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HOGE HERALD Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church 2016 November Gratitude That Goes Soul Deep by Shawnelle Eliasen Nov 22, 2015 , Guidepost Magazine Facebook gives me a "Today in the Past" post that hits me in a tender place. Six years ago on Thanksgiving Day, my post read: 2:00 a.m. Heard Isaiah’s voice over the baby monitor. “Mama. Mama, I here.” I didn’t mind a bit. Sitting in my car, waiting for two of my boys to finish swim practice, I read this and my throat goes tight. I remember that night. I’d been out of town for a few days, and I missed my baby. He missed me too. His plea pulled me from a deep sleep, but going to him was my pleasure. I climbed our curved, old stairs and entered his darkness. I lifted him from his crib and held him tight. Together we went to the chair in the living room, the overstuffed rocker that held me while I held my babes. I pulled a soft blanket around us, and our hearts beat close. For a moment we seemed like one again. He drifted off to sleep after a short while, but I stayed awake and held him until morning colored the sky. My son took comfort in my presence. It’s the way I’m learning to call out to God. You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. (Psalm 16:11, NTL) In this Psalm, David shares of the joy of God’s Presence. Oh, the sweet blessing of knowing that joy! It’s a Presence that penetrates any darkness. It brings hope to any circumstance. It is filling and completing and when we’re feeling alone, like my son in the night, His Presence offers comfort and peace. Thanksgiving for His Presence is gratitude that goes soul deep. Recognizing His nearness, His desire to be close me too, changes me. It changes the way that I think, feel and perceive life. This revelation overpowers my worries and fears. It reaches my anxious places. It brings security. It’s a truth that I claim. Crave. Need. It becomes as critical to me as breath. The outflow of a heart that is keenly aware and deeply grateful for His Presence is peace, trust and joy. There’s a rap at the window, and I look up to see a son’s sweet smile. A moment later the car fills with boyhood, chatter and the familiar scent of chlorine. And as I drive toward home, on to other things, I’m glad for that memory on Facebook. It reminded me of holding a son. And it reminded me that I am held.
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HOGE HERALD Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church
2016
November
Gratitude That Goes Soul Deep by Shawnelle Eliasen Nov 22, 2015 , Guidepost Magazine
Facebook gives me a "Today in the Past" post that hits me in a tender place. Six years ago on Thanksgiving Day, my post read:
2:00 a.m. Heard Isaiah’s voice over the baby monitor. “Mama. Mama, I here.” I didn’t mind a bit.
Sitting in my car, waiting for two of my boys to finish swim practice, I read this and my throat goes tight. I remember that night. I’d been out of town for a few days, and I missed my baby. He missed me too.
His plea pulled me from a deep sleep, but going to him was my pleasure. I climbed our curved, old stairs and entered his darkness. I lifted him from his crib and held him tight.
Together we went to the chair in the living room, the overstuffed rocker that held me while I held my babes. I pulled a soft blanket around us, and our hearts beat close. For a moment we seemed like one again. He drifted off to sleep after a short while, but I stayed awake and held him until morning colored the sky.
My son took comfort in my presence.
It’s the way I’m learning to call out to God.
You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. (Psalm 16:11, NTL)
In this Psalm, David shares of the joy of God’s Presence. Oh, the sweet blessing of knowing that joy! It’s a Presence that penetrates any darkness. It brings hope to any circumstance. It is filling and completing and when we’re feeling alone, like my son in the night, His Presence offers comfort and peace.
Thanksgiving for His Presence is gratitude that goes soul deep.
Recognizing His nearness, His desire to be close me too, changes me. It changes the way that I think, feel and perceive life. This revelation overpowers my worries and fears. It reaches my anxious places. It brings security. It’s a truth that I claim. Crave. Need. It becomes as critical to me as breath.
The outflow of a heart that is keenly aware and deeply grateful for His Presence is peace, trust and joy.
There’s a rap at the window, and I look up to see a son’s sweet smile. A moment later the car fills with boyhood, chatter and the familiar scent of chlorine. And as I drive toward home, on to other things, I’m glad for that memory on Facebook.
It reminded me of holding a son. And it reminded me that I am held.
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Special Announcements
November Birthdays
Nancy Loik, 3rd, Janet Fetherolf, 9th , Mike Purcell, 16th, David Colborn, 17th, Joey Alter, 23rd
KEEP IN DAILY PRAYER
-Pat Newman, Doug Alter, Marge Kennedy, Pat Borror, Marianne Black, Bud Dorn, Wilbur Smith, Kay Moore, Judy Isel , Juanita Deweese, Charles Hensel, Sallie Wilson, Rev. Dean Roush
-Hoge Church: continued support for community-based ministries. Our city, nation, and world leaders. Our schools, teachers and children.
Please help keep this list current. Provide the church office with prayer requests for inclusion of “Keep in Daily Prayer” sections of the weekly bulletins and monthly newsletters either by phone or email
Our Outreach/Worship/Christian Ed Committees are planning the Christmas Eve meal for our HM3 pro-ject. It will be held just before our Christmas Eve service. We are going to need your assistance to make this a festive event for the community we serve. If you are able we can use donations of food: potatoes, side dishes, meat such as ham or turkey and any of your favorites to share. There will be a sign up sheet in the Narthex on November 20 so that we can plan on anything else we will need to prepare. The food donations should be delivered to the church kitchen on December 23rd (times will be noted on sign up sheet). We are also going to need help serving the food to the people and would enjoy your smile and assistance beginning around 4:00p. If you miss the sign up sheet contact Gail Garman (she’ll know what we may still need) by December 1.
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Lay readers: January-Beth Ormsby, February-Patti Gorman, March-Beth Ormsby, April-Mike Minch, May-Carolyn Colborn, June-Bill Aiken, July-Diana Purcell, August-Gail Garman, September-Carol Ross, October-Mike Minch, November-Beth Ormsby, December -Donna Swaneck . If you cannot be the lay reader for the month, contact Beth Ormsby Communion Servers - If you are unable to serve, please try to find a re-placement and notify the worship committee.
August 14-Patti Gorman, Beth Ormsby, Kay Moore, Joy Rector, Diana Purcell, Natalie Alter September 11-Gary Link, Jack Neil, Gail Garman, Susan Barrett, Charlotte Smith, Wilbur Smith October 9-Carol Ross, Janet Fetherolf, Donna Swaneck, Mike Minch, Judy Moody, Diana Purcell November 13-Doug Alter, Natalie Alter, Dave Colborn, Carolyn Colborn, Joy Rector, Patty Gorman December 11-Gail Garman, Jack Neil, Susan Barrett, Charlotte Smith, Wilbur Smith, Gary Link December 24-Dave Colborn, Carolyn Colborn, Beth Ormsby, Kay Moore, Donna Swaneck, Diana Purcell Schedule of Ushers: If you would like to usher , please contact Gail Garman, Beth Ormsby or Carolyn Colborn. Usher Team #1 (Jan, April, July, Oct.) Gary Link, Jack Neil, Bev Neil Usher Team #2 (February, May, August and November): Judy Moody, Mike Minch, Bill & Dorothy Aiken Usher Team #3 (March, June, Sept, Dec): Mike Purcell, Diana Purcell, Beth Ormsby, Jim Cheadle Worship Committee This is the schedule for the fellowship hour on the second Sundays: June - Session ; September- Outreach Committee; October- Martha Circle; November- Deacons; December - Ushers No Potlucks on fourth Sunday in July, August, November and December Delivering Alter Flowers: Aug. 28, Carolyn Colborn; Sep. 4, Susan Barrett; Sept. 11, Donna Swaneck; Sept. 18, Donna Swaneck; Sept. 25, Carolyn Colborn; Oct. 2, Susan Barrett; Oct. 9, Donna Swaneck; Oct. 16 Carolyn Colborn; Oct. 23, Doug Alter; Oct. 30, Kay Moore; Nov. 6, Susan Barrett; Nov. 13, Donna Swaneck; Nov. 20, Doug Alter; Nov. 27, Beth Ormsby
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Updates and Reminders
Rev. Keenan added a bit of uniqueness to our sermon on October 9. She played and sang a song that she had written as part of her message. She seems natu-rally equipped to put peo-ple at ease which is quite a gift. It generates an atmos-phere that seems to take away any worries and gives her words strength and a relaxed and accepting feel-ing.
SUNDAY FLOWER DEDICATIONS Did you know that if you would like to dedicate flowers used on the altar on Sunday's, you can place a note and envelope with the information in collection plate on Sunday for a future (Sunday) date? The 2 flower arrangements are made up and delivered to the Church by Hoffman's Flowers and cost $30.00 each week. If there are not any special dedications, the funds come from the churches expenses. If you are interested in helping the Deacon's out with Flower deliveries, please let
the Deacon's know.
Families Served at our HM3 (Hoge: Music, Message, Meal) for the month of September:
Adults 128, Kids 28, (Volunteers 26, Hoge Members 6), Total 188
Volunteers who prepared the meals for September were Robin Wilson, Worthington Presbyterian Church, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Crosslink Presbyterian Church. If you are interested in donating personal care items call Robin Wilson at 614-783-9757. For helping with the meal,
Mike Minch 614-557-8816.
ACTS 2:38 An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of religious service when she was startled by an intruder. As she caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables, she yelled, 'Stop -Acts 2:38!' (..turn from your sin...). The burglar stopped dead in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar, 'Why did you just stand there? All she did was yell a scripture to you.' 'Scripture?' replied the burglar, 'She said she had an AXE and two 38's!'
One of our three on-going major ministries is the Mt. Carmel Outreach Bus. The bus served a total of 40 people in the months of July (6), August (20) and September (14).
September Food Pantry Totals 74 Families, People served 200,
Adults (60+) 23, Adults (59-18) 119, Children 58
Martha Muses—Our October meeting was a refreshing and new beginning. Gail Garman took over as leader and Carol Ross as secretary. The bible lesson, given by Carolyn Colborn, was interesting and educational. We put together a table of refreshments from the kitchen. After the meeting we had conversation bringing many of us up to date on current happenings around the church and our church outreach projects. To date Prayer Shawls have been donated by Patti Gorman, Dorothy Aikens, Marinda Johnson and Joy Rector.
Out Of The Box Community Theatre
Mark your calendars in December for double the fun! OOTBCT will be presenting 2 different Christmas shows. The show, Every Christmas Sto-ry Ever Told (and then some) will run on Decem-ber 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11. Miracle on 34th Street, The Radio Show will be a special production will run for one weekend, December 16, 17, 18. Friday and Saturday shows are at 8:00 pm and Sunday shows are at 3:00 pm.
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Financial Update – September 30, 2016
The following is a summary of Hoge’s current year financial activity through September 2016. Detailed financial
reports are available by request to the church office.
Designated Offerings / Donations / Other Income during 2016:
Deacon’s Funds: $7,550.07 (includes donations from Worthington Presbyterian, Glenwood UM Church)
Parking Lot/Building Maintenance Fund: $6.43 (interest earned from designated savings account)
Ed & Lois Sensenbrenner Pastoral Care & Leadership Fund: $10,539.04
HM3 / Personal Care Pantry: $500.00 (includes support from Westminster Presbyterian)
One Great Hour of Sharing: $1,587.05
Peace Making Offering: $165.00
Memorial Funds: $255.00 (In memory of Richard Borror)
Recycling: $89.00
HM3 Offerings: $187.19
Mission Support: $1,249.58 (from Worthington Presbyterian Church – directly supports HM3)
New refrigerator and plumbing repairs for kitchen: $4,589.88
Financial notes:
We are addressing several plumbing concerns affiliated with our kitchen and restrooms. We are also having
some electrical items evaluated per the request of our insurance company. Please be patient as we work to-
wards resolutions of these issues. Our building is simply at a point where maintenance needs to be focused on. I
am grateful that we have been able to take care of these items and keep our building infrastructure healthy and
functional.
If you are not currently participating in any of the activities at Hoge, please prayerfully consider your willingness
to do so. We have unique mission and outreach occurring here which is not happening anywhere else. You have
to experience it to understand it!
God is calling each of us to do our part to keep Hoge alive, providing mission and outreach to our community.
Please consider your prayerful, physical, and financial support during 2016 and for Hoge’s future.
Patti Gorman, Treasurer
Balances as of August 31, 2016: Unrestricted cash $ 40,207.10 Restricted cash 26,690.08 Payroll Liabilities ( 0.00) Net liquid assets $ 66,897.18
Operating Income:
Contributions $ 55,525.95 Interest 846.47 Other income (building use) 4,530.00 Other income (other support) 4,238.93 Other income (flower dedications) 761.00 Total Operating Income $ 65,902.35
Operating Expenses:
Admin & Other Expenses $ 7,709.24 Building & Maintenance Exp 6,803.21 Committee Expenses 5,834.53 Office Expenses 2,970.44 Non-Pastoral salaries 19,225.62 Pastoral Expenses 4,584.94 Utilities and Phone 10,402.01 Total Operating Expenses $ 57,529.99
Difference - Operating Activity $ 8,372.36
Balances as of August 31, 2016: Unrestricted cash $ 40,207.10 Restricted cash 26,690.08 Payroll Liabilities ( 0.00) Net liquid assets $ 66,897.18
Operating Income:
Contributions $ 55,525.95 Interest 846.47 Other income (building use) 4,530.00 Other income (other support) 4,238.93 Other income (flower dedications) 761.00 Total Operating Income $ 65,902.35
Operating Expenses:
Admin & Other Expenses $ 7,709.24 Building & Maintenance Exp 6,803.21 Committee Expenses 5,834.53 Office Expenses 2,970.44 Non-Pastoral salaries 19,225.62 Pastoral Expenses 4,584.94 Utilities and Phone 10,402.01 Total Operating Expenses $ 57,529.99
Difference - Operating Activity $ 8,372.36
December
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY
We need someone to team up with Susan to cover Sunday School. They would work with Susan to schedule times. This would start in January 2017. See Susan if you would be interested.
4 10:30am Worship w/ Rev. Troy Braswell 11:30am Deacons Meeting 1:00pm Urban Ministry –Coat Sorting 7:00pm AA Meeting
5 6:00pm Girl Scouts
6 5:30pm AA Meeting 7:00pm Martha Circle
12 10:30am Worship/ Communion/ w/Rev. Tracy Keenan 11:30am Deacons Chili/Spaghetti Dinner (replaces both doughnut Sunday and Pot Luck) 7:00pm AA Meeting
13 10:30 am Breast Feeding Clinic 6:00pm Girl Scouts 6:30pm Urban Ministry 7:00pm Session
14 5:30pm AA Meeting
20 10:30am Worship w /Rev. Keith Jones 7:00pm AA Meeting
Newsletter Deadline
21 6:00pm Girl Scouts
22 12:00pm Food Pantry 5:30pm AA Meeting
27 10:30am Worship w/ Charlotte O’Neill 7:00pm AA Meeting
28 6:00pm Girl Scouts 10:30 am Breast Feeding Clinic
29 12:00pm Food Pantry 5:30pm AA Meeting
When our circle put together a cook book several years ago we got some recipes from other church groups. This is one of
those recipes. Jam Cake -CAKE: ½ pound butter, 4 whole eggs, 3 cups flour,1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon allspice, 1 tea-spoon soda, 2 cups sugar, 2 egg yolks, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 1 cup buttermilk, 2 cups blackberry jam. - Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and yolks; beat until light. Sift flour with dry ingredients. Add flour mixture alter-nately with buttermilk; add jam. Bake in 3 greased and floured 8-inch pans for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. - ICING: 2 egg whites, ½ pound butter, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup evaporated milk. - Cook butter, sugar and milk to soft ball stage; pour slowly over stiffly beaten egg whites. Spread between layers and over cake. This recipe is over 100 years old.
It sounds like a nice idea for two of our ministries here at Hoge. It would be a nice thing for our guests at HM3 and our visitors to the food pantry.
2016
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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2:00pm Mt. Carmel Medical Bus 2 6:00pm AA Meeting 3 5:00pm HM³/ children 7:00pm AA Meeting
7 7:30pm NA Meeting Happy Birthday Janet Fetherolf
8 2:00pm Mt. Carmel Medical Bus 7:00pm G.S. Leader Meeting
9 6:00pm AA Meeting
10 5:00pm HM³/ children 7:00pm AA Meeting
16 7:30pm NA Meeting 7:30pm Choir Happy Birthday Mike Purcell
17 2:00pm Mt. Carmel Medical Bus Happy Birthday David Colborn
18 6:00pm AA Meeting
19 5:00pm HM³/ children 7:00pm AA Meeting
23 12:00pm Food Pantry 7:30pm NA Meeting Happy Birthday Joey Alter
24 No 2:00pm Mt. Carmel Medical Bus
Office Closed
25 9:30am Newsletter prep 6:00pm AA Meeting
26 5:00pm HM³/ children 7:00pm AA Meeting
30 12:00pm Food Pantry 7:30pm NA Meeting
Hilltop Veteran’s Program, American Legion Don Gentile Post 532 and the Hilltop Historical Society Presents A Salute to Veterans. Join us on Sunday November 13 at 3pm at American Legion Don Gentile Post 532 at1571 Demorest Rd. We will be honoring Earl (Wimpy) Potts and Joseph Millenbaugh. West High School JROTC will be providing the Color Guard
Bulletin information should be in by Wed. at noon—Please no exception Newsletter information by the 3rd Sunday November 20—Please no exception
Two Going Natural Green Cleaning recipes: Dusting Spray—2 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1/4 c white vinegar, 1 c warm water. Stir and shake to mix well. Use a squirt bottle for optimal usage. Toilet Bowl Cleaner—1/4 c baking soda, 1/4 c borax, 1 c white vinegar. Place ingredients directly into the toilet. Mix gently with bowl brush. Let sit at least 30 minutes before scrubbing.
HOGE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2930 WEST BROAD STREET COLUMBUS, OHIO 43204
PHONE: 614-276-5433 FAX: 614-276-5434
EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: WWW.HOGEMEMPRESBY.ORG
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Feeding the Community Physically & Spiritually
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Inside this issue
1 Food For Thought
2 Special Announcements
3 Mark Your Calendar
4 Updates and Reminders
5 Financial Information
6 & 7 Calendar of Events
8 Staff/Contact Information
Hoge Memorial Church Staff
Head of Staff: Jesus Christ
Sexton, Tony Barnett
Organist, Phil Leston
Various Committee Heads
Various Volunteer Office Staff
Heads of Various Programs and community service groups (Food
Pantry, HM3, AA and NA groups, Girl Scouts, Urban Ministries,
Mt. Carmel Bus)
Members of Out of the Box Community Theatre
