None of us would have guessed that for the third September in a row we will not be have a huge Rally Day celebration and Pancake Breakfast to kick off the new church school year.

As always, know that I and the Congregational Care ministry team, are truly interested in knowing if you or your family has a pastoral concern (illnesses, surgeries, death in the family, as well as joys and celebrations). Our level of support and care for one another in this community of faith is indeed one of the most meaningful aspects of our ministry together.

Blessings, Rev. Todd

A memorial service

Charlotte's full, amazing life,

at 10:30 am

100th Birthday.

Our Afghan Neighbor Assistance group planning a possible tutoring program for Afghan youth.

Betty Coleman's

If you would like to provide milk or bake cookies and deliver them either to Caroline Johnson’s house or to the Day Center, text Caroline

Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless

 … a mom and her young son come through our doors. He was 9 years old and had only the clothes on his back.

His mom came to get day services, a meal and a new set of clothes for them both. What breaks my heart is that a toy dinosaur we gave him was his ONLY toy. He was thrilled, and even asked our security officer to run it through the x-ray machine to make sure he is healthy. Not sure who enjoyed it more, the little boy or our security officer seeing him smile. This is a rough story, but this is reality for many families.

As much as we’d like this story to be a rare occurrence, it has been happening with alarming frequency. With the lack of affordable housing in Tulsa, we work very hard to find apartments, rentals and even sometimes extended-stay motels to house our clients. This all takes money.

$.91 cents of every dollar donated to the Tulsa Day Center goes to programs and housing. We are asking for YOUR help. Please consider a financial donation today.

You can text-to-give

You can mail a check to:

You can sponsor a housewarming basket online:

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/tulsa-day-center/tulsa-day-center-2022-house-warming-baskets 

You can set up a FB Fundraising page

The Green Team soon will be grooming another section of our Pollinator Garden to plant milkweed in the spring. Anyone got a roto-tiller we could use this fall?

Whether you want roto-till or walk with the Celts, contact Green Team chair Mark Miller,

WANTED: Endangered caterpillars seeking temporary shelter from predators. Open-air accommodations include two-story mesh enclosure, quiet surroundings and endless supply of milkweed. Post-metamorphosis transportation to departure site included. Contact: Caroline Johnson, 918-629-9882.  

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. 

Cash donations are also accepted and appreciated!

Afghan Neighbors:

The vast majority of our Afghan neighbors have arrived in Tulsa (nearly 750 of our 800). College Hill has donated a Narthex and van full of food, clothes and supplies to help. 

Now though, our neighbors need core volunteer “wrap-around” groups to help them orient to Tulsa and through whom to report needs as they come up. Pursuant to Session approval,

Outreach & Mission invites you to participate in a College Hill “wrap-around” group to support an Afghan family in a number of ways that range from minimal time commitment to nearly a part time job. 

Click here to learn more about “wrap-around” group roles. 

After that, click this link to sign up to join a group.    

If you want to know more about this initiative, please (click name to) reach out to:

Tally Ferguson or Mark Thurston.

3 - Todd Freeman

25 - Amy Williamson         

 Remember the 

Please plan to join us for an

All-Church Swim Party

at the Gammie's house!

Pizza and drinks will be provided,

but please bring snacks to share.

The Outreach and Mission Team sends a big thank you to College Hill members and friends for your gifts on July 31st to Sequoyah and Kendall-Whittier Elementary Schools.

We delivered several boxes of donated hygiene items to the schools. With the donated funds (nearly $1500!), we purchased uniform pants and shirts and much-needed socks.

College Hill’s gifts mean so much to the students, parents, and teachers at our sponsored elementary schools. Thank you for your generosity!

Marianne and David Stambaugh staffed the College Hill table at Kendall-Whittier Elementary Back to School Night on August 16th. Each student who stopped by received a colorful pencil.

Three College Hill volunteers assisted with activities at the Sequoyah Elementary Back to School Night, also on August 16th:

Cynthia Fox helped parents complete free and reduced lunch applications online; Mark Miller served hot dogs outside on the toasty summer evening; Gay Miller distributed uniform shirts (a gift from the Assistance League) to students and parents.

One of the meaningful elements of our ministry that has been missing for so long is the causal gathering around a cup of coffee, etc, in the Fellowship Hall before the service of worship.

We are looking for volunteer(s) to help setup and prepare the coffee each Sunday morning before gathering around 10:30 am. There are many options to help make this happen, depending on the availability of one or several volunteers taking turns.

If interested, please contact/text Emily Oldham at 918-237-9592. Thank You!

Along with other reunion activities, the Outreach & Mission Ministry team has reopened our Equal Exchange store, (on the 1^st and 3^rd Sundays of each month, in Fellowship Hall), offering products such as coffee, tea, chocolate bars, chips and cocoa. These products are not only delicious, they also make great gifts. (and we all know the holidays will be here before we know it.) But most importantly, they provide a double impact on communities!

First, Equal Exchange provides small farmers with a better price for sustainably grown products, and with fewer middlemen, than the big corporate buyers.

Second, the profits (small, but significant) have for several years, been invested in JustHope, a local group founded by Leslie Penrose, which partners with inhabitants of three villages in Central America. The villagers decide what they need and provide labor, while JustHope provides some technical expertise, financial assistance and labor.

Bringing running water to these communities was followed by educational scholarships, a hardware store, a textile project and a model farm to help with adjustment to a dryer climate. One family has produced an impressive line of ceramics, while College Hill has been especially helpful in financing several microbanks for women starting small businesses (at 96% repayment with interest).

These items do cost a bit more than those similarly sold at Walmart, for example-but they make a huge difference in people’s lives!

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 6:15 pm in Fellowship Hall (1st floor).

If you would like to sing with the Chancel Choir, or are interested in joining our Handbell Choir, (permanent member or substitute),

Please (click name to) contact our

Director of Music, Kim Childs.

SEPT 4 ~ Blessed Is The One, Jane Marshall

SEPT 11 ~ Kyrie Eleison, Brian Lewis

SEPT 18 ~ Be Thou My Vision, Bob Chilcott

SEPT 25~ On Eagle's Wings, Michael Joncas

Masks are still required because the CDC County Map has Tulsa County in RED.

Contact Mark Miller if you are not on the Celtic Circle email list but would like to receive notifications for this and other events.

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.

A meaningful way to celebrate your Birthday, is to donate an amount equal to your new 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.

To support emergency relief for those fleeing Ukraine, you may designate monetary gifts via text, online, or by phone:

You may also pick up a flyer on the table in the Narthex, that provides all the details.