NORTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER
Thursday, March 11, 2021
TIME CHANGE SUNDAY
Sunday, March 14
DON'T FORGET!
Set your clocks ahead before bed
this Saturday, March 13.
THIS SUNDAY at NORTHMINSTER

The State has reduced the age criteria so that everyone over 50 is now eligible for their Covid 19 vaccination. That brings us one step closer to real in-person worship. Please get your vaccination and let's cautiously get back to sharing our worship in-person with one another in the very near future.
I look forward to seeing and talking with all of you at the church and / or in your homes.

Blessings to you all,
Pastor Jim
THIS WEEK'S SCRPTURE READINGS

OLD TESTAMENT READING
Psalm 107

EPISTLE READING
Ephesians 2:1-10

GOSPEL READING
John 3:14-21
SUNDAY'S SERMON

"It's Your Choice"

LAST SUNDAY'S SERMON
"Tour Guide"

Views of Last Sunday's Service - 3/7 to 3/11 - 56 Views
ALL
IN PERSON SERVICES,
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
SESSION MEETING
Monday, March 15, at 7:00 p.m.

2021 Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to Noon
POTENTIAL CHANGE in HOURS on March 23

On Tuesday, March 23, my sister will be having a second eye surgery and once again I'll be her driver. I won't know the time of her appointment until the day before. Please make note that I may have to adjust hours on that day. If I come in later in the day, I will respond to any emails or phone messages as soon as I arrive.
Thanks for your understanding...Barb
YOUR CHURCH DIRECTORY - Updated Again

An observant member pointed out I had
not updated the address for:
Bill & Joyce Rake
12240B Strausser St.
Canal Fulton, OH 44614

Please correct your directory or print a new one.
The change has been made in the attached directory.

Don't hesitate to call the office to update or change any information
as needed. Your help is always appreciated.
COMING EVENTS
SPECIAL OFFERING
Now through 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.
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 requested items:
fleece throw blanket
flat sheet set that includes the pillowcase
pillow
washcloth
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.

Note from Calvary
At this time...
NO MORE coffee cans are needed.

Thank you for your past response!

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

3 - Greg Moore
6 - Jim McKelvey
13 - Katie East
21 - Vivian York
21 - Barb Harwell
23 - Geoff McGinnis
23 - Zetta York
28 - Chuck West
29 - Ellen Dowell
29 - Thomas Phillips
30- Mark Reels
MARCH ANNIVERSARIES

19 - Steve & Lynda McGinnis
20 - Mark & Tina Morris
NORTHMINSTER HOMEBOUND
This Week's Featured Member

SCOTT TANNEHILL
St. Luke Lutheran Community
220 Applegrove St. NE
North Canton, OH 44720
In our COVID world we have many in our Northminster family who are unable to get out or need to stay close to home. I'm sure they would appreciate your prayers, a note or a phone call.
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
  • Carl Simpson (Joanne Sogan's son-in-law) - Medical condition.
  • Heidi Simpson (Joanne Sogan's daughter) - Upcoming surgery.
  • 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.
  • Nate Weltman in Italy serving as an Air Force Pararescueman.
  • Browning West (16) (grandson of Chuck & Ginny) - In need of your continued prayers.

2021 Per Capita - $30.59
Per Capita given to date is $496.46
ON the CALENDAR
Thursday, April 1
Maundy Thursday

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