OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, October 14th, 7 p.m. Fellowship Hall
The second Wednesday of each month at 7 PM there will be a meeting to continue our planning, come join. Fellowship Hall it is!
Bicentennial Commission Mission Statement
In the spirit of building community pride and unity, this commission is given the task to educate the citizens and visitors of Richfield Ohio about our 200 year history, coordinate bicentennial celebrations, and encourage community involvement among citizens, civic organization, corporations and public agencies.
BICENTENNIAL NEWS AROUND TOWN
Photograph Courtesy of Jim Smith
RICHFIELD UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (UCC)
Here are some of the events at Richfield UCC and their future plans to commemorate and celebrate Richfield's Bicentennial, courtesy of Reverend Ray Deuring.
"The spring Sunday School curriculum for all classes, including adult Sunday School, has taught our own Richfield Church history moving backward from today to our beginning in 1818. We have tried to coordinate our curriculum with Richfield's bicentennial as best we could.
On Sunday, May 17, we will be transported back in time to our beginnings. I will be a Connecticut Missionary Society circuit rider arriving by horse and buckboard and we will experience Sunday School and worship a bit like we would have in 1818. There will be reasonably authentic snacks (no squirrel, Dave), games, singing accompanied by dulcimer, guitar and violin for both Sunday School and 10:15 worship. There will be buckboard rides for Sunday School children during Sunday School, weather permitting. Sunday School participants are encouraged to dress in period style.
This is our closing event for the Sunday School classes and we would like to invite all to come enjoy and learn with us.
We are going to try to take a Sunday School photograph in our log cabin (Fellowship Hall), and we would also like to take a church-wide photograph after the 10:15 service as well. Please do plan to attend the 10:15 service and stay for the group photo immediately after the service. We hope to be able to take this picture outside. Pray for a nice day."
"Because this is the bicentennial year in Richfield, the Worship & Parish Ministry Board thought it would be fun to celebrate our great heritage at the Women's Spring Banquet, "Step Back In Time" on Friday, May 15. An "Old Fashioned Turkey Dinner" with all the trimmings will be served. "The Summit Bells" have been booked for the evening's entertainment for the congregation and friends."
Please visit the Richfield UCC website for more information on times and ticket prices.
Please click HERE to read the planning notes from the previous
Bicentennial Commission Meetings throughout 2008 and 2009.
The Richfield Historical Society has commissioned many different items to commemorate the 1809 - 2009 Bicentenntial of Richfield - some of the beautiful items are shown below!
Please CLICK HERE to see all the wonderful BICENTENNIAL items available for purchase!
1809 - 2009 Bicentennial Time Capsule
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