In this Issue:

April 2019 Lenten Schedule

Lily Dedication Form

Worship Volunteers

NEW!! NPC Prayer Group

This Month @ NPC

Bible Study Opportunities

Food Pantry Needs

April Preaching Schedule

Finance Office News

Children and Youth

Shred Bag Fundraiser

Mission Update

One Great Hour of Sharing

Honduras Mission Trip

Session Summary

Presbytery News

Camp Whitman Campaign

April 2019 Calendar

Making Disciples - Making a Difference

Please – remember your church in your will!

North Presbyterian Church 921 College Avenue Elmira, NY 14901-2048

www.northpres.church Phone: 607-734-2977 Fax: 607-734-2978

Worship: Sunday at 9:30 am

North Star

April 2019

Meet our Staff:

Deb Stamp Director of Children & Youth Ministries

Office Schedule Monday - Friday (hours vary)

northpresyouth@stny.rr.com

Paul Holland Music Director

Office Schedule Tuesday, 2 - 4 pm & during rehearsals

northpresmusic@stny.rr.com

Barbara Mosher Church Organist

northpresorgan@stny.rr.com

Heather Flandreau Church Administrator

Office Schedule Monday - Friday, 9 am - 2 pm

northpresoffice@stny.rr.com

Pat Richards Financial Secretary

Office Schedule Wednesday 8 - 10 am

northpresfinance@stny.rr.com

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This year we will continue the tradition of decorating our sanctuary with lilies for Easter. If you are interested

in participating this year, please fill out the attached form and return in the collection plate or to the church

office by April 7, 2019. Please consider contributing a donation amount of your choice (if paying by check

make payable to NPC, note lilies on memo line). Please contact the church office with questions. Thank you!

In Loving Memory of:

In Honor of:

Given by:

Phone number:

Email address:

APRIL 2019 LENTEN EVENTS North Presbyterian Church 921 College Avenue, Elmira, NY 14901

www.northpres.church│northpresoffice@stny.rr.com│607-734-2977

Sunday Morning Lenten Worship Service - 9:30 am April 7 (with Holy Communion), and 14

Wednesday Prayer & Holy Communion Service - 7:00 - 7:30 pm April 3, and 10

Palm Sunday Worship Service Sunday, April 14, 9:30 am

Maundy Thursday Tenebrae and Holy Communion Service Thursday, April 18, 7:00-7:30 pm

Easter Worship Sunday, April 21, 9:30 am

The building is accessible and individual listening headsets are available. Childcare is available at Sunday worship services.

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Greeters 4/7 The Sevey Family 4/14 Ann Motley 4/21 Barb Duryea 4/28 Alan Russell Ushers 4/7 Solowiej/Motley Team 4/14 Kalweit Team 4/21 Williams Team 4/28 Allison Team Worship Assistant 4/7 Linda Palmer 4/14 Suzie Hoskins 4/21 George Batrowny 4/28 Theresa Houck Communion: Pews 4/7 Linda Palmer, Suzie Hoskins, Ann Motley, Barb Duryea

Children & Youth Message 4/7 Linda Palmer 4/14 Deb Stamp 4/21 Deb Stamp 4/28 Theresa Houck Nursery & Wee Worship 4/7 Ann Motley & Glenda Solowiej 4/14 Karen Wilson & Barb Duryea 4/21 Theresa Houck & Chloe Donovan 4/28 Liz Wilson & Linda Palmer Tech Booth 4/7 Cheryl Allison 4/14 Bill Furnas 4/21 Ed Wilson 4/28 Tim Allison

Prayer Partner 4/7 Suzie Hoskins 4/14 Annie LeFevre 4/21 Linda Palmer 4/28 Becky Kowulich Counters 4/7 Kurt & Cindy Kalweit 4/14 Annette Stevens & Jim Mosher 4/21 Dolores Cummings & Janice Williams 4/28 Suzie Hoskins & Deb Stamp Fellowship Time 4/7 Karen Wilson & Missy Ripley 4/14 Cheryl Allison & Joan Barneski 4/21 Barb Duryea & Karen Mosteller 4/28 Ann Motley & Glenda Solowiej

April Worship Volunteers

Do you want to receive a weekly email that will help you support our congregation and community through prayer? The NPC prayer group (chain) is starting up again! Anyone interested in committing to the prayer needs of others, please let the Church Administrator know and you will be added to the group of NPC members who are lifting up our friends through prayer. You must provide your current e-mail address. Prayers will be e-mailed to participants every week. If there are questions, ask Bobbi Furnas or Annie LeFevre.

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NPC hosts a monthly blood drive, usually held on the first Thursday of every month. We will host a Community Blood Drive this

month on Thursday, April 4 from noon to 4 pm. New and returning donors are welcome. Please contact the Red Cross at 1-800 RED CROSS or www.redcrossblood.org for an appointment.

Kimberly Mosher April 2

Katie Washburn April 4

Glenda Solowiej April 7

Cory Swatling April 7

Norma Brooks April 8

Gail Hatfield April 8

Barbara Mosher April 8

Joel Robinson April 9

Nancy Varnum April 10

Janice Williams April 12

Hadleigh Perry April 14

Chase Tebin April 14

Barbara Duryea April 15

Adele Roberts April 19

Becky Kowulich April 21

Kyler Ripley April 22

Harold Wolfe April 24

Martha Houston April 29

Peggy Hadlock April 30

There will be a church workday on April 13 at 9:00 am. Please see Bill Furnas with any questions. All are invited to come and help!

April’s Men’s Breakfast will be held on the 13th at 8:00 am. All NPC men are invited to come share a time of fellowship and delicious food. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday Evening Lenten Prayer & Holy

Communion Services at North Pres will be

held on April 3 and 10, from 7:00-7:30 pm.

Please join us!

What: The Sermon on the Mount, through 4/10

Fruit of the Spirit, starts 4/17

When: Wednesdays @ noon in the Brisbane Room

Who: All are welcome to attend,

contact Bobbi Furnas with questions

New Men’s Bible Study Opportunity!

What: Dare To Be Uncommon

When: Tuesdays @ 7pm in the Keyser Library

Who: Contact Kurt Kalweit with questions

Heather will be out of the office April

15 - April 19. In observance of Easter,

Church Offices will be closed on

Monday, April 22. The Food Pantry

will be closed on Friday, April 19 and

Monday, April 22.

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Food Pantry Favorites… The following items are always welcome at the North Pres Food Pantry:

Fresh fruits and vegetables; Whole wheat pasta; Low-salt canned vegetables; Canned fruit in light syrup; Whole grain cereals; Canned tuna; Toilet paper, toothpaste, shampoo.

North Pres Food

Pantry

April

Shopping List:

Canned Peas

Ketchup

Hand Crank

Can Openers

NOTES FROM THE FINANCE OFFICE

Doing some spring shopping? Consider using AmazonSmile for some or all of your purchases. Go to smile.amazon.com to register and shop. (If you already have an Amazon account, you won’t need to create a new one. Just make sure you are on the AmazonSmile site, smile.amazon.com, not regular Amazon.) Designate United Presbyterian Church in the USA North Presbyterian Church as your charity, and .5% of eligible purchases will be sent to North Presbyterian. The one catch – not all items are considered eligible. Check the product’s description to see if it will count.

It is never to late to pay your per capita. This year’s suggested amount is $50 per person. The total amount owed this year to Presbytery is $6,650, based on the number of members we had at the end of 2017. Whatever you give won’t have to come out of our regular funds, so please consider paying per capita this year.

Donations are still being accepted for the Camp Whitman Campaign. Hundreds of children have enjoyed their time at Camp Whitman over the years; we would like to think that hundreds more will find a safe, enjoyable sanctuary there in the years to come. If you donate, please note that your funds are for the Camp Whitman Campaign, and put your envelope in the collection or leave it in the office. All donations, up to $5,000, will be matched before the entire collection is sent to Presbytery.

April 7 Betty Carney 74 Smith Road Millport, NY 14864

April 14 Margaret Carney 48 Colonial Drive Horseheads, NY 14845

April 21 Peg Densberger 660 W. Washington Ave. Elmira, NY 14901

April 28 Cynthia Klungle 808 W. Gray Street Elmira, NY 14905

April 7 Janet Marks Stephanie Maslin April 14 Lois McNaughton Chris Miller April 21 The Mosher Family Karen Mosteller April 28 The Motley Family The Ostrander Family

April 7 Jim Mosher

April 14 Beverly Karr-Lyon

April 21 Felicity Wright

April 28 Joanne Bartel

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Children & Youth

Finally, the days are getting longer and the sun is

shining! Welcome Spring!!! We’ve had a busy

March. The repairs on the Sunday school rooms

are complete and the rooms have been cleaned

and switched back. I couldn’t get over how excited

Miss Ann and the little ones were to be back in

their old room. We are now preparing for Palm

Sunday and Easter. The children are doing something special for Easter that

I’m sure everyone will enjoy. On April 14th Karen and Ed Wilson have

planned a big scavenger hunt for all the kids. Many hands are needed to

help out so if you would be interested please contact Karen or myself and

we will add your name to the volunteer list.

Speaking of volunteers, please keep an eye out in

the coming weeks for a VBS volunteer signup sheet

in the bulletin. This year’s theme is “The Incredible

Race”. It’s a race, but not just any race… a race

loaded with interesting challenges to attempt. A

race around the world that’s a global scavenger hunt

like you’ve never seen. At the same time, it’s about another race. A race

that began at the Garden of Eden and continues today. A race made up of

all people from all time. What race? The human race. Please come join us

for a week full of fun and adventure!!!

Our campaign for upgrading Camp Whitman is

going well. If we have any children interested in

signing up for camp please contact the office or

Deb Stamp to get them registered. We do have

Camper scholarships available and camper spots

get filled quickly so contact us and we will get the ball rolling!

Blessings in Christ Deb Stamp Director of Children and Youth Ministry

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ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING: SHARING RESOURCES AND CHANGING LIVES

WHEN IS ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING (OGHS)?

Most congregations receive "OGHS" on Easter Sunday,

Passion/Palm Sunday or both, while many receive it

throughout Lent—however, you can help sustain the

important PC(USA) ministries and programs that are

supported by One Great Hour of Sharing Offering by

making an online gift at any time throughout the year.

HOW IS MY GIFT USED?

A gift to One Great Hour of Sharing enables the church to

share God’s love with our neighbors-in-need around the

world by providing relief to those affected by natural

disasters, provide food to the hungry, and helping to

empower the poor and oppressed.

Mission opportunity - would you like to paint in Honduras? Border Buddies is seeking help painting (with some preliminary sanding) newly constructed walls. Higher Hope Church (Big Flats) has a team, led by Al Erickson, going May 26-June 5, 2019 and there are a few openings. Please contact Higher Hope if you want to travel and serve the Lord!

Secure Document Destruction by Southern Tier Industries

ARC’s professionally trained team helps you protect your sensitive, confidential

information. Each security shred bag holds up to 30 pounds of documents and has

a flat bottom for easy loading. Once full, return to Southern Tier Industries, 711

Sullivan Street in Elmira.

Youth Ministry will have these security shred bags for sale for $20.00. $5.00 from

each purchase will stay here at North Pres to support our youth programming.

Please see Deb Stamp to purchase or with questions.

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March 18, 2019

The Session met on Monday, March 18, 2019. Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel was the Moderator for the meeting.

Dr. Huling Hummel called the meeting to order and determined that a quorum was present. The meeting was convened in Scripture and prayer led by Wendy Swatling.

Minutes of the February 18, 2019 stated Session meeting were reviewed and approved.

The Financial Secretary reviewed the Financial Statements including the Profit and Loss Budget Performance for February 2019 and the Account Activity Summary for the Endowment Fund. Pledge income for February was $9,790, higher than the budget amount for the month. The Endowment Fund has turned around, posting a change in market value of $49,824. Session received the report including monthly and year-to-date financial statements as presented. An outside review of the NPC finances by Richard McNeilly, CPA is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Jeff Richards provided the Session with an update on the new committee structure for Presbytery. Jeff is the new Chairman of the Camp Whitman Committee.

The pastor search/working group provided an update on their efforts to secure temporary/stated supply. A video meeting has been set up with Karen Rohr from the Pittsburg Theological Seminary. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.

Transitional Leader for the Presbytery of Geneva, Elder Linda Badger Becker provided the Session with information on options for pastoral leadership.

Buildings and Grounds is investigating the jump in the water bill. Most likely caused by a leak somewhere. Ceilings in the Sunday school rooms that sustained water damage have been repaired and painted.

Session approved the Worship and Event Cancellation procedure, as modified by Session, presented by the Communications Committee.

Session approved the placement of prayer request cards in the pews. Congregants requesting prayer can fill out the card and place it in the offering plate. Ushers will hand cards to pastor when offering is brought up front. Following worship, prayer requests will be given to the Administrative Assistant to input and upload to prayer chain volunteers. Deacons are overseeing the prayer chain. Bobbi Furnas will be asking for volunteers.

Ann Motley announced that Vacation Bible School will be held July 14th – 18th from 5:30 - 8:00. Volunteers are needed.

Session approved the Mission/Outreach committee’s request to sell tickets for a bowling fundraiser for Border Buddies Ministries. $15 buys a ticket for 3 games of bowling and shoes. Children 5 and under are free. Tickets will be sold on Wednesday, March 20th and March 27th following Lenten Services, and on Sunday, March 24th following worship.

Staff Relations will be advertising for the Administrative Assistant position and is hoping to have someone in place by Tuesday, May 28th.

Worship and Music announced that only gluten free products will be (have been) used for communion.

The meeting was adjourned in prayer at 8:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Cindy Kalweit, Clerk of Session

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Ask Jeff Richards for more information, or for updates.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 10:00: Food Pantry 2:00: CA$H

2 8:30: Yoga 8:30: ARC Training 2:00: CA$H 6:30: AA Meeting 7:00: Men’s Bible Study

3 10:00: Food Pantry 10:00: CA$H 12:00: Bible Study 6:00: Bell Choir 6:30: Praise Band 6:30: CCC Prayer Group 7:00: Lenten Worship 7:30: Chancel Choir

4 8:30: Yoga 12:00: Blood Drive 2:00: CA$H 6:30: AA Meeting

5 10:00: Food Pantry 5:15: AA Meeting

6 8:00: AA Meeting

7 9:30: Worship/Communion 10:30: Fellowship 11:00: Sunday School

8 10:00: Food Pantry 2:00: CA$H 6:30: B&G Meeting

9 8:30: Yoga 8:30: ARC Training 2:00: CA$H 6:30: AA Meeting 7:00: Men’s Bible Study

10 Bulletin Info Due 10:00: Food Pantry 10:00: CA$H 12:00: Bible Study 5:00: Worship & Music 6:00: Bell Choir 6:30: Praise Band 7:00: Lenten Worship 7:30: Chancel Choir

11 Thursday Morning Musicals Scholarship 8:30: Yoga 2:00: CA$H 6:30: Communications & Technology Meeting 6:30: AA Meeting

12 10:00: Food Pantry 5:15: AA Meeting

13 8:00: Men’s Breakfast 9:00 Church Workday 8:00: AA Meeting

14 9:30: Worship 10:30: Fellowship 11:00: Sunday School

15 10:00: Food Pantry 2:00: CA$H 7:00: Session Meeting Heather Vacation

16 8:30: Yoga 8:30: ARC Training 2:00: CA$H 6:30: CE Meeting 6:30: AA Meeting 7:00: Men’s Bible Study

17 Bulletin Info Due 10:00: Food Pantry 10:00: CA$H 12:00: Bible Study 6:00: Bell Choir 6:30: Praise Band 6:30: CCC Prayer Group 7:00: Lenten Worship 7:30: Chancel Choir

18 8:30: Yoga 2:00: CA$H 6:30: AA Meeting

19 Food Pantry CLOSED 5:15: AA Meeting

20 8:00: AA Meeting

21 9:30: Worship 10:30: Fellowship

22 Church Offices CLOSED Food Pantry CLOSED

23 8:30: Yoga 8:30: ARC Training 6:30: AA Meeting 7:00: Men’s Bible Study

24 Bulletin Info Due 10:00: Food Pantry 12:00: Bible Study 6:15: Bell Choir 7:00: Praise Band 7:30: Chancel Choir

25 8:30: Yoga 6:30: AA Meeting

26 10:00: Food Pantry 5:15: AA Meeting

27 8:00: AA Meeting

28 9:30: Worship 10:30: Fellowship 11:00: Sunday School

29 10:00: Food Pantry

30 8:30: Yoga 8:30: ARC Training 6:30: AA Meeting 7:00: Men’s Bible Study