Lifelong Learning
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A Summer Devotional
Summer Days: A Companion to Mary Oliver’s “Devotionals” by Salt Project At its best, summer is a season of rest and joy – tapping into the ancient, sacred practice of sabbath restoration. Mary Oliver can help us reconnect with this dimension of summertime, savoring what she calls its “luminous sprawl of gifts.” This devotional is…
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Get Off Your Donkey 2.0
Two years ago, in January of 2023, we spent six weeks looking at the story of the Good Samaritan. In the story, a Samaritan man is traveling along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho and happens upon someone who has been robbed and beaten, lying on the side of the road. Instead of continuing on…
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Native Americans of the Cuyahoga Valley
United Women in Faith Program, Thursday, April 3 Interested in Native American history in this area? Join us on Thursday, April 3 as Peg Bobel and Linda Whitman discuss their new book “Native Americans of the Cuyahoga Valley.” From early pre contact peoples to today’s Native American community, the book is a collection of essays…
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Determined Women
Thursday, March 6, 2025: Determined Women a presentation by Rev. Peg Welch, will discuss the beginning of women’s missions. Brave, assertive women wanted to provide maternity hospitals, girls’ schools and colleges, and teacher training. They raised money and fought for the right to decide its use. We can learn a lot from our spiritual ancestors.…
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Holy Hell: A Book Study with Pastor Heidi
Tuesdays at 7 pm in the Parlor – March 18 – April 8, 2025 Holy Hell : A Book Study with Pastor Heidi Eternal torment. A lake of fire. Wailing and gnashing of teeth. These dark visions of the afterlife seem a bit sadistic. Is there any hope within the Christian faith if this is…
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VBS 2025
It’s the best week of the summer — VBS 2025 in the Park! We’ll meet Monday, July 7 – Friday, July 11 from 9:30 to 12:30. VBS 2025 is for kids from preschool through grade six. “The Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9) Welcome to the best week of summer-…
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Seedlings and Sprouts
Small changes to our Faith Formation options for kids during the 10:30 hour As many of you know our kids are able to join amazing teachers up on the 4th floor after the Children’s Moment each Sunday. Our preschoolers and Kindergarten children meet in Room 402 while our 1st through 6th graders meet in Room…
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Developing Earth Friendly Habits In Your Backyard
Brecksville United Women in Faith invite you to a special presentation “Developing Earth Friendly Habits in Your Backyard” on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Speaker Kate Valentine, local author, environmental advocate and founder of NEO LEAP will present on this useful topic at 10 am. Come at 9:30 and enjoy refreshments and conversation. As always, all…
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Fully Alive
Join us as we embark on a new worship series, Fully Alive – Sundays January 12 through March 5, 2025. Using the concept of the seven deadly sins, we’ll explore positive opposites to the ancient list of vices updated for the modern world. Can the concept of sin provide signposts and supports that might help…
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Radicle Methodism
If you’re not a gardener, you may think the title of this class “Radicle Methodism” is a typo. A radicle is the first part of a seedling to emerge from a seed. In this four Sunday course with Pastor Heidi, you’ll travel back to the roots of Methodism and up through the modern day to…