O M M U N I C A T I O N - Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church

Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church
509 W. State Street
Trenton, Ohio 45067
Office: (513)988-0422
Monday-Friday (9am-1pm)
Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church
e-mail: mtolivetpc@gmail
www.mtolivetchurch.org
e-mail: mtolivetpc@gmail
www.mtolivetchurch.org
Volume 50 Issue 9
Music Minister: Jon Sanford
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jerry W. Pitman
2016
Sunday School for all ages:
9:15am
Worship Service: Sunday @ 10:30am
Communion served 1st Sunday
of every month
Mt. Olivet Presbyterian
Church
member of:
EPC
Evangelical
Presbyterian
Church
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This month at Mt. Olivet...
Sep 4
Communion Sunday
Carry-in Dinner
Sep 5
Labor Day: Office Closed
Sep 7 8:30p Worship Committee Meeting
Sep 10
Trenton Community Night Out
Sep 11 8:30a Christian Education Meeting
Sep 14 7pm Session Meeting
Sep 16-17
EPC Regional Meeting: College Hill,
Cincinnati
Sep 20 6pm Birthday Dinner
Sep 23 6pm Family Movie Night
featuring “WHAT IF”
Sep 25
Pantry Sunday
Usher Schedule
Sep 4: Al Irwin, Patty Ratliff, Gary Schenck, Mike Lynskey
Sep 11: Van Skaggs, Tim Adams, Paul Huffman, Paul Durham
Sep 18: Bonnie Nicely, Wanda Stamper, Jeff Hamey, Darrell Pitman
Sep 25: Jack Davis, Tim Stamper, Charlie Martin, Randy Smith
August “State of the Church”
Report
Tithes & Offerings -vs– Budgeted Needs
$7302.00
YTD:
$10,675.83
$78,437.76 of $128,110.00
August income from “Designated Gifts”
$227.00
There is an active Scouting Program.
call the office to be put in touch with a
Scout Leader!
Lions Club
2nd and 4th Thursday @ 6pm
Choir Practice
Wednesday 6:30
Prayer Gathering
Wednesday 8pm
Men’s Group
2nd & 4th Saturday 8am
Women’s Fellowship
1st & 3rd Saturday @ 9am
Birthday Dinner
3rd Tuesday of the month@ 6pm
Session Meets 2nd Wed. @ 7pm
Pastor’s Point:
“Living in Two Worlds!”
Living the Christian life can be described as having to live in two worlds. One is secular
and one is spiritual. Such living requires special insight, understanding, maturity, and
Godly wisdom. Thankfully our Lord and God provides everything needed including the
indwelling Holy Spirit of God, the authoritative written word of God, a physical and
spiritual family for the fellowship of worship and encouragement, and the call to serve
our Heavenly King, the Prince of Peace in His earthly Kingdom on earth.
Believe it or not there is an excellent example for this kind of living found in a
biological reality from the world of marine life. There is a fish, native to the equatorial
waters of the western Atlantic region called “Anableps.” The word ‘anableps’ means
those that look upwards, and this fish has a set of four eyes. They have two-tiered
eyes, with the upper and lower halves of each eyeball operating independently and
having separate cornea and irises. The upper eyes protrude above the surface of the
water and enable the anableps to search for food and to spot enemies in the air. The
lower eyes remain focused in the water, functioning in the usual fishlike fashion. So, at
the same time, they can live in both worlds – the world below and the world above.
The love, grace, mercy and love of our Lord God equips the believer for living in both
worlds with the greatest sense of satisfaction, joy, peace, and hope. But for those who
might find this way of living something of a challenge there is a solution. The solution
is found in an active faith nurtured in worship and Bible studies, and attaching oneself
to a church home.
One of the joys of being a member of MOPC is the desire and practice of our Christian
faith offering the best kind of atmosphere in which to grow in strength and wisdom for
living in two worlds. Come and give it a fair chance to make a positive difference in
your life.
See you Sunday,
Pastor Jerry
September 10@ Trenton Park
THE 2nd ANNUAL
TRENTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT
COMMUNITY NIGHT OUT
Boy Scout Troop 725
whose charter is held by
Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church
Wednesday evenings
is offering us a great opportunity by wayinofthe LIBRARY at Mt. Olivet
ALL are invited
their fundraiser. We will be offered a $10
coupon. With that coupon we are able to to participate in the
prayer gathering at 8pm.
purchase a professionally done 8x10 family
photo. That’s it!
Mt. Olivet will be there with their NEW
Canopy welcoming the community to our
church and promoting our
FREE Movie Night for EVERYONE on
September 23rd
The photographer will be here (downstairs)
on September 30 and October 1st.
“Thank
you Mt. Olivet”
A wonderful family friendly movie
that is extremely well made, funny,
heartwarming…
Hmm. What if you had the chance
to go back and do it over? What if
you had the chance to compare
“what is” to “what could have
been”, if, you had followed your true
calling?
Hospice Care of Middletown is
sponsoring: “HEALING A HEART”
Six week groups meet Monday nights, 6:30-8pm
& beginning September 19th. Thursdays from
1-2:30pm beginning September 22nd
@ 309 Central Ave.
Pre-registration required: 513-424-2273
Showing: September 23rd, 6pm at
Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church.
FREE movie, popcorn, beverages,
and goodies.
A separate movie will be provided
to the younger
children in the
nursery.
Back by popular demand:
The birthday dinner is scheduled
for Tuesday September 20th
@ 6pm. If you have a birthday
in August or September
YOU EAT FREE!!!!
Hazel Campbell
Helen Martin
Angie Hamey
Tara Hunt
Bonnie Nicely
James Patrick
Ronda McGuire
Gail Hellmuth
Barb Hufford
09/05
09/06
09/14
09/17
09/18
09/18
09/21
09/24
09/28
2016
Sun
Mon
4
5
Communion
Carry-in Dinner
Tue
6
7
Labor Day
12
Ron & Brandie
Ballantyne
09/15
Mike & Barb
Lynskey
09/24
** call the office (988-0422), talk with Pastor Jerry,
talk with an Elder, or fill out the form in the
narthex.
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Sat
Women’s Christian Conference
in Louisville
THE 10TH
8 am
8:30 Worship
Committee Mtg
13
14
15
16
17
22
23
24
6:30 Choir
7pm Session
8pm Prayer
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20
21
6pm
Birthday
dinner
25
Fri
8pm Prayer
8:30am
Christian Ed
Usher
children’s ministry
Choir/music
Financial
property repairs/improvements
Member care visits
Evangelism
cook/bake
arts/crafts
signs/posters
paint/remodel
woodwork
sew/knit/crochet Elder/Deacon
cleaning skits/costumes phone calls advertising
electronic/technical
special events planning
photography
group trips
missions fundraising
Thu
6:30 Choir
office closed
11
Wed
26
27
6:30 Choir
8pm Prayer
Movie Night
6pm
28
6:30 Choir
8pm Prayer
Scout fundraiser
29
30
8 am