Worship on the Lord's Day

W-3.0103: The Order of Worship

An order of worship offers a meaningful and reliable structure for the church’s encounter with the living God. Over time, an order of worship helps to shape our faith and faithfulness as the people of God, becoming a pattern for how we live as Christians in the world.

The order of worship offered here for the Service for the Lord’s Day is rooted in Scrip- ture, the traditions of the universal Church, and our Reformed heritage. In particular, it seeks to uphold the centrality of Word and Sacraments in the Church’s faith, life, and wor- ship. This description of the Service for the Lord’s Day is presented as one commendable model, but is not intended to exclude other ways of ordering worship. Other patterns may be appropriate in the context of a particular congregation or culture, provided that they are faithful to the Word, open to the Spirit, and dedicated to the glory of God.

Session has approved the hiring of a Coordinator of Family Ministries. The individual chosen for this role will be responsible for building authentic relationships with our current church families and families within the community. This position will receive a salary of $25,000 annually. We are asking for your financial assistance as we raise additional funds to support the spiritual growth of our church’s families and our children, youth, and young adults. 

If you are willing to pledge support for this position, over and above your current giving, please write Coordinator of Family Ministries with your donation. 

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL

Adult Sunday School will continue to meet during the summer months as usual, from 10:15 AM until 11:00 AM in Fellowship Hall EXCEPT THE LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, UNITY SUNDAY, WHEN SUNDAY SCHOOL IS AT 9:00 AM AND WORSHIP IS AT 10:AM. Greet fellow worshippers, grab a snack and beverage and join us. Discussion for these classes is being led by Sam Martin. June 2, 9, and 16 will continue the study of “The Book of Judges” by J. D. Greear on RightNow Media.

On June 23 the class will begin an eight-week session entitled “For the Health of the Nation” during which we will discuss complex social issues currently facing citizens of the United States.

WEDNESDAY EVENING ZOOM BIBLE STUDY is currently studying “The Life of Paul”. For additional information or questions please contact Joyce Greek at muske75@sbcglobal.net or Peggy Fix at pfix@neo.rr.com. 

JUNIOR BELIEVERS, children ages 4 through those finishing fifth grade, will meet on Sunday, June 23 from 2-3:30 PM in Fellowship Hall.

YOUTH GROUP, those finishing grades six through twelve, will meet at the Jamey Groetz house on Sunday, June 9, for a pool party. See group text for additional updates and details.

Members of the Youth Group had a wonderful time on their bowling outing on May 5. Ben Dominik did great bowling for the first time. Matthew Warren had the youth high score, and Pastor Mike was the adult winner. Everyone enjoyed going for ice cream after the event.

August 11, 2024

October 6, 2024

December 1, 2024

A very special thank you to Mike Skrjanc who is retiring from Head Usher duties. We thank him for his many years of service for our church family and for his openness and willingness to serve both our church and the community. It is truly inspiring.

Mike definitely serves with a heart like Jesus!

Happy Father's Day to all our fathers! Join us on Sunday, June 16 as we celebrate fathers and come hear Pastor Mike as he preaches on "Men of the Bible."

June 30 is our next Unity Sunday. There will be one service at 10am and all Sunday school classes will meet at 9am.

We will be having a Congregational Meeting immediately following the 10am Unity worship service on Sunday, June 30 for the election of officers and to approve the terms of call for Pastor Mike. All are encouraged to stay and attend.

On Unity Sunday, June 30, we will celebrate the end of VBS with a church picnic following the service at 10am. The church will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, condiments and beverages. Members are asked to sign up at the Welcome Center to bring beans, potatoes or desserts. There will also be fun activities related to SCUBA VBS.

If you are interested in joining The Intercessory Prayer Team (IPT) or have a prayer request, please contact Steve Bertram (330-605-3072) or Kathy Beels (330-685-1320).

All requests are considered confidential by the team unless seen in other church communications. 

It's time to celebrate! Our next monthly celebration for all birthdays and anniversaries will be on Sunday, June 2. Plan to join us as we celebrate!

Thank you again for your support of this First Sunday celebration!

Our once-a-month Food Pantry, so far through May of this year, has served 1,214 people. In addition to many volunteers from our own church, the Scouts assist, and we have others from the larger community to love others with smiles and food.  

Our next Food Pantry Distribution will be Saturday, June 15.

A huge shout out to Joe and the Building and Grounds Team for planting and maintaining our beautiful roses in the back patio area.

CANTON CONNECTION

CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF GREATER CANTON

SERVING CARROLL, COSHOCTON, HARRISON, HOLMS, STARK, TUSCARAWAS AND WAYNE COUNTIES

The CEF Fundraising Banquet was held May 17, 2024, at the Hartville Kitchen. Their theme this year is ONBOARD with JESUS……”TRAIN up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old he will DEPART from it.” Proverbs 22:6.

Our purpose behind the fundraising is to raise funds for new Good News Clubs to be launched. It is a process to begin a club. CEF staff must research the target area, look for churches, connect with pastors, recruit a team to lead the club, meet with school staff, train the team and more. All takes time and money. The average club in our chapter lasts more than 5 years, some lasting more than 20 years. Each club averages 25 children. The cost to launch a club is $2500, which is $100 for one child to attend for one year. Most clubs run 14 weeks of the year. It is less than $8 per week for one child to hear the Gospel. When a club runs 5 years, the Gospel is presented more than 70 times. After the initial cost to launch a GNC, the expenses to keep the club running, and the CEF staff continues to provide enrichment training, mentorship, and support for the church partnership.

The event was blessed with 247 guests (15 of those guests were from JKPC) and while we don’t know the financial outcome yet we are counting the event as a success! Prayer was and always is that we see many children accept Jesus into their hearts through the Good News Clubs.

Duane Houser was the coordinator for the Table Sponsorships and he reports that we were very successful in meeting our goal of getting sponsors for 33 tables! It was a great evening blessed with wonderful volunteers, generous guests, talented speakers and musicians, and delicious food!

GriefShare is set to begin a new session with the updated program materials on

August 5 – November 23, 2024. There will be no session on Labor Day.

There are some new resources to check out in the Comfort room at you convenience. The resources are on loan for you to use as long as you like and then return. There are devotionals and books on loan. In additional if there are any books or devotionals that you would like to donate or see in our collection, please contact Diana Jones for more information.

Through a Season of Grief (devotional) – Bill Dunn and Kathy Leonard

CANCER Now What? (copies to take or give to people) – Kenneth C. Haugk, Ph.D

Don’t Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart (book to loan) – Kenneth C. Haugk, Ph.D

A Shepherd looks at the Psalm 23 (book to loan) – W. Phillip Keller

Grace for the Moment (devotional) – Max Lucado

Jesus Calling (devotional) – Sarah Young

Like a River (book to loan) – Granger Smith ON ORDER

Junior Believers will meet on Sunday, June 23 from 2pm-3:30pm in the Fellowship Hall here at church. All children ages 4 years through 5th grade are welcome!

John Knox is hosting a FREE Soccer Camp for beginners ages 4-3rd grade here at the church on the following Thursdays: July 11, 18, and 25 from 6:30pm-7:30pm. If you are interested in helping with the camp, donating soccer balls or soccer nets, or if you have any equipment you could loan to the church, please call the office as soon as possible. Registration is now open on the church website!

The John Knox Session met on Monday, May 20, 2024, at 6:30pm. Rev. Dr. Michael Smith served as Moderator and opened the meeting with prayer and devotions. All but two elders were present.

Clerk’s Report 

 ~ Minutes from the last Stated Session Meeting (April 16, 2024) were approved.

 ~ The wedding of Ryan Shockling and Miranda Morlan at JKPC was approved

 ~ Session members were given a worship attendance report for Jan-April 2024. Numbers remain steady.

Treasurer’s Report

 ~ Financial Reports for April were accepted as printed. 

Pastor’s Report

  ~ Pastor Mike’s son Brandon, a mental health professional, will be speaking one Sunday in June.

  ~ Pastor Mike and Kelly will be on vacation July 1-7, 2024. Duane Houser will fill the pulpit on July 7.

Administration/Personnel Council

  ~ A motion was approved to remove part of the railing around the organ (to match the other side of the  sanctuary) and possibly remove choir pews and install a temporary platform for the choir. This will make it easier to remove current organ and put new one in when we get it. 

Congregational Care

 ~ Diana Jones reported that Denise Nims had agreed to organize some day bus trips, using our church bus. 

   Be on the lookout for announcements about this!

Discipleship

 ~ A motion was approved to look into hiring a Coordinator of Family Ministries, a part-time position. IF and WHEN funding of his/her salary is pledged from church members, the job will be posted, and interviews can begin. Please pray about how our church can use a person like this to disciple our children, youth, and whole families, AND how you can be a part of this ministry.

No other action was taken as reports from each Council were discussed.

The next Stated Session Meeting will be Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 6:30pm. 

Respectfully submitted,

Joyce Greek, Clerk of Session 

Receipts in April: $36,094.44

Expenses in April: $35,263.40

Net income      -$831.04

Jan. – April Total Net Income: -$3,344.52

Thank you for your continued support of our church and its ministries!          

Sincerely, 

Tina Young, Finance Manager 

Cheryl Hawkins, Treasurer 

The Church Directory has been updated to include our new members and all other pertinent changes and/or additions. If your information changes at any time, please notify the church office as soon as possible.

The church directory can also be accessed anytime through the following link:

https://jkpc-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tina_jkpc_org/EVqIKI2r7n5PtA9vEPQ4wEABxRf5TpgKN3Wsj7KHV7pqAQ?e=xKLDP4

John Knox Presbyterian Church would like to invite you to the inaugural get-together of the JKPC Social Club. Our first meeting will take place at Price Park on

Saturday, June 15 at 12pm. 

Everyone ages 20-34 is invited. Food will be provided.

In order to better utilize our church bus, we are organizing monthly ONE TANK TRIPS to various locations for the summer and fall months. Our first trip will be on THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH. We will be visiting the ANNIE AND JOHN GLENN MUSEUM in New Concord, Ohio. Following the tour there will be lunch at THEO'S RESTAURANT and then a stop for ice cream at PARKSIDE TASTY TREAT in Cambridge, Ohio. The cost of touring the museum is $7 for adults and $6 for seniors. The maximum capacity for the bus is 14 passengers. Please email Denise Nims at dnims4@gmail.com or call 330-280-6287 to reserve your spot.

Deadline for reservations is June 20th. Plan on being at the church by 9:30 AM and returning by 3:00PM. 

Lunch Bunch will meet on Thursday, June 20 at 11:30am at Palombo's on Portage. Please RSVP to Sue Wallace at 330-309-5654. All are welcome! Plan to come and fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ!