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
