NORTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER
Thursday, May 11, 2017
SESSION MEETING
Monday, May 15 at 7:00 PM in the Parlor

This Sunday, May 14

MOTHERS & OTHERS

in  celebration of mothers
and those  who serve others in
motherly role.

9:30 AM in  In Fellowship Hall

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL
No Adult Sunday School
on  May 14.

Pastor Rich will continue
the series on
"The Resurrection"
at 9:15 on May 21.
THIS SUNDAY

"Rethinking the Church "

by Dr. Rich Holmes

Last Week's Sermon:

" Following
the Shepherd "



THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE READING

NEW TESTAMENT READING:
First Peter 2:2-10
Sunday, May 21
Joint Youth Service with Calvary
10:30 AM

Following the service there will be a
COOK OUT  and  CLEAN UP DAY!


Sign Up at the Welcome Desk
to bring  side dishes and desserts.

Feel free to wear your
work clothes to the service.

Pregnancy Choices
BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN
is in progress.

If you haven't picked up a bottle you may do
so on Sunday at the Welcome Desk.

BOTTLES ARE DUE BACK ON MAY 21
MINISTRY LEADERS

Liturgists are needed for the following dates:

June 4 & 25


WOMEN'S CIRCLE
Tuesday, June 6 
12:30 PM
The June meeting of the Women's Circle will take place at Hartville Kitchen.  
We will meet at 12:30 PM at the Hartville Kitchen for good food and fellowship. This is BYOM (Buy Your Own Meal) but you will be able to choose from the great Hartville Kitchen menu.

There is a sign up sheet on the Welcome Desk. We must let Hartville Kitchen know how many will be attending.  Sign-ups should be done by Sunday, June 4.
SHAWL MINISTRY

Anyone who needs yarn to knit or crochet a prayer shawl, please take whatever you need from the large bin located in the office workroom.


YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
THERE WILL BE NO CLASS ON
SUNDAY, MAY 14.

JOIN THE MOTHERS AND OTHERS
C ELEBRATION IN
FELLOWSHIP HALL AT 9:30.

FOOD & FELLOWSHIP NIGHT
Tuesday, May 16
We will meet at the McKelvey's
5:30 to 7:30 PM

Sunday, May 21
Joint Youth Service with Calvary
  CONTACT NICK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING YOUTH ACTIVITIES
nick.zaccone@northminsterlife.org

THIS WEEK'S
BIRTHDAY'S 

11 - Tina East
12 - Rick Felton
14 - Bill Griffin
16 - Jeanne Shepard & Sam Verble
18 - Adam Dowell
27 - Brett Jacobsen
29 - Kyle Marcus
30 - Rich Holmes  


MAY
ANNIVERSARIES

15 - Bill & Joyce Rake
15 - Walter & Janet Watkins
19 - Larry & Nancy Marcus
21 - Bill & Michelle Giffin
23 - Rich & Judy Felton
30 - Greg & Karen Moore


NORTHMINSTER HOMEBOUND

This Week's
Featured Member

SCOTT TANNEHILL
St. Luke Lutheran Community
220 Applegrove St. NE  /   North Canton, OH  44720
PRAYER REQUESTS
PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE TO UPDATE OR REMOVE REQUESTS
  • Doris (grandmother of Courtney York) is recovering from back surgery.
  • Denise Geiger (friend of Joanne Sogan) - Brain Surgery
  • Bill Griffin - Cancer
  • 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
  • Yoichi Matsumoto - Prostate Cancer
  • The Family of Jason Roma (son of Jim Roma, Tina Young's pastor) who passed away on May 4.
  • Betty Vincent (friend of Joanne Sogan) is in treatment for breast cancer.
  • Micki Williams is recovering from surgery.
  • Courtney York is recovering from her C-section.

ON the CALENDAR 

Tuesday, May 16
Bible Study at 10:00 AM in
the Parlor

Tuesday, May 16
Canton Health Care Visitation
Meet at Northminster at 1:40 PM

Monday, May 29
Memorial Day - Church Office is Closed
DEVOTION OF THE WEEK
by Bruce Swaffield in Memoriam

Our Debts

The depth of our love for Jesus can be seen in our thanksgiving. The more we realize how much he has done for us, the greater our gratitude. All of our many sins were removed by his one sacrifice on the cross, and our love for him grows in direct proportion to what his death means to us personally.

Jesus tells the story of two men who owed money: one had a debt of more than a year's worth of daily wages, and the other a debt of only 50 days of wages. Neither one could repay the money so the lender removed both debts. Which one, Jesus asked Peter, would be more grateful? Which one will love the lender more? "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled," Peter replied (Luke 7:43).

How large is our debt to Jesus? We owe him for his life and ours, but we owe him for so much more. He has taken away our entire debt: the sins, large and small, that we can never repay. We could not even return all we are given in one day, let alone an entire life of 60.,70,80, or 90 years.

We do not need to add up all our debts, as if we are keeping score. All we need to do is to be more grateful when we remember his death for us. The more we think of him, the more we will love him.

Swaffield, Bruce C. Devotions for Life: New Ideas from Old Ways. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars, 2013 p. 108.

A NOTE FROM BARB:
Although I hope not, it's possible that when you view the newsletter in your home computer or mobile device it is distorted from the original. The one I receive at my home is very distorted with text and images moved in many of the sections. If so, it may have to do with the version of software you are using or the settings, or possibly the way I have created a particular section.  I have not found a cure for this, but if I do, I'll let you know. In the meantime, I apologize.