STAFF TIME AWAY:  
Sara will be taking some vacation days on April 18, 22, & 25.  The office will be closed those days.  Also, Pastor Don will be off from April 25-29 to complete his move to his new house.  Scott Welsh will be preaching for him on May 1.  Any pastoral emergencies, please call the church office.


VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR ROCKPORT'S SPAGHETTI DINNER ON MAY 14, 4:00-8:00, AND THE NEHEMIAH MISSION COMMUNITY MEAL SPAGHETTI DINNER, WHICH ROCKPORT IS HOSTING, ON TUESDAY, MAY 17, 5:00PM: 
Bakers, food prep, servers, clean up (drivers for Rockport's shut-ins too).  If you can help in any way, please call Lisa Kay or the church office.

  
THE ROCKPORT MEN'S GROUP will not meet in April because of the Easter holidays. However, we will meet on Thursday, May 12th at 6:30 pm for a potluck dinner and a presentation by Susan and Earl Shick on their roller coaster adventures in the United States and Canada.   There will be a great meal, time for face-to-face fellowship and a very informative presentation.  Come and enjoy this special time together! Everyone (wives, friends, etc.) is invited to come to this special presentation.


REMINDER:
Office hours are Monday-Thursday 8:00 - 2:00pm and Fridays from 8:00 - 1:00pm.  
Rev. Don's office hours are Tuesday and Thursdays from 11:00 - 1:00pm


GOOGLE DRIVE REMINDER
Rockport All Church Information and Financial Reports are accessible here or in the church office.  February 28, 2022 financials are NOW available.  


COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR SENIORS: We are seeking volunteers this spring to meet a need identified by Fairview Park Senior Center and confirmed by Nick Berardi and myself to make repairs at two homes.  The first house, on 210th street, needs new wooden steps off the back door landing.  The existing steps are not safe.  The second house, on 220th street, has more extensive needs.  The siding on the south end of the house needs repair or replacement. The front porch rail needs replacement. Tree branches need trimming and the gutters need cleaning.  Along with the south side, the front of the house needs painting.
     Sign-up on the bulletin board or let the church office know of your interest.  This is a good opportunity to reflect Christ in our community.  Please consider helping.  Dave Plachta


BOOK CLUB: 
Please join us on Monday, April 25th at 7pm in the church parlor.  We will be reading the book “In Five Years” by Rebecca Serle. This book is about a successful and recently engaged woman, Dannie, who sees a vision of herself five years into the future. In that vision, she’s engaged and in love with a man she’s never met and living in an apartment she doesn’t recognize. This is an unforgettable love story, but it is not the one you’re expecting.  Hope to see you all on March 21st for fellowship and discussion!

ROCKPORT’S 200^TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION – SEPTEMBER 18, 2022:
Join us to help celebrate Rockport’s 1822 – 2022, 200 years! 
     Please mark your calendar for Sunday, September 18^th for a special worship service followed by a catered meal and fellowship with past ministers and prior members.  We will honor our church’s history and celebrate our continued mission going forward.
     Help is needed in contacting our prior membership so if you have old members names, addresses, e-mails or phone numbers, please let Sara in the church office know.  We hope to make this a grand affair and it will only be such with everyone’s help! 
     Just added is a tour of our prior church building across the street on Sunday, August 14th right after our 10:00 worship service.  The current church, Recovery Church is treating us to a pancake and waffle breakfast so please mark your calendars to join us as we remember Rockport’s sanctuary from 1857 - 1958.   Also, on Sunday, July 17th, we will have an outdoor Worship service at Mastick Pavilion at 10:00am followed by a potluck.  As history reveals, "in 1822 on nice summer days, the congregation would trek down Mastick Hill to enjoy outdoor services along the Rocky River."  We thought it would be nice to enjoy worship there as a reminder of where it all began. 
     Our hope is that everyone will be able to enjoy one or ALL of these special dates in celebration of Rockport's 200th Anniversary!  If you have ideas for the celebration, please contact Lisa Kay 440-570-0992 or Diana Leitch 440-759-5980.