1 The Light Solon Community Church 33955 Sherbrook Park Dr. Solon, Ohio 44139 440-248-4180 soloncommunitychurch.org Summer 2017
2 Message from the Pastor I am just returning from a trip to Providence, Rhode Island. Many of you know that I have been planning to attend my reunion. Also, several of you know that I am a reunion person. I always hold dear to my heart people who have been a significant part of my life. I look forward to the 5 years rituals of reunions, high school, college, or divinity school. So, with a lot of enthusiasm and energy, I spent the Memorial Day weekend trying to reconnect to my years at Brown University, to the community I was a part of at a special time in my life. It always takes a moment to focus when you see someone you haven t seen in several years, especially when you became acquainted in your younger days. Sometimes there is the initial shock of saying to yourself that you cannot have possibly been in school with that person-they must be much older than I am! But then you settle into the fun of catching up with what s happened in people s lives and reminiscing about the years you spent together as young adult students. I have managed to retain friendships with a few people from each stage of my life. We keep in contact occasionally, but what a joy to actually spend time together. And there are the other classmates that you are happy to see every so often, just for an update on their journeys in life. As I thought of writing my article for The Light to our SCC family, I couldn t help but reflect on the many people who become parts of our lives, who have touched and shaped our lives, who have helped to make us who we are. I often regret the friendships that I have let falter and fade, but I know that God brought us together for some purpose and that I am who I am because of the blessings of knowing others. Being together, even if only at the occasional reunion, is a wonderful reminder of how the communities we belong to teach us and enrich our lives, sometimes for joy and sometimes for struggle. I have also thought, since my reunion, of the legacy of people that have called the Solon Community Church home. The people who built the worship, social, and educational spaces and, even more so, who infused this place with its spiritual foundation and stick toit-ness, who would not miss a Sunday morning or other church event any more than I would want to miss a class reunion. We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses.. My prayer is that our current SCC family will feel the same privilege of being part of this church s legacy for future generations. I pray that we will look around us and see the many people that God has put into our lives and, thus, made us who we are, even if we sometimes forget. Perhaps (or certainly) I enjoy my class reunions because they allow me to be in touch with the people and places that I have been blessed to know, to remember the good old days and to take stock of where I am in my relationships today. One thing I do know is that relationships make us who we are. The church is a special kind of relationship, a community of people who share beliefs to some extent and who exchange visions for a better world, who care for each other in times of joy and struggle. My college alumni peers are one community that I nurture as best I can. The same is true for my church community. There really is nothing like it or that can take its place. I hope that we treasure and nurture this relationship of church community as much as I do my reunion gatherings, for this is who we say we are and are called to be. Blessings, Rev. Wood
3 News from the Choir Loft On Sunday, May 7th, we Celebrated Alyssa Kay Thompson's last Sunday as organist at Solon Community Church. Best of luck in NYC!!!
4 More News from the Choir Loft Our Director of Music, Jeremy Gilpatric graduated from the University of Akron School of Law earning the degree Juris Doctor cum laude. Jeremy was also recognized with the Perantinides and Nolan Pro Bono Award for completing more than 340 hours of service. While in law school, Jeremy was inducted in the Phi Delta Phi Honors Society. He was the recipient of the Board of Trustees Scholarship, C. Blake McDowell Scholarship, Dean's Club Scholarship, and Public Interest Fellowship. Jeremy earned CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Health Law and Human Resource Law. Jeremy held internships with Community Legal Aid and the Summit County Prosecutor's Office. Since August of 2015, Jeremy has served as Law Clerk/Bailiff to Judge Jim D. James in the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division. He plans to continue there while preparing to take the July Bar Exam. Congratulation, Jeremy! Claire Mulvaney will be graduating with an Associate's in Fine Arts degree from Tri-C. Claire was in the honors program and also a member of the Honors Program Fellowship. She will be moving to Boston in the fall to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Professional Music at Berklee College of Music. Within that degree, she will be focusing on performing and composition. Claire would like to thank everyone for their incredible support throughout her journey here. With the help of Solon Community Church she has grown into a much stronger musician and she is excited to move forward. We will miss you and... Congratulations, Claire!
5 2017 Graduates Sarah Elizabeth Lipperman Sarah Elizabeth Lipperman earned her Doctorate in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University on May 14. Sarah is the daughter of Dean and Lynne Lipperman and the granddaughter of Evan and Gloria Herr Andrew Evan Lipperman Andrew Evan Lipperman earned his Bachelor s and Master s degrees in Accounting from Baldwin Wallace University on May 6. Andrew is the son of Dean and Lynne Lipperman and the grandson of Evan and Gloria Herr.
6 Upcoming Events * Wednesdays May 31- June 21. 7:00 Bible Study Sermon on the Mount * Sunday, June 4th Pentecost and Baccalaureate * Sunday, June 11th The choir will start their summer Break * Saturday, June 17th Porthouse Theater 9 to 5 The annual church Rummage Sale will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Please keep this in mind as you are spring cleaning or down-sizing. All items in good condition are welcome Turbans of Love will not be meeting again until September. If anyone cares to do some sewing, Gloria has plenty of material cut out. Also if there is someone who knows of a patient who has lost their hair because of chemo, please let Gloria know and she will get a turban or two to them.
7 On Saturday, April 29 th, the Board of Christian Education sponsored a Spring Fling luncheon and fashion show. The fashions were from Maurice s and The Dress Barn. Also, Valentino s Bridal presented a trunk show.
8 The Coastliners On Sunday, May 7th Solon Community Church hosted a terrific concert by The Coastliners. The Coastliners are the North Coast Men's. Chorus' celebrated small ensemble. Currently comprised of 10 members, The Coastliners have been performing for most of NCMC's 29 years at concerts and serve as ambassadors to the community, singing for private events, charitable causes, and public gatherings of all sizes. They have presented concerts at the Hudson Bandstand summer concert series, Fine Arts Association in Willoughby, Cleveland Orchestra's Star Spangled Spectacular in downtown Cleveland, and were the opening act for Joan Rivers on her last appearance in Cleveland. As part of GALA Choruses, the Coastliners have appeared in Miami, Denver, Tampa, San Jose, San Antonio, and Montreal, Canada.
9 Spring Dinner Once again this year our spring dinner was held n April 28th at the Glenwillow Grille. Thank you Linda Radloff and Barb Fisher for planning a terrific event.
10 Christian Education As the Sunday School year wraps up we would like to share some pictures from the year.
11 Many Thanks Evan Herr wants to thank everyone for the cards, e mails and messages sent for his 90th birthday. Also, many thanks to Pat Arnold and Joanne Shannon for the visit. Since he doesn t get out much it really meant a lot that people remembered him.
12 Condolences To Carolyn and David Parent on the loss of Carolyn s sister, Nancy Qualters. To Sue Georges on the loss of her loving husband, Merle Sundheimer.
13 Have a sun-filled, fun-filled summer
14 June 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat. 1 5:00 AKK Dance 2 3 9:45 SHRI Dance 4 Baccalaureate Sunday 9:00 Choir /Sunday School 5 7:00 Deacons 6 7 7:00 Bible Study 8 5:00 AKK Dance 9 7:00 Friday Night Mixers 10 9:45 SHRI Dance 6:00 HUBS 11 9:00 Choir 12 13 7:00 Trustees 14 7:00 Bible Study 15 5:00 AKK Dance 16 17 9:45 SHRI Dance 18 19 9:00 Rummage Sale Set Up 20 9:00 Rummage Sale Set Up 4:00 Violin Less ons 21 9:00 Rummage Sale Set Up 7:00 Bible Study 22 9:00 Rummage Sale 23 9:00 Rummage Sale 24 9:00 Rummage Sale 9:45 SHRI Dance 25 26 27 7:00 Council 28 29 30
15 July 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 9:45 SHRI Dance 2 3 4 Independence Day 5 6 7 8 9:45 Shri Dance 9 10 11 7:00 Trustees 12 13 14 7: 00 Friday Mixers 15 9:45 Shri Dance 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 9:45 Shri Dance 23 30 24 31 25 7:00 Council 26 27 28 7: 00 Friday Mixers 29 9:45 Shri Dance
16 August 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 5:00 AKK Dance DDance 4 5 9:45 SHRI Dance 6 7 8 7:00 Trustees 9 10 5:00 AKK Dance 11 7: 00 Friday Mixers 12 9:45 Shri Dance 13 11:30 Christian Education Mtg. 14 15 16 17 5:00 AKK Dance 18 19 9:45 Shri Dance 20 21 22 23 24 5:00 AKK Dance 25 7: 00 Friday Mixers 26 9:45 Shri Dance 27 28 29 30 31 5:00 AKK Dance
17 June, July and August Birthday Wishes to: Tree of Life Continued prayers for Janice Kelley at The Atrium in Aurora Memory Care Shirley Yost at Westlake Village June 2 June 4 June 8 June 11 June 17 June 17 June 19 June 20 June 20 June 24 June 25 June 28 June 28 June 28 Richard Grimm Melissa Daley Jim Kelley Anita Sedlak Kevin Happ Allison Manis Bill Gerber Shirley Russell Erin Steininger Pat Arnold Dennis Perry Ginny Kozel Christine McGowan Marty Reemsnyder Gwen Lloyd The Staff Minister: Rev. Dr. Bertrice Y. Wood Director of Christian Education: Evelyn Golden Director of Music/Choir Director: Jeremy Gilpatric Organist: Alyssa Kay Thompson Custodian: Carl Douglas Treasurer: Scott Daley Financial Secretary: Dennis Perry Church Secretary: Eva Lukwinski Office Hours Tues., Wed., Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Church office - 440-248-4180 e-mail - info@soloncommunitychurch.org web site - soloncommunitychurch.org July 5 July 8 July 12 July 14 July 18 July 19 July 19 July 22 July 24 July 25 August 2 August 4 August 13 August 16 August 16 August 21 August 25 August 29 August 29 August 31 Conroy Cinadr John Carlson Abby Johannisson George Kresina Samantha Markle Diane Dearth Eva Lukwinski Jim Cinadr Sarafrances Wood Dawn Mc Gowan Jeff Sedlak Gloria Herr Harry Kendig Abby Mahan Bill Fisher Rick Pavia Janice Kelley Kevin Dearth Joann Sourek Katherine Miller Please Note: If we have forgotten your birthday, please call the church office. We may not have your birth date in our records. Thanks!