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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 29 May 2012 04:04:36 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>News and Events</title><subtitle>News and Events</subtitle><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-01-01T22:54:17Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Heaven's Cafe is now EVERY Friday</title><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/10/29/heavens-cafe-is-now-every-friday.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/10/29/heavens-cafe-is-now-every-friday.html"/><author><name>Carthage Christian Church</name></author><published>2011-10-29T11:36:12Z</published><updated>2011-10-29T11:36:12Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.carthagechurch.org/storage/pasta.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319888682035" alt="" /></span></span>Our Heaven&#8217;s Cafe free community dinner is now EVERY Friday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. It is held in the Carthage Christian Church every Friday EXCEPT for the third Friday of the month, when it is held across the street at the old Carthage school (now New Jerusalem Baptist Church Annex and Community Center) in the cafeteria.</p>
<p>We are grateful to our partners at Wyoming Baptist Church for helping to grow this ministry. To read more about Heaven&#8217;s Cafe, <a href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/heavens-cafe/" target="_blank">click here.</a></p>
]]></content></entry><entry><title>Music Sunday</title><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/5/26/music-sunday.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/5/26/music-sunday.html"/><author><name>Carthage Christian Church</name></author><published>2011-05-26T16:31:27Z</published><updated>2011-05-26T16:31:27Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fenris117/4881733858/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 175px;" src="http://www.carthagechurch.org/storage/post-images/music.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1306428099332" alt="" /></a></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 175px;">Photo: theoddnote (Creative Commons license)</span></span>Music Sunday is the fifth Sunday of every month with five Sundays. This is a special celebration of the power of music to uplift and comfort us as we praise God in song and spoken word.</p>
<p>The service features our Praise Choir, soloists, our pianist Evelina Konaniah, and other musical guest. We also sing many favorite hymns and praise songs. <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Join us for Music Sunday on May 29!</strong></p>
]]></content></entry><entry><title>Free Community Dinner this Friday</title><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/4/28/free-community-dinner-this-friday.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/4/28/free-community-dinner-this-friday.html"/><author><name>Carthage Christian Church</name></author><published>2011-04-28T16:18:17Z</published><updated>2011-04-28T16:18:17Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.carthagechurch.org/storage/post-images/pie.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1304007859192" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 200px;">Photo: Robert S. Donovan (Creative Commons license)</span></span>Come on up for a free community dinner at Heaven&#8217;s Cafe on Friday, April 29 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. We&#8217;ll be serving an excellent hot meal, and it&#8217;s a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and others from the Mill Creek Valley area and around Cincinnati. Did we mention that the food is great too? Help us spread the word!</p>
<p>Heaven&#8217;s Cafe is a partnership between Carthage Christian Church and Wyoming Baptist Church. Questions? Call Pastor Rebecca at 513-706-5664.</p>
]]></content></entry><entry><title>Easter events</title><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/4/22/easter-events.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/4/22/easter-events.html"/><author><name>Carthage Christian Church</name></author><published>2011-04-22T13:53:56Z</published><updated>2011-04-22T13:53:56Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 200px;" src="http://www.carthagechurch.org/storage/post-images/easter%20lily.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1303481207784" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 200px;">Photo: Zest-pk (Creative Commons license)</span></span>We have a busy morning planned for Easter Sunday, April 24. Come join in a celebration of Christ&#8217;s resurrection!</p>
<p>8:30 a.m.&nbsp; Son-rise Service</p>
<p>9:00 a.m.&nbsp; Fellowship Breakfast</p>
<p>9:30 a.m.&nbsp; Sunday School</p>
<p>10:45 a.m. Traditional Easter Worship Service</p>
<p>12 Noon&nbsp; Easter Egg Hunt for kids (indoors if weather is bad)</p>
<p>Come as you are - casual, dressed up, or in-between. We have a staffed nursery, and junior church for grades 3 and younger.&nbsp; All are welcome!</p>
<p></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Rummage Sale this week</title><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/4/6/rummage-sale-this-week.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/4/6/rummage-sale-this-week.html"/><author><name>Carthage Christian Church</name></author><published>2011-04-06T14:39:44Z</published><updated>2011-04-06T14:39:44Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Carthage Christian Church will hold its semi-annual Rummage Sale on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We&#8217;ve got lots of wonderful, gently used items from furniture to household appliances to clothing and toys. All priced to sell, so come early for the best selection.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>Let's Go Bowling!</title><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/3/29/lets-go-bowling.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/3/29/lets-go-bowling.html"/><author><name>Carthage Christian Church</name></author><published>2011-03-29T14:06:57Z</published><updated>2011-03-29T14:06:57Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnykeelty/462798816/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 170px;" src="http://www.carthagechurch.org/storage/bowling.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1301408101891" alt="" /></a></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 170px;">Photo: jonnykeelty (Creative Commons license)</span></span>The Youth Group (grades 3-8) is going bowling this week after Coffee Hour. There is no cost for the kids to participate (adults must pay for their own shoes and bowling). We could use a few drivers and chaperones, so let Pastor Rebecca know if you are interested.</p>
<p>Speaking of Coffee Hour, we invite everyone to bring a covered dish or dessert to share, and come enjoy food and fellowship after church. We have Coffee Hour on the first Sunday of every month.</p>
<p>Hope to see you Sunday!</p>
]]></content></entry><entry><title>Free meal this Friday at Heaven's Cafe</title><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/3/23/free-meal-this-friday-at-heavens-cafe.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/3/23/free-meal-this-friday-at-heavens-cafe.html"/><author><name>Carthage Christian Church</name></author><published>2011-03-23T13:51:45Z</published><updated>2011-03-23T13:51:45Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/galant/2887427240/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 200px;" src="http://www.carthagechurch.org/storage/post-images/fried%20chicken.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1300889405636" alt="" /></a></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 200px;">Photo: thebittenword.com (Creative Commons license)</span></span></p>
<p>YOU are invited to Heaven&#8217;s Cafe &#8212; a free dinner gathering on the last Friday of each month. Our next Heaven&#8217;s Cafe is this Friday, March 25 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Carthage Christian Church Fellowship Hall (please use the entrance on 73rd St. to the left of the sanctuary). We hope that you&#8217;ll come and bring your friends and family, because we have plenty of food, prepared and served by caring people.</p>
<p>Heaven&#8217;s Cafe is a partnership between Wyoming Baptist and Carthage Christian churches. You might wonder, why are they offering a free meal?</p>
<p>First, simply because there are hungry people in our city and our community, especially toward the end of the month when money is tight. As followers of Jesus, feeding the hungry is part of what we are called to do.</p>
<p>Second, because we want to get to know our neighbors better and make everyone feel welcome. People are lonely. Many in our community live in isolation, especially if they don&#8217;t have a vehicle. Our hope is that once a month, maybe more often, we can provide a safe and familiar place for people to gather, share a meal together, and get to know each other. You don&#8217;t need to dress up, and there&#8217;s no need to bring anything except your self.</p>
<p>Hopefully, those are reasons enough to convince you to stop by. But if you have any questions, contact Pastor Woods at 513-706-5664.</p>
]]></content></entry><entry><title>Small Group Study begins tonight</title><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/3/16/small-group-study-begins-tonight.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/3/16/small-group-study-begins-tonight.html"/><author><name>Carthage Christian Church</name></author><published>2011-03-16T20:16:06Z</published><updated>2011-03-16T20:16:06Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Tonight we&#8217;ll kick off another small group study at the home of Russ and Carol Lucas, 155 Nansen Street in Carthage. We&#8217;re studying Max Lucado&#8217;s book, &#8220;3:16 The Numbers of Hope&#8221; based on John 3:16:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>&ldquo;For God so loved the world that he gave his only  Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have  eternal life.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>We&#8217;ll begin our study with fellowship time from 6:30-7, and study/discussion from 7-8. YOU ARE INVITED! If you&#8217;ve been wanting to join a small group, please come. You do not have to be a church member.</p>
<p>Want to know more? Watch this video from Max Lucado.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>-</title><id>http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/3/9/photo-sarah-korf-creative-commons-license-a-service-of.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.carthagechurch.org/news/2011/3/9/photo-sarah-korf-creative-commons-license-a-service-of.html"/><author><name>Carthage Christian Church</name></author><published>2011-03-09T15:20:12Z</published><updated>2011-03-09T15:20:12Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<h2><span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahrosenau/1632071" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.carthagechurch.org/storage/post-images/Ash%20Weds.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1299684903746" alt="" /></a></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 240px;">Photo: Sarah Korf (Creative Commons License)</span></span>A Service of Ashes</h2>
<h3>March 9, 2011</h3>
<h3>6:30 p.m.</h3>
<p><br />Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the holy season of Lent. Join us for a brief service of confession, meditation, and commitment. All who wish to receive the imposition of ashes will be invited to come forward during the service.</p>
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