, visits
and thoughts
while
I w
as in
the
hosp
ital. It m
eans a lot to
me a
nd I a
ppre
ciate
each
and e
very
one o
f th
em
! I a
lso
wante
d to let people k
now that a p
rayer sh
awl was given to K
evin
’s M
om
(he p
ass
ed
away in the F
all)
and she says
“th
ank y
ou” and it is v
ery
com
fortin
g for her.”
Dawn S
chiefe
rle
Our th
anks and a
ppre
ciation to a
ll th
e ladies who h
ave b
een so v
ery
genero
us in
volu
nte
ering to m
ake the d
elic
ious m
eals for our W
ednesd
ay n
ight st
udies over th
e
past
thre
e m
onth
s. W
e h
ave b
een spoile
d!
Rev. Chuck
2012
OF
FE
RIN
G E
NV
ELO
PE
S …
If yo
u di
d no
t pi
ckup
you
r 20
12 o
ffer
ing
enve
lop
es a
t ch
urch
or
they
wer
e no
t m
aile
d to
you
, pl
ease
con
tact
the
chu
rch
offic
e a
nd w
e w
ill g
et t
hem
to
you.
RE
MIN
DE
R:
DO
NO
T u
se t
he 2
011
enve
lop
es a
nym
ore
! (T
he e
nvel
opes
are
not
the
sa
me
num
ber
ea
ch y
ear.
)
Fin
anc
ial s
tate
men
ts f
or 2
011
will
be
in t
he m
ail
this
wee
k.
If
you
do n
ot r
ecei
ve o
ne p
lea
se c
all
the
chur
ch o
ffi
ce.
OU
R S
YM
PAT
HY
is e
xten
ded
to
the
fam
ily o
f M
AU
DE
SC
OT
T w
ho
die
d a
few
wee
ks
ag
o. R
ev. C
hu
ck o
ffici
ate
d a
t h
er M
emo
ria
l Ser
vice
and
a lu
nch
wa
s p
rov
ided
by
the
wo
men
of
the
chu
rch
. M
au
de
wa
s a
mem
ber
of o
ur
chu
rch
an
d th
e si
ster
of L
ois
Br
ass
e. O
ur
pra
yers
are
w
ith t
he
fam
ily a
t th
is ti
me.
RE
CU
PE
RA
TIN
G A
T H
OM
E A
T T
HIS
TIM
E:
Daw
n S
chie
ferle
, Ju
anita
Mitc
hell,
Dav
e C
arpe
nter
, Ja
ne E
akin
s