August 14, 2016 bulletin - Northminster Presbyterian Church

703 Compton Road,  Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 Phone: 931-0243 Fax: 931-0260
E-mail: office@nmpchurch.org  Website: www.northminsterchurch.net
Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pastor Emeritus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Church Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Educational Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crosspoint Worship Director . . . . . . . . .
Director of Student Ministries . . . . . . . .
Student Ministry Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journey To Hope Director . . . . . . . . . .
Organist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Music Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Music Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Director of Children’s Music/
Bell Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assistant Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Missions Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nursery Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Small Group Ministry Coordinator . . . .
Nancy Ross-Zimmerman . . . . . nancyrz@nmpchurch.org
Gordon Jewett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dgordj@gmail.com
Steve Jacobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sjacobs@nmpchurch.org
Mary Hensey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mhensey@nmpchurch.org
Jeff Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jholmes@nmpchurch.org
Janelle Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jfair@nmpchurch.org
Aaron Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . amitchell@nmpchurch.org
Diane Kinsella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dkinsella@jtoh.org
Karen Balogh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . karenb@fuse.net
Carolyn Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . carolynmiller88@gmail.com
Gary Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gtyler2@mac.com
Lissa Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sandy Holzman
Carol Gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Don Crose & Beth Mizelle
Marianne Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laurie Laning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rob Eberhardt . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diane Siegel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laura McGrath . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lray123@aol.com
carolhgates@gmail.com
mlord@nmpchurch.org
ljlcincy@aol.com
reberhardt@nmpchurch.org
grandmom_9@yahoo.com
lmcgrath525@gmail.com
Interim Facilitators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Hershberger . . . . . . . . . vhershberger@nmpchurch.org
Ron Cowgill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rcowgill@nmpchurch.org
Office Staff
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ssmith@nmpchurch.org
Trudy Teemley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tteemley@nmpchurch.org
Maintenance Staff
Mike Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . mhouston@nmpchurch.org
August 14, 2016
10:30 A.M. Worship
Welcome and Announcements
Voluntary
Scott Steel, Elder
“Children of the Heavenly Father” - arr. L. Line
Carolyn Miller, piano;
Maureen Hickey, violin; Ann Lawrence, recorder; Kristen Leslie, euphonium
*Passing the Peace
“The peace of Christ be with you … and also with you”
*Congregational Response
“We Are Forgiven”
Call to Worship
from Psalm 106: 1,2; 47, 48
Praise the LORD!
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or declare all his praise?
Gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
Praise the Lord!
*Hymn #263
“Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”
ST. DENIO
*Prayer of Adoration and the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy
will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and
forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the
glory forever. Amen.
Call to Confession
Prayer of Confession
O God, when trials beset us it is natural to fear.
You call us to be courageous, but we often find our faith lacking.
When asked to take risks, we often take the easy way out.
And when unfair things happen to other people, we are often too timid to speak out.
But you, O Lord, are the God of justice and compassion; you are to be trusted!
Have mercy on us. Forgive us our sin.
Lead us forward even when the way seems dangerous. Lord, hear our prayer.
Prayers of the People
Offering
Offering Story – Northminster Bearing Fruit
Harry Stone, Guatemala Mission Trip
Offertory
“Adoration” - Borowski
Maureen Hickey, violin;
Carolyn Miller, piano
*Doxology with Alleluias
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host:
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
*Prayer of Dedication
Scripture
Luke 12:49- 56
Message
“Divided?”
*Hymn #436
“We Are Your People”
Words of Assurance
*Benediction
A Time with Children
Carol Drees
*Postlude
“Come, Thou Almighty King” - Travis
Abby King-Kaiser
WHITFIELD
Sunday Service Notes
Nancy Ross-Zimmerman is away and
will be back in the office Tuesday,
August 23. John Caster is filling in for
her while she is away. He can be
reached at 513-592-8032.
PLEASE REMEMBER: When you are
here for worship or a meeting, please
lock your cars and do not leave anything of value visible in your cars.
Pew Cards are available in the pews in
the Sanctuary for you to request Prayer, Worship CD or Home Communion.
You may make your requests for yourself or on behalf of others. Completed
cards may be placed in either the offering plate or handed to an usher following the service.
Second Mile Offering is an opportunity to contribute toward ministries that
are truly worthy of funding above and
beyond what can be within our church
budget. August Second Mile Offering
is the Northminster Connect Ministry.
Security Monitor:
Bob Friedhoff (513-313-7662)
WORSHIP ATTENDANCE
for Sunday, August 7, 2016
9:00 A.M.
11:00 A.M.
TOTAL
Children
21
23
44
Adults
157
276
433
CHOIR CAMP CHILDREN . . . .70
CHOR CAMP CIT’s . . . . . . . . .24
News of the Church
The Small Group Committee is currently
working on creating a data base from
which groups can choose a study. The list
will be coming out soon in preparation for
small groups to start up the week of September 14th. If you are interested in starting or joining a small group, contact Laura
McGrath at lmcgrath525@gmail.com.
The Book Discussion Group is reading All
the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.
They will meet Wednesday, August 17 at
7:00 P.M. in the Lounge to discuss this
book. For questions contact V.J. Schuster at
782-2615.
The Fall Women's Bible Study will be
Priscilla Shirer’s The Armor of God. This
seven week study starts Monday, September 12 with two sessions: mornings at
10:00 A.M. and evenings at 7:00 P.M. If you
register before August 22 the cost is
$15.00. After that date the cost is $25.00.
To register, pick up a registration form at
the Information Desk in the Commons or
g o
t o
o u r
w e b s i t e
(www.northminsterchurch.net). For questions or additional information contact
Laura McGrath at lmcgrath525@gmail.com.
JAM Club (for children in grades 1-5) and
JAM Club Jr. (for children 4 years old thru
kindergarten) will kick off on Wednesday,
September 14 from 5-6:30 pm. The children participate in music, bible study, craft
and end with a pizza dinner. The cost is $3
per night to cover the cost of dinner and
materials. For questions or to register your
children contact Mary Hensey at 931-0243
ext. 106 or mhensey@nmpchurch.org
JOURNEY TO HOPE
All support and coaching groups at Journey to Hope are open to the entire greater Cincinnati community. Please share
this information freely with anyone who
could benefit from any of our programs.
Pre-registration required: call Diane, 931
-5777, e-mail, or go to the church website to register:
Tomorrow
Crohn’s Colitis Support Group - Monday,
August 15, 7 - 8:30 PM If you or a loved
one has Crohn’s, Colitis, or Inflammatory
Bowel Disease (IBD), please join us. We
alternate months between speakers and
mutual support. Celebrate the success of
Olympic silver medalist swimmer Kathleen Baker who is living with Crohn’s disease!
Looking Ahead to September
Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction - Wednesday, September 7, 7-9 PM
for 14 weeks – Limited class size If you
are feeling “stuck” in any area of your life,
this group is for you! Through this coaching process, you will reflect on your life;
identify your transferable skills; identify
driving motivators, interrupted dreams
and golden threads throughout your life;
discover new “packages’ for your skills
and identify an “ultimate” direction and
strategy
for
getting
there.
Preregistration required. Cost: $175.
Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors - Thursday, September 8, 1:30-2:30 PM Jason Conger, a Veterans Benefits Administrator, will be here
to discuss two specific VA Benefits.
“Dependents & Survivor Benefits” are
available for qualifying surviving spouses
of deceased veterans with wartime service. “VA Pension” is a needs-based benefit paid to wartime Veterans (or surviving
spouses) who meet certain age or nonservice connected disability requirements.
Grief Coaching Group - Tuesday, September 13, 7-8:30 PM, 5 weeks This new approach to grief work is focused on guiding
participants through the process of
mourning their loss and getting started on
the road to recovery. Coach leaders will
help participants to recognize their own
ability to heal, confront the challenges,
and take action at a time when these attributes are not readily apparent to a
struggling survivor. Pre-registration is
mandatory. Call 931-5777 or email dkinsella@jtoh.org to register or for additional information.
STUDENT MINISTRY
NSM Fall Kick Off will be Sunday, September 18 starting with a Car Wash from
3:00-5:00 pm in the Church Parking Lot.
The money raised at the car wash will go
towards future mission trips. After the
Car Wash there will be a Cookout on the
front lawn. Everyone is invited!
OUTSIDE NORTHMINSTER
Enjoy the musical talent of the Proctor &
Gamble’s Big Band at the Christian Village
at Mt Healthy on Thursday, August 18
from 6:00-8:00 pm. You are encouraged
to bring your own chairs.
Prayer List for August 14, 2016
This week, August 14, 2016 at Northminster
“REJOICE with those who rejoice, WEEP with those who weep”
- Romans 12:15
Sunday, August 14
12:00 P.M. Veteran & Troop Support
- Lounge
Thursday, August 18
7:00 P.M.
Coaching Group
- Journey to Hope
7:15 P.M. Crosspoint Band Rehearsal
- Disciples’ Hall
Monday, August 15
7:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
Crohn’s Colitis
- Journey to Hope
Nominating Committee
- Library
Friday, August 19
6:15 A.M. Men’s Bible Study - Room 5
9:00 A.M. Bhutanese Adult Learning
- Room 1 & 5 and Lounge
Tuesday, August 16
9:00 A.M. Crosspoint Staff - Library
5:30 P.M. Middle School Dude’s Bible
Study - Upper Room
7:00 P.M. Board of Deacons
- Disciples’ Hall
7:00 P.M. SqueezePlay - Sanctuary
Wednesday, August 17
9:00 A.M. Church Staff Meeting - Room 5
10:30 A.M. Program Staff Meeting - Room 5
6:30 P.M. Men’s Bible Study (Decker)
- Library
7:00 P.M. Book Discussion Group - Lounge
7:00 P.M. Endowment Team - Room 5
7:00 P.M. Finneytown Education
Foundation - Disciples’ Hall
7:00 P.M. Ohio Valley Quilters - Room 1
Saturday, August 20
9:00 A.M.
Children’s Ministry Team
- Room 5
Bereaved
The family of Mildred Davis - July 30, 2016
Forrest Cress and family in the death of
Forrest’s father, Forrest Cress Jr. - August 3, 2016
Members in Care Facilities
Arden Courts of Kenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lynne Reynolds
Barrington of West Chester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eileen Hafer
Bridgeway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan O’Herron
Brookdale Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Carter
Lew Powell and family in the death of Lew’s son,
Michael Powell - August 7, 2016
(Lew Powell is a regular worshipper)
Burlington House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Brandt
Hospitalized
Jim Golan - Christ Rehab
Maple Knoll - Bodmann . .Wayne Frye, Donna Hartman
Evelyn Rentschler, Carl Tabar
Recuperating and Ongoing Treatments
Maple Knoll –Skilled Nursing . . . . . . . . .Marlene Falhaber
Please call the office to update us on names of relatives & friends.
Shirley Angst (aunt of Debbie Brandt)
Bob Booker (friend of Howard Krueger)
Flo Beall
Lillie Carlisle (mother of Sylvia Yorke)
John Caster
Joe Davis (friend of Charlene Mecklenburg)
Bill Doerman
The Peter Earley Family (Bob Earley’s Son & Family)
Matthew Friedhoff
Melinda Friedhoff
Mallard Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Morris
Mason Christian Village . . . Hurley & Claire Chancey
The Kenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ed Ebrite
Twin Lakes Memory Unit . . Harry and Beverly Sjolin
Daily Prayer Focus
Sunday
Abby King-Kaiser
(daughter-in-law of Bob & Karen Friedhoff)
Sunday, August 21
Amose 8:1-12 & Romans 5:1-11
“The Hope in Our Calling”
Cynthia Maxwell Mason
EVERY SUNDAY at NORTHMINSTER
9:00 A.M. Crosspoint Worship
- Disciples’ Hall
9:00 A.M. Sunday School - Rooms 5 & 7
9:00 A.M. Nursery - Room 8
9:15 A.M. Bible Believers - Room 1
9:20 A.M. Children’s Worship - Room 5
10:30 A.M. Sunday School - Rooms 5 & 7
10:30 A.M. Nursery - Room 8
10:30 A.M. Worship - Sanctuary
10:30 A.M. NSM Sunday Mornings
- Upper Room
10:30 A.M. Small Group (A. McEldowney)
- Library
Tom Friedhoff
Elaina Renee Grace Hughes (friend of Tracy Amann)
Nancy Juhlman
Judy Krueger (sister of Howard Krueger)
Luke Kremzar
Mason Marvin
Jack and Jane McAfee (friends of David Brandt)
Charlene Mecklenburg
(https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/charlenemecklenburg)
Paul Piening (friend of Howard Krueger)
Yvonne Ruffner (mother of Jeff Ruffner)
Rick & Sharon Schatz (friends of Howard Krueger)
Jessica Seay (daughter of Bob & Kathy Dolle)
Nancy Shahan
Jon Speckman (son of Tom & Sharyn Speckman)
Sharyn Speckman
Jeff Stoddart
Dave Switzer
Joan Thorpe
Gary Tyler
Bob Valerio
Glenn Varney
Ned Willey
Monday
The Nominating Committee
Tuesday
The Board of Deacons
Wednesday
The Endowment Team
Thursday
Students and Teachers
returning for the new school year
Friday
Greg and Christine Callison serving in Iraq
Saturday
Sycamore Presbyterian Church
Sunday
Cynthia Maxwell Mason