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GREETERS FOR NEXT WEEK:
May 24th
the Derenberger Family
ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 17th, 2015
Senior Sunday
ACOLYTE FOR NEXT WEEK:
May 24th
Charlie Richards
NURSERY FOR NEXT WEEK:
May 24th
Phoebe Richards
HAPPENINGS THIS COMING WEEK
Sunday, May 17th
JUNIOR CHURCH FOR NEXT WEEK:
May 24th
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE FOR NEXT WEEK:
May 24th
Andra Kisner
WORSHIP LEADER FOR NEXT WEEK:
May 24th
Diane Frazier
Monday, May 18th
Tuesday, May 19th
FLOWERS
This week’s beautiful flowers were given by the congregation in
memory of Ray Speck Sr.
Wednesday, May 20th
Thursday, May 21st
BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY WISHES
A special and heartfelt congratulations goes out to all those
with Birthdays and Anniversaries this week.
19th
Hazel Almendinger
Jo Ann Glick
Chloe Cox
Owen Myers
20th
Chris Speck
22nd
Dick Clark
Trevor & Katrina Dyce
Sunday, May 24th
8:30 am Sounds of Celebration
9:00 am Teen Choir
9:15 am Adult Sunday School
9:30 am Sunday School Graduation
10:30 am Worship Service &
Senior Sunday
11:30 am Party in the Parking Lot
4 pm Prayer Walk, Bike Path
*weather permitting
9:00 am Bible Study
1:00pm Tabitha Sewing Circle
6:00 pm TOPS
7:00 pm Session Meeting
1:00 pm Elizabeth Circle
8:00 am Men’s Coffee Hour
10:00 am Young at Heart goes
to Zanesville
9:15 am Adult Sunday School
10:30 am Worship Service
Office hours & Contacts
Pastor Kevin’s hours are Monday – Thursday 9am to 5pm.
Pastor Kevin’s e-mail address is pastorkevin@thejpc.org
Marie’s hours are Monday–Friday from 9am to Noon.
Our phone number is 967-7541
Our e-mail is johnstownpres@gmail.com
Prayer chain e-mail is JPCPrayerRequest@hotmail.com
Web site: www.thejpc.org
Party in the Parking Lot
Please join us today following our Worship
Service for our annual Party in the Parking Lot.
We will celebrate our graduating seniors, enjoy
hot dogs and chips, and fellowship.
YOUNG-AT-HEART TRAVELS TO ZANESVILLE
We will begin our summer travels with a trip to
the NATIONAL ROAD AND ZANE GREY
MUSEUM in Zanesville on Thursday May 21. We
will leave the church promptly at 10:00 am, enjoy
lunch in Zanesville and tour the museum in the
afternoon. We will learn about U.S. 40 and how it came to
be called “the Main Street of America” and explore the
adventure novels and Westerns of Zanesville author Zane
Grey. Please let Dick or Ann Moseley know by Sunday, May
17 if you plan attend. Also, let us know if you are available
to drive.
Mission Trip to Camp Living Stones
We are looking for young people to come on
our summer mission trip. Kids 6th grade
and up we’d love to see you all join this
adventure. Kids are $300 and $200 for
adults who would like to come. There will be
fundraising events to help with the cost.
Please see Mark Trimble or Pastor Kevin if you would like
more information or to sign up.
Summer Special Music
If you are interested in providing special music for
the summer, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex.
You can lead a hymn sing, play an instrument, sing
by yourself or with a group, or whatever strikes your
fancy! It's always nice to hear and see all of the talent in the
church! If you have questions, please see Katie Miller.
Weekly Tithes and Offerings - May 10, 2015
Received
Needed
Last Week
For Week
$2,096
$3,600
Building Loan Fund
$320
$683
Benevolence Fund
$533
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Memorial
$225
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Current (Operating) Fund
Received
Needed
For May
For May
Current (Operating) Fund
$6,329
$15,601
Building Loan Fund
$1,420
$2,957
Thank You Notes…
Notes….
Thank you for all of the suds that were brought
in for our Suds Trilogy. Your support for our
Food Pantry is wonderful!
Sincerely,
Jeanne Voigt
Raymond Earl Speck, Sr., 83 passed away
peacefully on May 8, 2015 with his family at his
side.
He was born on July 25, 1931 in
Rushtown, OH, a son to the late Charles W. and
Emma P. (Kidder) Speck. He is also preceded in death by his
daughter Cathy Carr; brothers, Paul Speck and Calvin Speck and
sisters, Lucille Conrad and Opal Kinnaman.
Raymond is survived by his wife of 60 years Patricia J. Speck;
his son Raymond Speck, Jr. and daughter-in-law Marilyn "Susie"
Speck; grandsons, Christopher (Alison), Jeff (Ashley) and Adam
Speck; four great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter; brothers,
Herman, Ralph, and David Speck and sister; Kate Smith.
Raymond owned a Shell and Texaco station before driving a
truck for CF for 27 years. After retiring he helped co-found K-Ceps
Auto Body with his son Ray Jr.
Turney W. Williamson, 92, of Johnstown, passed away
peacefully in his home with family around him. A memorial
service will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 9, 2015, at the
Presbyterian Church of Johnstown, 81 S. Main Street,
Johnstown, OH, with Pastor Kevin Heckathorn, Pastor Dan
McLaughlin, and Jason Hurst officiating.
Mr. Williamson was born November 3, 1922 in Westerville, Ohio to
the late Turney W. Williamson, Sr., and Grace Alkire Williamson. He
graduated at Westerville High School and attended Otterbein
College. Turney was a World War II Army Air Corp veteran, proudly serving
in the European Theatre as a radar technician. He retired from Columbus
and Southern Electric Company. He was a member of the Presbyterian
Church of Johnstown, where he has been an elder and a member of the
choir. He loved Jesus, his family, and friends.
Turney is preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Needels
Williamson, daughter, Patricia (Andrew) Wright; sister, Irene Bope. He is
survived by his two daughters, Linda (Jerry) Brobeck of Johnstown; Susan
(Jeff) Cullen of Westerville; seven grandchildren, Kristen (Jason) Hurst,
Adam (Josi) Brobeck, Katie (Aaron) Golby, Luke (Amanda) Wright, Tyler
(Ashley) Wright, Chelsea Schmidt, Kyle Schmidt; nine great-grandchildren,
Justin Rucker, Aiden Rucker, Brenna Hurst, Calvin Brobeck, Ruth Brobeck,
Grace Brobeck, Camden Wright, Brenden Wright, Andersen Wright; six stepgrandchildren, Karissa, Abby, and Austin Hurst, Tyler (Liz) Cullen, Jordan
(Kim) Cullen, six step great-grandchildren, , Nora, Isabelle, Maxwell Cullen.
Sunday-School Recognitions
Our Wonderful Teachers
Dani and Chloe Cox
Marie Richards
Rhonda Deeds
Marilyn LeClair and Julie Heckathorn
Jack Muller and Jeremy Derenberger
Mark Trimble and Dick Moseley
Perfect Attendance Awards
Maci Ashbrook
12th year
Sidney Blair
8th year
Phoebe Richards
6th year
Megan Miller
6th year
Wesley Cox
4th year
Peyton Miller
4th year
Charlie Richards
2nd year
Emma Kisner
2nd year
Grant Derenberger 2nd year
Cassie Muller
2nd year
Nathan Heckathorn 1st year
Alexis Diehl
1st year
Alissa Muller
1st year
Olivia Wittmer
1st year
Kate Kisner
1st year
Good Attendance
Ben Heckathorn
David Mansell
Grace Almendinger
Annika Pardee
Pre-K – 1st
2nd and 3rd
4th and 5th
6th – 8th
9th – 12th
Adult Classes
Prayer Concerns
May 13, 2015
JPCPrayerRequest@hotmail.com
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Continued Prayers
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Our governmental leaders
Middle East and ISIS violence
The earthquake victims in Nepal
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Healing
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Mark Miller is recovering from outpatient surgery for a hernia.
Emma Kisner has been having absence seizures. Pray she will
soon outgrow them.
Brad Hollingsworth, best friend of Owen Myers, was in a tragic
bicycle accident April 23. Brad was med flighted to OSU. He has
fractured vertebrae, broken ribs, and brain bleeds. His riding
partner died as a result of the accident.
Mike Robinson who is paralyzed from the waist down as a result
of a tree falling on him in June 2012.
Ron Goodman, Jane Muller’s brother-in-law, latter stages of
Parkinson’s disease.
Rev. Edward Carlson, Maxine Pardee’s son-in-law, has significant
health issues.
Maxine Pardee myasthenia gravis and extreme pain.
Bill Kraner, husband of Phyllis Kraner, has ongoing health
problems.
Marilyn Kirby, Kirk Friedberg’s mother-in-law, is now in rehab
recovering from a staph infection.
Larry Pool, cousin of Alice Main, was admitted to the James
because of a mass in his lungs.
Cancer
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Caroline Mitchell, 17-month old granddaughter of Barb and Bill
Mitchell, being treated for leukemia. The doctors anticipate two
years of treatment.
Roy Hilderman has a Merkel cell carcinoma on his face and an
unrelated spot on his lung. He has improved greatly and is
attending services regularly.
Lea Ann Snyder, friend of Roger & Donna Hines, Barbara & Bill
Mitchell, and Phyllis Kraner.
Dana Logan, acquaintance of Kaye Cook, has Stage 4 lung
cancer. The cancer has spread to her bones.
Ray Roberts, an acquaintance of Margaret Jolley, has been
diagnosed with cancer. His wife Eleanor has asked that he be
placed on our prayer chain.
Brian Fisher, friend of Katie Miller, has been on our prayer chain
periodically for recurring cancer. He has been given a 3-month
reprieve from chemo treatments.
Henry Webster, friend of Katie Miller, suffering from seizures. He
was operated for a brain tumor.
Those Shut in or Confined to their Homes
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Roy H. Sarbaugh, Carol Hoff’s father
Alice Neibarger, New Albany Gardens and Care Center,
Columbus, OH 43230.
Betty Ford, Marion, OH.
Margie Wheaten, Betty Ford’s daughter, is in a nursing facility
because of her Parkinson’s.
Lawrence Bishop at Sharonbrooke Sr. Living Center, 920 Sharon
Valley Road, OH 43055
Ellen Howell, Hazel Almendinger’s sister, is house bound. She is
in pain management for spinal stenosis.
Cecil and Maryann Grimes, brother and sister-in-law to Maxine
Pardee, Cecil has worsening Alzheimer’s and Maryann has a lung
condition. They are elderly and day-to-day activities are getting
harder.
Rev. Tom Jackman, former minister of the Johnstown Presbyterian
church in the late 60's and early 70's, 200 Cottage Dr. Apt 302,
Palmyra Pa. 17078-3608
Deaths
Ray Speck died May 8, 2016. Condolences may be sent to Pat
Speck, 9578 Sportsman Club Rd, Johnstown, OH 43031.
If you would like to receive the individual prayer concerns by e-mail, send a
request to JPCPrayerRequest@hotmail.com.
2015 Graduation Parties
Class of 2015
Graduates
Congratulations!
Adeline Almendinger
College Graduates
Adeline is truly grateful for the love and support she has
received from her church family throughout the years. She
knows that faith, family, and friends have contributed to her
joy and success in her four years at JHS. During her entire
high school career, Adeline played volleyball and basketball,
serving as captain for both teams her senior year. She was
fortunate to be a member of the Big Red Band for five years,
playing the flute and the cymbals. Her fine arts participation
also included vocal music where she performed in the Apogee
and Chorale groups, was selected for the Double Q elite
group, and participated in all of the musicals, playing the
role of Rosie Alvarez in Bye Bye Birdie this year. Adeline
was inducted into the National Honor Society as a
sophomore and served as the 2015 Senior Class Vice
President.
Katelyn Mansell
Outside of the school setting, Adeline has been a 4-H member
for ten years, showing dogs, hogs and cattle. She is an active
member of the JPC youth group and works part-time at Villa
Pizza. Adeline plans to attend Georgetown College and
pursue a degree in education. She is excited to see what God
has planned for her and knows that He will be with her as
she begins her new journey.
Katelyn Mansell is a 2015 graduate of Ohio Northern
University. She has earned her Bachelors of Arts in Early
Childhood Education, and is certified to teach prekindergarten through fifth grade. While at ONU, Katelyn
was active in University Singers, Women’s Chorus, Northern
Christian Fellowship, and participated in and was president
of many pre-professional organizations.
Katelyn will marry Michael Reeves on July 11 of this
summer, and they look forward to finally starting their
happily ever after together. Katelyn also looks forward to
starting her teaching career this fall, as she has accepted a 2nd
grade position at Fredericktown Local Schools.
Katelyn is very grateful for the many years of love and
support from her church family here at JPC. She will always
look back on her time here with fond memories and promises to
visit often!
Nicholas Willeke
Nicholas has attended the Johnstown Presbyterian Church
for 11 years. He is the eldest son of Troy and Crissy and the
older brother to Evan and Logan. Throughout his years he
attended Sunday school and has been a member of all of the
singing and bell choirs and participated in many Christmas
programs at church.
Nicholas is very involved at NHS. He received a varsity
letter in Swimming, Band, Vocal, and Academics. He is also
a member of the Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band,
Vocalise Choir, Swim Team, Ohio Model United Nations
Team, and Quiz Bowl Team. He has performed in various
capacities in the past three musicals produced at
NHS. Nicholas is also a member of the Buckeye's Best 4H
Club and has been involved with 4H for ten years. While in
4H Nicholas showed Market Lambs and has completed
many special interest projects, taking several to the state
fair. He is the president of his 4H group and also serves as
a 4H camp counselor. Nicholas is very involved with the
International Order of DeMolay and currently serves as
Ohio's State Junior Steward.
Nicholas works at Amity Farm and in the fall he will be
attending The Ohio State University majoring in
Business. His plan is to go to the Fire Academy after
college. Nicholas thanks all of the members of Johnstown
Presbyterian Church for helping him grow not only
spiritually, but into the person he is today.
Mason Alexander
Mason Alexander is the son of John and Dianne
Alexander and brother of Austin Alexander. Mason is a
senior at Northridge High School. During his high school
years, Mason participated in Marching and Concert Bands
as well as choir. He had roles in the musicals, Oklahoma,
Grease, Seussical the Musical, and Cinderella. Mason
participated in Ohio Model United Nations for four years,
and served as Council President to help lead OMUN as a
state officer. He was on the Quiz Bowl team and in Chinese
club for 3 years and is a member of National Honor Society.
Mason swam for the Northridge Vikings for four years, was
on the district qualifying relay team 3 years and was also an
individual district qualifier this year. He holds the school
record for the 500 freestyle. Mason was one of the two
Northridge delegates to Buckeye Boys State. Mason will
graduate from Northridge May 31st with a GPA over 4.0 and
a perfect attendance record for all 13 years! After high
school, Mason will attend The Ohio State University –
Columbus, where he will study Mathematics. Mason would
like to thank his church family for helping to guide him on his
Christian journey. Some of his fondest memories are
children’s choir and bell choir – Thank you Kathy Trimble
and Jane Muller – as well as candy making with the youth
group and Sunday School – Thank you all of our youth
leaders!
David Butt
David has attended the Johnstown Presbyterian Church since
he was born. He is the son of Gregg Butt and Barbara Jo
Almendinger. David had an older sister, Mary, who passed
away when he was six years old. He has a younger brother
Jeremy whom he enjoys playing basketball with. David is
also the grandson of Joe and Hazel Almendinger. He has
attended Sunday school, vacation bible school, and church all
of his life at JPC. He has also volunteered to help with bible
school recreation most of his high school years. David went
on the youth group mission trips to West Virginia to help the
people in Appalachia. He also attended the mission trip to
New Orleans where they helped the victims of Hurricane
Katrina.
David will be graduating from Northridge High School at
the end of May. He was a member of the golf team at
Northridge. He was also on the basketball team all four
years of high school. David is an avid outdoorsman and
hunter. He enjoys both deer and turkey hunting with his dad,
grandpas, cousins, and younger brother at the family cabin in
Meigs County. David has worked part time for various
farmers in the Johnstown community and he has also worked
at Almendinger Sawmill.
In the fall David will be attending Central Ohio Technical
College. He hopes to earn an associate’s degree and be
trained as a heavy equipment operator.
Olivia Shilling
Livvy has lived in Johnstown most of her life and has
fond memories of Junior Choir and Sunday School at the
church. Over the years, as figure skating began to involve a
greater commitment, her ability to attend services grew limited.
Although time for physical church diminished, her love of
Christ grew through prayer, devotionals, and family
discussions about the purpose of God’s hand in our lives.
Since 5th grade, Livvy has pursued rigorous
coursework through the Ohio Virtual Academy. At graduation
this June, Livvy will give the salutatorian address to her
class of over 850 students. Livvy enjoys reading, golfing, and
playing the ukulele in her spare time, and her favorite
subjects to study are chemistry, physics, mathematics, and
history.
Currently, Livvy is thrilled to be training at the U.S.
Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She
began her skating journey over 10 years ago as an alternative
to ballet class and has enjoyed the many successes and
failures that sports offer. Each day at the training center is a
mental and physical challenge, and she is grateful that she
can find strength in the solid footing she received from her
family and from the Presbyterian Church of Johnstown.
Once finished with training, Livvy will resume her
academic pursuits. She was accepted into several engineering
programs throughout the United States, where she plans to
study petroleum and natural gas engineering, if that program
is offered, or mechanical engineering, at schools where it is
not. She is inspired by the thought of improving the day-today lives of others through providing access to safe, low-cost
energy solutions.