NORTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Please Note - I'll be leaving the Office at 11:45 today. Barb

REOPENING OF
IN PERSON SERVICES THIS
SUNDAY, MARCH 28
PALM SUNDAY!
RESERVATIONS
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Beginning this Sunday, March 28, we will be opening for ONE COMBINED in-person service with Calvary each week on Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. Please take note of these requirements:

RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED*
You may attend without a reservation, but preference will be shown to those who register prior to the service.
SEATING IS LIMITED to DESIGNATED AREAS
SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE OBSERVED
Family units may sit together.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED

IF YOU ARE NOT READY for IN-PERSON,
THE SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE STREAMED ONLINE

*Call or email the church office to
make your reservations.

NO OTHER SERVICES or MEETINGS WILL BE HELD
ON PROPERTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

From Pastor Jim...

If you are coming on Sunday, please make a reservation. Masks will be required.
THIS SUNDAY at NORTHMINSTER
THIS WEEK'S SCRPTURE READINGS

OLD TESTAMENT READING
Isaiah 50:4-9a

GOSPEL READING
Luke 19:29-41
SUNDAY'S SERMON

"Words"

LAST SUNDAY'S SERMON
"Written on the Heart"

Views of Last Sunday's Service - 3/21 to 3/25 - 54 Views

ALL MEETINGS, BIBLE STUDIES,
and
SUPPORT GROUPS
have been suspended until
further notice.
Tune in to the Virtual Service at 10:30 a.m. by going to the Northminster website and clicking on the Join Us for Worship tab.
JUST A REMINDER!
Please continue to support Northminster with your giving.

(1) Mail in your offerings or drop in the mail slot located
to the right of the front door.

(2) Simply click the DONATE tab located on the website.
THIS WEEK at NORTHMINSTER
MAUNDY THURSDAY
SERVICE
Thursday, April 1
7:00 p.m.

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED
All of the same regulations mentioned above for Sunday in-person services apply to the Maundy Thursday service as well.

Call or email the church office to make your reservation.

COMMUNION WILL BE OBSERVED
Pre-packaged elements will be distributed to those attending the service.


2021 Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to Noon
YOUR CHURCH DIRECTORY


Don't hesitate to call the office to update or
change any information as needed.
For anyone who has stayed in touch or may have lost touch with Martha Wise, I have a new address you can add to your directory. Martha has recently suffered two broken hips and I'm sure would appreciate your prayers.

MARTHA WISE - #273
St. Luke Lutheran Community
220 Applegrove St. NE
North Canton, OH 44720
COMING EVENTS
Celebrating
EASTER SUNDAY
Together!
Call or email the office to make your reservation.
SPECIAL OFFERING
Easter Sunday - April 4
Received during the season of Lent, One Great Hour of Sharing is the single, largest way that Presbyterians come together every year to work for a better world.
Each gift to One Great Hour of Sharing helps improved the lives of the suffering and the vulnerable through three life-saving programs.


OGHS Given to Date - $25.00
HARTVILLE MIGRANT
MINISTRY
2021 WELCOME BAGS
This year Northminster has committed to provide
10 Welcome Bags for the Children.

In order to see the list of items needed CLICK HERE.

Please call or email the church office to sign up for the items you would like to provide.

Items will be due by Thursday, April 29. You may bring them to the church during office hours prior to April 29 or to the shed by the green space on the 29th where Susan Hill will put them together.

If you don't have "clicking" ability these are the items remaining:
fleece throw blanket
flat sheet set that includes the pillowcase
toothpaste & toothbrush
body wash
one (1) mask
In lieu of items a monetary donation of $40.00 is suggested.
THE MINISTRY of NORTHMINSTER
RAHAB MINISTRY
DONATIONS
Updated for March
RAHAB MINISTRY meets the needs of women and children who have been caught in the sex trafficking industry.
Northminster is partnering with this ministry by providing items needed for the care of these women and children.
MARCH NEEDS
Paper Towels / Napkins / Toilet Paper / Trash Bags
Paper Bowls / Paper Plates / Plastic Silverware / Plastic Cups
Aluminum Foil / Plastic Wrap / To-Go Containers
Ground Coffee / Powered Creamer / Sugar / Sugar Packets
Kool-Aid Drink Mix
Ranch Dressing / Italian Dressing / French Dressing
Hot Sauce Vegetable Oil / Seasonings
Lysol Aerosol Spray
Ink Pens / Ink Cartridges (HP67 - Color and Black
Recovery Bibles
All items can be dropped off with no contact in the Northminster foyer between 9:00 and 12:00 Monday through Friday. A box has been provided.

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

28 - Chuck West
29 - Ellen Dowell
29 - Thomas Phillips
30- Mark Reels

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

1 - Michelle Griffin
9 - McKayla Morris
10 - Susan Yoder
11 - Gordy East
11 - Tracy Riley
15 - Marthajane Meyerhoefer
15 - Andy Spies
17 - John Swope
19 - Dan Spies
APRIL
ANNIVERSARIES

No April Anniversaries

APRIL BIRTHDAYS
Continued...

24 - Alison Spies
25 - Maverick Kent
26 - Susan Ridgway

NORTHMINSTER HOMEBOUND
This Week's Featured Member

JOYCE RAKE
12240b Strausser St.
Canal Fulton, OH 44614
PRAYER REQUESTS

IN ORDER TO KEEP PRAYER REQUESTS CURRENT PLEASE
CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE TO
UPDATE OR REMOVE REQUESTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.


  • Inn at Belden Village & St. Luke Lutheran Community - Continued prayers for these care centers, their residents and staff during this pandemic.
  • Brynne (friend of Sutherland McKelvey) - Cancer
  • Connie Crabtree (friend of Cindy Taylor) - Lymphoma
  • Mark DeGalen (friend of Cindy Taylor) - Cancer
  • Gayle Guht (friend of Terry Tannehill) - Health concerns.
  • Brian Hayes - Medical concerns.
  • Amia Jordan (14) (family connection of Terry Tannehill) - Ovarian Cancer
  • Jayne Kidder is in hospice care at home.
  • James & Emily McKelvey and baby Abraham - Continued prayer.
  • Pastor Nominating Committee: Jerry Hill; Jeannine Swaffield; Jeff Weltman; Ginny West; Jim York
  • Mark Reels - Cancer
  • John Ritchie (coworker of Susan Verble) - Lymphoma
  • Dick Scherpenisse at home.
  • Carl Simpson (Joanne Sogan's son-in-law) - Medical condition.
  • Larry Sprandel (son-in-law of Joanne Sogan) is a paraplegic (15 years). Please continue to pray.
  • Suzie VanVranken (friend of Joanne Sogan) - Lou Gerig's Disease
  • Sarah Wade (Susan Verble's niece) - Ulcerative colitis.
  • Lillian Wellington (friends of Micki Williams) whose husband has passed away.
  • Browning West (16) (grandson of Chuck & Ginny) - In need of your continued prayers.

2021 Per Capita - $30.59
Per Capita given to date is $683.05*
*Updated from last week.
ON the CALENDAR
Thursday, April 1
Maundy Thursday

Sunday, April 4
Easter
Special Offering - Now through April 4
One Great Hour of Sharing