The Trumpet November 2019 Volume 36 Issue 10

18Firelands Presbyterian Church

2626 East Harbor Road

Port Clinton, Ohio 43452

419-734-6211

Fax 419-734-5411

www.firelandschurch.org

Rev. Mark Cooper, Pastor

Ed Bettendorf, Clerk of Session

Musical Art Series
Susan Larcey and Kay McIntosh, Musicians John and Nancy – Williams Shuffle
Darrell Brand, Treasurer November 16 at 7:30 PM
Rachel Johnson, Scenes and songs of the Stage. This concert is
Preschool Director sponsored Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick LLP and Jack
Hilbert. Following the concert, there will be a reception
Janine Dress,
for the audience to meet the artists. Pick 5 Tickets are
Administrative Assistant
available NOW. Tickets are available at the door for
Mark Owen, Custodian $15 ($12 for Firelands members); students are admitted
free of charge.

Table of Contents Care Giver’s Support Group

News & Notes .................................. 2 - 6
November Lectionary ............................. 7
Pastor Mark’s Page ................................ 8
Preschool News ................................ 9-10
November Celebrations &
Monthly Prayer list .............................. 11
Calendar ............................................ 12
November 20, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Firelands Presbyterian Church will be holding a
Caregiver Support Group on Wednesday, November 20,
7- 8:30 PM. All caregivers are welcome and encouraged
to take some time out for their own health and
wellbeing. Feel free to contact Anne O’Malley (440-488-
3055) or Carol Clemons (419-732-0644) with any
questions.

Ministry Schedule ............................... 13

Pastor Mark on Vacation
Musical Arts 2019-2020 Season ............ 14
Pastor Mark will be on Vacation November 12-
November 18. Ed Bettendorf will be Supply Pastor on
November 17.

Pastor Mark will also be on vacation November 27 –

December 3. Supply Pastor will be announced in the
bulletin.

Janine on Vacation
Janine will also be on vacation November 27 –30. The
office will be closed during this time.
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A Rainbow of Healing, Hope and
Honor
Ends November 24
A mission project to raise money for the American
Cancer Society will begin on Sunday October 20 and
continue through November.
We will display a triptych rainbow and provide an
opportunity to add colorful hearts with the names of
friends and family members that you wish to honor,
encourage or remember. Special donations in the form
of checks can be written to Firelands Presbyterian
church. (Write Cancer on the memo line) These will then
be gathered at the end of November and presented to
the American Cancer Society.
Community Thanksgiving
Service
Monday, November 25
6:00PM
AT St. Thomas Episcopal
Church
The Port Clinton Ministerial Association is sponsoring a
Community Thanksgiving service. St. Thomas is located
at 214 E. 2nd St. Come and worship with your neighbors.
Pastor Ryan Morter of the Chapel at Port Clinton will be
the preacher.
Choir members please lend your voice to
make this service extra special.
Choir Rehearsals at St. Thomas:
Tuesdays: Nov 5, 12 and 19 7:00-8:15 PM
Sunday Nov 24: 4-5:30 PM
(Attendance at all rehearsals would be helpful but not
mandatory)
Thank You
Darrell and I want to thank our very caring Firelands
Family for all of your prayers and expressions of concern
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and comfort. We have truly felt that we have been in
God’s uplifting arms since July 8th when Darrell was
sent to Toledo Hospital. He has endured multitudinous
invasive tests, several surgeries, an irascible stomach
tube, endless therapies and three cycles of
chemotherapy. Darrell is quite content in room 206 of
Otterbein’s Assisted Living and enjoys visitors. I am also
at Otterbein at 191 Betty Jones Drive in a cozy Patio
Home. Our house of 36 years sold quickly to wonderful
new owners, Ed Bettendorf and Marta Vielhaber. So
many extra hands sorted, cleared out all the “stuff” and
took it to various charities. Our daughter, to whom we
owe our undying thanks, orchestrated everything, and
we closed on the house on Tuesday, September 24
(Happy Birthday, Ed!) We truly felt the hand of God
was in everything that has happened these past ten
weeks and was on the many folks who were led to pray
and help.
Darrell and Connie
P.S. Darrell has finished his fourth chemo cycle and will
have a PET scan next week to see how the treatments
are working.
Highlights of the 10/9/19
Stated Meeting of Session
1. Received and approved Treasurer Vicki Wheatley’s
Report (showing reasonably good financial status);
2. Approved $1,500 expenditure for rebuilding/updating
our Church web site;
3. Referred the issue of gun violence (material from
PCUSA Mission), together with the question raised at the
recent Annual Meeting of the Congregation regarding
locking the doors during Worship, to the Safety &
Security Committee for consideration and
recommendation;
4. Authorized the Chairs of Property (Tim Flora) and
Personnel (Bill Sharp), together with input from the
Chair of Christian Education/ Spiritual Nurture & Pre-
School (Karen Salzgeber), and in consultation with
Church Administrator Janine Dress, to assume
responsibility for all matters concerning allocation and
use of church facilities and personalty; and,
5. Allocated $50 toward Custodian Mark Owen’s
mother’s “Go Fund Me” funeral expense account.
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United Way of
Ottawa County
Presents
A United
Thanksgiving
Free
Community
Thanksgiving
Feast
Thanksgiving Day
November 28, 2019
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(Held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 135 Adams
Street, Port Clinton 4345)
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For the 28 year on Thanksgiving Day, the Port Clinton
area will come together at Trinity United Methodist
Church to celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. This
meal feeds over 400 of our neighbors each year, many
of which would otherwise go without on this special day.
United Way of Ottawa County is excited to be organizing
the event this year and with the help of community
members and organizations is planning another great
feast! This event can only be made possible through the
generous donations from the community and much time
given by local volunteers.
How can you help?
 Ready-to-eat Pies can be dropped off at
Trinity United Methodist Church on Wednesday,
November 27 from 9:00-4:00.
 Raw Turkeys can be dropped off at Chefsbest
Catering at 141 Maple Street. They will be
preparing the turkeys as they have in years
past.
 Monetary Donations can be made payable to
United Way of Ottawa County with “A UNITED
THANKSGING” in the memo line and sent to
United Way of Ottawa County, 1854 Perry
Street, Port Clinton 43452
 Volunteers are critical to a successful event
and United Way of United Way would like to
invite new volunteers, as well as those who have
assisted in past years, to help at the
Thanksgiving feast. Volunteers are needed on
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both November 27 and on Thanksgiving Day,
November 28. Volunteer tasks include set up,
food preparation, meal servers, table service,
greeters, shut-in delivery coordination and clean
up. To volunteer, call the United Way of Ottawa
County office at 419-734-6645.
For more information please call United Way of Ottawa
County at 419-734-6645.
Firelands New Website
Debra Wiley of Destination Designs has rebuilt and
updated the web site for Firelands Presbyterian Church,
www.firelandschurch.com. She has changed the
platform for the site from Joomla to the more
contemporary WordPress, making it much easier for the
site to be maintained by us. The contract bid for the
entire project is 1500.00, and Session voted unanimous
approval at the October meeting. 50% of the cost has
been paid at the initiation of work, the remaining 50%
will be paid upon the satisfactory completion of work.
The entire cost will be taken from our church reserve
account, by recommendation of the financial
stewardship committee, since this is a “one time
expense”, rather than a budgeted item.
The new website has been streamlined down to 5 tabs
with dropdown boxes, including Home, About Us,
Worship, Preschool and Contribute. All photographs and
text have been updated and made more concise to
reduce “load times”, since 50% of visitors are using
smart phones or tablets to access our web site. Three
live areas are featured on the home page, Worship,
Fellowship and Mission. Clicking on any of these areas
will reveal more information. The entire web site has
been “mobile enabled”.
In a side bar on the right side of the About Us, Worship
and Mission pages, buttons can be easily clicked on
access our current Trumpet “Newsletter” and three of
Pastor Mark’s most recent “Sermons”, which Janine will
be able to load easily. Our monthly calendar appears on
the bottom of the About Us, Worship and Mission pages,
along with our map, worship times and contact
information. All of that information will “stay put” at the
bottom of those pages as visitors navigate various
sections of the web site. No more searching for “where
it went”?
Similarly, the Preschool web page will feature a side bar
of its own. Here are buttons easily clicked for Rachel’s
most current preschool newsletter, an updated copy of
the parents’ handbook, hours of operation and contact
information. Rachel will also easily be able to load her
newsletter into the Preschool sidebar.
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We are very excited to report that the church Facebook
page is also seen on the new website home page, so
that visitors will be able to view our most current news,
photos, and events. And the same is true for the
preschool page. Rachel’s Facebook page for the
preschool is also seen on her preschool page. This
means that visitors to our site who do not have a
personal Facebook page of their own can still see both
Facebook news feeds.
Overall, the new website captures Firelands Presbyterian
Church as the welcoming, giving, missional church that
it truly is. We are indebted to Debra Wiley for her
expertise, suggestions, and effort. Debra took the time
to really get to know Firelands Church, and portray it in
text and photos as we would like to be seen by all. And,
we are indebted to Janine, the members of Session and
other church members who provided input and ideas for
the upgrade.
Copy this link into your browser and enjoy:
https://firelands.destinationdesigns.us
(This temporary link will work for you until we “go live”.)
Mary Caracci
Stewardship Drive 2020
Dear Members and Friends,
Once a year we come together to reflect on the many
blessings God has bestowed upon us at Firelands
Presbyterian Church, and on God’s call to us individually
and as a community of Christ. We choose our response
to His bountiful grace and pledge to one another our
commitment to the life of Firelands Presbyterian Church
in the coming year.
But there is so much more God is calling us to do. We
have the ability and means to do better and more than
we already do: strengthening our current ministries to
meet the increased needs of these difficult times,
refreshing our physical space and our worship to shine
even more brightly as a beacon of hospitality to the
stranger, aid to the needy, hope to those in despair and
to the inquirer to the Way of Christ.
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We have three areas at Firelands Church that are
greatly impacted by our financial giving. First, we have
Pastor Mark who is our permanent part time pastor for a
couple of years into the future, secondly, we have our
mission and spiritual life program benefitting our church
family and the world beyond and lastly, to maintain our
church facility including building, equipment and staff.
All of this requires financial resources. Just beyond
where our current budget takes us, there lies these and
other important needs and wonderful opportunities.
Together, increasing our commitments, we can make a
very big difference.
“Go out into the world in peace, have courage, hold on
to what is good, return no one evil for evil, strengthen
the faint hearted, support the weak, help the suffering,
honor everyone, love and serve God, rejoicing in the
power of the Spirit”.
1 Cor 16:33; 2 Tim 2:1; Eph 6:10; 1 Thes
5:13-22; 1 Peter 2:17
Thank-you for your solid financial support over this
current year.
Last year Session approved the recommendation of the
Finance and Stewardship Committee to increase the
Annual Budget for 2019 to a balanced budget of
$162,000.00. As of September 30th our income was
$115,837.83 which is $5,662.00 under budget. As of
September 30th our expenses were $116,281.70 which
is $7,334.94 under budget.
Finance will continue our watch and concern over this
issue. As we go forward any non-budgeted and/or
additional items not in the budget will come out of our
reserves. As of September 30th we are down $1,853.71
in our reserve account for the above reasons.
Our 2020 Proposed Budget from Finance and
Stewardship is currently a balanced budget at
$169,000.00, an increase of 4.3% from $162,000.00 for
2019. This Proposed Budget will be submitted to Session
by Finance and Stewardship at our January 2020
Meeting of Session for final approval.
This Proposed Budget includes the proactive
continuation of collecting funding for the 2 furnace
replacements begun in the 2019 budget. Part of the
natural gas installation includes an electric stove in the
kitchen. Sale of the existing Garland propane stove may
well cover that expense.
We always experience building maintenance items that
are not budgeted for.
Finance and Stewardship wants to say “Thank-You” to
our congregation for your positive financial support for
the 2019 budget. Stewardship is given in our time, our
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talents and yes, our financial gifts. We ask for your
continued financial and talent support as we continue to
maintain our church in a safe and comfortable condition.
We, the Finance and Stewardship Committee, are asking
you to join us in a prayerful preparation of serious
thought and commitment for our Stewardship Sunday
December 1st at which time we will turn in pledges for
the 2020 administrative year. We encouage everyone to
commit to our continued increased giving to the Church
so that we can support another positive increased
balanced budget. In our lives as stewards, the gifts we
offer – time, talent and financial resources – are holy
gifts. They are symbols of love and signs of grace that
are offered out of joy and devotion.
If you can not bring your completed pledge card to the
worship service on Sunday December 1st please bring or
mail your pledge card to the church office prior to this
date.
Anyone desiring to review the budget may do so by
contacting myself or any member of the Finance and
Stewardshiop Committee: Bill Umlauf, Darrell Brand, Ed
Bettendorf, Treasurer Vicki Wheatly or Pastor Mark.
God Bless,
Bill Sharp, Chair
We give Thanks for our
Blessings
Come one and all to our "Thanks for the Thank Offering
Grant" luncheon on Sunday, November 24 after
worship. At this time
we will share a
potluck lunch and
consider contributing
to the Thank Offering
of Presbyterian
Women. Envelopes
will be available on
the tables for
contributions. As you
may recall, this grant
was awarded to us
last March in the
amount of $20,000
for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. Firelands and
NILMDTS were highlighted in their latest magazine,
"Horizons." There will be a sign-up sheet in the
gathering area for the luncheon. Please consider this
worthwhile endeavor to help others as they have helped
us!
Our emergency food pantry has been very busy this
month as Transitional Housing has requested many bags
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of food and Kroger gift cards for our community in need.
Thanks go to Bob Reynolds and Chuck Coykendale and
others who faithfully purchase and deliver the food
bags/gift cards to Transitional Housing at the Sutton
Center.
"Giving to others renews congregations" is a mission
statement from "Presbyterians Today" magazine. The
Presbyterian Giving Catalog - Small Gifts - BIG Impact,
is a great way to give for the holidays when you have
run out of ideas for gift giving. For $25 you can
purchase a family of chickens supplying feathers for
pillows, food, and fertilizer for crops, helping to improve
the food security and livelihoods of farmers and families
around the world. And, up to $1,500 will buy a pair of
oxen and a plow to allow farmers to greatly increase
productivity to prepare fields, plant seed, and perform
other farm work. Wouldn't your family members be
surprised if they received word that they had given
chicks, pigs, or many other gift ideas in their name to
those in need for this Christmas season?
Our Preschool leaders have purchased needed supplies
through our Mission assistance, the balance left over
from this year will be carried over to help defray the
costs of their new Playground. A grant has been written
to underwrite this expense.
A letter has been written to community churches and
Lakeside requesting help with delivery of beds for
NILMDTS. We are hopeful that some community
members will step up to help with this mission.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 12 at 2:30. At
that time we will discuss the upcoming Christmas
mission activities and a possible contribution to
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. I'm sure they are
involved with helping with the wildfires in California and
many other disasters throughout the world they serve.
A worthwhile mission indeed.
Many have signed up to deliver pies for Thanksgiving to
Trinity UMC's dinner. They are to be delivered
Wednesday to their church. Please check the Sunday
Bulletin for the time to deliver.
Thank you for your never-ending generosity.
Blessings,
Ginny McCook
Mission Chair
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Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep has given beds to 274
children in our community as of Nov. 1, 2019 and 5
more beds are scheduled to be delivered to families in
November. This mission has given beds to children in
need each and every month since July 2015. This past
summer Karen Shifflet began coordinating the delivery
of beds. Thank you to her for taking on a very active
part in this mission of our church. If you are available
on Tuesday mornings and could help by going out with
the Portage Resale delivery truck to take the beds and
bedding to families, please contact Karen Shifflet or
Karen Vardyan.
Thank you to everyone who supports “Now I Lay Me
Down to Sleep” by their gifts of prayer, time, and
money. We thank God and we thank God for you.
News and Notes from the
Firelands Folk and Sometimes
Serendipity Singers.
Members of both groups enjoyed playing and singing for
our special fall vespers (indoors) on Sunday October 27.
We enjoyed watching Bob Reynolds documentary about
the Matthews boat company.
The Firelands Folk will play at Bistro 163 on Monday
Nov. 11, 2019. We will meet at the Bistro at 4:00 P.M.
Our Serendipity Singers are always welcome to join us
and sing along.
We have also been invited to play (and sing) at St.
Thomas November 21, 2019 for their Community
(Thanksgiving) dinner at St Thomas on November 21.
Gather at St Thomas Episcopal Church at 4:00 P.M.
Sometimes Serendipity Singers are invited to take part
in the Community choir for the Community Thanksgiving
Service at St Thomas Episcopal Church on Monday
November 25, 2019.
Our musical groups still intend to sing and play for the
residents at Riverview this month. Date and time to be
announced.
On the Ending of the Bible Blitz
It seems like I have spent most of my life telling people
to read the Bible. Most people don’t, and I do
understand why. The truth is the Bible is cumbersome,
difficult, confusing, boring, and hard to read. Unlike a
novel, the plot doesn’t progress evenly from beginning
to end. It is hard to know how to even begin an effort to
read the Bible.
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To hopefully give people greater insight into the Bible, I
recently completed a course I called Bible Blitz. The idea
was to march through the entire Bible in seven 90-
minute sessions, so that people would know what was
generally in the Bible, and how the various parts related
to each other. It was impossible to deal with things in
great detail, but we sure covered a lot of territory.
When the course ended, the participants were interested
in how the material could be preserved and shared in
greater fashion – a booklet, or printing the slides that
accompanied the lectures, or whatever. I must have
seemed reluctant to do so, and, truthfully, I guess I
was. Here’s why. When I decided to do the course, I
thought I knew enough about the Bible that it wouldn’t
be all that difficult. Wanting to make sure I presented
the Bible in the best, most comprehensive way possible,
I ended up putting in a fair amount of effort. In fact, I
do not remember any project I have undertaken as a
minister that required greater effort. My lecture notes
for each session could run to more than thirty pages.
For seven lectures, that meant somewhere between 150
– 200 pages of notes. Maybe more. I also prepared a
large number slides. The last lecture alone had more
than 100 slides. Off the top of my head I don’t know the
exact count, but there must have been a total of around
500 slides. I do not know how to summarize all that
material, notes and slides, into a format that can be
readily made available.
I would like to preserve the material and make it more
widely available, but, again, I don’t know how.
Mark
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November Lectionary

Season after Pentecost First Reading & Alternate First Second Reading Gospel
Year C Psalm Reading & Psalm

November 1, 2019 Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31

All Saints Day
(Sometimes observed on first Psalm 149
Sunday in November)

November 3, 2019 Habakkuk 1:1-4; Isaiah 1:10-18 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, Luke 19:1-10
Proper 26 (31) 2:1-4 11-12
Twenty-First Sunday after Psalm 32:1-7
Pentecost Psalm 119:137-144
(If All Saints not observed on
this day)

November 10, 2019 Haggai 1:15b-2:9 Job 19:23-27a 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, Luke 20:27-38
Proper 27 (32) 13-17
Twenty-Second Sunday after Psalm 145:1-5, 17- Psalm 17:1-9
Pentecost 21
or
Psalm 98

November 17, 2019 Isaiah 65:17-25 Malachi 4:1-2a 2 Thessalonians 3:6- Luke 21:5-19
Proper 28 (33) 13
Twenty-Third Sunday after Isaiah 12 ** Psalm 98
Pentecost

November 24, 2019 Jeremiah 23:1-6 Jeremiah 23:1-6 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43
Reign of Christ
Proper 29 (34) Luke 1:68-79 ** Psalm 46
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after
Pentecost

November 28, 2019 Deuteronomy Philippians 4:4-9 John 6:25-35

Thanksgiving Day, USA 26:1-11

Psalm 100
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Pastor’s Page
A few days ago the Washington Nationals (that’s the right name, isn’t it? They’re not the Senators anymore, right?)
won the World Series. I saw the celebration on the field at the end of the game. I heard everybody on TV talking
about how big of a deal it was, acting like, “Finally! We solved the problem of world hunger!” People whom I didn’t
know ever paid any attention to baseball seemed really quite pleased with the development. Personally, it affected me
almost not at all. For whatever reason, I simply did not grow into someone with a great interest in team sports – at
least teams I wasn’t playing on. A long time ago I did become a fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. Over
the years I followed them to greater or lesser degrees, and many times wondered why I bothered with them. But the
football Buckeyes have been the only team, on any level, that I have cared about, and then, frankly, not all that
much. I have seen people who were true fans of some team or another, real “fanatics,” whose emotional lives were
tied to the success of their team, and I could not identify with them, could not really understand their passion for
something where the outcomes were totally out of their control.

Even though I can’t identify with the fanaticism, I do understand. I think it is really quite simple. We want our team
to win. We tie our personal identities with the identities of the team and if they lose we feel personally diminished. We
want our team to win because when they win we win.

We want, we need, our team to win. That want, that need, extends beyond sports to any grouping with which we
identify. It extends to politics, to clubs, to churches, to any point of identity we have. We want our team to win.

Most of the time this is all fairly innocent and doesn’t cause any serious problem – except for times such as when a
team loses and a fan commits suicide or something. (It happens! I looked it up.) Most of the time it is simply fun to
follow a team, and our commitment to a cause or an organization making a positive impact in the world has to be a
good thing. There are times, though, when our commitment to something can cloud our judgment and end up
harming us and situations beyond ourselves.

Even though I do my best to avoid overtly political matters, I think I need to address something, while remaining
non-partisan. Everyone knows that our country is terribly divided, perhaps in ways not seen since the days leading up
to the Civil War. On virtually all issues, including the impeachment of the President, the lines are drawn almost
perfectly along the lines of the political parties. There is almost no spill-over from one side to the other, regardless of
the issue. That seems to be impossibility, if people were dealing with the issues on objective, rational levels. People
have ideas, thoughts, opinions, and for everybody on either side of the political divide to agree with each other 100%
seems illogical. Such a situation can only exist because we want our team to win.

While most times wanting our team to win might not matter too much, we Americans are right now faced with the
most significant issue of our lifetimes. We are, literally, right now, defining what kind of nation we are going to be
going forward, and it appears we might be radically different from what we have been in the past. These are not
normal times and how things develop will have powerful impact on the future of our country, and therefore the world.
I do not mean to be speaking for one side or the other. What I am saying is that things seem to be too important for
us to be guided by simply wanting our team to win. We need to objectively and prayerfully approach this matter. So
much depends on it. We must consider the future, and then be very determined to build the future we want for
ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren. This time, if never before, it matters.

It’s perfectly fine for us to cheer for our teams and support the causes important to us. We must be careful, though,
not to let our personal identities be consumed by the identity of the team. That can be nothing less than profoundly
dangerous.

Mark
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Preschool News
October is one of our favorite and busiest months of the year. We learn about the
change of seasons from summer to Fall, Harvest, Fire Safety, Pumpkins, Nocturnal
Animals, and Halloween.

During Fire Safety week we transformed the play area into a Fire Station. The kids were
able to dress up like fire fighters, "respond to calls", and "put out fires". We had a
special visit from the Port Clinton Fire Department on October 9th. The kids we able to
sit inside a fire truck and ambulance and check out some of the equipment they use on
emergency calls.

Pumpkin week is always a crowd pleaser! Not only do we set up our own pumpkin patch
and Farmer's Market, but we also visit a real Pumpkin Patch. Not only is it a fun
experience for the kids to go on a field trip, but also a great opportunity for parents to
meet and get to know each other. Through pumpkin week, the kids learned about the
parts of a pumpkin as well as the life cycle. Each year we toss our old pumpkins out
into our garden so we can watch them grow over the summer.

We spent week learning about Nocturnal Animals. We read books, made projects and sorted nocturnal and diurnal
animals. They were surprised by some of the animals that are active during the night.

Halloween week is always a fun and busy week. During Halloween week, we put out costumes in the play area, and
Halloween themed activities throughout the classroom centers. We celebrated Halloween with a costume party. We
ate yummy food, went trick-or-treating and played Halloween games. We ended the week with a Pajama and Movie
Day!

We hosted a Wedding Shower and celebrated Ms. Kelly. Thank you to all of the students and parents for helping make
her day special.

Rachel Johnson Firelands Preschool Program Director and Teach

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November
Celebrations

Susan Rogers 2 Bob and Anne Butcher 16

Sally Wahlers 6 Jim and Betty Layton 24

Mark Cooper 10

Bob Black 11

Deb Flora 12 Is your birthday or anniversary

missing or incorrect? Contact the
office so we can make the changes
Tyler Brand 25 to the list!

Ongoing Prayer Concerns

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

Debbie Ballinger, Jenatha Boose, Harold, Kim Hudson, Diane Jordan, Craig Kaiser, Stephen Kessler, Angjuli Lele,
John McLaughlin, Ele McLaughlin, Simon Mercurio, Michael, Sarah, Sue, Jack Schmidt, Justin Waugh, Gary
Waugh, Ann Wagnitz.

For those facing the infirmities of age:

Wilma Cooper, Jamie Petty, Betty Rodwancy, Bob Rodwancy, 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; Matthew Devries, USAF;
Stu Gliwa, USMC; Aaron Haynes, USA; Andrew Hogue, USA, Ted Livingstine, USMC; Sanju Shinde, USMC;

For those in mission for our Lord:

Esther Wakeman, our co-mission worker in Thailand:

The National Presbyterian Church of Mexico, Berea 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

Office hours: Monday, 1 2

Thursday and Friday 10 AM –
2 PM, unless otherwise
noted.
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9:15 Sunday 9:00 Quilting @ 10 Bible Study
School Wilsons @Fulton Café
10:30 Worship 7 Session

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
9:15 Sunday 5 – 7 Free 10 Bible Study
School Community Dinner 2:30 Mission @Fulton Café 7:30 MAS Concert
10:30 Worship @ Bistro163 Committee

17 18 19 20 21 22 23
9:15 Sunday 9:00 Quilting @ 10 Bible Study OFFICE
School Wilsons @Fulton Café CLOSED
10:30 Worship 2:30 Pastoral 7 Care Giver Support
Friends Group

24 25 26 27 28 29 30
9:15 Sunday 10-2 OFFICE THANKS OFFICE CLOSED
School OPEN GIVING
10:30 Worship
Noon – Thanks
for the
Thankoffering
Grant
Luncheon
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Don’t Forget Your Time to Serve!

Ministry Names
Monthly Communion Steward Joyce DellaSantina
Deacon of the Month Cindy Constein
Church Locking Duty Bill Sharp
Nov. 3 Greeter(s) Dick and Karen Coffin
Reader Anita Fisher
Communion Assistant Ernie McCullough
Servers Tim Flora, Bob Black, Bob Reynolds, Dick Coffin
Nursery Volunteer Debbie Flora
Pianist Susan Larcey
Nov. 10 Greeter(s) Chuck Coykendale
Reader Ed Bettendorf
Communion Assistant Nila McCullough
Servers Dave & Sally Wahlers, Ernie McCullough and Jay Viery
Nursery Volunteer Susan Rogers
Pianist Susan Larcey
Nov. 17 Greeter(s) Marsha Bordner
Reader Susan Rogers
Communion Assistant Bill Sharp
Servers Ernie & Nila McCullough, Anita Fisher, Chuck Coykendale
Nursery Volunteer Karen Salzgeber
Pianist Kay McIntosh
Nov. 24 Greeter(s) Gini Stevensen
Reader Marta Vielhaber
Communion Assistant Alison Falls
Servers Karen Coffin, Maxine & Bob Wilson, ED Bettendorf
Nursery Volunteer Anne O’Malley
Pianist Kay McIntosh
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The Musical Art Series / Port Clinton, OH

2019 - 2020 Season

TRIO DAVINCI
Sunday,
VIOLIN, ‘CELLO, PIANO
September 22, 2019
MAX RABINOVITSJ, MICHAEL CHERTOCK, PAUL YORK
3:30 PM
THREE WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISTS
SPONSORED BY:
Dr. Jay M. Mann

Sunday, CLEVELAND POPS JAZZ ENSEMBLE

October 20, 2019 HOT NIGHT OF COOL JAZZ
3:30 PM Sponsored by
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick and Jack Hilbert

Saturday, JOHN AND NANCY-WILLIAMS SHUFFLE

November 16, 2019 SCENES & SONGS OF THE STAGE
7:30 PM Sponsored by
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick and Jack Hilbert
EARL E. WARNKE MEMORIAL CONCERT
Friday
CLEVELAND’S BURNING RIVER BRASS
December 13 , 2019
7:00 PM OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY
AT ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
207 ADAMS ST.
PORT CLINTON, OH 43452
Sponsored by
CROWN BATTERY AND THE MUSICAL ARTS STEERING COMMITTEE

Saturday, KENARI SAXOPHONE QUARTET

January 25, 2020 CLASSIC SAX FROM BAROQUE TO JAZZ
7:30 PM Sponsored by
THE STOUFFER FAMILY AND CATAWBA ISLAND CLUB
GAVIN GEORGE, PIANO
Sunday,
March 22, 2020 TEEN INSPIRING AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE
Sponsored by
3:30 P.M.
ARBY’S PORT CLINTON AND MILLER FERRIES TO PUT-IN-BAY
YOUNG ARTISTS FROM THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
Sunday,
April 26, 2020 A Triumph of Trios:
3:30 P.M. Sponsored by
BASSETT’S MARK
MARK KOSOWER, ‘CELLO AND
Sunday,
JEE-WON OH, PIANO
May 17, 2020
3:30 PM. A CELLIST FOR THE AGES
- THE PLAIN DEALER
Sponsored by
DUBBERT’S OUTDRIVE SERVICE AND 1812 FOOD & SPIRITS AND ROSIE’S BAR & GRILL
STEVE AND LISA BALL,
Sunday,
GUITAR, BANJO AND DOUBLE BASS
June7, 2020
3:30 PM GUITAR, BANJO, DOUBLE BASS RECREATE
CARTER FAMILY APPALACHIAN ROOTS MUSIC
Sponsored by
FREDERICK AGENCY