NORTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER
Thursday, April 15, 2021
SUNDAY SERVICES WILL CONTINUE IN PERSON
Contact the office to make your reservations.

Until further notice these requirements remain in place
for all in-person services:

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 MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON
PROPERTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
THIS SUNDAY at NORTHMINSTER
Welcoming to the Pulpit
April 18 & April 25

PASTOR DON BARTOW
Director of the Total Living Center
PASTOR JIM IS OUT OF TOWN

THIS WEEK'S SCRPTURE READINGS

OLD TESTAMENT READING
Isaiah 58:6-7
SUNDAY'S SERMON

"Observing God's Chosen Fast"
by Pastor Don Bartow

LAST SUNDAY'S SERMON
"What Would You Have Done?"

Views of Last Sunday's Service - 4/11 to 4/15 - 28 Views
In Person Attendance - 14


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
SESSION MEETING
Monday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Quarterly Giving Statements
have been mailed.
Contact the office if you haven't received yours or if you have any questions.
Office Hours
Monday - Friday / 9:00 a.m. to Noon
COMING EVENTS
HARTVILLE MIGRANT
MINISTRY
2021 WELCOME BAGS
This year Northminster has committed to provide
10 Welcome Bags for the Children.

THANK YOU!
All items have been selected.

To see the completed list CLICK HERE.

Items will be due by Thursday, April 29. You may bring them to the church during office hours or on Sunday prior to April 29.

If you do not bring them early, please deliver them to the shed by the green space on the 29th between 11:00 and 12:00. Susan and Jerry Hill will meet you there to organize the delivery to Hartville.
THE MINISTRY of NORTHMINSTER
ONE GREAT HOUR of SHARING
Given to Date - $645.00
RAHAB MINISTRY
DONATIONS
April Needs Updated...AGAIN!
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.
APRIL NEEDS
Body Lotion - Please avoid "Dollar Tree" brands.
Plastic Silverware - Especially forks and spoons.
Gift Cards
Target, Walmart, Giant Eagle
These are used to purchase fresh food items such as fruit and
ingredients to make salads.

ADDITIONAL NEEDS in APRIL
Toilet Paper / Paper Towels / White Sugar / Copier Paper
Target Gift Cards - There is a girl graduating from high school at the safehouse for kids and they would like to have a party for her.

to see the Amazon Link to the safehouse for kids.
They would like to create a garden in their back yard and these
items would help them do so.
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.
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
24 - Alison Spies
25 - Maverick Kent
26 - Susan Ridgway

APRIL
ANNIVERSARIES

No April Anniversaries
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.
  • Liam Hill - COVID
  • Carolyn Hunter (friend of Betty Linhart) who is caring for her husband who is extremely ill with multiple problems.
  • Jayne Kidder is in hospice care at home.
  • Hannah McDonald (friend of Sydney Jacobsen) who lost her mom (43) to COVID.
  • 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.
  • Browning West (16) (grandson of Chuck & Ginny) - In need of your continued prayers.

2021 Per Capita - $30.59
Per Capita given to date is $835.64*
This is updated from last week.

ON the CALENDAR
Monday, April 19
Session Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 29
Hartville Welcome Bag Items Due