In Person Service to Begin May 30
The Church Council has made the decision to reopen the church for physical worship on Sunday, May 30. You will receive a letter a few weeks in advance of that date with details of what that reopening will look like. Please be aware that we will ask everyone who is physically present to wear a mask and to keep it on during the entire worship service. We are arranging to have seating at appropriate social distances, and although there will be music, we will not stand and sing as a congregation. It will not be worship "as usual," but we will be together as a congregation once more! We plan to continue the Facebook Live feed on Sunday mornings so that those who are unable to join us physically will continue to be able to participate in worship. Stay tuned for more details!
Mission Work Continues
Is mission still going on in Nashville UCC despite our being physically closed due to COVID? It sure is! We recently donated $500 to SONKA to assist three families who were in critical need. Association Minister Carl Robinson has been updating us about the progress in SONKA’s online newsletter Tidings. Here is a portion of his report.
Last week, I told the good people of SONKA about three families that I was attempting to help with the assistance of our congregations and people. The total emergency needs of the three families exceeded $5,400. Because of your generosity, we were able to help two of those families. The first was a need to make up a rental arrearage and pay current rent, totaling $2,400. We were able to keep them in their rental home. The second was a medical concern, funding a new port for daily dialysis. The cost in that case was over $2,000. We were able to lend support but not to fund the entire need. The third was a single person who had lost a serving position in the restaurant industry who was facing medical costs. The need in this case was around $1,200. Again, SONKA was able to contribute but not to meet the entire need. SONKA raised a total of over $4,000, with one generous congregation contributing $2,000. None of these families has any relationship with any of our congregations. SONKA has genuinely helped members of our communities, without condition or expectation. In so doing, we have modeled the extravagance of the ministry and mission of Jesus Christ. We may not have changed the world, but we certainly changed how the world feels for these three families.
I am so proud of our congregation that is so quick to help others! Well done, good and faithful servants!
A Reminder from F.I.S.H. of Union Township
We still will be participating in the Meijer Simply Give Program from Sunday, April 11 through Saturday July 3. During this time frame $10 gift cards will be available on a display rack with our name on it at the Troy Meijer Store only. The purchase of these cards will then be given to us in the form of gift cards of which we can purchase food at the Meijer store for our pantry.
On Saturday, June 19 they will be doing what they call “Double Match Day.” When a $10 gift card is purchased Meijer’s will double it and add to the $10 purchased and we get the total of $30 worth of gift cards for our pantry. If you want to participate in this program and don’t want to go to Meijer’s you can write a check to FISH-Union Township, and mail to 30 Marjorie Ct. West Milton, Ohio 45383 and in memo line put Meijer Simply Give. We will invest the money donated on June 19.
Thanks for all the support you have given us.
Ralph Warner (Treasurer) Cell 937-672-7303
The Church Council has made the decision to reopen the church for physical worship on Sunday, May 30. You will receive a letter a few weeks in advance of that date with details of what that reopening will look like. Please be aware that we will ask everyone who is physically present to wear a mask and to keep it on during the entire worship service. We are arranging to have seating at appropriate social distances, and although there will be music, we will not stand and sing as a congregation. It will not be worship "as usual," but we will be together as a congregation once more! We plan to continue the Facebook Live feed on Sunday mornings so that those who are unable to join us physically will continue to be able to participate in worship. Stay tuned for more details!
Mission Work Continues
Is mission still going on in Nashville UCC despite our being physically closed due to COVID? It sure is! We recently donated $500 to SONKA to assist three families who were in critical need. Association Minister Carl Robinson has been updating us about the progress in SONKA’s online newsletter Tidings. Here is a portion of his report.
Last week, I told the good people of SONKA about three families that I was attempting to help with the assistance of our congregations and people. The total emergency needs of the three families exceeded $5,400. Because of your generosity, we were able to help two of those families. The first was a need to make up a rental arrearage and pay current rent, totaling $2,400. We were able to keep them in their rental home. The second was a medical concern, funding a new port for daily dialysis. The cost in that case was over $2,000. We were able to lend support but not to fund the entire need. The third was a single person who had lost a serving position in the restaurant industry who was facing medical costs. The need in this case was around $1,200. Again, SONKA was able to contribute but not to meet the entire need. SONKA raised a total of over $4,000, with one generous congregation contributing $2,000. None of these families has any relationship with any of our congregations. SONKA has genuinely helped members of our communities, without condition or expectation. In so doing, we have modeled the extravagance of the ministry and mission of Jesus Christ. We may not have changed the world, but we certainly changed how the world feels for these three families.
I am so proud of our congregation that is so quick to help others! Well done, good and faithful servants!
A Reminder from F.I.S.H. of Union Township
We still will be participating in the Meijer Simply Give Program from Sunday, April 11 through Saturday July 3. During this time frame $10 gift cards will be available on a display rack with our name on it at the Troy Meijer Store only. The purchase of these cards will then be given to us in the form of gift cards of which we can purchase food at the Meijer store for our pantry.
On Saturday, June 19 they will be doing what they call “Double Match Day.” When a $10 gift card is purchased Meijer’s will double it and add to the $10 purchased and we get the total of $30 worth of gift cards for our pantry. If you want to participate in this program and don’t want to go to Meijer’s you can write a check to FISH-Union Township, and mail to 30 Marjorie Ct. West Milton, Ohio 45383 and in memo line put Meijer Simply Give. We will invest the money donated on June 19.
Thanks for all the support you have given us.
Ralph Warner (Treasurer) Cell 937-672-7303
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