Join Vivace Arts Sunday, May 19th at 4:00 pm as they mark another successful year of teaching. The afternoon program will be part worship service, part student recital, and will celebrate the accomplishments of the many students. There will be an opportunity to congratulate the participants over cookies and punch following the program. Feel free to pick up flyers at the Information Center and invite friends and relatives to attend with you.

The church office will close at noon Friday, May 24th, and reopen Tuesday, May 28th. We hope you have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. As always, if an emergency arises in the church family, please contact Pastor Eric directly or one of the Lay Councilmen.

If you or someone you know is graduating this spring from high school or college, please take a moment to stop by the Information Center and place your name on the sign-up sheet that we may honor you on May 26th.

The Missions Committee will be collecting three varieties of Gerber Good Start formula for Abigail Pregnancy Services through May 26th. You are encouraged to put the bulletin insert in your purse or pocket when shopping to remind you which formulas are needed. (Wal-Mart and Dollar General carry the products requested.)

If you would rather donate directly to Abigail, you can make your check out to Abigail Pregnancy Services and put it in the offering or mail it to: 3900 Laylin Road, Norwalk OH 44857.

Toothbrushes, washcloths, bars of soap, plastic containers to keep the soap in, combs, and brushes, will be collected for Operation Christmas Child during the month of May. You can drop your donations off at the Missions’ table downstairs. REMINDER: Toothpaste is not allowed to be part of the donations sent through the OCC program.

Have you ever gotten home and needed church information and found that you’ve misplaced your bulletin? Well, there is a feature that will help solve that problem - the Ripley Family Update. You can view a video explaining how to receive the updates below. The subscribe button for the email list is located at the bottom of this page. Or, you can stop by the Information Center and leave your name and email address, and the office will take care of signing you up.

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