During the month of February, Mariemont Community Church Preschool begins registration for the upcoming school year.

Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 pm, at the Chapel — Worshipping. Waiting. Listening. Praying.

These times of restoration each week bring refreshment. Feel free to worship, pray or simply wait and receive in silence as you are led. Elders and others are always available to pray with you as you have need.

• Feb. 3: An evening focused on love and unity. We’ll end our journey through Ephesians focusing on Ephesians 5. Couples are invited to come for a special time of prayer and blessing of marriages. Consider it an early Valentine’s Day celebration.
• Feb. 10: One of our members will lead this evening of worship and prayer. This is her last Wednesday with us for some time before she moves.

Here's a thoughtful, probing exploration of why Christians get stuck in the place of complacency, dryness, and tedium -- and how to move on to new levels of spiritual passion! Buchanan shows how the majority of Christians begin their spiritual journey with excitement and enthusiasm -- only to get bogged down in a "borderland" -- an in-between space beyond the "old life" but short of the abundant, adventurous existence promised by Jesus.

Citing Jonah, he examines the problem of "borderland living" -- where doubt, disappointment, guilt, and wonderlessness keep people in a quagmire of mediocrity -- then offers solutions ... effective ways to get unstuck and move into a bold, unpredictable, exhilarating walk with Christ. Inspired writing!

Two ways we can reachout to the victims of the earthquakes in Haiti.

Haiti Relief 1: Cash contributions for Haiti relief will be sent to Good Shepherd Orphanage and School Foundation in Hebron, KY, which funds Good Shepherd Orphanage in Carrefour, about eight miles from Port au Prince. MCC's Joe Busken is a director and years ago helped establish a bakery there that until the earthquake fed hundreds of children daily with a nutrient-enriched bread recipe developed by Busken Bakery. Two GSOS board members flew to the Dominican Republic last week, purchased two truckloads of food, water and fuel, traveled 12 hours through the night, and arrived at the orphanage just as their supply of food and water was about to run out. Food and water will be the key priorities in the short term, according to Dave Zimmer, Treasurer, and one of the directors who made the trip. Please make checks payable to Mariemont Community Church with a notation to direct your donation to Haiti Relief.

Haiti Relief 2: Our own Kim Beach is selling t-shirts to raise funds for Jesus in Haiti, which operates an orphanage, school and church in Bon Repos, also just outside of Port au Prince. Groups from our neighbors SonRise Community Church have done mission trips with Jesus in Haiti the last two years. T-shirts are $15. Contact Kim Beach for more information.

If you wish to contribute to the relief effort please make your checks payable to Mariemont Community Church and mark “for Haiti” on the memo line.

Internet Ministry, Volunteer – We run an awarding-winning content management system (CMS) for our website and are looking for site editors. If you have experience with web development and are interested in joining our web ministry, contact Vickie Anderson or call 752-7386 evenings.

Missions Correspondent, Volunteer - This position has been filled but please inquire about other ways you can contribute to this vital ministry.  MCC is looking for a Missions Correspondent. Responsibilities include reading and posting prayer letters from our missionaries and ministry partners, and creating a monthly summary of current prayer requests. The ideal candidate will have a desire to contribute to what God is doing through MCC-supported missionaries and ministry partners, and basic computer, editing and administrative skills. Time required is approximately 2 hours per month. Work can be done from any computer with access to the Internet. For more information, contact Missions Elder Zeke Swift.

Jobs Available: The US Census Office has many job openings and will be doing training sessions here in the Parish Center beginning Monday, January 25. More information is available at the Welcome Center and posted outside the offices.