Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ | Chesterfield, MO » Featured http://www.ivychapel.org We are an open, welcoming, family-oriented congregation. No matter where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:35:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Who will show up for Blessing of the Animals, Sept. 11? http://www.ivychapel.org/2010/08/30/who-will-show-up-for-this-years-blessing-of-the-animals/ http://www.ivychapel.org/2010/08/30/who-will-show-up-for-this-years-blessing-of-the-animals/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:31:02 +0000 Rich http://www.ivychapel.org/?p=1087 BlessingYou never know who’s going to be hanging around for Ivy Chapel’s annual Blessing of the Animals. Dogs, cats, ferrets, turtles — and yes, even caterpillars have been known to show up. Will you be there this year?

The 2010 Blessing of the Animals will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. All God’s Creatures (properly restrained, of course) are welcome. A free-will offering will benefit Ride on St. Louis, which provides equine-assisted therapies for developmentally and physically disabled youth and adults.

Need more information? E-mail Ivy Chapel for full details.

Want to help us promote the event? Click here to download and share the flyer.

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Watch this space for information about other upcoming opportunities to express yourself during worship. Do you have an idea? Share it with us.

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It was another great year for Ivy Chapel’s Vacation Bible School… Thanks to the volunteers (and the students!) who made it possible. Watch this space for pictures, and check with us throughout the year for more on our youth and family-oriented activities. Want to know more? Just contact us.

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Congratulations to our 2010 class of Confirmands, who capped their year of study with a moving service as they affirmed their faith in God and relationship with Ivy Chapel.

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The youth raffle brought in over $300, which will go towards an upcoming youth mission trip.

A very special thank-you goes out to all of the volunteers who helped make the event a huge success.

Keep watching this website and Ivy Chapel’s twitter feed for upcoming fundraisers, fellowship events and other news from Ivy Chapel.

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]]> http://www.ivychapel.org/2010/02/28/hot-february-chili-supper-raises-2400-for-ivy-chapel-programs/feed/ 0 Thanks to all who made HarvestFest a success. http://www.ivychapel.org/2009/10/25/thanks-to-all-who-made-harvestfest-a-huge-success/ http://www.ivychapel.org/2009/10/25/thanks-to-all-who-made-harvestfest-a-huge-success/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:26:02 +0000 Rich http://www.ivychapel.dreamhosters.com/?p=668 The results are still being tallied… but indications are HarvestFest 2009 at Ivy Chapel was  a huge success! Thanks to everyone who donated their time to make it a fun evening…  to everyone who donated items for the auctions… and of course to everyone who came to the event and gave so generously to support Circle of Concern and Joint Neighborhood Ministry. We had a great turnout, and the bidding was busy. Watch this space for updates. And for those who have asked — we’ll also be posting recipes from the most popular HarvestFest foods.

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This was Ivy’s ninth year for the Blessing of the Animals, and it was the busiest yet. It was also the ninth straight year we have been fortunate to have perfect weather.

This year, we were proud to accept donations for C.H.A.M.P. assistance dogs. Donations will ensure C.H.A.M.P. will be able to continue providing service dogs free of charge to adults and children with disabilities.

Thank you to everyone who shared their pets with us… and see you next year!

Here’s a short video of Moose the Russian tortoise, who stopped by to be blessed and to sample Ivy’s turf…

Click on the photo below to view our photo album from the 2009 Blessing of the Animals at Ivy Chapel. If you would like hi-res versions of any of these photos, please e-mail the Ivy Chapel webmaster.

2009 Blessing of the Animals

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It’s going to be a great year at Ivy Chapel!

For more photos of Rally Day, visit our Photos page.

For more information about Ivy Chapel’s youth programs, please contact our Youth Program Coordinator, Linda Lowry.

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