Congregation Thanks Those Working on Christmas Eve

By Rick Wolcott* On Sunday, December 24, Garfield Memorial Church (North Coast District)  cancelled the Mosaic multi-ethnic praise and worship experience at its Pepper Pike and South Euclid locations to distribute 300 dozen donuts to people who had to work on the holiday. “We want them to know that even though they’re working on Christmas [...]

Star Wars: Episode Eight – The Last Jedi

Movie Review By Rev. Bruce Batchelor Glader Without giving away spoilers, I am happy to report that The Last Jedi is more original, more joyful, funnier, and less dark than anticipated, while also placing the original characters of Luke, Leia (Carrie Fisher, in her last screen role), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) in [...]

A Sweet Way to Learn About Jesus

  By Rick Wolcott* A chance to walk through Peppermint Forest and along the Ice Cream Sea attracted 365 children of all ages to Vienna United Methodist Church (Mahoning Valley District) the weekend before Christmas for a chance to play a life-size version of Candy Land. Players colored their own gingerbread game piece, collected their [...]