3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Hts OH 44118

216-

Email: office@fhcpresb.org

Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr., Pastor

Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Assoc. Pastor

Rev. Tricia Dykers-Koenig, Parish Assoc.

3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Hts OH 44118

-321-2660 Fax: 216-320-1214

office@fhcpresb.org Website: www.fhcpresb.org

Anne Wilson, Ministry of Music

r Reuter Beal, Assoc. Pastor Dacia Prins, Dir. of Children’s Ministries

Koenig, Parish Assoc. Shannon Headen, Interim Dir. of Youth Education

3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Hts OH 44118

www.fhcpresb.org

Anne Wilson, Ministry of Music

Dacia Prins, Dir. of Children’s Ministries

Shannon Headen, Interim Dir. of Youth Education

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Service of Worship

May 17, 2015 at 11:00 am

Baptism of Maya Garrett and Confirmation Welcome! Thank you for joining us today for worship.

If you are visiting, please join us in wearing a name tag so that we might greet you.

Prayer of Preparation

Welcome Ellie Vahey and Lili Roosa

Prelude Camille Saint-Saens

“Allegro Appassionato”

Hal Roosa, cello

Choral Introit

Greeting Our God with Joy

Call to Worship Caleb Peters and Malik Joseph

Leader: Here. In this place, there are no foreigners.

People: For all are welcome in God’s house.

Leader: Here. In this worship, there is only acceptance.

People: For love is the language of faith.

Leader: Here. In our lives, there are no divisions.

People: For God dwells in each of us.

Leader: Come. Let us worship in unity and love.

* Processional Hymn

Renewing Our Relationship with GodConfession

Savior, like a shepherd, lead us

Forgive us for the wrongs we know we have done:

the vulnerable, our misuse of your gifts, our hoarding of things we

are called to share. Forgive us for the good we have failed to do,

accept our imperfections and help us to see the good that

surrounds us. Turn us away from that which harms and turn us to

you, the one who heals. Amen.

“This Little Light of Mine”*please stand if able

Renewing Our Relationship with God

Garrett Vandall and

ike a shepherd, lead us; much we need thy tender care.

for the wrongs we know we have done:

the vulnerable, our misuse of your gifts, our hoarding of things we

are called to share. Forgive us for the good we have failed to do,

accept our imperfections and help us to see the good that

us. Turn us away from that which harms and turn us to

you, the one who heals. Amen.

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“This Little Light of Mine”

Garrett Vandall and Mercy Sampson

uch we need thy tender care.

for the wrongs we know we have done: our neglect of

the vulnerable, our misuse of your gifts, our hoarding of things we

are called to share. Forgive us for the good we have failed to do,

accept our imperfections and help us to see the good that

us. Turn us away from that which harms and turn us to

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Alleluia

Anthem

“Creation Story Speech Chant”

Opening Our Hearts to God’s WordFamily Meditation

Baptism of Maya Luise Kamari

Congregational Response

Maya, with joy and thanksgiving we welcome you to share with us

in the ministry of Christ, for we are all one in him

Confirmation and Presentation of Bibles to the Confirmands

Will Burleigh

Nora Duncan

Audrey Himes

All sing

“Creation Story Speech Chant”

Descant Choir

Opening Our Hearts to God’s Word

Audrey Himes

Luise Kamari Garrett

Congregational Response

Maya, with joy and thanksgiving we welcome you to share with us

in the ministry of Christ, for we are all one in him

Presentation of Bibles to the Confirmands

Malik Joseph

Caleb Peters

Lili Roosa

Mercy Sampson

Drew Stadler

Ellie Vahey

Garrett Vandall

All sing

Jeannette Sorell

Audrey Himes and Nora Duncan

Maya, with joy and thanksgiving we welcome you to share with us

in the ministry of Christ, for we are all one in him.

Presentation of Bibles to the Confirmands

Drew Stadler

Ellie Vahey

Garrett Vandall

* Hymn

Prayer requests may be passed to the ushers during this hymn

Scripture Lesson (see last pg

Leader: Hear what the Holy Spirit is telling God’s people.

People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon

Music

See p. 13-14 for the text

Prayers of the People

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,

come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

our daily bread; and forgive us our d

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.

Ritual of Friendship

Prayer requests may be passed to the ushers during this hymn

last pg)

Read by Ellie Vahey and Lili Roosa

Hear what the Holy Spirit is telling God’s people.

Thanks be to God.

The Confirmation Class

“Who Is This Jesus?”

for the texts of the sermon and the song

Drew Stadler and Will Burleigh

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,

come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.

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“Blest Are They”

Prayer requests may be passed to the ushers during this hymn

Matthew 16: 13-16

Read by Ellie Vahey and Lili Roosa

Hear what the Holy Spirit is telling God’s people.

The Confirmation Class

“Yahweh” (U2)

and the song

Drew Stadler and Will Burleigh

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom

come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day

ebts as we forgive our debtors;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine

is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

all are asked to sign

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Offertory

* Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,

Praise God all creatures here below,

Praise God above ye heavenly host, Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.

Going Forth to Live as God’s People* Closing Hymn

* Commission and Blessing

* Choral Benediction

* Passing of the Peace

“I Am His Child”

Sine Nomine Choir

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,

Praise God all creatures here below,

Praise God above ye heavenly host, Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.

Going Forth to Live as God’s People “Go Make a Difference”

* Commission and Blessing Revs. Lentz and Beal

Moses Hogan

Praise God above ye heavenly host, Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.

“Go Make a Difference”

Revs. Lentz and Beal

Postlude “Prelude in E Major”

Please welcome the members of this year’s confirmation class, who are

being received as active members of Forest Hill Church today

greet you in Fellowship Hall after worship.

The class and their Covenant Partners:

Will Burleigh – Dustin Prins

Nora Duncan – Lisa

Audrey Himes –

Peg Weissbrod

Malik Joseph – Mark Chupp

Caleb Peters – Tim Beal

Deanne Lentz and Todd Webster

We look forward to greeting you and answering any questions you may

have. Visitor welcome bags are available in the foyers and the narthex.

Take one home with you! Be sure to visit our website,

www.fhcpresb.org, to find a complete list of upcoming events, education

programs for all ages, and texts and audio of past sermons.

“Prelude in E Major” (Partita No. 3)

Edie Duncan, violin

Confirmation 2015

members of this year’s confirmation class, who are

being received as active members of Forest Hill Church today

greet you in Fellowship Hall after worship.

The class and their Covenant Partners:

Dustin Prins

Lisa Koops

Peg Weissbrod

Mark Chupp

Tim Beal

Lili Roosa – Laurie Logan

Drew Stadler – Vikki Nowak

Mercy Sampson

Garrett Vandal –

Ellie Vahey – Peg Weissbrod

Deanne Lentz and Todd Webster – T

Welcome Visitors!

We look forward to greeting you and answering any questions you may

have. Visitor welcome bags are available in the foyers and the narthex.

Take one home with you! Be sure to visit our website,

, to find a complete list of upcoming events, education

programs for all ages, and texts and audio of past sermons.

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J. S. Bach

(Partita No. 3)

members of this year’s confirmation class, who are

being received as active members of Forest Hill Church today. They will

The class and their Covenant Partners:

Laurie Logan

Vikki Nowak

Mercy Sampson – Dele Solaru

– Ed Gemerchak

Peg Weissbrod

Teachers

We look forward to greeting you and answering any questions you may

have. Visitor welcome bags are available in the foyers and the narthex.

Take one home with you! Be sure to visit our website,

, to find a complete list of upcoming events, education

programs for all ages, and texts and audio of past sermons.

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The Deacons encourage you to stop by the Greeting Card Table in

Fellowship Hall before or after worship to sign a card for one or more of

our homebound members. We will address and mail the card for you.

Congregational Notes Chancel Flowers and Baptism

The flowers are given by Beth and Dave Garrett in celebration of Maya

Garrett’s baptism today. Joining in the celebration are Maya’s

grandparents, Malcolm and Nancy Garrett and Russ and Louise Feroe;

and her aunt and uncle, Peter and Elena Feroe, who are also Maya’s

godparents. Robyn Hales is the attending Elder.

Prayer Concerns this Week

Prayers are requested this week for the following:

Don Clark, Larry Dorod, Chuck Ishler, Sherry Leinweber & her family,

Mary Lewis, Robert Nemcek, Bill Proudfit, George Sentell, Debbie

Ungemach

Please remember these homebound members in your prayers:

Bill Currie, Marge Drollinger, Betty Farnfield, Iris Gilbert, Ron & Florence

Klein, Emelia McGuire, Joyce Peters, Arlene & Jack Quinn, Margie &

Dwight Stauffer, Elaine Tapié.

Thank you to head usher Roger Heineman and today’s ushers. Please

contact the church office if you are interested in joining an usher team.

Announcements TODAY

Softball

Forest Hill will play Church of the Saviour (B) this afternoon at 3:15 on

Forest Hill Park Field #4.

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THIS WEEK

Bible and Bagels

Bible and Bagels meets Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 am in the Jin

Room. All are welcome! The lessons this week are from Acts 2: 1-21;

Psalm 104: 24-34, 35b; Romans 8: 22-27; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15.

“Getting To Know You” Dinner

If you have worshipped with us on one, several or many occasions and

would like to get to know us better, please come to dinner! Forest Hill’s

Welcoming Team invites you to the Finns’ home (2592 Berkshire, CH) on

Friday, May 22 at 6:30 pm. RSVP to the church office (216-321-2660 or

office@fhcpresb.org).

NEXT SUNDAY

There will be a brief Meeting of the Congregation next Sunday, May 24,

immediately after worship.

Pentecost – Wear Red!

Next Sunday, Pentecost, we will celebrate with two guest jazz

instrumentalists – Reed Simon, violin and Bryan Thomas, bass. Wear red

(hat, shirt, dress, shoes, stockings, socks, pants) to celebrate the coming

of the Holy Spirit into the world.

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ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Care Group

The Jordan Care Group is responsible for meeting members’ needs during

May. Please call the church office to report an illness, hospitalization,

family emergency, birth or death. Information will then be passed on to

the Care Group leaders.

� Members of this month’s Care Group are: Mary McMillan, Deacon Leader

Debbie Adrine

Betsy & Joe Andrews

Mike & Danielle Cosgrove

Dale & Elaine Dannefer

Sally Davis

Ralph & Kathy Dise

Ron & Marcia Grant

Roger & Consuelo Heineman & family

Dorothy Herd

Carl Jenks

Krystal LaFontaine

Ellen McChesney

Neil & Kathy Molyneaux

Jon Newton

Linda Rainey

John & Kara Schellenberg & family

Jim & Pat Seeders

Dan & Kristin Smith

Dalma Takacs

Grace Uhle

Tori Weisberg & family

Becky & Brian West & family

Marilyn Wilk

Diana Woodbridge

Social Groups and Circles

The Group (60s – 70s)

The Group will attend the Suburban Symphony Orchestra concert this

afternoon at 3:30 pm, and gather for dinner afterwards at Anatolia on

Lee Road.

Iris Circle (all women of the church)

All women are invited to join Iris Circle when they visit the Kent State

University Fashion Museum on May 27. Our tour is at 10:30 am; meet at

the church at 9:30 if you want to carpool. RSVP to Barb Hansen (440-

255-5514 or bjhansen47@gmail.com).

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Pacesetters (50s-60s)

On Saturday June 13, the Pacesetters will gather for a BYO picnic at Cain

Park and attend a performance of GODSPELL at the Alma Theater. Tickets

are $24.00. Please contact Laurie Logan (laurie.logan@att.net or 216-

308-0487) if you want tickets, and provide check or cash by Wednesday,

May 20th

(she will buy tickets at the discounted rate for CH residents). All

are welcome!

Youth News Every Sunday

• Mid and Sr High classes meet from 9:30 – 10:30 am. May 24 is the

last day of classes.

FHC Staff Emails

Rev. Dr. John Lentz Jr. Pastor pastorlentz@fhcpresb.org

Rev. Clover Beal Pastor pastorbeal@fhcpresb.org

Anne Wilson Music annew@fhcpresb.org

Dacia Prins Children dacia@fhcpresb.org

Shannon Headen Youth shannon@fhcpresb.org

Lynda Bernays Administration office@fhcpresb

Becky Austin Finance beckya@fhcpresb.org

Peg Weissbrod Publicity webeditor@fhcpresb.org

Stavros Gazis Custodial office@fhcpresb

Please note: The summer schedule begins on June 21 this year.

Worship will be at 10 am Please mark your calendars!

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Calendar: May 17 - 24, 2015 Sunday, May 17: Confirmation

8:30 am Nominating Committee

9:00 am Child care begins

9:30 am Adult and Youth Education

Confirmation

Descant Choir (party in the park)

10:30 am Continental Breakfast

Chancel Choir

11:00 am WORSHIP: Confirmation;

Baptism of Maya Garrett

Young Children in Worship class

12:15 pm Fellowship hour

Blood pressure check

Sacred Space team mtg

3:00 pm The Group to Suburban

Symphony

5:00 pm Labre ministry

Monday, May 18

8:45 am Tai Chi

6:00 pm Progress not Perfection (AA)

7:00 pm Al Anon

7:30 pm AA: Borton Group

Boy Scout Troop #403

Tuesday, May 19

1:00 pm Abundance Pantry food

distribution

5:00 pm Fitness Fusion exercise class

Wednesday, May 20

7:30 am Bible and Bagels

10:00 am TOWER collators

12:00 pm Bullshevicks

12:30 pm Wednesday Women’s AA

Thursday, May 21

5:00 pm Fitness Fusion exercise class

Friday, May 22

10:00 am Al Anon meeting

6:30 pm Getting to Know You dinner

(Finns’)

Saturday, May 23

9:00 am Church Growth retreat

Sunday, May 24: Pentecost

Last day of classes

9:00 am Child care begins

9:30 am Youth Education

Descant Choir

10:15 am Descant Choir activity

10:30 am Continental Breakfast

Chancel Choir

11:00 am WORSHIP: Communion

Young Children in Worship class

12:15 pm Meeting of the Congregation

Fellowship hour

Blood pressure check

5:00 pm Labre ministry

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Who is This Jesus? Wild Goose Publications

A Group: Another Group:

It is of supreme importance that we get our images of Jesus

RIGHT !

For there are too many blithering idiots… well-meaning people

Religious fanatics! Church Leaders.

Liberals Conservatives

Agnostics Government Figures

WHO ARE LEADING PEOPLE ASTRAY!

So, listen carefully! Jesus -as we ALL know

Came from a model family -his mother was pregnant when she got married

And lived in a secure home -they were refugees

As the old hymn says,

“throughout his wondrous childhood” -about which we know next to nothing

He was mild and obedient -he ran away when he was 12

Jesus was the model working man -he was unemployed at age 30!

Encouraging entrepreneurship in others -he told Peter, Andrew, James, John

and Matthew to give up their jobs…

He kept good company -dining out with beggars and prostitutes

He had a good word for everybody -‘vipers’, ‘blind guides’, ‘hypocrites’

His conversation was about the finer things… -dough, sheep, pig farming, wise virgins

He NEVER dabbled in controversy -he just claimed to be the Son of God!

Jesus never upset anyone by his language -except priests, Pharisees, pigeon sellers,

executioners and wealthy young men.

He was respected in religious circles -they wanted to lynch him after his first sermon

Jesus was a man among men -AND women

He was a man of God -He was the Son of God.

In his majesty we see God at work -in his humility we meet God in person

That’s why he was worshiped -that’s why he was crucified

Jesus isn’t here now -he rose again on the third day

So we have to get on with it ourselves -he sent his Holy Spirit to guide us

We have to build the Kingdom! -we have to celebrate his presence among us

We have to give a lead!! -We are to follow where he calls…

Stand up and be counted -humbly

Like soldiers -as servants

We are a mighty army -We are the body of Christ

It is of supreme importance -that we get our image of Jesus…

RIGHT!

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Yahweh Song by U2

Take these shoes - Click clacking down some dead end street

Take these shoes - And make them fit

Take this shirt - Polyester white trash made in nowhere

Take this shirt - And make it clean, clean

Take this soul - Stranded in some skin and bones

Take this soul - And make it sing

Yahweh, Yahweh - Always pain before a child is born

Yahweh, Yahweh - Still I'm waiting for the dawn

Take these hands - Teach them what to carry

Take these hands - Don't make a fist

Take this mouth - So quick to criticize

Take this mouth - Give it a kiss

Yahweh, Yahweh - Always pain before a child is born

Yahweh, Yahweh - Still I'm waiting for the dawn

Still waiting for the dawn, the sun is coming up

The sun is coming up on the ocean

This love is like a drop in the ocean

This love is like a drop in the ocean

Yahweh, Yahweh…

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The Lessons

Matthew 16: 13-16

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his

disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said,

“Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or

one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I

am?”Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living

God.”

Next Sunday: Pentecost – Acts 2: 1-21; Psalm 104: 24-34, 35b; Romans

8: 22-27; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15. Set aside time each day for prayer

and study. As you read the lessons for the week, consider how they settle

or challenge you? What image or word catches your attention? Keep

notes of your observations in a journal.

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