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The Trumpet September 2014 Volume 31 Issue 9
Firelands Presbyterian Church
2626 East Harbor Road
Port Clinton, Ohio 43452
419-734-6211
Fax 419-734-5411
www.firelandschurch.org
Reverend Jeanne Gay, Pastor
Susan Larcey and Kay McIntosh, Musicians
William Umlauf, Treasurer
Dave Moore, Clerk of Session
Rachel Johnson,
Preschool Director
Janine Dress,
Administrative Assistant
Mark Owen, Custodian
Table of Contents
Summer Lunch, Cookbook, Walleyes,
Thank You & Church Family News ........... 2
Mission Opportunities & Landscape Article 3
Pastor’s Page: ...................................... 4
Lectionary Texts and Monthly Prayer List . 5
Session Highlights ................................. 6
Volunteer Opportunity ........................... 6
Preschool News ..................................... 7
Birthdays, Anniversaries, Calendar .......... 8
Ministry Schedule .................................. 9
Musical Arts 2014-2015 Schedule .......... 10
Last Vespers ‘n’ Victuals Sunday, September 21, 6:00 PM
We will be gathering for a light bring-something-to-share dinner
and evening prayer. We meet in the pavilion, and there’s a hint of
old-timey music as well! Come one, come all!
Worship Time Change and Sunday School Begins
Starting September 7 worship time will be 10:30 AM and Sunday
School will begin at 9:15 AM. Please mark your Calendars.
Annual Meeting Our Annual Meeting will be Sunday September 28 following our
Worship Service. A potluck will be a part of the Annual Meeting.
All reports are due to the office by Friday September 12. The
annual report will be ready for the congregation on Sunday
September 21.
Our Cookbooks Are Going Fast! More than half of the Firelands Family Favorites cookbooks we
ordered have been sold. If you haven’t yet had a chance to
purchase one or more of these terrific
books, call the church office (419-734-
6211) or get them after church.
The price for each cookbook is only
$15.00. If a cookbook is to be shipped
out of town, there is an additional $3.00
charge.
Catawba Blood Mobile On Saturday September6, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM the Red
Cross will be at the Catawba Community Hall, 3307 NW
Catawba Rd. For appointment
call 1-800-GiveLife. Walk-ins
welcome after 10:00 AM. An
ID is required.
September 2014 Page 2
Chosen to Die, Destined to Live
Maumee Valley Presbytery Women are presenting a
program by Frida Umahoza, a survivor of the 1994
Rwanda genocide. The program will be at Huron First
Presbyterian Church on Saturday, September 20, 9 am
– 2 pm. For complete details and registration, see
Pastor Jeanne.
Preschool Enrichment Volunteers Needed
A number of our members have been visiting the
preschool once or twice a month to share their talents.
If you have a talent that you’d like to share with these
children, please contact Marcia Bordner (419-797-4284;
marshabordner@gmail.com) or Rachel Johnson
(preschool@firelandschurch.org)
Thank You John and Kay McIntosh would like to thank the
members of the congregation for their thoughts,
prayers, expressions of sympathy and support as they
experienced the transition of John’s mother, Rosamond,
into eternal life.
To all the food pantry volunteers: I just want to take
the time to say thank you for taking time our of your
day to help my family. I just want you to know how
much we greatly appreciate it. May the Lord Bless you
richly. Michelle
New Habitat for Humanity House in Port Clinton
Habitat for Humanity of Ottawa County is seeking
volunteers to help construct their newest home for a
qualified family at 336 Superior St., Port Clinton.
No experience is required; there is something for
everyone. If you would be interested in volunteering on
this project please contact the Habitat for Humanity
office at 419-734-7074 to be scheduled for work. Any
amount of time that you can give will be appreciated.
Habitat’s newest qualified partner family is a single mom
with two children. Mom is so excited to finally become a
first time homeowner.
Habitat for Humanity was awarded grant funding to help
on this project from the Ottawa County Community
Foundation.
Walleye Wishes for the Cure – Benefits American Cancer
Society Update This summer, our wild and wonderful walleye have been
quietly raising money for the American Cancer Society.
The amount raised so far is $575. This campaign will
finish at the end of this month. Don’t
wait to participate. Think of a friend
you want to surprise with our colorful
yard art. We hope to match last
years’ total of $2000. Fill out a pink
sheet on our opportunity table or call
the church office.
The donation to send the walleye is
$20.00. Once the fish are planted in someone’s yard or
garden, they may pay a donation of $15.00 to remove
them or a donation of $25.00 to send them on to
another family.
September 2014 Page 3
Mission Committee News We have had a very busy summer with mission projects
in our church. Thank you to all of you who have
contributed in numerous ways to our efforts.
We were the packing site for the Summer Lunch and
Fun program in Port Clinton. Our church members
prepared and packaged the lunches on three different
dates.
In late May and June we were collecting money for
Heartbeat of Ottawa County. Many baby bottles were
distributed after worship one Sunday and then returned
on Father’s Day with donations inside. Heartbeat has
informed us that we raised $174.57 for them.
We support two mission workers, John and Diane, who
are ministering in an unstable area overseas. We were
able to send them a donation of $500.00 for their
continued efforts.
We were made aware of a family in our community who
needed beds for their children. We were able to secure
mattresses for these children. Also, many of you
donated bedding or money toward sheets, blankets, and
comforters.
Our continued involvement with the Church of the
Nazarene on the first Wed. of every month allows us to
provide a meal and fellowship with their members,
many of which are children.
Our “Sharing Cabinet” continues to offer items to our
members for a donation. The funds generated from this
project are made available to help wherever we are
needed.
Our fabulous walleyes have been popping up around our
community this summer. These colorful creatures
support the American Cancer Society.
In July/August we have been collecting school supplies
for the “School Kit” program from the PC(USA) disaster
assistance program. Anita Fisher has been busy sewing
the bags which will hold the school supplies for a
student. In early Sept. we will package and send these
kits off so they can be used by a student somewhere
around the globe.
We are eager and willing to help with a mission project
that speaks to someone’s heart. Please share your
thoughts should you know of a program, place, or
someone we can assist.
Joyce Jagucki
Mission Chairperson
Volunteer Opportunities
Men’s Forum Committee
A few men are needed to organize 5 or 6 Men's activities
per year. I am not able to do it any more.
Thanks.
Bob Black
The World Wide Gift Shop
The Wide World Shoppe and our artisans around the
world need you! For just a few hours monthly, you can
not only help us continue our mission of providing a
market for our artisans but you also will meet very
interesting people – our customers.
As I am sure most of you know, we are a non-profit
store in downtown Port Clinton selling items crafted by
artisans from around the world. We are a Fair Trade
retail gift shop and have no paid staff. We have been in
business in the Port Clinton area for 22 years.
Volunteers are crucial to our success by keeping our
overhead low which in turn allows us to purchase more
items from our artisans.
For more information, please call the Wide World
Shoppe at 419-732-2360 or Liz Young at 419-734-3759.
The Wide World Shoppe
130 Madison Street
419-732-2360
September 2014 Page 4
PASTOR’S PAGE
Change? Do We Hafta?
As our New Beginnings groups are finishing up their six
sessions together, I’ve come to be aware that this whole
discussion of how the church might do things differently
is making people a bit anxious. That’s not surprising, of
course: pretty much no one likes change, especially if
the change is somebody else’s idea.
The Decisions Are Ours I want to make it clear that whatever comes out of
Firelands Church’s New Beginnings process will be our
decision. There are folks in Maumee Valley Presbytery
who stand ready to help us with whatever we decide,
but our decisions will be ours alone.
This is not to say that all of us will agree 100% with
everything that comes out of the New Beginnings
process. I don’t know any organization I’ve ever been a
part of, including my family, where I’ve agreed with
every decision … and I imagine you are the same way.
Your Voice Is Important What matters, though, is that all of us feel that we’ve
had a chance to be heard—that our voices are
important. That’s a commitment that I’m sure the New
Beginnings leaders will support. That group will begin
meeting in September to compare and compile what
happened in the four different small groups, and
communication and listening will be hugely important as
that group—and we as a congregation—move forward.
Even if moving forward means we basically keep doing
what we’ve always done.
Managing Transitions When I think of change, I always think of a book by
William Bridges, called Managing Transitions: Making the
Most of Change. It was published back in 1991, and
there are undoubtedly lots more books on the subject
that have come out since then, but this is the one that
has meant a lot to me over the years.
The Ending—Leaving Egypt Bridges says that there are three parts of every change,
and that the new beginning part is the last to happen.
The first thing to happen is that we have to let go of
some parts of the ways we did things before. “The way
we used to be” has to end. For Moses and the Israelites,
this was leaving “the way we do things” in Egypt. They
may have been difficult, but they were known!
In a contemporary example, when a couple has a new
baby there are things they will probably have to give up
(at least for a while): regular sleep, time alone with
each other, and the flexibility of going somewhere or
doing something spontaneously. Most likely they’re
thrilled to have that baby, but every change involves
some losses, and couples who can’t adjust to those
losses have a hard time really becoming parents.
The Neutral Zone—The Wilderness The next part, Bridges says, is the neutral zone. “This is
the no-man’s-land between the old reality and the new.
It’s the limbo between the old sense of identity and the
new. It is a time when the old way is gone and the new
doesn’t feel comfortable yet” (p. 5).
Or more metaphorically, he says that the neutral zone is
Linus when his blanket is in the wash … or a trapeze
artist who’s let go of the first trapeze but hasn’t yet
grasped onto the second … or the Israelites in the
wilderness between Egypt and the Promised Land.
Neutral zones tend to be uncomfortable. We feel
confused when we’re in this stage. Uncomfortable.
But the neutral zone is also the time when we have the
best chance for creativity, renewal, and development.
This is when revitalization begins. This is when a motley
bunch of former slaves started to become a people.
Or think of when you first moved up to the Lake. You
were in the neutral zone—you’d had to say goodbye to
your neighbors, the grocery store you always went to,
your doctor, etc. But when you were first settling in as
residents here, the possibilities were endless. Are we
Kroger’s people or Bassett’s people? Ooh, look at the
fascinating variety of neighbors there are in this new
neighborhood. I’ll bet it was an exciting time.
The Beginning—The Promised Land This is when it all comes together. The baby smiles and
maybe even says Dada. The new place to live feels like
home. The new mission for Firelands Presbyterian
Church is in place and thriving, new people have been
drawn to join with this congregation in discipleship and
worship, and the Promised Land has arrived.
Because the thing we need to remember throughout this
journey is that God has promised to be with us. God has
promised good for us. And God will not let us down.
September 2014 Page 5
Lectionary Texts for September September 7–
Ordinary 23
Semi-continuous
Old Testament
� Exodus 21:1-14
� Psalm 149
Complementary
Old Testament
� Ezekiel 33:7-11
� Psalm 119:3340
New Testament
� Romans 13:8-14
� Matthew 18:15-20
September 14 –
Ordinary 24
Semi-continuous
Old Testament
� Exodus 14:19-31
� Psalm 114 or
Exodus 15:1b-11,
20-21
Complementary
Old Testament
� Genesis 50:15-21
� Psalm 103:[1-7] 8-
13
New Testament
� Romans 14:1-12
� Matthew 18:21-35
September 21 –
Ordinary 25
Semi-continuous
Old Testament
� Exodus16:2-15
� Psalm 105:1-6, 37-
45
Complementary
Old Testament
� Jonah 3:10 - 4:11
Psalm 145:1-8
New Testament
� Philippians 1:21-30
� Matthew 20:1-16
September 28–
Ordinary 26
Semi-continuous
Old Testament
� Exodus 17:1-7
� Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16
Complementary
Old Testament
� Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-
32
� Psalm 25:1-9
New Testament
� Philippians 2:1-13
� Matthew 21:23-32
Ongoing Prayer Concerns For those receiving medical treatment or therapy, or undergoing medical tests:
Debbie Ballinger, Richard Berlinger, Jenatha Boose, Joyce Brown, Brent, Harold Cooly, Tom Gahris, John Gibson IV,
Harold, Cathy Hill, Kim Hudson, Craig Kaiser, Arlene Kakareka, Stephen Kessler, Lydia, Betty Layton, Angjuli Lele,
Richard Lethander, John McLaughlin, Dale Mercer, Simon Mercurio, Michael, Jordan Moore,
Jill Petty Bryant, John Rick, Tom Roush, Sara, Sarah, Jack Schmidt, Justin Waugh, Ann Wagnitz, Phil Wierzba
For those facing the infirmities of age:
Roseanne Barker, Carolyn Doane, Clara Maag, Shirley Ohles, Betty Rodwancy, Bob Rodwancy, Bernetta Turek,
Gordan Wahlers, and Irene Wilson
For those seeking freedom, security, and hope:
Bobby, Justin, Stephanie, Val, and CASA Families
For those in the service of our country:
Steven Coffin, FBI; Brant Crandall, USA; Cole Daniel, USCG; Matt Devries, USAF;
Stu Gliwa, USMC; Aaron Haynes, USA; Ted Livingstine, USMC; Sanju Shinde, USMC;
Michael Stockhausen, USN;
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 and our sister congregation, Dios es Amor, Mexico City;
The Monte Sinai Mexican Mission in our Presbytery
To add or delete someone from this list, please contact Janine Dress in the church office.
September 2014 Page 6
Stated Session Meeting Highlights for August 12, 2014 The meeting was opened with prayer by Pastor Jeanne.
Prayer requests were shared and cards were passed out
and signed.
Report of the Clerk: Dave Moore. The July minutes
were approved as presented.
Treasurer’s Report: Bill Umlauf, Treasurer – Income
for July was $11,458.00 ($208.00 more than budgeted).
Expenses of $9,564.29 were $1,473.29 less than
budgeted resulting in a General Fund gain of $1,893.71
for July. Total YTD GF Income of $77,163.52 ($1,586.48
less than budgeted.) minus YTD GF Expense of
$83,017.26 ($267.53 less than budgeted) results in a
current GFYTD loss of $5,853.74, down from July’s
number of $7,917.45. In August, we will have a once a
year payment for insurance of $3681.00 .Total YTD
Preschool Income minus Total YTD Expense results in a
current Preschool YTD loss of $502.95.
Financial Stewardship: Mary Caracci. Harold Brown
and Dave Wahlers with help from Janine Dress are
preparing the annual audit. The sale of 100 cookbooks
has generated $1563.00 in income. The total bill of
$1324.20 has been paid in full. When all 226 books sell,
the net profit for the General Fund will be $2,065.80.
The stewardship letter with pledge cards will be mailed
in October after approval at the Annual Meeting. Pledge
cards will be dedicated on the Sunday before
Thanksgiving.
Property Management: Jack Combs. Mechanisms on
the windows in the Pastor’s office are inoperable and will
be replaced. Higher water usage for the month may be
watering of the lawn/plantings in this dry spell or the
preschool’s filling their wading pools. The PC Water
Dept. finds no problem with their pipes. Toilets in
women’s bathroom may become a 2015 budget item.
We may revise our parking lot snow removal procedure
for next winter—we may plow only part of the lot and
use only one entrance.
Mission Committee: Joyce Jagucki. From now to
mid-September, members are bringing supplies for
PC(USA) School Kits. Our meal for Church of the
Nazarene was cancelled for August but will be resumed
in September. The summer lunch program concludes
this month and we thank members who helped with the
packing. A new project of Transitional Housing is to
provide classes in the importance of purchasing food on
sale, then the preparation, freezing and use of it. They
are requesting financial help and possible use of our
facilities for classes and food preparation. We may help
with providing vouchers for freezers as incentives for
completing the classes. The sharing cabinet continue to
be a success—keep bringing your items!
Personnel Committee: Alison Falls. The personnel
reviews for all FPC staff are in process.
Nominating Committee: Alison Falls. A slate of
recommended candidates for Elders and Deacons will be
presented to Session in September and for a vote at our
Annual Meeting later that month.
Worship and Music Committee: Kay McIntosh.
Vespers were held on July 27 with the debut of the new
Firelands Band including Dave Wahlers, Fred Hany &
Charlie Garrett. Sunday evening vespers will be held on
August 24 and September 28 The new butterfly quilt,
hanging from the organ loft, notes our “long green”
liturgical season and was donated by Marie Ripich of the
Linus Quilters. Anita Fisher loves a challenge and single-
handedly completed the second green felt banner. Karen
Vardyan is our silk floral arranger and Marilyn Umlauf is
coordinating the communion stewards. The new piano
light is greatly appreciated by our musicians.
The Preschool and Spiritual Growth/Christian
Education Committees had no reports.
Report of the Pastor: Jeanne Gay. Karen Shifflet will
join our church on Sunday, August 17 following meeting
with members of Session. Karen Coffin will introduce
Karen. Pastor has had the offer from a young man who
has multiple hours of community service to serve. His
name will be given to John Vardyan for possible work on
church grounds.
Old Business: The New Beginnings group meetings are
going well and will be completed in early September for
the next part of the process..
Size of Session; Alison Falls. The size of our Session
compared to the size of our current congregation was
discussed again and tabled on Nominating Committee’s
suggestion that it be part of the new Session’s agenda
in early 2015.
New Business: Procedures for worship service: Karen
Coffin. Jeanne’s absence shows a need for written
procedures for operating ceiling fans and for assuring
that the Pastor’s microphone is properly recording.
Karen and Jeanne will provide these procedures.
All committee chairs are reminded that Annual Reports
are due so church members can have the entire report
before the September 28th Annual Meeting
Prayer concerns were shared and Pastor Jeanne closed
the meeting with prayer.
Highlights taken from the minutes of Clerk of Session,
Dave Moore
September 2014 Page 7
Preschool News It is hard to believe that summer is over and another school year has begun. We spent most of August outside,
enjoying the beautiful weather. We spent a week reading and learning about animals at the zoo. We made elephants,
giraffes, and zebras ... oh my! We also did a unit on bears. We read books about some of our favorite famous bears
as well as real bears. We ended the week by bringing our own bears to school. We ate snack and played games with
them. Ms. Elizabeth even planned a bear hunt in fellowship hall.
As always, we enjoyed our visits from our church friends. The kids love spending time with Pastor Jeanne, "Coach"
Coffin, Mrs. D, Ms. Kay, and Ms. Marsha and the other guest readers. We look forward to seeing each of you every
month!
Ms. Elizabeth brightened up our room by painting our existing shelves. She even painted the backs with chalk board
paint! The kids are loving writing and drawing on them. We also purchased a light table for our classroom. We have
been experiment with building, counting and mixing colors on it. It is definitely a classroom favorite among the
children and teachers!
We are excited to have started another new school year. We have welcomed back old friends and made new friends
as well. The students are enjoying exploring the classroom and playing with new and old toys. We will be spending
the first few weeks learning about our classroom rules and getting to know each other.
Rachel Johnson
Preschool Director and Head Teacher
September 2014 Page 8
September Celebrations
Doris Rowbotham 9
Rosemarie
Shinde 21 Jim and Heather Stouffer 7
John Pugh 10 Evan Viery 22 Shirley Stary and Bill Rodwancy 29
Todd Jagucki 16 Sean Black 24 Mary & Dave Caracci 29
Mardi Hany 20 Dave Moore 30
Is your birthday or anniversary missing or incorrect?
Contact the office so we can make the changes to the list!
September 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Labor Day
Office
Closed
2
4:00 New Beginnings Group
3
Office Open
10 Bible Study@ Magruder
6:00 PC Nazarene Dinner
4
7:00 New Beginnings
5
6
7
9:15 Sunday School
10:30 Worship
8
9
9:00 Quilting at Wilson’s
7 Session
10
10 Bible Study@ Magruder
11
12
Youth Group staying overnight
13
Youth Group staying overnight
14
9:15 Sunday
School
10:30 Worship
15
16
17
10 Bible Study@
Magruder
18
19
20
9:00 MVP
Woman’s Program in Huron
21
9:15 Sunday School
10:30 Worship
6 Vespers ‘n Victuals
22 23
9:00 Quilting at at Wilson’s
4:30 MAS
24
10 Bible Study@ Magruder
25
26 27
28
9:15 Sunday School
10:30 Worship
Noon Annual Meeting & Potluck
29
Office Closed
30
Office Closed
Office Open
September 2014 Page 9
Don’t Forget Your Time to Serve!
Ministry Names
Monthly Deacon of the Month Dave & Sally Wahlers
Communion Server Kay McIntosh
September 7 Greeter(s) Darrell and Connie Brand
Refreshments
Reader Susan Rogers
Communion Assistant Heather Stouffer
Servers Connie Brand, Bob & Maxine Wilson, Jack Combs
Nursery Volunteer Anne O’Malley
Pianist Kay McIntosh
September 14 Greeter(s) Bob & Kaye Elliott
Refreshments
Reader Karen Coffin
Communion Assistant Ernie McCullough
Servers Bob & Kaye Elliott, Alison Falls, and Jim Layton
Nursery Volunteer
Pianist Kay McIntosh
September 21 Greeter(s) Bill & Ruth Shannon
Refreshments
Reader Connie Brand
Communion Assistant Bob Black
Servers John & Lori Madison, Nila McCullough, Anita Fisher
Nursery Volunteer Janet Gray-Moore
Pianist Kay McIntosh
September 28 Greeter(s) Dave & Sally Wahlers
Refreshments
Reader Shirley Stary
Communion Assistant Lori Madison
Servers Dave Wahlers, Betty Layton, Sally Walter, Rosemarie Shinde
Nursery Volunteer Susan Rogers
Pianist Susan Larcey
September 2014 Page 10
The Musical Art Series /
Port Clinton, OH
2014 – 2015 Season
Saturday, October 11, 2014
7:30 PM
THE EARL E. WARNKE MEMORIAL CONCERT
QUELQUE CHOSE
Greg Kostraba (pianist), Rico McNeela (violinist) and Robert Garcia (horn)
Sponsored by Crown Battery
Saturday, November 15, 2014
7:30 PM
SIMPLE GIFTS
World music artfully played on an array of ethnic instruments
Sponsored by The Harry Stensen Memorial Fund
Friday, December 5, 2014
7:30 PM
ARTISTS FROM THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
Jinjoo Cho, violin, and HyunSoo Kim, piano
Sponsored by Bassett's Market and Dubbert's Outdrive Service
Sunday, January 25, 2015
3:00 PM
MEN WHO DON’T BITE
A quartet of the foremost bassoon players in the western hemisphere
Sponsored by Otterbein North Shore and Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser
Saturday February 7, 2015
7:30 PM
CAROL DUSDIEKER AND MARGARITA DENENBURG
Soprano and accompanist present French composer Nadia Boulanger and her “American Protégés” in a mix of art and comic songs and jazzy musical theatre
Sponsored by The Stouffer Family and Catawba Island Club
Saturday, March 28. 2015
7:30 PM
THE JULIA SOMSEN QUAYLE MEMORIAL CONCERT
THE WESTHUIZEN DUO
Pierre and Sophie van der Westhuizen in a vibrant program for piano, four hands
Saturday, April 18, 2015
7:30 PM
THE KENTUCKY WONDER STRING BAND
Authentic bluegrass and Appalachian music on banjo, guitar, fiddle and hammered dulcimer
Sponsored by Arby's and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP and Jack Hilbert
Saturday, May 2, 2015
7:30 PM
CHARLES MANNING, ORGANIST
One of the premier organists in the Midwest presents a brilliant recital of classical repertoire
Sponsored by Dr. Jay M. and Margaret N. Mann
Saturday, May 9, 2015
7:30 PM
at Port Clinton High School Performing Arts Center
PAMELA ROSE AND THE WILD WOMEN OF SONG
Jazz, vocalist presents the music of American women composers of the glory days of Tin Pan Alley
Sponsored by Miller Boat Line
The use of the Performing Arts Center funded by The Frederick Agency
Except as noted, all concerts at Firelands Presbyterian Church, 2626 East Harbor Rd., Port Clinton, OH
Tickets $15 at the door; students and children admitted free.
For information or season tickets, call 419-734-6211, go to WWW.MUSICALARTSPORTCLINTON.COM, or find us on Facebook (The Musical Arts Series/Port Clinton).
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