Chardon United Methodist Church

Thursdays, from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Without looking for the causes of reductions of staff and labor, slow downs, terminations and even closures … let’s remember that we are not alone and we all need to help one another.  Because there has been growing evidence of friends and neighbors getting cut back or losing their job, we'll be restarting what was known as Employment Support Group (ESG).  But this time, an old name is resurrected ... "Samaritans".  (Read Luke 10.25-37 below.)

Take a look for yourself; read the short but valuable story found in the Bible, about a complete outsider helping a complete stranger.  It is a gentle challenge, to know our neighbors.

Today, in the job-world, there are limits.  What does an employer need, and how do I fulfill it?  How do I begin a conversation, application, interview, introduction, and an opportunity?  There are careful and powerful means to reveal capabilities, availability, and value to those folks seeking the best candidates.  And there are trials and errors both to learn and avoid.

‘Samaritans’ will help seek and find those opportunities that an unemployed person is forced to approach.  We will do it regularly and persistently.  A weekly meeting at the church will begin Thursday, January 8 from 7:30-9:00pm and will continue as long as re-employment support is needed.

If you are, or someone you know is, unsure of how Samaritans can be of help, please call Dave Vance to get answers.  You can leave a message at the church or call his cell phone.  Dave will call you back.

That Bible story in Luke 10 came straight from Jesus, to a person who had to get a straight and honest answer.  And to each of us, as we look for the ways to have a better life.

If you are, or someone you know is, unsure of how Samaritans can be of help, please call Dave Vance at 440-554-2881 or leave a message at the church.

Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.” But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
- Luke 10.25-37