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April 2015
A growing family of faith that welcomes you into our midst!
From The Rev…
The Great News…
Luke 24 New King James Version-He Is Risen
24 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, [a]
came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 But they found the stone rolled away from
the tomb. 3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it happened, as they were
greatly[b] perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5 Then, as they were
afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6
He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘The Son of
Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’”
8
And they remembered His words. 9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven
and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with
them, who told these things to the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did
not believe them. 12 But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying [c]
by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.
What more beautiful words can be shared as we celebrate Easter and the Resurrection of our Lord, “He is not
here, but is risen!” No longer does death have the final say for HE IS RISEN! The moment of resurrection is
on what we Christians hang our hats. This truly is not only Good News, but Great News. It is Great News of
God’s steadfast love and endless mercy for God’s beloved children.
This Easter and always may you live in the life renewing hope of the resurrection of Jesus the Christ. May
this hope give you a peace that passes all understanding this day and forever more.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Jesus Christ is RISEN!!!
Immanuel, God with us in our nature, in our sorrow, in our lifework, in our punishment, in our grave, and now
with us, or rather we with Him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and Second Advent splendor.
Charles Spurgeon
Grace and peace,
Jennifer Eastman Hinkle
Dublin Presbyterian Church
5775 Dublinshire Dr.
Dublin, OH 43017
Sunday Worship
Adult Study 9:15AM
Worship 10:30AM
Rev. Jennifer Eastman Hinkle, Pastor
Randy Warner, Director of Music Ministries
Barb Blanke, Director of Program Ministries
Nola Taracko, Office Manager
Tel: 614.793.8694; Fax: 614.799.1375; Email: [email protected]; Web: DublinPresbyterian.org
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Deadline for articles
For May Newsletter
April 20, 2015
NEWSLETTER AT A GLANCE
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Holy Week at DPC
EDUCATION
Multiplying Joys / Dividing Sorrows
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Kid’s Klub
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VBS
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Second Sunday
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Sunday School Schedule
WORSHIP/MUSIC
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Worship and Music Committee article
FELLOWSHIP / COMMUNITY
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Prayers for:
 The families who have lost loved ones.
 All who are sick in body, mind or spirit.
 Those who are looking for employment.
Continued Prayers for:
 Allen Hayes
 Anna Pratt Hubbard
 Nancy Pratt
 John and Julie Martin
New Members Luncheon
Community Easter Egg Hunt
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Gail’s Garden
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Meadows Academy
MISSION
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Mission Trip 2015
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Open Shelter Lunches
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Max & Erma’s Fundraising
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Eco-Palms
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Meetings and Upcoming Events
Reminder: The church office will be
closed Good Friday, April 3 and Easter
Monday, April 6.
April 1
April 3
April 5
April 6
April 7
April 10
April 11
April 12
April 18
April 22
April 25
April 28
Cheryl Varian
Fran Nagy
Betsy Grodhaus; Eric Schoening
Grace Miehls
Lindsay Miller
Krista Selig
Mark Clelland
Kathy Ferguson; Dee Nagy
Debbie Sundheimer
Kathy Sarver
Sean Clelland; Claire Reynolds
Don Warehime
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April 2 — Maundy Thursday
7:00 PM—Light Supper
7:30 PM—Maundy Thursday Last Supper Remembrance with
Communion Service and Tenebrae
Childcare and Fireside Room are available.
April 3 — Good Friday
12:00 Noon—Crosswalk (begins promptly at noon from the south parking lot of Dublin-Coffman
High School). The walk will end at Dublin Community Church where a brief service will follow. Reverend
Jennifer Eastman Hinkle will be participating in the walk and worship service.
April 5 — EASTER
9:15 AM—Easter Praise Service
9:30 AM—Easter Continental Breakfast
10:30 AM—Easter Worship with Communion
There will be no Fireside Chat or Preschool Class this morning.
Nursery care will be provided.
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Kids Klub Ends with Trip to Emerald Crossing and Family Pizza Party
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SAVE THE DATES for
DPC VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2015!!!
Dates: June 8—12, 2015
9 AM—Noon
ages: 4 years old—completing 5th grade
Cost: $35 for single participant; $30 for each additional sibling
Registration forms will be available beginning in May.
Too old to be a participants? There is an open invitation to all youth in grades 6-12 to assist VBS leaders through the week. There will be science projects, crafts, grams, singing, snacks and storytelling
each day from 9 AM until noon.
Sign up with a friend and come play, learn and grow through the force of God in our lives.
FIRST VBS MEETING: SUNDAY, April 12, 11:45 AM—12:15 PM in the Youth Room. Interested in
helping with VBS—class leader, games, crafts, science, etc??? Come to the meeting!
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Second Sundays at Dublin Presbyterian Church
MISSION IN ACTION! Welcome Warehouse
Many thanks to all who attended the Welcome
Warehouse Mission activity on Saturday, March
14, 2015.
A group from DPC gathered to help sort clothing
to be distributed to families in need right here in
the Dublin area.
Many hands make little labor and it was time well spent together as community and in
living out God's goodness to us in ways that affect others.
Second Sunday Habitat for Humanity
A very special thanks to Ralph LeVan and Bob VanVliet for leading us in a Second Sunday
conversation about Habitat for Humanity in the Dublin area. As we gathered over a
continental breakfast before worship, we were able to share in what a difference Habitat
has made in the lives of Ralph, Bob and so many others. There are a variety of ways in
which to get involved from working on homes to recyclying materials. During our worship service, we had a special blessing of the tools (and hands). Following worship, the
community had an opportunity to learn more and to practice with real power tools!
If you are interested in learning more about this mission, please contact the office.
April 12, 2015
Sunday, April 12 – Open Shelter…At 9:15 AM on Sunday morning you are invited to join
us for a light breakfast. At 9:30 AM Kent Beittel, Executive Director of The Open Shelter
will we our presenter.
Mission Focus for the month of April will be to support Open Shelter by bringing in backpacks and camping gear.
It’s also our month for Open Shelter lunches so please support this mission by donating Kroger Gift Cards, cash,
Individual bags of chips, and additional supplies that may be needed. DPC will be packing non perishables on
Sunday, April 26. On Tuesday, April 28 volunteers will be needed to make sandwiches, and on Wednesday,
April 29 volunteers will be needed to pack the 200 lunches that will be taken to Open Shelter.
Please be sure to watch your Mid-Week and the Connections Center for further information
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Fireside Chat Room, Preschool Class, Children’s Message Schedule
Date:
4/5/15
Fireside:
Preschool:
Easter Sunday—no classes
Children's Message
Jennifer Eastman Hinkle
4/12/15
Metzger
Shoaf
Metzger
4/19/15
Reynolds
Reichley
Reynolds
4/26/15
Dauer
Schoening
Spalding
5/3/15
Spalding
Flanigan
Spalding
If you are unable to fulfill your commitment, please notify
Sarah Flanigan, Alicia Dauer or the church office.
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This year our Maundy Thursday worship is different at DPC. At 7:00PM we gather
around tables in the Narthex for a simple supper provided by Rev. Jennifer. Then we
move into the Sanctuary to find the twelve disciples and Jesus gathered around a table
for the Last Supper. As we hear Jesus speaking the familiar words of that event, we
hear flashbacks from each of the twelve disciples as they remember the difference that
their time with Jesus has made on their lives while each one asks, “Is it I?” We become
a part of that scene as we partake in the Lord’s Supper.
On this night we hear Jesus say, “Do this to remember me.” And so we do. We continue to remember stories about Jesus
with emphasis on the Passion stories, the stories of Good Friday. They are both important and sad stories. But in these stories around the cross, in Jesus, standing for God, we see that God refuses to stop loving people, even when they turn on
him, betray him, desert him, torture him, and kill him. We see that God would rather die than stop loving us. We see how
powerful God’s love and forgiveness are.
Moving through the stories of Jesus this night, you will see children, youth, and adults participating in worship; you will see
the sanctuary change as items of worship are covered or taken out and the space darkens in traditional Tenebrae (Shadows)
fashion. You will notice that along with the children, youth, and adults leading worship, there is childcare for children
younger than elementary school age and the Storytime option in the Fireside Room is available for interested elementary
age children during the second half of the service.
There is a tradition to not speak a benediction at the end of this service. The end of this service does not come until
Easter morning when we celebrate God’s surprise ending to the sad parts of Jesus’ story: Surprise, Jesus is alive! Surprise! God’s love is more powerful than any bad power in the world! Surprise! God’s gentle, self-sacrificing love is
stronger than the fighting, killing power of Good Friday!
According to Carolyn Brown, a Certified Christian Educator in the PCUSA, children benefit from sharing in
the entire Holy Week experience. They hear the whole story if they attend the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services.
(At DPC, we do both sets of stories on Maundy Thursday.) This gives them a perspective that helps them understand the joy
of Easter Sunday. They hear the stories of the Last Supper and Crucifixion on the anniversary of the very nights they happened. It is like hearing the story of Jesus’ birth on Christmas Eve or the story of their own birth on their actual birthday.
What a powerful way to lead into the Easter Sunday celebration and for the children to sense how important these stories
are to the adults with them. This year, with Spring Break behind us, let us gather as a church family on Maundy Thursday
during the Week of Jesus, Holy Week.
Brown, Carolyn. Welcoming Children to Holy Week Services. http://worshipingwithchildren.blogspot.com/2013/03/welcoming-children-to-holy-weekservices.html.
Worship and Music Committee
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RSVP to the office
The Membership Committee will host a New
Member Luncheon on Sunday, April 19 following the worship service. The luncheon will provide us an opportunity to get to know our new
members as each interacts with similar member
families and some members of the deacons and
session. Food, drink, and table service will be
provided. The committee is looking forward to
sharing this special event will all our new members and participating members.
Eggs-tra, Eggs-tra...READ ALL ABOUT IT!!
Many thanks to all who made this year's DPC Annual Easter Egg Hunt a wonderful success! It was a little
chilly, but the sun was out on Palm Sunday. The children gathered between the double doors as they
were released by ages to scour the church grounds in hopes of finding colored plastic eggs filled with
goodies (a special thanks St. Nancy Pratt for filling nearly 900 of them!!!) . After a grueling 15 minutes
of searching, the children came back in from the cold to sort their booty. Every child who participated
received a goodie bag filled with peanut-free treats. There were additional tables were they could make
their own beaded necklace, decorate stones that cry out, and have a special graham cracker jelly bean
snack. The Christian Education Committee "Rocked" this event. Though it was a little different than in
years past, we hope that we have gained some visibility in the neighborhood in having it outdoors. Many thanks too to all those who handed out the invitations to Holy Week Worship and VBS
2015. We plant seeds today so that we will bear fruit in the future.
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GARDEN PLANNING
According to the calendar, Spring arrived about a week ago. With this wonderful promise of warmer weather,
it won’t be long before we begin to use the garden to provide fresh foods to the Dublin food pantry and other
neighbors. Many members have helped in the past, but I would like to reach out to include anyone that has
an interest. Whether you have an interest in providing nutrition to humans, nectars for bees, seeds for birds,
or just enjoy digging in the dirt or watching flowers grow, please end me an e-mail so that I can add you to the
email list.
If you have a youth group that would like to use this as a community service project, let me know. We’re not
trying to skirt child labor laws, but if they need to work on a project and/or badge requirements, we can help.
Our first planning date, for cool weather plants and building simple wooden structures for vining plants will be
around April 18. I know that is coming up quickly. However, there will be additional projects for warm
weather plants, fall plants, and winter crops later in the year. So, there are lots of opportunities to participate.
If
you’re interested in receiving communications about the
garden, let me know at [email protected].
Thank you.
Kevin Dauer
Free Money Month at DPC!!!
Now that we have your attention...what do Amazon.com, Kroger cards, Scrip gift cards and Max and
Erma's have in common?
They allow the church to receive "free" money. It is the giving that keeps on giving. Whenever you
make purchases on Amazon.com, register your Kroger card, purchase Scrip gift cards or eat at Max
and Erma's on the first Thursday of the month, DPC has a win / win chance to receive benefits as
well.
For more details, please join us on Second Sunday after worship as we learn more of how to participate in this fabulous fundraising opportunity.
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Mother Offers a Gift to Jesus
We were overcome with joy when Susan Bolongaita,
Director of Meadows Academy brought the Hindu
mother of a student into the office. The mother asked
if it would be acceptable for her to bring flowers to Jesus.
She refused to enter the sanctuary that day because
she was not “clean”. However, she would come back at
a later date.
And, so, she did….She and her daughter, in skirts and
blouses entered the sanctuary, spent some time , and
presented this beautiful bouquet of roses to Jesus.
She bid the following greeting: “Namaste”.
‘Namaste’ or ‘namaskar’ is the Indian way of greeting
each other. Wherever they are – on the street, in the
house, in public transport, on vacation or on the phone
– when Hindus meet people they know or strangers
with whom they want to initiate a conversation, namaste is the customary courtesy greeting to begin with
and often to end with. It is not a superficial gesture or a
mere word, and is for all people, young and old, friends
and strangers.
Meadows Academy
The whole school celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day! All
the kids loved the read-aloud “Hooray for Saint Patrick’s Day” by Joan Holub, a fun and engaging book for
children to learn about the holiday. Mrs. Etchison visited each classroom to share this story and students
play the “Toss and Catch the Leprechaun Bean Bag”
game. A small black pot of gold was given to each child
after he or she caught the bean bag. What a lucky day!
—Susan Bolongaita, Director
Meadows Academy is looking for a part time or full
time Early Preschool Teacher 2-3 year olds) and PreKindergarten Teacher (3-4 year olds). Applicants
with a degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or a related field are encouraged to
apply.
Applicants should have 2-3 years teaching experience, hard working with good moral character, good
communication skills, experience with creating lesson plans, team player, and professional.
Interviews are ongoing. We are hiring immediately
for the Early Preschool teacher and flexible for the
Pre-Kindergarten teacher. Please email your cover
letter and resume to:
[email protected] or
[email protected].
For more information about Meadows Academy,
visit meadowsacademy.org.
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LAST CALL ON MISSION TRIP 2015
With the recent cold temperatures probably the furthest thing from your mind is making plans for the week of
June 21-27. That is the week for our Annual Mission Trip and we would love to have you join us.
God continues to call us, along with our sister churches in Plain City, Hilliard, and Marysville, to help those in
need with home repair, rebuilding or new construction.
We will be traveling to Neon, Kentucky, a depressed area of Appalachia. This is the same area we worked last
week.
Mission work: H.O.M.E.S. Inc.
Dates: June 21-27, 2015
Ages: Entering the 9th grade (fall 2014) to 95+
Group Size: Approx 25 in total
Work Location: Neon, Kentucky
Sleeping arrangements: Women's and men's large dormitory rooms
Transportation: Rental vans and a luggage truck
Meals: Our cooking team is led by our own Carolyn Buchanan
Type of work: Not yet confirmed, but most likely repair and rebuilding
Skill level required: NONE, we use what skills you have and train you on what we need. There is no such thing
as unskilled.
For more details check out the H.O.M.E.S. Inc website http://www.homeseky.com/ or talk with Bob VanVliet,
Doug Spalding or Barb Blanke.
Fundraising: Max & Erma's (first Thursday of each month), Kroger Plus Card signup, check on the DPC website.
Also our Annual Sub Sale
Registration forms can be found on the Connection Center. Contact Bob VanVliet if you are interested in being
part of this worthwhile mission.
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Open Shelter Lunches
How you can help:
Sunday, April 19—Donations deadline
Sunday, April 27—Pack non-perishables
Tuesday, April 28 6:15 PM at church—Make sandwiches
Wednesday, April 29—Pack and deliver lunches
What’s needed: Kroger gift cards and cash, bags of chips, and granola
bars..
*********Kroger Gift Cards and cash donations for meat,
cheese, bread and early “on sale” items.**********
(Please mark “Open Shelter” on the memo line of your check.)
Place donations in marked locations.
Questions:
Contact Barbara Byrum at 579-7906
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Support Mission, Fun, Fellowship, Good Food!!!!
Join us on Thursday, April 2, 2015, for dinner at Max & Erma’s for DPC night. Oops, since April 2 is Maundy
Thursday and we’ll be at church, let’s do lunch instead! Every first Thursday, 20% of the proceeds of each check
go to support our Mission Trip fund raising. Clip the coupon below and enjoy a family night out. Additional
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DPC supported the Eco-Palms Project on Palm Sunday.
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DUBLIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
5775 Dublinshire Drive
Dublin, OH 43017
Dublin Presbyterian Church
5775 Dublinshire Dr.
Dublin, OH 43017
Sunday Worship
Adult Study 9:15AM
Worship 10:30AM
Rev. Jennifer Eastman Hinkle, Pastor
Randy Warner, Director of Music Ministries
Barb Blanke, Director of Program Ministries
Tel: 614.793.8694; Fax: 614.799.1375; Email: [email protected]; Web: DublinPresbyterian.org
Monday, April 6
Friday, April 10
Sunday, April 12
Monday, April 13
Monday, April 20
Sunday April 26
Monday, April 26
April 2
April 3
April 5
April 6
April 7
April 12
April 13
April 14
April 19
April 20
April 21
April 26
April 28
April 29
Worship/Music Committee
Finance Committee Meeting
VBS Meeting
Staff; Session
Staff; Deacons
CE Committee Meeting
Staff, Membership Committee
Max & Erma’s Fundraiser; Maundy Thursday Service, 7:00 PM
Good Friday: Dublin Cross Walk, 12:00 Noon; Church office closed
EASTER: Praise Service, 9:15 AM, Continental Breakfast 9:30 AM, Worship (Communion) 10:30 AM;
Fellowship 11:30 AM;
Church office closed: Women’s Bible Study, 12:30 PM
Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM
Second Sunday 9:15AM; Worship (Communion) 10:30 AM; Fellowship 11:30 AM;
Confirmation 4:00 PM
Women's Bible Study 12:30 PM
Choir 7:00 PM
Adult Study, 9:15 AM; Worship 10:30 AM; Fellowship 11:30 AM; New Members Luncheon 11:45 AM;
Confirmation 4:00 PM; Open Shelter Lunches donations due
Women’s Bible Study 12:30 PM
Choir 7:00 PM
Adult Study 9:15AM;Worship 10:30AM;Fellowship 11:30 AM; Confirmation 4:00 PM; Pack non perishables
Make Open Shelter Sandwiches, 6:15 PM
Pack and Deliver Open Shelter lunches, 8:00 AM