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THE HERALD
Heritage Presbyterian Church 880 So. 35th Street Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 477-3401
Rev. Dr. Raymond A. Meester www.HeritagePres.org
If you’re interested in joining Heritage Presbyterian Church, we invite you to speak to Rev. Raymond Meester or email him – [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon.-Thur.:
9:00 AM—1:00 PM
IN THIS ISSUE
Pastor’s letter .............................. 2 Birthdays, Prayers, Lectionary ..... 3 Calendar & Summer Schedule ..... 4 Prayer Shawls ............................... 5 DUC Pond ..................................... 6 Mission News ............................... 7 VBS Registration .......................... 8
June 2016
Choir Practice Will resume August 31
UPCOMING EVENTS July 19-23, Youth Triennium July 24-29, Synod School
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL June 13-17, 6:30 PM—8:30 PM
Curriculum this year focuses on feeding the hungry. Storytelling, mission stories, crafts, music, recreation, and snacks.
COMMUNION SCHEDULE
June 12
July 10
August 14
September 11
October 2
November 6
November 20
December 24
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LETTER FROM THE PASTOR... The 222nd General Assembly (GA) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be in Portland, Oregon, June 17-25, 2016. As the stated clerk of both Homestead Presbytery and Central Nebraska Presbytery, I will be in attendance. I will be serving as the parliamentarian for the General Assembly committee number 3: General Assembly Procedures. Gina Meester will be one of the ruling elder commissioners from Homestead Presbytery. She will be serving on Committee 10: Mission Coordination. The committees meet Sunday evening through Tuesday afternoon with the plenary beginning on Wednesday morning. General Assembly concludes with worship on Saturday, June 25. During the plenary I will be serving as a floor parliamentarian. The opening worship service is always a phenomenal worship service. You will be able to observe the worship service, live-streamed, on Saturday afternoon, June 18, at 1:00 Central Time (11:00 Pacific Time). I encourage you to watch this event. Links for how you can watch the worship and other events at GA will be shared with you in our church bulletin and weekly emails. What are some of the HOT TOPICS for this year’s assembly? One of the big items for discussion is the structure of the PC(USA) and its agencies. We are currently organized in six different agencies (business), as well as 16 synods (geographical groupings). A committee called “The Way Forward” will be working with what are known as the “Foothills Overtures.” These overtures are asking that we structure the work of General Assembly in a different way. In particular, there will be a lot of discussion about the Presbyterian Mission Agency and the Office of the General Assembly. There are recommended changes to the various parts of the Book of Order, as well as business items which deal with topics such as social justice, peacemaking, immigration, the environment, and the Middle East. For information you can find the text of the overtures at www. pc-biz.org, which is the website the commissioners will use. Look under each committee to see the business that they have been assigned. According to GA Moderator Heath Rada who spoke in Omaha on May 16, one of the “hot topics” will probably be the proposed overture to divest from fossil fuel production. Even though it is a long meeting, and a lot of late nights (some nights the meeting is not over until midnight or later!), I enjoy attending General Assembly. The worship services are some of the most inspiring worship services I have attended. It is like a big family gathering or reunion. The only time I see many of my old friends and colleagues is at General Assembly. There is also an exhibit hall where many vendors have giveaways, sell products, or provide information about their products and services to churches. There are vendors selling products made by people in developing nations. Buying these products helps people in these nations have a sustainable life. I always love going to the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation booth, where they sell their books. (It is like being a kid in a candy store, for me!)
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BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, PRAYER REQUESTS...
JUNE BIRTHDAYS 02 J. Mitchell Robertson 04 Jeanne Bonnett 08 Elijah Al-masaudi 11 Jan Crouch 12 Jessica Broeder 12 Mora Singsaas 14 Miranda Smith 16 Robyn Mason 16 Liam Tomas 17 Richard Gibson
19 Larry Brage 19 Corinne Crouch 19 Breannah Weyers 21 David Crawford 25 Brylee Haas 30 Camden Gibson
June 5: 1 Kings 17:8-16 (17-24); Psalms 146; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17
June 12: 1 Kings 21:1-10 (11-14) 15-21a; Psalms 5:1-8; Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-8:3
June 19: 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7) 8-15a; Psalms 24 & 43; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39
June 26: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalms 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62
LECTIONARY FOR JUNE
PRAYER REQUESTS† Sharon Eric Chad Janet Jerry Jamie Kayla
Donita Julia Mike G. Faith Larry Zach Meghan
Family of Joe Krall
†Please update your prayer requests with the church office or Marilyn Smith weekly, 477-3401; or
JUNE ANNIVERSARIES 02 Danny & Tamra Broeder 06 Scott & Lori Helvie 09 Bruce & Ruth Hunzeker 11 Raymond & Ramona Meester 12 Dave & Dawn Thompson 21 Bill & Missy Bahr
28 Larry & Sharon Baker— 4 years
OUR SYMPATHY...
To the family of Helen Jones who died Friday, May 6. Her services were held Monday, May 9 at Heritage Presbyterian Church .
To George and Loretta Neill who lost their granddaughter Kelsey Clark, Thursday, May 5. Her services were held Monday, May 9 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
To the family of Carol Lee Scheidt, Kay Schweitzer’s sister-in-law who died Wednesday, May 11.
To the family of Dolores Bruns, Karen Minks’ aunt who died Sunday, May 22.
BIRTHDAY CLUB Thanks to Gene Harmon, Dennis Hett and Audrey Schneider for joining the “Birthday Club”. Please consider making a donations to our Birthday Club. Birthday Club donations are deposited to our endowment fund. These gifts will be used to help our ministry continue. This is also a great way to honor a friend or relative!
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Congratulations to Miranda Smith and James
Lowe on their new daughter, Ella Louise. She was born on Thursday, May 19. She weighed 7lbs. 13 oz. and was 20 inches long.
THANK YOU...
To our church family, thank you for all the well wishes for Larry and I. And Ray’s hospital visits certainly were appreciated. It was nice to know others cared also. —Larry & Sharon Baker
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The Eastridge Pantry is in need of the following items. Please consider purchasing an item or two from this list for the pantry when you go shopping. Thank you!
Mac & Cheese Canned meats Pancake syrup Cooking oil Hot cereal Jelly/jam Quick rice/pasta Sugar
Flour Peanut butter Instant potatoes Condiments Toothpaste Laundry Soap Dishwashing Soap
June 2016 Wednesday, June 1 6:00 PM Daisy Troop Meeting in Fellowship Hall Friday, June 3 10:00 AM Al-Anon in the Gibson Room Sunday, June 5 10:00 AM Worship Monday, June 6 6:30 PM Session Book Study Tuesday, June 7 6:30 PM Presbyterian Women’s Circle meeting with a
Salad Supper Friday, June 10 10:00 AM Al-Anon in the Gibson Room Sunday, June 12 10:00 AM Worship & Communion Monday, June 13 6:30 PM VBS Tuesday, June 14 6:30 PM VBS
Wednesday, June 15 6:30 PM VBS Thursday, June 16 6:30 PM VBS Friday, June 17 10:00 AM Al-Anon in the Gibson Room 6:30 PM VBS Saturday, June 18 12:00 PM Lincoln Deaf Club in the Fellowship Hall Sunday, June 19 Happy Father’s Day 10:00 AM Worship 3:00 PM Prayer Shawl Meeting Newsletter Deadline Friday, June 24 10:00 AM Al-Anon in the Gibson Room Sunday, June 26 10:00 AM Worship
Presbyterian Women’s Circle will have their last meeting before summer on Tuesday, June 7 at 6:30 PM and they will have a Salad Supper. The meetings will resume Tuesday, September 6 and be changed to morning meetings starting at 10:00 AM.
Chancel Choir and Bell Choir rehearsals will resume
Wednesday, August 31. Sunday School will resume Sunday, August 21. Worship services will be scheduled for 10:00 AM
Sunday mornings until August 21 and will resume the normal schedule of 10:30 AM.
SUMMER SCHEDULE EASTRIDGE PANTRY
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PRAYER SHAWLS Shawls were made by church members which were blessed during worship on May 15. Anyone wishing to participate in this ministry of caring by crocheting or knitting prayer shawls should contact Audrey Schneider. Anyone knowing of someone in need of a shawl should contact the church office.
We would like to thank Judy Guilliatt, Denise Lagueux and JoAnne Lahm who knitted our most recent additions.
ATTENDANCE RECOGNITION
Perfect Attendance: Finn and Mora Singsaas
Bev Traudt reading the story of Pentecost to the Sunday
School Children as a part of their Pentecost Party.
Teachers and substitutes were recognized with geranium plants and thank you notes.
Not pictured were: Rev. Dennis Hett
(Adult Class) Ramona Meester
(Preschool class) Jeanne Bonnett
(substitute)
Students were recognized with certificates.
Perfect Attendance: Finn Singsaas Mora Singsaas
Excellent Attendance: Delia Thompson Dexter Thompson Brylee Haas Sameera Al-masaudi Haylea Lowe Tristan Singsaas Kennedy Hunzeker Alexis Hunzeker Carson Pierce Preston Pierce Adrianna Miller Sydney Miller Elizabeth Wahlgren Isaiah Guilliatt
(L to R) Scott M., Isaiah, Patty, Finn, Mora, Bev, Scott H., Tristan, Kate, Kennedy, Alexis, Lew, Carson, Preston, Nancy
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Disciples Under Construction
JUNE 2016
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
To everyone who has contributed to the Triennium Fund! We have made the April and May payments of $875 each and we have enough to cover the June payment. Our final payment will be due in July but the amount of this installment will be determined at a later date and will likely be less than $875. Based on this, it looks like we are probably only about $400 from our goal. We’ll keep you posted as we get more information, and thanks again for your generosity toward this opportunity for our youth!!
If you haven’t been able to make it to Sunday School recently you’ve missed lessons on the Beatitudes, Creation v. Evolution, Bible Blackouts and the Pentecost Party. No two Sundays are the same! We’re on break from Sunday School until August 21, but we can’t go 3 months without enjoying each other’s company and getting together for some fun. So watch your emails for what we’ll be doing this summer. If you want to get involved or just want more information, contact Patty Wahlgren at [email protected].
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MISSION NEWS AND UPDATES CLEANUP BUCKETS AND
HYGIENE KITS Check out the list of items needed for a cleanup bucket or a hygiene kit on the mission bulletin board in the nar-thex. Select the item(s) that you would like to donate and then return them to the church during the month of June. All items will then be shipped for use by the Pres-byterian Disaster Assistance.
LLOYD GRITZ Recently, Heritage received over $7,000 from the estate of Lloyd Gritz which has been deposited into the Endowment Fund to ensure the future ministry and mission of Heritage Presbyterian Church. We gratefully acknowledge this generous gift which Lloyd designated as a testimony of his Christian faith.
SESSION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights of May 4 Session Meeting: Accepted into membership Robert and Dorothy Hill,
Frances Beaurivage and Sue Nelson Approved summer worship time be set at 10:00 am
from Memorial Day, May 29, through August 14 Approved the recycling of printer cartridges as a fund-
raiser for the DUCs Recommended that Jeff Pierce (Human Resources
Chair) and Pastor Ray develop an evaluation plan of various paid church staff which can be used for future salary decisions by the Session Received a quote to repair/clean the bricks in the
northwest corner of the Fellowship Hall; will not pro-ceed until the leak has been fixed Will seek bids/quotes to replace/repair the outside
steps to the parking lot Approved the following plans to celebrate the new
stained glass windows: adding pictures of each window to the web page, a color booklet and the narthex bulle-tin board; place small plaques near each window to “title” them – ie. Jesus and the Children, the Good Shepherd; and plan a celebration
THANK YOU… Thank you once again Heritage for your support of the following Mission projects! 86 food items were delivered to the Food Pantry in
April $159.44 was donated to the Presbyterian Hunger
Program during the Cents-Ability coin collection on April 25 $25 cash, 20 packs of wipes, 10 packs of diapers, 5
tubes of ointment, 14 tooth care items and 3 bath wash and powders were donated on Mother’s Day to the CEDARS Healthy Families Program $351.00 has been donated to date for the Pentecost
Offering. Our 40% will be directed to the Triennium expenses of our DUCs
RETURNING FOR SUMMER 2016 — MISSION BINGO!
Join the fun this summer with the Mission Committee's BINGO game! BINGO cards will be available on June 4. See how many of the 20 different activities you and/or your family can complete during the summer months. Activities include things you can do at home, at the church or in our community. Some will cost nothing, some will be donations of items, some will ask for do-nations of money. Hopefully, we have included some-thing for everybody! At the end of the summer, turn in your card for a chance to win a prize. The more BINGO's you have the better your chances!
MISSION SUMMER FOCUS: The Mission Committee is asking for your help this summer as we focus on giving opportunities on various levels – national, church and community: June – PDA Cleanup Buckets and Hygiene Kits
July – Supplies for church kitchen
August – School supplies for local schools
Please don’t run out right away and buy any items – we will release the list of requested items at the beginning of each month.
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Heritage Presbyterian Church 880 South 35th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510-3499 The Rev. Dr. Raymond Meester, Pastor Issued monthly, Issue #06/16 Heritage Presbyterian Church, (www.HeritagePres.org)
VBS REGISTRATION This year’s program focuses on feeding the hungry. Children will have a great time with storytelling, mission stories, crafts, music, recreation and snacks. Who can attend: children ages 3 thru 5th grade. If you have questions please contact the church office at 402-477-3401.
Parent/Guardian ___________________________________ Phone Number _____________________________ (First and Last Name)
Email_______________________________________
1st Child _____________________________ Age ______ Allergies/Special needs__________________________ (First and Last Name)
2nd Child ____________________________ Age ______ Allergies/Special needs__________________________ (First and Last Name)
3rd Child _____________________________ Age ______ Allergies/Special needs__________________________ (First and Last Name)
Additional Children Attending: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Please provide your consent or refusal of photographing of your child.
Yes, I give consent for staff at Heritage to photograph my child for use in future print or web use.
No, please exclude my child from photos.
