Monthly Newsletter of Christ Presbyterian Church June 2014

Our Mission:

United through Christ’s love we are called to graciously

invite people to Jesus Christ; encourage spiritual growth; promote enriching worship;

foster community; and equip members for faithful

service in our church, community, and world.

Tom Schwartz, Pastor

Kris SchondelmeyerAssociate Pastor

www.cpctoledo.org

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By the Numbers

Page 4General Assembly

Page 7VBS Registration Form

(registration form inside)

All children are invited to join us June 23-June 27 from 9:00 a.m.-11:30 for an exciting Vacation Bible School. Come on an amazing adventure with Sing & Play Stampede, One-of-a-Kind Bible Adventures, Untamed Games, Kidvid Cinema, Imagination Station, Critter Cafe and The Tail End. Please spread the word to family and friends in the area who might also be interested in joining us. Contact Monica Mancy at Monica@cpctoledo.org to be a part of Weird Animals; help make this an exceptional VBS!

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Prime Time LuncheonA monthly educational ministry opportunity for all vibrant older adults. Participants enjoy lunch together, share in the joy of fellowship, and engage in creative and intriguing educational programs.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 12:00 P.M.

A Level 3 Weather Alert cancelled this program in February. Fortunately, Hattie Kate Howell had an open

date on June 4th, when she will share the mission behind the “Sew and Serve” program. Hattie Kate and her Team

distribute warmth and comfort to the very young and elderly through the Team’s Quilting and Sewing talents. You are invited to attend this program to learn more

about the Team’s ministry.

All persons interested are welcome to attend!Please NOTE the change in making reservations!Call in your reservations by 3 P.M. the Monday before the program by calling Barbara Brownlee at 419-381-2088 or by emailing her: bdbrownlee@prodigy.net.

First Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. All services combined in the Sanctuary

Our children will benefit from “Godly Play” at 10:00 a.m.

All Other Sundays

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary11:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon Contemporary/Praise Worship in Hansen Hall

We will be holding education programs for children at 10:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

2014 Summer Schedule

by the numbers

The number of participants in the Wednesday evening book group reading “Dinner with a Perfect Stranger” meeting in the Hospitality Room in May,

Watch for more exciting books to be discussed!

The number of Directory listings in the NEW CPC Directory. Pick up your copy at the church!

The number of Confirmands joining CPC on June 1st at the 10:00 a.m. First Sunday service. Please

attend and celebrate their accomplishments with the whole congregation.

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The BeaconThe Beacon can be accessed on-line the first of every month at www.cpctoledo.org. It can be found under the “About Us” tab,

then select “Publications”. If for some reason you are having trouble accessing The Beacon, please call the church office.

Interested singers are invited to sing with our Chancel Choir during June and July. Rehearsals are on Sunday mornings at 9:15, and then the choir sings for the 10:00 service. We sing music that can be learned with a minimum amount of rehearsal. Join us for one or more Sundays as your schedule permits. For more information contact Mark Mathias, Director of Music Ministries, or the church office.

Summer Chancel Choir

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Heard and “Overheard”(Congregation news compiled by Barb Ball)

It’s that time of year again, the end of the school year! You can almost hear the strains of Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance in the air as the graduates get ready for the occasion of a life time.

Kay and Hee Moon are proud to announce that their youngest daughter, Sarah, will receive a Doctor’s degree

in music at her graduation from Indiana University at Bloomington. Sarah has been concentrating her music studies in playing and teaching the organ.Sarah Moon graduated Sylvania Southview High School in 2004. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Oberlin Conservatory of Music studying the organ and harpsichord in 2009. Beth Riggle, daughter of Pat and John Riggle, received her M.D. degree (Doctor of Medicine) on Graduation Day, May 16, 2014, at the University of Michigan Medical School. Beth graduated in the top ten percent of her class.In June, Beth will pack up her car and dog and head west to Salt Lake City, Utah for the next five years training in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child and Adult Psychiatry at the University of Utah.

Honors don’t always go to those graduating, faculty members receive deserved recognition, also. That’s what happened at Ohio University last month. Dev Poling-Robinson received an award for the 2013-2014 Ohio University Outstanding Professor for Regional Campuses. This award is given to only one person across the five campuses serving the Ohio University. Dev Poling-Robinson is the daughter of proud parents, Bruce and Nanci Poling.

Retirement is sometimes considered the ultimate reward – as it brings with it the knowledge of a life well spent. This is true of Linda Smith who recently retired from serving forty-five years in the field of nursing. Linda spent thirty-three of those years at The Toledo Hospital as a floor nurse and, most recently, in the Pre-Op section. Linda rewarded herself with the first trip of her retirement years. She and her friend Gina spent ten wonderful days in Portugal. Their trip began in Lisbon; from here they boarded a riverboat for a cruise of the Dowa River region. The cruise took them through the vineyards and olive grove areas of Portugal.

Thanks to all who contributed to this month’s article. News of you and your family’s events and activities are welcome and appreciated. Send to Barb Ball 419 824 -7906 or bar1tom2 @bex.net.

There is a tremendous need for food and toiletries for the Feed Your Neighbor Program. Each Sunday,

there will be a specific item listed in the bulletin for those wishing to participate. There will be marked boxes on carts

in the Narthex and near the Hansen Hall doors.

June 1 - CerealJune 8 - Canned Meats

June 15 - OatmealJune 22 - Toilet Paper

June 29 - Canned Vegetables

Feed Your Neighbor

Led by the Spirit… …meet Elder Ron Bick

Elder Ron Bick has been a member at Christ Presbyterian Church for two years, but he came to us with lots of Presbyterian experience. Ron and his wife, Jill, transferred to CPC from First Presbyterian Church of Maumee, where Ron had served as a Deacon, a member of the

Administration Team, and took part in many mission projects.

Ron was born and raised in Toledo. He attended St. Catherine’s grade school, graduated Start High School, and the University of Toledo. Ron majored in Electrical Engineering and is employed in this position at Johns Manville in Waterville. When he is not working or on a mission trip, Ron enjoys playing golf and jogging.

Ron met Jill shortly after he graduated UT and they married soon after Jill graduated. They have two sons; One who is an engineer and lives and works in Indiana and another who is working on his PHD in Bio-chemistry at the University of Cincinnati.

As an elder at CPC, Ron serves on the Stewardship committee and the Mission Team. Ron believes we are all called to serve and feels his spiritual life has been enriched by serving in his different capacities as an elder, and by being challenged by Tom and Kris’ sermons and leadership.

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Kelsey Mugler, the current secretary/communication coordinator has a new email address. From now on, all church related emails can be sent to kelsey@cpctoledo.org. If you have any questions, feel free to give the church office a call at 419-475-8629

Contacting the Office

In addition to opportunities to volunteer at the General Assembly of the PCUSA, CPC’s Christian Discipleship Team will be taking a group of CPC members to the opening worship and election of the moderator of the 221st General Assembly. The opening worship service will be a spectacular opportunity to see the glory of God. And, it would be wonderful for us to have a strong showing of CPC members to participate in this wonderful worship experience. We will also have the opportunity to witness the election process of the Moderator of the 221st General Assembly. The Moderator will serve for two years as the chief spokespersons for the PCUSA. This is bound to be a great experience for those who will take the time to attend. There will be opportunities to sign up to attend the opening of the GA on Sunday mornings over the next few weeks. For more information, please contact Barbara D. Brownlee at 419-381-2088 or bdbrownlee@prodigy.net.

From June 14 to 21, 2014, Detroit Presbytery will host over 3,000 guests for the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The General Assembly is a biennial meeting which brings together commissioners and advisory delegates from the 172 presbyteries, as well as observers from around the world. This year’s Assembly will be held at the COBO Center in downtown Detroit.

There will be 2,000 volunteer opportunities before and during the General Assembly and YOU are invited to become a volunteer or attendee or both. As a volunteer older than 14 years of age, most shifts are 4 hours, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and, your badge will waive the $70 attendance fee, and give you free access to most GA events during the entire week! It will be a golden opportunity to see the larger Presbyterian Church at work, and how each of us plays a pivotal role in it.

If you want to volunteer for any of the many opportunities available at the G.A., registration is required and must be done ON-LINE. For a complete listing of job descriptions and easy sign-up, go to www.presbyteryofdetroit/cola and look for the “Volunteer@GA221” button. On the volunteer form, where it asks to which Presbytery you belong, select “Maumee Valley Presbytery”. Where it asks to which church you belong, move to the section for “other” and fill in with “Christ Presbyterian Church”. Once you have completed the registration form, you will be given the opportunity to select which tasks you would like to volunteer for.

If you do sign up online as a volunteer, please let Barbara know so we can keep a record of Christ Presbyterian Church’s involvement and support of the 221st General Assembly. Contact Barbara D. Brownlee at 419-381-2088 or bdbrownlee@prodigy.net. See YOU at the G.A., June 14-21, 2014

Join CPC for Worship at the 221st General Assembly

of the PCUSA

The General Assembly WantsNEEDS YOU!!!

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Sermon Talks Sermon Talks is a Bible study opportunity where participants read the passage for the upcoming week’s sermon and then dialogue about what the passage says to them. The group meets on Tuesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at the church. We will meet each Tuesday during the month of June. However, we will take a break for the months of July and August. We will then start up again in September and continue through the fall. Please contact Pastor Kris if you are interested in attending. All are welcome!!!

Christian Discipleship

The CPC Special Events Team would really like some pie! We are asking the women of CPC to help by baking pies to share during fellowship time after each of the worship services on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15. We are in need of enough pies to share with approximately 200 people. If you would be willing to bake (or bring a purchased) pie, please contact Chris Spetka: chris@spetka.com or by calling the church office: 419-475-8629.

Father’s Day Pie

As of April 1, 2014, Kroger’s deleted all Community Rewards designations. All Kroger Plus Card holders need to go to the www.KrogerCommunityRewards.com website and reenroll. Until you reenroll, your purchases DO NOT create any rewards for Christ Presbyterian Church Youth Ministries. If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

Don’t Forget to Re-Enroll at Krogers

Exploring Membership Class

Individuals who desire to be members of Christ Presbyterian Church are encouraged to get actively involved in worship and our wide variety of educational and service opportunities. To learn more about our church and its mission, you are invited to attend one of our Exploring Membership Classes that are taught by Pastor Tom Schwartz. This class includes participating in our “Discovering and Sharing Your Gifts, Talents, and Passion” course. Come with your questions, concerns and enthusiasm. The next class will be on Thursday, June 5 and Thursday, June 12 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; dinner will be included. Please sign up at the welcome cart in the Narthex or the welcome table in Hansen Hall or with Kelsey in the church office at 419-475-8629 for more information.

The orchestra will be performing on Sunday, June 1, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Hansen Hall. A free-will offering will be taken to compensate the musicians. The Johnny Knorr Orchestra has received several awards over the years and performed at venues such as, Centennial Terrace, Cedar Point, Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island and the Indiana Roof Ball Room. The concert is open to the public, so make sure you invite your family and friends to see this wonderful performance.

Johnny Knorr Orchestra Returns to CPC on June 1

It’s that time of year to recognize the accomplishments of students who are graduating from college. We would like to put a brief bio and photo of our College Graduates in our July Beacon newsletter. If you or someone you know graduated from college this spring and would like to be recognized, please get a short bio and photo to Pastor Kris by Sunday, June 15: kris@cpctoledo.org.

College Graduate Recognition

Vacation Bible SchoolVacation Bible School will be here before we know it and we need many more volunteers to make this week a success. Please consider volunteering! The following areas still need volunteers: opening and closing leader, Imagination station leader, Kidvid Cinema leader and many crew leaders. Help make this an outstanding week for the kids. Thank you!

Help Needed!Kids’ Travel Guide to the ParablesWe are taking a ride through the Parables. Join us each Sunday during the summer, as we take an exciting journey filled with stories, fun, prayer and adventure. Get in on the creative fun, exploring the journeys that will surprise, comfort, and challenge us to be more like Jesus. Strap yourselves in and enjoy the ride…the adventure is about to begin!

Our Summer Sunday school sounds like a lot of fun but in order for everyone to enjoy it we need your help. Children and Family Ministry team is asking that each family sign up to teach one Sunday. A signup sheet will be located in the Children’s classroom wing or you can email me at Monica@cpctoledo.org . All lessons and materials will be provided. Hopefully, together we can make this an exciting journey for the kids.

Sunday Morning Children’s Schedule

Godly Play for 3 years old to 3rd gradeChildren age 3 through 3rd grade may accompany their parents to the worship service. Children will then be dismissed from worship about 15 minutes later with Monica Mancy for Godly Play. Children can be picked up after the service in their designated classrooms in the children’s wing.Godly Play at the 10:00 a.m. serviceAge 3-3rd grade Room 5

Software SundayChildren age 3 through 5th grade will learn Bible Basics, Books of the Bible, and How the Bible Came to Be through video-game adventures.Software Sunday at 11:15 a.m. Room 96

Children and Family NewsThis summer the CPC Youth Group will assist with VBS and participate in mission trip to Cincinnati. CPC Youth Group Summer opportunities are available for youth going into 7th – 12th grades for the 2014 – 2015 school year. Other fellowship events are currently being planned and will be updated as soon as possible.

Monday, June 23 to Friday, June 27 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Vacation Bible School

Sunday, July 27 to Friday, August 1“Week of Hope” Mission Trip

Youth Group Summer Schedule

Youth Summer Mission TripSummer Mission – Group: Week of HopeWe’ve passed the deadline for signing up…but there may still be time. This summer, our youth in 6th – 12th grades will be heading to Cincinnati, OH from Sunday, July, 27 – Friday, August 1 for a Week of Hope mission trip sponsored by Group Mission Trips. Your cost for the trip is $150. Confidential scholarship help is available. If you are a middle school or high school youth, 12 years of age or older, and are interested in joining us on our Week of Hope trip, please RSVP with a $150 deposit to Pastor Kris by Sunday, June 8: kris@cpctoledo.org

Youth Mentor AppreciationYouth Mentor Appreciation: Family EventThe Youth Ministry Team invites all 6th - 12th grade youth and their families (including siblings) to join us for a special celebration as we honor the gifts of our Youth Mentors. Our adult Youth Mentors have given so much of their time over this past school year and we want you to join us in saying thank you to our leaders.

The Youth Mentor Appreciation will take place at the home of Jeff and Kim Long:8737 Linden Lake Rd.Sylvania, OH 43560

The Youth Ministry Team will provide sandwiches from Shorty’s BBQ. Each family is asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share (ex. potato/pasta salad, chips, BBQ Beans, Brownies, Cookies, more Brownies for Pastor Kris!!!). Please put Sunday, June 1 from 5:30 – 7:30pm on your calendars now, and plan to be at the Long’s to join us in celebrating our 2013 - 2014 Youth Mentors.

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