703 Compton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 Phone: 931-0243 Fax: 931-0260 E-mail: office@nmpchurch.org Website: www.northminsterchurch.net October 2, 2016 10:30 A.M. Worship

WITH WORSHIP TODAY

Our guest preacher is the Rev. Jessica Tate, director of NEXT Church, a national movement of leaders envisioning the future of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Jessica grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and studied at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education. She lives in Washington, DC.

Jessica’s father, Rev. Tom Tate and Nancy Ross-Zimmerman worked on the staff of Grace Presbyterian in Springfield, Virginia, when Jessica was just a youngster!

The flowers today were given by . . . The Reder Family in celebration of Shirley’s re-tirement. Thanks to God for her 35 years as a retail pharmacist.

Ushers: Jim Bowles, Toby Tolson, Diana Gase, David and Rebecca Addison

Soundboard: Craig Zimmerman

Sunday Trustee: Teri Spindler

*Those who are able, please stand. Please join in reading or singing those parts of the service printed in bold.

Welcome and News of the Church Nancy Ross-Zimmerman Call to Worship - from the church in Indonesia (adapted) Rebecca Addison

Why have you come? We’ve come to worship the God who is love and who has given the earth to all people.

Why have you come? We’ve come to experience the God made visible in Jesus Christ, who came to heal us, and to free us from all forms of oppression.

Why have you come? We’ve come to be restored by the Spirit of God, who works in and through us all.

Praise the Lord! The Lord’s name be praised! *Hymn # 150 “Come, Christians, Join to Sing” MADRID *Prayer for the Day – from the church in Nigeria This is my whole life, O Lord,

to know your word and teach it, to know your word and live it. Teach me, O Lord, to proclaim what you teach and to live how you live, through Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Time with Children *Passing the Peace of Christ “the peace of Christ be with you…and also with you” *Congregational Response from the church in the Caribbean Halle, halle, halle, halle – lu- jah! Halle, halle, halle, halle – lu- jah! Halle, halle, halle, halle – lu- jah! Hallelujah, hal-le-lu-jah!

Offering Offering Story – Northminster Bearing Fruit Prayer of Dedication Offertory “Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ” Sanctuary Choir Scripture Reading Philippians 2: 1-11 Message “Humbled and Hopeful” Rev. Jessica Tate, guest preacher Celebration of the Lord’s Supper Invitation …The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise Prayer of Great Thanksgiving Breaking the Bread

You are invited to come forward using the center aisle. After taking bread, dip it into the cup and then return to your seat by the side aisles.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COME FORWARD, SERVERS WILL BRING THE BREAD AND CUP TO YOU IN YOUR SEAT.

Prayer following Communion - from the church in Australia We thank you, gracious God, that we are the guests at your table.

As we have been fed by your gifts of life, so we will share with the world all that you give to us in love. Amen.

*Hymn #514 “Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ” LINSTEAD (please repeat the refrain following each verse) *Benediction *Postlude

Sunday Service Notes

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE

for Sunday, September 25

Children Adults

9:00 A.M. 10 98

10:30 A.M. 4 202

TOTAL 14 200

35 Children in programming

This morning we observe the sacrament of COMMUNION. All baptized Christians are invited to participate. Children who are old enough to understand (at the discretion of their parents) may also partake. We welcome Drummers - Steve Hayes, Charles Miller, and we thank C.J. and Betsy Bossart, Debbie Brandt, Jessica Zimmerman for baking bread for this Sunday. PLEASE REMEMBER: When you are here for wor-ship or a meeting, please lock your cars and do not leave anything of value visible in your cars. Pew Cards are available in the pews in the Sanctuary for you to request Prayer, Worship CD or Home Communion. You may make your requests for yourself or on behalf of others. Completed cards may be placed in

GET READY - A great opportunity starting Tuesday, October 4 to reach out into the com-munity. The Women's Outreach Choir will meet at 9:30 am. in the sanctuary to start a new season. It is so satisfying to enrich the lives of people in Nursing homes/Retirement Centers with songs. For more information or encouragement call Carolyn Miller at 513-512-1834 or Sandy Holzman at 513-771-5295. Northminster Men’s First Thursday Lunch-eon will meet Thursday, October 6 at The Perkins on Hamilton Avenue, at 12:00 noon. No reservations required, guests welcome. For additional information call Gordon Jewett at 782-6437. On Sunday, October 9 there will be a luncheon at Northminster to promote Buckhorn Chil-dren and Family Services. Rev. Ricky Creech, CEO of Buckhorn, and David Troxel, a Board member and parent of a client, will speak

about Buckhorn’s programs and services. The luncheon begins at 12:15 pm and should be over by 2:00 pm. You may RSVP by email to sue.mcintosh@buckhorn.org. or call 1-800-472-3678. The Book Discussion Group is reading Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann this month. Read the book and join them for the discussion on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 P.M. in the Lounge. For questions call V.J. Schuster at 782-2615. Save the Date for Northminster’s Fall Festival on Saturday, October 29 from 4:00-6:00 P.M. Trunks will be decorated for the trick or treat-ers along with hot dogs, popcorn, bouncy house, face paining, corn hole and much more. They are collecting bags of candy again this year. Drop your donated candy in the contain-er in the Children’s Education Wing.

News of the Church

JOURNEY TO HOPE

STUDENT MINISTRY

OUTSIDE NORTHMINSTER

November’s Monthly Multi-Generational Mis-sion Opportunity: Matthew 25 Ministries Fighting Hunger 5K on Saturday, November 5 starting at 8:30 A.M. You can sign up to walk or run with our Northminster Presbyterian Church team. To register go online to M25M. Org and find NmPC’s team or contact Team Leader, Margaret Campbell at 706-4959 or mscampbell3934@gmail.com. All support and coaching groups at Journey to Hope are open to the entire greater Cincin-nati community. Please share this infor-mation freely with anyone who could benefit from any of our programs. Pre-registration required: call Diane, 931-5777, e-mail, or go to the church website to register. Today: Caregivers’ Group - Sunday, October 2, 3:30 – 5 PM If you are a caregiver, join this support session with others who share your experience to discuss topics like dealing with the guilt/stress of caregiving, and learning to care for yourself. This Month: Job Search Group - Mondays, 1:30 - 3 PM, through November 7 This seminar series is for those coping with downsizing or looking to return to the job market. Each week features a different speaker, each with a different area of expertise, to help you conduct a contemporary, successful job search. Join us at any time!

October 3: Diane Kinsella, Land by Using

Your Strengths & Emotional Intelligence

October 10: Dr. Ted Barrett, Managing the

Emotional Roller Coaster Medicare Made Clear - Monday, October 3, 7 - 8:30 PM Whether you’re just starting to navi-gate this system (for yourself or another) or are interested in making changes during the Open Enrollment Period (October 15—December 7th each year), learn from Anita Ber-

either the offering plate or handed to an ush-er following the service. Second Mile Offering is an opportunity to contribute toward ministries that are truly worthy of funding above and beyond what can be within our church budget. October’s Second Mile Offering is for Christmas Gifts for Missionaries. Security Monitor: Rich Schafermeyer 513-300-4788)

ry of the MedicarePlanStore about the various decisions and options available. Pre-registration required. LinkedIn Learning Lab - Thursday, October 6, 7 - 9 PM, 4 weeks Learn how to improve your chances of being “found” through the search algorithms within LinkedIn Corporate Recruiter, the tool that recruiters and corpora-tions use to find talent—without ever having to post a job listing. Pre-registration re-quired. Strengths Based Career Management - Thurs-day, October 13 10 - 11:30 AM, 4 weeks At-tend this program if you are in transition or want to make a transition! Walk away with a better understanding of what you uniquely bring to the table, how to explain what you do well, how to determine if a position will be a good fit, and new marketing messages. UPCOMING EVENTS:

October 7- 9 - High School Weekend at the

Hasler’s Lake House

Sunday, October 9 – NSM Movie Night

(6:30-8 pm) WEEKLY SCHEDULE:

Thursdays at 5:30 in the Upper Room:

Golden Girls (girls grades 6-7) Bible Study.

Sundays at 10:30 in the Upper Room:

Café/Chaos (Sunday School) for High School and Middle School students.

Middle School Dude’s Bible Study - Tues-

day’s at 5:30 in the Upper Room. See Aa-ron Mitchell for more info!

The Presbytery of Cincinnati’s STORM RELIEF MISSION TEAM is traveling to Webster Springs, West Virginia, to help rebuild after last spring’s floods October 23-29. To register email John Deye at john.deye@gmail.com.

Daily Prayer Focus

Sunday

Our guest preacher, Jessica Tate

Monday

The Nominating Committee

Tuesday

The Session

Wednesday

The children attending JAM Club & JAM Club Jr.

Thursday

The fellowship of the Men’s Lunch

Friday

International Student Ministry at UC

Saturday

Westwood First Presbyterian Church

Sunday

The Buckhorn Luncheon

This week, October 2, 2016 at Northminster Prayer List for September 25, 2016

“REJOICE with those who rejoice, WEEP with those who weep”

Members in Care Facilities

Arden Courts of Kenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lynne Reynolds

Bridgeway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan O’Herron

Brookdale Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Carter

Burlington House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Brandt

Mallard Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Morris

Maple Knoll - Bodmann . . . . . .Wayne Frye, Betty Hans, Evelyn Rentschler

Mason Christian Village . . . . . . . . . . Hurley Chancey

Mt. Healthy Christian Home . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Franks

Tri County Extended Care . . . . . . . . . Roger Hammer

Triple Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Tabar

The Kenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ed Ebrite

Twin Lakes Memory Unit . . Harry and Beverly Sjolin

Bob Booker (friend of Howard Krueger)

Lillie Carlisle (mother of Sylvia Yorke)

Pat Carnes

John Caster

Kathy Clark (friend of Sue Ahlrichs)

Coban Presbyterian Church & Pastor Philip Beisswenger & family

Bill Doerman

The Peter Earley Family (Bob Earley’s Son & Family)

Marian Eberhardt (mother of Rob Eberhardt)

Matthew Friedhoff

Melinda Friedhoff (daughter-in-law of Bob & Karen Friedhoff)

Tom Friedhoff

Paul Gump (son of Ruth Shaw)

Nancy Juhlman

Judy Krueger (sister of Howard Krueger)

Debbie Lambert

Harvey Lowry (friend of Bill & Vicki Powers)

Jack and Jane McAfee (friends of David Brandt)

Mark Macarthy

Charlene Mecklenburg (https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/charlenemecklenburg)

Jim Molnar

Paul Piening (friend of Howard Krueger)

Yvonne Ruffner (mother of Jeff Ruffner)

Rick & Sharon Schatz (friends of Howard Krueger)

Jessica Seay (daughter of Bob & Kathy Dolle)

Judie Simmons (friend of Merce Hershey)

Jon Speckman (son of Tom & Sharyn Speckman)

Sharyn Speckman

Dave Switzer

Bob Valerio

Recuperating and Ongoing Treatments Please call the office to update us on names of relatives & friends.

High School Retreat October 7- October 9

Friday, October 7 6:15 A.M. Men’s Bible Study - Room 5 9:00 A.M. ESL & Citizenship Classes - Lounge Founders’ Hall & Library 9:30 A.M. Children’s Co-op - Rooms 7, 9 & 10 12:30 P.M. Co-op Storytime - Rooms 2 & 5 5:00 P.M. Young Life Leadership - Disciples’ Hall 6:30 P.M. Wedding Rehearsal - Sanctuary 7:30 P.M. Wedding Rehearsal Dinner - Founders’ Hall

Saturday, October 8 8:00 A.M. CCC Board Meeting - Room 1 9:00 A.M. Cincinnati Children’s Choir Parents - Lounge 9:00 A.M. Cincinnati Children’s Satellite Choir - Room 3 5:30 P.M. Wedding - Sanctuary 6:30 P.M. Wedding Reception - Disciples’ Hall Sunday, October 9 12:00 P.M. Veteran & Troop Support - Lounge 12:00 P.M. Violin Rehearsal - Room 3 12:15 P.M. Buckhorn Luncheon - Disciples’ Hal 6:30 P.M. NSM Movie Night - Upper Room

Sunday, October 9 II Timothy 2:8-15

“We are known by our faithful relationships - how we treat the other” Nancy Ross-Zimmerman

EVERY SUNDAY at NORTHMINSTER 9:00 A.M. Crosspoint Worship - Founders’ Hall 9:00 A.M. Sunday School - Rooms 5 & 7 9:00 A.M. Nursery - Room 8 9:15 A.M. Bible Believers - Room 1 9:20 A.M. Children’s Worship - Room 5 10:30 A.M. Sunday School - Rooms 5 & 7 10:30 A.M. Nursery - Room 8 10:30 A.M. Worship - Sanctuary 10:30 A.M. NSM Sunday Mornings - Upper Room 4:00 P.M. PYRE Bell Choir - Sanctuary & Room 3 5:00 P.M. Youth Choir - Sanctuary & Room 3

Sunday, October 2 3:30 P.M. Caregiver’s Group - Journey to Hope 6:30 P.M. NSM Sunday Nights - Upper Room Monday, October 3 9:00 A.M. Judges’ Study Class - Disciples’ Hall (S) 9:30 A.M. Children’s Co-op - Rooms 7, 9 & 10 10:00 A.M. Women’s Bible Study - Library, Room 1, Founders’ Hall 10:00 A.M. Finance Team - Room 2 12:30 P.M. Co-op Storytime - Rooms 2 & 5 1:30 P.M. Job Search Group - Journey to Hope 7:00 P.M. Medicare Made Clear - Journey to Hope 7:00 P.M. Minster Ringers - Sanctuary 7:00 P.M. Rewrite Your Food Story - Journey to Hope 7:00 P.M. Nominating Committee - Library 7:00 P.M. Women’s Bible Study - Founders’ Hall, Rooms 1 & 5 Tuesday, October 4 9:00 A.M. Crosspoint Staff - Library 9:30 A.M. Children’s Co-op - Rooms 7, 9 & 10 9:30 A.M. Women’s Outreach Choir - Sanctuary 12:30 P.M. Co-op Storytime - Rooms 2 & 5 5:30 P.M. Middle School Dude’s Bible Study - Upper Room 6:00 P.M. Boy Scout Patrol Leaders - Disciples’ Hall (N) 7:00 P.M. Boy Scout Troop 857 - Disciples’ Hall (N) 7:00 P.M. Cub Scout Den Meeting - Disciples’ Hall (S) & Founders’ Hall 7:00 P.M. Session – Room 5 Wednesday, October 5 9:00 A.M. Staff Meeting - Room 5 9:30 A.M. Children’s Co-op - Rooms 7, 9 & 10 10:30 A.M. Program Staff Meeting - Room 5 12:30 P.M. 50+ Board Meeting - Room 1 12:30 P.M. Co-op Storytime - Rooms 2 & 5 4:00 P.M. Ring of Peace - Sanctuary 5:00 P.M. JAM Club - Disciples’ Hall (S), Kitchen, Rooms 2, 5 & 7 6:00 P.M. Small Group (D. Decker) -Library 7:00 P.M. Now What? - Journey to Hope Thursday, October 6 9:30 A.M. Children’s Co-op - Rooms 7, 9 & 10 12:00 P.M. Men’s First Thursday Lunch - Perkins on Hamilton 12:30 P.M. Co-op Storytime - Rooms 2 & 5 5:30 P.M. Middle School Golden Girls - Upper Room 7:00 P.M. Sanctuary Choir - Sanctuary 7:00 P.M. LinkedIn Learning Lab - Journey to Hope 7:15 P.M. Crosspoint Band Rehearsal - Founders’ Hall

Upcoming Surgery

Charles Wasmer - October 4

(father of Diane Kinsella)

Under the Care of Hospice

Claire Chancey - Mason Christian Village