The Beginning of Father's Day Story HOGE HERALD Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church 2016 Story of Fathers Day Historians have recorded that there was a tradition to celebrate Father's Day even thousands of years ago. Their study say that 4,000 years ago in Babylon a son called Elmesu carved a father's day message on a clay card. In his message Elmesu wished his father a long and healthy life. There is no knowledge as to what happened to this father son duo but it is believed that several countries retained the custom of celebrating Father's Day. Genesis of Father's Day in Modern Society The tradition of celebrating Father's Day as seen today originated in the last century. Though there are several people who are credited for furthering the cause of Father's Day, there is far greater acceptance for Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd's contribution. A doting daughter from Spokane, Washington, Ms Dodd is recognized as the Founder or Mother of the Father's Day Festival. Inception of the Father's Day took place in Sonora's mind when she happened to hear a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Sonora, who was 27 then, had begun to recognize the hardships her father must have gone through while bringing up his six children alone. When Sonora was 16, her mother had died during childbirth. Sonora's father a Civil War veteran by the name of William Jackson Smart raised six children including the newborn on his own. Sonora questioned that if there is a day to recognize mothers then why is not there a day to honor fathers? Many people laughed and joked at Sonora's idea. But her will did not droop. She began a sincere campaign lobbying for the cause of Father's Day. Her hard work began to show signs of success when Spokane celebrated its first Father's Day on June 19, 1910 with the support of Spokane Ministerial Association and the local Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). To pay tribute to her affectionate father, Sonora wished that Father's Day be celebrated on her father's birthday on June 5, but it so happened that there was not enough time for preparation and the day came to be celebrated on third Sunday in the month of June. The noble idea of celebrating Father's Day became quite popular in US so much so that President Woodrow Wilson approved of the festival in 1916. President Calvin Coolidge too supported the idea but it was President Lyndon Johnson who signed a Presidential Proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father's Day in 1966. Then in 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday of June. Fathers Day Celebration in Present Time June Father's Day has become a hugely popular festival. World over people thank their father and pay tribute to them. Most commonly children gift Father's Day cards and flowers to their father. Neckties are a popular gift on the occasion of Father's Day. Due to the tradition of giving gifts, cards makers, florists and gift sellers campaign for Father's Day Festival in a big way and cash in on the sentiments of the people.
Special Announcements A MESSAGE TO ALL HOGE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS If you are in need of Pastoral care, contact the church office, (614) 276-5433. Leave a message if no answer. Pastoral care is also available from Covenant Presbyterian Church at (614) 451-6677 M-F 8:30a-4p 2016 PSV Mission Trip is being planned! The annual presbytery-wide mission work trip is scheduled for the week of October 23-29 to work with the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance in Georgetown, South Carolina. The Georgetown Presbyterian Church will be hosting this work project created to assist in flood recovery from the damages of the fall 2015 flooding in South Carolina. There will be space for 25-30 adult volunteer workers from our presbytery congregations. To reserve a space on the mission team, email: Dagmar@psvonline.org. More information will be available soon. Both Dave Colborn and Patti Gorman are planning to participate on this trip. If you are interested in joining us and have questions, please SUNDAY FLOWER DEDICATIONS Did you know that if you would like to dedicate flowers used on the altar on Sunday's, you can place a note and envelope with the information in collection plate on Sunday for a future (Sunday) date? The 2 flower arrangements are made up and delivered to the Church by Hoffman's Flowers and cost $30.00 each week. If there are not any special dedications, the funds come from the churches expenses. If you interested in helping the Deacon's out with Flower deliveries, please let the Deacon's know. I wanted to share with the congregation of Hoge, an event that I am participating in. Through my work at OSU, I met Keely Croxten and Steven Hurt. I asked one day about a shirt Steven was wearing that said Tour de H2O. I ll continue this story in their words. Starting with a wedding and continuing now for the 7 th year, the Tour de H2O raises funds to assist extremely poor rural communities in East Africa to construct life-giving water wells. This event began with a desire for our wedding to be a bit different as we didn t need nor want traditional wedding gifts. After raising funds in lieu of gifts and constructing 2 wedding wells in rural Kenya in 2009, we followed up by a honeymoon trip to visit these wells and the people they serve. Our lives were forever changed by the immensity of the human suffering we witnessed. When we returned from that trip we started Tour de H2O. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of many Central Ohioans, the Tour de H2O has funded a long list of water supply projects in both Kenya and Uganda, positively impacting thousands of people in immeasurable ways. I read more about how they go about doing this work. They partnered with Global Partners for Development because this organization uses local workers and resources as much as they can. They also put into place a structure that sees that wells are maintained and problems are addressed when they arise. Other water related projects include things such as hand washing stations, elevated water storage tanks, and composting latrines. I am walking in the Tour de H20 2016 on June 4, 2016 at Darby Creek. You can walk or bike, and I chose to walk. I am excited to meet others who have joined in this work, celebrating what has been accomplished, and what will happen next. The funds from this year s event will be used to construct much needed water wells for primary schools in Western Kenya. If you want to learn more about the work the tour de H2O is supporting, please visit If you want to sponsor my participation in this event you can give me a cash donation or write a check to Global Partners for Development. Put Tour de H2O 2016 in the memo line on your check. Your gift is helping bring clean water to people who have none. THANK YOU! Donna Swaneck Page 2
300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Families People Over 60 Adults Children March April Lay readers: January-Beth Ormsby, February-Patti Gorman, March-Beth Ormsby, April-Mike Minch, May-Carolyn Colborn, June-Bill Aiken, July- Diana Purcell, August-Gail Garman, September-Carol Ross, October-Mike Minch, November-Beth Ormsby, December-Donna Swaneck. If you cannot be the layreader for the month, contact Beth Ormsby Communion Servers - If you ar e unable to ser ve, please tr y to find a r eplacement and notify the wor ship committee. March 27-Charlotte Smith, Wilbur Smith, Mike Minch, Doug Alter, Carol Ross, Janet Fetherolf April 10-Dave Colborn, Carolyn Colborn, Donna Swaneck, Kay Moore, Judy Moody, Patti Gorman May 8 Natalie Alter, Jack Neil, Joy Rector, Beth Ormsby, Diana Purcell, Gary Link June 12-Susan Barrett, Gail Garman, Charlotte Smith, Wilbur Smith, Carol Ross, Janet Fetherolf July 10-Dave Colborn, Carolyn Colborn, Mike Minch, Doug Alter, Judy Moody, Donna Swaneck August 14-Patti Gorman, Beth Ormsby, Kay Moore, Joy Rector, Diana Purcell, Natalie Alter September 11-Gary Link, Jack Neil, Gail Garman, Susan Barrett, Charlotte Smith, Wilbur Smith October 9-Carol Ross, Janet Fetherolf, Donna Swaneck, Mike Minch, Judy Moody, Diana Purcell November 13-Doug Alter, Natalie Alter, Dave Colborn, Carolyn Colborn, Joy Rector, Patty Gorman December 11-Gail Garman, Jack Neil, Susan Barrett, Charlotte Smith, Wilbur Smith, Gary Link December 24-Dave Colborn, Carolyn Colborn, Beth Ormsby, Kay Moore, Donna Swaneck, Diana Purcell Schedule of Ushers: If you would like to usher, please contact Gail Garman, Beth Ormsby or Carolyn Colborn. Usher Team #1 (Jan, April, July, Oct): Gary Link, Jack Neil, Bev Neil Usher Team #2 (February, May, August and November): Judy Moody, Mike Minch, Bill & Dorothy Aiken Usher Team #3 (March, June, Sept, Dec): Mike Purcell, Diana Purcell, Beth Ormsby Worship Committee This is the schedule for the fellowship hour on the second Sundays: March - Outreach Committee; April- Choir; May- Martha Circle; June - Session ; September- Outreach Committee; October- Martha Circle; November- Deacons; December- Ushers No Potlucks on fourth Sunday in July, August, November and December Thanks to everyone in advance for your help with our fellowships. Gail Garman, Worship Committee co-chair. TWO LITTLE BOYS A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble and their parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town their two young sons were in some way involved. The parents were at their wits end as to what to do about their sons' behavior. The mother had heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children in the past, so she asked her husband if he thought they should send the boys to speak with the clergyman. The husband said, 'We might as well. We need to do something before I really lose my temper!' The clergyman agreed to speak with the boys, but asked to see them individually. The 8 year old went to meet with him first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly, 'Where is God?' The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, 'Where is God?' Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face, 'WHERE IS GOD?' At that the boy bolted from the room and ran directly home, slamming himself in the closet. His older brother followed him into the closet and asked what had happened. The younger brother replied, 'We are in BIG trouble this time. God is missing and they think we did it.' J June Birthdays Marge Kennedy 27th Let me know you and your church families birthdates at: hogemempresbchurch@gmail.com or leave in the church office. Food Pantry can use your help too. Volunteering on the days we are open to clients and on days we need to prepare the boxes and on days we are expecting deliveries from Mid Ohio Food Bank. See Kay Moore or Carolyn Colborn April Food Pantry Totals Hoge s April Food Pantry Monthly Totals, 74 Families, People served 256, Adults (60+) 34, Adults (59-18) 35, Children 87 March/April Monthly Totals 1st week May: May 18, 22 Families, People served 59, Adults (60 +) 7, Adults (18-59) 37, Children 15 Page 3
Updates and Reminders Martha Muses (We meet the second Tuesday of each month except July and August) We postponed the bible study again this month to continue steps in forming a prayer shawl ministry to our circle meetings. Dorothy Aiken was at the meeting once again to over see our progress. Since we will not be having meetings for the next couple of months we can work on the project at home and possibly have some finished shawls when we return in September. We have had two ladies who don t come to every circle meeting offer to make prayer shawls to add to our mission. If any other people would like to do the same let me know (rectorjoyce@sbcglobal.net) or through the church office. KEEP IN DAILY PRAYER -Lois Sensenbrenner suffered a stroke while visiting in Colorado, is being treated in Colorado Altha Martin, Pat Newman, Doug Alter, Marge Kennedy, Pat Borror, Marianne & Carl Black, Bud Dorn, Wilbur Smith, Kay Moore, Janet Mullens, Ann Adair, Judy Isel, Juanita Deweese, Janet Mullens -Hoge Church: continued support for community-based ministries. Our city, nation, and world leaders. Our schools, teachers and children. - Please help keep this list current. Provide the church office with prayer requests for inclusion of Keep in Daily Prayer sections of the weekly bulletins and monthly newsletters either by phone or email Dear friends, Covenant is truly enlivened by our partnership. The staff enjoys preaching there, and the other preachers likewise appreciate your spirit! We have been offering some pastoral care, but also see the ways in which you take good care of one another: the church being the church. Session meetings are an opportunity for me to appreciate the strength and perseverance of your leadership, and I see God working through you all powerfully! The monthly HM3 events that we participate in are getting smoother, and your support and guidance for those have been enormously helpful. In short, we are grateful for our connection and for you! I will be away from work on sabbatical from June 19 - August 13, but our associate pastor Katie Kinnison will be on call, and will moderate your July session meeting. Grace and peace, Tracy Out Of The Box Community Theatre The next production for OOTBCT is Don t Talk To The Actors. This show is another comedy. The best laid plans go awry when the cast and crew of a Broadwaybound play resort to manipulation, diva-like behavior, and chaotic abandon to get what they want. Fledgling playwright Jerry Przpezniak and his fiancee are a couple of Buffalo greenhorns suddenly swept up in the whirlwind of New York's theater scene when Jerry's play is optioned for the big money, ego-driven world of Broadway. It's a young playwright's dream, but the crazy characters and dilemmas they encounter are the things theatrical nightmares are made of. It will run for two weekends: June 3, 4, 5 and June 10, 11, 12. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8:00 pm and Sunday matinees begin at 3:00 pm. Hoge s Music, Message, Meal Ministry (HM3) - If you are interested in donating to personal pantry call Robin Wilson at 614-783-9757. For helping with the meal call Mike Minch 614-557-8816. General admission - $12.00; Seniors and students - $10.00 St. Agatha Girl Scout Troop 2282 worked with our HM3 on May 7. The meal was delicious and the troop seemed to enjoy this project. Page 4
Financial Update April 30, 2016 The following is a summary of Hoge s current year financial activity through April 2016. Detailed financial reports are available by request to the church office. Designated Offerings / Donations / Other Income during 2016: Deacon s Funds: $2,504.07 (includes donations from Worthington Presbyterian, Glenwood UM Church) Parking Lot/Building Maintenance Fund: $1.65 (interest earned from designated savings account) Ed & Lois Sensenbrenner Pastoral Care & Leadership Fund: $10,500.00 HM3 / Personal Care Pantry: $500.00 (includes support from Westminster Presbyterian) One Great Hour of Sharing: $1,585.00 Memorial Funds: $205.00 (In memory of Richard Borror) Recycling: $31.00 HM3 Offerings: $116.05 Mission Support: $416.58 (from Worthington Presbyterian Church directly supports HM3) Financial notes: Financial Update April 30, 2016 Operating Income Operating Expenses We continue to have a positive bottom line of operations after our first four months of the year! A contributing factor has been a reduction of staff costs. The commitment of those covering the responsibilities of the office is greatly appreciated. We continue to evaluate each of our administrative and operating expenses while making attempts to cut where possible. We recently had our parking lot sealed and striped. The materials and labor were donated to the church as part of our first year s agreement with Westgate BusinessWorks and Daryl Hennessy. This is an agreement to allow our parking lot to be available for overflow parking for a new café/restaurant which will soon be opening on Westmoor Avenue when necessary. This is an exciting opportunity for the west side! We will soon have Durable Slate here to repair the recent damage to our slate roof due to strong winds. The issues with our lighted sign are still being evaluated. Hoge welcomes another AA group meeting on Friday evenings. If you are not currently participating in any of the activities at Hoge, please prayerfully consider your willingness to do so. We have unique mission and outreach occurring here which is not happening anywhere else. You have to experience it to understand it! God is calling each of us to do our part to keep Hoge alive, providing mission and outreach to our community. Please consider your prayerful, physical, and financial support during 2016 and for Hoge s future. Submitted by Patti Gorman, Treasurer Patti Gorman, Treasurer Balances as of April 30, 2016: Unrestricted cash $ 21,124.62 Restricted cash 43,136.10 Payroll Liabilities ( 145.15) Net liquid assets $ 64,115.57 Operating Income: Contributions $ 24,092.27 Interest 61.64 Other income (building use) 1,990.00 Other income (other support) 1,419.74 Other income (flower dedications) 501.00 Total Operating Income $ 28,064.65 Operating Expenses: Admin & Other Expenses $ 2,810.95 Building & Maintenance Exp 1,033.80 Committee Expenses 2,490.57 Office Expenses 1,167.70 Non-Pastoral salaries 8,483.75 Pastoral Expenses 2,044.73 Utilities and Phone 4,897.82 Total Operating Expenses $ 22,929.32 Difference - Operating Activity $ 5,135.33 Page 5
June SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 5 10:30am Worship w/ Charlotte O Neil 11:30am Deacons Meeting 3:00pm Don t Talk To The Actors Play 6 6:00pm Girl Scouts 7 5:30pm AA Meeting 7:00pm Outreach/Worship 12 10:30am Worship/ Communion/ w/rev. Katie Kinnison from Covenant Presbyterian Church 11;30am Fellowship 3:00pm Don t Talk To The Actors Play 13 6:00pm Girl Scouts 14 5:30pm AA Meeting 7:00pm Martha Circle Flay Day 19 10:30am Worship w /Charlotte O Neil 20 6:00pm Girl Scouts 7:00pm Session Meeting 21 12:00pm Food Pantry 5:30pm AA Meeting Newsletter Deadline 26 10:30am Worship /w Rev. Dean Roush 11:30am Pot Luck 27 6:00pm Girl Scouts 28 12:00pm Food Pantry 5:30pm AA Meeting Marge Kennedy Fudgy Black Bean Brownies 2 cups cooked black beans (or 1 can, rinsed and drained), 3 eggs, 1/3 cup melted butter, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 cup sugar or 1/2 cup honey, 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional). Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor or blender, combine the black beans, eggs, melted butter, cocoa powder, vanilla, and sugar. Blend until smooth. Pour the batter into the greased dish. Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Page 6
2016 Bulletin information should be in by Wed. at noon Please no exception Newsletter information by the 3rd Sunday June 19 Please no exception WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 6:00pm AA Meeting 8:00pm Don t Talk To The Actors Play 4 10:00am Sat night AA Meeting 5:00pm HM³/ children 8:00pm Don t Talk To The Actors Play 8 9 No 7:00pm G.S. Leader Meeting 10 6:00pm AA Meeting 8:00pm Don t Talk To The Actors Play 11 5:00pm HM³/ children 8:00pm Don t Talk To The Actors Play 15 16` 17 6:00pm AA Meeting 18 5:00pm HM³/ children 22 12:00pm Food Pantry 6:30pm Urban Ministry 23 24 10:30am Newsletter prep 6:00pm AA Meeting 25 5:00pm HM³/ children 29 12:00pm Food Pantry 30 Homemade Weed Killer 1 gallon of white vinegar, 1 cup salt, 2 Tbl. Liquid dish soap (any brand), Empty spray bottle. Put salt in the empty spray bottle and fill it the rest of the way up with white vinegar. Add a squirt of liquid dish soap. This solution works best if you use it on a hot day. Spray it on the weeds in the morning, and as it heats up it will do its work. (I mix the whole recipe in the vinegar bottle then put it in the spray bottle Don t get the spray on good grass or flower beds) Page 7
HOGE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2930 WEST BROAD STREET COLUMBUS, OHIO 43204 PHONE: 614-276-5433 FAX: 614-276-5434 EMAIL: HOGEMEMPRESBCHURCH@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: WWW.HOGEMEMPRESBY.ORG https://www.facebook.com/hogemempresbchurch/ Hoge Memorial Church Staff Head of Staff: Jesus Christ Sexton, Tony Barnett Organist, Phil Leston Various Committee Heads Various Volunteer Office Staff Heads of Various Programs and community service groups (Food Pantry, HM3, AA groups, Girl Scouts, Urban Ministries, Mt. Carmel Bus) Members of Out of the Box Community Theatre Feeding the Community Physically & Spiritually Inside this issue January 2016 1 Food For Thought 2 Special Announcements 3 Mark Your Calendar 4 Updates and Reminders 5 Financial Information 6 & 7 Calendar of Events 8 Staff/Contact Information Page 8