The weekly e-bulletin is a way Arlington Church of the Brethren stays connected. It is published every Monday morning and includes upcoming events and volunteer opportunities, the latest announcements and media updates, prayer concerns and more! We invite you to sign-up to receive each edition as it is published and peruse the archives below to get a sense of what being church at ACOB is like. You are always welcome to drop by for any event and plug into any podcast or social media channel anytime.

February 22, 2023 | Ash Wednesday Service Tonight, 7 pm

February 15, 2023 | Staff Transition

February 8, 2023 | Register for Our Annual Church Retreat

February 1, 2023 | Donate for Disaster Relief by Sunday, 2/5

January 25, 2023 | Praise God’s Recreation of the New Day

January 11, 2023 | Serve on MLK Day

December 28, 2022 | Worship New Year’s Day at 11 am

December 21, 2022 | Christmas Eve Service at 7 pm

December 14, 2022 | Refreshments + Fellowship after Worship this Sunday

December 7, 2022 | Worship + Christmas Play at 11 am

November 30, 2022 | Reverse Advent + Giftcards for Doorways

November 23, 2022 | Happy Thanksgiving!

November 9, 2022 | You Are with God and God Is with You

November 2, 2022 | Soup + Pie Bazaar this Saturday, Sunday Worship with Bethel at 10 am

October 26, 2022 | Knock and Keep On Knocking

October 19, 2022 | Pass On the Gift

October 12, 2022 | Bible Study Today at 3 pm, CROP Walk this Saturday

October 5, 2022 | Volunteer for Soup + Pie

September 28, 2022 | Special Guest Preacher this Sunday, 11 am

September 21, 2022 | God Is with Us Every Moment

September 14, 2022 | 11 am Worship + Lunch on Sunday

August 31, 2022 | Volunteer at Shredding 4 Hunger on 9/10

August 24, 2022 | Pray Then in This Way

August 17, 2022 | Picnic in the Park this Sunday

August 10, 2022 | Plan on Picnic in the Park, Sunday 8/21 @ 12:30 pm

August 3, 2022 | Love Extravagantly

July 27, 2022 | Work Day this Saturday

July 13, 2022 | Special Guest Preacher this Sunday at 11 am

July 6, 2022 | 10 am Worship with Bethel on Sunday

June 29, 2022 | Worship with Bethel this Sunday at 11 am

June 22, 2022 | Living Liturgies

June 15, 2022 | A Living Joy

June 8, 2022 | Worship with Bethel this Sunday at 10 am + Lunch

May 25, 2022 | Let Us Love Until the World Has Vision

May 18, 2022 | Who Do You Say That I Am, God?

May 11, 2022 | Held Together by God’s Consistent, Loving Presence

May 4, 2022 | Interfaith Tonight, Auction on Saturday, Special Guest Preacher + No SS on Sunday

April 27, 2022 | Christ Drew Close

April 20, 2022 | Christ is Risen

April 13, 2022 | Holy Week

April 9, 2022 | Palm Sunday Worship, 11 am in Person + Online

March 9, 2022 | Daylight Savings Begins this Sunday

March 2, 2022 | “It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”

February 16, 2022 | Meet Thy Neighbor

February 9, 2022 | Listen to One New Voice

February 2, 2022 | Make Your Auction Donation before Blended Worship Returns, This Sunday at 11 am

January 26, 2022 | Worship with Bethel this Sunday, 11 am on ACOB’s Zoom

January 12, 2022 | “Wherever We Come Together, We Will Forever Overcome.”

December 29, 2021 | Sunday Worship with Bethel, 10 am Online Only

December 22, 2022 | Christmas Eve Service in Person + Online, Sunday Morning Worship Online Only

December 15, 2021 | Handbell Choir Playing this Sunday

December 8, 2021 | Donate Gift Cards for Doorways by Week’s End

December 1, 2021 | Craft Sale at 1 pm + Children’s SS at 10 am this Saturday

November 24, 2021 | Advent Devotionals by Pastor Angela Now Available

November 10, 2021 | Disaster Response Auction, Gift Cards for Doorways, Gifts via SERRV + Food Drive for AFAC

November 3, 2021 | All Saints Worship in Person + Online, Sunday at 11 am

October 27, 2021 | Pre-Order by Friday to Help Sell Out Our Drive-By Menu!

October 20, 2021 | 10 am Online Worship with Bethel this Sunday

October 6, 2021 | CROP Is One Week from Saturday!

September 29, 2021 | Volunteer for Soup + Pie by Friday, October 1

September 22, 2021 | Shredding for AFAC this Saturday, 10 am-1 pm

September 15, 2021 | Adult Sunday School Starts at 9:45 am this Sunday

September 1, 2021 | One More Week to Donate Preschool Supplies!

August 25, 2021 | Donate Preschool Supplies by/at Outdoor Worship on Sunday

August 18, 2021 | The Point Is Love

August 11, 2021 | Leaning into Community

August 4, 2021 | 11 am Blended Worship on Sunday

July 28, 2021 | 10 am Entirely Online Worship with Bethel this Sunday

July 21, 2021 | Take Time to Process, Find Space to Rest

July 14, 2021 | Hazel’s 100th on Saturday, 11 am Worship on Sunday

July 7, 2021 | Worship In Person or Online this Sunday, 11 am

June 23, 2021 | Adult SS at 9:30 am, Worship at 11 am

June 16, 2021 | Sunday Worship with Bethel UCC at 10 am

June 9, 2021 | Worship with Bethel UCC at 10 am on Sunday, Adult SS at 9 am

May 26, 2021 | Sunday Worship Returns to 11 am + Adult SS to 10 am

May 19, 2021 | 9 am Adult SS + 10 am Community Worship on Sunday

May 12, 2021 | Walk + Lunch on Saturday, Adult SS + Community Worship on Sunday

May 5, 2021 | 10 am Community Worship via Zoom on Sunday

April 28, 2021 | 10 am Community Worship on Sunday

April 14, 2021 | I Will Hold Your People in My Heart

April 7, 2021 | Community Worship at 10 am this Sunday

March 31, 2021 | Join in + Invite Others to Our Easter Traditions!

March 24, 2021 | Joy for Each Other

March 17, 2021 | God Is Always for Us

March 10, 2021 | Special COVID Anniversary Interfaith Service, Sunday @ 3 pm

March 3, 2021 | Hold Fast to Dreams

February 25, 2021 | Lenten Study Starts Thursday, Repeated at Noon + 7 pm

February 10, 2021 | The Wild Way of Jesus

February 3, 2021 | Beloved Community

January 27, 2021 | Fill the Bag for Families Experiencing Food Insecurity

January 13, 2021 | Thursday Dance Resumes + MLK Events on Sunday and Monday

December 30, 2020 | 10 am Sunday Worship with Bethel UCC

December 23, 2020 | Christmas Eve Service, 7 pm

December 16, 2020 | All Who Are Faithful + Joyful May Come!

December 9, 2020 | 10 am Worship + Children’s Christmas Skit with Bethel UCC

November 25, 2020 | First Came Our Service, First Came Our Love

November 11, 2020 | Keep Watch

November 4, 2020 | Remember God

October 28, 2020 | All Saints Sunday Worship at 10 am

October 21, 2020 | What Belongs to God?

October 7, 2020 | Back to Faithfulness

September 30, 2020 | Sign-Up Today 4 the CROP Walk and Soup + Pie Drive-By

September 23, 2020 | Sunday Worship at 11 am

September 16, 2020 | Sunday Worship at 10 am, Shredding 4 Hunger on Saturday

September 2, 2020 | Worship Returns to 11 am this Sunday

August 26, 2020 | Sunday Zoom Worship at 9 am, Picnic at 10:30 am

August 19, 2020 | ACOB Hosting Community Worship, Sunday at 10 am

August 5, 2020 | New Service Project

July 29, 2020 | Community Worship at 10 am on Sunday, Coffee Talk at 9 am

July 22, 2020 | A New Way of Living

July 15, 2020 | Worship at 11 am this Sunday

July 8, 2020 | Worship at 10 am with Bethel UCC on Sunday

June 24, 2020 | Through God We Learn to Love

June 17, 2020 | ACOB Has a New Website!

June 10, 2020 | When Peace Becomes Obnoxious

June 3, 2020 | Positive Peace Is More Than Lack of Conflict

May 27, 2020 | Love AND Disagree

May 13, 2020 | Sunday Worship with Parables Ministry

May 6, 2020 | Coffee Time Starts Sunday, 10 am

April 29, 2020 | B-I-N-G-O and Caregiving Is the Game-O

April 22, 2020 | Dance Party Tonight!

April 15, 2020 | New Life Is Today

April 10, 2020 | Good Friday + Easter

April 7, 2020 | Love Feast

April 2, 2020 | Sunday Worship at 11 am via Zoom

March 27, 2020 | Sunday at 10 am, Coming Together Online

March 23, 2020 | Becoming the Helpers

March 19, 2020 | Love Wins

March 17, 2020 | #TogetherWhileApart

March 14, 2020 | In-Person ACOB Activities Suspended While Love Will Not Be Cancelled

March 9, 2020 | Bring Cereal this Sunday

March 2, 2020 | Can We Talk?

February 24, 2020 | Ash Wednesday Service, 7 pm

February 10, 2020 | 1,000 in 2020?

February 2, 2020 | Donate for Disaster Relief this Sunday

January 27, 2020 | Special Adult Sunday School + Breakfast, 9:30 am

January 13, 2020 | Bring Cereal to Worship

January 6, 2020 | The Work of Christmas Begins

December 30, 2019 | God Is With Us Through the Good and the Bad

December 23, 2019 | Christmas Eve Service at 7 pm, Sunday Worship at 10 am

December 16, 2019 | Christmas Is Found Through God’s Love

December 9, 2019 | Can We Reach 750 Boxes at 10 am Worship?

December 2, 2019 | The Light Shines on in the Darkness

November 25, 2019 | Hanging of the Greens This Saturday

November 18, 2019 | Order Poinsettias This Week

November 11, 2019 | All Church Lunch + Meeting, Sunday after Worship

November 4, 2019 | Love, Given Away, Is Not Diminished but Expanded

October 28, 2019 | A Bazaar-ly Fun Week Ahead!

October 21, 2019 | Church Work Day on Saturday 

October 7, 2019 | Why Talk About It When You Can Walk About It

September 30, 2019 | AFAC Saturday, Snack Shop Sunday

September 23, 2019 | May Peace Prevail on Earth

September 16, 2019 | Dedicating Our New Peace Pole This Sunday, 10:40 am

September 9, 2019 | Help End Hunger with Shredding on Saturday + Cereal on Sunday

September 2, 2019 | Sunday School Resumes this Week, 9:45 am

August 26, 2019 | Breakfast on Wednesday, Snacks on Sunday

August 19, 2019 | Bring Litter for 10 am Worship + Dish for Potluck at AFUMC

August 12, 2019 | Bring Cereal for Community Worship this Sunday, 10 am at ACOB

July 29, 2019 | Community Worship this Sunday, 10 am at AFUMC

July 21, 2019 | Breakfast Wednesday, Refreshments Sunday

July 15, 2019 | Join in For Worship Planning Tonight

July 8, 2019 | Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly

June 23, 2019 | Breakfast Bunch on Wednesday

June 17, 2019 | Parsonage Party on Saturday

June 10, 2019 | Volunteer on Saturday, Bring Cereal Sunday

May 27, 2019 | Serving on Saturday, Uniting on Sunday

May 20, 2019 | Breakfast Bunch on Wednesday

May 13, 2019 | Do You Love?

May 6, 2019 | Blessed Be the (neck)Tie That Binds

April 29, 2019 | ACOB Welcomes Pastor Matt, Robin + Ollie this Week

April 22, 2019 | Celebrating Our Time with Pastor Christy on Sunday

April 15, 2019 | You’re Invited to Walk Holy Week Together

April 1, 2019 |Sing to the Lord, All the Earth

March 25, 2019 | Worship with Bridgewater College Choirs This Sunday

March 18, 2019 | Retreat This Weekend

March 11, 2019 | Sharing Cereal This Sunday, One Great Hour Next Sunday

March 4, 2019 | Ash Wednesday Service, 7 pm

February 25, 2019 | Do as God Would Do

February 19, 2019 | By God, We Are Known

February 11, 2019 | Offer Ideas for Our Upcoming All Church Retreat

February 4, 2019 | Laura on Change in a New Dunker Punks Podcast

January 28, 2019 | Church Board Mini-Retreat on Sunday

January 21, 2019 | Whatever We Give Can Beget

January 14, 2019 | Special Worship Tonight, 7:30 pm

January 7, 2019 | Meet Our Pastoral Candidate

December 31, 2018 | Happy New Year!

December 24, 2018 | Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 7 pm

December 17, 2018 | Advent Together: in Study on Thursday, in Song on Sunday

December 10, 2018 | Donate Gift Cards + Cereal This Sunday

December 3, 2018 | Christ Be Our Light

November 26, 2018 | Hanging of the Greens this Saturday

November 19, 2018 | The Lord Has Done Great Things for Us!

November 12, 2018 |All Church Lunch + Council Meeting this Sunday

November 5, 2018 |A Sunday with David Radcliff

October 29, 2018 | Working Together for our Annual Community Event This Saturday

October 22, 2018 | Church Workday This Saturday

October 15, 2018 | Cereal Collection for AFAC This Sunday

October 8, 2018 | CROP Walk on Saturday

October 1, 2018 | Joint Worship + Potluck for World Communion Sunday

September 24, 2018 | Shredding on Saturday, Outdoor Worship on Sunday

September 17, 2018 | Unity Worship + Potluck on Sunday

September 10, 2018 | Shredding 4 Hunger Volunteers Needed

September 3, 2018 | Sunday School Begins at 9:45am!

August 27, 2018 | Serve on Saturday, Welcome on Sunday + Worship Returns to 11am

August 20, 2018 | Community Worship + Potluck Picnic at Lubber Run, Sunday @ 10am

August 13, 2018 | Community Worship at Arlington Forest, Sunday @ 10am

August 6, 2018 | Community Worship at ACOB, Sunday @ 10am

July 30, 2018 | Community Worship at Bethel, Sunday @ 10am

July 23, 2018 | A Few Questions for You

July 16, 2018 | Bag Lunches for ASPAN This Sunday

July 10, 2018 | Bring Metro + Target Cards for OAR This Sunday

July 2, 2018 | Neighborhood Ice Cream Social

June 25, 2018 |Joint Worship with Bethel UCC This Sunday; Stay After for Updates on their Move

June 18, 2018 | Help Plan Worship this Saturday

June 11, 2018 | Worship at 10am This Sunday

June 4, 2018 | Volunteer for Our Doorways Drive This Saturday

May 28, 2018 | DPP Asks, Who Are We?

May 21, 2018 | Breakfast Thursday

May 14, 2018 | Working Salad Lunch for Pentecost this Sunday

May 7, 2018 | Save the Date for Pentecost

April 30, 2018 | Sunday School + Refreshments with Bethel This Sunday

April 23, 2018 | Donate for Babies, Change for Disasters, Awareness for Hunger, Workday for Church

April 16, 2018 | Vision + Vitality Reunion Sunday

April 8, 2018 | Saturday Yard Sale + Big Sunday

April 2, 2018 | Easter!

March 25, 2018 | Holy Week

March 18, 2018 | Small Groups for Breakfast, March + Chatting this Week

March 12, 2018 | Save the Dates 4 Holy Week

March 5, 2018 | RSVP Today for Our Annual Retreat

February 26, 2018 | Sign Up for Small Groups at the Parsonage

February 19, 2018 | Bring A Box of Cereal to Worship

February 12, 2018 | Ash Wednesday Service at Bethel UCC, 7pm

February 5, 2018 | Bring Your Favorite Dish to Welcome Pastor Christy

January 29, 2018 | Worship with Our Cub Scouts this Sunday

January 22, 2018 | Ministry Is Not One Thing Nor Done By One Person

January 15, 2018 | New Folks Welcomed to Breakfast This Thursday

January 8, 2018 | Scarf Making Event this Saturday

January 1, 2018 | Pastor Nancy’s Last Sunday

December 26, 2017 | Community Worship at AFUMC

December 18, 2017 | Christmas Eve Services

December 11, 2017 | Worship Teams Meet Monday Evening

December 4, 2017 | Board Meeting Monday Night

November 27, 2017 | Advent Decorating this Saturday

November 20, 2017 | Community Thanksgiving Service

November 13, 2017 | Annual Congregational Meal & Meeting

November 6, 2017 | Thank You for a Great Bazaar!

October 30, 2017 | Soup & Pie Bazaar this Saturday!

October 23, 2017 | CROP Walk this Saturday!

October 16, 2017 | Church Work Day this Saturday

October 9, 2017 | MAD District Conference this Weekend

October 2, 2017 | Board Meeting Monday Night

September 25, 2017 | Centering Prayer this Thursday

September 18, 2017 | Peace Sunday

September 10, 2017 | Children’s Weaving for Peace This Saturday

September 4, 2017 | Sunday School Returns at 10am

August 28, 2017 | Worship at 10am at ACoB

August 21, 2017 | Community Worship & Picnic at Lubber Run Park, 10am

August 14, 2017 | Community Worship at Bethel UCC this Sunday

August 7, 2017 | Community Worship at Arlington Forest this Sunday

July 31, 2017 | Donate Gift + Smart Cards 4 OAR

July 24, 2017 | All Church Council Meeting Sunday

July 17, 2017 | Stay for Service after Worship

July 10, 2017 | Volunteer at Brethren Nutrition Center this Friday

July 3, 2017 | Celebrate 4th of July with Ice Cream

June 19, 2017 | Wednesday Night Dinner + Intro to UCC

June 12, 2017 | Saturday Collection 4 Doorways

June 5, 2017 | Sunday Worship at 10 am

May 29, 2017 | Unity Sunday this Week

May 22, 2017 | Dress Comfy + Bring a Chair for Outdoor Worship this Sunday

May 15, 2017 | RiP Project this Saturday

May 8, 2017 | Meeting for Refugees Wed. Night

May 1, 2017 | AFAC + MAD Auction Saturday, Q+A Sunday

April 24, 2017 | Church Workday, Saturday

April 18, 2017 | Sunday Worship, 10 am at Bethel UCC

April 10, 2017 | Holy Week

April 3, 2017 | Stream Clean-Up Saturday and Big Sunday this Weekend

March 27, 2017 | One Great Hour of Sharing this Sunday

March 20, 2017 | All Church Retreat this Weekend

March 13, 2017 | Where Might You Expect to Find the Baptized?

March 6, 2017 | Stream Clean-Up this Saturday

February 27, 2017 | Community Worship this Sun., 10 am at AFUMC

February 20, 2017 | Laura Features Doorways on Dunker Punks Podcast

February 13, 2017 | Brethren Voices Big Sunday + Pot Luck

February 6, 2017 | This Week: Bible Study, YA, Centering Prayer + Environmental Concerns SS

January 30, 2017 | New Book Group + Worship with Scouts this Sunday

January 23, 2017 | Thursday Breakfast at 8 am, Centering Prayer at 4 pm

January 16, 2017 | New Brethren Voices on Systemic Racism

January 9, 2017 | Make Scarves for Our Homeless Neighbors, this Sat.

January 2, 2017 | Distribute Food at AFAC this Saturday

December 27, 2016 | Glad for Neighbors

December 19, 2016 | Merry Christmas!

December 12, 2016 | Breakfast Thursday, Refreshments Sunday

December 5, 2016 | Donate with Doorways + Lunch with Dunker Punks

November 28, 2016 | Dedicating Pledge Cards this Sunday

November 21, 2016 | Thanksgiving Worship Wed @ 7 pm, Hanging of the Greens Sat @ 10 am

November 13, 2016 | All Church Lunch + Meeting this Sunday

November 7, 2016 | Brethren Voices Visits Wednesday Followed by Big Sunday

October 31, 2016 | Fall Back + Bring a Flower for All Saints Day

October 24, 2016 | Many Hands Make Light Work this Sat. for Work Day

October 17, 2016 | Wear Purple this Sunday + Stay After for Brief Welcome Skits

October 10, 2016 | Sign Up for + Spread the Word about Soup + Pie

October 3, 2016 | Pray for District Conference

September 26, 2016 | Blessing of the Animals Events Fri + Sun

September 19, 2016 | Pray for Peace this Evening, IDPP

September 12, 2016 | Stay After Worship to Serve this Sunday

September 5, 2016 | Big Sunday School at 9:45 am, Worship at 11 am this Sunday

August 29, 2016 | September is Hunger Action Month

August 22, 2016 | Potluck + Community Worship at Lubber Run this Sunday

August 15, 2016 | Community Worship at AFUMC this Sunday

August 8, 2016 | Community Worship Continues Sunday at Bethel UCC

August 1, 2016 | Volunteer on Friday, then Celebrate Summer on Saturday

July 24, 2016 | Donate Gift + SmartTrip Cards to OAR Clients

July 18, 2016 | Doll Making Bee this Saturday

July 11, 2016 | Laura Features OAR on DPP, Listen + Donate

July 4, 2016 | Neighborhood Ice Cream Social Tonight!

June 27, 2016 | July 4th, AFAC + AC

June 20, 2016 | Volunteer to be Jesus’ Hands + Feet

June 13, 2016 | Galatians Sermon Series

June 6, 2016 | Summer Hours Start this Week, Worship at 10 am

May 30, 2016 | Unity Sunday, 11 am + No Sunday School

May 23, 2016 | Bring Coloring Books + Crayons for AFAC

May 16, 2016 | Big Sunday School + Worship Outdoors this Sunday

May 9, 2016  | Wear Red for Pentecost this Sunday

May 3, 2016 | Refreshing Spring

April 25, 2016 | One Great Sharing, the Hour Extended

April 18, 2016 | Lift Your Voice to Lift Every Voice

April 11, 2016 | Big Bulletin’s Debut

April 4, 2016 | “God’s Big Idea” this Big Sunday

March 28, 2016 | Community Worship at AFUMC

March 21, 2016 | Let Us Walk Holy Week Together

March 14, 2016 | Ecumenical Advocacy Days

March 7, 2016 | Function Groups Meet Tonight

February 29, 2016 | Serve Our Community as a Community

February 22, 2016 | Big Fun Sunday with Scouts

February 15, 2016 | Three Cheers for Nancy, Minnie + Dee!

February 9, 2016 | Start Lent with Ash Wednesday Worship

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