NORTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER
Thursday, June 29, 2017


God Bless America!

Enjoy this special day!
The church office will be CLOSED on
Tuesday, July 4

July Birthday Celebration

This Sunday, July 2
Fellowship Hall

9:30 a.m.
THIS SUNDAY

"Just Rewards "

by Pastor Rich Holmes



Last Week's Sermon:

"On Being a Child
of God "



 
THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE READING

OLD TESTAMENT READING:
Genesis 22:1-14

GOSPEL READING:
Matthew 10:40-42

MINISTRY LEADERS
Help is Needed...NOW.

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



YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL

Youth will NOT meet for
Sunday School this Sunday.

Please join the Birthday Celebration
at 9:30 in Fellowship Hall.

FOOD & FELLOWSHIP NIGHT
There will be NO Food & Fellowship on
July 4 or 11.

On July 18, we will meet at the East's home.
On July 25 we will be serving food at Reedurban.


MISSION TRIP - July 10 to 14.
See Nick for Details

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

June / July Birthdays

29 - Jeff Weltman

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


June / July Anniversaries

29 - Roy & Susan Yoder

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

NORTHMINSTER HOMEBOUND

This Week's
Featured Member

LOIS NICOLL
Windsor Medical - Room 5366
1454 E. Maple St. / 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.
  • 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
  • Victoria Zaccone ( Nick's grandmother) - Cancer


ON the CALENDAR 
  Monday, July 17
Session Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 18
Canton Health Care Visitation


DEVOTION of the WEEK
 by Bruce Swaffield in Memoriam 

 
GRACE of FRIENDSHIP

After he had been with them a great while, Jesus told his closest disciples that they were prepared to do bigger things. "I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know his master's business," Jesus said. "Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you" (John 15:15).

No longer are they mere servants. Now they are part of the kingdom. They know what Jesus knows. They can do what he does. They are ready to continue his work, for he has taught them all he has learned from the Father.

Jesus' choice of words is interesting. From this time forward, he will call them friends. After being together for more than two years, a spiritual bond has formed among all of them. They have become more than companions and followers. They are individuals who have been joined together by God for one body and purpose.

Think about what it means to be called a friend of Jesus. What an honor and a privilege. It is not something we truly deserve. But that is what friendship is all about: being loved, respected, and protected without having to earn it or do anything for it. Quite simply, it is the grace of friendship from our Savior.

Swaffield, Bruce C. Devotions for Life: New Ideas from Old Ways. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars, 2013 p.116.