Week of Compassion is the relief, refugee, and development mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. They seek to equip and empower disciples to alleviate the suffering of others through disaster response, humanitarian aid and the promotion of mission opportunities.
The First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Wadsworth, Ohio, has supported the national Week of Compassion with our own Month of Compassion each February since 1976. We are one of the top congregations in the nation based on our contributions to Week of Compassion.
Every year, the month of February revolves around our Month of Compassion activities. Brief weekly presentations are given during both worship services explaining on how relief and long-term responses helps others throughout the year. We also have many special events, including the annual Month of Compassion Bake Sale (hosted by our 7th and 8th grade Sunday School classes), Compassion Cafe and the Children's March, where the children present their offering banks.
February 2012 Month of Compassion Calendar
| Focus: Hope | Goal: $25,000 |
| January 25 | Offering banks will be distributed in children’s Sunday School classes |
| February 5, 12, 19, 26 | Weekly presentations during both worship services |
| Children’s SS Classes learn about children at the House of Hope | |
| Information Stations located throughout the church | |
| February 25 | Drop off baked good donations, Fellowship Hall, noon – 2 p.m. |
| February 26 | 7/8th Grade Bake Sale & Compassion Café, Fellowship Hall, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Children’s March, 10:30 service |
2012 Month of Compassion Activities and Resources
- Against All Odds: The game that lets you experience what it is like to be a refugee
- Build a Village: Join Imani (whose name means hope) for stories, games and activities for children of all ages
- Sharing Calendar: Week of Compassion Sharing Calendar
- Week of Compassion in Japan (2011) video
- Week of Compassion: The Church's Response to the Haiti Earthquake (2010) video
Week of Compassion Links
Week of Compassion website
Facebook (NOTE: You do not need a Facebook account to view.)
Updates RSS feedAnnouncements
- Summer Worship Hours Begin June 3
- Camp Registrations
- Esther Bible Study
- Outreach Pancake Breakfast/Food Drive
- Vacation Bible School
- Garden Group Perennial Sale
- X-treme Faith: Bold Action - A Gathering of Disciples Men
- Pentecost Geranium Sale
- Service Opportunities
- God's Kids Club & JYF
Contemporary Worship - 8:30 am
Traditional Worship - 10:00 am
Sunday School Summer Recess
Hiram Conference Registration forms and fees are due by Sun., June 3.
Chi Rho Camp Registration forms and fees are due by Sun., June 17.
Contact the office for more information.
Women's Ministry invites you to participate in a 10-week, in-depth bible study beginning in September that will show how Esther's life applies to our lives today. Workbooks are $15. Contact the office for more information.
The Outreach Committee is sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast on Sun., June 3, from 7:30-11:30 am. A free-will offering will be collected for the Salvation Army. In conjunction with the breakfast, a Food Drive will be held to help restock the Salvation Army's Food Pantry. Non-perishable food items (peanut butter, jellies, cereals, pastas, canned meats) may be dropped off in the Gathering Area on Sun., June 3 and 10.
"The SKY's the limit" for this year's Vacation Bible School to be held Mon. thru Fri., June 11–15, 9:00 am – Noon.
Children 5-5th grade will learn to trust God for everything – NO matter who you are, NO matter how you feel, NO matter what you do, NO matter what happens, NO matter where you are. TRUST GOD...'cause with God, EVERYTHING is possible!
Registration begins May 6. Packets will be on the Registration Table in the Gathering Area and in the display case outside the CCED office in the Ed Wing. You may download the registration forms on the Vacation Bible School page.
Saturday, May 19, 8:00 am-12:30 pm, Church Parking Lot
You will be able to find some lovely new plants for your yard.
If you would like to donate plants of any kind, just drop them off in the FCC Courtyard on Thurs., May 17, or Fri., May 18.
This national Disciples Men's weekend will be July 13-15 at Bethany College.
CMF is organizing a group caravan to this event. Register at www.gathering2012.org.
We continue our tradition of adorning the church in a blaze of red geraniums for Pentecost on May 27. Geraniums will be planted in the church gardens after Pentecost. Order forms are available in the Gathering Area. Deadline to order is May 20 and payment is due with your order.
When we serve others, we say with our hearts that we care about them. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Galatations 5:14.
Please read the information below for suggested service opportunities, outside the church, for you and your family.
1.) Marian's Closet - Ongoing need for Volunteers - Contact Mary Alice Mantz or Val Mills - 330-336-3642
Fellowship and Outreach for 3rd-5th graders, meeting the third Sunday of the month, October - May, in Fellowship Hall. God's Kids Club meets at 10:30 am and Junior Youth Fellowship (JYF) meets from Noon - 2:00 pm. If you are in 3rd - 5th grade, come join the fun.
Sunday Morning Service Times
8:30am: Contemporary Worship Service
9:30am: Christian Education (Sunday School)
10:45am: Traditional Worship Service
116 E. Boyer Street
Wadsworth, OH 44281
Phone: (330) 336-6697
Like us on Facebook!