The Trumpet August 2017 Volume 34 Issue 8

Firelands Presbyterian Church

2626 East Harbor Road

Port Clinton, Ohio 43452

419-734-6211 Summer Vespers

Fax 419-734-5411 August 20
www.firelandschurch.org
5:00 PM
Our summer vespers tradition
continues! We will meet in the pavilion on
Sunday afternoon for fun, food, music, and fellowship.
The Blues Brothers are coming!
Rev. Mark Cooper, Pastor

Ed Bettendorf, Clerk of Session

Susan Larcey and Kay McIntosh, Musicians

Invitation to Video,
Presentation, and
Darrell Brand, Treasurer
Book Signing of
Rachel Johnson,
Preschool Director
Keep Your Airspeed
Up: The Story of a
Janine Dress,
Administrative Assistant Tuskegee Airman
Mark Owen, Custodian
by Harold H. Brown
and Marsha S.
Bordner
Table of Contents
Saturday, August 26, Bistro 163, 1848 Perry
Notes & Coming Attractions .............. 2 & 3 Street, Port Clinton 9:00-
Bistro 163& Internet Outreach ................ 3 11:00 (video/presentation 9:00-10:00;
signing 10:00-11:00). Books will sell for $35
Preschool News ..................................... 4
each. All profits donated to the Bistro. Public
Pastor Remarks .................................... 5 welcome.
Ministry Schedule .................................. 6 Wednesday, August 30, Lakeside Chautauqua,
Birthdays, Anniversaries & Lakeside, OH, 1:30-3:30. A complimentary pass
Monthly Prayer List................................ 7 is available to the public from 12:30-4:30 on
Calendar .............................................. 8 Wednesday, August 30th. The lecture begins
at 1:30 p.m. in Orchestra Hall and the book
Musical Arts 2017-2018 Season .............. 9 signing follows in Chautauqua Hall.

Ida Rupp Public Library

Book Sale
Come and find some GREAT deals!!!

Thursday, August 3, 2017 from 9:30 am 5:00

pm

Friday, August 4, 2017 from 9:30 am 12:00

pm.
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TOOLS FOR SCHOOL

Deadline to bring items in is
August 13
Please help by purchasing a
few of the items needed for
students returning to
school and bring them to
church by Sunday,
August 13. We will see
that these items go to the
local Salvation Army
backpack project. Printed
lists of the school supplies
needed are on tables in the gathering area. Please
place your donations in this area also. Thank you from
the Mission Committee for helping once again with this
project for local students in need.
Large pink eraser
24 pack crayons
Elmers glue
Glue sticks
Bible Study
at Fulton
Street Caf
The bible study at
Magruder Hospital will
is at 10 am, every
Wednesday. This month the group will be studying
different world religions. All are invited to attend and it
is opened to the public.
Do you shop at Kroger?
If so, please go to www.kroger.com, and update your
account to select Firelands as your community reward
participant. This month we received $24.06 for the first
quarter from just 1 members rewards. Think about how
that would add up, if all members who shop at Kroger
signed up.

Pencils and colored pencils Attention Women of Firelands

Pencil pouch SAVE THE DATE: Maumee Valley Presbyterian Women
Blue, black and red pens will hold their Fall Gathering at Firelands on Saturday,
September 30 with programming from the Sandusky
Supply box
Bay Station Border Patrol concerning its efforts with
Scissors Human Trafficking on our borders. Come join us for
fellowship, worship, and this special program. Stay
Washable markers
tuned for further information as the date approaches!
Dry erase markers Any questions, please contact Ginny McCook, 419-345-
4140.
Yellow highlighters

Pocket folders

One subject notebook

Packaged loose leaf paper

Volunteer Painters
Composition books

Needed!
One inch white binder
Plans are being made to paint the exterior
Two inch binder of our church building this September.
To help curtail costs we are requesting
Post Its
help from the congregation to provide
LABOR for this project.
All supplies will be provided and the only
necessary input will be man and women
power to complete the project.
Dates and times will be established during
the month of August.
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Bistro 163 Free
Community
Dinner
Monday August
10, 2017
BISTRO 163 is hosting a free
public dinner on the second
Monday of every month at
1848 E Perry Street in Port Clinton. Serving hours are
from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. This is a free public dinner, open
to all neighbors. Chef Stacy and our volunteers will be
serving up a delicious meal. The Firelands Folk will be
providing the entertainment that night. See you
there!
Bistro Likes ugly or excess fruit
and vegetables.
Do you have some? You can donate it to Bistro and
Stacy will turn them into something delicious.
Bistro 163 uses social media like Facebook, YELP and
Trip Advisor, as well as its web site, to promote its
mission and wonderful food to potential customers from
in our county and out of town. And, our patrons often
write a review to describe their experience with Bistro
163. Here are a few recent posts:
From Monique, First -- pay it forward is a
spectacular idea. Second -- Bistro 163 has
seriously amazing food. Better than any chain
could hope to be. Smallish selection of
absolutely fabulous food. Bread pudding is not
to be missed.
From Steve, Amazing food. We will definitely be
back. We love the concept of pay it forward. The
bread pudding was amazing. I had the burger
and it was really one of the best burgers I've
had. The wife ordered salmon in a bag, which
sounds kind of strange, but was actually
amazingly good. It is good to see good people
providing good service out of the kindness in
their heart. It is always great to surround
yourself with people like that. We are looking
forward to our next visit.
From Misty, This was absolutely the best
experience. The food was amazing, the people
were friendly, and the atmosphere reminded us
of grandma's house! We will be back!
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We love having young people volunteer at Bistro 163.
Volunteers are always welcome at Bistro 163 it takes
between 5 and 7 people offering their time to operate
the restaurant each day. Call the Bistro at
419.734.9887, or send an email message to
volunteer@bistro163.org.
Best of the Best Voting
Begins August 3
Last summer, Bistro 163 was a big winner, capturing
Best Non Profit, Best New Business and 2nd Best Burger.
This year, we are hoping to win Best Restaurant and
move up to 1st Best Burger. Watch the weekly worship
bulletins in August for the safe online link, or a paper
ballot.
Internet Ministry
Our Firelands Presbyterian Church web site,
www.firelandschurch.org, has been a destination for 118
users during the first 27 days of July. 71.1% of
viewers were looking at our web site for the first time,
and an average of 2.00 pages were viewed in each
session, with each session lasting an average of just
more than 2.0 minutes. 47.4% of visitors used mobile
phones, 36.8% of visitors used desktop computers, and
15.8% of visitors used tablets. The pages most
commonly visited this month include the preschool,
about us, and newsletter.
The Firelands Presbyterian Church Facebook page
attracted an expanded audience with photographs of our
church activities during the month of July. Entries that
reached the most people include:
Firelands Folk Musicians 34 people
Salvation Army Tools for School 31 people
Summer Lunch & Fun 51 people
Preorder Keep Your Airspeed Up book 46
people
Bistro 163 Free Community Dinner 134 people
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Preschool News
It is hard to believe that the month of July is over and that summer is starting
to wind down. It was a busy month filled with lots of fun activities. We
celebrated the 4th, set up a pretend camp ground, talked about the beach and
ocean, had a Christmas in July party, and talked about our pets.

In addition to the themes for the month; Mrs. Winkie, from Ida Rupp, held her
weekly Summer Reading Program at the church pavilion. The kids listened to
stories, sang songs, and made crafts. It was like a mini field trip! Ms. Amanda
from Ottawa Sandusky Seneca Solid Waste District came and read to the kids
and made crafts all from recycled materials.

At the end of the month, we transformed the Fellowship Hall into a drive in
Movie Theater. Each of the kids made a car at home and then brought it in to
use at the "theater." We watched The Secret Life Pets while sitting in our cars
and eating popcorn. Thank you to the parent for helping and working so hard
on your child's cars. They were all awesome and creative!

Thank you to Mrs. D for brightening up our crayons and flowers on the playground. They are a great addition!

As the summer winds down, we will be busy getting ready for the upcoming school year. Bear with us as we clean and
transform the classroom!!

Rachel Johnson

Firelands Preschool Program

Director and Teacher

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Pastors Remarks
Im old enough now in fact I have been for some time that I occasionally find myself saying, When I was a kid
and then go on to think or talk about how things were so much different, maybe even better, way back then. I have
learned you have to be careful about that. A few days ago I was buying an AAA membership to get discounts on
Cedar Point tickets, and when it was over I said something like, That was as easy as registering for college used to
be. The young woman working there said college registration wasnt that easy any more, and I said, In those days I
had to take notes on clay tablets, and she acted amazed, as if maybe I was so old I actually did have to take class
notes on clay tablets. (And she is now in graduate school!) As I said, you have to be careful.

We all have memories of our childhood days. Lots of them. One of mine is that I remember when I could actually see
the stars. The stars are still out there, I think, but they are not very visible anymore. Sometimes when I look at the
night sky these days it seems like I can see five or six stars, and they are probably planets. Air pollution and light
pollution has hidden the stars from us. But, back in the day (if youll excuse the expression), as a boy isolated in the
rural south, the sky was full of stars, standing out like diamonds on black velvet. Actually, I recall the ground being
scattered with glow worms, lighting bug larvae, with their tails on fire, so it almost seemed hard to tell where the sky
left off and the ground began. Above were the zillions of stars, and the planets, and the constellations. I even
remember seeing a tiny point of light moving through the stars. It was Telstar, an early satellite. The night sky was
magic, and in those days it was becoming more magic all the time.

Like many, many people over the centuries, I looked into the night sky and was mystified by its unimaginable depth.
Who could even dream of all that the universe contained, of how big it actually was? As it turned out, the universe
was far, far larger than the capacity of any human imagination. Years after I was a boy looking into the night sky they
launched the Hubble telescope which discovered that there are ten times more galaxies than previously thought a
hundred million galaxies! And who knows what lies beyond them? Now astronomers talk of multiple universes. What if
there are an infinite number of universes? Is anything impossible?

When it comes to the universe surrounding us our vision is so limited. We can see so little of what is actually there.
Having limited vision, though, applies not only to the physical universe. In all the areas of our lives we are typically so
convinced of the rightness of our own viewpoints, our own opinions, and they turn out to be based on such limited
knowledge. There is so much that we do not know, perhaps that we cannot know. If we were honest about that,
would we not be much more accepting of other people and their understandings of the world? They might be looking
at the world from different perspectives, and might even be basing their understandings on greater knowledge than
we ourselves have.

We should not give up trying to understand the world with whatever knowledge we have available to us, and even
drawing conclusions from that knowledge. At the same time we should live with the awareness that our knowledge
base is always limited. This should cause us hold our opinions with a looser grip, and live with greater humility. The
real truth of the matter, any matter, at any time, is we might be wrong.

Those that have eyes let them see. Those who have ears let them hear. Those with minds let them imagine. And
those with hearts let them take every occasion to laugh at themselves.

Mark
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Dont Forget Your Time to Serve!

Ministry Names
Monthly Deacon of the Month August 6- Betty Layton
August 13- Marilyn Umlauf
August 20- Anne OMalley
August 27- Max and Bob
Communion Steward Maxine Wilson
August 6 Greeter(s) Richard & Karen Dietz
Reader Ed Carlson
Communion Assistant Sally Walter
Servers Dave & Sally Wahlers, Joyce DellaSantina, Karen Coffin
Nursery Volunteer Anne OMalley
Pianist Susan Larcey & Kay McIntosh
August 13 Greeter(s) Judi Frank & Wid Hesselbart
Guest Minister Ed Carlson
Reader Ed Bettendorf
Communion Assistant Heather Stouffer
Servers Ed Bettendorf, Anita Fisher, Marilyn Umlauf, Bob Reynolds
Nursery Volunteer Debbie Flora
Pianist Susan Larcey
August 20 Greeter(s) Jim & Betty Layton
Reader Connie Brand
Communion Assistant Alison Falls
Servers Dick Coffin, Maxine & Bob Wilson, Mary Caracci
Nursery Volunteer Heather Stouffer
Pianist Kay McIntosh
August 27 Greeter(s) Bob & Maxine Wilson
Reader Ed Carlson
Communion Assistant Sally Walter
Servers Jim & Betty Layton, Bill Sharp, Connie Brand
Nursery Volunteer Marta Vielhaber
Pianist Susan Larcey
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August Celebrations

Clara Maag 7 Dick and Karen Dietz 6 John and Lori Madison 18

Marta Vielhaber 10 Tyler and Kara Gogolek 7 Darrell and Connie Brand 23

Lori Madison 14 Roy and Barb Kroll 16 David and Janet Moore 24

Darrell Brand 19 Mark and Jill Cooper 31

Harold Brown 19

Is your birthday or anniversary missing or incorrect? Contact the office so we can make the changes to
the list!

Ongoing Prayer Concerns

For those receiving medical treatment or therapy, or undergoing medical tests:

Debbie Ballinger, Jenatha Boose, June Gahris, Harold, Kim Hudson, Craig Kaiser, Arlene Kakareka, Stephen
Kessler, Angjuli Lele, Judy McCollough, John McLaughlin, Ele McLaughlin, Simon Mercurio, Michael, Jordan Moore,
John Rick, Sarah, Sue, Jack Schmidt, Justin Waugh, Ann Wagnitz.

For those facing the infirmities of age:

Clara Maag, Shirley Ohles, Jamie Petty, Betty Rodwancy, Bob Rodwancy,
Gordan Wahlers, and Irene Wilson

For those seeking freedom, security, and hope:

Bobby, Justin, Sara, Val, and CASA Families

For those in the service of our country:

SMGT Jeff Bundy, Steven Coffin, FBI; Brant Crandall, USA; Cole Daniel, USCG; Mathew Devries, USAF;
Stu Gliwa, USMC; Aaron Haynes, USA; Andrew Hogue, USA, Ted Livingstine, USMC; Sanju Shinde, USMC;

For those in mission for our Lord:

The National Presbyterian Church of Mexico, Berea Presbytery;

The Rev. Hazael Compuzano; Dios es Amor congregation in Mexico City;
The Christian Community of Restoration and Renewal(CCRR) in Maumee Valley Presbytery.

To add or delete someone from this list, please contact Janine Dress in the church office.
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5
9 Quilting at Wilsons 9-10 Summer 9-10 Summer 2:30- Midnight
Lunch Lunch Parking Lot Full
PASTOR MARK ON VACATION

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
9:30 Worship OFFICE OFFICE OPEN 9-10 Summer 9-10 Summer
CLOSED 9-10 Summer Lunch Lunch
Lunch
7 Session

PASTOR MARK ON VACATION

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
9:30 Worship 5 Free OFFICE OPEN OFFICE 9-10 Summer 9-10 Summer
Community 9 Quilting at Wilsons CLOSED Lunch Lunch
Dinner @
Bistro163
9-10 Summer
Lunch

PASTRO MARK ON VACATION

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
9:30 Worship 10 Planning
5:00 Summer Meeting for
Fun, Music, MVP Women
Food & conference
Fellowship

27 28 29 30 31 NORMAL OFFICE HOURS 9-1

9:30 Worship 9 Quilting at Wilsons PM : MONDAY, WEDNESDAY,
& FRIDAY UNLESS NOTED ON
THE CALENDAR
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The Musical Art Series /

Port Clinton, OH
2017- 2018 Season

SIMPLE GIFTS
Saturday, October 7, 2017
7:30 PM World music artfully played on
a variety of ethnic instruments

JAMES DLEON, PIANO

Saturday, November 4, 2017
7:30 PM By popular acclaim, his fourth appearance

THE EARL E. WARNKE MEMORIAL CONCERT

Friday, December 22, 2017
7:00 P.M. CLEVELANDS BURNING RIVER BRASS
The ultimate CHRISTMAS GIFT to the community
At St. John Lutheran Church

MARK KOSOWER, PRINCIPAL CELLO,

Sunday, February 11, 2018
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
3:30 PM
JEE-WON OH, PIANO

RIVER RAISIN RAGTIME REVIEW

Sunday, March 11, 2018
3:30 P.M. Scott Joplin, Tin Pan Alley, vaudeville

CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, YOUNG ARTISTS

Sunday, April 22, 2018
3:30 P.M. A trio of trios piano, cello, violin,

SALZEDO HARP DUO

Sunday, May 6, 2018
NANCY LENDRIM AND JODY GUINN
3:30 PM.
Principal harpists from two Ohio orchestras

GAVIN GEORGE, PIANO

Sunday, May 20, 2018
3:30 PM Welcome back, Gavin!

TRINITY CHAMBER SINGERS

Sunday, June 3, 2018
3:30 PM Clevelands acclaimed cathedral choir
Todd Wilson, Director

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).