Newsletter

November 2019

Serving People in our Community

Kirkin’ of the Tartans

It was another successful year for Kirkin’ of the Tartans. We had

some new Tartans that were presented and we saw several new

faces. The Aladdin Shrine Pipes and Drums Band graced our

presence again with their beautiful bagpipe music. I don’t know

about anyone else, but I had tears in my eyes when they played

Amazing Grace with the Organ. What a wonderful service to

remind us of not just the heritage of our church, but our own

family heritage.

- Amanda Waser

Administrative Assistant

OFFICE HOURS 9 AM – 3 PM

MONDAY THRU THURSDAY

WEEKLY MONDAYS 11:00 AM - Staff Meeting TUESDAYS 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Food Pantry WEDNESDAYS 8:00 AM - Men’s Prayer Breakfast - Daisy’s Downtown 3:00 PM - Partnership 4:00 PM - Wired Word THURSDAYS 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Food Pantry SATURDAYS 8:00 AM - Men’s Bible Study- SPC Parlor SUNDAYS 9:30 am – Prayer in the Chapel 10:00 AM – Worship & Sunday School 11:30 AM - Adult Study

MONTHLY 1ST SUNDAY 10:00 AM - Communion 5:00 - 7:00 PM - Youth Group 1ST MONDAY 3:30 PM - Facilities Committee 6:00 PM - Personnel Committee 7:00 PM - Outreach Committee 2ND SUNDAY - Cake Sunday 10:00 AM - Youth School Sunday School 2:00 PM - Worship at Chapel Grove 2ND MONDAY 7:00 PM - Session 2ND TUESDAY 4:00 PM - Board of Deacons 2ND WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM - Worship at Sharonbrooke 2ND FRIDAY 6:00 PM - Fellowship Dinner 3RD MONDAY 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Staff Lunch out 4:00 PM - Community Dinner 3RD TUESDAY 4:00 PM - Education 4TH MONDAY 6:30 PM - Pres. Women CT Committee 4TH WEDNESDAY 4:00 PM - Community Dinner 7:00 PM - Worship Committee

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

04 - Mary Barnett

06 - Cathy Harvey

08 - Karen Bunning

14 - Slayter Bartlett

15 - Georgia Fenton

17– Charlie Wells

20 – Cristie Miskell

22– Linda Foltz

24– Donald Johnson

27– Bob Frame

The Sacrament of Holy Communion:

Our church family shares the Sacrament of Holy Communion on the 1st Sunday of the month. If you know a shut-in who might like to have communion delivered to them at their home in the week following that Sunday,

please contact the church office or a Deacon. The next Communion Sunday is November 3.

Sunday School Schedule for November

11/3– Family Worship Sunday with Holy

Communion. Children stay in the sanctuary to

share in worship with their church family; there is no

separate Sunday school class. (The Nursery is available every Sunday

for children from infancy through pre-school-age.)

The Singing Buckeyes in Concert

The Signing Buckeyes will be at Second Presbyterian Church

on Sunday, November 3 at 2pm in concert. This is one

Barbershop show you do not want to miss! There will also be

light refreshments afterwards.

Quarterly Financial Statements

From the Finance Office: The third quarter giving statements will be distributed shortly. Please look them over carefully as this will be the last statement until the annual statement in January. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this 3rd quarter statement please call or e-mail Doug Kullman in the finance office. His e-mail is dkullman@spenewark.org. The church phone number is 740-349-8691. Thank you.

11/10, 11/17, 11/24 - Elementary students dismissed to class following the Children’s Moment.

11/10 – Middle and High School Youth dismissed to class following the Children’s Moment.

Youth Group November Meeting– Mission Opportunity

On November 3rd from 5pm –7pm all 6-12 graders are encouraged to join us for youth group.

Dinner will be provided and please enter through the youth room door on 2nd St.

Following dinner we will head over to First Presbyterian Church to do a “packing party” for our Y

Healthy Kids Backpack Program. We will return to Second Presbyterian Church to play games in the

gym to end the night. Bring a friend!

A Note from Your Deacons

Our children’s coat drive for the Salvation Army was a wonderful

success thanks to so many of you. We “ended up” (quotation marks

because they keep coming) with 166 coats. I’ve heard one little girl

already received one and was so excited! Thank you Second

Presbyterian members. We also were overwhelmed with generosity

from stores. At one store Tim was asked why he was buying so many

coats. When he explained, they gave him an additional 20% off.

Back to the racks to find another coat to purchase with those savings.

When he brought those coats forward, two salesclerks said they

would like to donate four coats on their own. Back to the racks went

Tim again. We live in a truly wonderful community.

Your Deacons have also begun a new ministry providing “Care Bags”

for members going through chemotherapy or radiation treatments.

Let us know if you hear of someone who might need a Care Bag.

Hopefully they will help in multiple ways.

In Christ’s Love, Mike Ambrus, Ruth Cooper, Molly Frye, Tim Gano,

Tom Henry, Sue Henry-Mounts, Joan McKay, Diann Priest, Judy

Presbyterian Women

The Coordinating Team of the Presbyterian Women of

Second Presbyterian Church would like to say THANK

YOU to everyone who contributed to the Women’s

Stewardship Offering. This special collection received

in September will fund PW’s ministries in 2020. And THANK YOU

to all those who were able to attend our annual Salad & Desserts

Luncheon and Meeting; your very presence – plus the yummy

food and the informative program - made the event a success!

You Can Buy Fair Trade Coffee!

“The best way to honor the farmers who grow the coffee is to respect the fact that coffee is unique. Everywhere that it comes from has a slightly different profile. When you get into the flow of things and everything is going right, it’s one of the best things in

the world.” – Sarah Hrisa, Equal Exchange Lead Coffee Roaster.

Good products - at a good price – for a good cause!

Our stock item is Breakfast Blend Coffee (beans, ground, or K-cups, $7 each), available during Fellowship Time the last Sunday of each month. You can also contact Ruth or John Cooper any time for a special delivery.

The Story of the Bible, our current study, has brought us through the Protestant Reformation. Coming up we will learn about the King James Bible, and other subsequent translations. This history of the Bible is truly inspirational!

Everyone is always welcome! You don’t have to come every week. Please join us any time you can.

Sundays, 11:30 – 12:15, Emmaus Room

Vision Statement

We, the congregation of Second

Presbyterian Church, accept that

we have been called to love,

serve and worship God and to

proclaim the good news of our

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

As a beacon of Christ serving

our community, we joyfully

pledge to use our God-given

gifts of time, talent and treasure

to meet the spiritual and physical

needs of all people. We exist by

the grace of God, and will

respond each day to His love by

loving one another with the

kindness, humility, and

gentleness of Jesus Christ.

Second Presbyterian Church

42 E Church Street,

PO Box 428

Newark, OH 43058-0428

Office 740/349-8691

Fax 740/345-0718

office@spcnewark.org

www.spcnewark.org

@SPCNewark

CHOICE FOOD

PANTRY For September we served 147

households of which there were 70 children (ages 0-17), 225 adults (ages 18-59) and

71 seniors (60+).

A TOTAL OF 366 PEOPLE

WERE SERVED!

Listen to our Sunday Worship Service on WCLT-AM 1430 or Kate FM 98.7 at 10:15 a.m. each Sunday.

Gratitude : A Healthy Choice

Gratitude is such a powerful thing. Dr. Robert A. Emmons, professor at the University of California, Davis, has conducted multiple studies to determine the effects of gratitude on our health. In these studies, he has asked participants to keep a daily journal. Some of the participants were instructed to use their journal to write down sources of aggravation and annoyance while others were instructed to write down things for which they are grateful. He then studied the participants physical, psychological, and social health at the end of this time of journaling. He has found that the group that focuses on gratitude shows a significant improvement in things like: immune system health, blood pressure, alertness and energy, joy and pleasure, compassion, forgiveness, and connections with others. In short, they are healthier physically, emotionally, and socially.

The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the defining factors in the month of November. It makes this month into a great time to think again about all the things for which we are grateful. Gratitude is a central activity of the Christian faith. In fact, one of the words that is often used for the Sacrament of Communion, Eucharist, is derived from the Greek word for thanksgiving. What would happen if the church really worked hard on keeping gratitude as a central aspect of our life together, our worship, and our witness to the world? I think it could have such a huge impact on the health of individuals and on the health of our community.

The other thing that often defines the month of November in Christian churches is the annual stewardship campaign, where we ask members to consider what they might give to the church in the year to come. As I have been thinking about both of these November events, I began to realize that they are really quite naturally tied together. Stewardship, the act of properly caring for the resources that God has given to us, is really all about gratitude. We take good care of our money, our church, our people, our community, and our earth, all as a way to say thank you to God for the gifts that each of these things are in our life.

So, this November, I encourage you to practice gratitude. Make a list (everyday if you can) of all the things for which you are grateful in your life. Keep that list where you can see it. Share your list with those around you. Add or increase a time of saying thank you to God in your daily prayer life. And then, think about how you can express that gratitude in acts of stewardship. Asking yourself, “How can I show gratitude by taking better care of the gifts that you have been given to me?” And may your month be filled with healthfulness, energy, joy, compassion, forgiveness, deep connections with others, and all the wonderful gifts that God wants to give you.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Todd