The Presbyterian
A Newsletter of the First Presbyterian Church
125 South Poplar Street, Bucyrus, OH 44820
May 2015
“Where everyone is welcome”
John's Corner
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of
bread and the prayers. (Acts 2:42 ESV)
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. (John 15:12
ESV)
One of the greatest delights in being part of the body of Christ is the opportunity to come
together in fellowship which expresses our enjoyment and love of one another. Obviously,
this reflects the love of God we receive in Christ and our desire to be in communion with him.
The committee who has the blessing of organizing these gatherings is Congregational Life.
Now perhaps the title sounds overtly formal and stiff – a Presbyterian tendency for sure - but
in reality it's the party committee! Traditionally it has been chaired by someone on session.
However, as the session has shrunk to accommodate the more rigorous requirements set by
the EPC, we thought it might be best to make this an at-large committee made up from our
most effusive and gregarious members!
So here is a shout out to all of you who may not want the significant responsibility of being on
session, but would love to nurture our church family's party time together. Whether pot
lucks, bowling parties, the Birthday Dinner, BBQs at Lowe-Volk park, Rally Day,
congregational breakfasts, and graduation celebrations, these are activities which bind us
together as the tight-knit family of God that we are. A group of three people would provide
mutual support and depth of bench to make this a blast! Plus, you don't have to stick with the
usual suspects, you can come up with new events should you choose! Imagine, honoring and
glorifying God by bringing folks together to have a great time! We need people to jump at this
opportunity ASAP in order for our summer and fall activities to start rolling. First
Presbyterian Church needs your talents and enthusiasm to whip up the fun factor. Should the
Holy Spirit gobsmack you with an uncontrollable urge to make this happen, contact me
(Pastor John) or our venerable Clerk of Session, Sam Eichhorn. Don't delay! Shake the tree
with the two of us to make this happen by May 17th.
Whew! I am plum wore out from using so many exclamation points... Can you get a cramp
from that?
Love and prayers,
Pastor John
P.S. Almost forgot! I'm interested in getting our kids involved with Bible Quizzing. It is a
terrific program to root kids in the Word (competitively mind you) and build greater Christian
fellowship. All you parental units, check out this cool YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9VIR62ywNc Get back to me with your thoughts, yo!
That was my feeble attempt at hipness :)
Session Meeting
The Session meeting will be on Thurs., May 21st, @ 7:00 PM in Fellowship Hall.
Deacons Meeting
The next Deacon's Meeting will be on Wed., May 13th, @ 7:00 PM.
Worship & Arts Committee
The Worship and Arts Committee will meet on Wed., May 13th, @ 8:00 PM.
Presbyterian Women
The Presbyterian Women will meet on Tues., May 11th, Noon, at Pisanello’s. The
business meeting and Bible study will follow in Fellowship Hall.
Presbyterian Men
The Presbyterian Men's Group meets each Friday @ The Pelican @ 7:00 AM. The
meeting is held @ Gus’s the last Friday of the month. All men of FPC are invited to attend.
Women's Bible Study
The Women's Bible Study will resume in September. Watch newsletters and bulletins for
more information.
Gamma Delta
Gamma Delta will meet on Wed., May 20th, @ 12:30 PM. Hosting will be Scott & Mary
Lou Hastings. All are welcome.
Author of Life Book Club
The Author of Life Book Club will meet Thurs., May 6th, @ 6:30 PM,
at the home of Dorothy Watts. Contact Dorothy Watts or Diane
Kaple if you would like to join.
May Birthdays
Thank You
3 Bridget Kohls
4 Dana Griffith , Alan Bacon
7 Kathy Randall, Jared
Young
9 Greg Northrop, Julie
Pelter, Megan Young
23 Ronda Hoerig, Tommy
Randall
24 Al Fulton
29 Kenny Hablitzel
Thank you so much for all the office
supplies. Your support makes us a success.
God Bless, Eliza
BORN
May Anniversaries
1 Dan and Barb Price
6 Al and Jan Fulton, Paul
and Ruth Schimpf
13 Tom and Vickie Ahlefeld
27 Ted and Lisa Goldfuss
We at New Day Ministries would like to
express our gratitude for your recent
donation to the Outreach Center. Your
donation will help us continue to reach out
to those in need. We pray that God
continues to bless you!
May Worship Assistants
Thank you for your support toward Bucyrus
Voice of Hope which is an encouragement
and a reminder we can continue to look
ahead to what God will do through ordinary
people with an extraordinary calling.
Natalie Longmeier, Executive Director,
Voice of Hope Pregnancy Center
Liturgists:
3 Tom Heminger
10 Deb Hablitzel
17 Joe Collene
24 Dave Hablitzel
31 Josh Cory
Children’s Time:
3 Debbie Hablitzel
10 Tom Heminger
17 Beth Barton
24 Jennifer Arnold
31 Al Fulton
May Ushers/Greeters:
3 Al & Jan Fulton
Chet Johnston & Dorothy Watts
10 Al & Jan Fulton
Marv & Betty Hauenstein
17 Al & Jan Fulton
Dan & Barb Price
24 Al & Jan Fulton
Rager Family
31 Al & Jan Fulton
Joyce Hahn & Carol Griffith
Duty Elder: Al Fulton
Deacon of the Month: Debbie Hablitzel
Thanks to the First Presbyterian Heritage
Room for your donation to BORN. The Lord
will multiply it to reach others.
In His Name,
Mell, BORN
The Presbyterian Women wish to thank the
congregation for supporting the Palm
Sunday bake sale. The total receipts were
$279.00. The “Sponsor-A-Child” donation
of $250.00 has been sent to Adopt-AVillage in Guatemala. This donation helps
educate, empower and transform the life of
Lucia Velazquez Peiez.
On behalf of Turning Point, I would like to
thank you for the generous donation of
$640.00. Your help makes it possible for us
to successfully address the needs of victims
of domestic violence. Thanks again for you
support.
Sincerely, Paula Roller
On behalf of the Crawford County Council
on Aging I would like to thank you for your
donation to the Meals on Wheels program.
Please accept our sincere gratitude.
Respectfully, Margaret Wells
Heartfelt thanks to the First Presbyterian
Deacons for the lovely retirement reception
they had for me. I enjoyed the conversations
and nice comments from everyone. I have
enjoyed my time in the church office and
have been blessed with many new
friendships. I appreciate the opportunity
and the trust that was put in me.
God bless you all,
Nancy Crum
For Your Information
Following are the addresses for Ray and
Angie Eidson. Continue to keep them in your
prayers.
Grant Medical Center
111 S. Grant Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43315
Ray: 7th Floor, Room 739
Angie: 7th Floor, Room 745
Upcoming Born Events
May 7 - National Day of Prayer
· 7 AM BCH - Community Leader
Prayer
· 8 AM Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
(Tickets sold by Catharine Cory)
· 7 PM Community Prayer - City
Hall
June 13 - Graffiti Cruise & Swap Meet Volunteers needed (Call Mary Platt at 740361-0368)
In Our Prayers
Please remember the
following members and
friends in your prayers.
In Our Prayers: Ed
Dolch, Judy Diederich,
Alan Basinger, Tom
Miller, Jeannie Gibson, Julie Wells, Ralph
Black, Gennie Rios, Steve Hoover, LaVeta
Byrne, Tami Robinson, Heather Daniel,
Jennifer Arnold, Chuck Diederich, Denny
Wells, Margaret Price, Ray & Angie Eidson,
Chuck Byrne, Doug Rios, Ned Weber, Carrie
Diebler's mother Sandy Will, Jeff & Judy
Gemmer (friends of Chuck Fancourt), Dave
Hablitzel's nephew Lance, Heather Daniel's
cousin Preston, Helen Wesner (Marcia
Heminger's aunt), Family of Christine Kalb,
Tessa Veigelman (Pastor John's friend),
Mary Orselli & Ann Pokopac (Kathy
Bardon's sisters), Owen McGrady (Marcia
Burkhart's grandson), Hannah Geissler
(Mollie & Larry's granddaughter), Bruce
Price (Dan's brother), Florence Cooper
(Vickie Ahlefeld's mother), Rev. Larry
Bertsch, Milt Scheffler, Mike Sand, Dean
White, Karla Schiefer, Nancy Wilson, Jane
Lawhun, Gene Ballard, Marty Lutz
Military: John T. Ballinger III, Cody
Gibson, Keagan Rios, Levi Diebler, Jason
Hahn, Daron Watts, John Dobbins, Zach
Wilson Shut-Ins: Chuck Diederich, Helen
Neff
June 17 & 18 - Community Garage Sale
(Contact Mary Platt; see above)
Check with the BORN office at 419-5574550 for more information on any of these
events or to pick up a flier or registration
form.
Birth
Announcement
Leon and Carrie
Diebler are proud to
announce the birth of
their grandson Grady
William Diebler, who
is the new son of Levi
and Liz. Grady was born March 31, 2014 at
10:20 PM weighing 8lbs. and 4 oz and was
21.5 inches long.
Mark Your Calendar
The King is Coming is the theme for this
year's VBS. It will be held June 28th – July
2nd, from 6:00-8:00 PM. Watch for
registration in the bulletin in the coming
weeks. If you would like to volunteer, contact
Jennifer Arnold at 419-562-8977.
Please Note
The newsletter deadline is always the 16th of
each month. Late submissions present
problems with spacing and editing. We will
do our best to include everything we receive,
but your cooperation in this matter would be
very much appreciated.
Thank You, Office Staff
A Mother's Love
There are times when only a mother's love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappoints
And calm all of our fears.
There are times when only a mother's love
Can share the joy we feel
When something we've dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real.
There are times when only a mother's faith
Can help us on life's way
And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to day.
For a mother's heart and a mother's faith
And a mother's steadfast love
Were fashioned by the angels
And sent from God above.
--Author Unknown
Summer Worship Schedule
Beginning June 7 , worship service will
begin at 9:30 AM. There is no Sunday
school during the summer months.
th
It's spring fever. That is what the
name of it is. And when you've got
it, you want - oh, you don't quite
know what it is you do want, but
it just fairly makes your heart
ache, you want it so!
Mark Twain
Presbyterian Church
125 S. Poplar St.
P. O. Box 67
Bucyrus, OH 44820