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Boulevard Presbyterian Church www.blvdchurch.org
September 2017
News from the Equipping Committee:
Children’s Sunday School
Sunday School for children PreK through high school will not resume until October. Due to low attendance and difficulty in recruiting leadership Equipping Ministries along with a group of interested members is taking a look at how best to care for our children. We are asking the parents of children to fill out an online survey with regards to their children’s faith development. Parents who do not fill out the survey will be contacted by someone on the committee for their input. If you are interested in being a part of a Sunday school “think” tank, overseeing/planning group, please contact Martha Hills at [email protected] or 614-261-1919 or see her in person. Wee Worship will continue during each service as usual.
Adult Education starts Sunday, September 10
A Closer Look at Islam
Join Ellen Hogue and Kay Rieve in this follow up to last spring’s review of the world’s major religions and will take a much deeper look at Islam, delving into the questions of: Where did Islam originate? What do Muslims believe? What similarities and differences are
there between Christianity and Islam? How can Christians and Muslims best relate to one another?
This four week course will include a retreat—open to anyone, even non-attenders of the Sunday class—on Saturday, September 23 from 9:00 am-Noon. It will culminate with a guest speaker, Usjid Hameed, from The Council on American-Islamic Relations on Sunday, October 1 at 10:00 am.
From Your
Communication Committee
Please bring your completed Talent Survey to church and put them in the collection plates or drop them off in the Office. We will be collecting them through the month of September. Extra copies are available on the table in the Lounge or on page 7 of this newsletter. Thanks for sharing yourselves with us!
Join the Music Team
Rehearse on Thursdays at 6:00 pm
Help lead music at 9:00 am Sunday Worship Services
You can sign up to volunteer for Music Team by
visiting the church website!
Go to www.blvdchurch.org Click on Get Connected
Click on Adults Click on Music Team
Click on Music Team Sign Up You’ll see a googledocs sign-up sheet. Just scroll
down to find upcoming months. Pick some dates and type your name in the box!
Please consider serving in Music Ministry at Boulevard. Pass the word and invite others who might share their gifts! In addition to Music Team, we’re still hoping for additional singers for Chancel Choir, and ringers for Bells Te Deum bell choir.
Contact either Mary Ann Stephens or Brady Brennan
CHANGING… YET THE SAME One of the youth I worked with while serving in Surfside Beach began her athletic “career” by playing recreational league softball in elementary school. It was around the turn of the century, so it was “slow-pitch” softball. Erin was a good athlete, but really enjoyed the time with her friends. She also excelled at soccer and enjoyed surfing. If you are familiar with the evolution of softball, that was also the time many high schools were following colleges and converting from slow-pitch to fast-pitch. (The transition in Georgia, for example, reached a peak around 2000.) As this happened, the youth leagues began realizing they needed to make a similar transition to prepare the future high school players. The game remained basically the same – ball, gloves, bats, four bases, etc. – but the rules transitioned. It was still softball although the rules changed. The new rules and expectations fit Erin’s game perfectly. She made the transition and “the rest is history.” She was a seventh-grader on St. James High School’s 2006 SC State Champion team, and went on to play for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. It was still softball – a game she loved – even though the rules and expectations changed. We are called to have a similar flexibility in living a faithful life in today’s world. While the foundation of our faith doesn’t change, the Spirit continues to help us respond to the changes going on in the world around us. In doing this, we may see our understanding of faithful living change – even though Jesus Christ is still our Lord and Savior.
The Spirit will continue to guide us and challenge us as we respond each and every day to God’s call in our lives. God still works through us. As a part of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and its predecessor denominations, many of us have seen the Spirit lead the church through many changes – yet it is still the body of Christ – led by the Spirit. We have seen churches within the Presbyterian Church, for example, embrace God’s call to include many people as elders, deacons and ministers that were previously excluded or expected to worship with “their own people.” Women… young people… minorities… immigrants… LGBT… are now in leadership roles at Boulevard and throughout the PCUSA. The leadership has changed, but the church is still the body of Christ with God at the center of everything we do. We have seen the church called on again and again to respond to the society around us – challenging our leaders to treat all people as created equal in God’s eyes. We have seen the church stress in many different ways that God’s love is there for all of God’s children, and not just for the ones who we like or we are comfortable being around. God’s love has been constant through it all, even as the Spirit has challenged us to speak up and step out and work to make sure there is justice and respect for all peoples. The Spirit will continue to lead us as the body of Christ in the years to come – no matter what happens in the world around us. As we look back in twenty more years, we may (probably) will say, “We never saw that coming…” but we will know the Spirit is still guiding us. The foundation of our faith – Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior – won’t change, but the way we live it out will continue to change. Just as Erin had to make changes in her understanding of and ways of playing softball, we need to make sure we open our lives to the leading of the Spirit – even when what the Spirit calls us to do is not what we’ve always done or what we expected to do.
PRESTON
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Today’s congregation continues strong traditions of:
Living faith through worship, mission, education, and fellowship with the vision of “Reaching Out to Make Disciples.”
Following the path laid out by God through his son, Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Sharing the inclusive love of God to all of God’s children and God’s creation.
Exposing the light of Christ to the world through music, words, prayer, and actions.
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“How beautiful are the feet of the messengers who announce the Good News.” To piggyback off of Preston’s message from a few weeks ago I thought I would deliver some good news for you all!
First, I will be working at Wilson Middle School in Newark Ohio teaching middle school choir. It will provide plenty of challenges but from the short time I have been working with the kids that it will be a rewarding experience.
Second, with the help of our dog Carol, a beagle/basset mix, Deborah and I would like to announce our engagement! We are very excited to begin another chapter in our lives. Our plan is to get married in August of 2018! Thank you for any prayers and advice during the coming year as we take on this transition.
Also…
As mentioned in services the past couple of weeks the Chancel Choir season is starting up again! If you have been curious about joining a music ministry, Choir - Handbells - Music Team, talk with Mary Ann and me. We would love to have you involved in our music ministry during the academic year! Whether you are an adult or a student our ministries are open to all!
Enjoy your month! Be on the look-out for details on the annual NSI concert and our Advent plans in the music department! Be blessed, Brady
Scrubbies Alert!
To keep up with the demand for scrubbies we need more crocheters! Please contact Barbara Frautschi at 614-461-1334 if you are interested. This is one of the main sources of income for Presbyterian Women’s Mission projects. Scrubbies are sold in the Lounge generally on the first Sunday of the month. Sally Neff will also take orders at 614-224-3719.
Endowment Grants
Now is the time to make an application for an Endowment Grant. During the month of September, the Endowment Committee will receive applications for grants in the categories of
Mission, Worship/Education, and Property. Applications are available on the table in the Lounge.
Flowers Beautify Worship Spaces
Our Flower Calendar is always ready to accept donor names. If you would like to donate flowers for our Sunday worship services, please pick up one of the yellow envelopes labeled “Offering for Flowers.” The envelopes are available in the Lounge or from the church office.
Simply complete the envelope, enclose your check or cash, and either drop it in the offering plate on Sunday or mail it to the church office. The cost of an arrangement is $30.00. The arrangements enhance the worship spaces for both services and then may be picked up following the 11:15 am service.
Women Take Note!
October 5 at 11:30 am
FLIP your calendar to OCTOBER now! Write down Boulevard Presbyterian Women Get-together on Thursday, October 5 at 11:30 am at MCL Cafeteria in Kingsdale Center. Each person will pay for their own lunch. We will review our
scheduled gatherings, programs, and activities for the 2017-2018 program year. If you need a ride, please call Barbara Rine (614-458-6891). All women are invited! Hope to see you there!!
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Clothing Collection Sunday
Sunday, September 10
Clothing Collection Sunday is the second Sunday of each month. Rather than holding separate drives as we have done in the past, we will now be collecting clothing for Neighborhood Services, Inc. (NSI) on a year-round basis.
Through the end of July, we have collected the following for the clothing room at NSI:
89 hats 60 pairs of gloves 87 pairs of socks
116 undergarments
Please continue to collect these items and donations can be left in the large wooden box in the narthex where we collect food items for NNEMAP. Thank you for showing Christ’s love to the children who are served by NSI.
Food Mission Sunday
Sunday, September 24
Food Mission Sunday is the fourth Sunday of each month. Our nutritional focus is food with a higher protein content.
Chunky Soup
Canned Chicken
Peanut Butter
Canned Pasta
Cans of Pork and Beans
Plus - Please consider donating toothpaste and/or toothbrushes (adult or child sizes) along with your food donations.
NNEMAP also accepts the HOTEL shampoo, soap, lotion and coffee packets provided to guests. These sample products can be offered to NNEMAP clients when resources for these items are low. And, of course, those brown paper grocery bags are always welcomed.
Please place your donations in the large wooden cabinet in the narthex, the one with the ‘Food Mission’ sign on it. A Big Thanks from NNEMAP!
YWCA Family Center Dinner Hosting
Sunday, September 17
We will be preparing and serving dinner at the YWCA Family Center on Sunday, September 17. There are many ways to help! You may help by providing food, preparing food, or helping to serve at the Family Center. Sign-up sheets will be in the Lounge. Please plan to join us and let us know how you will be able to help! We will meet at the church at 4:30 pm that day to carpool to the Center.
Open Shelter Lunch Packing
Thursday, September 28
6:00 pm and/or 6:30 pm
On Thursday, September 28, we will be packing 200 brown bag lunches for the Open Shelter. We will have sign-up times for people to arrive at 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm. If possible, please sign up ahead of time on the list in the Lounge, but
last minute volunteers are always welcome! Ideally we would like to have 10-15 people signed up to participate. Thank you for your help!
For more information, please contact: Carolyn Schmitz at 614-488-8120
Thank You from Buckhorn
Dear Boulevard Family, Thank you for your continued support of Buckhorn. You help us keep the lights on, so to speak. Your donations help us provide personal hygiene items for the kids in our care. It allows us to take them to the park for picnics so they can experience a sense of normalcy in their lives. So often it is easy to take for granted those things that become familiar to us, like donations given on a consistent bases. Please know we do not take you or your donations for granted. We thank God daily for you! Without you we would cease to exist. So thank you for your continued support. Thank you! Lisa Brown VP Community Engagement
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Join the Women’s Bible Study
The Presbyterian Women’s Bible Study for 2017-2018 will be meeting the first Thursday of every month beginning September 7 at 10:30 am. The theme this year is Cloud of
Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews.
Accessing Aging Resources Workshop
October 4 at 7 pm This workshop will provide information to help older adults and their families plan for their long-term care needs. We will discuss service options to assist with community living including; the types of services available, how to access them, costs and payment sources. We will also look at a range of housing options including independent living and care facilities.
Patty Callahan from the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging will be the presenter.
This program is sponsored by your Deacons Care Committee.
First Friday Free Family Films
(F5)
October 6 at 6:30 pm in Room 111
(downstairs)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
With an enchanting cast, beautifully crafted songs, and a painterly eye for detail, Beauty and the Beast offers a faithful yet fresh retelling that
honors its beloved source material.
Chairs will be set up. You can also bring a sleeping bag or pillow to relax and watch a movie with your
family. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The movie is free!! Concessions will be available ~ popcorn, candy, drinks ~ for a nominal fee.
Save the Date for the next movie night:
November 3
NSI Backpack Collection The Mission Committee would like to thank all of you for your support of the back-to-school program for needy children in our area. This is what our efforts provided for the children served by NSI:
10 backpacks for kindergarten consisting of a backpack, 10 pencils, 5 pocket folders, crayons, 2 glue sticks, blunt scissors, erasers, and tissues.
10 backpacks for 1st‒3rd graders consisting of a backpack, 10 pencils, 5 pocket folders, crayons, glue sticks, blunt scissors, ruler, 2 packs of wide ruled paper, erasers, and tissues.
10 backpacks for 4th‒6th graders consisting of a backpack, 10 pencils, 5 pocket folders, crayons, glue sticks, markers, pointed scissors, ruler, 2 packs of wide ruled paper, 5 pens, erasers, and tissues.
10 backpacks for 7th–9th graders consisting of a backpack, 10 pencils, 5 pocket folders, a 3 ring binder, markers, colored pencils, ruler, calculator, 2 packs of college ruled paper, 5 pens, 5 spiral notebooks, composition notebook, erasers, and tissues.
10 backpacks for 10th–12 graders consisting of a backpack, 10 pencils, 5 pocket folders, ruler, dictionary, 2 packs of college ruled paper, graph paper, scientific calculator, 10 pens, 5 spiral notebooks, highlighters, erasers, and tissues.
Thank you for allowing these children to begin school equipped to succeed. If you are interested in helping coordinate this project for 2018, please contact Michael Schmidt or any member of the Mission Committee. This is a great project for older students who need service hours, and we have lots of helpful information to get you started.
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Cents-Ability Update
In the first three weeks of August $20.13 has been donated to Cents-Ability, bringing the total for 2017 to $340.69. Please remember to put your pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters in your Cents-Ability bank each day, then bring your banks to church and add your loose change to the Cents-Ability jar!
Donation Rewards
We have received quarterly donations from both Amazon and Kroger. AmazonSmile Foundation issued Boulevard a donation of $6.44 for activity from April1-June 30. Kroger Community Rewards issued a donation
of $101.21 from the supporters (9 households) who shopped at Kroger from May 1-July 30. If you have not yet done so, it’s easy to sign up for these programs. See the April 2017 newsletter on the church website (blvdchurch.org) for Kroger Community Rewards information. Directions to use AmazonSmile are in most bulletins. Bulletins can also be found on the website. Thank you for your support!
2017-2018 Presbytery-wide Youth Events!
2017 Fall Youth Rally!
Saturday, September 30, noon-3 pm
New Setting!
Pickerington Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church 895 Diley Road, Pickerington
Mark your calendars and watch for more information soon!
2018 Winter Youth Retreat
February 23-25 at Camp Akita
Plan now to participate in this popular retreat. Space will be limited due to only one scheduled youth retreat in 2018.
Preschool is off to a great start for the Full Day Program as of August 16. We are excited for the Part Day Program to join us at school on September 11. Everyone had a wonderful summer, and we are now ready for cool weather and fall activities! Visit Boulevard during the day and hear the happy voices of our children!
Testing Success! Hilltop Preschool started their summer with incredible news!
Here’s what Executive Director Laura Moehrman says: "Post-test data of children from the
2016-17 school year has recently been made available. We are very proud to announce that 81% of our students demonstrated literacy skills at the level of average or above. This may not seem remarkable; however, when considering the challenges of children of poverty, and the pre-test levels showing 50% of children demonstrating below average levels in Fall of 2016, it is evident that something impressive is happening among the Hilltop Preschool community.”
Hooray for Hilltop’s children! And thanks to the dedicated Hilltop Preschool staff and the enrichment of the many varied experiences regularly incorporated into their program. Donating to Boulevard’s Library and Book Drive has a direct effect on the reading results for Hilltop Preschool. By helping to provide books for the library and the children, you are helping them succeed! Thank you for your support!
August Mission Focus
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
This month’s mission focus is on Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the emergency and refugee program of PCUSA, which enables congregations and mission partners
of PCUSA to care for communities who have been adversely affected by crisis and catastrophic events.
Their core budget, including staff and administrative costs, is funded through the One Great Hour of Sharing collection. Their program work is additionally funded through designated gifts by individuals and congregations. This means that every dollar you donate goes to the disaster you have specified unlike m any other disaster relief organizations who must use part of your donation for administrative costs.
When disasters occur and you wish to help out, you may send a check directly to them or make out your check to Boulevard Presbyterian and note PDA and the name of the disaster you are donating to on the memo line and the church will forward the amount to PDA.
Please visit their website at www.pda.pcusa.org to learn more.
PDA Statement of Values
We believe the church is called to manifest God’s gracious love for all people in a wounded world. Therefore, we will respond to human suffering based on need, without discrimination based on the race, religion or nationality of recipients and without adverse distinction of any kind.
We believe that all persons are created in the image of God. Therefore, we will ensure that the role and contributions of women are recognized and supported through our response.
We believe that God’s will is a restored and reconciled human community. Therefore, we will include components of spiritual accompaniment and psycho-social assistance, advocacy and peace building that contribute to this vision, and guard against any actions that would do further harm to communities.
We believe that God gives all people dignity. Dignity is diminished when people are seen and portrayed as helpless victims. Therefore, we will involve affected communities in
the identification of needs, priorities, approaches and mechanisms for response. We will reflect their dignity and initiative in our communications and fundraising materials. We will guard against any abuse of power by those responsible for protection and assistance to emergency survivors and displaced people.
We believe that our vocation to service calls us to be faithful to our principles and effective in our response. Therefore, we will uphold high ethical and programmatic standards (including the Code of Conduct, Humanitarian Charter, SPHERE Standards) in all our programs.
We believe that good stewardship requires attention to the sustainability of our efforts. Therefore, we will prioritize the use of local resources (human, material, cultural, etc.) whenever possible, use approaches which strengthen existing community capacity, and integrate preparedness and prevention into the emergency response. We will engage and strengthen local expressions of the church and civil society in order to build capacity for meeting future humanitarian needs.
We believe that the church is called to be prophetic as well as to be a presence of consolation and healing. Therefore, we shall endeavor not to act as an instrument of any particular government’s policy nor accept conditions on funding that would compromise our ability to speak and act independently.
We believe our Christian witness is more clearly understood by ourselves and communicated to the world when we work together. Therefore, we will build relationships, strengthen effectiveness, and avoid duplication and waste of time, talents or resources, through our cooperation.
We believe that all resources are gifts from God and that we are accountable to those who wish to assist and those who require assistance. Therefore, we will be truthful in how we report on the nature and extent of each emergency, and how we will use the funds and other resources provided.
We believe that we must learn from our experience in order to improve the quality of emergency prevention, preparedness and response. Therefore, we will undertake ourselves and commission analysis of adherence to our values, and assess the impact of our programs, sharing the lessons learned in ways that strengthen the alliance at the national, regional, and global levels.
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TALENTS TO SHARE
Boulevard Presbyterian Church In response to God’s love and blessings in my life, I am willing to consider sharing the gifts God has given me in the following ways indicated below:
SERVE ON A COMMITTEE or
SUB-COMMITTEE
Administration Committee
Finance
Human Resources
Property
Care Committee
Fellowship
Member Care
New Member Development
Communication Committee
Equipping (Education) Committee
Stewardship
Mission Committee
Worship Committee
SERVE IN SPECIFIC MINISTRIES
Serve Home Communion
Help with Vacation Bible School
Provide a Ride to Church
Teach a Class
Adult
Youth
Children
Play Handbells
Work with Youth Groups
Work with Stewardship Campaign
Help with Local Mission
NNEMAP
YWCA Homeless Shelter Dinners
NSI, Inc.
Christmas Boxes
Open Shelter Lunches
Kairos Prison Ministry
Visit Homebound Members
Serve as an Acolyte
Provide Food for Families in Crisis
Contact Visitors to Boulevard
Participate in the Prayer Chain
Assist with Repairs/Maintenance
Area: _____________________
Prepare Food for Special Event
Help with Summer Coffee Connector
Plan a Special Outing
Participate in Quilters
Sing in Choir (11:15 am Service)
Serve as Usher
Participate in a Mission Trip
Assist in Nursery
Help with Yardwork
Serve as Greeter
Help Plan All-Church Retreat
Volunteer in the Office
Help Plan Special Worship Services
Assist with Special Events
Help with Publicity in the Community
Serve as Lay Reader in Worship
Help Coordinate Special Offerings
Sing on Music Team (9 am Service)
Help Lead Wee Worship
Send Cards of Caring
Participate in Prayer Shawl Ministry
Serve on Presbytery Committee
Help with Community Garden
Provide Special Music
Participate in Church Work Day
Visit in Hospitals
Help with Sunday Morning Coffee Hour
Host First Friday Movie Night
Share Specific Knowledge/Talents
Technology
Marketing
Communication Platforms
Internet/Website Security
Graphic Design
Participate in Saturday Sisters Gatherings
Help with Endowment
Other: _______________________
____ I commit to pray for the ministries of Boulevard Presbyterian Church. Print Name(s) _______________________________________________
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Boy Scout Troop 73 News
Troop 73 enjoyed a very busy summer, with lots of camping and a great deal of rank advancement. Now the school year has begun, so our Boy Scouts are much busier. Despite this, we have some campouts and other activities scheduled for the weeks ahead, including a campout near McArthur, Ohio in late September.
During the month of August, many of our Boy Scouts worked very hard on Eagle Scout projects for two of our scouts. The first of these projects involved fixing up a playground area outside the Grandview middle school. The second project was the construction of a new sidewalk outside the high school.
Troop 73 recently held a Court of Honor to recognize scouts who have earned merit badges or advanced in rank. Our Boy Scouts earned over 80 merit badges, and 17 of our scouts advanced in rank. Troop 73 meets in Fellowship Hall on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm. Boys ages 11 to 17 are welcome.
Mary Ann - Vacation
2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 6:30 pm First Friday Free Family Film Night at the Museum 2: Battle for the Smithsonian
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Cents-Ability Sunday
9:00 am Worship: Chapel 11:15 am Worship: Sanctuary
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Labor Day
Office closed
5 7:00 pm Equipping Committee 7:30 pm AA Group
6 9:30 am Quilters 7:30 pm NA Group
7 10:30 am Presbyterian Women Bible Study 6:00 pm Music Team 6:30 pm Bell Choir 7:00 pm FA Group 7:30 pm Chancel Choir GA Group
8 9:00am-Noon Part-Day Preschool Orientation
9 9:00 am NA Anniversary Gathering
10 Clothing Collection
Sunday Grandparents’ Day
9:00 am Worship: Chapel Following 9:00 am Session will receive new Members 10:00 am Adult Class Mission Committee 11:15 am Worship: Sanctuary 6:00 pm Rappelling Group: FH
11 7:00 pm
Worship Committee Care Committee Boy Scouts
12 5:30 pm AA Anniversary Party 7:00 pm Scout Troop Committee
13 9:30 am Quilters 7:30 pm NA Group
14 6:00 pm Music Team 6:30 pm Bell Choir 7:00 pm FA Group 7:30 pm Chancel Choir GA Group
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17 9:00 am Worship: Chapel 10:00 am Adult Class New Member Development Comm. 11:15 am Worship: Sanctuary 4:30 pm YWCA Dinner Hosting
18 7:00 pm Boy Scouts
19 12:30 pm Staff Meeting 3:00 pm Presbytery Meeting @ First Presbyterian, Waverly, OH 7:30 pm AA Group
20 9:30 am Quilters 7:30 pm NA Group
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International Day of Peace
6:00 pm Music Team 6:30 pm Bell Choir Communication Committee 7:00 pm FA Group 7:30 pm Chancel Choir GA Group
22 23 9:00 am Understanding Islam Retreat
24 Food Mission Sunday
9:00 am Worship: Chapel 10:00 am Adult Class Property 11:15 am Worship: Sanctuary 12:30 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry 2:00 pm Eagle Scout Court of Honor: Sanc/Lounge
25 7:00 pm Boy Scouts
26 7:30 pm AA Group
27 9:30 am Quilters 7:30 pm NA Group
28 6:00 pm Music Team Open Shelter Lunch Packing 6:30 pm Bell Choir 7:00 pm FA Group 7:30 pm Chancel Choir GA Group
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Christ has no body but yours;
no hands, no feet on earth but yours.
Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world.
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good.
Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Christ has no body now but yours. ~ St. Teresa of Avila
Session Class of 2017
Paula Frank Sean McCormick Michael Schmidt
Class of 2018 Debbie Henry Martha Hills Kim Welter
Class of 2019 Beryl Bunn
Alaina Engdahl Kevin Hicks
Deacons
13 Ruth Nfor 15 Deidre Hooley 16 Ken Frick 16 Jan Minton 16 Graham Nelson 18 Nathan Nfor 20 Rob Williams 26 Caroline Savage 26 Melissa Metz 26 Michael Nelson 27 Ian Rennick
Deadline for October Good News Friday, September 15
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Boulevard Prayer Chain
If you would like to make a prayer request, please contact the Church Office at 614-486-0267.
Prayers for Healing and Strength
Bonnie Grimm, eyelid surgery (9/5) Pat Nicholson, W estm inster -Thurber rehab Ray DeGraw, cancer Linda Mahoney, recuperating at hom e Julie Wall, in Dublin Methodist Hospital (Kyme Rennick’s mother) Eda Mikolaj, at hom e (Heather Mikolaj ’s mother) Cathy Cope, cancer, in hospice care at hom e Mike and Evan Hamilton, physical therapy Barbara Frautschi Gay Hadley Paul McCalla, rehab at hom e Barbara Rine, breast cancer Bruce “Smitty” Smith Carol McFadden, breast cancer Ella, preschooler, recovering at hom e Fred Ferris, for healing Rick Cotter, recovering from car accident (friend of Michael and Charmaine Hamilton) Michael Frase, no longer in rem ission Marty Grimm, health issues Suzanne Trombley, Carol Fry ’s sister-in-law Gary (relative of Becky Metzler) Gay Hadley’s daughter Tim McLane, for balance and healing for foot (Mikie Bowles’ brother) Corey Sander, cancer, com pleted radiation (Pat Nicholson’s granddaughter’s husband) Kate Whitmore, no new cancer detected (Marty Grimm’s daughter) Jerry Braun, cancer (Mike McKinney’s brother-in-law) Julie DuSablon, recuperating at hom e Mark Nelson, for healing, com fort, and peace
Prayers for Our Special Care List Dorothy Rout, W estm inster -Thurber Evelyn Hannaway, at home Virginia Schlitt, at hom e Mary Harris, at hom e Becky Metzler, at hom e Leni Leypoldt, at hom e Brita Knapp, for continued rem ission Norman Knapp, healing and strength Peggy Pasko, W oodview Care and Rehab
Contributions and Expenses July 2017
Actual Budget
Contributions 29,128.64 28,433.32
Expenses 28,767.04 28,320.72
Surplus or (Deficit) 361.60 112.60
Year-to-Date
Contributions 199,178.35 199,033.24
Expenses 191,440.74 201,730.80
Surplus or (Deficit) 7,736.61 (2,697.56)
Pastor Preston Shealy Ext. 15
Music Coordinator Mary Ann Stephens Ext. 16
Choir Director Brady Brennan Ext. 17
Building Manager Mark Key Ext. 22
Office Manager Carol Fry Ext. 10
Class of 2017 Merri Bame Steve Hills
Grace Parks Debbie Shealy
Class of 2018 Kathie Bailey Shawn Ebert Becky Elliott
Melissa Schmidt
Class of 2019 Charmaine Hamilton
Cindy McKay Sarah Murdick
Ian Rennick
3 Brita Knapp 3 Michael Hamilton 3 Zachary Schmitz 5 Mike McKinney 6 Joe Ferris 8 Geno Buzzelli 9 Carolyn Schmitz 10 Garrett Fischer 11 Mary Anne Christman 11 George Ells, III (Son) 13 Cathie Cope
Volume 20, Issue 9 September 2017
Boulevard Presbyterian Church 1235 Northwest Boulevard Grandview Heights, OH 43212 614-486-0267 www.blvdchurch.org
