Who will show up for Blessing of the Animals, Sept. 11?

You 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.

Use your brainpower to help JNM! Trivia Night, Sept. 11

Those little, seemingly useless facts aren’t so useless after all. Use your knowledge of the obscure to help our neighbors at Joint Neighborhood Ministry’s 3rd Annual Trivia Night. It’s Saturday, Sept. 11 at St. John’s Evangelical UCC. The church is located at 11333 St. John’s Church Road. (click the address for directions.)

Want to join the Ivy table? Need more information? Contact Russ or Debbie Washburn.

Ivy Fall Picnic at Millennium Park, Sep. 12

Invite your friends and family to Ivy Chapel’s Fall Picnic. After church we’ll head down to Millennium Park for a reptile experience! We’ll have a reptile zoo and many other activities for kids… including the famous Millennium playground and water fountain play area.

Bring your own lunch… drinks and fresh watermelon will be provided.

Want to know more? Ready to sign up? RSVP to Debbie Washburn.

Celebrate the new school year, Aug. 22

It’s time once again for Rally Day… Aug. 22! Help us kick off the new year in style. The theme for this year is “Caring for God’s Creation: Living in harmony with nature and all of God’s creatures.”

Want to help us celebrate? Join us for worship on August 22… and dress for the occasion:

Pre-K/K, 1^st & 2^nd Grade – wear Blue

3^rd, 4^th & 5^th Grade – wear Red

6^th, 7^th & 8^th Grade – wear Green

9^th – 12^th Grade – wear Black

Be sure to stay for lunch afterwards. When we’re done eating, we’ll make plans for the upcoming school year and youth group events. Have questions? Send us an e-mail.

Hope for Haiti Benefit Concert, July 10

Ivy Chapel is proud to support the Hope for Haiti benefit concert at Parkway United Church of Christ (2841 N. Ballas Road.) This family-oriented concert is at 7 p.m., July 10. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 6:30.

The Hope for Haiti concert is an evening of music and community to raise funds to support our Haitian neighbors who are recovering from the tragic and devastating January 2010 earthquakes.

Popular recording artists Brian Sirchio and Karen Hylton will perform.

We will be selling tickets after worship at Ivy Chapel on July 4.

This benefit concert is through Global Ministries of the Christian Church (DOC) & The United Church of Christ.

Please contact us if you have questions about the concert or about Hope for Haiti.

All invited to Church Picnic June 13

The annual Ivy Chapel Picnic is taking on a new twist this year — it’s open to the public! This is a great chance for everyone to stop by and see what a great, welcoming church Ivy is. The Picnic starts at 12 noon on Sunday, June 12 and will feature grilled hot dogs, square dancing, horseshoes, snow cones, s’mores and … yes, pony rides!

So saddle up, swing your partner round and round and get ready for family fun with Ivy Chapel!

Click here if you have any questions about the picnic, or RSVP for the Ivy Chapel Community Picnic on Facebook here.

Rummage Sale and Car Wash, April 17

Whether you want to browse bargains or have your vehicle washed, Ivy Chapel is the place to go Saturday, April 17, 8 am-noon. Proceeds will benefit youth mission trips and will help support a student at Instituto El Rey, a Christian high school in Honduras.  Stop by anytime and have your car washed while you shop for bargains galore in furniture, lawn and garden items, home decor, housewares, toys, games, books and more. Questions? Send us an e-mail.

Christ is Risen! Celebrate Easter with Ivy Chapel.

Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!

Celebrate the resurrection at Ivy Chapel’s Sunrise Service, 6:30 a.m. on April 4 in the Ivy Chapel sanctuary. Rev. Dale Bartels from St. John’s UCC in Chesterfield will lead the celebration.

Our Resurrection Day Worship will take place at 10 a.m., with Open Communion.

Holy Week Services at Ivy Chapel

Join us as we celebrate the coming miracle of Easter. Following is Ivy’s Holy Week schedule:

Maundy Thursday: Thursday, April 1 at 7:30:  This is the evening of the Last Supper. There is a place at the table for everyone.

Good Friday: Friday, April 2 at 7:30: Worship at the foot of Christ’s Cross for one of the most powerful and meaningful services of the year.

Easter Sunday: Sunday, April 4

6:30 a.m. Sunrise Worship at Ivy: Join Rev. Dale Bartels from St. John’s UCC for a celebratory worship in Ivy’s sanctuary.

10 a.m. Resurrection Day worship at Ivy, with Holy Communion (all are welcome to participate)

Begin the Lenten journey at Ivy Chapel

The Lenten Season begins with Ash Wednesday on February 17th. The Lenten devotional booklet “Where In The World Is God?”, written for the 21st Century sinner, will be available on a table in the Narthex. With the Prayer Vigil we begin our 40-day ‘walk’ of spiritual examination to Easter.

Time line of events:
•The day starts with an all-day Prayer Vigil in the sanctuary from 6am to 5:30pm.
(Half-hour timeslots–7:30am through 9:30am, 11:30am through 1:30pm and 2:30pm through 5:30pm)

•At 6pm we will break bread together in Fellowship Hall. Our meal will be a simple supper prior to worship.
(You can still bring a soup even if you didn’t get to put your name on the bright green Sign-up sheet)

•Beginning at 7:30pm, Ivy Chapel will conclude the day with a worship service in the sanctuary.

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