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The Trumpet
Firelands Presbyterian Church
2626 East Harbor Road Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 419-734-6211
Fax 419-734-5411 www.firelandschurch.org

March 2012 Volume 29 Issue 3

News about Cleaning the Church

Good News! We have received a generous gift targeted toward paying the salary of our custodian, Mark Owens, this year. This means that members will no longer need to help clean the church each week (though there are plans in place for a thorough cleaning of the kitchen and other areas) ... and Mark can return to close to his former salary.

Session CallingDid We Miss You?

On Sunday afternoon, February 26, Session members gathered to call as many members of the congregation as we could reach, with some actual conversations being delayed until we could find people at home. This was an attempt to communicate better with the congregation by answering questions and finding out what you are thinking about the church. If you did not receive a call, it may well be that we dont have a current phone number for you. Wed like to be able to be in touchplease call the church office (419-734-6211) with a number where you can be reached!

Reverend Jeanne Gay, Pastor Dr. Jay Mann, Music Director Margaret Mann, Organist William Umlauf, Treasurer Dave Moore, Clerk of Session Karen Crownover, Preschool Director Janine Dress, Administrative Assistant Mark Owen, Custodian

Offering Envelopes: A Confession from Your Pastor

When Janine mentioned last week in the office that it was time to order offering envelopes for next year, I have to admit that my first thought was Why? Why do we still use offering envelopes in the 21st century? And I will admit that I myself have not used offering envelopes since I was in Junior High. I figured if I wrote a check, the church would know who the money came from, right? Well, what Ive learned over the last week or so is that offering envelopes are really helpful to the counters and the Financial Secretary (Janet Gray-Moore). The envelopes identify you by number (which means you shouldnt use leftover envelopes from the year before, in case your number changed), and they make it clear where you want your offering allocated. When we dont use envelopes, it makes the counters and Janets jobs more difficult. So ... For next year were going to order a box of offering envelopes for each of our giving units (individuals or families). If you have your offerings to the church sent directly from your bank or for some other reason still dont think youll use any offering envelopes, let us know not to order them for you. In the meantime, if theres still a box of envelopes with your name on them sitting on the counter outside the sanctuary, please pick them up and start using them. And if theres no box for you and you want some, let the office know. Thank you!

Table Of Contents
What is Session? ................. 2 MAS Concert Announcement ......................................... 2 Preschool Fundraiser ........... 2 Lent, Holy Week, And Easter at Firelands .......................... 3 Great Hour of Sharing.......... 4 Firelands Family News ......... 5 30th Anniversary Celebration News ................................ 5 Taize Prayer Service ............ 5 Session Highlights ............... 6 Preschool Tidbits ................. 7 Lectionary Texts .................. 7 Pastors Page ...................... 8 Birthdays, Anniversaries ..... 9 Calendar .............................. 9 Ministry Schedule .............. 10 Easter Flower Order Form . 11

Jeanne Gay

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healing

and

reconciliation;

and

Session Communications:

initiating ecumenical efforts.

What Is a Session?
Over the next several months, well be including letters from different Session members on topics about the Presbyterian Church. This first one is from John Madison. Recently, I came to learn that many of us had different understandings of the session at Firelands, what it is, and to whom it is responsible. The thought was somewhere along the line that The thought was somewhere along the line that if we vote for the members to be on session, does our delegate to Presbytery therefore represent us when they vote at Presbytery meetings? ? The answer is possibly; and possibly not. Our Book of Order details what a session is and is to do. Following is a summary of what it says. The session is one of several kinds of councils (like the presbytery, the synod and the General Assembly) in the church that share responsibilities, rights and powers as provided in the Presbyterian Constitution. It is the council of the congregation, made up of ruling elders elected by the congregation. The pastor is not a part of session but is a required moderator of session. Session has the responsibility for governing the congregation and guiding its witness to the sovereign activity of God in the world, so that the congregation is and becomes a community of faith, hope, love and witness. Notice that this does not necessarily mean Session follows the vote of the congregation. Here are some things session is responsible for:

Provide that the Sacraments may

be rightly administered and received: the Lords Supper on some regular basis, administration of Baptism,

MAS Musical Arts Series Concerts

Saturday March 31, 2012, 7:30 p.m. The Musical Arts Series of Firelands will host the Bowling Green State University Collegiate Choralea highly select mixed ensemble offering the finest sacred choral and secular vocal music. The event is sponsored by Roth & Bacon Attorneys, and MAS. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15.00 ($12.00 for Firelands members, free for Students). The Musical Arts Series is requesting donations of cakes for the reception following this concert.

Nurture the covenant community

of disciples of Christ: receiving and dismissing members, reviewing the rolls of membership, counseling those who have neglected the responsibilities of membership, providing programs of nurture, education and fellowship, training, examining, ordaining and installing elders and deacons, encouraging generosity and faithful stewardship, managing the physical property of the congregation, directing the ministry of deacons, trustees and organizations of the congregation, leading the congregation in mission, warning and bearing witness against error in doctrine and immorality both in the congregation and the community, and serving in judicial matters in accordance with the Rules of Discipline (part of the Book of Order). The Elders that serve on session are elected annually for terms of three years and cannot serve for more than two terms in a row. These terms ensure a healthy change in leadership on a regular basis. They are presented for election at our fall meeting by the Nominating Committee, and when you look at all they are responsible for, it is a very important vote. One of the current goals of Firelands session is to improve our communication to you of how our church works and to address some other questions we have gathered. We hope this helps and look forward to sharing with you regularly in the future.

Communion Stewards Needed

For the months of April, May, June, September and November, volunteers are needed to be communion stewards. If you want to know what this job entails, and are interested in helping out, please contact Sally Wahlers (419-734-9680 or drw@roadrunner.com). Thank you for your willingness to help!

Dinner out with Firelands Friends

Looking for an opportunity to fight the winter blahs and get out of the house? Come and have conversation with other Firelands Friends at our Dinner Night Out will be., hosted by Rosemarie Shinde at the Noreaster Club. Date to be announced Sign up on the Opportunity Table or contact Janine in the church office to make a reservation.

Provide that the word of God may

be truly preached and heard: including providing a space where we can gather for worship, education, and spiritual nurturing; providing for the preaching of the Word; planning and leading community and world outreach, social

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Lent, Holy Week and Easter at Firelands

Study+Lunch+Prayer
This Wednesday morning series, which has been held at Firelands in the past, will take place at the Vineyard on Catawba this year. The schedule is the same: 10:30 Bible Study with Pastor Kurt Borows, 12:00 lunch ($6.00), and 12:30 worship, led by a variety of pastors from Port Clinton and Danbury/Marblehead. (Pastor Jeanne will lead worship on March 14.) Come for as many parts of the program as you desire, as many Wednesdays as you can! ship that morning we will experience the drama of Jesus final week in Jerusalem, beginning with the triumphal entry into the city ... ending with the crucifixion on Golgotha.

Maundy Thursday Christian Seder Dinner

In the synoptic gospels, the Last Supper that Jesus ate with his disciples was a Passover dinner, a time to celebrate Gods freeing of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. Jews throughout the world still celebrate Passover, usually in a family meal called a Seder (SAY-der). Come participate in this Christian version of the Sedera meal that combines tradition and innovation, appealing to all of our senses and involving all of us in telling the story of God in history. This years Seder will be built around a meal, so come hungry and ready to participate! Thursday, April 5 at 6:00 p.m. Sign up by calling the office or on the Opportunity Table.

Wednesday Evening Bible Study

Join us at the church on Wednesday evenings (7:00 on Feb. 29, Mar. 7, Mar. 14, Mar. 21, Mar. 28, Apr. 4) for a study called Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Six Studies on Spirituality and the Lords Prayer. Please sign up on the Opportunity Table or by calling the church office 419-734-6211and come prepared to purchase the student book ($13.00).

Port Clinton Ecumenical Good Friday Service

The churches of Port Clinton will gather at noon on Friday, April 6 at Trinity United Methodist Church for an ecumenical service marking Good Friday.

Seasonal Singers
For his final season with our choir, Jay Mann has promised favorites of the choir and congregation. Come join us! Rehearsals are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

The Silent [Prayer] Treatment

Each week during Lent we invite the congregation to practice the discipline of intercessory prayer by praying for other individuals in the congregation. Well distribute the discipline directions each week in worship. If you cant be there, youll be able to find them on the churchs websitefirelandschurch.orgor on our Facebook page.

Firelands Good Friday Service: Protestant Stations of the Cross

On Friday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m., we will gather for a service that uses events in the last hours of Jesus life as a structure for prayer and meditation. This is a moving liturgy of candles, scripture, prayers and the cross.

Sermon Series: Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Pastor Jeannes sermons during Lent will focus on the elements of the Lords Prayer:

Easter!
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Come join us at 10:30 Easter morning (April 8) for a glorious celebration of the joy of the resurrection.

March 4: Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done March 11: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread March 18: Forgive Our Sins, As We ... March 25: Do Not Bring Us to the Time of Trial

Spring Potluck: March 25

This is a church that is known and loved for fellowship. Plan on attending our Welcome Spring potluck after worship on Sunday, March 25.

Passion Sunday: April 1

Holy Week begins on Sunday, April 1no fooling! In wor-

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Great Hour of Sharing Offerings Will Be Received at Firelands April 1 and April 8
Please read this letter from Sara Pottschmidt Lisherness, Director, Compassion, Peace and Justice, PC(USA). Dear colleagues in ministry, Last year was a historic year for weather-related disasters. In March we witnessed the destruction left in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. This island nation continues to face multiple challenges as it recovers from the disaster. The National Weather Service reported that there were close to 1,500 tornadoes across the United States, including a rare tornado in Massachusetts. Heavy rain and melting snow caused historic flooding in the Ohio Valley and wiped out thousands of acres of farmland in the Upper Midwest. In the Southern Plains, drought, heat wave and wildfires caused unimaginable devastation. Yet, in the midst of all the upheaval, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was there for those in need because of your gifts to the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering.

What Is the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering?

Immediately following World War II, Protestant churches in the U.S. made appeals for the relief and reconstruction of areas devastated by the war, primarily Europe and Asia. In 1949, the leaders of several denominations formed a committee to organize an appeal to support their churches separate campaigns. A program called One Great Hour was broadcast on March 26, 1949, over major networks and many independent stations. The broadcast closed with a request that listeners attend their local church the following morning and make a sacrificial contribution. No exact measure of receipts was possible, but it was estimated that more than 75,000 churches participated. The next year, the offering was repeated, using the name One Great Hour of Sharing for the first time. At times, One Great Hour of Sharing was coordinated with both the Roman Catholic Bishops Fund Appeal for Overseas Aid and the Jewish Passover Appeal. Free time and space were donated to this joint appeal through the Advertising Council. From the beginning, this has been an ecumenical effort. As denominations changed and merged, One Great Hour of Sharing has varied from eight to 29 participating communions. While each denomination allocates its gifts differently, all use their funds for ministries of disaster relief, refugee assistance and development aid. Today, projects supported by One Great Hour of Sharing are under way in more than 100 countries, including the United States and Canada. In recent years Presbyterians have given about $10 million annually.

Sharing Brings Joy. To Others, to God, and to Us.

Following the earthquake that struck Haiti, through a shared grant project, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and the Presbyterian Hunger Program provided seeds and tools for thousands of Haitian farmers, enough to grow food for hundreds of thousands of displaced Haitians. This grant allows Haitians to participate in their own recovery and makes use of indigenous seeds and grain. In the United States, Self-Development of People partnered with the South Plaquemines Parish United Fisheries Cooperative in Louisiana to create the Step One Recovery project. This business provides economic development opportunities to address poverty in the Louisiana fishing industry. Through your gifts and the gifts of other 32% Presbyterian congregations across the Disaster Assistance church, OGHS will con36% tinue to be a reminder that Presbyterian 32% Selfthrough the simple act of Hunger sharing, we are blessed development Program and experience Gods of people abundance in surprising ways. Thank you for supporting this offering

OGHS FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2010 One Great Hour of Sharing Offering Receipts................................. $7,655,272 Expenses Fundraising (5.7 percent) ....................... $435,528 Shared Services charges ........................ $382,668 Total Expenditures (10.7 percent of receipts) ....................... $818,196 Disbursements (after expenses) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance .......... $2,196,133 Presbyterian Hunger Program .............. $2,455,426 Self-Development of People ................. $2,185,517 Total One Great Hour of Sharing Offering Disbursements........................ $6,837,076 A detailed list of grants and disbursements by each program area will be online by March 2012.

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Our Firelands Family News

Bob & Kaye Elliott have a beautiful new great granddaughter, Vanessa Jo, born on Feb. 6, and their grandson Reece is safely home from Afghanistan. Pat & Bill Sharp celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a wonderful surprise party from their children. Belated Congratulations from us all. The PCHS Boys Bowling Team has earned a trip to State competition! Great jobs from Coach Bob Black and bowler Sean Black. Sean already has been offered a college bowling scholarship, and he's still a junior. Go Skins! Merissa Jagucki earned a judges' score of a 9 in a recent gymnastics competition. That's practically perfect ... and is the result of hours of hard work and dedication. Wow. Lily Stouffer is gearing up for the dance competition season with the first one coming up March 9-11 in Youngstown. She'll be competing with five dance routines this year, among which are tap, jazz, lyrical & a big production number based on the game "Clue." There will be four regional competitions, the recital in May, and then off to Nationals in Myrtle Beach this July. Nic Stouffer has been busy with wrestling this season and has one last tournament to complete. This is his last year of wrestling as he would like to give basketball a go next year ... he's showing that height may be on his side for this. His favorite is always football, but who knows what might happen with the hoops. The Jagucki and Stouffer families are to be congratulated for raising such hard working and neat kids. We in the congregation are truly enjoying watching them grow up as they faithfully serve as our acolytes.

30th Anniversary Celebration

On Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2012, Firelands Presbyterian Church will be 30 years old. As with any anniversary, we will be celebrating. We want to honor our past and look forward to our future. Where is God calling our church to do His work? We will be celebrating The Dream That Was/Is Firelands. We are still in the planning stages but wanted to let you know of plans to date:

Pre-school students, their families, and the preschool staff will be with us on worship on May 20th. We will offer a week of Directed Prayer led by Diana Mitchell and Rev. Bob Butcher All our former pastors will be with us on May 27th and participate in our worship service We will honor our charter members We will contact past members to be with us in worship on May 27th. We will have a potluck after worship on the 27th.

These are our tentative plans. Please share with us if you have any ideas to make our celebration meaningful. If any of you would like to work with us, we would be delighted to have you. Our next scheduled meeting is March 15th at 6:15 pm. Committee members: Marilyn Umlauf, Bob Reynolds, Connie Brand, Karen Coffin, Ernie McCullough, Lori Madison, Joyce Jagucki

Taize Prayer Service

Bob Butcher and Greg Fox will be leading a community Taize Prayer Service March 11 at Peace Lutheran Church, at 7 PM.

Church Directory
A current printed church directory is available in the gathering area. It is on purple paper. If there are any corrections or additions, please let Janine know in the church office. Thank You.

Otterbein North Shore Presents Musicali

Thursday, March 15 at Noon Musicali performs classical and folk music from Ireland, Italy and all across the U.S., plus Broadway, Renaissance, hymns and contemporary Christian. You will enjoy a fun and lively performance and lunch. Cost is $10 to make reservations call 419-798-8203.

The Taize (teh-ZAY) tradition began in 1940 in an ecumenical monastic community in the French village of Taize. The prayer services offer a time of quiet meditation, reflection, scripture, and prayers, spoken and sung. The music is written to allow for participation by a multi-lingual congregation without hymnals; the hymns are brief, simple and repeated many times in order that the words may descend from our lips to our hearts

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STATED SESSION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS for February 14

Devotions: Joyce Jagucki. Listen to Your Neighbors Heart, by Steve Powers Report of the Clerk: Dave Moore Prior to the meeting the session, via email, had approved the baptism of Dashiell Arthur Bordner, son of Jennifer and Seth Bordner, grandson of Marsha Bordner and Harold Brown. Bob Black reported that his sons Kevin and Chris Black wished to be removed from the active members roster and moved to Friends of Firelands Church church. Dave Moore reported the same for his children, Elliott and Alex Ann Moore. Treasurers Report: Bill Umlauf. After going over the Treasurers report, the Session discussed gifts given to Firelands Church. There is procedure on how the gift is credited to the gift giver, how it is communicated and to who so that a thank-you note goes out to the giver, etc. This discussion will be taken back up at a future meeting after Alison has a chance to speak to Janet Moore (the financial secretary) and to Bill Umlauf. Committee Reports: Christian Nurture: Bob Black, Chair At its Feb. 19 meeting, the Christian Nurture Committee will discuss challenging members to do daily Bible Readings from an organized program, probably after Easter. Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Initial meetings have been held with PCHS Administrators who are in favor of starting a chapter in PC. Meetings will be held at PCHS. This is mainly student driven, with coaches overseeing and pastors volunteering as chapter Chaplains. Pastor Jeanne has been drafted along with Pastor Dan Keck. Mission: Joyce Jagucki, Chair The Mission Committee along with the Deacons are planning a clean the kitchen day in March. With that cleaning we hope to also clean the cabinets in our common area, as well as the area where the tables and table linens are stored. This will require many hands to do this work. During Lent we will be promoting the PC(USA) One Great Hour of Sharing, to be collected on Palm and Easter Sundays. The Committee has begun exploring a mission project for the church called Living Waters of the World (livingwatersfortheworld.org) which involves a team of members to be trained to install water filtration systems and educate people on sanitary conditions in many of the areas in the world where clean water is unavailable. Personnel: John Madison, Chair It will be the responsibility of the Worship and Music Committee find a replacement for the Manns. Property Management: John McIntosh, Chair Property Management has been focusing on cost savings. The Energy Audit team has identified several ways to reduce heating costs and has completed a light bulb audit that indicates several ways to save money on lighting. Janine Dress has been "trash talking" with several dumpster vendors and found we can cut our costs by more than half by changing to a two-yard dumpster. Connie Brand asked the session if we would consider selling our 50-cup coffee maker to her; it hasnt been used in years. Session approved Connies taking the coffee maker for a donation of $50 was approved. The digital projector was removed from the ceiling during the Sharp's 50th anniversary celebration because of a problem with the fan. We will use this as an opportunity to try reconfiguring the projector so it can be moved from place to place. Worship and Music: Connie Brand, Chair Connie went over the Lenten schedule (see p. 3) The committee will be involved in the 30th anniversary worship service (May 27) and is planning a project to purchase the new Presbyterian hymnals through memorial gifts. With great sadness, we accepted Margaret and Jay Manns announcement of their retirement effective August 31st of this year. Building-Up/Healing the Church Session members will pick a topic of educational interest to our congregation and write about it for the Trumpet. Each session member will be responsible for this during the month that they are responsible for devotions during our meeting. On Sunday afternoon, Feb 26, session will meet to call members of our congregation. We will be making calls to see if the church member has any questions or comments of/for the session. We are hoping to use this opportunity to improve communication between the session and the individual members of our congregation. 30th Anniversary Celebration Committee: A committee (Joyce Jagucki, Marilyn Umlauf, Lori Madison, Ernie McCullough, Karen Coffin, Bob Reynolds, Pastor Jeanne) has been formed to plan for our anniversary celebration on Pentecost, May 27. (If youre interested in helping, contact Joyce.) We are working without a budget but are planning a week of celebration of our past and looking to our future. Bob Butcher and Diana Mitchell will conduct a week of directed prayer May 21-25, and former pastors will be with us in worship on May 27.

Dave Moore, Clerk of Session

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Preschool Tidbits
A SCHOOL FILLED WITH LOVE A Valentine Party with goodies, VALENTINE CARDS, and healthy food was enjoyed by 22 students , four teachers and a parent helper. Presidents Washington and Lincoln had a whole week of their own. Lots of history information and art projects filled out the week. An Ottawa County school representative was here to informally watch and listen to the students who will be going to kindergarten next year. She commented about how well prepared our students are: socially, academically, and behaviorally. We can now count by ones, fives and tens. The kiddos also know that ten groups of ten make 100. It is just amazing!!!!

Lectionary Texts for March

Sunday, March 4

Lent 2

Gen 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-10

Romans 4:13-25
Mark:8:31-38

March 11

Lent 3

Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians. 1:18-25 John 2:13-22

March 18

Lent 4

Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21

March 25

Lent 5

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-12 or 119:9-16 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33

The igloo is finished and is being used for a reading center. At the end of the week the milk jugs will be taken to the recycling center.

You can help! We will be selling Elder Beerman coupon books for $5 very soon. We get to keep the whole $5!. The first coupon in the booklet is for $10 off any $10 or more item, plus lots of other percentages off coupons. They will be sitting outside the sanctuary doors. Please help us out.

If youre interested in daily lectionary readings, go to http:// www.pcusa.org/devotions/ part of the Presbyterian Church (USA) website. You can read the texts online, subscribe to an email list to receive them daily, print out a reading list, or listen to them read out loud.

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PASTORS PAGE: WHO DO YOU SAY I AM

As part of my Lenten reading, I turn sometimes to poets, both old and new. Today it was Ann Weems, in her From Advents Alleluia to Easters Morning Light (WJK, 2010), and a poem called Jesus, Gods Beloved Son, based on Mark 1:9-15. I am struck by some of Weems lines, especially My prayer is that this Lent we will know who he is, / and we will give up our hearts to a world / who screams for a word of hope from the Church of / Jesus Christ. I dont know which church quarrel shes referring to (and Im not sure it matters), but I do think its importantvital, eventhat we remember that we live in a world that screams for a word of hope from the Church of Jesus Christ. Let us live into that hope and sing it to the world.
When I was a child, we didnt have Lent, not down in Nashville, Tennessee, where my father was a Presbyterian minister. Thats not to say there wasnt any of that giving up business going on; its just that Presbyterians didnt do it. Oh, we waved our fronds as we went into the sanctuary on Palm Sunday, and we observed Holy week, the most memorable day being Friday when we had hot cross buns and didnt go to school, but went instead to the worship service downtown, and listened one of those Last Words Sermons and afterwards ate at the B & W cafeteria. I was afraid a truant officer would see us, but my mother assured me shed never seen a truant officer lurking around in the churches in Nashville, Tennessee. What we did see was a lot of people going to church on Good Friday and a lot of people praying. I knew something very important was going on, and that it was about Jesus. Not Easter baskets, not new clothes, not Easter dinner. Jesus. It was about Jesus. It was also about Jesus when my father was tried by the church for heresy. He had preached sermons about racial equality and higher wages for the poor and loving people of other faiths, as well as preaching a sermon on peace just before World War II. Some people told him to stick to the Bible. My father said he was preaching the gospel and his conscience would only allow him to preach the truth as he saw it. As he heard it. As he felt the Spirit. It was about Jesus. Many Lents later, I have taped to my desk these words: Who do you say that I am? They are Jesus words to the disciples. They are Jesus words to me every time I sit down to write. Who do you say that I am? And I anguish. We all think we know, and yet, were a church quarreling because we dont agree who Jesus is. When Jesus appeared by the Jordan, John knew who Jesus was, and baptized him. God, of course, identified him in front of the crowd: You are my beloved Son. ... In the wilderness, Satan knew who Jesus was and tempted him when he was famished, as we are tempted when we are famished, whether it be for food or shelter or recognition or wealth or power or love. Jesus went to Galilee preaching the gospel, saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the good news. But the good news was not always received as such ... not then, not now. The trouble was the good news proved too scandalous, too radical, too good to be true, and they turned their backs on Jesus ... the people, the religious authorities, the government, and even the disciples, and Jesus suffered unto death ... alone. As the spiritual says, We didnt know who you [were]. My prayer is that this Lent we will know who he is, and we will give up our hearts to a world who screams for a word of hope from the Church of Jesus Christ. I pray we will have the ears to hear the good news and the courage to preach it, the eyes to see who Jesus is and the love to follow: Feeding his sheep, living in peach with one another, all the one anothers, standing up and taking risks for his word, and believing that Gods arms are open to us in mercy and forgiveness and unfailing Love in this powerful gift of covenant faithfulness.

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March Birthdays
Gerald Rasmussen Linda Dopp Andrew Kesge Ernie McCullough Karen Viery Grace Uhle Jim Fisher 3 3 7 9 9 12 13 Brannon Langhals Shawn Rogers Kelly Coffin Markley Janet Moore Pr. Jeanne Gay Karen Vardyan Laverne Bartens 15 20 23 24 25 25 27

March Anniversaries

Gilbert & Linda Dopp Phil & Jane Langhals

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If there are additions or corrections to the Birthday and Anniversary pages, please contact the church office. Thanks.

March 2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed
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7:30 Seasonal Singers

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Power Squadron All day

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9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship

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7 Financial Stewardship comm.

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10:30 study+ lunch + prayer at the Vineyard 7:00 Lenten Bible Study 6 Dinner at Church of the Nazarene

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7:30 Seasonal Singers

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Power Squadron All day

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9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship 7 Taize Prayer Service

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9 Quilting 7 Session

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10:30 study+ lunch + prayer at the Vineyard 7:00 Lenten Bible Study

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9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship

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9 MAS

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10:30 study+ lunch + prayer at the Vineyard 7:00 Lenten Bible Study

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7:30 Seasonal Singers

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9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship Noon Spring Potluck

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9 Quilting

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10:30 study+ lunch + prayer at the Vineyard 7:00 Lenten Bible Study

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7:30 Seasonal Singers

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7:30 MAS Concert

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Dont Forget Your Time to Serve!

DATE MINISTRY NAMES

All Month

Deacon of the Month Communion Steward

Sarah Hartley

Marilyn Umlauf Jane Kaiser Black Family Bob Black

Lily Stouffer Nila McCullough
Dave Moore, Heather Stouffer, Bob Reynolds, Susan Rogers

March. 4

Greeter(s) Refreshments Reader Acolyte Communion Assistant Servers Nursery Volunteer

Jane Benson McCulloughs Douglass and Clara Maag Jay Mann Nic Stouffer Joyce Jagucki Shirley Stary, Nila McCullough, Dan Barlow, Deb Barlow Margaret Black McCulloughs Manns Karen Coffin Nic Stouffer Ernie McCullough John Madison, Dave Moore, Susan Rogers, Lori Madison Janet Gray-Moore

March. 11

Greeter(s) Refreshments Reader Acolyte Communion Assistant Servers Nursery Volunteer

March. 18

Greeter(s) Refreshments Reader Acolyte Communion Assistant Servers Nursery Volunteer

March. 25

Greeter(s) Refreshments Reader Acolyte Communion Assistant Servers Nursery Volunteer Spring Potluck Joyce Jagucki Nic Stouffer Dan Barlow Debi Barlow, Dave Wahlers, Sally Wahlers, Sally Walter Susan Rogers

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Name____________________________________________ In Honor of________________________________________ In Memory of______________________________________

All orders must be placed by Sunday, March 25 Payment is due at time of order Please make checks payable to Firelands Presbyterian Church
Flower 6 Tulips @ $8.50 6 Pot Daffodils @ $10.50 3-4 bloom Hyndreas @$12.50 6 Hyacinths @ $8.50 5-8 bloom Lilies @ $9.50 Total Enclosed Number Ordered Total Price