Inside this issue:

Outdoor Worship 2

Busy September 3

FAITH PLACE 4

Upcoming Events

@ HRPC

4

Community Events 5

Nutrition Coaching 6

Birthdays! 7

HUNTING RIDGE PRESBYTERTIAN CHURCH

www.huntingridgechurch.org

THE FORERUNNER Newsletter Date

SEPTEMBER

2015 Welcome Berea!

Living out the great ends of the Church: proclaiming the gospel for the salva-

tion of humankind; sheltering, nurturing and providing spiritual fellowship;

maintaining divine worship; preserving the truth; promoting social righteous-

ness; exhibiting the Kingdom of Heaven to the World;

Believing that good stewardship of the buildings entrusted to us includes

making them available for emerging communities of faith to worship God;

Keeping the biblical mandate to love our neighbor;

Seeking to further expand the multicultural mission which Hunting Ridge

Presbyterian Church established over 16 years ago;

Hunting Ridge Presbyterian Church and the Berea Centro de Oracion y Estudio

Biblico, La Iglesia de Dios, Inc. commit to shared ministry:

These are the words at the beginning of our shared ministry agreement with Berea Centro de

Oracion y Estudio Biblico, La Iglesia de Dios. What a gift it is to a small, developing, immigrant

congregation to have a stable place to worship! What good stewardship of your well built, acces-

sible, beautiful sanctuary! Pastor Loida Pagán (Pah-gahn) and her congregation are so, so excited

to be able to worship in our sanctuary on Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 7-10 pm. They

are a part of La Iglesia de Dios (The Church of God), which is based in Puerto Rico. Worship will

be in Spanish, but they are on fire to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with speakers of any lan-

guage. So if you drive by and see the lights on, stop in and say hello. They will be entering

through the doors by the elevator. We look forward to opportunities to share in worship, fel-

lowship and service together. Hunting Ridge, you continue to open your doors to the commu-

nity. I am grateful, the community sees the love of Christ in you, and surely God is pleased!

- Pastor Deborah

Taught by Pastor Deborah, this study will dig into the book of Hebrews

on Sunday mornings at 10 am (church library) AND Tuesday evenings at

7 pm (Pastor’s office). Introductory class will be on Sept. 13/15. Start

reading now and plan to join us for discussion as we look for the mes-

sage for us in this often ignored book (except, of course, the classic defi-

nition of faith in 11:1 “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the

conviction of things not seen.”) Open to youth and adults.

Bible Study: The Book of Hebrews.

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2015 HRPC Outdoor Worship

More than 85 people joined us for worship outdoors

on a beautiful summer day on August 9. We gath-

ered under the trees near the office entrance and

kept needing to add more chairs! What a gift to

watch the dramatic talents of several church mem-

bers—thank you to playwright Queenline Mbenga

and to actors Eva Hendrix Shovliin, Amy Oh, Chris

Myles, Joan Higbee, Queenline Mbenga, Emmanuel

Addo and Craig Sparks! A typical HRPC picnic

spread of food provided more than we could

eat! We shared food with several passers by who

were setting up house after recently leaving the Help-

ing Up Mission. We gave them something to put in

their empty refrigerator.

Let’s make this a summer tradition!

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September is busy for HRPC!

On September 17 James Parks will be installed as the moderator of Baltimore Presbytery! Join

other HRPC members to support James AND to hear the moderator of the PC(USA), RE Heath

Rada, preach during the 10 am worship service. If you want to stay for lunch, be sure to reserve

lunch on line at the Presbytery website ($10) or pack your own. Mr. Rada will also speak after

lunch (12:45-1:45 pm). Meeting is at Central Presbyterian Church on York Road in Tow-

son. Let’s fill up a pew with HRPC folks! Carpool if you can.

On September 13 our worship service will be the location for a neighboring church’s Pastor

Nominating Committee to hear a sermon from a candidate they are considering for their pas-

tor. It is a service we can provide for a sister church!

ALSO: come to see and hear a report from Eva Hendrix-Shovlin on her learning experiences in

Peru earlier this year.

James Parks To Be Installed as Presbytery Moderator

FIELD TRIP! Families are invited to bring children (and families without children are welcome

as well) on Saturday, September 19 from 11 am-2 pm for a trip to the NEGRO BASEBALL

LEAGUE MUSEUM housed in the Owings Mills Branch of the Baltimore County Library. The

trip is free! Let’s plan to carpool. The city is providing a school bus to transport children

and adults from the Harlem Ave. neighborhood (where we had Bible Camp this sum-

mer). We can all meet at the library.

Trip to Negro Baseball League Museum

If you plan to join us for our all church brunch at Tabba Tabba on Sept. 6, please

call the church office by Sept. 1 so that we can give a head count. So far—29 peo-

ple have signed up!. Menu: fried chicken, quiche, mimosas, juice, coffee, pancakes/

waffles. $10.00 due BEFORE we go. (Plan to bring a tip as well!)

Guest Preacher on September 13

HRPC Brunch at Tabba Tabba

FAITH PLACE Starts September 13

Note: On the 1st Sunday of

each month, only the pre-

Kindergarten children have

class; the Kindergarten and

older children remain in the

sanctuary to participate in the

communion service.

PARENTS: We appreciate

your efforts to bring the chil-

dren every Sunday so that

they do not miss important

components of the learning and

fellowship experience that occurs

each week. They also participate

in learning scripture and music

that they share in the morning

worship service from time to

time.

CONGREGATION: We still

need help with teachers and help-

ers (who do not teach but stay in

the classes with the children and

assist the teachers as needed).

Please call, text, or e-mail

(number below) to volunteer.

Thanks again for being part of this

wonderful program for our chil-

dren!

Coordinator:

Joan Higbee

joan.higbee@verizon.net;

443-745-8979 (cell)

We are looking forward to the

new church school year which

will start on September 13th and

we’re excited about our new

curriculum, Growing in Grace

and Gratitude! Our three

classes will all learn the same

Scripture lesson each week,

taught at their grade level.

Our schedule is as follows:

Children ages 3 through 5th

grade go to the 11:00 worship

service in the sanctuary. After

the “Time for Young Disciples”

with Pastor Deborah, they go to

their classes in the educational

building. We have pre-

Kindergarten for those who

have not yet attended Kinder-

garten. And we have a K-2nd

grade and a 3rd through 5th grade

class.

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September 6 -

Centsability Offering

Celebration of the

Lord’s Supper

Brunch at Tabba Tabba

September 10 -

Choir rehearsal

resumes

September 13 -

Guest Preacher

Stories from Peru

Faith Place Starts

Congregational meeting

to elect nominating

committee

Ministry Team Meetings

(with lunch)

September 15 -

Evening Bible Study

starts

September 27 -

Session/Deacon joint

meeting

Multicultural Book Club

October 3 -

HRPC Work Day

Upcoming

Events @ HRPC

Start children off

on the way they

should go, and even

when they are old

they will not turn

from it. -- Proverbs

22:6

Welcome to new members Queenline, Lovette and

Kelly Mbenga, daughters of Beatrice Tangie and

Malachi Mbenga! They arrived in Baltimore from

Cameroon in the spring to join their parents here,

to begin studying at CCBC and to join HRPC! We

have already been enriched by their musical and

dramatic gifts. Take a moment to introduce your-

self to our newest members and help them get to

know YOU too!

Welcome New Members!

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Community Events to Note

FREE Viewing

of NOAH at

the Institue of

Christian &

Jewish Studies:

Please join us for

the first installment of the Religion & Film series at the ICJS. ICJS will

be showing Darren Aronofsky’s biblically inspired film Noah (2014,

138 minutes, PG-13) at the first installment of our Religion &

Film series. Following the film, ICJS scholars will host a short discus-

sion. Please join us for one of the following two show times. Thurs-

day, September 10, at 7:00 p.m. or Friday, September 11, at 9:30 a.m.

Please let us know you are coming by calling 410.494.7161 or

emailing your RSVP to info@icjs.org. This event is free and open to

the public. It will be held in the ICJS Study Center (956 Dulaney Val-

ley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204).

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Please pray for our sister

congregation!

Would you like to host Dalia

in your home for a meal or

to stay for a couple of

nights? Please contact Vivian

Smith or Pastor Deborah.

1. Rev. Dalia Valdes Rodriguez,

Sagua la Grande Presbyterian

Church in Sagua la Grande,

Cuba, has a visa interview in

Havana on September 4.

2. Sahily (the choir director at

Sagua la Grande) and her three

children (youngest is 4) in their

grief over the sudden death of

her husband.

This six session Nutrition for

Health class will cover the basics

of healthy nutrition for optimal

health. Come learn about the

fundamentals of nutrition, even if

you think you are eating a

healthy diet right now. New

findings in the science of nutri-

tion have made a greater impact

on overall health.

Learn about biochemical indi-

viduality – that there’s no one

right diet that works for every-

one all of the time. Discover the

untruths of conventional “health

foods.” Examine the dieting

myths; nutrition facts labels; the

U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA) dietary recommenda-

tions.

Classes will be held in the

HRPC Fellowship Hall on Mon-

day evenings starting in Octo-

ber.

Contact Angela for more

information:

909.31.COACH

healthandnutritioncoaching.com

Learn to create a healthy diet for

your whole family using nutrition-

ally sound principles which will

increase your optimal health.

Learn how nutrition can help

prevent heart disease, prevent

and even reverse diabetes, re-

duce the possibility of cancer,

heal the gut and turn around the

global obesity epidemic.

Did you know that the average

American eats four times the

amount of refined grains than are

recommended by the USDA?

About 14% of food budgets are

spent on sugar and candy. An-

other 8% is spent on frozen

meals. And less than 5% is spent

on fresh fruit and vegetables

which makes us a poorly nour-

ished nation.

Health & Nutrition Coaching with Angela Atkins

Prayer Requests from Cuba

Sept. 6 What’s in your backpack? Belief Rev. 2 and 3

Sept. 13: Candidate sermon (for a sister congregation)

Sept. 20 Gen. 18:1-15; 21:1-7 A surprise birth: Isaac

Sept. 27 Gen. 32:22-30 Struggling with God: Jacob

Spiritual Mentor Program

HRPC Spiritual mentor program begins this month. Between 9-11 middle and high school youth will

work with a spiritual mentor (an adult member of Hunting Ridge)… getting to know one another

across the generations….studying and discussion the letter to the Philippians….sharing joys and

struggles of following Christ. What a gift this is to our young people! (And, I believe the adult men-

tors will find it a gift as well.) Please keep the Spiritual mentors/youth in your prayers as they begin

new connections in our church family.

Upcoming Sermon Topics

Open every

Saturday, 8 - noon

through

September!!! Fresh fruits, veggies, herbs,

eggs, chicken, baked goods,

ethnic foods and more!

Westside Skills Center

Parking Lot.

Look for a completed kitchen

in the near future…. One you

will be proud to use and to

share with our community! It

will be a certified commercial

kitchen…. Many, many thanks

to all who have worked so

hard to make this a reality, and

to each of you who has con-

tributed to this project! If you

have not made a commitment,

it is not too late. As usual with

a big project, total expenses

will run over the original

$39,500. Some memorial

funds are being used to meet

expenses.

Your support for YOUR

kitchen is crucial.

As of August 24:

33 pledges received

$22,444 pledged

$18,689 received

Thank you!!!

Kitchen Update

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Session Highlights

1: Kay Bayly

Hunter Boggs

Chris Myles

3: Craig Sparks

6: Sukie Cushman

7: Jordin Parker

8: Rodney Womack, Jr.

13: Katie Weimer

15: Paul Wareheim

18: Sally Altman

21. Emily Boggs

Christina Monroe

24: Laurice Parks

28: Santos Snyder

New members Queenline Bihisi, Lovette Mbenga, and Kelly Mbenga were examined and

welcomed by the Session at the August stated meeting.

The Continuing Education topic for August was “Becoming Transformational Leaders.”

RE Johnnie Summers reported on her experiences at the “Big Tent” gathering.

The Session approved a Shared Ministry Covenant with the Berea Center.

HRPC’s commitment with the Baltimore Falam Baptist Church was reconfirmed.

Closer to completion everyday!

In Granite Falls, Minnesota I got to spend three days as a

counselor for the younger children of the Upper Sioux

Community. I experienced pre-schoolers to second graders

enjoy learning about science, robotics, and reading. After

the camp, the local Presbyterian minister, Pastor Fern,

taught us about Native American history and it was a real

eye opener. Knowing the history makes me want to go back

to the camp even more next year. Also so I can see all of

the people I met and the younger kids I connected with.

(

Maggie and her whole family served this unique camp together)

September

Birthdays

Summer Serving with Maggie Hernan

St. B’s Annual Flea

Market will be held

on Saturday,

September 12 from

9 am - 1pm Proceeds from the flea

market benefit local

Baltimore charities.

Music Survey

Please click here to take a

brief survey or find the link on

the right hand side of the

HRPC website homepage.

HRPC Music Survey

Hunting Ridge Presbyterian Church

4640 Edmonson Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21229

www.huntingridgechurch.org

Sundays 8:00 am Out of the Box Deliverance Center Worship Fellowship Hall

9:00 am English Class Conference Room

10:00 am Adult Bible Study Library

11:00 am Worship Service Sanctuary

1:00 pm Baltimore Falam Baptist Church Sanctuary

4:00 pm Free Community Yoga Fellowship Hall

Tuesdays 7:00pm Adult Bible Study Pastor’s Office

Wednesdays 7-10pm Berea Church Sanctuary

Thursdays 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal Choir Room

8:00 pm Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Fellowship Hall

Fridays 8-10 am “Out of Office” Hours Tabba Tabba

Saturdays 7-10pm Berea Church Sanctuary

HRPC Weekly Calendar

We have room for you! Hunt-

ing Ridge continues to hunt for

God at work in our lives, in

our neighborhood and in our

world. Join us on the God

hunt as we explore what it

means to be a Christ-follower

in all arenas of life.