We pray that your holiday is extra special this year. May you find time to spend with loved ones and celebrate the many blessings of your life.
We wanted to share a list of powerful bible verses that focus on thankfulness. Take a moment to allow the Word of God to pour over you today and throughout the holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at WNZR. We are thankful for YOU!
Click HERE to see 50 Thanksgiving Bible Verses compiled by biblestudytools.com
Exciting things are happening in Mount Vernon as the Christmas Season approaches! Winter in Downtown starts Saturday and you and your family can enjoy holiday fun throughout the end of November and all of December.
WNZR had the opportunity to speak with Lacey Filkins, Executive Director of Experience Mount Vernon, about everything happening with Winter in Downtown. She provided updates on Shop Small Saturday, the Lighting of the Public Square, The Mount Vernon Holiday Parade, Festival of Lights and more! You can hear the entire conversation HERE.
To learn more about what is happening in downtown and Sunday’s parade route, visit wnzr.fm.
Tim Stickle, the Chairman of Revive Ohio: Knox County, shares details of their upcoming outreach event this Saturday. He gives us insight about why events like these are important, and how churches can host one.
Join them on Saturday, November 26th, at 8:30am as they go out and pray with people in our community – loving, listening, and sharing the Good News.
The meeting will be held at the First Church of God at 10 Pine St, Mt. Vernon Ohio in the gymnasium (the last building)
8:30- 9:00 training
9:30 outreach
11:30 testimonies
Click HERE to listen to the conversation.
The Morning Thing’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Scott Burgess of We Run MV about this year’s Turkey Trot.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation.
The event will be held Thanksgiving morning on the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
Registration is at 8am. The race starts at 9am.
You are asked to bring a donation for Food For The Hungry as your registration fee.
Over the past 11 years, We Run MV has collected over 6,442 food items and $10,609 in donations!
Scott shares the group’s passion behind this event and how each dollar makes a huge difference.
On average each year, this event has 166 participants and raises $965 and 586 food items.
The members of We Run MV hope to beat that average this year.
If you are like us, you are finalizing all of your plans for Thanksgiving! It is coming next week!
The Morning Thing is here to help. This morning (11/18), we shared some Thanksgiving activities for the whole family. These fun ideas from imom.com will help you get the laughter flowing along with the holiday cheer. You can also make some memories and start some meaningful family traditions.
Check out the full list HERE.
Click HERE to see the Thanksgiving FUN ideas that we shared.
Click HERE to see and download the Thanksgiving Lunchbox Notes.
Click HERE to see and download the Holiday Helper Cards.
We also had some FUN sharing Thanksgiving Brain Teasers.
Click HERE to get the full list and start the laughter at your family gathering.
Click HERE to hear from the Big Blue Crew! 🙂
Almost every holiday involves spending time with family in some capacity, but for Thanksgiving it is all the more in focus. The holiday revolves around everyone coming together to share a meal and, well, give thanks. However, despite Thanksgiving gatherings often being large affairs, it is surprisingly easy to unintentionally avoid spending any real time with most of the people in attendance. It is habitual for many of us to split along generational lines and hang out only with the people that are closest to us in age and interest. Even then the conversation may stay surface level and no real bonding occur.
This Thanksgiving, we want to encourage you to connect with as many family members and friends as you can. Enjoy the time with them, it is a blessing from God! To help you, we are sharing suggestions from Crosswalk to help you engage in bonding regularly with your family to make it easier to do so on the Big Day, as well as ideas for those out of the ordinary gatherings like Thanksgiving. You can check out the entire list HERE.
However you are celebrating Thanksgiving, the hosts of the Morning Thing hope it is a blessed time for you and your family!
If you’re making dinner for your family’s Thanksgiving, you’re probably starting to think about how you’re going to handle the meal on Thanksgiving. This morning, we shared some advice that can help make your Thanksgiving go smoothly. Maddy Sweitzer-Lammé of All Recipes says to think of Thanksgiving as a two-day holiday: use your Wednesday for the cooking, and Thursday for enjoying the food and your family and friends that helped make dinner with you.
There are many Thanksgiving dinner foods that you can make on Wednesday, including your stuffing, pies, and mashed potatoes and gravy. You can also decorate and set your table on Wednesday too! There are only two things that she say’s not to prepare: turkey (because it might dry out) and salad (it could be soggy). But, if you prepare ahead of time, you’ll have time Thursday to make a fresh turkey and salad!
Click HERE to read the article from All Recipes
Food For The Hungry is underway once more in Knox County, and WNZR is excited to share news of the incredible efforts to raise food and funds for the community. We had the opportunity to speak with Sandra Fithian of Psi Iota Xi about the sorority’s involvement with this year’s Elementary School Collection.
It is amazing to see the youth of Knox County get involved in helping their neighbors. WNZR is so excited to see the results of the collections this week. For the entire conversation with Sandra, click HERE. For details on the collections and what food items to donate, check out the image below! To learn more about Food For The Hungry or to get involved, click HERE.
WNZR had the opportunity to speak with Tanner Cooper-Risser, SNAP-Ed Program Assistant with the OSU Extension Office of Knox County. Tanner told us all about Photo Voice 2022: Finding Healthy Food in Knox County. This new project is way for community members to use photography to document the food situation in Knox County, identifying both strengths and concerns in the community.
Residents age 15 and older can use their talents to participate in this Photovoice Research Project and help make a difference in Knox County.
You can listen to the entire conversation with Tanner HERE. To learn more about the project or to register, click HERE.
MVNU’s President, Dr. Henry Spaulding, talked with The Morning Thing for his monthly Presidential Update.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation.
Dr. Spaulding shared his thoughts as the fall semester of 2022 is winding down.
He shares an update from the recent Board of Trustees meeting including the election of officers. They approved a tentative budget for 2023-2024, which includes a 3% raise for faculty and staff.
Dr. Spaulding also shared that the Board of Trustees gave unanimous approval of the Strategic Investment Initiatives. These initiatives will include some new programs, and new positions and enhance MVNU’s enrollment.
Dr. Spaulding talks about how these plans are strategic to move the university to a higher standing in the region at a level of a doctoral-granting institution. He also shares some examples of the new programs coming with this board approval. There will be a focus on programs dealing with Mental Health.
Dr. Spaulding shares his highest priorities for the month of November, an overview of the 2022 Homecoming Schedule, and how he wants to see the Men’s Basketball team beat Olivet Nazarene University!
Dr. Spaulding also shares an overview of MVNU’s calendar throughout the month of November.
Dr. Spaulding shares special messages for students, faculty, and staff as they get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving. He also tells us how we can pray for the campus and his family throughout the month of November.
Rise and Shine 