The Montgomery Presbyterian Church Newsletter

THE CHIMES

MARCH 2018

LENT

Lent is a time to take the time

to let the power of our faith story take hold of us, a time to let the events

get up and walk around in us, a time to intensify

our living unto Christ, a time to hover over

the thoughts of our hearts, a time to place our feet in the streets of Jerusalem

or to walk along the sea and listen to his word, a time to touch his robe

and feel the healing surge through us, a time to ponder and a time to wonder…

Lent is a time to allow a fresh new taste of God! Ann Weems Kneeling in Jerusalem, Westmin- ster/John Knox Press, 1992.

Praying that each of us experiences a fresh new taste of God this Lent,

Michelle

SUNDAY

SCHEDULE

Adult Christian

Education 8:45 am

Coffee & Fellowship:

10am-10:25am

Worship: 10:30am-11:30 am

Children are dismissed for

Godly Play on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th

Sundays

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CALENDAR 2

MPC NEWS & EVENTS 3-4

PRESBYTERY 5

COMMUNITY 6

MARCH 2018

S u n d a y M o n d a y T u e s d a y W e d n e s d a y T h u r s d a y F r i d a y S a t u r d a y

1 2 3

2nd Fish Fry

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

8:45 Adult CE Noon– Lunch Bunch

8:00am Lectio Divina

6:30 Hand bells

10:30a-11:30a:

7:30 Choir

Worship Service

Communion

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

8:45 Adult CE

10:30a-11:30a: 8:00am Lectio Divina Lunch Bunch, noon

Worship Service 3rd Fish Fry

Daylight Savings Time

Begins

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

8:45 Adult CE Noon—BAPC Lunch

10:30a-11:30a: 8:00am Lectio Divina Presentation

Facilitating Healthy Rela- Facilitating Healthy Relation-

Worship Service

tionships Workshop ships Workshop

6:30 Hand bells

Deadline to order & submit Session, 7pm (Richwood Presbyterian) (Richwood Presbyterian)

payment for Easter flowers Caregivers Meeting

7:30 Choir

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

8:45 Adult CE

10:30a-11:30a: Worship 8:00am Lectio Divina 6:30 Hand bells Maundy Thursday service, Good Friday

Service: Palm/Passion 7:30 Choir 7pm Service at BAPC, 7pm

Sunday

MARCH 2018 , MPC EVENTS

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The next MPC Lunch Bunch will be Wednesday, March 14 at noon. Faith Lynch from the City of Montgomery will speak about volunteer opportunities in Montgomery.

Blue Ash Lunch Presentations The Blue Ash lunch group will meet on Wednesday, March 21. A friend of BAPC, Neil Jeffries, will make a presentation about a trav-el experience that took a surprising turn. All members of MPC are invited to attend.

March Mission Collection

For the month of March, we will collect canned goods for NEEDS (Northeast Emergen-

cy Distribution Services). Please leave dona-tions in the Gathering Room. Thank you!

Spring Ahead!!! Daylight Savings Time begins

Sunday, March 11. Don’t for-get to set

your clocks one hour ahead before you

go to bed on Saturday night.

Adult Sunday School The Kemper Parlor 8:45 – 10:00 Sunday mornings

Karen Simpson leads the current topic, studying the Book of Galatians. This series will continue through the Lenten season. All are welcome to join, 8:45 am in the Kemper Parlor.

Lectio Divina, Monday Mornings Monday mornings at 8:00 am we gather in the library for the ancient practice of Lectio Divina (“spiritual reading”) . It is a contemplative reading of a passage of Scripture with space for quiet meditation and reflection.

Caregivers Meet March 19

The next meeting of the Caregivers Group will be Monday,

March 19 at the home of Kami Mitchell, 9900 Hickorybluff Court.

Highlights of the Session meeting February 26, 2018

Session took these actions: Approved selling Fish dinners for the benefit of Mission partners OGB and Habitat for Humanity. Approved the recommendations from the Personnel Committee to increase the interim Vocal Music Directors pay for fulfilling two positions through May 2018. Approve the Special Olympics/Skyward installation of a portable Bocce Ball Court in April. Approve and authorize Pam Hackman, Doug and Sue Rose to apply for City of Montgomery Grant money for the Bocce Ball Court. Approve the updated Scholarship application for 2018. Skyward Happenings: Coming soon: The portable Bocce Ball Court. Neighborhood Buzz: The Farmers Market Board was pleased with the outcome of the Winter Market held in Fellowship Hall. They have expressed interest in holding a Winters market again this year with the adjustment that it would be for 2 hours. The Market will promote the Winters Market all Summer. For this to happen Montgomery Presbyterian Church needs a volunteer to sit on the Farmers Market Board. We had great exposure to the community last year and would like it to continue. If you have some questions, Dave Dickey served as the volunteer last year. Please consider volunteering. Contact the Office if you are interested. MPC Officer Training: Will be at the Presbytery Workshop March 23 and 24th. The workshop will be held at Richwood Presbyter-ian church. Newly elected, as well as all currently serving Elders and Deacons should sign up. Registration is due to the office by March 4th. Session will meet next on Monday March 19th at 7pm in the Kemper Parlor.

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MPC EVENTS

The Chimes

Sunday, February 11 was Scout Sunday, celebrated with Troop 258. MPC enjoys a long tradition of service and partnership with the Boy Scouts. They are always a big help during Fish Fry season. Their annual Rummage Sale will be Saturday, April 21 in the Fellowship Hall. If you have items you would like to donate to their sale, you may bring them to the Fish Fries.

Book Club

Our next book is Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. We will discuss this book on Monday, April 16, at 7pm. If you have

any questions or would like to be added to our distri-bution list, please contact Karen Simpson at karenanndance@gmail.com or 513-374-1025. We’d love to have you join us!

Easter Flowers

Potted Easter flowers may be purchased

in memory or honor of loved ones. Price per plant is $13.50 and you may order tulips or

daffodils. Look for the sign up sheet in the Gath-

ering Room or call Cathy in the office (891-8670) to

place an order. Please leave payment (cash or

check made payable to MPC and separate from

any other donations) in the collection plate. Be

sure to mark an envelope or note ―flowers‖ in the check memo line. Indicate the names of

those you wish to honor with the flowers.

Ordering and payment must be

complete by Sunday, March 18.

2018 Holy Week

and Easter Schedule

Palm/Passion Sunday Sunday, March 25, 10:30 am A celebration of Christ’s Triumphal

Entry and Remembrance of His Passion

Maundy Thursday Thursday, March 29 Meal at 6:00pm; Worship Service with Communion follows at 7:00pm Remembering Christ’s final meal with his

disciples and his new commandment

Good Friday Friday, March 30, 7pm Blue Ash Presbyterian Church solemn service of worship, remembering the sacrifice of our Lord through music and silence, light and darkness, and God's word.

Easter Sunday, April 1, 10:30 am Joyful, music filled celebration of the

Resurrection of Jesus Christ

MARCH 2018 PRESBYTERY

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Below are opportunities from the Presbytery of Cincinnati and its ministry to strengthen discipleship in the region. Get these dates on your calendar! Watch announcements for more info in coming weeks!

“An Imagination Conversation” sponsored by the ‘Evaluate and Imagine Team’ on these dates & locations:

Saturday, March 10 at 9AM at Fort Thomas;

Sunday, March 11 at 2PM at Covenant-First and 4:30PM at Winton Hills;

Tuesday, March 13 at 7PM at Williamsburg

Wednesday, March 14 at Sycamore at 7PM

“Facilitating Healthy Pastor-Congregational Relationships” on March 23-24 at Richwood PC. Richard Blackburn from the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center is the workshop leader. The pre-registration fee is $45, and post-March 12 the fee is $55. We hope to see one Elder (at least) from every congregation in the Presbytery. A registration form can be found at “Office Forms” on the Presbytery website.

*Facilitating Healthy Relationships Workshop Registration Forms Due to MPC Office March 4 REMINDER: Session is inviting all who are interested to join them at this workshop sponsored by the Presbytery of Cincinnati. MPC is willing to pay $25 of the registration fee, if you will pay the remaining $20. Please make checks payable to “MPC” and return with registration form to the church office by March 4. All forms and payment will then be sent to the presbytery office.

Knox Music Series Presents “The Creation”

The Knox Music Series of Hyde Park’s

Knox PC presents Franz Joseph Hay-

dn’s The Creation Part I and II sung in English on Sunday, March 4, 3:00

p.m. Earl Rivers conducts the Knox Choir, Orchestra

and Soloists, who will perform the roles of the Angels Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael. Knox Presbyterian

Church is at 3400 Michigan Avenue (corner of Mich-igan and Observatory) in Cincinnati’s Hyde Park neighborhood.

One Great Hour of Sharing One Great Hour of Sharing donations will be received on Easter Sunday, April 1. A gift to One Great Hour of Sharing enables the church to share God’s love with our neighbors-in-need around the world by providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, providing food to the hungry, and helping to empower the poor and op-pressed.

Highlights from February 24 Presbytery Meeting

The Stated Meeting of the Presbytery was held at Maderia-Silverwood Church. In addition to the meeting, Workshops were held with morning and afternoon sessions. The Rev. Dr. Joan Gray gave the Sermon and was a

presenter at a workshop “Ruling Elders as Spiritual Leaders.” Dr. Gray has written several books, one of which” Sailboat Church” our current Session is reading. Previous Sessions have read her book Spiritual Leadership for Church Officers.”

Other reports heard from the Stated meeting:

*Information was presented on the closing of the Norwood Presbyterian Church after 131 years of service.

Members that had not transferred their membership were transferred to the Presbytery of Cincinnati.

*The Presbytery Council members will serve as the local Missions Partnership Grant Team. The new guidelines were presented for applying for grants.

*The Evaluate and Image Team also presented a report. There will be meetings held at various churches for folks to participate in the “Imagination Conversation” (see box a the top of this page).

*Committee On Ministry presented their recommendations for action. All were approved.

All reports referenced in these highlights are available in the church office for review.

THE CHIMES COMMUNITY

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BAMSO Presents Spring Concert

On Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 6:00 PM, the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orches-tra will present “From the Top VI”, featuring winners of the Jack and Lucille Wonnell Memorial Young Artist Concerto Competition, with Elaine Diehl, heard on WGUC. The orchestra will also play works by Hector Berlioz and George Gershwin. The concert will take place at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 10345 Montgomery Road in Montgomery.

Tri-Health Fitness & Health Pavilion Host

Community-Wide Brain Health Event Saturday, March 10

The TriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion will be hosting a FREE community-wide Brain Health Event on Saturday, March 10, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. We are excited to be featuring a larger-than-life inflatable brain, speakers, demonstrations, giveaways, kids’ activities and more! This event will be sponsored by Mayfield Brain & Spine and the TriHealth Neuroscience Institute and hosted at the TriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion.

A Healthy Brain Event

Tri-Health Fitness & Health Pavilion

6200 Pfeiffer Road at I71

Saturday, March 10, 2018

8 a.m.–3 p.m.

FREE Guest Day

Sponsored by Mayfield Brain & Spine and the TriHealth Neuroscience Institute.

Speaker topics include:

· Brain health: Nutrition and Disease Prevention · Understanding Brain Health

· The Aging Brain · Red Flags

· Concussion, Vestibular Balance and Headache · Acupuncture & Brain Health

This free community event includes a FREE guest day to enjoy the fitness center, partici-pate in fun, hands-on activities, including a guided tour of the world’s only portable, in-flatable, walk-through MEGA brain exhibit. Learn from more than 30 vendor exhibits, several TriHealth and Mayfield Brain & Spine physician presentations, enjoy demonstra-tions, fun for kids, food trucks, raffle prizes and more. Visit TriHealth.com/ FitnessPavilion or call 513-985-0900 for more information.

THE CHIMES Montgomery Presbyterian

Church Newsletter

Reverend Michelle Bacon, Pastor

Office Hours: 8:30a-4:30p Mon—

Thurs Michelle.bacon@mpchurch.net

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Upcoming Dates of Note

April

Apr. 1 Easter Sunday

Apr. 11 Lunch Bunch

Apr. 16 Book Club

Apr. 21 Boy Scouts Rummage Sale

Apr. 25 Lunch presentation at Blue Ash

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