Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church

509 W. State Street Office: (513)988-0422 e-mail: mtolivetpc@gmail

Trenton, Ohio 45067 Monday-Friday (9am-1pm) www.mtolivetchurch.org

Music Minister: Jon Sanford

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jerry W. Pitman

Sunday School for all ages:

9:15am

Worship Service: Sunday @ 10:30am

Communion served 1st Sunday

of every month

Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church

e-mail: mtolivetpc@gmail

www.mtolivetchurch.org

Volume 49 Issue 5

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“Celebration

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May 3rd …

Mt. Olivet

Presbyterian

Church

member of:

EPC

Evangelical

Presbyterian

Church

Pastor’s Point:

An Outlet for the Lord’s Power!

Richard Lederer was a teacher and writer who had become nationally

known by collecting such things as unintentionally funny headlines and signs, etc. You

may very well have seen some of his work. Here are some typical classified ads from one

of his books: “Home. $199, 500,” read one ad. “Great Location. 2/3’s of an acre with

4 bedrooms, 2-baths, brick Cape. Built the way they used to. Won’t last.” Or here’s

another: “For sale: Bull dog. Will eat anything. Loves children.” And Richard’s favorite:

“Extremely independent male, 17 years old, needs to rent room. Call his mother at. . .”

People magazine did a story on Lederer. Their photographer asked Lederer to think about

setting up a humorous, posed picture that would somehow summarize his work. The

solution immediately presented itself. On the outskirts of Lederer’s town stands a

telephone pole with the street sign “Electric Avenue.” Sure enough, right below it is a

yellow diamond traffic sign announcing, “No Outlet.”

The last thing in the world any church wants to experience is the inability to be a source

of God’s power alive and at work in our midst. It is our goal that when people participate

in the worship services and the programs here at MOPC they can know they will be

recipients of the power of our Lord and God to bring order out of chaos, healing of soul

and body, knowledge of Biblical truths that results in the transformation of the mind, and

a place of warmth and welcoming fellowship for walking in the Christian faith. We are to

be an outlet.

The Apostle Paul wrote it well in Romans 8: 15- 17: “This resurrection life you received

from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God

with a childlike ‘What’ next, Papa?’ God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we

really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we

know we are going to get what’s coming to us – an unbelievable inheritance! (The Message).

Let’s get plugged in!

See you Sunday,

Pastor Jerry

This month at Mt. Olivet... There is an active Scouting Program.

call the office to be put in touch with a

Scout Leader!

Lions Club

2nd and 4th Thursday @ 6pm

Choir Practice

Wednesday 6:30

Prayer Gathering

Wednesday 8pm

Men’s Group

2nd & 4th Saturday 8am

Ladies Bible Study

1st & 3rd Mondays @ 6:30pm

Birthday Dinner

3rd Tuesday of the month@ 6pm

Session Meets 2nd Wed. @ 7pm

Usher Schedule

May 3: Al Irwin, Patty Ratliff, Gary Schenck, Ed Harrison

May 10: Mike Lynskey, Tim Adams, Paul Huffman, Paul Durham

May 17: Wanda Stamper, Bonnie Nicely, Dan & Gail Hellmuth

May 24: Jack Davis, Mike Lynskey, Charlie Martin, Bill Fry

May 31: Bobby & Tara Hunt, Mike Lynskey, Leon Campbell

March Tithes and Offerings

04/05 + Maundy $ 5,218.55

04/12 2,176.00

04/19 1,805.00

04/26 3378.10

TOTAL: $12,577.65

May 2 9am Mother’s Day Breakfast

May 3 A Celebration of MT. OLIVET! May 6 7pm Finance Committee

8:30pm Worship Committee

May 7 5:30pm Deacons Meeting

May 10 8:30am Christian Ed Meeting

May 13 7pm SESSION MEETING

May 15 EPC Meeting (Lebanon)

May 19 6pm Birthday Dinner

May 25 Memorial Day: OFFICE CLOSED

May 31 PANTRY SUNDAY

NEW adult Sunday school Bible study is about to

begin. This series will be based on the book,

Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias.

This study will provide the answers to the most

fundamental claims about Christianity, such as:

~Aren’t all religions fundamentally the same?

~Was Jesus who He claimed to be?

~Can one study the life of Christ and demonstrate

conclusively the He was and is the way, the truth,

and the life?

* Books available in the church office.

Sunday, May 3rd,

Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church

will come together for

CELEBRATION SUNDAY

We’re going to roll out the red carpet. Invite your family members, your friends,

your neighbors; because we’re going to be showing off just a bit. Just wait until you

hear and see everything that we’ve been able to accomplish in JUST ONE YEAR. Yes!

We’re going to ...

Why? Because we have

We will be celebrating the one year anniversary of Pastor Jerry, enjoying our favorite

bagpiper, having a special speaker and listening to testimonies!

A great feast will be served after worship to celebrate.

Wednesday evenings

in the LIBRARY at Mt. Olivet

ALL are invited

to participate in the

prayer gathering at 8pm.

Women’s Bible Study and Women’s Bible Study and Prayer Prayer is held every 1st and is held every 1st and

3rd Monday evening @ 3rd Monday evening @ 6:30pm in the sanctuary. 6:30pm in the sanctuary.

Led by Donna Irwin.Led by Donna Irwin.

Bryn Recker ,from Austin, TX is graduating from high school with plans to attend

James Madison Univ. with a full volleyball scholarship.: granddaughter of Dan & Gail Hellmuth

Sydney Pressler, Trenton, OH is graduating from Edgewood High School with plans to

attend the Univ. of Cincinnati: Lorraine Curry

Arielle Applegate, Middletown, OH and member of Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church, is

graduating from Edgewood High School with plans to follow education in childcare:

daughter of Steve and Jennifer Applegate, grand daughter of Bonnie Nicely.

Chris Martin, from Illinois is graduating from Jacksonville High School: grandson of

Sandy Lindquist.

Nick Martin, is graduating from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO.:

grandson of Sandy Lindquist.

Christopher Garcia, from Cincinnati, OH is graduating from St. Xavier High School

with plans to attend Ohio University: son of Clinton and Kimberly Hodson Garcia, grandson of Betty

Hodson.

Gage Ashcraft, of Trenton, OH, and member of Mt. Olivet

Presbyterian Church, is graduating from Edgewood High School:

son of Brandi Ashcraft

Barbara Fairchild 05/01

Todd Butt 05/01

Samantha Short 05/02

Arielle Applegate 05/10

Katie Ballantyne 05/13

Ron Kash 05/15

Kathy Pitman 05/15

Evan Dougherty 05/26

Ed Harrison 05/29

Bessie Skaggs 05/30

Alan and Donna

Irwin

May 25th

MAY 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

9am Ladies

Breakfast

Prepared by

the men!

3CeCel 4

6:30pm

Women’s

Bible Study

5 6 6:30 Choir

7pm Finance

Comm. Mtg.

8pm Prayer

8:30 Worship

Committee

7

(National Day

of Prayer)

5:30 Deacons

Mtg.

8 9

8am

Men’s Group

10

8:30am Christian

Ed Mtg.

Communion

Sunday

11

12 13

6:30 Choir

7pm SESSION

8pm Prayer

14 15 OFFICE

CLOSE

EPC

Meeting

Lebanon

16 EPC

(meeting

continued)

TRENTON YARD

SALE

17

TRENTON

YARD SALE

18

6:30pm

Women’s

Bible Study

19

6pm Birthday

Dinner

20

6:30 Choir

8pm Prayer

21 22

23

8am

Men’s Group

24

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Pantry

Sunday

25

Office

closed

26 27

6:30 Choir

8pm Prayer

28 29 30

The Birthday Dinner is for

everyone!

Tuesday May 19th @ 6pm.

If YOU have a birthday in

April or May: EAT FREE!

Don’t forget to sign up...

EVERYBODY’S

COMING!!!

There will be a Community Prayer and

Worship Event sponsored by the EMA

from 7-8pm at Trenton City Park

(behind the Skateway). Let us join

together as a community to pray for

our Nation, City, Schools, and

Churches! There will be light

refreshments to follow.

PASTOR JERRY will be participating.

*rain location will be Edgewood High School

May 7th