712 S. Columbia Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74104
918.592.5800
Church Office Hours:
Mon - Th, 9 am - 3 pm
Closed on Fridays
Worship Schedule:
9:30 am - Church School - all ages
10:30 am - Fellowship
11:00 am - Worship in English
11:00 am - Worship in Spanish
Church Email:
Pastor Email:
Website:
Join us for coffee, juice, cookies and
conversation in Fellowship Hall before
Church School and Worship.
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First snow of the season ~
November 12, 2018
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We have entered into the
Season of Advent
, the four-Sunday period of time used to help us prepare (individually, as families, as a community of faith) to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth on Christmas Day - and what that means in our lives.
As we journey through the darkest time of the year, we wait with active anticipation for the growing light that comes with that special day. We are indeed, in many respects, in a time between the ‘now’ and the ‘not yet.’
Instead of following the traditional weekly assigned lectionary Gospel Readings this season in order, the Worship & Music ministry team has decided to focus specifically on the
theme of ‘wilderness.
’ We will start, therefore, with the passages on John the Baptist.
With the artistic vision of member
Cynthia Fox
, and the particular help of
Gini Fox,
and input from the worship team, the sanctuary will be decorated in a different fashion this year to emphasize this year’s theme. There will also be a work of art projected onto the wall to reflect upon during the service.
Let us journey through the wilderness together through the Season of Advent.
And as I do every year at this time, I encourage you to take the light of Christ that dwells among and within you and reflect that light upon others and your surroundings this season. In these changing and uncertain times, I pray for you, this congregation, our country, and the entire world that this will be a time of real and tangible hope, peace, joy, and love!
Blessings,
Rev. Todd
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Reminder:
If you have not already done so, please be sure to return your 2019 Pledge Card to the church office as soon as possible.
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Welcome New Members
Hayley Normile
Ethan Voelkers
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In Memoriam
Mary McAnally
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January 21, 1939 ~ November 8, 2018
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Cosmic Thrum
by the Rev. Mary McAnally
Shared at her Memorial Service
on November 26, 2018
The Buddha teaches that all suffering comes from desire. To end suffering, we must end desire.
Stanley Kunitz, at age 85, said, "What makes the engine go? Desire. Desire. Desire."
We gather in many places, at many times, hurting and desiring, so many of us, so different, so much the same. We gather to sort meaning, each to each, one for all. But what I know I must say. Meaning comes from a searching and a being open to what's waking in us, what is possible for all. As we live among so many, we must learn new be-ings for the sake of all be-ing. We must sing new songs, for the cosmic chorus.
There are those who live within you and me, reaching and working and singing within each of us, and we sing together the
sacred song in us all. That universal reach, that elemental healing throb, that cosmic thrum that beats and resounds deepmost in silence down each of us, also sounds and works among our different peoples.
Our differences become threats when they could be resources to grow by; our languages become alien noises when they could become bridges of sound; our breads and wines put us apart when they offer us communion at the common table of life.
In one must believe in one's self in order to have trust in another, one must get naked before what is, believing beauty is in us, or if not, is unnecessary for our be-ing.
Come sing with me the cosmic thrum of life, of work that is non-ending, eternal, for the justice that can alone bring peace.
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Commitment Sunday, November 4
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Soulful Singers during worship.
Trinna Burrows, Director
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Confirmation Class graduates serving Communion for the first time - to their parents!
Sofia and Jesper Ohlson
Parker and Haley Brobston
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Michelle Brobston, serving as Liturgist
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Rev Freeman with
Lori Decter Wright, just elected to the Tulsa City Council!!
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College Hill Kids & Volunteers
Serve Up Cookies and Smiles at the
Day Center
Kado, Mario, Charlie, Anders, Luke, Nicholas (friends of the Olson’s), Clara, Evie, Kye May, Mike Evanson, Alicia Odum & Stefanie Olson had a fun time baking homemade chocolate chip cookies for the
Day Center for the Homeless meal on November 24.
The cookies were delicious and the guests at the Day Center gave the kids a round of applause for their gift.
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December
3 - Isabelle Thomason
6 - Peter Campbell
9 - Sue Haskins
9 - Emily Oldham
10 - Ryan Hovenga
13 - Jana Rhoads
15 - Megan Buchner
15 - Marci Platt
15 - Alice Stanford
15 - Caroline Johnson
17 - Kado Bissell
18 - Ronda Robertson
19 - Tally Ferguson
20 - Roberta Smith
24 - Wyneth Roulet
25 - JoAnn Smith
28 - Charles Stanford
29 - Kathy Evanson
30 - Lisa Hays
Remember the
Birthday Endowment Fund!
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Poinsettia Orders
If you are interested in buying a
poinsettia to help decorate the church during Advent and Epiphany, please
complete an
order
form,
(
click link below
to download the form), or you may pick one up from
the Narthex information table.
Donors’ names and the names of ones being honored are listed in the bulletin for the Christmas Eve service of worship.
Order forms
are
due
Thursday, December 20th
and should be
turned in
to the
church office. If you have any questions, please (click name to) contact
Carolyn Brady.
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Alternative Christmas Gifts
Stop by to see our
Outreach & Mission Ministry team at the
Fair Trade table in
Fellowship Hall before and after worship,
any Sunday during Advent (December 2-23) to contribute (any amount you choose) on
behalf of your friend or family member to one (or more) of
four worthy causes:
Night Light Tulsa, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Backpack Program, Marion Medical Mission,
and
Solar Under the Sun. For each donation, you can select a decorative card to send to your friend or family member.
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Monday, December 24
6:30 pm
Service of Worship
There will be a traditional
Candlelight Service of Lessons & Carols
, with the
Chancel Choir
.
Cash donations
collected during our
Christmas Eve Offering
, will go
directly
to
Emergency Infant Services
(EIS)
to
help support various programs and client needs.
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Adult Church School Class
Sunday mornings, 9:30 am
Rev. Freeman
is presenting photographic tours of his recent trips. He has already shared his adventures at Ghost Ranch and Christ in the Desert Monastery, both in New Mexico, and his time in Istanbul, Turkey with the TMM-sponsored trip.
Upcoming Classes:
For the first few week in December Rev. Freeman will continue the journey through Israel/Jerusalem and Palestine/The West Bank
Aliye Shimi
, Executive Director of Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry (TMM), our tour leader, will attend classes when available, as will others from our Interfaith trip.
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5th Sunday
Special Offering
December 30
We will collect
cash donations
for
Emergency Infant Services.
(EIS)
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Giving Thanks
College Hill was pleased to
donate
6
Thanksgiving food baskets to
Kendall Whittier Elementary students and their
families!
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A Family of
Secret Santas
College Hill members
have adopted a family of eight, ages 3-33, for the
Day Center for the Homeless project, Secret Santa.
The recipients now live at the Center’s Hudson Villa housing, where they will receive their gifts from nine generous members of our congregation.
Thank You!
Your generosity is truly changing lives!
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Luncheon Club
Thursday, December
20
at noon
Members of the
Kendall-Whittier Tiger Choir
will be our special guests for December’s Luncheon Club gathering in Fellowship Hall.
The students will join us for lunch before performing, so if you were with us last December, you’ll know that
the kids have excellent appetites
! So that we’ll have plenty of food to share,
please bring a double recipe of your favorite dish (or two dishes
) to go with our main courses of ham and fried chicken.
Luncheon Club typically meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at either a nearby restaurant, or in Fellowship Hall. Please (click name to) contact
Gretchen Hannefield
or
Gay Miller
for more information.
All are welcome!
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COLLEGE HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
Dr. Kim J. Childs, Director of Music
Mike Gibson, Organist
Sunday Morning Music Offerings
Featuring the Chancel Choir
with Mike Gibson, Organist
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December
DECEMBER 2
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Advent
Choral Anthem
Advent Carol
John Horman
DECEMBER 9
Wassail!
John Owen Edwars, Magera Shaw, harp
DECEMBER 16
Choral Anthem
And Our God Will Dance
Mark Hayes
BELLissimo Handbells
Let All Mortal Flesh
arr. Margaret R. Tucker (Introit)
Offertory
Advent Meditation
Dan R. Edwards
DECEMBER 23
Choral Anthem
Light the Advent Candle
Ruth Elaine Schram
DECEMBER 24
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Christmas Eve
Choral Anthems
A Christmas Carol
Charles Ives
A Carol in Winter
Mark Hayes
Lullaby
John Ness Beck
DECEMBER 30
Guest Artist TBA
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CHANCEL CHOIR
The Chancel Choir of College Hill Presbyterian Church
rehearses
Wednesdays
at
6:45 p.m
. in the second story choral room (next to the church office) for singing, fellowship and fun! If you would like to sing with the Chancel Choir,
we are welcoming new members
. Please contact the Director of Music.
BELLISSIMO
HANDBELL ENSEMBLE
BELLissimo Handbell Ensemble of College Hill Presbyterian Church
rehearses
Wednesdays
at
6:00 p.m.
in the second story choral room. If you are interested in playing in this fun ensemble (permanent member or substitute), please contact Director of Music for more information.
Please (click name) to contact our
Director of Music,
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Not to be confused with the College Hill Book Club, we have another small group called the
Book Study Group
.
We select one or two books a year to read and discuss in depth over several monthly Tuesday evening sessions (typically on the fourth Tuesday).
This Fall they have been reading “
The Evangelicals
”
by Frances Fitzgerald
. Contact
Sue Haskins
,
John Gammie,
or
Gary Watts
if you are interested in joining us.
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Sunday, December 9
after Worship
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey
As we head into the holiday season and colder weather, reading
The Snow Child
, the debut novel by native Alaskan Eowyn Ivey published several years ago, seems to be fitting. Borrowing from Alan Cheuse's words in his NPR review of
The Snow Child
, a story set in the 1920s about a childless homesteading couple, "Ivey's delightful invention hovers somewhere between myth and naturalism - and the effect this creates is mesmerizing." Speaking to this particular time of year, he goes on to call the novel "a fantastic story - with tinges of sadness and a mysterious onward-pulsing life force" that "may be best for this, or any, season."
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey is available at book stores, your local library, and other book sources.
Book Club
will
meet
for lunch and discussion
at
Panera Bread
(1624 E. 15th St.,
just west of Utica on the south side of 15th St.)
immediately following worship service.
(12:15pm)
Book Club is
not meeting in November, to give readers a chance to finish this more lengthy book, so pick up a copy
now, to join in on December's meeting!
Please (
click name to)
contact
Fritha Ohlson
if you are interested in more information about this fun group.
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College Hill
Kid Connection
Thanks to our
Christian Education Ministry team, and many other behind-the-scenes
volunteers, the church's
youth program is stronger than ever!
Kid Connection offers the children many opportunities to express themselves and help others through music, arts & crafts, service projects, and much more.
Please
click below to view the
November-December Event Schedule and (
click name to) contact
Christian Education Ministry Team Moderator
Stefanie Olson, for more information.
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BECOME A READING PARTNER
Make a lifelong impact on a child
who struggles with reading.
Reading Partners provides one-on-one reading instruction to elementary school students reading below grade level to help them succeed
in school and in life.
· Give as little as one hour a week. Flexible weekday volunteer times are available Monday through Thursday between 8am and 3pm.
· Follow a highly effective, structured,
and easy-to-use curriculum.
· No formal teaching experience is required.
With school now back in session - this is a perfect time to sign up to volunteer!
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For more information or to sign up:
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College Hill
Recycle and Donation Center
The cabinets in the hallway outside of Fellowship Hall have been repurposed for use as a place to deposit recycling and donations.
Recycle bins will accommodate paper, cans, plastic bags, compact fluorescent lamps, batteries, and printer cartridges.
Donation bins are also available for diapers and baby care products, dry goods and hygiene items, and school supplies.
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Penny Fund Donations Welcome
Thank you for your donations to the Penny Fund! You are always welcome to
donate
your
pennies
(or any
loose change
), in the
red container
on the
Narthex table.
This money goes toward funding many College Hill needs and events we enjoy throughout the year!
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1st Sunday Offering
KWI Emergency Food Pantry
Sunday, December 2
Our
First Sunday food collection
will go to the
Kendall Whittier, Inc
.
Emergency Food Pantry.
We will again be collecting canned vegetables and canned fruit, as well as other non-perishable food items.
Cash donations are also always
welcome and much-appreciated!
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Flower Chart
If you would like to
bring flowers
to decorate the sanctuary for an upcoming worship service, please
sign up
on the
Flower Chart
on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall. Your dedication will also be announced in the worship bulletin.
Flowers can be purchased from any store or brought from home. Please bring them in two containers the morning of the service for which you have signed up.
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Birthday Endowment Fund
A meaningful way to
celebrate
your
Birthday
this year is to
donate
an amount equal to your new
age
to the
Endowment Fund
.
This donation is also a wonderful way to
honor others
such as children, grandchildren and friends and allows the
church
to have
funds available
for special projects.
Checks can be made payable to College Hill and marked "Birthday Fund" on the memo portion of the check.
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