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The Trumpet May 2016 Volume 33 Issue 5Firelands Presbyterian Church

2626 East Harbor RoadPort Clinton, Ohio 43452

419-734-6211

Fax 419-734-5411

www.firelandschurch.org

Rev. Mark Cooper, Pastor

Dave Moore, Clerk of Session

Susan Larcey and Kay McIntosh, Musicians

Darrell Brand, Treasurer

Rachel Johnson,Preschool Director

Janine Dress,Administrative Assistant

Mark Owen, Custodian

Table of ContentsEvents & Notes ............................... 2 & 3

Pastor’s Page ........................................ 4

Preschool News, & Lectionary Texts ......... 5

Stated Session Highlights ................. 6 & 7

Monthly Prayer List ................................ 7

Birthdays, Calendar ............................... 8

Ministry Schedule .................................. 9

Musical Arts 2015-2016 Season ............ 10

Musical ArtSeries

Jinjoo Cho,Violin andHyunSoo

Kim, PianoMay 6, 7:30

PMNext stop, Carnegie Hall! This concert is sponsored byBassett’s Ma rket and Miller Ferries to Put-in-Bay.

Following the concert, there will be a reception for theaudience to meet the artists. Tickets are available at thedoor for $15 ($12 for Firelands members); students areadmitted free of charge.

Summer Worship BeginsSunday May 29

On May 29 our worship time will be at 9:30 AM. This timewill be every Sunday through Labor Day Weekend.

Linus QuiltBlessingSundayMay 15,

Pastor Mark will beblessing the Linus quiltsduring Worship. TheFirelands Project Linusmission was formed in

2004. As of 2015 the missiondonated 1,325 quilts including the145 made in 2015 to the Akron’sChildren’s Hospital. On PentecostSunday, May 15, last year’s quiltswill be blessed then taken to thehospital in late May. Thanks to thegenerosity of Firelands congregationand the countless volunteer hours ofthe quilters, the mission will continueto give comfort to children in need.

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BABY BOTTLECAMPAIGNHeartbeat of Ottawa County isagain sponsoring the BabyBottle Campaign which runs

fro m Mother’s Day (May 8 th ) through Father’s Day (June19th). A supply of baby bottles will be available on theOpportunity Table for you to take home and fill withchange or bills. The bottles are to be returned to thechurch by Father’s Day.

Heartbeat of Ottawa County offers compassionatesupport and active guidance to those experiencingfamily challenges and/or unplanned pregnancy.” Thefunds collected remain in our area helping youngwomen, men and their children.

A VERY SPECIAL VESPERSOn June 5 th , at 5:00 in the Pavilion, we will help ourPastor Emeritus, Rev. Bob Butcher celebrate the 50 th Anniversary of his Ordination as a Presbyterian Minister.It will be a relaxed party featuring our famous Firelandsband and a bountiful pot luck supper.

Bob was our beloved pastor from 1983 – 2007, andmuch of our history as a church came under hisleadership. We were blessed to be his congregation in somany ways. We want to be a part of this special event

with him. Please come! We hope to have a big crowd ofwell-wishers.

Details:

Sunday, June 5 th , at the Pavilion (rain or shine, hot orchilly) We are optimistic!

5:00 – 6:30p.m. – food and fun followed by Vespers from6:30-7:00p.m.

Food: The committee will provide sandwiches,beverages and a cake.

Please bring a side dish, snacks or another dessert. Asign-up sheet is on the opportunity table.

Remember: June 5 th at 5:00. It’s a party!

From Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanityof Ottawa County(HFHOC) is seeking

help with twosignificant needs thatthey are encountering.First, they are seeking families who want to partner withHFHOC in building their own home. If you know ofanyone who may be interested, please put them intouch with Habitat for Humanity at 410-734-7074.Secondly, there are openings on the HFHOC Board. Ifyou share a belief in the work of Habitat and a Christianfaith with a heart for mission and communityinvolvement, you could be a good fit. Please considerthese people-related, community oriented appeals. If

you can help with either of these present needs, pleasecontact the HFHOC office in Oak Harbor at419-734-7074

Thank you for Sharing throughOne Great Hour of Sharing

This past Easter season our church’s contribution to OneGreat Hour of Sharing was $1024.45. This was made upof offerings received combined with the proceeds fromour ”Sharing Cabinet”. One Great Hour of Sharing usesthis money to feed the hungry, to help people build uptheir own livelihoods, and in responding to disasters. Inthese ways your gifts are changing lives, changingcommunities, and changing the world. Thank you onbehalf of all the people you help.


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Now I Lay MeDown to Sleep

MissionUpdate

In early July of last year,the first beds were delivered from the newly reinstatedNow I Lay Me Down to Sleep Mission project. Sincethen we (delivery teams made up of members ofFirelands Church, St John Lutheran Church, with thehelp of Portage Resale Center) have taken 63 beds andbedding into Ottawa County homes for children ages 2-17.These children have been identified to us by UnitedWay, who receive word of this need from local familyservice agencies. These 63 beds have been distributedamong 30 families in the local area. This mission

project is supported by Firelands Church in partnershipwith the Portage Resale Center, who provide the newbed storage and their truck and driver for bed deliveryto the families, St John Lutheran Church, Port Clintonand A Case for Smiles. Delivery teams accompany thePRC truck and help by taking the bedding (new sheets,mattress pad, pillow, pillowcase, and blanket) to thefamily. We have recently learned of a local businessoffering brand new age-appropriate books to be given tothe children who receive a new bed. The Fine Printbookstore in Lakeside contacted Joyce DellaSantina tomake this generous and wonderful offer. We will include

new books starting soon.We have recently ordered more beds as the need is everpresent. Thank you to everyone who has supported thismission by their gifts of time and money. We need andappreciate your continued help.

* Donate, using a "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep"envelope, available on the opportunity table. Cost forone set of bedding is $45.00.

* Donate, by placing loose change or bills in thehandcrafted "Mini-Beds" found on tables in ourfellowship hall.

* Volunteer to help with delivering a bed and bedding toa family. Sign-up sheet on Gatheirng Table.

* Pray for the families of the children who receive a newbed.

“The path of life is often filled with unforeseen obstacles .While all families face challenges, some find themselvesstruggling with circumstances beyond their control. Weare helping to show God's love through this churchmission in our community.”Karen Vardyan, Mission Committee Chair

Bistro 163 UpdateBistro 163 is hoping to open to the community beginning onMonday, June 6 th. All members and friends of FirelandsPresbyterian Church are welcome to enjoy lunch on weekdaysfrom 10:30 to 2:30, or Saturday

brunch from 10:30 to 2:30. Bistro163 will be closed on Sundays.Chef Stacy Maple is crafting aninnovative menu of fresh, locallysourced foods, including salads,soups, flat breads andsandwiches. We are revealing allthe details as they are known onour Facebook page (follow Bistro163), and on our web sitewww.bistro163.org.

Volunteers are needed! Please contact Joyce Jagucki if youwould like to give some time before or during our opening onMonday, June 6th. Bistro 163 will be a non-profit, pay-what-you-can afford restaurant. Everyone who enters Bistro 163 will bewelcome to eat a meal. Those who are able will be encouragedto pay-it- forward to defray the cost of someone else’s meal. Ifsomeone is unable to pay, they may volunteer one hour inexchange for their meal. We desire to build relationships, toreally get to know each other. Our mission is to increase foodsecurity and offer all neighbors a place to eat and come togetheras one community.

Online OutreachApril visits to our church Facebook pages and web siteare on the rise, as people return to the north coast andseek information about Firelands Presbyterian Church.Our web site was consulted by 185 people this month;77.3% of visits were first time viewers; an average of2.0 pages were viewed. Web pages most often viewedwere the preschool, contact us, and worship/sermons.133 visitors used a desktop computer to access the website; 52 visitors used a mobile device (smart phone ortablet).

Facebook entries that reached the highestnumber of people in April included:

Newspaper interview with Tuskeegee AirmanHarold Brown (April 3 – 341 views)

Holy Humor Sunday with Pastor Mark and BillSharp (April 3 – 66 views)

Yoga classes resume (April 5 – 37 views)

Firelands Family Dinner at the Crow’s Nest (April12 – 49 views)


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Pastor’s Pa ge

I remember learning a song in Sunday School. It went:

The B-i-b-l-e,

Yes that’s the book for me.

I stand upon the Word of God,

The B-i-b-l-e.

The Bible has been “ the book” for me. I majored in Biblical Literature in college. I studied the original languages. Itook further Biblical courses in seminary and had to pass a series of ordination exams, one of which had to do with myability to interpret Biblical passages. The Bible has been foundational to my preaching. Every week during my time asa minister I’ve explored the scriptures and tried to find ways of bringing their message to bear, as best I can, on lifeas we’re living it now.

The Bible has not only been foundational to me, it has been foundational to the church. It is from the Bible that wedraw our theology and our understanding of how we ought to go about the business of being a church. It’s not alwaysan easy task. We know it is not easy, since so many Christians read the Bible and ocme up with so many differentunderstandings and conclusions. This is possible because the Bible was not written to be an exhaustive rule bookcovering all aspects of a life of faith, once and for all. Living faithfully, and Biblically, requires wisdom and discretionand prayer as we seek to understand how God might be leading us in our place and time and in our individual lives.

As Christians have arrived at many different understandings and conclusions after reading the Bible, they havedisagreed as to how to understand the Bible itself. The statement of the Presbyterian Church (USA) regarding theBible is that it is “ the unique and authoritative witness to Jesus Christ ,” God’s Word made flesh. The Bible points us toChrist. Some people have practically made the Bible an object of worship, and there are churches out there that call

themselves “Neighborhood Bible Church,” or something similar. This is misguided. The Bible is not the point of ourworship. It is a tool, a resource, meant to inform our faith, to lead us to Jesus.

Christians have always insisted that the Bible was inspired by God. Again, this has led to different conclusions. SomeChristians have said that the Bible is perfect, inerrant, and that it’s words are exactly as if God had spoken them.

“Which” Bible? you might ask. Again, the answer d epends on whom you ask. Some say it was the originalmanuscripts. Other say God specifically inspired the translators of the King James Bible, and still others believe that ifwe are listening properly, we can hear God speaking through any translation or version.

Recently in our church’s Wednesday morning Bible study we have been using for our discussion the book Reading the Bible Again forthe First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally. Reactions to the book have been a bit mixed. Some think we don’t need toexamine the Bible that closely, we should just read it and believe it. Others have felt a great sense of relief in discovering that God isstill speaking through the scriptures and at the same time we are free to pay attention to the findings of Biblical scholars. To take the

Bible seriously means that we study it intensely to understand what the original writer meant. By doing so we have a better chance tounderstand what God might be saying to us now.

The good news is that however we tend to think of the Bible, it’s message to us most frequently remains the same. We still believe Godspeaks to us through it, and it remains foundational for the church and for our spiritual lives.

The final word about the Bible? Read it.

Fondly,

Mark


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Preschool NewsApril has been another busy month in Preschool. We celebratedmultiple birthdays, learned about pond life, butterflies and caterpillars,and how to take care of the Earth. During pond week, we learnedabout the many kinds of animals that live in and around a pond. Our

main focus was the life cycle of the frog. This kids thought it was prettyneat that tadpoles grow and change into frogs! We read books andwatch videos about tadpoles and frogs. The kids even learned the wordmetamorphosis!

We have our very own caterpillars in our classroom. We are watchingthem grow and change into butterflies. The kids are really enjoyingobserving and documenting the changes. Once they "hatch" we willrelease them outside.

For Earth Day, we cleaned up our playground. We picked up all the

broken toys and any trash that blew in. We talked

about what could be recycled and what was trash. Thekids partnered up and did a great job! We also wenton a nature walk and looked for worms, birds, clouds,and much much more!

With only a month left of preschool, we will be startingto practice for our Spring Program and Graduationon May 19!

Rachel JohnsonFirelands Preschool Program Director and Teacher

Lectionary Texts for May

May 1 – Easter 6

May 8 – Easter 7

May 15 – Pentecost

May 22 – TrinitySunday

May 29 Ordinary 8

Acts 16:9-15

Psalm 67

Revelation21:10, 22-22:5

John 14:23-29 orJohn 5:1-9

Acts16:16-34

Psalm 97

Revelation22:12-14,16-17, 20-21

John17:20-26

Acts 2:1-21or Genesis

11:1-9 Psalm

104:24-34,35b

Romans8:14-17 orActs 2:1-21

John14:8-17[25-27]

Proverbs8:1-4, 22-31

Psalm 8 Romans

5:1-5

John16:12-15

OLD TESTAMENT: Semicontnuous

1 Kings 18:20-21[22-29] 30-39

Psalm 96

Complementary

1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43

Psalm 96:1-9

NEW TESTAMENT Galatians 1:1-12

Luke 7:11-17


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STATED SESSION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FOR March 8, 2016Pastor Mark Cooper opened the meeting with prayer. Report of the Clerk: Dave Moore, Clerk of Session

A request from Presbytery for a “Mission Pledge 2016” was forwarded to Karen Vardyan and the Mission Committeefor consideration.

Treasurer’s Report - Darrell Brand, Treasurer . Total General Fund Income Year to Date of $25,951.33 minus TotalGeneral Fund YTD Expenses of $38,235.68 results in a loss of $12,284.35. The budget projected a YTD loss of$6,967,35 by March 2016 but the actual loss is $5,317.00 more. We are down $5200 in pledges over the last year.

Total YTD Preschool Income of $23,675.34 minus Total Preschool Expenses of $18,836.36 results in a Preschool gainYTD of $4,838.98.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Financial Stewardship – Bill Sharp: Chair- An invitation to Session and our congregation will be extended toattend a Presbyte ry program by Chris Christopher, author of “Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate” on May 24 th to help usaddress future giving. An update was given about Financial Secretary Janet Moore’s new electronic Excel reportingform which she has developed for the weekly counters.

Landscape – Karen Coffin: Chair – Watch for a mid-May outdoors clean-up day after the church grounds are a littledryer.

Mission – Karen Vardyan: Chair – After discussing the financial relationship we have several overseas missions, itwas decided not to renew our pledge to Dios es Amore in Mexico City-we will continue prayer for them. We will givean unpledged gift of $1500 from our Mission & Ministry account to the Maumee Valley Presbytery MVP “Mission Pledge2016.” Part of these funds will assist church workers in the Middle East and the Latino church (The Christian Churchof Restoration and Renewal) in MVP. These funds will also support the Collaborative ministries of compassion/mercyas well as social justice in the MVP.Opportunities for mission locally include helping with refreshments for the Firelands Preschool May activities, providingthe kitchen for the Summer Lunch Program for children, collecting donations for Heartbeat’s Baby Bottle campaign inMay and June as well as our ongoing missions – the Food Pantry, Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep and Bistro163. As of

April 1, the One Great Hour of Sharing plus funds from The Sharing Cupboard totaled $895.45.

Outreach - Mary Caracci: Chair – Our “Pay It Forward” Bistro163 is moving forward wit h great strides! The leaseterms and employee commitments with our management team of two and our cook are being finalized. Chef StacyMaple is creating a healthy menu offering locally grown food. Volunteers are needed – contact Joyce Jagucki if youcan give some time as we approach our opening. Once open, lunch will be served Monday - Friday, with brunch onSaturday and more volunteers will be needed. Our logo and signage are being professionally designed. Our expectedorder of more tables and chairs will boost inside seating to 40. A series of open houses at Bistro 163 will be held inMay with a projected opening of June 6 th . Keep current on Bistro 163 on Facebook.Our web site was visited by 109 people in March; 67% were first time viewers. Web pages most viewed werepreschool, worship and sermons.

Buildings & Grounds Management - John Pugh: Chair - When John returns, he will be addressing two of our

current issues: our low water pressure and the dishwasher which is in need of repairs.

Worship & Music – Kay McIntosh: Chair – Our CCLI license which gives us the right to print music in our bulletinswill be renewed. It would also cover streaming music on our church’s web site Lenten and Easter events and serviceswere evaluated. Special thanks go to Marilyn Umlauf and Karen Viery for preparing the sanctuary. Susan Larceycontinued her wonderful musical leadership at the piano and accompanied special guest musicians Anne O’Malley onflute, Brian Shifflet on Cello and Megan Gallogly on Flute. The new “Lakeside” version of The Lord’s Prayer which wesang with piano and Anne on flute, was a beautiful addition to our worship several Sundays. Wednesday morningBible study at Magruder Hospital centered on “Reading the Bible Again for the Second Time” by Marcus J. B org, drawsfrom 8 to 12 attendees.


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Pastor’s Report: - Mark will be on vacation for two weeks in June. Guest preachers will be with us on June 12 th and19 th .

New Business: -On June 5 th at 5:30 p.m., Firelands Church will celebrate the 50 th anniversary of Pastor BobButcher’s ordination. Watch for details.

Karen Coffin encouraged a discussion of possible new members who might come forward if we give themencouragement. Mark will get something in the bulletins and make some announcements. It was suggested that fairlysoon we should discuss creating a Membership Committee.

A special Presbytery meeting will be held on Tuesday May 24 th at First Church in Maumee, OH (See note in FinancialSecretary’s report).

Next regular Presbytery meeting is May 17 th .

The meeting was closed with prayer led by Pastor Mark.

Next Session meeting: May 10, 2016.

Highlights from minutes of Dave Moore, Clerk of Session

Ongoing Prayer ConcernsFor those receiving medical treatment or therapy, or undergoing medical tests:

Debbie Ballinger, Jenatha Boose, June Gahris, Harold, Kim Hudson, Craig Kaiser, Arlene Kakareka, StephenKessler, Angjuli Lele, Judy McCollough, John McLaughlin, Ele McLaughlin, Simon Mercurio, Michael, Jordan Moore,

John Rick, Sarah, Sue, Jack Schmidt, Justin Waugh, Ann Wagnitz, Phil Wierzba

For those facing the infirmities of age:

Carolyn Doane, Tom Gahris, Clara Maag, Shirley Ohles, Jamie Petty, Betty Rodwancy, Bob Rodwancy,Gordan Wahlers, and Irene Wilson

For those seeking freedom, security, and hope:

Bobby, Justin, Sara, Val, and CASA Families

For those in the service of our country:

SMGT Jeff Bundy, Steven Coffin, FBI; Brant Crandall, USA; Cole Daniel, USCG; Mathew Devries, USAF;Stu Gliwa, USMC; Aaron Haynes, USA; Ted Livingstine, USMC; Sanju Shinde, USMC;

For those in mission for our Lord:

Our missionaries in the Middle East; Phillip and Elizabeth Prasad in India;The National Presbyterian Church of Mexico, Berea Presbytery;

The Rev. Hazael Compuzano, Dios es Amor congregation in Mexico City;The Christian Community of Restoration and Renewal(CCRR) in Maumee Valley Presbytery.

To add or delete someone from this list, please contact Janine Dress in the church office.


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May Celebrations

May 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 410 Bible Study @

Magruder

53:30 MAS

Committee

67:30 MAS

Concert

7

89:30 Sunday School

10:30 Worship

95:00

PreschoolMother’s Tea

109:30 Quilting

at Wilsons

7 Session

1110 Bible Study @

Magruder

12 13 14Setting up

Linus Quilts

159:30 Sunday School

10:30 WorshipBlessing of the LinusQuilts

16 1710 Preschool

meeting

1810 Bible Study @Magruder

19

6 PreschoolSpringProgram &Graduation

20 21

22

9:30 Sunday School10:30 Worship

23 24

9:30 Quiltingat Wilsons

25

10 Bible Study @Magruder

26 27 28

299:30 Worship

30Memorial

Day

31

June Gahris 3 Kay McIntosh 12 Bob and Kaye Elliott 5

Bill Sharp 6 Alex Viery 21

Dave Wahlers 10 Pat True 21

Alison Falls 10 Jordan Moore 23 Is your birthday or anniversarymissing or incorrect? Contact theoffice so we can make the changesto the list!

Sonja Kristensen 25


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Don’t Forget Your Time to Serve!

Ministry NamesMonthly Deacon of the Month Sally & Dave Wahlers

Communion Steward Joyce JaguckiMay 1 Greeter(s) Marsha Bordner

Reader Nila McCulloughCommunion Assistant Ernie McCulloughServers Karen Coffin, Bob Reynolds, Anita Fisher, Anne O’Malley Nursery Volunteer Susan RogersPianist Kay McIntosh

May 8 Greeter(s) McCulloughsReader Ed BettendorfCommunion Assistant Alison Falls

Servers Ernie McCullough, Bob Wilson, Maxine Wilson, Bob BlackNursery Volunteer Nila McCulloughPianist Kay McIntosh

May 15 Greeter(s) DouglassReader Connie BrandCommunion Assistant Nila McCulloughServers Heather Stouffer, Susan Rogers, Bill Sharp, Dave MooreNursery Volunteer Janet Gray-MoorePianist Susan Larcey

May 22 Greeter(s) WilsonsReader Marta VielhaberCommunion Assistant Bill SharpServers Ed Bettendorf, Dick Coffin, Karen Coffin, Marsha BordnerNursery Volunteer Heather StoufferPianist Kay McIntosh

May 29 Greeter(s) BrandsReader Joyce JaguckiCommunion Assistant Bob BlackServers Dave & Sally Wahlers, Bob & Maxine WilsonNursery Volunteer Lily StoufferPianist Susan Larcey


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