Clay Church E-News
June 30, 2015 Edition
Worship Together this Sunday at 9:15 and 10:45 a.m.!  
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But Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you
 or to turn back from you.  Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.  Your people will be my people and your God my God.  Ruth 1:16 (NIV)
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This Sunday At Clay Church
This Sunday at Clay North is Worship Together Sunday and the start of The Gospel in Animation message series! Pastor Brian Durand considers the movie "UP" in his message, Never Alone.  Holy Communion will be celebrated. 

All Firehouse youth will join their families at Clay North for Worship Together Sunday!

 

This Sunday, FaithWorks! begins a family worship month!  All children, 3 years through 5th grade will worship with their families as we learn how God speaks to us through stories and people ... like Carl and Russell in UP!  Childcare will be available for those under 3 years.
Family Movie Nights are Here!
Family Movie Nights Start this Friday at 6:30 p.m.!
During the month of July, we will dive into a family worship series called The Gospel in Animation! That means that all children ages 3 - 5th grade will worship with their families on Sunday mornings on these Sundays! To add some family fun to this month, each Friday night in July you and your family can come watch the movie that we'll talk about on Sunday morning! We'll meet in the FaithWorks! Center at our Clay Church, North Campus. Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets!  Keep watching for more details on the movie of the week!
 


Growing In Faith

Clay Church Holy Land Pilgrimage 
You are invited to join our Clay Church Holy Land Pilgrimage with Pastor Brian and Cheryl Durand, October 20-30, 2015 (with an optional add-on to Petra and holy sites in Jordan). On the trip we'll explore the geographical and cultural settings of the Bible, worship together at several of the most holy sites of our faith tradition, and reflect on the contemporary dynamics of church and religion in the region. Relatives and friends are welcome.  The lowest price registration deadline is July 23. E-mail Pastor Brian to learn more.

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Sharing With Our Community
greenLockers Needs Your Help
The greenLockers school supply recycling program is back at Clay Church this summer! Supplies have been gathered at Firehouse/Clay South from schools and partner organizations. Now your help is needed on the following days:
  • July 8-9 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. to sort supplies, and on 
  • July 10-11 from 9-1 for teacher "shopping" days. 
Respond with "greenLockers" on the subject line of your e-mail if you can help. 

Building Connections In Home and Church
Don't Forget to Pray for Bike Trip Riders this Week!
28 riders left Firehouse/Clay South on Saturday, June 27, on a 430-mile journey from South Bend to Huntington, West Virginia.   Please keep these 16 youth, 12 adults and their 6-person SAG "support and gear" team in your prayers this week!

Stephen Ministry Training
Stephen Ministry at Clay Church is part of a multi- denominational Network with other local Stephen Ministry congregations.  As a Network, we will begin training new Stephen Ministers on Tuesday evenings in August.  The 50 hours of training will run through December 1.  After prayerful consideration, if you would like to apply for training, please e-mail [email protected], and write STEPHEN TRAINING on the subject line.  A Stephen Leader will contact you to begin the application process.