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1 3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Hts OH Fax: Website: Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr., Pastor Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Assoc. Pastor Rev. Tricia Dykers-Koenig, Parish Assoc. Anne Wilson, Ministry of Music Shannon Headen, Dir. of Youth Education Kate Burleigh, Dir. of Children s Education

2 Service of Worship July 12, 2015 at 10:00 am Welcome! Thank you for joining us today for worship. If you are visiting, please join us in wearing a name tag so that we might greet you. Our ushers have large print editions of the Bible and today s bulletin; hearing devices; activity bags with quiet activities for children staying in worship; and directions to our Monticello Wing nursery for babies and young children. Prayer of Preparation God our Creator we are held in your everlasting arms. Jesus, our Savior, we are healed by your wounded hands. Holy Spirit, be present as we reach out to one another in love. Welcome Prelude Choral Introit A Sunday Morning Song Yann Tierson Greeting Our God with Joy Call to Worship Elder Jennifer Blakeney Leader: With the whole church, People: We affirm that we are made in God s image, befriended by Christ, and empowered by the Spirit. Leader: With people everywhere, People: We affirm God s goodness at the heart of humanity, planted more deeply than all that is wrong. Leader: With all creation, People: We celebrate the miracle and wonder of life, the unfolding purpose of God, forever at work in ourselves and the world. Leader: Let us worship God! 2

3 * Opening Hymn No. 267 Come, Christians, Join to Sing Renewing Our Relationship with God Prayer of Confession Rev. Clover Beal Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, in what we have done and in what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. Time of Silent Confession Kyrie eleison Craig Phillips 3

4 Affirming the Good News in Our Lives Assurance of Pardon * Response Paul Vasile Glory to God Reception of New Members Nan Doerr Mike and Margie Glaros Angela Oetama-Paul Judy and Dean Sieck * Please stand if you are able Harold and Beverly Thomas Lance Vernon and Jennifer Carr Caleb Wright * Hymn No. 435 There s a Wideness in God s Mercy Prayer requests may be passed to the ushers during this hymn Scripture Lesson Luke 23: 13-25; After the reading: Leader: Hear what the Holy Spirit is telling God s people. People: Thanks be to God. 4

5 Sermon Prayers of the People Forgive and Forget? Rev. Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr. Lord s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Ritual of Friendship All are asked to sign and return the open pad to the beginning of the row. Offertory God, We Honor You James Clemens * Response South African song Halleluya! We sing your praises, All our hearts with gladness are filled. Halleluya! We sing your praises. All our hearts with gladness are filled. Christ now sends us all out, strong in faith, free of doubt Strong in faith, free of doubt, tell to all the joyful good news Halleluya! We sing your praises. All our (clapping) hearts with gladness are filled. Halleluya! We sing your praises. All our (clapping) hearts with gladness are filled. (repeat) 5

6 Going Forth to Live as God s People * Closing Hymn No. 649 Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound * Commission and Blessing * Choral Benediction * Passing of the Peace Postlude Psalm 19 Benedetto Marcello Welcome Visitors! We look forward to greeting you and answering any questions you may have. Visitor welcome bags are available in the foyers and the narthex. Take one home with you! Be sure to visit our website, for a complete list of upcoming events, education programs for all ages, and texts and audio of past sermons. Community Notes Chancel Flowers The flowers today are given by Mary Ball in loving memory of her parents; by the Hunter, Forsythe and Tzefronis families in memory of Joyce Hunter; and by Julie Ann and Robert Yoe in memory of Julie Ann s grandfather, Max Korb. 6

7 Prayer Concerns this Week Prayers are requested this week for the following: Melanie Alban, Lia Clement, Chuck Ishler, Ann Jones, Mary Lewis, Robert Nemcek, Hal Roosa, George Sentell, Grace Uhle, Debbie Ungemach, and Scott, Kari and Evelyn Louise Fuller. Please remember these homebound members in your prayers: Bill Currie, Marge Drollinger, Betty Farnfield, Iris Gilbert, Ron Klein, Emelia McGuire, Joyce Peters, Arlene & Jack Quinn, Margie & Dwight Stauffer, Elaine Tapié. In Memoriam We Remember Beverly Eppink Gairing who died July 8, 2015 I am the resurrection and I am the life, says the Lord We invite you to write prayer requests on a slip of paper from the envelope rack and pass it to an usher during the singing of the middle hymn, to be included in the prayers later in the service. Lists of ongoing prayer concerns are in each month s TOWER. Congratulations to Anne Soinski and Mason Caminiti, who were married yesterday at FHC. Dr. Lentz officiated. Anne is the daughter of FHC member Jeanette Nemcek. Nursery care for babies and young children is available on the second floor of the Monticello Wing. The Deacons encourage you to stop by the Greeting Card Table in Fellowship Hall before or after worship to sign a card for one or more of our homebound members. We will address and mail the card for you. 7

8 Announcements TODAY Music News Today we welcome back Music Director Anne Wilson from her pilgrimage along the ancient pilgrimage route, El Camino de Santiago (the way of St. James). Summer Choir meets at 9:30 am in the Choir Room (in the basement below Fellowship Hall) every Sunday through July. All are welcome! Softball Today we play Church of the Saviour A at 3:15 on Field #4 in Forest Hill Park. THIS WEEK Bible and Bagels: meets every Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 am in the Jin Room. All are welcome! The lessons this week are from 2 Sam. 7:1-14a; Ps. 89:20-37; Eph. 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, NEXT SUNDAY Summer Bible Study: Can the Bible be wrong? Led by Tom Zych and Tim Henderson, June 21-July 26 9:00 in the Jin Room ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS An Invitation Adults and youth, members and friends of Forest Hill Church: All are invited to join in a set of 3 dinner conversations using the book More Than Equals: Racial Healing for the Sake of the Gospel as our resource. The authors learned what it takes as black and white ministers to be effective in a national ministry of racial reconciliation. Each dinner group 8

9 will be led by trained facilitators and will be organized so we have healthy diversity of people around the table. Purchase the book and/or sign up to attend one of the dinner conversations in fellowship hall this Sunday or next, or We are also looking for volunteers to host a dinner. Please consider this opportunity, as well. Hosts are asked provide a main dish and beverages; participants are asked to provide an appetizer, side dish or dessert. The first dinner will be Sunday, August 23 at 6:00 pm. Each group will then select their next two dinner dates and dates will vary by participants calendars. If you are interested, but can t come on 8/23, give us your name and we will see about an alternate date. Come get to know others and discuss how we as a church can move from integration to the higher calling of reconciliation, being one family in Christ. You are welcome to invite a friend! Would You Like To Be More Involved at Forest Hill? The nominating committee would like to talk with people who might enjoy using their gifts as a Deacon, Elder, Trustee, or Elected Leader. Most people find that being in a leadership role at church is a rewarding, joyful experience. If you have an interest in serving, please have a conversation with one of our pastors or someone on the nominating committee; we would love to hear from you! Thank you! -- The 2015 Nominating Committee Doris Allen gramdoll1@att.net Barb Cloud faithleader52@yahoo.com Elaine Dannefer dannefe@ccf.org John Dugard quietstorm50@yahoo.com Karen Loughridge karengr3@gmail.com Susanne Peterjohn peterjohn@wideopenwest.com 9

10 Ron Polderman Ron Register Care Group The Jerusalem CARE Group is responsible for meeting members needs during July. Please call the church office to report an illness, hospitalization, family emergency, birth or death. Members of the Jerusalem CARE Group are: Marcie Denton Monita Franklin Chris Fuller Ed Gemerchak Annette Himes Brett Himes Steve & Mary Hosier Karen Ishler Patricia Jenkins Shelly & Jack Jesberger Katy & Joel Kolmodin Jim Manista Lauren & Sam Miller Hal Musick Dick Obermanns Joyce Pope Carol Scott Stephen Sedam Dele & Damos Solaru Mike & Becky Stawovy Marjorie Thomas Chris Vandall Mark Wedell Sally Wile Anne Wilson Julie Wolfram Smith Virginia Weiss Nancy Wyss Julie Ann & Robert Yoe Social Groups and Circles The Group (60s 70s) On Saturday, July 18, The Group is invited to an 8 pm performance of Jacques Brel is Alive & Well, preceded by a 5 pm dinner at the Hanna family s cottage in Madison. See Kathy Hanna-Stauffer for details. The Group will also attend a Lake County Captains game against the Quad Cities River Bandits (Astros) on Saturday, August 15 at 7:00 pm, followed by post-game fireworks! Contact Pat or Jim Seeders ( or 10

11 to reserve a ticket; $9/person due by Sunday, July 26. Tickets will be distributed prior to the game. For those interested in GCC s Criminal Justice Efforts While it is true and good that 90% of GCC s recommendations for essential components in the Consent Decree were adopted, there are things that GCC and others recommended that were not included. You have likely seen discussion in the Plain Dealer about this and the amicus brief filed by 8 citizens. Come hear the latest from the leaders most closely involved with this issue. Learn what s missing from the signed agreement, which things are especially important and what options GCC might consider. GCC Criminal Justice Education Meeting Thursday, July 16th at 7:00 pm Trinity Cathedral All are invited Labre Ministry cookout: Center July 19 at the East Cleveland Family Home One Church, One Book: Save August 30 for a discussion of Open Heart, by Elie Wiesel. Grocery Certificate sales: Grocery certificates will be available on July 12 and 26 and August 9 and 23 this summer. 11

12 FHC Staff s Rev. Dr. John Lentz Jr. Pastor Rev. Clover Beal Pastor Anne Wilson Music Shannon Headen Youth Kate Burleigh Children Lynda Bernays Administration Becky Austin Finance Peg Weissbrod Publicity Stavros Gazis Custodial Anne, we missed you! 12

13 Calendar: July 12-19, 2015 Sunday, July 12 8:30 am Nominating committee mtg 9:00 am Summer Bible study 9:15 am Session and New Members meet 9:30 am Child care begins Continental Breakfast Summer Choir 10:00 am WORSHIP 11:15 am Fellowship hour 5:00 pm Labre ministry 6:30 pm Elegie concert Monday, July 13 6:00 pm Progress not Perfection (AA) 7:00 pm Al Anon 7:30 pm AA: Borton Group Search Comm. Mtg Tuesday, July 14 1:00 pm Abundance Pantry opens Wednesday, July 15 12:00 pm Bullshevicks 12:30 pm Wednesday Women s AA Thursday, July 16 9:30 am Apostles Build project 7:00 pm Race Relations committee mtg Friday, July 17 10:00 am Al Anon meeting Saturday, July 18 3:00 pm The Group: to Madison OH Sunday, July 19 9:00 am Summer Bible study 9:30 am Child care begins Continental Breakfast Summer Choir 10:00 am WORSHIP 11:15 am Fellowship hour Blood pressure check 3:00 pm Greater Cleveland Congregations: Training session 5:00 pm Labre ministry Info on church events can be found at 13

14 Please welcome these new members of Forest Hill Church Nan Doerr has recently transferred from Noble Road PC. Margie and Mike Glaros are recently retired teachers: Margie from Shaker Heights elementary schools where she taught special education, and Mike from Mentor High School where he taught social studies and economics. They have one adult son and two grandchildren. Mike has been working with Abundance Food Pantry, and both look forward to building relationships at Forest Hill. Angela Oetama-Paul is joining by Letter of Transfer from the Lititz Church of the Brethren in Pennsylvania. She is a doctoral student in Organizational Behavior at CWRU s Weatherhead School of Management and lives with her spouse, Jacob, and their 13-month-old son, Elias, in Cleveland Heights. Dean and Judy Sieck are joining by Letter of Transfer. They are parents of adult children and are both retired: Dean from teaching English at Tri-C, and Judy from registered nursing, most recently for Cleveland Clinic Home Care. They are pleased to be joining several long-time friends who are members at Forest Hill Church. Beverly and Harold Thomas are long-time Cleveland Hts. residents. They raised their four children at Heights United Presbyterian Church and served there for many years as both Deacons and Elders, members of the choir, and youth group leaders. They look forward to many happy years in their new Forest Hill Church home. 14

15 Jenn Carr and Lance Vernon live in Cleveland Heights with their two boys, Leo and Max. Jenn is a consultant to CWRU's Weatherhead Executive Education and Lance is a writer, artist, dentist/researcher at CWRU's School of Dental Medicine. They were both raised Presbyterian and discovered Forest Hill through Kathy Carr, Jenn's mother. Caleb Wright's voice has blessed many of our worship services, and he served as a Choir Intern under Anne Wilson. He leads several local musical ensembles including Elegie, and is active in the Wright Family Singers. He's excited to cement his long-time relationship at Forest Hill Church. 15

16 The Lessons Luke 23: 13-25; Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people, and said to them, You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people; and here I have examined him in your presence and have not found this man guilty of any of your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death. I will therefore have him flogged and release him. Then they all shouted out together, Away with this fellow! Release Barabbas for us! (This was a man who had been put in prison for an insurrection that had taken place in the city, and for murder.) Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again; but they kept shouting, Crucify, crucify him! A third time he said to them, Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no ground for the sentence of death; I will therefore have him flogged and then release him. But they kept urgently demanding with loud shouts that he should be crucified; and their voices prevailed. So Pilate gave his verdict that their demand should be granted. He released the man they asked for, the one who had been put in prison for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over as they wished. Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing. And they cast lots to divide his clothing. Next Sunday: 2 Sam. 7:1-14a; Ps. 89:20-37; Eph. 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, Set aside time each day for prayer and study. As you read the lessons for the week, consider how they settle or challenge you. 16