Newsletter 3/20/2015 - First Presbyterian Church, Findlay, Ohio

Celebration Service
A place of
work  witness
welcome  worship
Volume 64, No. 12
March 20, 2015
Let Us Worship God
Sunday, March 22.
Jeremiah 31:31-34
& John 12:20-36
“The Heart of the Covenant”
Preacher:
Rev. Patrick Cherry
Liturgist:
Rev. Cynthia Holder Rich
Communion Worship
8:00 a.m. – Chapel
Communion Weekly
Traditional Worship
9:30 a.m. - Sanctuary
Music: Chancel Choir Men,
Sue Pepple, guitar
A service for the Celebration of the Life of Allison Kuhlman will be
held on Saturday, March 21, at 1:30 pm in the Sanctuary. A time
for fellowship will follow in the Great Room. Allison was the Crib
Room Supervisor here at First Presbyterian Church and will be
deeply missed. In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorial
contributions be made to:
First Presbyterian Church Nursery Fund (please make checks out
to First Presbyterian Church, memo: Nursery Fund) and/or
The Allison Kuhlman Scholarship Fund via Go Fund Me,
http://de.gofund.me/AllisonKuhlman.
Sunday Morning, March 22
Join us for worship at 9:30 a.m. this Sunday, March 22 when we will welcome 3 new
members to our church family. The Session has called a Congregational Meeting for March
22, 2015, following the 9:30 service of worship hear the second and final reading and to vote
on the proposed amendment to the church bylaws. The following is the addition to the Church
Bylaws: Members serving on the Congregational Nominating Committee will be ineligible to
be nominated to serve on a Board or Committee of the Congregation for the duration of their
terms of service on the Congregational Nominating Committee.
Stepping Out & Showing Up!
Glennon Doyle Melton will be at FPC THIS Sunday, March
22, 12:30 pm.! Go to Momastery.com and click on ‘Events for
tickets. Tickets are $35 and include a copy of her book, Carry On,
Warrior.
Glennon is the founder of Momastery.com, a website which
blossomed from her personal blog about marriage and
motherhood, addiction and recovery, faith and serving others. Her
book Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy,
Beautiful Life became a NYTimes bestseller. Through her deeply
personal and often hilarious stories, Glennon reminds us that
God’s grace flows through us – that we should bask in that grace
and be kinder to ourselves and to others. Speaking with parents’ groups & community
organizations, G employs her trademark wit and candor to encourage us to step out from
behind masks of perfection and start connecting with one another by showing up as our real,
messy, beautiful selves. There will be discussion and Q & A. We are delighted to welcome
Glennon Doyle Melton!
Help Wanted: Custodian
First Presbyterian Church is an equal opportunity employer looking for a part-time person to
assist in keeping our church clean and tidy. A job description is available from the church
office or at our website www.findlayfpc.org. If you or someone you know is interested please
send a cover letter and resume to: Reverend Cynthia Holder Rich, First Presbyterian Church,
2330 S. Main St., Findlay. Application must be received by March 31.
We are an active open community of Christians seeking to know and glorify God,
nurturing all people and sharing Christ’s love and teachings.
FOLLOWING WORSHIP…
Join us at 10:45 a.m. this Sunday!
Welcome & Fellowship ............................Front Entrance
Get a cup of coffee or tea & join us for fellowship. There
will be members on hand to greet visitors and guests
and provide information about our church.
Art, Music, & Christ .................................. Fellowship Hall
A change of pace: Marie Louden-Hanes and Matt
Armstrong invite you to join them for a special enriching
experience combining classical art and music that are
relevant to Christ’s journey to the cross. Marie will show
and explain several works from the Toledo Museum of
Art’s permanent collection and Matt will introduce some
beautiful musical selections that complement the art
renditions. Come and enjoy.
Youth News
Mission Trip Change
As of Saturday afternoon YouthWorks trip to Nashville
unfortunately has filled up. Luckily, Youthworks offers
other cities that same week (June 28-July 3) so we have
made a second choice and will go to Raleigh, NC. The
cost is the same ($279). In Raleigh we will spend half of
the week doing children ministry and working with the
elderly and the second half helping with home repairs,
soup kitchens, food pantries, and more. Our last day
there is free for us to schedule a fun activity, like going
to the beach! Even though we are unable to go to
Nashville, God still has a plan for us! Raleigh will be a
fun and spiritually servant led trip!
MIX & MOVE Deposit Deadline
Character Builders .................................. Room 209-210
On Sunday, March 22, our lesson will be “Receive the
Holy Spirit,” taken from The Present Word quarterly. The
scripture reference is John 20:19-23. Stan Scarbrough
will lead our discussion.
Reminder to parents that this Sunday (3/22) is the
deadline for both MOVE (High School June 8-June12)
and MIX (Junior High July 6-July 10). Both camps have a
deposit of $50. We have to have a minimum of 3 people
attend in order to go!
Salvation Army Soup Kitchen
T.U.G. Youth Group
The Presbyterian Women are scheduled to sponsor and
serve a meal on Tuesday March 24 at the Salvation
Army. We are responsible for providing the food and
serving the meal. Please watch the bulletin board to
sign up to provide food or volunteer to serve that day.
The hours of service are roughly 11am to 1pm.
Financial donations are welcome made out to First
Presbyterian, memo Salvation Army.
Easter Candy Needed
An Easter Adventure is planned for Saturday, April 4
from 1-3 PM in the Great Room. Children aged birth to
5th grade are invited to come for Easter crafts, games,
stories, snacks, and age-grouped egg hunts. We need
candy donations to fill the eggs and volunteers (6th
grade and up) to help the day of the event. Candy
donation boxes will be located around the church.
Please plan to come for the fun!
Please Stop Helping Us
The FPC Book Review Group will gather on Monday, April
13 at 9:30 a.m. in the Parlor to discuss the book, Please
Stop Helping Us, by Jason Riely. All are welcome, especially
you! May’s read is The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.
This Sunday, March 22, we have TUG from 6-8! Come
for some great fellowship and community time! We’ll be
outside for the majority of the evening, so please dress
accordingly!
Youth Choir will meet immediately following TUG from
8:00-8:30 on March 22.
Bakery Bingo/Movie Night Rescheduled
Bakery Bingo and Movie Night that was scheduled for
this Friday, March 20 is cancelled and will be
rescheduled for a later date. Watch the newsletter and
Facebook for new day and time!
Basket Auction Ends March 29!
Place your bid in the silent auction in Fellowship Hall
before noon on March 29! You may bid anytime!
Proceeds from the auction
benefit our youth attending
Christian summer camps,
events, and the mission trip.
Basket
items
include:
services provided by youth;
Integrity Salon; Dietsch Brothers;
Reds tickets and more!
FAMILY NEWS…FAMILY NEWS…FAMILY NEWS…FAMILY NEWS…FAMILY NEWS…FAMILY NEWS…FAMILY NEWS…
Our sympathy is extended to: Norm Nicholson and family following the death of his sister, Joan Burns, on March 5, 2015
in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Herb Carr and family following the death of his wife Joan, on March 10; Rev. Cynthia Holder
Rich and family following the death of her mother Ellagene Morgan Holder, on March 14 in Bucksport, Maine; and Greg,
Amy & Nick Kuhlman, Pat Hottenstein and family following the sudden death of daughter, sister, and granddaughter,
Allison on March 14.
HOLY WEEK
PALM SUNDAY WORSHIP
March 29, 8 am and 9:30 am
Join us as we begin the Holy Week journey with a parade
of palms, children singing, and worship to help us
prepare us to walk with Jesus this Holy Week.
Children 5th grade and younger are invited to participate
as we celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem in a palm
procession. Children will meet in the Parlor at 9:15 am.
Come to hear and enjoy the Children’s Choir on Palm
Sunday. All children 5th grade and younger are invited to
participate in the Children’s Choir. Rehearsals are
Wednesdays at 6 pm and Sundays at 10:30 am in Room
108.
MAUNDY THURSDAY
April 2, 6 pm, Fellowship Hall
Dinner & Worship
Join us for dinner and worship with the Sacrament of
Holy Communion around tables in the Fellowship Hall.
The Youth Choir will assist in leading worship. Dinner is
provided. Those attending are asked to bring a dessert
to share. There will be childcare during worship for pre-K
and younger.
GOOD FRIDAY
Cross Walk
April 3, 6 pm, First Presbyterian
An ecumenical walk through south Findlay with stops
along the way to reflect & pray for the ministries and life
in our community. Take a turn carrying the cross. The
walk is hosted by 6 area churches: St. Andrews, St.
Marks, and Howard United Methodist churches, Faith
and First Presbyterian churches and Unity Christian
Ministries. The walk begins at 6 pm at First Presbyterian.
All are welcome to walk and pray before returning to
worship at 7 pm.
EASTER SUNDAY
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
April 5, 2015
6:30 am, Front Portico
Join us for a service beginning under the front portico at
6:30 am. Parishioners will process into the Sanctuary.
The service will conclude as we go to the cross by the
street and decorate it with flowers, transforming it from
an instrument of death to a sign of new life in Christ.
EASTER BREAKFAST
7:30 am, Fellowship Hall
A light breakfast of pastries, bagels, fruit, and beverages
will be available. No reservations are needed, all are
welcome.
EASTER FESTIVAL WORSHIP
9:15 am prelude begins
9:30 am worship, Sanctuary
Children 5th grade and younger are invited to participate
in the flower procession as we celebrate the resurrection
of Jesus Christ. Children will meet in the Parlor at 9:15
am. The service will include music from the Chancel
Choir, Chancel Bells, and youth. The Sacrament of Holy
Communion will be celebrated. The One Great Hour of
Sharing offering will be received, which funds provide
relief for those facing disaster, hunger, and poverty
worldwide. We will conclude the service with the singing
of The Hallelujah Chorus from Händel’s Messiah.
Tenebrae Service
April 3, 7 pm, Sanctuary
We gather together as Christians at the foot of the cross
for an ecumenical service of scripture, shadows, hymns
and reflection. The Chancel Choir, along with musicians
and choir members from other local churches, will
provide music. The service will include the symbolic
stripping of the church and veiling of the cross.
Your gifts will help us decorate the Sanctuary with spring flower plants, on Easter Sunday, April 5.
Contributions in any amount are welcome. Please designate your gift in memory of, in celebration for, in honor
of, etc., on this sheet and submit it to the church office by Sunday, March 22. All gifts will be recognized in the
worship bulletins on Easter Sunday, April 5. Checks, made out to First Presbyterian Church and marked for
spring plants in the memo, can be returned to the church office with this designation form. Thank you.
Name
Designation
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
MONDAY:
8:00 a.m.
TUESDAY:
6:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY:
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:45p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY:
8:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY:
9:30 a.m.
SATURDAY:
FH
209-210
Room 211
Ch. 21
GR
GR
209-210
March 23
Century Health Staff
209, 210, 211
OCA Testing Make-up
333, 340
Worship Telecast of March 15
Ch. 21
Women of Faith
L
Flag City Cloggers
GR
Boy Scout Troop 304
113
Stephen Ministry
FH, 209-210, 211
Millstream Singers
CR
March 24
Men’s Breakfast
Café Marie
Century Health Staff
209, 210, 211
OCA Testing Make-up
333, 340
Staff Meeting
L
Ariel Rehearsal
S
PW Soup Kitchen
Salvation Army
Maumee Valley Presbytery
Committee on Ministry
112-113
High School & College Basketball
GR
Middle School & Adult Basketball
GR
March 25
Century Health Staff
209, 210, 211
GatherRing Handbell Choir
S
Al-Anon
206
Worship Committee
206
KIC
FH,GR
Lenten Dinner
FH
Children’s Choir
108
Sacred Parenting Study
209-210
Lenten Prayer Study
P
Chancel Bells
S
Mothers & More
209-210
Chancel Choir
CR
March 26
Miller’s Men’s Group
P
Century Health Staff
209, 210, 211
Playgroup
GR
Mission Committee
206
Session
209-210
March 27
KnitWits
112
March 28
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The bus driver for the 9:30 a.m.
worship service on
Sunday, March 22, is
Dave Reynolds,
419-423-4243.
6:00 p.m.
March 22
GR
C
CR
FH
L
S
108
.Sunday Worship Schedule.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Communion Worship
Prayer Ministry
Chancel Choir
Fellowship Time
Special Session Meeting
Traditional Worship
Children’s Choir
Sunday School
Art, Music & Christ
Character Builders
Fellowship
Worship Telecast of March 15
Glennon Doyle Melton
T.U.G. Youth
Lenten Prayer Study
We are a Stephen Ministry congregation.
(see Calendar for complete Sunday schedule.)
CALENDAR
SUNDAY:
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
PERIODICAL
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