Author: Dan Wells

Due to an issue with our proposed venue, we’ve decided to cancel this evening’s gathering of The Henry Shutts Society. Stay tuned for info on our next discussion!

TOMORROW night one of our Dresden Home Groups, The Henry Shutts Society, is headed to Homestead Beer Company’s Cherry Valley Public House. At 7:30pm they’re continuing their discussion from last time, tackling the subject of “Secularism and American Culture.” Come on out for great drinks, food, and community!

They’ll dive into their discussion with questions like, are we living in a secular age? What is a secular age? Is American culture, your local community, or your family more or less religious today than when you were a child? Is religion relevant any longer? What is the process of secularization? How does it impact your understanding of religion? How does it impact the way you live your life?

You don’t want to miss out!

Have you ever felt alone in your suffering? Like you were lost in a sea of pain without anyone around to throw out a line and save you? Have you had questions of how to live on the other side of death and loss? Maybe you’ve wondered where a good God was hiding while you were consumed by the sorrow of loss?

If you’ve ever grieved, experienced loss, or suffered, we have a community for you. Starting today at 3pm, a new Home Group here at Dresden is launching to provide a space of support, open dialogue, and community. Together in the Storm aims to seek God and goodness in a world covered in pain and uncertainty. Come on out and find community in the storm.

Check out the church calendar for May 2022. If you have anything to add, be sure to reach out to Abby at connect@dresden.church!

Due to scheduling conflict with a number of regulars and the brewery, we’ve decided to cancel this evening’s gathering of the Henry Shutts Society.

We’ll be at Old Fool Brewery on May 12 at 7:30pm where we’ll chat about secularism and American culture over great food and drinks!

Hello everyone!

I hope this finds you well on this Monday morning. I am still praising God for a spirit-filled morning of worship yesterday. God is doing big things in Dresden!

The reason I write today is in regards to this week’s scheduled meetings for our Finance Team, Administrative Board, Mission: Dresden, and the Trustee Committee. A number of folks will be absent from these meetings this week, and considering the fact that it is also Holy Week and we have a LOT of things ahead, I have decided to postpone these meetings until next month. In the meantime, if there are any pressing issues that need to be discussed, don’t hesitate to reach out to me or the chair of one of these teams.

I am so thankful to have the opportunity to be your pastor and can’t wait to see what God has in store for us this week. Please pray for BIG THINGS to happen this Holy Week right here in Dresden!

Grace and peace,
Dan

This week we are walking through the first half of Matthew 9! Click the link to the .PDF copy of this week’s discussion questions and follow along with the daily study, or you can pick up a copy this week in the church office on Main Street.

Let’s take some time this week to pray for and check-in with those who are connected to Dresden and are unable to get out. Below are their addresses. Send them a note or card to let them know you are thinking about them.

Robin Aitken-30 W 12th Street, Dresden, OH 43821

Max & Bess Hittle- Alter Care, 4200 Harrington Drive, Room 113, Zanesville, OH 43701

Ruth Kemmerling- 60 W 7th Street, Dresden, OH 43821

Barb Powell– Clay Garden Place, 3784 Frazeysburg Road, Room 119, Zanesville, OH 43701 (Phone # 740-297-8218)

Patty Prince– 1110 Chestnut Street, Dresden, OH 43821

Dorothy Reeves- 225 Britton Ln Apt D28, Monroe, Oh 45050

Mike Thompson- Signature Healthcare, 100 Whitewoman Street, Room 115, Coshocton, OH 43812

Mary Ann Wolford– 40 Muskingum Avenue, Dresden, OH 43821 

We can’t wait for this one! On Palm Sunday (April 9) our Dresden Kids will help lead worship!

Think of it like one of those old school children’s choirs you were forced to be a part of as a kid. Only, we’re going to make it super fun! We’re recruiting the giant group of kids here at Dresden, partnering them with our praise band, and ditching the kids choir robes from 1988 that are probably still in the church basement.

Starting Sunday, March 13, following our Sunday morning worship gatherings, we will have a brief practices with our praise band! It shouldn’t last longer than 10 minutes!

Here’s the song we’ll sing together. Listen to it at home and jam out with your kids.