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CHIMES July 2017 United Methodist

From the Pastor “But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, As we move into a new season of life at he who formed you O Israel: Church of the Saviour, I am excited to be Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; in ministry with all of you. I am grateful I have called you by name, you are mine. for the commitment of so many people to When you pass through the waters, I will be with the mission of Jesus Christ in our com- you; munity, among them our tremendously and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm gifted and faithful staff. Because of all of you, I am filled you; with a sense of hope and joy, grounded in the evidence of when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, God at work among us. and the flame shall not consume you.” One significant reason for the hope I feel is the ministry of - Isaiah 43:1-2 Rev. Gregory Kendrick Jr., appointed to serve as associate pastor beginning in July. He is a powerful preacher with a Greetings Friends and Saints! strong and compelling prophetic voice, characteristics we experienced when Gregory preached here in February. But his If I can borrow a line from a gifts extend far beyond his preaching, as we will learn through colleague of mine “I am his leadership in the weeks ahead. I know that you will join hippopotamus happy to be here with me in extending a warm welcome to Gregory and his fam- you.” I am filled with great ily, Rebecca, Caleb, and Charis. anticipation of seeing the power - Rev. Andy Call and presence of God at work in and through this congregation and community. I am excited to learn a new city and dive into all it has to offer. Most of all, I am grateful for the SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE privilege to work alongside of you, providing July 2 encouragement and much prayer, as we live out our calling Worship at 8:30 a.m. in Myers Chapel, 9:30 a.m. in the Great Hall as a faith community. There is no greater joy for me than and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Andy Call preaching “Not to see the people of God live into their call! Ashamed” (Matthew 10:40-42; 2 Timothy 1:7-12) I am not oblivious to the fact that transition can Holy Communion at all three services. create apprehension and quite possibly concern. “Who is July 9 this new pastor? What will he be like? How will the Worship at 8:30 a.m. in Myers Chapel, 9:30 a.m. in the Great Hall church be different?” Trust me, I too have similar and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Andy Call preaching at 8:30 questions of you! However, over the last two weeks a a.m. and 11:00 a.m. “Natural Praise” (Psalm 145: 8-14) call and response used at the West Ohio Annual Rev. Gregory Kendrick Jr. preaching at 9:30 a.m. “Divine Conference has been playing over and over in my soul: Intimacy” (Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24) “Fear not, God is with us! God is with us, fear not!” In a July 16 time that can be filled with much grief over what was and Worship at 8:30 a.m. in Myers Chapel, 9:30 a.m. in the Great Hall trepidation about the unknown future, I hold onto this and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Gregory Kendrick Jr. central theme that has been pervasive throughout Holy preaching “Messy Praise” (Psalm 65) Scripture. July 23 Fear not, God is with us! So let us pray ever more Worship at 8:30 a.m. in Myers Chapel, 9:30 a.m. in the Great Hall fervently for the vision God has for our faith and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Gregory Kendrick Jr. community. Let us be transformed anew by the power of preaching at 8:30 a.m. and 11: 00 a.m. “Divine Intimacy” the Holy Spirit. Let us move ever more deeply into (Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24) Rev. Andy Call preaching at 9:30 a.m. relationship with ALL of God’s people. Let us go, having “Natural Praise” (Psalm 145: 8-14) been unfettered by the chains of fear and scarcity, into the world with the good news of Jesus Christ. July 30 Worship at 8:30 a.m. in Myers Chapel, 9:30 a.m. in the Great Hall Fear not Church of the Saviour, God is with us! and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Rev. Andy Call preaching “Have Your Faithful Servant, you Understood?” (Matthew 12:31-33, 44-52) Rev. Gregory E. Kendrick Jr. Welcome to David Gilson, Congratulations to the Confirmation Class of 2017! New Director of Music Ministries On behalf of SPRC and the music director search committee, we are pleased to announce that we have hired David W. Gilson as the next music director at COTS. He will be taking over the leadership of the Chancel, GOOD NEWS and Agape Choirs along with the overall administration of the music ministry. Currently, David is the Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the Cleveland Institute of Music as well as the music director at the UMC of Chagrin Falls. He also serves as the Artistic Director for 2017 Confirmation Class & Sponsors the Western Reserve Chorale. David has a Bachelor of Arts in Jihad Arif (Tom Sperl), Lukas Chew* (Tom Wadsworth), music from Allegheny and his Masters in Music from CIM. Rafe Dellinger* (Joe Hicks), Luke Farrall (Karl Kaups), David will keep his positions with CIM and the Western Reserve Luke Graban* (Brad Withers), Avery Hickey* (Heather Chorale while taking over as the music leadership for Church of Bang), Anna Krouse (Libbie Stansifer), Abraham Paik* the Saviour. (Todd Johnson), Connor Richard* (Brian Broadbent), David is no stranger to the Cleveland Heights area. David lives Anna Rose* (Schen Griest), David Verhage* (Pete in Cleveland Heights with his wife and two daughters who will be Evangelista), Derek Yost* (Charlie Yoost) seniors at Heights High next year. * Confirmed June 4, 2017 Confirmation leaders: The Rev. Dianne Tobey Covault David will begin his work at COTS in July by planning for the and Mr. Curt Campbell upcoming worship season. David also will be sharing his musical talent with the congregation during worship services at the end of July. David’s work with our choirs will begin once the fall Clergy Leadership Awards worship season starts. When we started this search, SPRC and the music search committee were told by our consultant that the new music director was out there. We had to have faith that God would help The East Ohio Conference Commission on Religion and us find the right person. God has guided us to bring David on Race presented the 2017 “CORR-ageous” Clergy staff to lead our music ministry and we could not be more Leadership Awards to our own Pastor Judy Wismar excited. Please welcome him if you see him. Claycomb and to COTS Pastor Emeritus, Charlie Yoost, at SPRC also says a special thank you to our search committee for their June 12 banquet at the Annual Conference in working so hard over the past six months. Finally, a special Lakeside, Ohio. “thanks” to all our music ministry folks for your feedback and The “CORR-ageous” award is voted annually by the input into the interview process and for sharing your wonderful Commission and presented “for promoting equal racial talent of music to enrich our worship of God. integration and ethnic minority inclusiveness in the total life, mission and ministry of the East Ohio Conference.” Daran Kiefer Shane Griest Co-Chair SPRC Co-Chair SPRC Dr. Yoost was recognized for his leadership role in guiding and resourcing the merger of Church of the Saviour and Windermere/Living Hope UM Churches. Rev. Judy Welcome Picnic Wismar Claycomb received the award for transformational Let's give a warm welcome to the work in leading Church of the Saviour in its Kendrick family as Rev. Gregory ongoing development as a vital, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic Kendrick Jr. joins our church family on church. July 2. Following the 11:00 a.m. Bishop Tracy Smith Malone has asked Rev. Wismar worship service, Staff Parish Relations Claycomb to continue in retirement resourcing local Committee will host a BBQ to welcome Gregory, Rebecca, churches in intercultural awareness and development, under Caleb, and Charis. Hot dogs & hamburgers, water, and lemonade the auspices of the Conference Office of Multi-Cultural will be provided. The congregation is asked to bring side dishes Vitality, Will Jones, Director. and desserts to share.

Sunday Morning Hospitality Job Opportunities

Would you like to be a part of showing what a warm and The Church is currently looking for qualified individuals for friendly church we have? Be a morning greeter! Greeters the following positions: Director of Children’s Ministries needed before the 8:30, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services. If you are and Director of the Early Learning Center. Please visit interested, please contact Bill Taylor by email www.chsaviour.org for details. at [email protected] or by phone at 330-659-2009. Christmas In July Summer Sunday School Schedule

Christmas? In mid-summer? Why not?! Your children will stay with the level We are people who celebrate the or grade of the school year they have incarnation year-round, after all. just finished. Everyone will be promoted in the fall. In this case, we are celebrating God-with-us in the form of a new start. With a new leadership team coming together (pastors 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. and staff) and an exciting year ahead of mission and vision, it is Nursery/Toddlers: Rm. 93 Nursery/Toddlers: Rm. 93 a good time to be mindful of all of God’s gifts to us. And it’s Preschool -2nd grade:Rm. 62 Preschool - 1st grade: Rm.62 also a great time to inject some enthusiasm and financial invest- Grades 3-5 worship with family Grades 2-5: Rm. 50 ment into the ministries of the church to get us started in a posi- tive direction heading into the new ministry year. Youth Sunday School will also continue through the Throughout the month of July, you are invited to make a second summer, because God is great and so are the youth! mile gift to help move us forward during what is typically a slow time of year for contributions. Various items which are 11:00 a.m. part of our operating expense can be given as gifts to the Grades 6-8: Room 097 (Junior Youth Room) church, simply pick out a gift tag in the parlor or visit the Grades 9-12: Room 207 (Senior Youth Room) church website (www.chsaviour.org) and click on the “Christmas in July” graphic. Thank you for helping make Men’s Breakfast, Saturday, July 8th this a season of celebration! Please join us for our next quarterly breakfast on Saturday, July 8 at 7:30 a.m. Allen Spencer will be our speaker. As always, there will be lots of food and fellowship. The coffee arrives at 7:15 so come early to hang. We end promptly at 9:00 so you can get home to your families. Hope to see you there.

Financial Snapshot

Church of the Saviour operating finances through May 2017 are summarized here. Receipts are 5% below expectations, consisting primarily of lower pledge receipts compared to budget. To date, expenses are 2% below budget. Although we had a surplus in April, we are now running a deficit of almost $22,000. As we generally experience less cash flow during the summer months, it would be very helpful if folks could keep Vacation Bible School 2017 current on their pledges during this time. Hopefully, the Christmas in July campaign will increase our cash flow this From June 19 through June 22, the church was filled with 128 summer. children, 80 volunteers and the Holy Spirit for four fun and spirit filled days of vacation bible school. During those four Receipts: Expenses: days the children played games, watched bible stories, sang Actual $547,542 Actual $568,330 and danced. They also raised $415 dollars which was Budget $576,089 Budget $575,187 multiplied into $830 through a generous donor who matched Difference ($28,547) Difference ($6,857) the children’s donations. These dollars will pay for 27 LUCI lights which will be given to children at the Harrisburg Government School in Liberia, West Africa. LUCI lights are Net Actual ($20,788) solar lights that charge during the day to provide up to 12 Net Budget $902 hours of light. There are 230 students at the Harrisburg Difference ($21,690) school and less than 100 of them have lights in their homes.

Youth Mission Trip Prayer Partners On July 8-14, a team of youth and adults will head to Zanesville, Ohio to share Christ’s love by working on the homes of people in need. We need to send them out covered in prayer throughout the week. We are looking for Prayer Partners, individuals from our congregation to pray for individuals on the mission trip. Will you make a commitment to pray? It is simple, important, example setting act to let our youth know that they are supported by and connected to this church. We expect to have around 75 youth and adults on the mission trip – we’d love to identify a prayer partner for each or you can choose to pray for the entire team as we prepare for and go on the trip. For more information, contact the church office, or Pete Evangelista at 216-647-4774 or [email protected].

Website and Podcasting

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OUR CHURCH FAMILY’S BULLETIN BOARD Notes of Appreciation Dear Church of the Saviour Family,

Heartfelt sympathy is extended to the family Thank you all so very much for your kind words, cards and very generous gifts of and friends of recently deceased church encouragement and farewell. As I said in my sermon, I have learned so much members Marie Spaulding (May 28), from all of you and have many fond memories to keep of our times together. My Rosemary Owen (June 10) and Judy family and I are very grateful for all of you. You will probably see Glennis and Heuman (June 11). Estelle around the church as they consider it their church home and Andy has been Congratulations to the Morrow family on the gracious to welcome them to stay. As you know, I will become pastor of Christ birth of Aidan James Moro. Aiden is the and Simpson churches and will be getting to know two new communities starting son of Maria & Andrew Moro and the July 1. I leave you all in the very capable hands of one another, of the staff, and of grandson of Laura & Pete Evangelista. your new senior pastor Andy and associate pastor Gregory. Take care of one

Congratulations to the Fitzpatrick family on another, and of course, Fear Not. With love, Dianne the birth of Paul Scott Fitzpatrick on April Congratulations Graduates! 7. Paul is the son of Emily & Scott Fitzpatrick and brother of Lynn and Jill. Congratulations to Kelly Wittke, daughter of Sharon and Bob Wittke, on

Congratulations to the Lindhardt and Lubell graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from The Ohio State University. families on the birth of Lydia Roslyn on May 1. Lydia is the daughter of Sarah Congratulations to Austin Lubell son of Alice and Art Lubell on graduating Lubell & Dan Linhardt and granddaughter from Orange High School. Austin will be attending the University of Cincinnati, of Art and Alice (Reed) Lubell. School of Engineering.

Catalyst Bible Study Has Moved UPCOMING DEADLINES Monday, July 10 The Catalyst Bible Study has moved to the home of Laura & Pete Evangelista, Mid-Month digital reminder page 972 Cambridge Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The group meets each Sunday

Monday, July 17 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. All are welcome to the study and to monthly meal service August Chimes newsletter at the City Mission. Please contact Pete or Laura Evangelista with any questions.