News from Northwest Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) September 2019

Dare To Be a Disciple Sunday - September 8

Special events all Sunday morning as we kick off our new program year of ministry and mission!

8: 00 am - Early service in the Chapel 9:15 am - Continental Breakfast in the Narthex 10:30 am Worship with Guest Speaker, Kirsta

Benedetti, of Riverside International Center (RIC) 11:30 am Hot Dog Lunch with Mission

Opportunities in the Narthex. Plan now to be present on September 8 for food, fun and

fellowship as we learn about our local outreach opportunities and

“Dare to Be a Disciple!”

NWCC September 29,

2019 At 4:00 pm

We will also

collect

donations of

dog or cat

food to

donate to

NNEMAP.

9/ 8 - Kick-off Sunday

9/ 15 - All Sunday School

classes resume for children

and youth 9:15 am

9/15 - Passionate Worship

meeting after church

9/15 - Youth and parent

meeting after church

9/15 - Cousins group gather

after worship at Houlihans

9/16 -Elders‘ meeting at 7 pm

9/22 - Radical Hospitality

meeting after church

9/22 - Chalice Arts Concert

at 3 pm

9/23 - Women’s Ministries

potluck at 6 pm & Rev. Mary

Jo Bray at 7 pm

9/29 - Generosity Plus with

Bruce Barkhauer

9/29 - College aged youth

pizza lunch after church

9/29 - Blessing of the

Animals at 4 pm

10/3 - Chalice Ringers

Resume at 6:45 pm

10/13 - Crop Walk after

church

Chalice Arts Concert The Greater Columbus Concert Band will perform on at NWCC on Sunday, September 22, at 3pm. Founded

in 1987, The Greater Columbus Concert Band is composed of about 50 instrumentalists from various backgrounds

who share a common love for practicing and performing band music. The band repertoire includes music in almost every style

including dixieland, jazz, marches, show tunes, patriotic, holiday, classic works and many more.

Pastor Cindy

A wonderful tradition has emerged for our congregation over the past several years. We call it, “Sing Out the Summer!” Two Sundays ago we shared some of our old favorite hymns and a few of our new ones too! Thanks to everyone who submitted their requests and to our youth who helped lead us in some camp favorites.

A recent news article in the Christian Century lifts up in a humorous fashion a contest to determine the best hymn of all time. Unfortunately, we didn’t sing either of the two finalists as we “sang out the summer.” Guess we’ll have to wait for another time!

Champion Hymn: “Holy, Holy, Holy!” emerged from a March Madness-style tournament as “the greatest hymn of all time.” More than 800 people, mostly from the 1,200-member Hymn Society, voted during the competition, which featured brackets similar to those created for the NCAA basketball tournament. “Holy, Holy, Holy!” trounced “Amazing Grace,” 70 to 30 percent, in the second round (Religious News Service, July 19).

Dr. Don Saliers, retired professor of worship at Emory University, describes the power of singing in a larger and more profound context: “Perhaps singing is humankind’s most vital and most widely shared spiritual act, because it awakens in us a shared solidarity and resonance with the transcendent. God calls us back to life through music. Music is the language of the soul made audible.”

As our choirs resume their ministry with us this fall, may we celebrate that God is calling us back to our life together. You are welcome to join us in song and praise!

Pastor Jeff

September 2019 Newsletter

Can you help restock the Christian Education supplies? Please consider donating from the

following list - donations can be placed inside/outside room 9 or given to Debbie Stephan

(please note that we DO NOT need crayons!!).

- Paper products (plates, small cups, paper towels)

- Washable markers/Dry Erase Markers - Masking tape and transparent tape

- Glue sticks and glue dots

- Construction Paper - Non-perishable snacks (goldfish, pret-

zels, cereal, animal crackers, etc.) - Cash donations are also appreciated for

the purchase of larger items (cabinets

for the classrooms, new storage and toys for the nursery, rugs)

It’s Time to Restock the Christian Ed Supply Room!

Bible Zone classes meet during the 10:30am worship time (the children exit after the

opening prayer). We usually start our time in the Chapel with singing, stories, and

birthday celebrations. Children then split into two different classes for age-specific

activities (age 3 – 1st grade in room 8; grades 2 – 5 in room 6). We need additional Bible Zone teachers this year - if you have interest in helping with this program please contact Debbie Stephan as soon as possible.

Bible Zone Age 3 – 5th Grade

Faith Friends and Kids of the Kingdom will resume on September 15th in

room 8 for those in for all children age 3 – 1st grade, and the “Pit” for those

in grades 2-5. Please join Sheri Lisak and Barbara Wheeler for Faith Friends

and Rev. Cindy and Steve and Linda Rath at 9:15am each week for this fun class!

Faith Friends - Age 3 – 1st Grade

KOK - Grades 2-5

Reminder to all families…

You should have all received an

email with program information

and the Participant Information and

Medical Authorization Form. Please

complete this form for each participant

in any of our Christian Ed programs and

return it to Debbie Stephan or mail it to

the church by September 15th.

If your child is in 6th – 12th grade and

participates in the youth breakfast

provided each Sunday, a donation of

$20 for each participant is requested to

help subsidize this program. This

money can be given to Debbie Stephan

or Scott or Yuka Hendershot.

Thanks for supporting the Christin

Education ministry at NWCC!

September 2019 Newsletter

The Cousins group will be gathering at Houlihan’s after the 10:30 worship service on

September 15. We look forward to a

fellowship meal with this lively group of young

professionals.

Golden Bear Scare

Volunteers are needed for the

NWCC Hot Dog Stand all 3 of

those evenings.

Please sign up on the sheet

in the narthex.

October 16, 17 and 18

from 6 - 9 pm

Located in Smith Nature Park

at 1340 Fishinger Road

Elementary age kids:

6:30 - 7:30 pm

Middle School age:

7:30 - 9:00 pm

(a tad bit Scarier)

A pizza lunch

for college-aged young adults will follow the 10:30am service on

September 29. We will be planning the goal and mission of this group, as

well as creating a catchy name!

Please let Rev. Faith know if you plan on attending, and

please bring a friend!

Visit our newly updated website and locate the

Donate button to get started

www.northwestchristian.org

* Give anytime, anywhere using your computer, tablet or mobile phone.

* Make one-time or recurring donations using your debit/credit card or checking/

savings account. * Schedule recurring contributions so they

arrive even when you can’t attend Services

Help us grow through electronic giving.

Rev. Faith Solon

Pastor of Young Adult

Ministries

The Columbus CROP Hunger Walk will be on Sunday, October 13, 2019 - Registration is at 12:30pm; Send-off at 12:45pm!

There are more surprises in store, so don’t miss either walking or sponsoring a walker or the church team.

This is Church World Service’s 50th anniversary being involved with the CROP Hunger Walk, so expect many surprises!

Registration is open online now at

www.crophungerwalk.org/columbusoh

We encourage you to sign-up online as soon as possible. Please also link yourself to the church team

(and you will find that very easy during the registration process). You can find the church team page at

crophungerwalk.org/columbusoh/nwcc

We will start distributing envelopes for walkers very soon in the narthex so you can get a jump start on finding sponsors!

Last year, NWCC was the #1 ranked team for the Columbus Walk in funds raised for the third consecutive year by raising $5,740!

Also, because of our efforts, the Columbus, OH CROP walk ranked 14th in the nation by raising $50,314.51.

For the 50th year, we walk because they walk. Thank you for your work in making this world a more equitable place!

Walking Together,

Bruce and Linda Anschutz

Giant Eagle - In addition to groceries, you can also purchase department store, movie theatre or restaurant gift cards. Pick out

your gift cards, scan your card when paying and NWCC will benefit from your purchase.

For NWCC to earn 5% on purchases you must first purchase Giant Eagle gift cards from Keith Rose or stop by the church office

during the week.

.Kroger - designate NWCC to benefit from your shopping by en-rolling online using our organization number (TN874).

Amazon - click the Amazon link on the church website and make your purchase.

NWCC earns 5% on every purchase.

3 easy ways NWCC

earns 5% on

NWCC

Habitat partner families are taking their first steps

toward becoming self-sufficient because of

your generous donation of $453.25. Per your request , your gift will be

designated for the Northwest Adopt-a-House. Thank You!

Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be

given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together

and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will

be measured to you.

Jesus has just described how we are to treat others. We are to forgive and give generously.

He illustrates the point with the everyday example of measuring out grain for purchase. The seller would take a measuring container and pour the grain in it. After getting it about three-quarters full, he would shake it to level

out the grain so more could be put in. The goal was to get as much in the measure as possible. In the same way God promises to give grace

abundantly to those who are gracious.

We are beginning our church program year, and we will have the opportunity to give of our time, effort, money, and spirit in service to God as part of the ministry of our church. Let us be in prayer

about what God wants us to do.

On September 8th, Kickoff Sunday, you will have the opportunity to volunteer for several of our Outreach programs – Building the Habitat for Humanity house, working at or donating to the NNEMAP food pantry, providing and/or

delivering food to the Y center meals, signing up or sponsoring a participant for the Crop Walk, or

volunteering at or learning about our new relationship with Riverview International Center.

On September 29th, Bruce Barkhauer with Gener-osity Plus will share some financial stewardship

ideas with us as we look forward to our Covenant process in October.

Thanks to phenomenal support of the

NWCC family, our “Flip” did not

“Flop!” More than 64 people

volunteered and more than 355 hours

of volunteering were logged. We

appreciate the many donations,

including the baked goods and car

washing that netted the church OVER

$6,600 in profit. This will support

the many ministries that NWCC

undergirds. We take pride in this

work that allows customers to find

low-cost items while you practiced

stewardship of the earth. Just think of

the items you kept out of the landfill!

The fellowship created in this project

was a delight to witness. Thank you!

Connie Long and Keith Rose

Between the months of May - July

41 Households earned $226.99 in

donations for the church. Thank You!

September 14, 2019

Disciple

8:00 am in Fellowship Hall

All are invited to attend!

All women are invited to join us on Monday, September 23rd at 7:00pm for an enlightening

program entitled “Let God Out of the Box: Put Faith into Action” with guest speaker, Rev. Mary Jo Bray. Many people know Mary Jo from her work in Camp

Christian programs and her participation in Faith Solon’s ordination.

Come early and join in the potluck dinner starting at 6:00pm with table service and drinks provided –

please bring a dish to share with the group. Contact Carolyn Abels, Mary Smithson, or Debbie

Stephan with any questions. Invite a friend and share the friendliness of NWCC with others!

We are purchasing a block of tickets for the

“Aspire Women’s Event” on Sunday evening,

October 13th, at Central College

Presbyterian Church in Westerville, Ohio. This is a one-night, 3-hour event

just for women full of laughter, learning, stories

and music. It’s like a weekend retreat packed

into one evening. Group tickets are $20

if purchased in advance. Visit

aspirewomensevents.com to see complete details and email the church office (office@northwestchristian.org) or

Debbie Stephan (deb@northwestchristian.org) to reserve a spot.

Disciple

Let God Out of the Box: Put Faith into

Action with guest speaker, Rev. Mary Jo Bray Disciple Women’s Ministries

September 23rd

You are invited to attend the Aspire Women’s Event - Sunday, October 13

th at 5:00pm

We express our

sympathy to the

Callahan family

on the passing of Tom Callahan

on August 12, 2019. Tom’s life

was celebrated at NWCC

on August 9, 2019

Congratulations to

Emily Rhodes and

Clayton Petry on the

birth of Tessa Petry on

Tuesday, August 27th. Proud

grandparents are Bev and

Lanny Rhodes.

Congratulations to Jennifer and Tate

Daniels on the birth of Blake

Thomas Daniels on Wednesday,

August 28th. Proud grandpa is

Corwin Kuhn

If you would like to send

Will Moore a letter while he

is stationed in Illinois in the

Navy, his mailing address is:

SR Moore, William

Ship 04, USS ARLEGH Burke,

Division 741

3600 Ohio Street

Great Lakes, Illinois 60088-7103

9/12 Weldon and Carolyn Abels

9/12 Jerry and Betty Beal

9/13 Bill and Eleanor Holroyd

9/14 Connie and Roger Long

9/16 Amy and Dennis Kline

9/19 Kelsey and Alfredo Velazquez

9/28 Kim and Herb Badgeley

9/2 Carla Nuenke

9/2 Betty Poling

9/7 Ann Femia

9/7 Linda Rath

9/7 Bill Taylor

9/8 Brian Bidish

9/8 Michele Eastlake

9/10 Wayne Brown

9/10 Maggie Milligan

9/11 Ginger Bidish

9/11 Kaleb Sherrod

9/11 Sylvia Weed

9/19 Grace Smith

9/21 Ben Taylor

9/21 Josephine Wheeler

9/23 Carolyn Abels

9/23 Debbie Amey

9/23 David Stephan

9/24 Joseph Roe

9/25 Phillip Richcreek

9/27 Maya Hammond

9/29 Margi Evans

9/29 Bev Rhodes

9/29 Fred Stephens

We apologize if we’ve missed your birthday or anniversary. Please contact the office so we can update our church records

Thank you!!

September Needs Focus:

Dog and Cat Food, Toilet Paper, Cereal, Drinks like Water

Northwest Christian Church — 1340 Fishinger Road, Columbus, OH 43221 Worship Hours: 8:00am and 10:30am / Summer Worship Hours (Memorial Weekend-September) 10:30am

Sunday School—Adult and Youth 9:15am (9:00am Summer) / Children’s Bible Zone (during Worship) Office Hours: 9:00am-2:30pm Monday-Friday / Phone: 614-457-6290

Website: www.northwestchristian.org

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

9:15am Adult Sunday School

10:30am Worship

2

3

10am Staff Meeting

7pm Administrative Council Meeting

4

10am Lectionary

Study

5

7:30pm Chalice Choir

resumes

6

7:30pm Highpoint

Bible Study

7

8 Kickoff Sunday

8am Chapel Worship

9:15am Pancake Breakfast

10:30am Worship

11:45am Hot Dog Lunch

9

10

10am Staff Meeting

11

10am Lectionary

Study

12

7:30pm Chalice Choir

13

9am -2pm event in

Fellowship Hall

7:30pm Highpoint

Bible Study

14

15

8am Chapel Worship

8:30am Youth Choir Rehearsal

9:15am FF, KOK,Sunday School

10:30am Worship

11:45am Passionate Worship Meeting

11:45am Chi Rho & CYF youth /

parent pizza lunch

11:45am Cousins’ lunch

16

7pm Elders Meeting

17

10am Staff Meeting

18

10am Lectionary

Study

12pm District 9 Clergy Meeting

19

7:30pm Chalice Choir

20

7:30pm Highpoint

Bible Study

21

22

8am Chapel Worship

8:30am Youth Choir Rehearsal

9:15am FF, KOK,Sunday School

10:30am Worship

11:45am Radical Hospitality Meet

3pm Chalice Arts Concert

23

11am Staff Meeting

6pm Women’s Ministries Potluck 7pm Women’s Ministries Program

24

10am Staff Meeting

25

10am Lectionary

Study

26

7:30pm Chalice Choir

27

7:30pm Highpoint

Bible Study

28

29 8am Chapel Worship

8:30am Youth Choir Rehearsal

9:15am FF, KOK,Sunday School

10:30am Worship

11:45am College youth pizza lunch

4pm

30

NWCC Calendar of Events

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