130 S. Walnut Street • Troy OH • 937-335-2028

Email: stjohnsucctroy@gmail.com

Vision

The Gathering Place at St. John’s will offer the community a multi-generational gathering space for feeding the body, mind and spirit. Open and welcoming to all, it will be a place of fun, learning and service.

Mission

The Gathering Place is an outreach of St. John’s UCC. It’s mission is two fold:

1. to offer educational and spiritual programming, and

2. to provide a space for families to gather in an informal setting.

The Gathering Place Donors

THE GATHERING PLACE is a church/community partnership and we are very grateful to our financial partners:

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News

Free Concert

The Heidelberg University Concert Choir will be performing a concert for all to enjoy on Sunday, March 26, at 3:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church, 110 W. Franklin Street here in Troy. This choir has long had a reputation of presenting fine music of many styles and musical periods. The Concert Choir will be joined by special guests, the Handbell Choir of Troy’s First United Methodist Church. Presented by the Troy Mayors’ Concerts organization, this concert offers an hour of some of the finest choral and bell music in the area.

Other News

Family Ministries Director

We are looking for a part time Family Ministries Director. He/she will be responsible for the development, coordination, and administration of the Christian Education programs, curriculum planning and special events. The primary focus will be on the church’s children’s ministry program. If you or anyone you know would be interested please have them submit a resume to our email at: stjohnsucctroy@gmail.com

Family Ministries Director Job Description

Grandparent Support Group

The Gathering Place is hosting a support group for grandparents raising grandchildren monthly on the 1st and 3rd Monday, 6:30-7:30p facilitated by Pastor Ann Marie Winters. To register, call Ann Marie at 330.469.6296.

Kroger community Rewards

Last month we received $30.23 from Kroger Community Rewards. It’s a good time to remind everyone that you can link your Kroger card to our church and a percentage you spend will be donated to us once a quarter. Our organization number is ML259. If you need any help on how to link them, Melissa is happy to help.

Announcements

Ladies Fellowship

Ladies Fellowship will be hosting a celebrate Spring luncheon on Saturday, May 20th at 12:00pm. There will be food, prizes and entertainment by the Troy High School Trojan Tones, an acapella choir. Please come and invite family, friends and neighbors. There will be a sign up sheet in the Narthex until May 14th. Come celebrate with us!

US-Mexico Border Trip

On Sunday April 30 at 4pm in The Gathering Place, come join Don and Mary Ann for some light snacks and beverages as we share slides of our trip to the US-Mexico border area. During two days in March, we accompanied Randy Mayer, pastor of a UCC church in Sahuarita Arizona and experienced first-hand the border wall, the towns which straddle both sides of it, an ecumenical mission which serves migrants seeking asylum, and the work of the Samaritans who provide food and water to immigrants crossing into the US through the desert.

We were inspired by all that we saw and heard from those who, in spite of political divisions, strong opinions and a very complex and messy immigration system, simply save lives. We’d love to share our pictures and stories with you.

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