Reminders July 2-6
This Sunday, July 5th is our regular Cookie Sunday! Please bring snack foods to share. You can drop off food at the kitchen window and pick up containers there afterwards. Gluten-free items are always welcome! Please fill out an allergy list at the kitchen window when you drop off your food. NO NUTS PLEASE! For the safety of folks with severe nut allergies, we cannot serve anything that contains tree nuts or peanuts. This includes packaged food that “may contain nuts.” Please make sure to check the fine print on any packaged food you are planning to bring.
VBS registration due by this Sunday July 5! Our Vacation Bible School this year is themed “Kids Connect” and will take place Wednesday evenings (July 15, 22, 29, and Aug. 5). A light meal will be offered from 5:30-6 and the program will run from 6-7:30. VBS is for children who have completed Preschool through 4th grade, and older youth are invited to participate as helpers. Please register both children and youth HERE no later than July 5, and for more information, contact Hannah Kelley hannahjkelley@gmail.com.
Nursery & Preschoolers’ Time call for all interested parties volunteering for 2026 – 2027 year! This schedule runs from September 2026 to Aug 2027. If you are considering being a part of our wonderful and dedicated volunteer team during our worship service, please take a moment to complete THIS SURVEY by this coming Monday July 6. (I plan to work on the schedule that week). If there is additional Keeping CMC Safe training required, I will be in touch. – Mim Halterman
General CMC Announcements
Women’s Coffee Connection: Thursday, July 9 from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Please feel welcome to join us every second Thursday of the month in the Fellowship Hall for coffee/tea, a light snack, and a topic of discussion.
CMC Office Update: Laura Steiner (Church Administrator) will be out of the office next Friday July 10.
Worship Commission is seeking additional Zoom hosts for our Sunday morning services. Hosts can engage this role from the church building, or virtually. Interested? Please reach out to Carmina Suter at carminasuter@gmail.com.
Opportunities in the Wider Community
The Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale and Auction is July 10 & 11. Located about 2 hours northeast of Columbus in Holmes County, OH, this festive annual benefit for Mennonite Central Committee includes delicious food, music, a Fun Run and 5K, and a live and online auction. Never been to an MCC Relief Sale before? It’s a cultural experience that pulls together Anabaptists from across the state! The sale is staffed entirely by volunteers, and every dollar raised goes directly to MCC. More information HERE.
Curious about last week’s Central District Conference Annual Meeting? Worship services and delegate sessions were livestreamed, and the recordings are available for viewing. Those links and much more information about the Annual Meeting are available HERE. The following CMCers served as delegates: Tom Blosser, Joel Call, Katie Graber, Mim Halterman, Hannah Kelley, Karen Mareco, Joel Miller, Laura Steiner, and Robin Walton.
First Unitarian Universalist Church (93 W. Weisheimer Rd) and Columbus Free Press invite you to attend a presentation from two-time Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ira Helfand titled “Back From the Brink: Addressing The Growing Threat of Nuclear War” from 2-4 p, Saturday, July 11.
The Central Ohio Worker Center and Church for All People are hosting a joint event to ask “What will the faith community do about ICE?” It will be a roundtable discussion to learn from each other and find ways to keep our communities safer. CMCers are invited to join on July 14 at 2:00. Flyer HERE.
Calendars
Sunday, July 5
9:30am Worship Service
Cookie Sunday following worship
No Christian Education classes this week
CMC Activities Next Week
Wednesday, July 8
12:00pm Rohr group via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89881884175
Colombia Sister Church delegation departs
Thursday, July 9
10:00am Women’s Coffee Connection in the fellowship hall
12:00pm Shepherding Commission Meeting in Joel’s office
Friday, July 10
6:30am Men’s Breakfast via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/313623317
9:00am Leadership Team Meeting via Zoom
Sunday, July 12
9:30am Worship Service
Office Contacts and Schedules for July 5-12
Laura: office@columbusmennonite.org, 216-870-0119, Mon-Thurs: 9:00a-3:00p, Fri: Off
Mim: mim@columbusmennonite.org, 614-745-5150, Tues: 9:30a-3:30p
Mark: mark@columbusmennonite.org, on sabbatical May 18-Aug 16
Joel: joel@columbusmennonite.org, 614-940-7839, Mon: Sabbath, Tues-Fri: 9:00a-5:00p
Robin: robin@columbusmennonite.org, 614-406-1766, Mon: 10a-3p, Fri: 10a-2p
Upcoming CMC Special Events
July 5 Cookie Sunday
July 15, 22, 29, and Aug 5 Vacation Bible School
Aug 2 Cookie Sunday
Sept 6 Cookie Sunday
Sept 13 Christian Education classes resume
Sept 25-27 CMC Fall Retreat at Kirkmont Center
Oct 4 Cookie Sunday
Nov 1 Congregational Meeting and Harvest Potluck
Nov 29 Advent begins
Dec 6 Congregational Meeting (Budget Vote)
Last Sunday | June 28
Attendance: 164
Offerings Received (last week): $13,925.00
Offerings Received (June): $42,709.00
Offerings Needed (June): $44,795.00
Offerings Received (year to date): $244,488.00
Offerings Needed (year to date): $268,770.00
Offering Deficit (year to date): $(24,282.00)
Christian Education Classes
Christian Education classes for children, youth, and adults are on summer recess and will resume on September 13.
Donations and Giving
Interested in giving financially to Columbus Mennonite? Follow THIS LINK to donate online. Donations are also accepted by cash, check or Zelle. Contact the church office or financial team if you need assistance with setting up Zelle or any of the payment options. Thank you for your gift!