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DID YOU KNOW?  PUPPIES AND KITTENS CAN GET PREGNANT AS EARLY AS FOUR MONTHS OLD!

Prevent accidental litters: Have puppies and kittens under six months old fixed for $20 in June!

TOLEDO, Ohio, May 9, 2013 – Did you know that kittens can go into heat and get pregnant as early as four months old and puppies at five months old?  If not fixed, puppies and kittens can get pregnant and have a litter of their own just two months later.  And it’s these accidental litters that end up in animal shelters with no place to call home and at risk for euthanasia.

To reduce these accidental births, Humane Ohio, with funding provided by PetSmart Charities®, is introducing the “Did You Know?” campaign, featuring a special $20 spay or neuter surgery for puppies and kittens under six months of age during the month of June.

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Unity Church Flea Market Event
Saturday June 22nd (9am -2pm)

Flea Market ClipatTreasures old and new and some good things to eat too!

This is your chance to sell off those items you just don’t have room for anymore. If you have a product or service that you would like to present to the public this is an affordable way to do it.  Spaces are approx. 9′ x 13′ (parking spot size) and are $25.00.

Bring you own tables, racks, etc.


Space setup/loading will begin at 8am to be ready to open promptly at 9am. Payment is due with space reservation. Stop in the church office to reserve space. *Please note the space fee is non-refundable.
 
We have a raindate of June 29th ( if it is stormy)
First Church Unity of Toledo
3535 Executive Pkwy (near Secor) 
Toledo,OH
419- 537-1001    

Summer Music Lessons offered

Music classes are opening up in Pemberville starting Tuesday June 4 for Acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums and mandolin lessons. Classes will be taught by Ben Miller from Luckey, one of the 100 top blues guitar players in the US. The cost is $15 for each half hour lesson, with the first lesson for new students free. All levels/all ages. Times currently available are Tuesdays between 12-4 pm with other evening times negotiable. Location; SonFire by the River Cafe Church, 222 E. Front St. Pemberville OH, next to Beekers General Store, corner of Water St. Enter door to SonFire adjacent to parking lot in the rear off Water Street. Contact Ben at 419-410-6621 to schedule a time.

Family Comedy Night

Faith5

Sunday, June 2, 2013
6:30-8:30PM Family Comedy Night
(Free for all!)

All Parents AND kids in town are invited to this fun family event. It will be 1/2 comedy, 12% practical parenting advise and 100% just plain funor your money back! (OH yeah-it’s free!)

Bring a pillow for the pillow fight following the event and learn about the neurology, psychology, sociolggy and theolgoy of combining exercise and fun with FAITH5 for maximum results.

Seriously–Bring a pillow!

http://www.olivetsylvania.org/

Dress For Stress II

Auth024By: Chaplain Ruth Cunning

Previously I wrote about verses 10-12 of Ephesians Chapter 6. Now I am writing about verse 13: “Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, having done all, to stand.”

First it is paramount that you pick up and put on the “whole armor of God.” God has issued you the outfit and equipped you with the weapons and tools that you’ll need to fight against your foes—but it’s your responsibility to wear them and use them!

Luke 12:48 – To whom much is given, much will be required.

This is a requirement…this is mandatory! It’s for our own PROTECTION.

Next let’s look at the word WITHSTAND: To vigorously oppose; bravely resist; stand face-to- face against an adversary; standing your ground.

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Valued Sorrow

Auth001by Jeff Ferris

One day, a prison warden was walking the corridors of his penitentiary. As he passed each cell block, the occupants inside boldly declared their innocence and demanded to be released.

Row after row, cell after cell, “I am innocent”, they all shouted.

At last, the warden came upon an inmate who was curled up on his bed, weeping. When the warden inquired as to what was wrong, the man confessed his crimes and blurted his sins. Through tears of grief, the prisoner expressed his anguish and sorrow for his countless offenses. “Are you telling me that you are truly guilty of the crimes for which you have been convicted?” asked the warden.
“Yes, sir, I am”, the man sobbed.

Immediately, the warden initiated the man’s release. “I don’t want him here corrupting all these innocent men”, he said. Though I believe it is simply a modern-day parable and nothing more, I remember hearing this story many years ago. It stayed with me ever since.
(I have written it as best as my recollection has allowed).

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“Golf for Heartbeat” Sat, June 29th

ScreenShot029Reservations are now being accepted for the sixth annual “Golf for Heartbeat” Golf Outing planned for Saturday, June 29. The outing gets underway at 8 a.m. at the Bedford Hills Golf Club.

Cost of the outing is $80 per person, $320 per foursome and includes a round of golf in a scrambles format, the cart, lunch, and two drink tickets. Prizes will be awarded to those golfers who are closest to the pin, have the longest drive, longest putt, and more. There’s also a $10,000 hole-in-one prize.

For more information on the golf outing contact Heartbeat at 419-241-9131 or via e-mail at info@heartbeatoftoledo.org. The registration form is available on the organization’s website, www.heartbeatoftoledo.org. Final deadline for registrations is June 21.

Heartbeat provides help to women facing unplanned pregnancies as well as mothers, fathers and babies in need. Heartbeat has two locations in Toledo: 4041 W. Sylvania Ave. and 1020 Varland Ave. Appointments can be made by calling 419-241-9131.

Connection-led compassion – Part 2

 

Auth013Hebrews 5:1 “For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.”

In Hebrews 5:1-2, we see that one of the criteria of the Jews choosing an earthly high priest was that he had to be taken from among men. God wanted to emphasize that He chose him from among men so he would be able to identify (understand) with sinners.  His ability to identify with sinners enables the high priest to have compassion on them. He also was compassed about with infirmities. We see the connection between identifying with someone (putting ourselves in their place) and having compassion on them.

Last time we looked at 4 reasons why we lose the compassion that comes from identifying with people. By way of review, we observed that…

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Care for Yourself, as God Cares for You

Promises & Blessings

God’s Promise:
“They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong.”
– Psalm 73:4

 
The month of April includes several National Health Observances including; Autism Awareness, IBS Awareness, Donate Life, Minority Health and Women’s Eye Health month, World Health Day and many more…

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EXALTATI0N 2013

ScreenShot014The Christian Festival Choir and Orchestra is proud to present their 2013 Exaltation concert “Amazing Love, Amazing Grace”@ Springfield High School, 1470 S. McCord Rd. on Saturday April 27 @7p.m. and Sunday April 28 @ 3 p.m. The concert covers a wide spectrum of music including contemporary gospel, traditional hymns, and modern praise and worship songs. Directed by Pat Finnegan and Cortney Shaefer, the members come from many different churches in northwest Ohio and southeastern Michigan.

 

Tickets are available from choir and orchestra members and at the door. Tickets are $12.00 in advance, $14.00 at the door, $10.00 for seniors 60 + and students( K-12). Group rates are available for 10 or more. Come and be blessed! For more information call 419-865-5795 or www.toledoexaltation.org.

 

If you choose to donate, we will have boxes in the lobby for nonperishable food donations for the food banks. There will also be signing for the deaf.