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Souper Bowl of Caring 2021
As part of the youth program’s ongoing efforts to support hunger ministries at our own church, in the community, and beyond, the YOUth@Third will be collecting donations of food and…
Read MoreFebruary 2021 Preaching Schedule
February witnesses the transition from the Sundays after Epiphany, in some traditions called Ordinary Time, to the Season of Lent. Ordinary Time does not mean that the days are only…
Read MoreZ-Notes 1/14/21
Greetings, Third Church Friends! I shouldn’t be able to dig in my garden during January (even in southern Ohio), but I have been doing so. Today (Wednesday), we are suffering…
Read MoreZ-Notes 1/7/20
Greetings from Ohio, Third Church Friends! I consider every part of Ohio south of Interstate 70 “the South.” That includes my official home town, Xenia. I can assure you that…
Read MoreAnti-Racism Team Update
The new year calls on us to bring fresh eyes to our consideration of race in our community. We encourage all congregation members and friends to engage in the Anti-Racism…
Read MoreZ-Notes 12/31/20
Happy New Year again…almost! Our sentiments at the conclusion of 2020 remind me of the last chorus of Dolly Levi’s parting words to miser Horace Vandergelder: Oh, I should have…
Read MoreFrom the Anti-Racism Team: Plans to Listen and Learn
Each committee and group in our congregation plans to devote time in 2021 to listening and learning. Many groups have chosen resources from the Matthew 25 in the PC(USA)’s program.…
Read MoreZ-Notes 12/23/2020
Merry Christmas, dear Third Church Friends! Phew!! Sigh! Sniffle. Have we ever before come to this marvelous time with such mixed emotions? I haven’t! I didn’t expect to spend Christmas…
Read MoreZ-Notes 12/17/20
Dear Third Church Friends, You will not be surprised when I say that I learned a lot of things getting close to forty years ago when I met Patricia Tillou,…
Read MoreValidated Ministries Series: Cameron Community Ministries
The Presbytery of the Genesee Valley has several designated validated ministries, that is, programs or organizations run by teaching elders and receiving some oversight or support from the presbytery. Cameron…
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