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News from Northwest Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) November 2017

Sunday, November 5 - All Saints Sunday 8:00 and 10:30 Worship Services

Honoring those of our church family who have passed into life eternal.

* Chalice Arts program featuring Dublin Silver Band in concert beginning at 3:00 pm in the Sanctuary.

Sunday, November 12 - Celebration Sunday 8:00 and 10:30 Worship Services

Celebrating our covenants that support the ministry and mission of NWCC.

Sunday, November 19 - Baptism and Thanksgiving Sunday 8:00 and10:30 Worship services

Members of our Pastors’ class will be baptized at the 10:30 am service.

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come!

NNEMAP Harmony For Hunger Concert

On Friday, November 17 at 7:30 pm, a concert in sup-port of NNEMAP food pantry, will be held at Worthing-

ton Presbyterian Church, 773 High St. $20 tickets for this extraordinary concert are available from Judy Fife

or that evening at the door.

November 2017 Newsletter

Pastor Cindy Pastor Jeff

A Stewardship Reflection

Proclaiming the Gospel of Peace

Recently our choir shared with us a beautiful anthem entitled, “Peace, Like Welcome Rain.” The words

express so well our church’s ministry theme to “Proclaim the Gospel of Peace.”

Let peace, like welcome rain, flow freely down, flow freely down

To heal this dry, parched land.

Come soothe the summer’s wounded soul and flood the burning fears we hold with truth and hope,

and deeper understanding, deeper understanding.

Let peace, like welcome rain, flow freely down, for all are thirsty here.

Let brotherhood be kindled here; let truth, not anger, make us strong.

Let word and deed be fed by care, for the same needs bind us all.

Let courage rise, let hearts be bold, let words of hatred speak no more;

Then, how the rains of peace will come with life and strength for the dreams we’ve begun,

O give us hope, O give us hope.

This is a powerful prayer for our time and reflects our congregation’s desire to minister with the grace and

love of Jesus Christ to a hurting and confused world. More than ever, we Disciples of Christ are called to

“proclaim the gospel of peace” and to let God’s peace, like welcome rain, flow freely down.

Do you ever just listen to the rain? It is a powerful thing to witness as showers from heaven pour down on

dry, parched land. Sometimes a rainstorm will come up quickly. Everything is bright and sunny, but

before you know it, you’re standing there drenched. Other times, though, it starts with a drop here and a

drip there, and the pitter-patter slowly grows to a steady soaking rain.

Our relationship with God can be the same way. Sometimes when we least expect it, God is coming

through for us in a mighty way. But at other times, we need to look more closely to see the

raindrops- God’s constant presence around us that grows as we become more aware.

Our special stewardship emphasis is a time when we become more aware of God’s life-giving peace. We

respond with generosity and gratitude for all the blessings that have rained upon us. It is our desire to

share these blessings with others who are also thirsting for God’s peace.

November 12 is the Sunday that we will celebrate our support for Proclaiming the Gospel of Peace. Please

plan to be with us on this special day.


Tis the Season Holiday Greenery & Gift Sale

Have you ordered your holiday greenery to support our Youth Ministry?

Many items are available including live wreaths, poinsettias, lavender

tabletop trees, living centerpieces, candles and more! Stop by the table in

the Narthex and order some for yourself and to give as gifts. Final orders

are due on Sunday, November 12th along with all payments. Items will be

available for pickup on Saturday, December 2nd or Sunday, December 3rd.

“Spread the Warmth”

Christmas Collection

Brrr… the winter winds are starting to blow! Let’s

help everyone stay warm this winter by donating new

socks, mittens, hats and jackets during our “Spread

the Warmth” Christmas collection starting on Novem-

ber 26th. Items can be placed by the fireplace in the

Narthex and will be distributed to the NNEMAP

Christmas Shoppe and Darby Woods Elementary

School in the Southwestern City School District

where Rhonda Rose teaches. There are

many needs – please give generously!

Check it out! Are you aware of ALL the Christian Education opportunities

available at NWCC?

Sunday Mornings

9:15am – Faith Friends for ages 3 – 1st grade

9:15am – Kids of the Kingdom Youth Group for grades 2 – 5

9:15am – Youth Breakfast and Sunday school for Chi Rho (grades 6-8) and CYF (grades

9-12)

9:15am – Adult Classes including Present Word (room 12), Healing the Heart of De-

mocracy (room 10) and Table Talks (Gathering room in the Narthex)

Sunday Afternoons

Youth group activities for middle and high school students (see posted schedule)

Wednesday Bible Studies (led by Pastor Jeff)

10:00am – Lectionary Bible Study (room 10)

7:00pm – Invitation to Genesis (room 10)

The Chi Rho youth group

will host their annual bake

sale on Sunday, November

19th from 8:00am - noon.

All proceeds will be used to purchase

Christmas gifts for the families that

Chi Rho is 'adopting' through FCCS

(Franklin County Children's

Services). Many goodies will be

available just in time for your

Thanksgiving meal! Please give

generously to this wonderful cause.


Giant Eagle - In addition to groceries, you can also purchase department store, movie theatre or restaurant gift cards. Pick out

your gift cards, scan your card when paying and NWCC will benefit from your purchase.

For NWCC to earn 5% on purchases you must first purchase Giant Eagle gift cards

from Keith Rose or stop by the church office during the week.

.Kroger - designate NWCC to benefit from your shopping by enrolling online using our

organization number (81359).

Amazon - click the Amazon link on the church website and make your purchase.

NWCC earns 5% on every purchase

November 11 at 8:00 am

Disciple Disciple

Calling All Women “Real Women, Real Struggles,

Real Faith”

Join our next gathering to be held on Monday, November 27th at 7pm when our topic will be

“Mary, Mother of Jesus: Moving from Comfort to Courage” (focus scripture: Luke 1:26-38). The church will be open at 6pm and you are

encouraged to BYOD (bring your own dinner) and share in a time of fellowship before the

program begins. Last month we had 36 women in attendance – can we hit 40 this

month? Please invite your friends and contact Carolyn Abels, Mary Smithson or Debbie

Stephan if you have any questions or suggestions.

Also… Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 13th when we will share in a Salad

and Dessert Holiday potluck in the Fellowship Hall at 6:30pm. Bring a friend and a favorite

Christmas poem to share!

3 easy ways NWCC earns 5% on your purchases.

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All men are invited to attend!

UA Bear Scare

Thanks to everyone who made the NWCC

concession stand at the UA Bear Scare a

huge success! A total of $853.94 was raised

which supported the following programs:

Camp Scholarship fund ($163.50), Youth

Mission Trip ($345.22) and Week of Com-

passion/Hurricane Relief ($345.22). A

special thanks is extended to Pastor Jeff for

being the ‘super shopper’ and to Chris and

Jeff Mason for the use of their grill. This

was a wonderful way to share the positive

spirit of NWCC with the UA community!

Child Caregiver

A special thank you of appreciation is expressed to Michelle Gibson for her

service as our child caregiver over the last few years. Michelle has resigned her

position as her life is taking new directions.

We will be looking for a person to staff this position. Should you know of anyone

who might be interested, please let our Pastor’s know.

God’s People on the S ewardship Journey


NWCC Foundation

Over the years, our NWCC Foundation has positively

affected many lives. As part of our efforts to communicate

the good works of this very special group, we have asked

several of our beneficiaries to share their unique stories…

Dear Northwest Christian Foundation.

I was asked what impact the Foundation has had

on my life and on the lives of those around me.

Through the extravagant generosity of the

Foundation, I am now a fully licensed professional

counselor having completed my coursework at

Methodist Theological Seminary and passing the

National Counselors Examination in April of

2016. I currently work at North Community

Counseling, listening to people who desperately

need to be heard. I have a small caseload of my own

clients dealing with both mental health and some

chemical dependency issues or both. I spend the

majority of my day completing intake

assessments and determining diagnosis and best

care for people from all walks of life and ages

from as young as 13 to as mature as 86. I have

found my calling and am using my God-given gifts.

I will never forget the Sunday morning that

Connie Loynachan asked me after the early

morning service if I had considered seminary and

that the Foundation was looking for people to

support as they considered their mission in life.

It has completely altered my life.

Rebecca Rogers, MA, LPC

Total Current Value of NWCC Foundation: $298,342 UBS Investments: $273,342

Cash and money balances $23,144

Equities

$136,856.75

Fixed Income $21,162

Other =

$92,180.06

Church Extension: $25,000

Yours in Christ,

Chris Femia

NWCC Foundation Chair

Phillipians 4: 17-20 It is not that I want to receive the

gift. I want you to get the pay that is coming to you

later. I have everything I need and more than enough.

I am taken care of because Epaphroditus brought your

gift. It is a sweet gift. It is a gift that cost you

something. It is the kind of gift God is so pleased with.

And my God will give you everything you need because

of His great riches in Christ Jesus. Now may our God

and Father be honored forever. Let it be so.

Paul is quite clear that the giving of money to support

God’s Kingdom is a form of worship. When we give of

our financial resources to support our church, it is not

just to get the bills paid or to accomplish good works.

It is part of our spiritual journey with God.

Yes, the bills get paid and outreach happens, but passing

the offering plate is not a fund-raising ritual. It is an

opportunity to sacrifice something of value to us

(money) and give it to God as an act of devotion.

This month we officially conclude our Covenant season,

where we have made a pledge about our stewardship for

the coming year. Thank God for the opportunity to

express our love for God and others.

Yours in Christ,

Carla Nuenke

Stewardship Chair


Northwest Christian Church The Chalice Arts Series

Please come and enjoy these programs with us

December 10, 2017 Prince of Peace 3:00 p.m.

The choirs of Northwest Christian Church will present this festive

program of music celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, the Prince

of Peace. Please join us as part of your personal Advent journey.

March 9 & 10, 2018 Miss Persia 7:30 p.m.

This fun-filled musical comedy by Eyal Bitton is based on the

timeless story of one of the Bible’s greatest heroines, Queen Esther.

The NWCC Youth Choir will present a fully staged and choreo-

graphed version of this classic tale of self-sacrifice and the battle

for equality.

April 15, 2018 Utterback 88 3:00 p.m.

When Dr. Joe Utterback sits down on the bench, you will soon

believe he has more than two hands and the piano more than 88

keys. He will play his own arrangements and compositions of both

sacred and secular music. Come and enjoy this afternoon with Dr.

Joe, a true virtuoso.

May 6, 2018 Down by the Creekbank 10:30 a.m.

The fantastic Kids of the Kingdom will lead us in worship and

present this musical by Dottie Rambo celebrating the beauty

of God’s earth.


. Thanksgiving Special

Offering

Many of us are aware today’s skyrocketing costs of higher education. In recent years, stu-

dent debt has surpassed credit card debt in terms of total debt owed by Americans.

Our Disciples colleges and universities, and our theological institutions continue to work at pro-viding quality education, keeping costs down,

and providing funding to assist Disciples students and others.

As Disciples, we recognize how important higher education is. Over 50,000 students at-

tend our fourteen Disciples related colleges and universities or seven seminaries and divinity houses. And in the past twelve

months, over 12,000 students have graduated from these fine schools.

The work of educating and forming students in-tellectually, emotionally, spiritually and physi-

cally continues.

Our gifts to the Thanksgiving offering help sup-port the work of our institutions of higher learn-ing in many ways: financially supporting Disci-ples related schools, providing undergraduate

scholarships and support for spiritual life offices, and providing scholarships and support for

those pursuing theological education.

May we please give generously to support this important work. The offering will be received on November 12th and 19th. Our goal for this

offering is $500. Thank you!

Watch a FREE Live Stream of Dave Ramsey’s Smart Money Event in our sanctuary. Over the last 25 years, millions of lives have been changed through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace

University. On Tuesday, November 7th at 8pm, Dave will be live

streaming his Smart Money event to churches and Financial Peace University classes across the country. We are excited to announce that we will be a host site for this event.

The best part? It’s absolutely free for you to attend! As Dave and Rachel Cruze take the stage in Phoenix, and we will stream the event in

real time. We’d love for you to join us and learn the steps you and your family can take to live like no one else.

We will again be coordinating with Boulevard

Community Christmas Packages, by providing

400 boxes of pasta. Most packages get two

boxes, so 2 lb pasta boxes can also be

donated. The pasta needs to be collected

by 12/10/2017, so we will start collecting

November 12. It also fun to participate in the

preparation and delivery, and home baked

cookies are also received until 12/15/2017 at

Boulevard Presbyterian. Around 300 Families

referred from NSI, NNEMAP, COMPASS,

Syntero, and Hilltop receive the packages of food

for a holiday meal, cookies, and gifts!

Delivery - Sunday, 12/17/17 (12:30pm - 2:00pm)

Packing of the Food Boxes - Saturday,

12/16/17 (9:30am - 11am)

Taping the Boxes and Packaging the cookies -

Friday, 12/15/17 (6:00pm - 7:30pm)

If you are interested in helping on these days,

contact Lori Beals at [email protected].

mailto:[email protected]

Game Night!

Friday, November 3rd at 7:00pm.

All ages and skill levels are welcome.

Bring your family and friends (or come

by yourself and make some new friends),

a favorite game or two, and a snack to

share. Please contact a member of the

Mason family if you have

questions.


Congratulations!!

Thank you to the CYF for all of your

hard work to make the Spaghetti Lunch

such a huge success! The kids were able

to raise $1,065 to be applied to to their

upcoming mission trip.

Special thanks to Samantha Mason and

Isanina Huang for lending their talents,

and to Jackson Buty, emcee-

extraordinaire!

1. Carry your own cup or water bottle and forgo disposable cups, lids, & straws in restaurants

2. Keep a “to-go” container in your car for your restaurant leftovers

3. Carpool, bike, or walk

4. Never wait in the car with the engine idling

5. Limit shower times to 5 minutes or less

6. Line dry your laundry in the sun

7. Use recyclables like paper, metal, plastic & glass for crafts.

Repurpose t-shirts into quilts & rugs

8. Create a compost pile in your backyard

Green Chalice offers tips for lighter impact - Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

8 Things You Can Do To Walk

More Gently on the Earth

Wednesday Evening Bible Study

Our study, “Invitation to Genesis,” continues for three more

weeks in classroom 10 at 7:00.

November 8 Jacob Wrestles with God

November 15 The Story of Tamar

November 22 No meeting- Thanksgiving Eve

November 29 The Story of Joseph (through Exodus 1)

In January the Wednesday Evening Bible Study will begin to

explore “Invitation to John.” All are welcome!

We would like to thank everyone who either walked or sponsored

someone who did in this year’s CROP Hunger Walk. As of Nov. 1st

NWCC had raised a total of $4,000.56

Bruce & Linda Anschutz

11/7 Chris and Kelley Femia

11/8 Tom and Sheri Lisak

11/18 Jeff and Anne Neher

11/18 Adam and Karen Smith

11/19 Norm and Doris Chesrown

11/25 Paul and Pat Lantis

11/29 Jonathan and Allison Wheeler

Northwest Christian Church — 1340 Fishinger Road, Columbus, OH 43221

Worship Hours: 8:00am and 10:30am / Summer Worship Hours (Memorial Weekend-September) 10:30am Sunday School—Adult and Youth 9:15am (9:00am Summer) / Children’s Bible Zone (during Worship)

Office Hours: 9:00am-2:30pm Monday-Friday / Phone: 614-457-6290 Website: www.northwestchristian.org

We apologize if we’ve missed your birthday or anniversary. Please contact the office so we can update our church records

Thank you!!

Current Needs: toilet paper, sugar, flour, detergent, cat/dog food, whole grain pasta Homeless Needs: low-sodium pop-top cans of meat (tuna, chicken) Hygiene Needs: dental items, razors, shampoo, feminine hygiene products

Please leave donations in the shopping cart in the narthex. Visit the website for additional pantry needs: www.nnemappantry.org

11/1 Jerry Anglim

11/1 Jackson Zynda

11/2 Judy Fife

11/2 Aaron Thornton

11/6 Paul Lantis

11/7 Dusky Reider

11/8 Hannah Jochem

11/9 Corinne Femia

11/9 Philip Wilcox

11/10 Ken Coy

11/12 Chris Femia

11/12 Rhonda Rose

11/14 Lillian Anschutz

11/14 Barrett Taylor

11/15 Adam Rath

11/17 Sydney Lee Badgeley

11/17 Chris King

11/17 Adam Smith

11/18 Marlene Mahoney

11/22 Scott Allen

11/25 Bruno Femia

11/25 Sam Moore

11/25 Dennis Richardson

11/27 Jeff Neher

11/27 Jack Strawn

11/30 Christian Brongers

11/30 Aaron Roe

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10:00am Lectionary Study 7:00pm Invitation to Genesis

2 4:30pm Pastors’ Class 6:00pm Buckeye District Round Table 6:30pm Property Stewards Meeting 6:45pm Chalice Ringers 7:30pm Chalice Choir

3 7:00pm Game Night

4 7:00pm Youth Lock-in

5 All Saint’s Sunday 8:00am Worship 8:30am Youth Choir 9:15am KOK, Faith Friends 10:30am Worship 3:00pm Chalice Arts

6 7:00pm Ministry Cabinet Meeting

7 Election Day 8:30am Riverside Sewing Circle 1:00pm Staff Meeting 7:00pm Dave Ramsey Smart Money Live broadcast


9 4:30pm Pastors’ Class 6:45pm Chalice Ringers 7:30pm Chalice Choir

10 11 Wedding 8:00am Men’s Breakfast 9:00am CYF Habitat for Humanity

12 Celebration Sunday

8:00am Worship 8:30am Youth Choir 9:15am KOK, Faith Friends 10:30am Worship

13 7:00pm Administrative Council Meeting

14 9:00am Commission on Ministry 1:00pm Staff Meeting 6:30pm REFIT® Class 7:00pm Foundation Meeting


16 4:30pm Pastors’ Class 6:45pm Chalice Ringers 7:30pm Chalice Choir

17 7:00pm NNEMAP Harmony for Hunger Concert

18 Wedding

19 Baptism and Thanksgiving Sunday

8:00am Youth Bake Sale 8:00am Worship 8:30am Youth Choir 9:15am KOK, Faith Friends 10:30am Worship

20 7:00pm Elder Meeting

21 1:00pm Staff Meeting 6:30pm REFIT® Class

22 10:00am Lectionary Study

23 Office Closed

24 Office Closed

25

26 8:00am Worship 8:30am Youth Choir 9:15am KOK, Faith Friends 10:30am Worship 11:30am Chi Rho Christmas Shopping 3:00pm Youth Yoga

27 7:00pm Women’s Ministries 7:30pm Chamber Singers

28 1:00pm Staff Meeting 6:30pm REFIT® Class


30 6:45pm Chalice Ringers 7:30pm Chalice Choir

NWCC Calendar of Events

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