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PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE CHOSEN SEASON 5 FINALE:
We will gather on Saturday, Nov. 22nd from 6-6:30pm for dinner, and 6:30-8:30pm for the conclusion of The Chosen Season 5. See you there!
PLEASE JOIN US AFTER WORSHIP
for homemade buttermilk pancakes, sausage, eggs and fruit in Wesley Hall. There is no charge; however, donations will be accepted. God is good all the time, all the time God is good!
DON’T FORGET YOUR PLEDGE!
As we approach the end of the year, don’t forget your commitment to Rockport. If you are unsure of where you are with your pledge, please call the church office. Also, your pledge for 2026 helps leadership set budgets and plan for next year. Please remember all money received goes toward operating budget, as well as, paying our apportionments! Thank you, The Finance Committee
THE CHURCH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED
Nov. 27 & 28th in observance of Thanksgiving, as well as, Monday, Dec. 1st for a vacation day for Sara. Have a blessed and joyous Thanksgiving with family and friends!
THANKS EVERYONE!
Our November 8, 2025 Spaghetti Dinner raised approximately $1,840 for future outreach projects. Many thanks to our diners, servers, bakers & kitchen crew. Don't forget to stock up on quarts of sauce, $10/each and 7 meatballs for $12/each in the choir room after church.
BOOK CLUB: Join us December 10th at 6:00pm at Ellen Todia’s house, 32516 Walker Rd., Avon Lake, for a Christmas gathering. Bring a dish to share and either a canned good for the cabinet or a gift for the giving tree in the narthex for Guidestone’s kids. All are welcome to come enjoy this Christmas gathering! Also, save the date, Jan 14th, 7:00pm in the church parlor, for the following book club. We will be reading “The Tiffany Girls” by Shelly Noble. This is a historical fiction novel about the largely unknown female artists who created many of Tiffany’s iconic stained-glass works for the 1900 Paris World’s Fair.
HANGING OF THE GREENS:
Come and Decorate and prepare the Lord’s House for Christmas on Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 10:30am to 2pm. Rockport is rich in tradition, united in mission and blessed with love. We come together in fellowship and service to God this Advent season. All are welcome to this important Rockport Tradition!
SPECIAL OFFERING IN RECOGNITION OF KIRA HOLCHIN:
During the church service on Sunday, November 30th, we will be recognizing Kira for her service to Rockport Church as our Christian Education & Youth Leader. Staff Parish Relations Committee will be presenting Kira a financial "thank you" gift on behalf of Rockport. If you would like to participate, you can make an offering and please mark KIRA on the memo line. We also are accepting a memory of Kira with children and youth. Please email the memory to the church office ASAP. After church, we will have cake, food and refreshments in the parlor where everyone can congratulate Kira. Thank you. Questions? Contact Jim Leitch, SPRC Chair, 216-89-1260
ADVENT DINNER & DEVOTION:
Wednesday, December 3 - 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Homemade Vegetable Soup
Advent Devotion with Scripture, Prayer & Discussion
Join us for a warm evening of food, fellowship, and reflection as we prepare our hearts for the Advent season and the coming of the Christ Child! Please bring a friend - all are welcome. God bless. Sign-up sheet is posted.
PASTOR’S ADVENT STUDY VIA ZOOM: WHEN GOD INTERRUPTS OUR PLANS TO HEAL THE WORLD -
This Advent, we will journey together through a powerful new series titled “A Season of Holy Disruption.” Advent is often thought of as a quiet, peaceful countdown to Christmas, but the Scriptures tell a different story. When God steps into the world, things shift. Expectations are challenged. Hearts are awakened. Lives are transformed. Advent is the season when God’s interruptions become holy invitations.
Throughout these four weeks, we will explore how God’s hope, peace, joy, and love break into our lives; not to unsettle us for the sake of chaos, but to guide us toward healing, rebuilding, and renewed purpose. From the prophets who cried out for justice, to John the Baptist preparing the way, to Mary’s bold song of joy, and finally to Christ’s humble arrival in Bethlehem, Advent reminds us that God often works through disruption to bring restoration.
Please join us Thursday evenings, 12/4, 12/11 and 12/18 by zoom at 6:30 EST by Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88531948935
ROCKPORT’S CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE:
Rockport is again asking for your support of our Christmas Giving Tree for the benefit of the children and adults of Ohio Guidestone. Until mid- December, we will be collecting unwrapped giftsfor their Holiday Shop. Please pick an ornament off our Christmas tree and purchase a gift for that age individual. Ideas for gifts can be found on the Ohio Guidestone flyer on our bulletin board. The Holiday Shop provides an opportunity for Guidestone’s counselors to choose Christmas presents for their clients. The staff at Guidestone told me that many of the children in their care would not get a single Christmas gift if not for donations from corporations and churches such as Rockport UMC.
Ohio Guidestone offers services for mental health, substance use, family care, foster care, juvenile justice, residential treatment, home-based counseling, job training and more. Their main campus is in Berea, but they have locations across Ohio. Thanks again for your support. Diana Leitch
CLEVELAND KIDS’ BOOK BANK MISSION OPPORTUNITY:
On Saturday, December 6th from 9:30-11:30am the Rockport Book Club has decided to do this mission for the holidays. You don’t have to be a part of the book club, all are welcome! We can do lunch afterwards if you are interested. Also, North Olmsted UMC will be going on Tuesday, November 18, 1-3pm if that works better for you. The mission of the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank, 13913 West Parkway Rd., Cleveland 44135, is to foster literacy and a love of reading by distributing free books to children in collaboration with community partners.
The Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank is working to ensure all kids in Greater Cleveland have books to build their own home libraries.
A book in the hands of a child is a magical thing! Reading fuels imaginations, teaches empathy, supports academic achievement, and helps parents build bonds with their kids. Sign-up sheet is posted.
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!
Now that school has begun again, 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 see Kira or call the office. Please make sure to turn in your receipts to the office to be reimbursed! Thank you
GOOGLE DRIVE REMINDER:
AUGUST 2025 Church financials can be found Here
or get a hard copy in the church office.
NORTH OLMSTED EVENTS (Shared Opportunities)
Call office at 440-779-6634 or email at www.noumc.org
Blue Christmas Service
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
7:00pm
NORTHERN WATERS DISTRICT NEWS: www.eocumc.com/northernwaters
Sent on behalf of The Nehemiah Mission of Cleveland, an EOCUMC Health & Well-Being Partner, to UMC churches and appointed pastors in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Summit counties.
Hello,
I am writing to you as the new Executive Director of The Nehemiah Mission of Cleveland. I want to share opportunities we have for your congregation to engage in our ministries, serving the most vulnerable people in our communities.
First, Giving Tuesday is less than two weeks away. Linked below are graphics you can include in your weekly email to your congregation or in the bulletin. If you donate online through the EOCUMC Advance Fund on Giving Tuesday (Dec. 2), the first $500 will be matched by The Board of Missions. This is to finance the boiler replacement which is warming the 15 international newcomers who live at the mission, 9 of whom are children.
Second, we would love to invite your congregation to take on one of our weekly Bread on Bridge community meals. Every Tuesday at 2PM about 50 low-income or unhoused neighbors come to eat, build community, and take home leftovers. You provide the meal and the volunteers to prepare, serve, and clean, while Nehemiah provides the kitchen, tableware, and coffee. Sign up here or contact me for more information.
Third, we have a sewing program developing at Nehemiah. We're hosting classes for schoolchildren to learn how to sew. We are accepting donations of sewing materials, fabric, and sewing machines. We are also looking for more volunteers with sewing experience who can help us run the classes.
Finally, I am available to come speak to your church about the rapidly evolving immigration situation in our country, how Nehemiah Mission is providing temporary emergency housing to immigrants, and what your congregation can do to help. I have four years of experience working with displaced people and grassroots immigrant rights organizations and I am getting my Masters in Forced Migration and Refugee Protection. We have no speaking fee, but would appreciate a portion of the offering going to support the mission's ministries.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions or ideas regarding the mission and its ministries. We want to build deeper relationships with the nearby UMC churches. As Nehemiah said, "send me to the city"!
Thank you,
Graham Ball, Executive Director of The Nehemiah Mission of Cleveland
(216)-682-5565 or director@nehemiahmission.org
www.nehemiahmission.org
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CONFERENCE NEWS: https://www.eocumc.com
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