Isaiah 58 Ministries provides a list of food, pantry essentials, personal care items and cleaning supplies each month. You are invited to bring any of these items to place in the Isaiah 58 Offering Basket on Sunday morning or you can drop off all donations in the alley behind the building, which is where our entrance is. The alley can be accessed from Flora Place. Donations are received M-F, 10am-1pm.
There are several volunteer opportunities for members to participate in worship each week. The schedules for Elders and Deacons have been prearranged and are included here. Elders and Deacons are asked to arrange a substitute if they cannot serve on their assigned dates and inform Kathy Mead so that she can change the schedule on Sign Up Genius. Other roles each Sunday are listed on Sign Up Genius, go to the “Get Involved” tab on the church website https://comptonheights.wordpress.com/get-involved/
Isaiah 58 Ministries provides a list of food, pantry essentials, personal care items and cleaning supplies each month. You are invited to bring any of these items to place in the Isaiah 58 Offering Basket on Sunday morning or you can drop off donations in the alley behind the building, which is where Isaiah 58 Ministries’ entrance is. The alley can be accessed from Flora Place. Donations are received M-F, 10am-1pm.
December Bag of Blessing items:
Food: Tuna, Canned Ravioli with Meat
Pantry Essential: Pancake Mix, Syrup
Personal Care Items: Diapers Sizes 5, 6, 4T, 5T, Baby Wipes
Steve’s Message In the introduction to his book entitled We Talk, You Listen, Vine Deloria, Jr. wrote:
Every now and then I am impressed with the thinking of the non-Indian. I was in Cleveland last year and got to talking with a non-Indian about American history. He said that he was really sorry about what had happened to Indians, but that there was good reason for it. The continent had to be developed and he felt that Indians stood in the way and thus had had to be removed. “After all,” he remarked, “what did you do with the land when you had it?” I didn’t understand him until later when I discovered that the Cuyahoga River running through Cleveland is inflammable. So many combustible pollutants are dumped into the river that the inhabitants have to take special precautions during the summer to avoid accidentally setting it on fire. After reviewing the argument of my non-Indian friend I decided that he was probably correct. Whites had made better use of the land. How many Indians could have thought of creating an inflammable river?”
As our journey of interim ministry together begins in this month of Thanksgiving and Advent, I’m grateful to be with you. And, in these coming weeks, I invite us to nurture a gratitude in our hearts that issues forth in deep care and reverence for the sacred gift of Mother Earth and for all of God’s peoples. Let us sit in prayer, mindfulness and meditation long enough each day for our hearts to be filled with thanksgiving for this miracle of life, planet and neighbors that we have been given. We cannot change the terrible dark pages of the past, but we can work to repair and restore today through living simply, walking humbly and treating the earth and God’s children gently… with care, reverence and love. What can we NOT do each day this month (like pollute the environment) to save a little more of the earth and celebrate the life and gift of one of our neighbors? Blessings and Peace, Steve
November 14th & 21st we will collect for our Thanksgiving Offering.
The Thanksgiving Offering benefits the Colleges, Universities, Seminaries, and Divinity Houses affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Higher education has been an important focus for Disciples since the very beginning of the movement. Throughout our history, Disciples have founded institutions of higher learning to educate students and form leaders to make a difference in the world. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is still committed to higher education. Your gift to the Thanksgiving Offering helps support the education of thousands of students at our fifteen colleges and universities as well as our seven seminaries and divinity houses.
The Thanksgiving offering supports everything from scholarships, to religious life offices, to faculty growth and development. By giving to the Thanksgiving Offering you are helping our institutions invest in students as they prepare themselves to become leaders.
The Thanksgiving Offering also provides scholarship and support for our theological education institutions. Each of our seminaries and divinity houses is committed to educating and forming Christian leaders for church and society. Generations of pastors, community leaders, and agents of social transformation have been educated at our theological institutions. They have flourished and made a difference in the world, thanks to gifts from Disciples congregations and individuals throughout the ages. These institutions continue to prepare leaders for the present age and the age to come.
In 1998, General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) approved the formation of a church-wide process to discern the nature of racism in North America and to develop ways of helping congregations address racism. Our Anti-Racism/Pro-Reconciliation initiative was born out of this process. The initiative is based on several premises.
Racism is a spiritual and theological dilemma as well as a social evil;
Racist practice exists throughout the life of the church and needs to be addressed. The church needs to get its own “house” in order even as it looks toward being a transformational agent in the larger world;
Racism is a systemic problem with historical root causes;
Racism is understood to be a combination of racial prejudice and institutional and/or economic power.
Our initiative calls the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to practice faithfulness with regard to the elimination of racism, which exists in all manifestations of the church and to develop strategies to eradicate racism and work toward racial reconciliation.
Reconciliation Ministry Special Offering will be received October 10th and 17th. When you donate via Givelify, PayPay or check, please note that your offering should go toward “Reconciliation Ministry.” This special offering provides grants to ministries and congregations actively developing and implementing programs that promote our Church’s Pro-Reconciliation and Anti-Racist identity.
Spirit Bloom is a time for reflection and bible study, for support and conversation.
Join us on Monday Evenings at 7pm for Spirit Bloom on Zoom. We will listen to each other’s stories, pay attention to the movement of God’s Spirit, and nurture the growth of new life. If you are not on Compton’s email list, and you would like to attend Spirit Bloom, please fill out the form below and we will send you the Zoom link.
Our congregation is committed to ministry in the city. Like most residences and buildings around us, our parking is on the street.
When visiting the church you may park on either side of South Grand. Parking is also available on Flora Place, you can reach Flora by entering Shaw Neighborhood on either Shaw Boulevard, north of the the church or Magnolia Avenue, south of the church take 39th Street to Flora Place. See map below
On Sunday mornings, our next door neighbors, Jack-In-The-Box, have graciously agreed to allow our members and visitors to park in the 15 spots along the back row of their lot. Out of respect for their management and customers, please do not park in the first available spots.
A ministry that celebrates the gifts, the faith journey, and the love and mission of God’s people of every race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and ability. We worship the God of all creation who gifts us with life. We worship God who is Love, who is revealed in the life of Jesus the Christ.
The God of Jesus is the God of:
Hope
Peace
Joy
Love
Compassion
Forgiveness
Grace
Mercy
Come, join us in becoming a
community of Jesus the Christ!
Compton Heights Christian Church 