This photo was taken at the Candlelight Vigil in Owasso, in memory of nonbinary student Nex Benedict. Please refer to a recent all-church email with very helpful information to help us all learn more and develop deeper understandings of nonbinary persons!

On another note, as we continue to journey through the season of Lent, the theme this year is, “Wandering Heart: Figuring Out Faith With Peter.” In this series, we want to affirm that faith is a constant journey of steadfast pursuit, one that ebbs and flows. We want to affirm that wandering is exploration, not necessarily distance from God. Like many of us, Peter has a wandering heart. His journey is not polished, or linear, or perfect, but he is always tethered to the love of God - and the same is true for us.

Blessings, Rev. Todd 

Beverly Clark

Communion Workshop 

All families are invited to attend this special workshop to discuss communion. Have you ever wondered about communion? Why do we do it? What does it mean? How do kids understand it?

Rev. Elaine will lead families through an interactive experience to open a conversation between kids and their grownups. 

Grab a plate of food from the potluck luncheon and join in on this Faith Milestone!

Please (click here to) contact Betsy Guyer, Christian Education Ministry Team Moderator,

Children of ALL ages are invited to join the Palm Sunday Processional Sunday, March 24!

Meet in Fellowship Hall at 10:45 for costumes and palms. We will dress as shepherds and apostles and the donkey will lead us and we proclaim Jesus’ arrival!

Please help the children of the church celebrate Easter by “adopting” a dozen plastic Easter eggs found in the narthex. Take them home, fill them with treats, stickers, little erasers, etc. and return them to the church by Wednesday, March 27. We will have a lovely traditional Easter Egg Hunt on Easter morning.

Please bring friends, relatives and friend’s relatives to worship on Easter morning, Sunday, March 31. Children will be invited to join in the traditional Easter Egg Hunt during Worship Connection. There will be special eggs available for children with food sensitivities! All God’s children are welcome.

Compassion Camp is coming back to College Hill! Compassion Camp: Changing the World with Loving Kindness. This multi-generational Vacation Church School experience will take place 3 evenings this summer. Together, we will explore what it means to have compassion for others, ourselves, and the world. The 2 Sundays before and after VCS will also focus on the resource material for VCS.

If you would like to bake cookies, or volunteer in any way, please text

Caroline Johnson at 918-629-2882.

Also-a BIG THANK YOU to all our bakers who supplied cookies for 120 partaking of January's Day Center dinner: Johnna Thurston, Gay Miller, Brad Burnham, Jennifer Campbell, Crystal Zerger, Val Harper, Todd Redding, Tim Smith and Sue Haskins, who contributed four gallons of milk! Also, many thanks to Marianne and David Stambaugh for picking up and delivering Braum’s hamburgers! 

Artwork made by the children from the Ashes

Joy/Concern Prayer Requests: 

Please submit your requests for prayers of joy or concern in the bowl in the Narthex.  

Prayer requests are now being shared during Sunday Worship!

Also, please reach out to Jan Swafford, Congregational Care Ministry Team Moderator, any team member, or Rev. Todd with needs and concerns.

Beautifully painted by David & Susan West, this Blessing Box is now a permanent fixture in the church's

Half of the funds that College Hill received from a $1,000 Grant from Matthew 25 Ministry PC(USA) was used for the box building materials.

Your contributions can be an ongoing lifeline to those in our community that need a hand up. Please contact Susan West for more information.

  

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Your gift to OGHS changes people's lives! Please give generously and remember to make your check payable to College Hill with “OGHS” in the memo line, (special giving envelopes will be provided at each pew in the sanctuary), or you may

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to donate directly through their website.

 • March 28

Maundy Thursday Service

Good Friday Service

Easter Service of Worship

Our Easter celebration will include special music, accompanied by guest Trumpeter Aiden Diaz, the Chancel Choir, the BELLissimo Handbell Ensemble, and our organist, Mike Gibson.

If you are interested in purchasing an Easter Lily ($17/plant) to help decorate the church during Easter (3/31), order forms are available on the table in the Narthex.

The order/payment deadline is Sunday, March 24. Donors’ names and the names of those being honored, are listed in the bulletin for the Easter service of worship. If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Brady.  

Thursday, March 21 at noon

Our Fellowship Ministry team is reestablishing Luncheon Club for anyone who cares to join! We will plan to meet the third Thursday of each month at noon.

The March meal will be provided and we will have a discussion as to what people want out of this time of fellowship. For preparation sake, there is a sign-up sheet on the kitchen door. If you have questions, please (click name to) contact Bryan or Clay Finckward.

Here's an awesome opportunity for those of us committed to antiracism work - internally and in the community! Rev. Todd

Join us here in Tulsa for the 25th national White Privilege Conference on April 3-6, 2024!

The conference brings together high school and college students, K-12 teachers, university faculty, social workers, counselors, non-profit staff, activists, healthcare workers, and members of spiritual, community, and corporate arenas. A program of TPI - The Privilege Institute.

This is What Generosity

Numerous donations were received from our congregation, and will be distributed locally by our Outreach & Mission Team!

Once again, College Hill is answering the call for help! The collection box in the narthex for the Day Center for the Homeless is an ongoing project to fulfill the needs for “the basics” - underwear, socks and sports bras.

Our First Sunday Food Collection for the Kendall Whittier Food Pantry is in need of breakfast cereal (Cheerios, Corn Flakes, or other less sweet cereals) and 1-2 lb. bags of rice.

Canned fruit and boxed cereal are immediate needs for the Food Pantry, so feel free to bring donations to the church at any time, and we will distribute.

The group meets at the home of Sue Haskins. If you are interested in learning more about this fun group, please contact Sue.

Our Team still needs volunteers for our other Afghan family, the Sakhizada’s-mainly on Thursday afternoons, and possibly Saturday afternoons, to keep their 1 and 3 year olds entertained while parents and older children learn reading, writing and arithmetic with other tutors. If you are willing and able to help with this, please (click name to) contact Debbie Chase, or Tally Ferguson.

What does I-C-E C-R-E-A-M spell? Ice cream! Last week, some of our Afghan Support Team tutors treated the Momand children and their parents to a fun excursion to Braum’s ice cream in celebration of the children’s progress learning the alphabet, spelling, and reading. The children learned how to spell and read the word ice cream and identify it on the store’s marquee.

The best part of the day was simply enjoying each other‘s company - the children talked about their upcoming Valentine’s Day parties, their hobbies, and their favorite ice cream flavors. As the party was leaving, a group of people sitting in the corner stopped Cynthia Fox and Johnna Thurston to comment favorably on the interaction they saw and to say thank you. Just a reminder that you never know who is watching..

The Team is selling Afghan flat bread and Bolani bread (vegetable stuffed Afghan flat bread) in the Fellowship Hall after worship, on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the the month.

The flat bread is $5 and the Bolani is $7. The mother makes the bread fresh every Sunday. 100% of the funds (and any donations) go back to the Momand Family of eight. Please contact Jennifer Campbell at 918.277.9956 for more information.

Dr. Kim J. Childs, Director of Music

Mike Gibson, Organist

The Chancel Choir of College Hill Presbyterian Church rehearses Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the second story choral room (next to the church office) for singing, fellowship and fun!

BELLissimo Handbell Ensemble of College Hill Presbyterian Church rehearses Wednesdays at 6:00 pm on the third floor. (Sunflower Room)

Please (click name to) contact our

Director of Music, Kim Childs,

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MARCH 3 ~ If Ye Love Me- Thomas Tallis

MARCH 10 ~ God So Loved the World- Bob Chilcott

MARCH 17 ~Create In Me A Clean Heart - Healey Willan

MARCH 24~ Ride On! -Taylor Davis

CHANCEL CHOIR 

MARCH 29~ Out of the Deep (from Requiem) -John Rutter

CHANCEL CHOIR / Diane Bucchianeri, cello

MARCH 31~ Rejoice! The Lord Has Risen -Douglas E. Wagner

CHANCEL CHOIR / Aiden Diaz, trumpet

Doxology - Kevin McChesney

Crown Him With Many Crowns- Derek Hakes

Birthday Endowment Fund

A meaningful way to celebrate this year's Birthday, is to donate an amount equal to your age to the Endowment Fund.

This donation is also a wonderful way to honor others such as children, grandchildren and friends and allows the church to have funds available for special projects.

If you would like to bring flowers to decorate the sanctuary for an upcoming worship service, please sign up on the Flower Chart on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall.

that will take people to the Donation page of our church website. Studies show how important this method of donating has become, especially for younger generations.

The code can be used for "Pledges or General Donations" to our operating budget, or for "Special Donations" which can be designated to occasional special collections taken throughout the year.