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1 Splashes from Bath a weekly e-newsletter from The Bath Church United Church of Christ No matter who you are, or where you are on life s journey, you are welcome here! Thursday, March 30, 2017 SATURDAY, APRIL 1 8:00 a.m. Men s Breakfast in Fellowship Hall Andy Lamb will be our guest speaker. Andy serves on the Board and as a volunteer at the Haslinger Family Pediatric Palliative Care Center. The Center provides care to children of all ages and their families who are faced with complex, chronic or serious conditions. Coffee is ready at 8:00 a.m., breakfast is served at 8:30, and we adjourn at 9:30. A free-will offering will be taken. Please RSVP to the church office: / bathucc@bathucc.org SUNDAY, APRIL 2 Fifth Sunday in Lent/Communion/Last Sunday for Spring Boutique in the Narthex 8:30 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. WCF Board Meeting - #202 9:50 a.m. Classic Singers rehearsal - #213 9:50 a.m. Sanguine Singers rehearsal - #203 11:00 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary 6:30 p.m. Youth Group Sermon: CrossFit Lent: Dead Ends Rev. Daniel Doty Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-6, 20-26a, Anthem: We Are One With You, O Lord Chancel Choir A CrossFit Lent: We approach the Lenten season with an emphasis on interiority, personal investigation, and contrition the intentional work of seeking a change of heart or actions. Reflection and change take work, hard work. Lent can be like CrossFit training for the soul, a restart in a focused area. We walk this season together, demanding the best of ourselves, ready to support one another, and prepared to see truths that shatter our self-understanding. We get the term CrossFit from the exercise industry, but we can encounter CrossFit training in various areas of life: a period of training for a new job, an intensive retreat for personal transformation, or even a concerted effort at working on our marital relationship. We often adopt Lenten disciplines (think giving something up for Lent ). We do this in some ways to

2 make the season hard in the way CrossFit training can be, pushing us beyond what we think our limits are in ways that strengthen us. Let s get fit, Bath Church CrossFit! ~ Rev. Daniel Doty Lenten Sermon Series Sunday, March 5: A CrossFit Lent: The Need for Change Matthew 4:1-11 Sunday, March 12: A CrossFit Lent: Reset John 3:1-17 Sunday, March 19: A CrossFit Lent: Hydrate John 4:5-15 Sunday, March 26: A CrossFit Lent: Redefined I Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23 Sunday, April 2: A CrossFit Lent: Dead Ends Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11:1-6, 20-26a, ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING MISSION APPEAL: This year s collection benefits both the local refugee resettlement work of the International Institute of Akron and the UCC s national One Great Hour of Sharing. OGHS funds allow immediate response to disasters around the world as well as responding to the current famine crisis in 4 African countries. The UN has stated that 20 million people face starvation and famine in Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen. Although donations were collected last Sunday, it is not too late to send yours to the church office! BATH CHURCH was well represented at the AAIC Spring Into Hope event this past Tuesday evening. Thank you for your support! In the Narthex on Sunday: Spring Boutique NEW STUFF has been added since last Sunday so come shop again! This Sunday will be the last day to shop. Sign up to help assemble our NEW PLAYGROUND and assist with snacks and lunch on Saturday, April 8! Prayer Vigil begins 9:00 p.m. Good Friday and continues to 6:30 a.m. Easter morning. There are MANY spots available for prayer. Please sign up! Check out the eggs in the incubator! We should see some chicks hatching during Holy Week. SWAG Fundraiser Ticket Orders begin this Sunday. (details follow) Lunch-with-Us signup sheets for Saturday, April 22 at Miller Ave UCC (details follow) Family Promise is Seeking donations of new, unopened packages of underwear and socks (all ages/male, female, child sizes). There is a collection box in the Narthex. What Does Our New Senior Minister Think About the Bible? Come Join Casual Church Topic Conversations to Get to Know Dan Better 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 ~ Meet Dan in the Hospitality Room

3 IMPORTANT ITEMS! For a complete list of meetings and activities check the Sunday Bulletin & Announcements and the monthly LINK newsletter. THE ELEGANT EGG & MORE: 45 th annual show & sale of exquisite eggshell artistry on Saturday, April 1 (10-4:00) and Sunday, April 2 (12-4:00). $5.00 gate fee, $2.50 ages 12-17, under 12 Free. Our Lady of the Elms (1375 W. Exchange St., Akron 44313). DO YOU HEAR CLARINETS? Many Thursday mornings you can hear an amazing clarinet ensemble rehearsing in Room 213. Sponsored by our own Jim Stahl (Central Instrument Co. in the Falls), The Venner Clarinet Choir will perform Sunday, April 2 at 3:00 p.m. in the Akron Public Library Auditorium (60 S. High St., Akron). Free to the public. A four-some from that group will perform Sunday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m. in the Wadsworth Public Library Meeting Rm. A (132 Broad St., Wadsworth). Also free to the public. Come hear E flat, B flat, Alto, Bass, Contra Alto & Contra Bass clarinets in performance! SUBURBAN BRASS QUINTET in concert Sunday, April 2 at 4:00 p.m. at Trinity UCC (215 High St., Wadsworth). Free-will offering and Meet the Musicians reception following. BIG EVENT MONDAY, APRIL 3 at Bath Church! (Free & Open to the Public) At 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary, we will be viewing 5 BROKEN CAMERAS an Oscar- Nominated Documentary Film. An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. At 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary, please come welcome Iyad Burnat, Palestinian Human Rights Activist. Iyad leads Bil'in's non-violent struggle in the occupied West Bank. He is the head of the Bil'in Popular Committee against the Wall, which has led weekly demonstrations since 2005 against the Israeli West Bank barrier. He is also head of Friends of Freedom and Justice in Bil in, a pro-palestinian organization with the stated aims of building a wide network of people worldwide who support Freedom and Justice for all. FRIENDS OF THE CARPENTER meet the first and third Wednesdays of each month (next one is 4/5) in the Narthex at 8:30 a.m. and finish whenever (flex time.). Come have a cup of coffee and help with a variety of projects; which right now include: cleaning out items from the garage and storage barn, cleaning out and organizing areas of the church basement, and touching up paint (interior and exterior, weather permitting). Contact John Sandora, or just show up! DORCAS WOMEN S GUILD will meet at the church at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 6 to carpool to the Battered Women s Shelter of Summit/Medina Counties for a tour of their facility followed by lunch at Virtues Restaurant located inside Summa/Akron City Hospital. Contact Mary Clark with any questions. OUR NEW PLAYGROUND MATERIALS were delivered last week! Weather permitting, we will construct it Saturday, April 8 and lay mulch the following Saturday. We need volunteers to assist with assembly, a morning snack, lunch (4/8) and laying the mulch 4/15). Sign-up sheets are in the Narthex.

4 REVERE HS SENIOR CITIZEN S BRUNCH & PLAY: Wednesday, April 19. Brunch at 9:00 a.m.; The Music Man at 10:00 a.m. performed by the Revere Players. LUNCH-with-US at Miller Ave UCC on Saturday, April 22: Bath Church will be hosting Lunch-With-Us at Miller Ave UCC for guests serving rigatoni and meat sauce, rolls and butter, salad and a fruit side, along with dessert. We need the following: 4 COOKS to each prepare a pan of rigatoni with meat sauce that serves 40 people (we have the recipe!). 8 BAKERS to each prepare dessert for 20 people (cupcakes, brownies, cookies, or a 9 x 13 cake). 8 SERVERS to serve the lunch, which begins at noon (arriving at the church between 10:30 and 11:00), and to assist with clean-up afterwards (the lunch usually ends at 1:00, but could go until 1:30). If you are available, please sign up in the Narthex. SWAG FUNDRAISER THURSDAY, APRIL 27! First Congregational Church of Hudson (FCCH) and The Bath Church have partnered to benefit SWAG (Students with a Goal) on Thursday, April 27 from 6:00 8:30 p.m. at FCCH. The event includes Dinner (a salad / baked potato / dessert bar and assorted gourmet coffees), a Chance Auction and Talent Show featuring SWAG, Hudson, and Bath Youth. Ticket orders begin this Sunday in the Narthex. $30/person; $50/couple; $75/family max; $200/table sponsor for a SWAG family. FAMILY PROMISE VOLUNTEER TRAINING: For anyone interested, Volunteer Training for Family Promise will be held Thursday, April 27 from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Family Promise Day Center (111 E. Voris St., Akron). To register, contact Pauline at Family Promise ( ). AKRON SYMPHONY POPS Group Tickets available: As you may be aware, for the last 6 years a group of Bath Church members and friends have attended the 3-concert Akron Symphony Pops Series together. We have some of the best seats in the house - the first four rows of the Grand Tier (lower balcony). Many in the group meet for dinner beforehand at Bricco s Restaurant, Downtown Akron. The Pops Series is held at EJ Thomas Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the following dates: Sat., Oct. 28, Fri., Dec. 8 & Sat., April 14. The cost for the 3- concerts is $148 per person. If you are interested in joining the small group (of 83 people!), call the church office. Upcoming Events: Monday, April 3: Knitting Ministry at 9:00 a.m. in the Bridal Lounge 5 Broken Cameras film screening at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary Stephen Ministry at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room An Evening with Iyad Burnat from Palestine at 7:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Wonderful Wednesday Classes (Last Wednesday Supper will be April 5 / Classes end April 12) Childcare is provided from 5-8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. BAD GIRLS OF THE BIBLE with Rev. Doty #202 5:00 p.m. CARD MINISTRY with Cecilia Marquette in Room 109.

5 PRE-SCHOOL PALS with Rebecca Hancart in Room :00 p.m. Fellowship Supper in the Fellowship Hall ($5 for Adults; Kids eat FREE!) 7:00 p.m. CULTURAL LITERACY for RELIGION video series with Barry Lamkin-#108 SPLASH WORDS OF WISDOM: Reflection by Kate Matthews (Based on John 11:1-45 for Sunday, April 2): We are so near to Jerusalem. To Jerusalem, and Calvary, and the cross. In fact, the text says we are "two miles away," in this place of death and mourning, at the grave and with those who gather nearby, troubled in spirit: the family and friends of Lazarus, including Jesus. And we are, in church time, only two weeks away from the Empty Tomb. How fitting, then, and how challenging, to read, on this Fifth Sunday of Lent, this text of the raising of Lazarus, set firmly within, even entangled with, the controversy and plots that swirl around Jesus. There are those who see in the words and the works of Jesus--even in the healings--a blasphemy that deserves death. But Jesus claims to be doing the works of "the Father," so even the worries and warnings of his disciples do not keep him from making his way not only to Lazarus' tomb, but also to his own place of suffering, death, and, eventually, resurrection. The Rev. Kathryn Matthews is the retired dean of Amistad Chapel at the national offices of the United Church of Christ in Cleveland, Ohio. Source: The Peace of Christ be with you! If you have any problems with this , wish to subscribe/unsubscribe or wish to submit additional items to this FREE weekly e-newsletter, please Barb Moore, Office Administrator: