TODAY- FEBRUARY 14, 2010

 

WE SERVE

 

10:00 – 11:45 A.M. INFANT/TODDLER CARE (Preschool Wing) Fred Connell provides childcare today.

 

10:30 A.M. WORSHIP (Sanctuary) Sunday Fun Worship Activity Bags for children Pre- K – 5th grade are on the table outside sanctuary. Take printed materials home.

 

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS TODAY in the Pastor’s office from 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 – 12:00 noon.

 

LITURGIST/GREETERS FOR SUNDAY – February 21: Fred Shaffer/Chris Weldon, Frank Watkins

 

WE LEARN

 

9:15 A.M.  ADULT FORUM  –  February 21: Dr. Rick Herrmann, PhD., Director of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and professor of political science at the Ohio State University – “Afghanistan – update on the military and political situation and current American policy.”

 

9:30 A.M. CHAPEL CLASS: February 21: “Witnessed by Disciples” Jesus was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. (Matthew 17:2)

 

10 A.M. FELLOWSHIP TIME (Narthex) Sign-up for yummies on the Narthex table.

 

WELCOME, VISITORS & GUESTS - Sign Friendship Pad in the pew pocket.  Use a visitor nametag.

 

ALL GENERATIONS DISCUSSION GROUP meets today at 11:45 a.m. in the Parlor. People from all generations are welcome to come and share in the discussion based on the premise that our congregation needs to reach out to younger generations while continuing to engage older generations and our heritage.

 

NO YOUTH FELLOWSHIP TONIGHT. (Grades 6-12) Youth return at noon today from Presbytery’s Youth Winter Retreat.

 

WE SERVE

 

WE SERVE YWCA FAMILY CENTER TODAY – Please sign-up to supply food or to serve dinner. We transport the meal at 4:45 p.m. and serve from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

 

LISTENING ELDER FOR FEBRUARY 21 is Jennifer Keplinger. She will be in Narthex following worship to hear concerns you’d like Session to know or consider.

 

2009 ANNUAL REPORTS are available in the Narthex. Take one per family. Bring yours to the Annual Congregational meeting and lunch February 28, following worship.

 

WE GATHER

 

OVERBROOK BIBLE STUDY group will convene on Tuesday, February 16th in the Parlor at 9:30 a.m. Bill Leety will lead the study of Lesson 5 "Can War Be Holy?" using Joshua 6:1-8; 10:16-11: 23 as reference with the key idea being "War, even when it is necessary to defend ourselves or the weak or the oppressed, is never the will of God."

 

SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER – February 16, from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. We serve pancakes, sausage, fruit and drinks. No reservations needed!

 

ASH WEDNESDAY – February 17 service of communion by intinction and imposition of ashes at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. Lent Devotion Guides are on the table in the Narthex.

 

FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT – February 21. The Lord’s Supper is served. Loose offering that day goes to the work of the Deacons.

 

NEW BEGINNINGS, a group for all singles, meets Sunday, February 21, in the South Parlor for a potluck lunch following worship. If you forgot to bring a dish, come anyway!

 

HAITIAN PROTRAITS -  Watercolor Reflections on 8 Years of Medical Mission Work in Fort Liberte, Haiti by Jeri Ellis Platt are displayed in the Parlor from now until mid April.  Since 2000 Jeri Platt, member of Glen Echo Presbyterian Church, has traveled annually, and travels this month, to Haiti to assist in medical mission in a village in Haiti.  Her paintings depict the poverty and wealth she sees in people she meets in this mission.  Brochure in the Parlor contains an artist’s statement and listing of the paintings on display.

 

CONVERSATION TIME AFTER WORSHIP - Would you like to hear other’s thoughts about faith in light of the service today, and think more about your own response?  You’re invited to step into the Chapel after the service for Conversation Time After Worship for an opportunity for worshipers to share what the service has placed on their hearts and minds, and discuss their questions.  The chapel is set aside for these conversations for about half an hour after worship.  Here are some questions that may prompt our conversations this week:

 

     After Peter’s outburst (that sounded more like a hallucination), Luke says, “they kept silent and told no one.”  When, why and to whom do you tell your sublime experiences with God?  Or, why do you keep silent?

     This passage contrasts the Son of the God sparkling in the clouds with the son of the man begging for healing from torment.  Some disciples had a failed experience with healing and some heard the hard words, “This is my Son… listen.”   Is it more difficult being a disciple on the mount of holiness or in the mire of the daily grind?  Or are they about the same?

 

WE GIVE

 

LET’S GO KROGERING! Every little bit counts! Do you ever shop at Kroger? If so, you can sign up to help Overbrook earn monetary contributions.  Overbrook is now part of the Kroger Community Rewards Program, earning contributions from the Kroger Company based on the amount of money our participating members spend when using their Kroger Plus Card.  This program does not affect your Kroger Plus Reward Points in any way, so it is harmless to you but could be very helpful to the Church.  You can sign up to participate on the internet at http:// www.krogercommunityrewards.com. You must have a Kroger Plus Shoppers card to register and participate so get yours out and sign up to participate now. If you do not have access to the online sign-up method, please call 1-800-837-4483 to learn about the alternative sign-up method.  We will soon have a link on the Church web site, www.overbrookchurch.org, just click on the “SUPPORT OVERBROOK THROUGH THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM and see how we can earn” link on the home page. Thank you for your support and cooperation.  Michael Johnson, Stewardship Chair.

 

OUR WEDNESDAY LENT SERIES starts February 24 and runs through March 24.  Soup suppers served at 6:15 p.m. in the South Parlor will be followed by a presentation and study on Isaiah by Dr. Paul Kim, Professor at The Methodist Theological School of Ohio.  Dr. Kim’s expertise is in Old Testament prophetic literature and Biblical Theology.  His presentations will explore issues of redemption, justice, lament and how we can use the lens of film to make sense of these topics during our Lenten journey. Please come and join us for soup, conversation, and interesting presentations.  Consider it one of your Lent habits in preparation for Easter! Soup is served beginning at 6:15 until 7 p.m., so if you can’t arrive until 6:40 a place at the table, and a bowl of hot soup are still yours.  From 7 to 7:15 we have evening prayer in the Parlor. Presentations and studies are 7:15 to 8:15.