C entral L ighthouse - Central Congregational Church

Central Lighthouse
Remember to keep in your prayers those who are
shut in or in nursing homes.
Pauline Nicely
Eleanor Cooper
Rocky Knoll
Holly Hill
1150 W. Market St., Rm 360
10190 Fairmount Rd., 44057
Akron, OH 44313
Newbury, OH 44065
Sue Knittel
Marian Causey
Geneva Village Retirement
112 Bon Air St..
1140 S. Broadway, Rm 414
Mauldin, SC 29662
CALENDAR EVENTS
4/01
4/10
10 am Card Ministry
12 pm Mary Martha
Mary Martha—On Thurs., Apr.
10, at noon, the Mary Martha
Group will meet. Bring a sandwich, dessert & beverages will be
provided. All are welcome.
Geneva, OH 44041
Carol Greenman
Geneva Village Retirement
1140 S. Broadway, Rm 208
Geneva, OH 44041
COLLEGE KIDS ADDRESSES
For the college kids to receive the
newsletter, prayer partner mail, etc.,
we need their addresses. Please call
the church office at 428-3802 with
the new address or drop it in the
secretary’s box.
Alma Paine
The Lantern of Madison
2041 Hubbard Rd., Rm 176
Madison, OH 44057
ATTENDANCE — March
Adults
Children
Total
Matthew 28:8-10 NLT
3/02
36
08
44
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid
3/05
35
01
36
yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
3/09
Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said.
3/12
They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped
3/16
69
09
78
3/23
83
04
87
9
him.
10
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be
afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee;
there they will see me.”
A pr i l
Choirs
Canceled—bad weather
DEACONS
Trouble Ahead/Trouble Behind
Tony Robinson
"Then the Lord said to Jacob, 'Return to the land of your ancestors
and to your kindred and I will be with you.'" - Genesis 31:3
Today's lesson from the Old Testament (which includes
most of Genesis 31) is a pretty bizarre tale of Jacob's hasty exit from the household of his cagey and manipulative
father-in-law, Laban. Call it "Further Adventures of the
Biblical Family." I especially like the part where Rachel
sits on the purloined family gods, to conceal them from
her father, Laban.
If Jacob is running from Laban, who was soon in hot pursuit, what he was heading towards wasn't all that promising either. Up ahead loomed his brother Esau. That would
be the brother Jacob tricked out of their father's blessing,
and whom Jacob has not laid eyes upon since that little
episode.
So Jacob's situation is that he has, as the Grateful Dead
put it, trouble ahead and trouble behind. Up ahead is a
hairy problem, while another is breathing down his neck
from behind.
TWO CROWNS
You are invited to attend this year’s
Easter Cantata titled Two Crowns. We
have two performances available. The
first one on Sat., Apr. 12, 7:30pm at St.
Cyprian’s Church, 4223 Middle Ridge
Rd., Perry and the other on Sun., Apr. 13,
3:00pm at Cornerstone Friends
Church, 2300 Hubbard Rd., Madison.
The Mother Daughter Banquet
is the third Wednesday in May.
The theme this year is “Ducktape
Décor.” Think about a piece of
clothing or something for the
house decorated with ducktape!
Some days are like that. Some days seem overwhelming.
None of our options appear all that great. Some days there’s
a crafty Laban, so to speak, on our tail and closing fast.
Meanwhile, up ahead, looms another hairy problem, some
Esau or another.
Real as these threats are, they aren't the only factors in the
story. God has promised to be with Jacob, to lead him
through. "I will be with you," God has said.
That promise is also for you and for me.
Sometimes when none of our options appear great, when we
don't see a clear way forward, and when tension mounts on
all sides, the very best thing we can do is just to turn ourselves and our situation over to God and God's care, to put
ourselves in the hands of the one who has promised, "I will
be with you," and then take the next step as best we can.
Actually, we don't have to wait until there's trouble ahead
and trouble behind to surrender to God. We can do that
every day. We can do it today.
Prayer: Today, O God, I place my life in your hands and in your
care, trusting the promise of your presence to guide and sustain me
through life's challenges. Amen.
Pastors Harry and Pam are
Traveling to Europe
On Sunday, April 27 they depart for
London, and return to Ohio on May
12. During Pastor Harry’s absence,
any pastoral emergencies will be handled by his colleagues in the Madison
Ministerial Association and the Grand
River Program District of the Western
Reserve Association, UCC.
SAVE THE DATE!
Join us Apr. 6th after worship for a party! An
all-church celebration of those in our congregation who have been with us for 90+ years:
Hazel Bernard, Carl Broadwater, Carol
Garrett, Earl Hensel, Grace Muller. We
will have cake & ice cream, punch, and who
knows? Perhaps party hats, streamers, balloons as well!
Apr. 6th, 5th Sun. in Lent
Phyllis Wilcox
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 130
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45
Apr. 13th, Palm Sunday
Rowena Baldwin
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 * Matthew 21:1-11
Isaiah 50:4-9a * Psalm 31:9-16 * Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 26:14-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54
Apr. 20th, Easter
Dorothy Hall
Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6
Psalm 118:21-2, 14-24
Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43
John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10
Apr. 27th, 2nd Sun. of Easter
Sue Donaldson
Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm 16
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-31
YOUR LENT SERVICES:
Apr. 13th Palm Sunday—10:00am
Apr. 17th Maundy Thursday—7:30pm (Fellowship hall)
Apr. 18th Good Friday—12:00pm
Apr. 20th Easter—10:00am
MISSION FOR APRIL
For over 30 years, ECHO has been helping thousands of development workers and organizations around the world to better access vital information and other resources needed to improve food production and security for small farmers and gardeners.
In addition to the International Headquarters located in North Fort Myers, Florida, ECHO also operates Regional Impact
Centers, strategically located around the world to bring much-needed resources within reach of the small-scale farmers that
need them. These Impact Centers are located in Chiang Mai, Thailand and Arusha, Tanzania, with a Center in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (a country in Western Africa) opening in early 2014. ECHO’s presence provides not only improved networking opportunities but enables regional-based services such as:

Agricultural meetings and forums for disseminating technical information,

Newsletters highlighting activities in the region,

Operating a seed bank of regionally appropriate crops, and

Offering periodic courses, workshops and tours related to topics of interest for agricultural development workers.
Echo’s mission is dedicated to bringing glory to God through the use of science and technology to help the poor, and
fighting world hunger through innovative programs and training. With its regional offices, ECHO is able to more effectively network with partners for the exchange of ideas, information, technology and other resources.
Tues., Apr. 1st
12:45—3:00 pm
Tues., Sept. 16th
12:45—3:00 pm
Tues., May 13th
12:45—3:00 pm
Tues., Oct. 28th
12:45—3:00 pm
Tues., Aug. 5th
12:45—3:00 pm
Tues., Dec. 9th
12:45—3:00 pm
Tues., Jun. 24th
12:45—3:00 pm
TEAM MEMBERS
Candace Barr 440-428-6885
Helen Nicely 440-428-3766
Jack & Marsha Huxel 440-259-3402
Phyllis Smith 440-428-1629
Cheryl Swackhamer 440-428-4225
Helen Crawford 440-983-4040
Barb Piispanen 440-428-3465
Joyce McLaughlin 440-428-4952
Marilyn Price 440-428-7176
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
April
4/01 William Walter, Jr.
4/06 Helen Crawford
4/07 Carl Broadwater
4/11 Carol Cline
4/16 Deb Heilman
4/19 Kit Donaldson
4/20 Vernon Jewell
4/25 Kara Smith
4/27 Austine Broadwater
04/03 Janine Hathaway
4/06 Robyn Dodrill
4/09 Susan Jewett-Whipple
4/11 Katherine Bevan
4/17 Earl Hensel
4/19 Gavin Leffel
4/20 April Davidson
4/26 Bob Barr
4/29 Roy Whipple
4/05 Benjamin Wilcox
4/06 Kaulah Hubbard
4/09 Matthew Morse
4/13 Judah Brown
4/17 Katie Spath
4/20 Jerry McIntyre
4/24 Diane Stegkemper
4/27 Doris Royer
4/29 Peggy Coffman
If your birthday is not listed please contact the church office (440) 428-3802 so we
may update our records.