NORTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER
Thursday, July 13, 2017
SESSION MEETING - Monday, July 17, at 7:00 p.m.
THIS SUNDAY

"Seeds of Faith "

by Pastor Rich Holmes



Last Week's Sermon:

"Finding the Center "



 
THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE READING

OLD TESTAMENT READING:
Genesis 25:19-34

GOSPEL READING:
Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

MINISTRY LEADERS
A Liturgist is Needed for
Sunday, July 23

Sign up now for your spot on the
July - September  Ministry Calendar



YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL

Youth will meet for
Sunday School  this Sunday, July 9,
at 9:15 in the Youth Room.

FOOD & FELLOWSHIP NIGHT
Tuesday, July 18, at the East's home.

On July 25 we will be serving food at Reedurban.


GUY'S RETREAT
Thursday, July 27, through Sunday, July 30.

 
CONTACT NICK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING YOUTH ACTIVITIES
nick.zaccone@northminsterlife.org


SUNDAY, JULY 23
Northminster and Calvary Cook Out
following the Northminster worship service.
Approximately 11:30 a.m.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
to move 4 white tables (not too heavy) to the green space and
at least 2 grillers for the hamburgers and hot dogs.

Northminster will proved the meat, buns, water and paper products.

Please bring a dish to share
and don't forget to bring a lawn chair.
Sign Up at the Welcome Desk on Sunday!
July Birthdays

1 - Derek East
2 - Robert Allen
3 - Sutherland McKelvey
4 - Margaret Bischoff
4 - Emily McKelvey
4 - Jim York
9 - Deah West
15 - Stephanie Allen
15 - Judy Felton
15 - Claire Van Atta
20 - Steve McGinnis
29 - Susan Dowell


July Anniversaries

1 - Rich & Kelly Holmes
7 - Chuck & Ginny West

NORTHMINSTER HOMEBOUND

This Week's
Featured Member

Jeanne Shepard
c/o Susan Ridgway
11359 William Penn Ave. NE
Hartville, OH  44632
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NEW ADDRESS for JOYCE KING
Take note of this new address for Joyce King as of July 12.
Inn at Whitewood Village
3146 Whitewood St. NW /  North Canton, OH  44720
PRAYER REQUESTS
PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE TO UPDATE OR REMOVE REQUESTS


  • Howard Bowen (Paula Bowen's husband) is on kidney dialysis.
  • Nancy Curtis is recovering from a fall.
  • Jack Dawson (Bill Tannehill's cousin) is not doing well.
  • John Dowell (Scot's brother) is having shoulder surgery today.
  • Steve Fiebig - Advanced Cancer
  • Denise Geiger (friend of Joanne Sogan) - Brain Surgery
  • Beth George (niece of Ginny West) - Acute Pericarditus
  • Bill Griffin - Cancer
  • Family of Beth Kaylor (friend of Meghan Allen) who recently died in a car accident.
  • Peyton Kent is a pemature infant with serious health problems.
  • Travis King (Downerd's 11-year-old grandson) needs continued prayer for proper healing following his recent surgery.
  • Barb Laney (Debra Pierpont's sister) - Cancer
  • Chris Reels recovering from surgery.
  • Betty Vincent (friend of Joanne Sogan) is in treatment for breast cancer.
  • Browning West (grandson of Chuck & Ginny) - Needing Prayer
  • Sgt. David White, a Uniontown police officer, shot this week.
  • Victoria Zaccone ( Nick's grandmother) - Cancer


ON the CALENDAR 
  Tuesday, July 18
Canton Health Care Visitation
Meet on the parking lot at 1:40 p.m.

DEVOTION of the WEEK
 by Bruce Swaffield in Memoriam 
 
WINNING BY GIVING UP

God says he will take care of us as we go through life. Often, however, we try to provide for ourselves until we face problems that we cannot handle. Then, almost out of desperation, we look to him for help.

How much easier our lives would be if we took God at his word. If we let him control each and every situation, we would find the peace that always seems to be just beyond our reach. Trusting God means we would not have to worry about anything that is going to happen today. We could release all of our cares into his hands, from our finances to our relationships to our health.

Giving complete control of our lives to God is not easy. We are stuborn creatures, no matter how old we become. We want to do everything ourselves. Many times we act like children who want to dress themselves or prepare their own breakfast. We strive to be independent, almost as if we have to prove to the world that we know what we are dong, that we are strong, and we do not need anyone to help us.

When we refuse God's help, even with small everyday events, we make our own lives difficult. God wants to free us from anything that threatens to prevent us from enjoying the life he gave to us. He is much more than our creator; he also is our sustainer. He can and will provide everything we need, but only if we are willing to surrender our will to his. Giving control to God is not giving up, it is giving in to a more meaningful and peaceful life.    

Swaffield, Bruce C. Devotions for Life: New Ideas from Old Ways. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars, 2013 p.5.