OUTDOOR WORSHIP BEGINS MAY 24^TH, PENTECOST SUNDAY:  
Rockport is blessed to have a beautiful hidden gem, our outdoor sanctuary.  Beginning May 24^th at 9:30am service will be outdoors so please dress accordingly.  In the event of rain, we will move indoors to our air-conditioned sanctuary.  EMS remains at 8:30am in our indoor chapel. Don’t forget to wear Red for Pentecost.








SPRING CLEAN OUT AT ROCKPORT:  
Your Church Council has voted to do a major spring clean out.  If you have any personal items in the church attic, basement or classrooms, you need to remove them immediately.   An example of items set to be donated are bikes in the attic, a mattress in the resource room, small refrigerators, racks and shelving in the youth room plus lots more file cabinets and metal cabinets in the attic. We are also cleaning out the babysitting room so there is less clutter and more room for kids to play.  Please immediately take anything that is yours so that no personal items are donated or thrown out.  Thank you, Church Council.





BOOK CLUB:  
Join us on May 27^th, 7:00pm in the church parlor, for book club.  Instead of talking about the book “The Life Impossible” by Matt Haig we will be watching the Netflix movie “Remarkably Bright Creatures” based on the book we read in the past.  Hope to see everyone on May 27^th for food, fun, and fellowship.




PEACE WITH JUSTICE SUNDAY:  
Peace with Justice Sunday celebration is May 31, 2026. This offering is collected the first Sunday after Pentecost and it supports peace with justice ministries through the General Board of Church and Society and the annual conferences. Envelopes are available by the treasure chest.





GRADUATES! 
If you have a graduate from high school, college, grad school, or trade school, please let us know! We will be recognizing all graduates in Worship on June 14th. 



 

ROCKPORT MUSIC MINISTRY:  
As we move to summer outdoor worship on May 24^th, please consider signing up to do special music during worship while the choir is off.  Sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board.
In Service, Susan Shick, Director of Music /Organist cell,440-364-9672.
 

WITH GRATITUDE:  
I would like to thank each member of choir for their service. You make me proud. We share our ministry together through music and fellowship. Some of our highlights this season have been singing at the Wade Memorial Chapel, Pre-service music Christmas Eve, Combined choir with NOUMC for Ash Wednesday, challenging ourselves in singing a cappella, and never giving up when a song was difficult. Some of us sang ensembles, trios, duets and even solos. “I am not alone. I am not alone. You will go before me. You will never leave me. You amaze me, redeem me, you call me as your own. You will never leave me.” Lyrics from “I Am Not Alone.”  In service, Susan Shick, Director of Music/Organist




GARDEN MISSION PROJECT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  
We will be upcycling old file cabinets to be raised bed planters for vegetables like tomatoes and peppers. The produce we harvest will be shared in the Take What You Need Cabinet and with Rocky River Meals on Wheels.
   Please sign up on the bulletin board or call the office if you can help.

• Bring in gallon plastic milk jugs, pool noodles, sticks from trees for filler under the soil (by May 24)
• Paint file cabinets with Lisa Kay
• Determine best location
• Select types of plants
• Purchase rocks for the bottom, soil, plants, bamboo stakes and netting to keep animals out
• Fill planters, plant vegetable, add bamboo stakes and netting.
• Water one day per week. Watering cans will be provided. Which day of the week would you like to water?
• Harvest vegetables, put them in Take What You Need Cabinet or deliver to Good Soil Church (Rocky River Meals on Wheels)

*And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16

*In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35









DONUTS AND COFFEE HOUR:  
Please consider hosting donuts and coffee before 9:30am worship and/or after worship coffee hour.  Fellowship is an important part of the life of the church and why not have food as well! Sign-up sheet is posted on the chapel hallway bulletin board.




TAKE-WHAT-YOU-NEED CABINET! 
We’re asking for help in shopping for the cabinet! We have a small crew of people who take turns shopping for the cabinet every so often, and we’d love to have your help! We have a cabinet fund, and you do not have to spend your own money, unless you’re donating items. We have a list of item suggestions available, and if you’re interested, please call the office. Please make sure to turn in your receipts to the office to be reimbursed! Thank you.




GOOGLE DRIVE REMINDER:
February 2026 Church financials can be found  Here 
or get a hard copy in the church office.

NORTHERN WATERS DISTRICT NEWS: www.eocumc.com/northernwaters

Coordinated Clergy Session Marks a New Chapter for Ohio

Clergy gathered at Lakeside Chautauqua on May 7 for a coordinated clergy session marked by worship, learning, celebration and reconciliation.

The day began with opening worship, featuring special music from an all-Ohio band of musicians from the East and West Ohio Conferences and a sermon by retired Bishop Sally Dyck. Preaching on Matthew 14:13-21, Dyck, who previously served the East Ohio Conference as a pastor and district superintendent prior to being elected to the episcopacy, invited clergy to see discipleship as putting love of neighbor into action. 

“Jesus turns to us today and says, ‘you feed them, you bring them hope, you bring them help,’” Dyck said.

East and West Ohio then moved into separate conference business sessions while also sharing lunch, fellowship, the Rock the Dock gathering, call-to-ministry stories from colleagues and a Ministry Fair, celebrating Ohio Episcopal Area ministries.

See more pictures and read the entire article from EOC News.

CONFERENCE NEWS: https://www.eocumc.com

Conversations about AC 2026 Recommendations and Resolutions

This year, to help members of the Annual Conference prepare for recommendations and resolutions to be discussed and acted upon during the 2026 session, online conversations will be hosted during the month of May. These conversations will include a pre-recorded presentation by the submitter of the recommendation or resolution and time for live questions and responses.

• Conversation 3: Monday, May 18 @ 7:00 p.m.
  Resolutions 2026-01, 2026-02, 2026-03, and 2026-04
  Join the May 18 webinar.
  Learn about the resolutions submitted for AC 2026.
• Conversation 4: Wednesday, May 20 @ 7:00 p.m.
  Resolutions 2026-05, 2026-06, 2026-07, 2026-08, and 2026-09
  Join the May 20 webinar.
  Learn about the resolutions submitted for AC 2026.

Following completion of the webinars, the pre-recorded presentations from each will be posted on the Annual Conference 2026 page of the Conference website where they can be viewed as AC members prepare for this year’s session.