Forest Hill Church, Presbyterian3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Hts OH 44118

216-321-2660 Fax: 216-320-1214Email: office@fhcpresb.org Website: www.fhcpresb.org

Discovering God’s call, celebrating the Spirit’s presence,Witnessing to Christ’s transformative power!

Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr., Pastor Anne Wilson, Ministry of MusicRev. Clover Reuter Beal, Assoc. Pastor Liz Wollaeger, Dir. Of Chr. EducationRev. Tricia Dykers-Koenig, Parish Assoc.

Service of WorshipSeptember 1, 2013 at 10:00 am

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 activitiesfor older children staying in worship; and directions to our safe, loving nursery in our

Monticello Wing for babies and young children.

Prayer of PreparationO God, this day, lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth.

Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust. Lead us from hate to love,from war to peace. Let peace fill our hearts this day as we worship you.

Welcome

Prelude Yann Tierson“A Sunday Morning Song”

Choral Introit South Africa

“We Walk His Way”

Greeting Our God with JoyCall to Worship James Manista

Leader: The world belongs to God, People: The earth and all its people.Leader: How good it is, how wonderful,People: To live together in unity.Leader: Love and faith come together, People: Justice and peace join hands.Leader: If Christ’s disciples keep silentPeople: These stones would shout aloud.Leader: Open our lips, O God, People: And our mouths shall proclaim your praise.Leader: Let us worship God.

* Opening Hymn No. 472“Cantad al Senor”

“O Sing to the Lord”

Renewing Our Relationship with God2

Prayer of ConfessionHoly God, we confess that we have failed to love you with all our heart, soul, and mind. We have ignored your commandments and have strayed from your ways. In your mercy, hear our prayer. Lord, Jesus Christ, we confess that we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We fail to reach out to people in need, and have not told your story to the world. In your mercy, hear our prayer.Holy Spirit, we confess that we are slow to follow your leading. Weprefer to do things our own way, and ignore your presence in our lives. In your mercy, hear our prayer.

Time of Silent Confession

Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy) Paul Halley

Affirming the Good News in Our LivesAssurance of Pardon

* Response Paul Vasile “Glory to God”

Opening Our Hearts to God’s WordScripture Lessons Luke 14:1, 7-14; Luke 10: 29-37

After the readingsLeader: Hear what the Holy Spirit is telling God’s people.People: Thanks be to God.

* Hymn No. 367“Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love”

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Prayer requests may be passed to the ushers during this hymn

Sermon Elder Jack Breisch“Where the Kingdom Is”

Prayers of the People

Lord’s PrayerOur 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 George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, arr. Stephen Duro

Bob Thiele, arr. Stephen Duro“What a Wonderful World”

* Response South African songHalleluya! We sing your praises. All our hearts with gladness are filled. (2x)

Christ now sends us all out, strong in faith, free of doubt;Strong in faith, free of doubt; Tell to all the joyful Good News.

Halleluya! We sing your praises. All our hearts with gladness are filled. (2x)

Going Forth to Live as God’s People* Closing Hymn No. 554

“Let All Things Now Living” * Commission and Blessing

Postlude (please remain seated) W. H. Squires“Tarantella”

Hal Roosa, cello* Passing of the Peace

* Please stand if you are able

Welcome Visitors!

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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!

Community NotesChancel FlowersThe flowers today are given by Barbara Cloud in memory of her parents, Marguerite and Thomas Usher, now deceased, and by Dene Young to the glory of God.

Prayer Concerns this Week Prayers are requested this week for the following:Norris Curry, Marian Frederick, Iris Gilbert, Ron and Florence Klein, Lissa McKinley, David Sacha, Charles Sawyer, George Sentell, Debbie Ungemach, Jim Seeders, Dwight Stauffer.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, Anne Taylor.

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.

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 Christian Education children): 204

Youth NewsYouth Fellowship Kick-Off Dates:

Sun. Sept. 8 @ 6:00 pm – Sr. High MeetingSun. Sept. 15 @ 6:00 pm – Mid-High MeetingSun. Sept. 29 – After-church Potluck Lunch for parents and Youth, followed by

activities for youth and a meeting with Caitlin for parents.

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AnnouncementsTODAY

In Our PulpitPreaching today is member Jack Breisch - an FHC Elder who has been spearheading the FHC Labre East Cleveland Hunger Project. An English teacher at Hawken School, he and his wife MaryAnn have been members since 2010.

Today’s Music LeadersMany thanks to our music leaders this Sunday: Beth Zych, Julie Wolfram Smith, Patty Console, Shelly Jesberger, Melody Obery, Sally Wile, MaryAnn Breisch, Elizabeth Shaw, and Laura Minder

THIS WEEKBible and Bagels

Bible and Bagels meets Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 am in the Jin Room. All are welcome! The lessons this week are Jeremiah 18:1-11, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, Philemon 1-21, Luke 14:25-33.

NEXT SUNDAY Return to 11:00 Worship Schedule Next Sunday, September 8, we return to our 11:00 am Worship schedule.

LOOKING AHEAD

IT’S A FIESTA! ~ FALL FESTIVAL 2013 ~ SEPTEMBER 15

Forest Hill has a tradition of gathering as a faith community for fun, fellowship, and good food after our busy summers. This year, the Deacons are throwing a Fiesta on Sun. Sept. 15 with a free lunch of chicken tacos, corn chips with salsa and bean dip, salads, fresh fruit, and root beer floats with Sweetie Fry ice cream.

After lunch, there will be crafts and games for all ages, including a piñata, Cake Walk*, and guessing games. Bring a camera with a memory card (cell phone photos won’t work) and share your photos throughout the day to help create a special festival keepsake! Using an on-site photo printer, we’ll create an instant scrapbook: one for the church and another to take home.

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This is a great way to celebrate the start of our 2013-14 church year….Come and see!

*Please drop your Cake Walk contributions off in the kitchen before worship on the 15th!

Choir Schedule The 2013-2014 Choir season is about to begin and we're looking forward to our FHC musical families getting back to work and play! Those who participated in choirs last year will receive an email or snail mail, but for anyone interested in finding out about the musical opportunities at Forest Hill Church, here's the general schedule and list of first rehearsals:

Chancel Choir, Thursdays, first rehearsal 7:30 pm on 9/5, with potluck dinner beginning at 6:40 pm;

Sine Nomine (every other Sunday after worship) and Descant Choirs (every Sunday at 9:30 am), first rehearsal on 9/8;

Voices in Bronze, Thursdays at 6:20 pm, first rehearsal 9/12. For more information, see this month’s TOWER, or contact Anne Wilson (annew@fhcpresb.org or 216-870-2729).

Upcoming Community EventsThe Black History Month Committee and the Race Core team invite you to a showing of the movie The Butler at the Cedar Lee Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 4 @ 7:15 pm. The Butler (PG 13) is an historical drama, starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, and Jane Fonda. Barb Cloud has purchased 15 tickets at $6.00 each; call her at 216-321-9112 to claim one (extras will be available at the theater.) After the movie, we’ll gather at the Tavern Company on Lee Road for post-film discussion and socialization.

In addition, we remind you of the free Carrie Mae Weems exhibit, Three Decades of Photography and Video, running through September 29 at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Social Groups and CirclesHilltoppers (retired)

The Hilltoppers kick off their year on Friday, Sept. 6 with a potluck lunch at 11:30 am in Fellowship Hall, followed by a presentation by Carol Grubb on the use of quilts by the Underground Railroad during the Civil War era. All are welcome! RSVP to Dene Young (216-291-2915).

The Group (60s – 70s)The Group begins its season with a “Look and Listen” CMA tour by our own museum docent Anne Wilson, which will include recorded music appropriate to

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the art. Meet at the museum at 3:30 pm on Saturday, Sept. 14; enjoy dinner at The Tavern Company afterwards. RSVP to Hal or Pat Musick (440-781-7572).

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS FORUM on CH-UH School Facilities BondAll members of the community are encouraged to attend an important and informative public forum on Wed. Sept. 11 from 7-8:30 pm in Meeting Room B at the CH-UH Main Library, 2345 Lee Road, Cleve. Hts.

The forum, presented by the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Chapter of the Cuyahoga Area League of Women Voters (LWV-CA), will discuss a $134.8 million bond issue to fund the first phase of a comprehensive school facilities plan, which has been placed on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.

Speakers from the CH-UH School Board, Citizens for Heights Schools, and any organization that may come forward to oppose the bond issue will discuss the bond issue, its rationale, and details. Bring your questions and concerns. Members of the CH-UH Chapter of the LWV-CA will consider supporting the bond issue after the presentations and discussion.

4-WEEK BOOK STUDY COMING:Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity And Generosity

Sundays, Sept. 29 – Oct. 20, 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Enough explores our anxiety about money, and invites discussion and prayer about our place as Christians in a culture defined by the acquisition of "things." We possess more and more, yet feel less and less at ease. The Stewardship ministry invites you to read this simple and fairly short book, view the accompanying video tapes, and join Pastor John Lentz in discussing God's call in our lives for good stewardship. The group will meet for four weeks beginning Sunday, Sept. 29 from 5-7 pm and continuing on Oct. 6, 13, and 20. This small group book study is limited to only 20 participants, so reserve your spot as soon as possible. Twenty books, costing $10 each, have been ordered, but don't let the cost keep you from joining us. Reserve your spot by emailing our office administrator, Lynda Bernays, or Pastor Lentz.

LABRE Participants: Kick-Off PicnicCan you help? Our Labre East Cleve. Hunger Project is ramping up! Along with our partnering organization, Our Family Home Center, we’re planning a picnic dinner in East Cleveland on Sunday, Sept. 29. The dinner will be at the empty lot at Page and Euclid—the future site of a new community garden! But we really need volunteers to join the planning committee. Can you help? Call or email Jack Breisch, 440.241.5149 or jbrei@hawken.edu.8

CARE GroupThe Mt Sinai CARE Group is responsible for meeting members’ needs during September. 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:Barb Cloud, Deacon leaderJoanne BielekGuy Cameron & familyBetty & Don ClarkJane Frederick & familyDonna FreySue Gifford & familyAl GilbertDon & Nancy GrubeBarb HansenJason & Christine Hidek & familyChurch & Jane IshlerNina KleinMary Lewis

Julie & Gary LusticNancy Lyon-Stadler & familyBrooke Marcy & familyDave & Jane Olson & familyGraham & Roz PetersJoyce Peters Marjorie RavasMatt & Katie Russo & familyGary SampsonSara & Randy ShanerAnona StackLorian, Ralph & Fran ThomasAnn & Peter WilliamsWarren & Lois Young

School Supplies NeededIt's back to school time! Once again, we're supporting the students, staff & families of Boulevard Elementary School by collecting the following school supplies:Large primary crayons (no Rose Art)Box of 24 crayons (no Rose Art)#2 pencilsElmer's white glueGlue sticks (no glitter)Pointed-tip children's scissorsColored pencilsMarkers2-pocket folders

Pencil sharpeners with coversWide-ruled notebook paper70-page wide ruled spiral notebooksHighlightersBackpacksNew-in-package underwear (boys & girls)New or gently used sweatpants for boys and girls, sizes XS-XL Kids

Please bring your items to the hamper in front of the windows in Fellowship Hall from August 4 – September 15. Questions? Please contact Christina Hidek (christina.hidek@gmail.com or 216/570-3962).

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The LessonsToday’s Scripture:Luke 14:1, 7-14On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely.

When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host; and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, “Give this person your place”, and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place. But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, “Friend, move up higher”; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’

He said also to the one who had invited him, ‘When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.’

Luke 10: 29-37But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’ Jesus replied, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while travelling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.” Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?’ He said, ‘The one who showed him mercy.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise.’

Next Sunday: Jeremiah 2: 4-13; Psalm 81: 1, 10-16; Hebrews 13: 1-8, 15-16; Luke 14: 1, 7-14. As part of your daily devotions, read the lessons. What image 10

or word catches your attention? How do they settle or challenge you? Keep notes of your observations in a journal. Set aside part of each day for prayer and study.

Calendar: September 1 - 8, 2013

Sunday, September 19:30 am Child care begins Continental Breakfast10:00 WORSHIP 11:15 Coffee Hour

Monday, September 2 (Labor Day)Office closed6:00 pm Progress not Perfection (AA) 7:00 Al Anon 7:30 Borton Group (AA)

Tuesday, September 39:00 am Abundance Pantry food distribution

Wednesday, September 47:30 am Bible and Bagels

Thursday, September 56:40 pm Chancel Choir Potluck Dinner7:30 Chancel Choir rehearsal

Friday, September 69:30 am Al Anon meeting7:00 pm “The Butler” movie @ Cedar Lee with dinner afterwards (watch emails for confirmation of date and time)

Sunday, September 89:30 am Child care begins Continental Breakfast Descant Choir rehearsal ADULT ED: Genesis Beginnings10:15 Descant Choir activity time10:30 Chancel Choir rehearsal11:00 WORSHIP (Note new time!) Kids in Service Sunday (KISS)12:15 Coffee Hour Sine Nomine Choir rehearsal5:40 pm Labre Hunger Outing7:00 pm Sr. High Fellowship meeting

GREATER CLEVELAND CONGREGATIONS (GCC)

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The five-member GCC Core Team is happy to announce that Session approved its participation in the Greater Cleveland Congregations - a non-partisan coalition of faith communities and partner organizations working together to build power for social justice. By uniting people across lines of race, class, religion, and geography to promote public, private and civic sector actions, GCC aims to strengthen and improve the quality of life of our neighborhoods.

The initial members of FHC’s GCC Core Team - Jennifer Blakeney, Mark Chupp, Dick Obermanns, Sharon Shumaker, and Diana Woodbridge - extend an open invitation for others to join them in this effort.

Watch for more information and save the date of Sunday, Sept. 22 for a special introduction to our GCC mission!

FHC Staff Emails and Phone ExtensionsProgram Staff

Rev. Dr. John Lentz Jr. / pastorlentz@fhcpresb.org ext. 200Rev. Clover Beal / pastorbeal@fhcpresb.org ext 201Liz Wollaeger / lizw@fhcpresb.org ext. 206Anne Wilson / annew@fhcpresb.org ext. 208

Caitlin Michelle Desjardins / caitlind@fhcpresb.org ext. 207Office Staff

Becky Austin / beckya@fhcpresb.org ext 203Lynda Bernays / office@fhcpresb.org ext 202Stavros Gazis / office@fhcpresb.org ext 202

Cover Art: Daryl Musick’s “Installation of Elders and Deacons, Forest Hill Church, Feb. 2006” was inspired by our tradition of ordination and the laying on of hands by all who have been ordained as an Elder, Deacon or Minister. The original hangs over John and Deanne Lentz’s fireplace.

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