Forest Hill Church, Presbyterian Discovering God s call, celebrating the Spirit s presence, Witnessing to Christ s transformative power! 3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Hts OH 44118 216-321-2660 Fax: 216-320-1214 Email: office@fhcpresb.org Website: www.fhcpresb.org Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr., Pastor Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Assoc. Pastor Rev. Tricia Dykers-Koenig, Parish Assoc. Anne Wilson, Ministry of Music Liz Wollaeger, Dir. Of Chr. Education Caitlin Michelle Desjardins, Dir. of Youth Ministries
Service of Worship September 29, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. 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 are ready to help! They have large print editions of the Bible, Hymnal, and today s bulletin; hearing devices; activity bags with quiet activities for older children staying in worship; and directions to our safe, loving nursery in our Monticello Wing for babies and young children. Prayer of Preparation Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Welcome Prelude The Soul of Man Never Dies American traditional Greeting Our God with Joy Call to Worship Will Burleigh Leader: In the beginning, O God, People: You shaped our souls and set their weave. Leader: You formed our bodies and gave them breath. People: Breathe into us this day and fill us with your spirit, Leader: That we might worship you in spirit and in truth. Let us worship God. 2
* Processional Hymn No. 469 Morning Has Broken In this arrangement by Cat Stevens, there will be an instrumental interlude between each verse, and stanza one will be repeated at the end. Renewing Our Relationship with God Prayer of Confession Rev. Clover Beal Gracious God, we are faced with so many choices. We make decisions daily shaped by so many voices. We are never sure if we are right or wrong. In our confidence we make mistakes. In our uncertainty we hurt others and ourselves. And yet in making no choice we become passive followers of the choices of others. Forgive us. In this moment may we choose to be present to you, O God. We pray for your Holy Spirit to caress our souls and soothe our divided minds and give us peace. Time of Silent Confession Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy) Craig Phillips 3
Affirming the Good News in Our Lives Assurance of Pardon *Gloria, Gloria No. 576 Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, Gloria, alleluia, alleluia! 2 nd time, men begin; women begin 2 measures later; Children and youth begin 2 measures after that. Anthem Ain t Gonna Lay My Armor Down Amer. traditional Opening Our Hearts to God s Word Scripture Lesson Genesis 3: 1-24 After the reading Leader: Hear what the Holy Spirit is telling God s people. People: Thanks be to God. Anna Brock, Will Burleigh, Peter Cary, Sarah Lentz 4
* Hymn Laid My Burden Down (Glory, Glory Hallelujah) Children in Pathways may leave during the hymn Prayer requests may be passed to the ushers during this hymn This is an American spiritual song that has been recorded by many artists in a variety of genres, including folk, country, blues, rock and gospel Sermon Rev. Dr. John C. Lentz Go Ahead Eat It! Prayers of the People 5
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 as a record of attendance Offertory One Voice The Wailin Jennys * Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise God all creatures here below, Praise God above ye heavenly host, Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. 6
Going Forth to Live as God s People * Closing Hymn The Preacher and the B Bear Congregation, please sing refrain refrain: * Commission and Blessing * Passing of the Peace Postlude Mumford and Son Learn Me Right *please stand if able 7
Welcome Visitors! We look forward to greeting you and answering any questions you may have. Welcome bags are available throughout the building. Take one home with you! Congregational Notes Chancel Flowers The flowers today are given in loving memory of Leighton Scott by his wife Carol; and in memory of Roy West, husband, father and grandfather, by LeAnn West, Laura, Kevin, Jacob and Adam Stauffer, and Matt West. Prayer Concerns this Week Prayers are requested this week for the following: Minnie Brown, Iris Gilbert, Ron and Florence Klein, Kay Marunowski, Lissa McKinley, George Sentell, Debbie Ungemach, Dwight Stauffer, Anne Taylor, Lois Young. Please remember these homebound members in your prayers: Dick Bloomquist, Ruth and Arthur Brickel, Bill Currie, Pat Drake, Marge Drollinger, Betty Farnfield, Elizabeth Kosnik, Emelia McGuire, Merdine T. Morris, Joyce Peters, Elaine Tapié. 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. Welcome to the newest member of the Forest Hill family Mykelti Ryan Ball, daughter of Kevin and Brittani Ball and sister of Caiden and Keara, was born September 20, 2013. She is the granddaughter of Mary Ball. 8
This Month s Ushers Scott Peters, Lead Usher; Tish Van Beers-Klein, assistant lead; Brian Klein, Jim Roosa, Ayodele Solaru. Roger Heineman, Head Usher Nursery care for babies and young children is available on the second floor of the Monticello Wing. Attendance last week (including Pathways children): 247 Announcements TODAY AWE: Roots of American Music Many thanks to members of Roots of American Music (Kevin Richards, director; Sheela Das, associate director; and Mike Periera) for leading the music in today s AWE service. Founded in 1999 and located in the Rockefeller Building, ROAM is a nonprofit organization which offers culture-enhancing and uplifting educational programming, particularly to underserved individuals in diverse and low-income neighborhoods. Learn more about them at http://www.rootsofamericanmusic.org THIS WEEK Bible and Bagels Bible and Bagels meets Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 am in the Jin Room. All are welcome! The lesson this week is from Genesis 3-4 and Psalm 137. 9
NEXT SUNDAY World Communion: October 6 We are asking for homemade bread donations, particularly ethnic breads from around the world, to help decorate the sanctuary and celebrate World Communion. Please bring your donation to the FHC kitchen by 10 am on October 6. Please contact Julie Wolfram Smith for more information. Adult Education, 9:30: Kerygma Genesis Program Please join in a small group on Sunday mornings. No prior registration is needed! Youth Education, 9:30 am High School Youth in the Koinonia Room Mid High Youth in Caitlin s office: Manna and Mercy Labre Ministry Donated items are always needed, including gently used, warm-weather clothing (jackets, sweaters and sweats), as well as personal items like socks and underwear. The group is also looking for a nurse who can do simple health screenings once a month. The next Labre Project is Sunday, October 13. Please contact Jack Breisch if you are interested in donating or joining the Labre team on its next mission. 10
LOOKING AHEAD October 7, 7 pm: Climate 911 Tour Dr. Wendy Ring, representing the Climate 911 activist organization, is leading a team of bicycling physicians from Washington State to Washington DC to promote awareness of the impact of climate change on human health. Forest Hill Church has been asked, because of our standing as an Earth Care congregation, to host Dr. Ring s presentation on the effects of climate change and what we can do through improved management of our personal health. For more information, go to www.climate911.org. Care Group The Jerusalem Care Group is responsible for meeting members needs during October. Please call the church office to report an illness, hospitalization, family emergency, birth or death. Information will then be passed on to the Care Group leaders. Members of this month s Care Group are: Pat Musick, Deacon leader Erin & Bill Armstrong Doris Brandt Ruth & Arthur Brickel Lucy Conde Monita Franklin Chris & Daniel Fuller Brett & Annette Himes & family Cindy Fink, Kemp Jaycox & family Jack & Shelly Jesberger & family Matt & Jacquelyn Knoch Jim Manista Jane Melbourne Pat & Hal Musick Richard Obermanns Karen Parker Chris & Kara Patterson Carol Scott Steve Sedam Peggy Skelly Damos & Dele Solaru & family Derry Stauffer & Kathy Hanna-Stauffer Marjorie Thomas Anne Wilson Julie Wolfram Smith Robert & Julie Ann Yoe 11
Nursery Help Needed The FHC Nursery is staffed by a paid childcare provider and volunteer assistants. All are invited to help out the commitment is small, just one or two Sundays each quarter, and rewards are huge, babies to hold and of course a snack. You can also listen to the worship service! Our nursery is in great need of volunteers for the coming months. Sign up in the nursery or contact Liz Wollaeger for more information. Social Groups and Circles Hilltoppers (retired) The Hilltoppers will meet after church on Sunday, October 13 to go to lunch at the Tavern Company (2260 Lee Rd) and then to an all-russian Suburban Symphony performance at University School, 20701 Brantley, Shaker Hts. All are welcome! Please contact Carol Scott or Betty Clark for reservations and more information. (PS Save November 3 for Hello, Dolly! at Heights High) Pacesetters (40s-60s) Pacesetters and friends are invited to come and see the newly renovated Cleveland Museum of Art during a private guided tour, led by Forest Hill's museum docent extraordinaire, Anne Wilson, on Friday, October 18 at 6 pm. For those who wish, we will then head down Euclid Avenue to Mi Pueblo for scrumptious Mexican cuisine and "refreshments." RSVP to Sue or Scott Lafferty so that we can let the restaurant know how many people will be in our dinner group. Bring a new member or friend to join us! 12
Youth News Today: Mid and Sr High classes meet from 9:30 10:30 a.m. After-church potluck lunch for parents and youth, followed by activities for youth and a meeting with Caitlin for parents. Looking Ahead: Oct. 6 Mid High 5 pm; Sr High 6 pm (dinner for all, 6-6:30) The Lessons Today s Scripture: Genesis 3: 1-24 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, Did God say, You shall not eat from any tree in the garden? The woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; but God said, You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die. But the serpent said to the woman, You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, Where are you? He said, I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 13
He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat? The man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate. Then the Lord God said to the woman, What is this that you have done? The woman said, The serpent tricked me, and I ate. The Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. To the woman he said, I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you. And to the man he said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, You shall not eat of it, cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return. The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living. And the Lord God made garments of skins for the man and for his wife, and clothed them. Then the Lord God said, See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden 14
of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life. FHC Staff Emails and Phone Extensions Program Staff Rev. Dr. John Lentz Jr. / pastorlentz@fhcpresb.org ext. 200 Rev. Clover Beal / pastorbeal@fhcpresb.org ext 201 Liz Wollaeger / lizw@fhcpresb.org ext. 206 Anne Wilson / annew@fhcpresb.org ext. 208 Caitlin Michelle Desjardins / caitlind@fhcpresb.org ext. 207 Office Staff Becky Austin / beckya@fhcpresb.org ext 203 Lynda Bernays / office@fhcpresb.org ext 202 Stavros Gazis / office@fhcpresb.org ext 202 From Dwight and Margie Stauffer: We would like to thank the FHC Deacons and our FHC friends who have sent us lovely flowers, thoughtful cards and good wishes recently. 15
The FHC Trustees invite everyone, young and old, to the FALL WORK DAY scheduled for Saturday, October 19 from 9 am-1 pm. We'll have some morning munchies to rev up our engines, then pizza after projects are completed. Big hands, little hands...the work will go quickly if we all plan to come and chip in. Child care will be provided. To sign up, please contact Trustee Rosanna Sprague, or the church office On the cover: Detail from John Sperry's "Adam and Eve," 18 x 24", oil on wood, available at http://primitivefolksfolkart.com 16
Calendar: September 29- October 6, 2013 Sunday, September 29 8:15 Nominating Comm. 9:15 Child care begins 9:30 Descant Choir rehearsal Adult Education Youth Education 10:15 Descant Choir activity time 10:30 Chancel Choir rehearsal Continental Breakfast 10:45 Cherub Choir rehearsal 11:00 WORSHIP: AWE Children in Worship 11:15 Pathways to the Promise Land (gr. 1-5) 12:15 YOUTH: Family Potluck Coffee Hour 5:00 Faith Leader ENOUGH class Monday, September 30 9:00 am Abundance Pantry food distribution 6:00 pm Progress not Perfection (AA) 7:00 pm Al Anon 7:30 pm AA: Borton Group Boy Scout Troup #403 Wednesday, October 2 7:30 am Bible and Bagels Thursday, October 3 6:20 Voices in Bronze rehearsal 7:30 Chancel Choir rehearsal Friday, October 4 9:30 am Al Anon meeting Saturday, October 5 8:00 am Men s Group Sunday, October 6 World Communio 9:15 Child care begins 9:30 Descant Choir rehearsal Adult Education Youth Education 10:15 Descant Choir activity time 10:30 Chancel Choir rehearsal Continental Breakfast 11:00 WORSHIP: Communion Pathways: KISS Children in Worship 12:15 Coffee Hour Sine Nomine Choir CHUH Bond Issue meeting 5:00 Faith Leader ENOUGH class Youth: Mid High 6:00 Youth: Sr High 17