Walnut Hill United Methodist Church

Walnut Hill UMC November 26, 2023
10:30am

Call to Worship: Shepherd of Israel, hear our prayer
as your Son heard the plea
of the criminal crucified with him.
Gather into Christ's holy reign
the broken, the sorrowing, and the sinner,
that all may know
wholeness, joy, and forgiveness. Amen.

Old Testament: Ezekiel 35:15-24
Gospel: Matthew 25:31-40
Sermon: “The Reign of Who? The Kingdom of What?”

“Decking the Halls” after worship today
Prayer, Study, and Fellowship continue each Tuesday at 10am
Follow-up All-Church Ministry meeting, Saturday, December 2nd 10am-12
Fellowship Lunch will be on December 3rd (the first Sunday of Advent) following worship.
thehillumc.org Is Walnut Hill’s website. Includes a safe and convenient way to contribute online to the work of the church.
Christmas Eve Worship will be at 10:30 am (John 1:1-14) and 5pm (Luke 2:1-20).

Christmas Eve Worship will be at 10:30 am (John 1:1-14) and 5pm (Luke 2:1-20).

From Wikipedia : Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the Catholic priesthood. He was a member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death.

A new mail box is one tiny step in the process of refreshing our church building as we work hard to renew the congregation

Three bishops once wore different kind of uniform First-term Bishops Williamston, Plambeck and Bridgeforth all have a military background and believe they learned a lot from their service years.

Four weeks from today on November 30th, the first Scholarship Benefit Concert put on by HT Drama alumni will take place in the Mark Frazier Memorial Auditorium.

Mark Frazier became known for many catchphrases, or “Frazierisms” as they were affectionately called, during his time as the Head Drama and Band Director at HT. “Walk with me,” one he used frequently, would be employed whenever he was bursting with a creative idea that he couldn’t wait to share with someone else, especially the performing arts students he mentored over the course of his career.

Those three words have become a mantra of our Drama Department, as our staff and students always overflow with excitement at the chance to share their creativity with our community.

With Mr. Frazier’s passing in 2022, The Mark Frazier Memorial Scholarship was established with the singular purpose of ensuring that the performing arts kids – Frazier’s kids – would be able to pursue higher education after their time here at HTHS.

This scholarship is available by application to any Hamilton Township Senior who has dedicated time to our choir, band, and/or theatre program, regardless of whether they intend to pursue the arts after high school.

Nine Hamilton Township alumni have committed to perform at this concert so you may have a chance to see some of your favorite performers from years past. We will release the names of two performers each week leading up to the concert and look forward to seeing you there! The first three individuals committed to perform are:
Anna (Dillman) Cherri - Class of 1996
Payton Peoples - Class of 2018
Nicole (Harter) Godfrey - Class of 2006

Ticket details are below!

Tomorrow night our Ranger football team continues their quest for an undefeated season and Mid-State League Buckeye Division title as we host the Bulldogs of Bloom Carroll. It will also be Senior Night for our band, golf, cross-country, cheerleaders, and football players. Let's pack those stands and support all of these awesome student-athletes!

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Special music celebration at Obetz United Methodist Church tonight at 7 PM. A fun night of music where popular and country song tunes are given lyrics from traditional Christian hymns. Everyone is welcome.

We should add religion without love, religion without justice, and religion without humility.

“the confidence in God’s ability to overcome slavery, segregation and white supremacy flowed from a belief in his power to overcome sin and death”-

Esau McCaulley () is a contributing Opinion writer, the author of “How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family’s Story of Hope and Survival in the American South” and an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College.
Word for our times.