Forest Hill Church: diverse, inclusive, welcoming

3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Hts OH 44118

216-321-2660 Fax: 216-320-1214

Email: office@fhcpresb.org Website: www.fhcpresb.org

Rev. Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr., Pastor

Rev. Lois Annich, Interim Assoc. Pastor

Anne Wilson, Director of Music

Kate Burleigh, Dir. of Children’s Ministries

Shannon Headen, Dir. of Youth Ministries

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Service of Worship

January 21, 2018 at 11:00 am Welcome! Thank you for joining us today for worship.

Please join us in wearing a name tag so that we might greet you.

Our ushers have hearing devices, large print editions of the bulletin,

activity bags for children staying in worship, and directions to our

nursery for babies and young children.

Centering Words The light God shines forth in Jesus Christ changes everything. The world as we know

it is passing away and becoming something gloriously new. In Jesus Christ, God’s

kingdom is coming…and is already here. This is good news indeed.

Welcome

Choral Introit Galatians Speech Chant

Descant Choir

Greeting Our God with Joy

Call to Worship Seth Ungemach

Leader: Jesus says, “Now is the time!”

People: Startle us, God, from our busyness and routines. Show us how

very close your Kingdom is.

Leader: Jesus says, “God’s kingdom is at hand.”

People: Deliver us, God, from faith in our own strength. Free us from

traps of violence, dishonesty, and greed.

Leader: Jesus says, “Receive the good news from God!”

People: Embolden us, God, to trust you anew and draw our strength

from your mercy and compassion.

Leader: Let us worship God!

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* Processional Hymn No. 611 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”

*please stand if able

Renewing Our Relationship with God

Prayer of Confession Shannon Headen

God, we know that you alone are unshakable. You alone are our

stronghold and our refuge. Yet, we fail to love and glorify you. We

live as if we can save ourselves, as if we can be our own stronghold

and fortress against the storm. And so, we confess our failings to

you and to one another, trusting in your forgiveness and your grace.

Amen.

Time of Silent Confession

Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy) Craig Phillips

Affirming the Good News in Our Lives

Assurance of Pardon

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* Gloria Taizé

Anthem Brian Howard

“If I Were a Butterfly”

Descant Choir; Capri Gerteis, soloist

Opening Our Hearts to God’s Word

Scripture Lessons

Jonah 3: 1-5, 10

The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying, ‘Get up, go to

Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.’So

Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD.

Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk

across.Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried

out, ‘Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’ And the people

of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and

small, put on sackcloth.

All sing first time. Second time: low voices, begin;

high voices enter two measures later; children and

youth enter two measures after that.

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When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God

changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring

upon them; and he did not do it.

Psalm 62: 5-12, read responsively

Leader: 5For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.

People: 6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be

shaken.

Leader: 7On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my

refuge is in God.

People: 8Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before

him; God is a refuge for us.

Leader: 9Those of low estate are but a breath, those of high estate are a

delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter

than a breath.

People: 10Put no confidence in extortion, and set no vain hopes on

robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

Leader: 11Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power

belongs to God,

People: 12and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all

according to their work.

Mark 1: 14-20

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the

good news of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of

God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’

As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother

Andrew casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. And Jesus

said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fish for people.’ And

immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went a little

farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in

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their boat mending the nets. Immediately he called them; and they left

their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.

Leader: Hear what the Holy Spirit is telling God’s people.

People: Thanks be to God.

* Hymn No. 451 “Open My Eyes, That I May See”

Children in Pathways may leave during the hymn

Prayer requests to be read during the Prayers of the People

may be passed to the ushers during this hymn

Sermon Rev. Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr.

“Moving Providence”

Prayers of the People Rev. Lois Annich

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.

Ritual of Friendship

Offering

Offertory Joe Utterback

“Peace Will Come One Day”

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* Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,

Praise God all creatures here below,

Praise God above ye heavenly host, Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.

* Prayer of Dedication

Going Forth to Live as God’s People

* Closing Hymn No. 753 “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace”

* Commission and Blessing

*Choral

Benediction

* Passing of the Peace

Postlude J. S. Bach

“Fugue in E-flat Major”

The service is adapted from Amy B. Hunter’s liturgy in

The Abingdon Worship Annual 2018

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Welcome Visitors! We look forward to greeting you and answering any questions you may

have. Welcome bags are available in the foyers and the narthex. Take one

home with you! Be sure to visit our website, www.fhcpresb.org, for a list

of upcoming events, education programs for all ages, and past sermon

texts and audio.

Notes & Announcements

Chancel Flowers Today’s flowers are given by Grace Uhle in loving

memory of Tom Uhle, and by Joe and Betsy Andrews in loving memory of

Joe’s parents, Mary and Clifford Andrews, Betsy’s parents, Agnes and

Leonard Cooper, and Martin Bradley Andrews.

Prayers are requested this week for: Joe and Betsy Andrews, Max

Harmon, David Hunter, Florence Klein, Wafa Kuri, Jimmy Strong, and Bob

and Linda Uhle.

Please remember these homebound members in your prayers: Marge

Drollinger, Iris and Al Gilbert, Ron Klein, Emelia McGuire, Joyce Peters,

Margie Stauffer, Elaine Tapié, Lorian Thomas, and Beryl and Henrietta

Williams.

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Please pray for these members of the Forest Hill family:

Anne Wilson and her family; Anne’s mother JoAn Ferguson died Jan. 13.

Todd Webster and his family; Todd’s mother Claudia Rome died Jan. 15.

Julie Minder and her family; Julie’s mother Laura Wells died January 15.

Care Group: The Mt. Sinai Care Group is responsible for assisting the

clergy in meeting members’ needs during January. Please call the church

office to report an illness, hospitalization, family emergency, birth or

death. Information will then be passed on to the Care Group leaders.

Thank you to head usher Roger Heineman and today’s ushers. Please

contact the church office if you are interested in joining an usher team.

Coming Up

TODAY

The February TOWER is posted on the website (www.fhcpresb.org) You

will find a link to it on the home page. Printed copies are ready for you to

pick up in the foyer. Be sure to read about the Black History Month

programs and the Lenten programs.

The Deacons encourage you to stop by the Greeting Card Table in

Fellowship Hall before or after worship to sign a card for one or more of

our homebound members. We will address and mail the card for you.

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Attention Parents: Please join us for a Family, Children and Youth

Ministries informational meeting, TODAY from 12:30 - 1:30 pm. 2018 will

see changes in the staffing of our Family, Children and Youth

Ministries. Shannon, Kate and John call all parents and others who are

interested in knowing more. Child care will be extended and a light lunch

will be served.

THIS WEEK

Bible Study: The lessons for this week are: Deuteronomy 18: 15-20,

Psalm 111, 1 Corinthians 8: 1-13, and Mark 1: 21-28.

Bible and Bagels discusses next Sunday’s text(s) on Wednesday

mornings from 7:30 to 8:30. All are welcome!

The Ministry of Justice and Mission invites you to the theater: How do

we tackle poverty in America? In our community? Over the course of 90

minutes, audiences listen, explore, and ultimately decide how to spend

$1,000 cash from that evening’s box office sales. An experiment in

dialogue, collective decision-making, shared responsibility and the

potential for art to transform our world, How to End Poverty in 90

Minutes (with 119 people you may or may not know) is spectacularly

eclectic in form, often delightful and occasionally uncomfortable.

You are invited to join the Justice & Mission ministry for this play

on Saturday, January 27 at 7:30 pm at Cleveland Public Theater in Gordon

Square. Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased

at http://www.cptonline.org. Purchase tickets soon as they may sell out!

For those interested, we will meet at FHC at 5:00 pm to carpool and go out

for dinner before the show. RSVP by emailing jm@fhcpresb.org .

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NEXT SUNDAY

Adult Education, 9:30 in South Hall

Our study centers on the wisdom text of Ecclesiastes, with added attention

to other wisdom sources. It’s a change of pace, and will call on our mature

and candid examination of this unusual book. This may very well be the

most interesting and challenging book we have studied. Please join us in

South Hall at 9:30 every Sunday.

Attention members: Please plan to attend the Annual Meeting of the

Congregation on Sunday, January 28 immediately after worship. All are

welcome; active members may vote. Lunch will be served and childcare

will be provided.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Group (60s-70s): You are invited to join The Group for their Super

Bowl Party on February 4 at the home of Hal and Pat Musick. See the

February TOWER for details.

Youth News Every Sunday: Logos (Mid High) meets from 9:30 – 10:30 am in the Ruah

Room.

Today: House Church at Adam Stauffer’s, 4 pm.

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Staff Emails Rev. Lois Annich Interim Assoc. Pastor pastorannich@fhcpresb.org

Becky Austin Finance beckya@fhcpresb.org

Lynda Bernays Administration office@fhcpresb.org

Kate Burleigh Children kateb@fhcpresb.org

Ann Donkin Building mgr. adonkin@fhcpresb.org

Stavros Gazis Custodial office@fhcpresb.org

Shannon Headen Youth shannon@fhcpresb.org

Rev. Dr. John Lentz Jr. Pastor pastorlentz@fhcpresb.org

Peg Weissbrod Outreach pegw@fhcpresb.org

Anne Wilson Music annew@fhcpresb.org

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Calendar: January 21-28, 2018 Sunday, January 21

9:00 am Child care begins

9:00 am LRP financial team mtg

9:30 am Adult Education

Youth Education: Logos (Mid Hi)

Descant Choir

10:15 am Descant Choir activity

10:30 am Continental Breakfast

Chancel Choir

11:00 am WORSHIP

11:15 am Pathways to the Promise Land

12:15 pm Coffee and Conversation

Blood Pressure check

12:30 pm Parent Meeting

4:00 pm Youth: House Church

5:00 pm Faith Leader

Monday, January 22

6:00 pm Progress not Perfection (AA)

7:00 pm Al Anon

7:30 pm Borton Group (AA)

Tuesday, January 23

1:00 pm Abundance Pantry

5:00 pm Fitness Fusion exercise class

6:00 pm Lotus Frog Yoga

7:15 pm Black History team meeting

Wednesday, January 24

7:30 am Bible and Bagels

12:30 pm Wed. Women’s AA

7:00 pm Session meeting

GCC Housing meeting

Thursday, January 25

12:00 pm Abundance Pantry Lunch

5:00 pm Fitness Fusion exercise class

6:20 pm Voices in Bronze

7:30 pm Chancel Choir

Friday, January 26

10:00 am Al Anon

Saturday, January 27

9:00 am CEIRS class

Stewardship retreat

10:00 am Lotus Frog Yoga

5:00 pm Dinner and a Play

(Ministry of Justice & Mission)

Sunday, January 28

9:00 am Child care begins

9:30 am Adult Education

Youth Education: Logos (Mid Hi)

Descant Choir

10:15 am Descant Choir activity

10:30 am Continental Breakfast

Chancel Choir

11:00 am WORSHIP

Pathways to the Promise Land

12:15 pm Annual Meeting of the

Congregation (lunch served)

Sine Nomine Choir

4:00 pm Reconnecting with Creation class

5:00 pm Faith Leader

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About January and February

Those of you who have been around Forest Hill Church for a while know

that the beginning of the year is packed with exciting events – some open

to all and some by invitation only. Here is a schedule that (I hope) will

help inform you about what to pay attention to and what to ignore.

Date, time, location What For whom

Jan 24, 7-9 pm

South Hall

Session

meeting

New elders are invited to attend.

Current and outgoing elders are

expected.

Jan 28, 12:15 – 2 pm,

Fellowship Hall

Annual

Meeting of the

Congregation

All are welcome to attend but only

active members may vote. New

elders and leaders will be elected. All

elders and leaders are expected.

Lunch will be served and child care

will be provided

Sundays in February Black History

Month

programs

Watch for information in the TOWER

about a restaurant outing, a speaker,

a concert, a soul food lunch and a

book discussion on Sister Citizen

Feb 4, 11 am during worship Ordination and

Installation of

New Officers

New Elders and Deacons will be

ordained and installed

Feb 7, 7 pm

(one week early because Ash

Weds is Feb 14)

All Ministries

meet

All 2018 Elders and leaders

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Date, time, location What For whom

Feb 14, 7:30 pm, Sanctuary

(dinner at 6:30)

Ash

Wednesday

worship

Everyone

Feb 17, 8 am – 5 pm

River’s Edge Conference

Center

Session retreat All 2018 Elders (information will be

sent later)

Feb 28, 7 pm,

South Hall

Session

meeting

All 2018 Elders

Please watch the weekly email news, the bulletin and the TOWER for additional

events and more information.

Thank you to everyone who attended last Saturday’s Heights

Barbershopper concert. Those of us who were in the office on Monday

had the pleasure of listening to them practice, so we know you had the

pleasure and privilege of hearing a great concert. Today they are

finishing their competition in California and will head back to Cleveland.

Cover image: “On the Road,” photo by Jake Blucker on Unsplash.jpg

Lotus Frog Yoga is offering the following classes in the chapel:

Tuesday at 6 pm: Beginners’ Yoga

Saturday at 10 am: Hatha Yoga

Please contact Margaret Gwinner,

margaret@lotusfrogyoga.com, for details

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Order form for Sister Citizen

The Black History Education Committee has selected Sister Citizen by

Melissa Harris-Perry as an all-church read for the 2018 celebration of

Black History Month. The book is available from many sources in print

and digital format. The committee will purchase the book for you if you

like.

The cost is $14.50, tax free, prepaid.

If you wish the committee to obtain the book for you:

Please PRINT your name below and include your payment; make checks

out to Forest Hill Church and write “book purchase” on the memo line.

Place in envelope marked clearly as book purchase and place in collection

plate. You may also give it to Peter Williams, Ann Williams or Dorothy

Herd.

Name__________________________________________________

Number ordered___________

Payment included is: Check Cash