PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Beginning on Sunday, July 6th our Sunday morning service will begin at 9:30am. This coincides with Pastor Tennille Powers’ first Sunday at Rockport.
On the 1st Sunday, July 6th, there will be a welcome breakfast beginning at 9am to meet Pastor Power. Immediately after our 9:30am service, Pastor Power will need to depart for our cooperative-parish service at North Olmsted United Methodist Church.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on July 6th as we welcome Pastor Power to Rockport. Jim Leitch, Chair, SPRC
RESCHEDULED CHURCH YARD CLEAN-UP TOMORROW:
Trustees are hosting a mulch spreading/outdoor clean-up party on Saturday, June 21st from 9-12. All hands are welcome to help beautify Rockport!
JUNE 22 IS REV DON’S LAST SUNDAY:
Please join us, this Sunday, as we wish Don well as he retires. There will be a light coffee hour/ lunch after the worship service.
DINNER & A MOVIE:
Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 28 and Aug. 3 for Dinner & a Movie. Dinner is served at 6pm and the movie, TBD will begin at 6:30pm. Sign-up sheet is posted
PRAY & BIKE OPPORTUNITIES:
Thursday, June 26 & Thursday, July 17. 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Meet at the Church Parking Lot (Weather Permitting). Join us for a time of scripture-focused prayer for our community and church, followed by a refreshing bike ride! All are welcome—let’s pray and exercise together!
Bike Route Options: Lake Erie Metroparks
COMING THIS FALL:
The Chosen Season 5 is coming to Rockport! Be watching for dates and details!
GRADUATES!
If you have a graduate from high school, college, or trade school, please let us know! We will be recognizing all graduates at our Youth Sunday Worship in July.
YOUNG ADULTS!
UMYF ALUMNI! WE WILL be meeting in July, August, & September, and other dates through 2025! Be watching your texts and social media for info! We hope you can join us for FOOD & catching up!
CHAT & CHEW! Lunch & Chat Adult Discussion Group!
Come and join us! Bring your lunch and enjoy your food AND a great discussion! We will explore various topics in the church and Bible. 12 to 2 p.m.! July 21st - We will see you at noon! August 18th - We will see you at noon!
BOOK CLUB:
Please join us July 16th @7:00pm at Lisa Kay’s house (please call office for address) for our next book club. We are going back to the classics and reading "Anne of Greene Gables." “This 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery is written for all ages. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of an 11-year-old orphan girl Anne Shirley sent by mistake to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.” Hope to see everyone on July 16th for food, fun, fellowship, and discussion.
ROCKPORT MUSIC MINISTRY:
This summer please consider signing up to do special music during worship while the choir is off. Sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board. We share our ministry through music, "Tell the World."
In Service, Susan Shick, Director of Music /Organist cell,440-364-9672.
BOTTLE CAPS!
The Youth Group are collecting bottle caps for a mission project. The plastic kind - for example, 2 liter and 16/20/24 oz bottles.
During these past weeks we have been asking you, the congregation, to collect bottle caps, and we are providing the boxes to collect them with to make it easier. (courtesy of Dave Stephan! THANK YOU!) You can grab one on your way out of the church on the Christian Ed table in the hallway… We have been asking to collect these caps in order to create our own bench, fully from the caps we have collected. This bench will signify how recycling can be seen and the process. This bench will be placed in a chosen location on the church grounds. Along with these recycled caps, we will also accept donations to use towards the processing of the caps to the bench. Through our collective efforts we will eventually have a product that can be enjoyed by everyone.
You can find the acceptable caps and lids list posted on the table with the boxes, and also above. We will be collecting THROUGH MOST OF THE SUMMER! Thank you!
The link for information…
https://www.greentreeplastics.com/abc-program/
COFFEE HOUR:
Please consider hosting coffee hour and sign-up on the bulletin board. Fellowship is so important to the life of the church and why not have a little snack at the same time!
GOOGLE DRIVE REMINDER:
April 2025 Church financials can be found Here
or get a hard copy in the church office.
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
DISTRICT NEWS: www.eocumc.com/northernwaters
Bishop Hee-Soo Jung called to order the 56th session of the East Ohio Annual Conference with 289 clergy and 312 laity gathered June 12-14 at the College of Wooster.
“The theme of this year’s Annual Conference Rise-Up Beloved builds upon Jesus’ vision of the church as the resurrected community and vibrant call for unity out of our rich and varied diversity,” Bishop Jung shared in his State of the Church address.
During the worship services of this year’s conference, members celebrated the ministries of 20 retiring clergy, eight newly licensed local pastors, one commissioned Deacon, one ordained Deacon, and three ordained Elders.
The conference also commemorated the lives and ministries of 32 clergy, spouses, and laity who entered the Church Triumphant since last year.
Business sessions began each day with a Bible study on soul care led by Rev. Dr. AHyun Lee of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. The study focused on Mark 5:35-43, the theme scripture for AC 2025.
Annual Conference members approved a $8,337,276 budget for 2026, increased minimum salary for clergy by 5% across all ministry categories, adopted five resolutions, and much more.
The body heard a report from the Ohio Episcopal Area Task Team and joined Annual Conferences around the world in voting on four Constitutional Amendments.
Read and download the AC 2025 recap article.
View the AC 2025 videos showcase including the AC25 Highlight Video.
View and download photos from AC 2025.
CONFERENCE NEWS: https://www.eocumc.com
