Common Table Church — Grace, Life, Mission

Galena, Ohio · Sundays at 5:00

How a month goes

We don't do the same thing every Sunday, friends. We keep a rhythm instead. Four Sundays, four different things, each one a different way of being with God and with each other.

And yes, we eat every week. Come to one Sunday and you'll get a true picture of us. Come to all four and you'll know us.

Beholding: a sunrise over a hillside with a cross, inside a circle

First Sunday

Beholding

Worship gathering

We start the month by looking up. Singing, prayer, scripture, and teaching, all of it pointed at who God is before we get to what we should be doing about it.

If you want to know what this church believes, this is the week to come.

Good for anyone who needs reminding they're not holding the world together.

Belonging: an open doorway with a table waiting inside

Second Sunday

Belonging

Common table meal

The door is open and the table is set. A planned menu, everyone bringing part of it, and a long time at the table. This is the week the church is named after.

You don't have to have your story straight to pull up a chair. Bring a dish if you can. Come hungry and bring nothing if you can't.

The easiest first Sunday, especially if church isn't your favorite room to walk into.

Becoming: a young plant branching upward from the soil

Third Sunday

Becoming

Discipleship

Following Jesus is more garden than microwave. On the third Sunday we talk it through around the table, out loud, together. Discussion instead of a talk.

It's life on life, which is slower and harder and works better. We're all still becoming, and that includes the pastor. Especially the pastor.

Good for anyone who wants to grow and would like some company while they do.

Blessing: a basket full of fruit

Fourth Sunday

Blessing

Outward

The basket is full, so we pass it around. The fourth Sunday points us at our neighbors. We restock and repair the Little Food Pantry, and nobody sits this one out.

The pantry is always open

It stands outside, by the door. No hours, no form, no questions. Take what you need, bring what you can. On fourth Sundays at 6:30 PM we also set out fresh produce, bread, and meat, since a cabinet can't hold cold food.

Good for anyone who would rather do something than hear about it.

When a month has five Sundays

The fifth one varies

Some months hand us an extra Sunday. We keep it loose on purpose. Watch for the announcement, or write and ask.

Join us

Sundays at 5:00
70 N Walnut Street

Not sure which Sunday to start with? Any of them. We stop at 6:15, and nobody will ask you to explain yourself at the door. Questions go to hello@commontablegalena.church.

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