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         The Rural-Urban Record                            Water bill assistance for seniors


                   Published Bi-Weekly on Monday          The risk for severe illness from COVID-19 increases with
                                                        age, with older adults at highest risk. Older adults are advised
           Abel E. Carpenter & Grace A. Carpenter       to take additional precautions with social distancing and main-
                       Founders 1955                    taining good handwashing and hygiene practices. Lorain County
                                                        Community Action and the United Way of Greater Lorain Coun-
                                                        ty are partnering to make sure low-income seniors can maintain
              Lee Boise, Publisher & President          the water service they need to stay safe.
             Leonard Boise, Publisher 1993-2010           LCCAA is directing $100,000 of Ohio’s recently announced
                                                        Home Relief Grant to United Way’s United Community Assis-
                      Mailing Address:                  tance Network (UCAN) specifically to assist seniors with past
          P.O. Box 966, Columbia Station, OH 44028      due water and sewer charges. The assistance network was estab-
         Located at 24487 Squire Rd, Columbia Station   lished in 2014 and serves all ZIP codes in Lorain County.
           Phone: 440-236-8982 • Fax: 440-236-9198        Seniors aged 65 and older living at or below 200% of the
             Email: news@rural-urbanrecord.com          federal poverty level are eligible for this assistance.
                                                          Eligibility requirements:
             Website: www.rural-urbanrecord.com           • Must be behind on payments or be without water service.
                        DEADLINE:                         • Must live at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty
        News, Pictures & ALL ads - Wednesday @ 12pm     Level ($25,520 for a family of one and $34,480 for a family of
                                                        two in 2020).
              OFFICE HOURS: By Appointment’               • Must have been directly  affected by COVID-19 or be a
              Out of Area Subscriptions - $40/year      member of a population especially vulnerable to COVID-19.
                                                          Seniors are encouraged to let  a UCAN partner  know they
                                                        have past due balances or to apply at UCANAPPLY.ORG. Ad-
                                                        ditional information can be found at www.lccaa.net. Look for
       Hungarian Christmas Sausage Sale                 Home Relief Grant under the Programs menu.              Our Lady Queen of Peace

        There  will  be a drive-thru  Hungarian  Christmas  Sausage   Pound the Pastor fund-raiser                    Catholic Church
      Sale at the Community of Faith UCC, located at 9715 East Riv-
      er Rd., in Elyria. The sale is on Saturday, December 12, from   North Eaton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is creat-  Weekend Masses  WeekdayMasses
      12-2 p.m. The sausage is $6 per pound and is available in one   ing a Dawg Pound in the front yard of the Parsonage where our
      and two pound packages. To place an order, please call (440)   Steelers loving pastor lives. Pound the Pastor is a fund-raiser to   (Church)  (Church)
      309-6828 or the church office at (440) 322-3781. Orders will   help support our local ministry outreach programs. For every   Sat. 4:30pm  Mon. & Wed.
      be accepted through 5 p.m. on Monday, December 7. Please   $10 donated we will put a Browns sign in the front yard of the   Sun. 8:30 &   7:00pm
      specify package size when placing your order. All COVID-19   parsonage. If by some slim chance a Steelers fan donates for a   11:00am  Tues, Thu, Fri.
      protocols and social distancing will be enforced.  Steelers sign to be placed in the yard for $5, we will switch it                     9:30am
                                                        out for a Browns sign.
                  Belden UMC news                         If you would like to participate in a little fun at the Pastor’s   ~708 Erie St., Grafton • 440-926-2364~
                                                        expense and for the community’s benefit, go to our Facebook
        Please visit Belden United Methodist Church, located  at  Event  Page  at  https://fb.me/e/4G9otjjpG,  search for Pound
      36130 St. Rt. 303, in Grafton Twp., on Sunday mornings at  the Pastor or send a check to North Eaton Christian Church at   GRAFTON UNITED
      10 a.m. for an uplifting, memorable message by Pastor David  35895 Royalton Rd, Grafton, OH 44044.  Indicate on the check   METHODIST CHURCH  “Welcome Home”
      Walker. We are pleased to announce that services will continue  which team you are voting for.         973 Mechanic St. •Grafton •926-2034  New Life Wesleyan Church
      in the parking lot (staying in your car to listen on the radio) and   If you have any questions about our Pound the Pastor   10:00am Worship
      in person in the sanctuary, as well as limited seating in lower  fund-raiser or any of our local outreach programs, please call   Mission:  11149 West River Rd.
      Social Hall (elevator access). Covid-19 guidelines will contin-  the church office at (440) 748-2230.    “Putting God’s Word to Work”  Columbia Station
      ue, including masks and social distancing. Sunday school for   Please join us for worship and other events on Facebook and   Pastor Bob Spaulding
      children and adult classes with Gary begin at 9:15 a.m. Adult  YouTube at North Eaton Disciples.                                 SUNDAY 10 am
      class with Sue will continue to receive on-line class lessons by                                                              Worship & Children’s Church
      email or by regular mail. Christmas Eve services will have a
      special theme this year. More details are forth coming and you                                                                WEDNESDAY 6:45 pm
                                                                                                               “Answering God’s Call to Grow”
      won’t want to miss this very special event. Contact the church                                        105 West Main St, LaGrange    Bible Study
      with questions at (440) 926-2209 and please visit our website                                              440-355-4561            Youth Group
      beldenumc.org. Sunday services are always available online on                                           www.lagrangeumc.org
      YouTube.                                                                                             Services at 10am in the Family Life Center  Rev. Steve Spaeth  - Pastor
                                                                                                                                        Rev. John Bodo
       Keep pets, children and others safe                                                                      Your are always welcome at   - Associate Pastor
                                                                                                               Christian Unity Church
        Due to the program’s popularity, the Mental Health, Addic-                                                36353 Capel Road      440-236-8600
                                                                                                                    Grafton, Ohio
      tion and Recovery Services (MHARS) Board of Lorain County                                                    Pastor Neal Brock  www.nlwesleyan.org
      extended its offer of free Safe Medication Disposal Pouches by                                           www.christianunitychurch.org
                                                                                                                Sunday Worship Service - 11am
      mail to residents of Lorain County. A Safe Medication Disposal                                           Wednesday Prayer Meeting - 7pm
      Pouch “deactivates” drugs, rendering them inert and safe for                                                                          ST. JOHN
      disposal through regular home trash. Disposing of medication                                                                     LUTHERAN CHURCH
      safely prevents misuse, or accidental exposure by children or                                                   NORTH            1140 W. River N.•Elyria •324-4070
      pets. For a free disposal pouch, please contact Jinx Mastney                                                                        ONLINE ONLY
      at 440-282-9920 or jmastney@mharslc.org. For other resourc-                                                     EATON         www.stjohnlutheran-elyria.org
      es to help loved ones in active addiction or recovery, visit //                                               CHRISTIAN           until further notice
      mharslc.org/recovery.                                                                                          CHURCH              Rev. Bill Mugnolo
                                                                                                                    Disciples of Christ
                                                                                                                  Rt. 82 & 83
                   H.E.L.P. for pets                                                                           440-748-2230         LAKEVIEW FREE WILL
                                                                                                                                      BAPTIST CHURCH
        H.E.L.P. (Helping Everyone’s Loving Pets) is a non-profit                                           Worship with us           12025 Durkee Rd., Grafton
      organization based in Medina and has been serving pets and                                             in person 9:00 am       Sunday School 10 AM,
      their  owners in Medina  County and surrounding areas  since                                                Online            Worship Service 11 AM.
      October of 2015. We started as a branch of People Care Pet                                                                      Everyone welcome
      Pantry, but recently went out on our own.                                                              Sunday at 10 am
        Our mission is to provide aid necessary for families to keep                                       facebook.com/neccdisciples
      cherished pets during times of financial crisis.                                                      online worship details on fb  Church of Christ
        Our goal is to reduce owner surrenders to overtaxed shelters,
                                                                                                                                      Sunday Bible Study 9:30 am
      reduce medically unnecessary euthanasia and help honor their                                          Rev. David Chafin       Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 5 pm
      responsibility to provide life-long, loving homes for their pets.                                            Pastor            Wednesday Bible Study 7 pm
        Call Tina  at  (216) 210-5378 if you could  use some help                                               Polly Tallos         211 Forest St., LaGrange
      caring for your cherished pets during difficult times. We also                                           Ministry Assistant         440-355-6872
      accept donations of any/all pet related items.

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