Public art in sacred spaces February 28, 2017 Congregations, Connecting The first funeral held in the chapel of St. Matthew's Pray.Think.Love. House in Uptown Westerville was for Jacob Marley. Complete with moans, rattling chains and small audiences of 15 people who collectively became “Scrooge,” the funeral was part of “Uptown Sc...
Locally written prayer for our nation’s leaders gains national attention January 31, 2017 Congregations, Connecting, e-Connections “It’s so interesting to think that sitting here; down in the basement classroom of the Education Building that we wrote a prayer that may actually make a real change and reach people outside these walls.” This answer was given by 17-year-old Dennis Sweeney whe...
CoCL Grant Application Deadline September 30th September 13, 2016 Congregations, e-Connections Congregational Mission Grants, new and renewal, are due September 30th - links can be found at http://innovatingchurch.org/grants/ . Questions? contact cocl@diosohio.org....
Spirited Discourse September 13, 2016 Congregations, e-Connections St. Matthew’s Westerville Pub Theology event, Spirited Discourse, takes place at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month at the 2nd floor loft at Old Bag of Nails, 24 N. State St., Westerville, OH. Our next gathering will be Thursday, October 6 at 7 p.m...
Acolyte robes available September 6, 2016 Congregations, e-Connections, Resources St. Patrick's, Lebanon, has several red acolyte robes with white cotta in children's sizes available free to any church that could use them. If you are interested, please contact Gretchen in the church office at 513.932.7691....
Healthy Congregations’ Leadership Series August 23, 2016 Congregations, e-Connections, Resources As a result of participation in the Healthy Congregations’ Leadership Series, one Lutheran pastor said “I became a less anxious, more self-aware, and better leader of my congregation. As a result the congregation became healthier.” His statement is only one o...
Not Your Mother’s Church Cookbook April 28, 2016 Congregations, Food We all love a church cookbook, right? The church ladies always submit their best recipes and some delicious family traditions are born from those hallowed pages. But the recipes in most church cookbooks are usually not the healthiest choices – until now. Th...
Congregational Health Survey April 12, 2016 Congregations, e-Connections, Resources In an effort to stay connected with the realities of parish life and provide timely and relevant education and training, the Commission on Congregational Life (CoCL) has asked all congregations to complete a short survey. CoCL sent a link to the survey seve...
The gift of connecting February 24, 2016 Congregations The Rev. Joseph Kovitch and Jason Prati with one of the beautiful banners loaned by St. Matthew’s, Westerville, to All Saints, New Albany. When St. Matthew’s, Westerville, moved from their buildings – containing all of the trappings and accoutrements one m...
Where is your church headed? Find out at CoCL’s Best Practices Conference! February 23, 2016 Congregations Let me ask you a question - where exactly is your church right now? Really think about it for a moment, and be honest. Is an attachment to your church building draining church finances? Is your church active in the community or just a bit player? Now imagin...
