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February 2015
A growing family of faith that welcomes you into our midst!
From The Rev…
Do All Groundhogs Go to Heaven?
As we approach the February 2 holiday of the groundhog, the question begs to be asked… “Do all groundhogs go to
heaven?” According to tradition, we wait with baited breath for this cute little critter to emerge from his burrow. If it
is cloudy on this particular day, the good news is that spring will come early. However, if it is sunny, the groundhog will
be frightened by his shadow and quickly retreat back to its underground burrow. Hence, the bad news, the winter
weather will continue for six more weeks (and who could stand another six more weeks of the freakishly cold weather
which with we have been dealing???)
This gets me to thinking about God’s master plan for the groundhog, all groundhogs, in fact, all of the created order. Is
the call of the groundhog simply to live as a winter weather prophet or is there more for Punxsutawney Phil?
Many of us have had animals in our lives, who love us quite possibly more than our own family and friends do. Sure we
feed them, and groom them, and love them back, but our pets tend to love us unconditionally. When we lose our cat,
dog, bird, hermit crab or whatever animals we have been called to love and care for, the pain is palpable and the grief
is gut-wrenching.
Does God care for God’s creation as well as we human beings who are created in His very own image? ABSOLUTELY!!!
I know that the God in whom I believe is both just and merciful, filled with compassion and steadfast love. God has
given us the gift of Jesus the Christ in whom all things in heaven and on earth were created. Colossians 1:15-20 tells us
this:
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He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 for in[h] him all things in heaven and on earth were
created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created
through him and for him. 17 He himself is before all things, and in[i] him all things hold together. 18 He is the head of the
body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him God was pleased to reconcile to
himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.
To me, this scripture brings a sense of hope and peace when confronted with the loss of the beloved animals in our
lives. Just as we are God’s beloved children, I whole-heartedly believe that the groundhog also has a prime place in
the Kingdom of Heaven awaiting him when God calls him home.
All thanks and glory and honor and power be to the God of all creation-even and especially groundhogs!
Reverend Jennifer Eastman Hinkle
Dublin Presbyterian Church
5775 Dublinshire Dr.
Dublin, OH 43017
Sunday Worship
Adult Study 9:15AM
Worship 10:30AM
Rev. Jennifer Eastman Hinkle, Pastor
Randy Warner, Director of Music Ministries
Barb Blanke, Director of Program Ministries
Nola Taracko, Office Manager
Tel: 614.793.8694; Fax: 614.799.1375; Email: [email protected]; Web: DublinPresbyterian.org
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Deadline for articles
For March Newsletter
February 20, 2015
NEWSLETTER AT A GLANCE
EDUCATION
Page 3
Special Thanks
What are Elders? What are Deacons?
Multiplying Joys / Dividing Sorrows
Page 4
PIE Event/Ash Wednesday Service
Page 5
Second Sunday
Page 6
Kids Klub; Fireside Schedule; VBS
Pages 7-8
Youth Connection/Souper Bowl of Caring
WORSHIP/MUSIC
Pages 9-12
Confession of Belhar
Page 12
Worship for February
FELLOWSHIP / COMMUNITY
Page 13
New Members Feature
Page 14
Every Other Month Book Club; Parents
Night Out; Meadows Academy Update
Continued Prayers for:
 The Townley/McKenna Family
 Jessica Hirth
 The Triplett Family
Prayers for:
 Children and Youth who are being or have been
bullied.
 Understanding why there are bullies.
 The pain, turmoil, and unrest in the world.
 Carter Leinberger as he prepares for another surgery
Prayers of Joy and Thanksgiving for:
 The safe arrival of Parker, Tracey Jolly’s granddaughter. Parker was born on January 23rd,
weighing in at nine pounds.
MISSION
Page 15
Mission Trip 2015
Page 16
Max & Erma’s Fundraiser Coupons
Page 17
Meetings and Upcoming Events
February 3
February 6
February 7
February 11
February 12
February 13
February 17
February 24
February 25
February 26
Megan Clelland
Paula Goble; Kim Reynolds
Sarah Pearson
Presley Mossman
Elise Nelson
Lucy Townley
Sharen Clelland
John Jenkins
Kate Clelland; Gretchen Troxell;
Kurt Williams
Lucas Sarver; Julia Schoening
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A Special Thanks...
Thanks to the 8 Elders and 4 Deacons who came out to support the Presbytery of Scioto Valley Partners in Education event
that took place on Saturday, January 10, 2015.
Thanks to all who attended the Session Retreat on Saturday, January 24, 2015. It was a great winter day spent in getting to
know one another a little bit better as well as planning for our DPC future together!
Thanks to all who made my very first Annual Congregational Meeting a successful one! I appreciate the Staff, Elders and
Deacons in preparing the materials for the meeting. Many thanks to the Finance Committee and to Communications Committee as well as the members of DPC supporting all that we do in Education, Worship, Community and Mission!
Reverend Jennifer Eastman Hinkle
DPC Leadership: Elders and Deacons
DPC is off to a great start this New Year 2015. We have an outstanding leadership teams in our Session and Board of Deacons. It might be helpful to understand a little more about what they do for our community...check out what our Book of
Order says about Elders and Deacons:
G-2.03 RULING ELDERS: THE MINISTRY OF DISCERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE
G-2.0301 Ruling Elder Defined
As there were in Old Testament times elders for the government of the people, so the New Testament church provided persons with particular gifts to share in discernment of God’s Spirit and governance of God’s people. Accordingly, congregations
should elect persons of wisdom and maturity of faith, having demonstrated skills in leadership and being compassionate in
spirit. Ruling elders are so named not because they “lord it over” the congregation (Matt. 20:25), but because they are chosen by the congregation to discern and measure its fidelity to the Word of God, and to strengthen and nurture its faith and
life. Ruling elders, together with teaching elders, exercise leadership, government, spiritual discernment, and discipline and
have responsibilities for the life of a congregation as well as the whole church, including ecumenical relationships. When
elected by the congregation, they shall serve faithfully as members of the session. When elected as commissioners to higher
councils, ruling elders participate and vote with the same authority as teaching elders, and they are eligible for any office.
G-2.02 DEACONS: THE MINISTRY OF COMPASSION AND SERVICE
G-2.0201 Deacon Defined
The ministry of deacon as set forth in Scripture is one of compassion, witness, and service, sharing in the redeeming love of
Jesus Christ for the poor, the hungry, the sick, the lost, the friendless, the oppressed, those burdened by unjust policies or
structures, or anyone in distress. Persons of spiritual character, honest repute, exemplary lives, brotherly and sisterly love,
sincere compassion, and sound judgment should be chosen for this ministry.
Many thanks to our Elders and Deacons as they continue to share their gifts so generously with the DPC congregation!
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Second Sundays at Dublin Presbyterian Church
February 8, 2015
February 8 – Trinity In the Garden (TITG)…sign up to prepare food ahead, enjoy breakfast Sunday morning at 9:30 while learning about TITG from our speaker, TIG program organizer, Karen Peeler. Karen
leads us into our Mission focus which will be preparing and serving a meal at TITG on that afternoon,
February 8.
Please sign up at the connections center to donate food, prepare food, and/or serve food on the 8th.
For those interested in serving the meal , we will depart form DPC at 12:30 PM and will be done by 4 PM
on the 8th.
The menu for February will be: chili, cornbread, applesauce and cookies to feed about 150 persons.
If you have not yet participated at TIG, it is an outreach you don’t want to miss! Questions? Call or
email Sarah Flanigan ([email protected] or 614-578-1379 call or text).
March Second Sunday is a Two-Part Event…
Saturday, March 7 – Welcome Warehouse…Come with the family and sort clothes at the storage warehouse from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (light refreshments provided). Storage warehouse is located
behind the Kroger shopping center on Avery/Muirfield Dr off Perimeter Loop West. Please RSVP/
sign up in the narthex. Questions call or text Barb Blanke, 271-4452.
Sunday, March 8 – Habitat for Humanity…At the church Sunday morning, 9:15 AM is breakfast and a
talk on the work of Habitat for Humanity. Presenters are Bob VanVliet and Ralph LeVan. Bring a
breakfast item to share…and a new or used tool for Habitat for Humanity. Tools will be blessed
in worship for the work of the Lord through HfH.
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Kid’s Klub
Kid’s Klub is now moving into the New Testament using the Holy Moly series. Stories include John the
Baptist, Calling Disciples, Jesus Walking on Water and Calming the Storm, and Zacchaeus. Make plans
to attend a special Kids Klub on February 17 when we’ll celebrate Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, kicking
off the Lenten season. On March 8, our Second Sunday, Kid’s Klub will lead us in worship, providing us
with musical leadership as well as delivering God’s Word and message for us. Plan to worship with us
on March 8.
Date:
2/1/15
Fireside Stories and Story Tellers
Elementary:
Preschool:
Children's Message:
Taylors
Mossmans
Jenn. Eastman Hinkle
2/8/15
Spaldings
Shoaf
Spaldings
2/15/15
Flanigans
Reynolds
Peggy Holcomb
2/22/15
Barb Blanke
Reichleys
Barb Blanke
3/1/15
Wyners
Nelsons
Nelsons
3/8/15
KID’S KLUB Worship – no class
Barb Blanke
Topics through February will be about “Call” and then move into our theme in Lent on the “Journey of
Stones”. Fireside stories reflect the topic in worship so parents and children might share with each
other what they learned and heard in worship. Take time to talk about your faith and beliefs with your
children. Nurture them in the Christian faith.
SAVE THE DATE for
DPC VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2015!!!
Dates: June 8—12, 2015
Time: 9 a.m.—12 noon
Cost: $35 for first child; $25 each additional child
Ages: 4 year old—completing 5th grade
Too old to attend? Consider signing up as a youth assistant.
If you are interested in helping out with programming (storytelling, crafts, snacks, games, music),
please contact Barb Blanke at email [email protected] Be sure to tell family, friends
and neighbors and invite them to join in the fun!
Keep watching for more details.
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YOUTH CONNECTION
~Ministry for and with youth in grades 6-12~
SOUPER Bowl of Caring Collection, Feb. 1…help collect monetary and canned food gifts for the Dublin
Food Pantry on behalf of Souper Bowl of Caring. Join other youth in the narthex during the closing
hymn of worship, stand at the sanctuary doors with soup caldrons to collect the gifts given as people
depart from worship. Stick around during the Fellowship time to count the money and box food items.
Leaders, The Nelson Ladies, shall report to the National Office of Souper Bowl of Caring the amount
collected. Connect with her as you arrive for worship so she knows you will help with the collection.
Thank you!
Trinity In the Garden, Feb. 8…SECOND SUNDAY, come for breakfast at 9:15, hear all about the Trinity
in the Garden program run by Trinity Episcopal Church downtown Columbus. Program Organizer,
Karen Peeler, will talk about caring for the marginally housed in Columbus, Ohio; what their needs are
and how the downtown church came to offer Trinity In the Garden (TIG).
Then following worship, plan to head downtown with other DPC families to help serve the lunch DPC
will provide the marginally housed folks who visit TIG. Greet, serve, and converse with the folks at TIG
before returning home by 4:00 PM on Sunday afternoon (just in time for the confirmation class, if you
are participating).
Come for the morning or come for the afternoon or come for the day and serve with a glad heart!
Lock-In!! (At Hilliard Presbyterian Church) Fri. Feb. 13…with a Parents’ Night Out service component
included. What does this mean or look like?
Service Project: Youth provide games, crafts, movies, snacks and fun fellowship for children ages 0grade 5 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM.
Lock-In: Youth stay the night at the church playing games, watching movies, having devotions and discussing topics of interest, snacking, AND sleeping a little.
Arrival Time Friday evening is 6:45 PM to get ready to receive children…Departure Time is 8:00 AM Saturday morning. Bring sleeping bag and pillow, movies for all ages, snacks to share, games for all ages,
and the consent form. Please RSVP!
Welcome Warehouse Sat. March 7…ALL-Church invited to help sort and move clothes at the warehouse on Saturday morning from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Light lunch provided. Come for an hour or
both to help organize sizes and genders of donated clothing for Welcome Warehouse. The W.W. storage site where we will meet is behind the Kroger shopping center off of Perimeter Loop West. Please
RSVP to Barb Blanke (271-4452) – we will meet at the storage site, but if you need a ride, please call.
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SECOND SUNDAY: March 8…Habitat for Humanity…Service and Outreach is the topic and we will focus
on Habitat for Humanity at the breakfast at 9:30 AM Sunday morning. The mission project is two-fold:
1. Welcome Warehouse on Saturday (day prior) and 2. Bring a new or used tool for HfH on Sunday.
Hope to see you both Saturday morning and Sunday morning!
Confirmation Process Has Begun! …Show Your Support!
Four wonderful participants are attending the newly formed confirmation class which meets on Sundays from 4 – 5:30 PM. Eighth graders, Elise Nelson (Karr Middle School), Ben Sarver (Sells Middle
School), Grayson Troxell (Hilliard Weaver Middle School), and ninth grader, Erin Sundheimer (Coffman
High School) come together each Sunday from now until May to understand God’s story and how they
are a part of that story, to understand what church means and to discern whether belonging to the
church as a member is what they want to do. This process is fun but serious, difficult yet easy, a beginning not an end…and the church family
Is expected and invited to show their support of these four decision-making youth. Talk with them,
send them a card, visit the class, text, email or call. Remember, you, as their church family have promised to raise them in the way of the Lord.
“Souper Bowl of Caring” is dedicated to tackling all of the issues that exist in your communities, including poverty, hunger and homeless
Did you know?
Nearly 50 million Americans live in poverty? [1]
1 in 6 Americans face hunger every day? [1]
More than 630,000 people in the United States are homeless?
23% of those struggling went to college? [1]
Or that 16 million children live in food insecure households?
[2]
Since 1990, a youth-led movement called “SOUPER BOWL of Caring” has been dedicated to helping hungry and hurting people around the world. Again this year the youth at Dublin Presbyterian Church will
be at the sanctuary doors after worship on Super Bowl Sunday, February 1 st, with soup caldrons in hand
to collect your gift. Please give and help fight hunger in our community…gifts given will go to the Dublin
Food Pantry to help in their efforts of feeding the hungry in Dublin.
A simple prayer to say: "Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those
who are without even a bowl of soup to eat". Amen.
While your buying those snacks for the Super Bowl, throw some change (or $1’s)
in your pocket for Souper Bowl.
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The Belhar Confession
Have any of you ever heard of “The Belhar Confession”? No? Don’t be embarrassed – most people haven’t.
Simply stated, The Belhar Confession is being voted on to become part of the Presbyterian Book of Confessions.
If it passes it will become the first addition in twenty years to our Book of Confessions. Our presbytery, the Presbytery of Scioto Valley, will vote on this inclusion on February 17th. The Belhar Confession was written in 1982 in
Belhar, South Africa (a small suburb of Cape Town) which is how it got its name.
The Worship & Music Committee would like to share the confession with you because it is currently a “hot topic”
in our presbytery and we want our congregation to be well informed as to what is taking place in the life of our
church and presbytery.
Every Sunday, in many of our Presbyterian congregations, we reaffirm our faith using all or part of one of our
confessions—often the Apostles’ Creed or the Nicene Creed, or A Brief Statement of Faith. The first part of the
constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is the Book of Confessions, which contains 11 formal statements
of faith structured as creeds, confessions and catechisms.
Submitted by Peggy Holcomb and Sharon Hayes on behalf of the Worship and Music Committee
Confession of Belhar
September 1986 1
1. We believe in the triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who gathers, protects and cares for the
church through Word and Spirit. This, God has done since the beginning of the world and will do to the
end.
2. We believe in one holy, universal Christian church, the communion of saints called from the entire
human family.
We believe
• that Christ's work of reconciliation is made manifest in the church as the community of believers
who have been reconciled with God and with one another;
• that unity is, therefore, both a gift and an obligation for the church of Jesus Christ; that through the
working of God's Spirit it is a binding force, yet simultaneously a reality which must be earnestly pursued and sought: one which the people of God must continually be built up to attain;
 that this unity must become visible so that the world may believe that separation, enmity and hatred between people and groups is sin which Christ has already conquered, and accordingly that
anything which threatens this unity may have no place in the church and must be resisted;
continued
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that this unity of the people of God must be manifested and be active in a variety of ways: in that we
love one another; that we experience, practice and pursue community with one another; that we are
obligated to give ourselves willingly and joyfully to be of benefit and blessing to one another; that we
share one faith, have one calling, are of one soul and one mind; have one God and Father, are filled
with one Spirit, are baptized with one baptism, eat of one bread and drink of one cup, confess one
name, are obedient to one Lord, work for one cause, and share one hope; together come to know the
height and the breadth and the depth of the love of Christ; together are built up to the stature of Christ,
to the new humanity; together know and bear one another's burdens, thereby fulfilling the law of
Christ that we need one another and up build one another, admonishing and comforting one another;
that we suffer with one another for the sake of righteousness; pray together; together serve God in this
world; and together fight against all which may threaten or hinder this unity;
• that this unity can be established only in freedom and not under constraint; that the variety of spiritual gifts, opportunities, backgrounds, convictions, as well as the various languages and cultures, are by
virtue of the reconciliation in Christ, opportunities for mutual service and enrichment within the one
visible people of God;
 that true faith in Jesus Christ is the only condition for membership of this church;
Therefore, we reject any doctrine
• which absolutizes either natural diversity or the sinful separation of people in such a way that this
absolutization hinders or breaks the visible and active unity of the church, or even leads to the establishment of a separate church formation;
• which professes that this spiritual unity is truly being maintained in the bond of peace while believers of the same confession are in effect alienated from one another for the sake of diversity and in despair of reconciliation;
 which denies that a refusal earnestly to pursue this visible unity as a priceless gift is sin;
 which explicitly or implicitly maintains that descent or any other human or social factor should be a
consideration in determining membership of the church.
3. We believe
• that God has entrusted the church with the message of reconciliation in and through Jesus Christ;
that the church is called to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world, that the church is called
blessed because it is a peacemaker, that the church is witness both by word and by deed to
the new heaven and the new earth in which righteousness dwells.
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• that God’s lifegiving Word and Spirit has conquered the powers of sin and death, and therefore also
of irreconciliation and hatred, bitterness and enmity, that God’s lifegiving Word and Spirit will enable
the church to live in a new obedience which can open new possibilities of life for society and the world;
• that the credibility of this message is seriously affected and its beneficial work obstructed when it is
proclaimed in a land which professes to be Christian, but in which the enforced separation of people on
a racial basis promotes and perpetuates alienation, hatred and enmity;
• that any teaching which attempts to legitimate such forced separation by appeal to the gospel, and
is not prepared to venture on the road of obedience and reconciliation, but rather, out of prejudice,
fear, selfishness and unbelief, denies in advance the reconciling power of the gospel, must be considered ideology and false doctrine.
Therefore, we reject any doctrine
 which, in such a situation sanctions in the name of the gospel or of the will of God the forced separation of people on the grounds of race and color and thereby in advance obstructs and weakens
the ministry and experience of reconciliation in Christ.
4. We believe
• that God has revealed himself as the one who wishes to bring about justice and true peace among
people;
• that God, in a world full of injustice and enmity, is in a special way the God of the destitute, the poor
and the wronged
• that God calls the church to follow him in this; for God brings justice to the oppressed and gives
bread to the hungry;
• that God frees the prisoner and restores sight to the blind;
• that God supports the downtrodden, protects the stranger, helps orphans and widows and blocks
the path of the ungodly;
• that for God pure and undefiled religion is to visit the orphans and the widows in their suffering;
 that God wishes to teach the church to do what is good and to seek the right;
• that the church must therefore stand by people in any form of suffering and need, which implies,
among other things, that the church must witness against and strive against any form of injustice, so
that justice may roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream;
 that the church as the possession of God must stand where the Lord stands, namely against
injustice and with the wronged; that in following Christ the church must witness against all the powerful and privileged who selfishly seek their own interests and thus control and harm others.
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Therefore, we reject any ideology
 which would legitimate forms of injustice and any doctrine which is unwilling to resist such an ideology in the name of the gospel.
5. We believe that, in obedience to Jesus Christ, its only head, the church is called to confess and to do
all these things, even though the authorities and human laws might forbid them and punishment and
suffering be the consequence.
Jesus is Lord.
To the one and only God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be the honor and the glory for ever and ever.
Ash Wednesday Worship
February 18, 2015
7:30 PM
Worship for February—Journey of Stones
Come to DPC this Lenten season and let us “rock your world”.
Our Journey of Stones begins Ash Wednesday, February 18 @ 7:30
pm. The Journey continues every Sunday during 10:30 am worship through Easter Sunday, April 5.
Sermon topics for February are:
Ash Wednesday, February 18
Journey of Stones: Salt and Light
Sunday, February 22
Journey of Stones: Stones to Bread
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GETTING TO KNOW THE NEWEST MEMBERS
OF DPC FAMILY
This month features Krista, Trevor and Gavin Selig
Where are you from originally? Moved here from Syracuse, NY area this past summer. We previously lived in San Diego, CA where Trevor and Gavin were born.
What brought you to Columbus area? Job transfer with IBM.
What attracted you to DPC? I was looking for a Presbyterian church that had a Children’s Sunday
School during worship.
Tell us something interesting about you and your family members? Trevor and Gavin are very
athletic and played many different sports at the Family YMCA where we used to live. Here, they
swim at Dublin Rec, take TNT at Buckeye Gymnastics, and hip hop dance at Columbus Dance Arts.
We like to travel and usually have a summer time trip with our whole family.
What do you look forward to in the new year? Exploring the Columbus area and connecting with
the community.
SAVE THE DATES
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Meet your Session members after worship during fellowship.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Meet your Deacons after worship during fellowship.
Take this time to get to know your church officers.
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EVERY OTHER MONTH
BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, March 25
11:00 AM
Panera Bread in Dublin
All the Light We Cannot See
By Anthony Doerr
Meadows Academy - Things we did.
Frozen Day - Friday, January 30
We are missing those of you who haven’t joined us
for a while. We look forward to seeing you in
March.
Contact Sharon Hayes with any questions about
Every Other Month Book Club.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Parent’s Night Out
~ Held at Hilliard Presbyterian Church
~ Hosted by DPC and HPC Youth
Children of all ages, nursery through elementary
grades, are welcome to participate in what the
youth will have planned – games, crafts, snacks
and movies. Youth in grades 6-12 will host the
parent’s night out from 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Friday
evening, February 13…how lucky is that?! Parents shall sign up early for this opportunity by
signing the sheet in the narthex (at either church)
and then providing whatever is needed personally
for their children (such as diapers, sippy cups, allergy list, etc.) upon drop off. Parents will sign in
at arrival time giving their cell phone numbers
and any instructions needed. Adult supervision
and guidance will be present at Parent’s Night
out. Enjoy a Valentine dinner out or a relaxing
evening in – sign up soon! With questions, call or
Queen Elsa from Arendelle will visit Meadows
Academy this Friday, January 30, for Frozen
Day! It is a dress down day, so the children do
not have to wear their school uniforms. Students can wear any Frozen dress up attire or
their favorite pajamas to school. Morning and
afternoon students will get to meet Queen
Elsa for story time about how she learned
about the virtue of love and how that helped
thaw the cold winter. For fun arts and crafts,
we will be making an Olaf Craft and a Gingerbread House. The day will end with Queen
Elsa gathering the children in the big room
and inviting them to join her in singing and
dancing to “Let It Go!”
Melanie Richards (clarinet),
Stephanie Rzewnicki (cello), and
Hector Garcia (piano) join forces in
an all-Brahms program at Highlands Presbyterian Church Second
Sunday Series, February 8 @ 2:00 pm., 6909
Smoky Row Road. The program features three
late masterworks inspired by Brahms’ meeting
with clarinetist Richard Muhlfeld: F Minor Clarinet Sonata Op. 120 No. 1, Four Piano Pieces Op.
199, and Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op.
114. Admission is free.
www.highlands-presbyterian.org
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Mission Trip 2015
With the recent cold temperatures probably the furthest thing from your mind is making plans for the week of
June 21-27. That is the week for our Annual Mission Trip and we would love to have you join us.
God continues to call us, along with our sister churches in Plain City, Hilliard, and Marysville, to help those in
need with home repair, rebuilding or new construction.
We will be traveling to Neon, Kentucky, a depressed area of Appalachia. This is the same area we worked last
week.
Mission work: H.O.M.E.S. Inc.
Dates: June 21-27, 2015
Ages: Entering the 9th grade (fall 2014) to 95+
Group Size: Approx 25 in total
Work Location: Neon, Kentucky
Sleeping arrangements: Women's and men's large dormitory rooms
Transportation: Rental vans and a luggage truck
Meals: Our cooking team is led by our own Carolyn Buchanan
Type of work: Not yet confirmed, but most likely repair and rebuilding
Skill level required: NONE, we use what skills you have and train you on what we need. There is no such thing
as unskilled.
For more details check out the H.O.M.E.S. Inc website http://www.homeseky.com/ or talk with Bob VanVliet,
Doug Spalding or Barb Blanke.
Fundraising: Max & Erma's (first Thursday of each month), Kroger Plus Card signup, check on the DPC website.
Also our Annual Sub Sale
Registration forms can be found on the Connection Center. Completed registration form and deposit
($200) are due by March 8 to Bob VanVliet ([email protected])
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Support Mission, Fun, Fellowship, Good Food!!!!
Join us on Thursday, December 6 for dinner at Max & Erma’s for DPC night. Every first Thursday, 20% of the
proceeds of each check go to support our Mission Trip fund raising. Clip the coupon below and enjoy a family
night out. Additional coupons are available on the Connections Center and on the church website.
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DUBLIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
5775 Dublinshire Drive
Dublin, OH 43017
Dublin Presbyterian Church
5775 Dublinshire Dr.
Dublin, OH 43017
Sunday Worship
Adult Study 9:15AM
Worship 10:30AM
Rev. Jennifer Eastman Hinkle, Pastor
Randy Warner, Director of Music Ministries
Barb Blanke, Director of Program Ministries
Nola Taracko, Office Manager
Tel: 614.793.8694; Fax: 614.799.1375; Email: [email protected]; Web: DublinPresbyterian.org
Monday, February 2
Tuesday, February 3
Friday, February 6
Monday, February 9
Monday, February 16
Tuesday, February 17
Sunday, February 22
Monday, February 23
February 1
Worship/Music Committee
Staff; Membership Committee Meeting
Finance Committee Meeting
Staff; Session
Staff; Deacons
Presbytery @ Overbrook PC
CE Committee Meeting
Staff
February 9
February 10
February 13-14
February 15
February 16
February 17
February 18
Souper Bowl of Caring: Adult Study 9:15 AM; Worship 10:30 AM; Fellowship 11:30 AM;
Confirmation 4:00 PM
WORK ON SANCTUARY LIGHTING FEB 2-6.
Women’s Bible Study
Kids Klub 4:15 PM; Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM
Max & Erma Fundraiser
Second Sunday 9:15AM; Worship (Communion) 10:30 AM; Fellowship 11:30 AM;
Trinity in the Garden 12:30 PM; Confirmation 4:00 PM
Women's Bible Study 12:30 PM
Kids Klub 4:15 PM; Choir 7:00 PM
Youth Lock-In at Hilliard PC; Parent’s Night Out (available during lock-in)
Adult Study, 9:15 AM; Worship 10:30 AM; Fellowship 11:30 AM
Women’s Bible Study 12:30 PM
Choir 7:00 PM
Ash Wednesday Service 7:30 PM
February 20-23
Presbytery Winter Youth and Confirmation Retreat
February 22
Adult Study 9:15AM;Worship 10:30AM;Fellowship 11:30 AM; New Member Lunch 11:45 AM; Confirmation 4:00 PM
Women's Bible Study 12:30 PM
Kids Klub 4:15 PM; Choir 7:00 PM
February 2
February 3
February 5
February 8
February 23
February 24