A Celebration of 15 Years with Pastor Todd

15th Anniversary as our pastor at College Hill!

It’s difficult to believe, yet so much has happened during his tenure. In order to recognize this (and the 30th anniversary of his ordination in October), a celebration on November 5th, is being planned, in Fellowship Hall after worship-with a prime rib dinner and special events. 

So, please mark your calendar because you won’t want to miss the celebration!

August 11, 1954 - May 26, 2023

Jason Bronston, son of our beloved Charlotte Bronston, and brother of College Hill member Jan Williams, passed away on May 26.

Celebration of Life Service

Joy/Concern Prayer Requests: 

Please submit your requests for prayers of joy or concern in the bowl in the Narthex.  

Prayer requests are now being shared during Sunday Worship! Live streaming will be muted while they are shared. 

Also, please reach out to Jan Swafford, Congregational Care Ministry Team Moderator, any team member, or Rev. Todd with needs and concerns.

Our First Sunday Food Collection for the Kendall Whittier Food Pantry is in need of breakfast cereal (Cheerios, Corn Flakes, or other less sweet cereals) and 1-2 lb. bags of rice.

Canned fruit is an immediate need for the

Food Pantry, so feel free to bring donations to the church at any time, and we will distribute.

We welcome your encouragement, support and love for children as you assist them in learning English as a Second Language.

If you are interested, please (click name to) contact Tally Ferguson, or Cynthia Fox for details.

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.

A meaningful way to celebrate this year's Birthday, 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.

2 - Jerry Fuller

   Remember the 

College Hill notepads have been placed on each pew. When you arrive Sunday, take a sheet from one. Write your name at the top, then two or three hymn numbers. REMEMBER: No holiday hymns this Sunday! 

We have a corps of pew captains (youth of the church) who will pass a basket/bucket down each pew for you to place your selections during the choir anthem. 

When we move to the hymn sing, each pew captain will draw a lucky name with their hymn choices. We will sing the first choice, unless it has already been sung, in which case we will move to the second choice. 

Caroline Johnson and Dana Livingston will be our floor generals, assisting the pew captains.

Be creative. If everyone chooses Amazing Grace and/or How Great Thou Art, it may be a short service! Ha! Dig deep!

 

to enjoy the cookout!

Come march with us in the 2023 Tulsa Pride Parade!  College Hill will have a truck in the parade and we need volunteers who can be riders, lots of walkers and a large, supportive crowd for those who cannot make the entire parade.

Our group will meet at 5:30 pm at the line up location at 13th and Boston (in the north parking lot), with the parade step-off time being 6:00 pm. The parade route continues north on Boston to 4th Street, then east on 4th Street to the Tulsa Pride Celebration at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center!

Please (click name to) contact Crystal Zerger or Mike Gibson to volunteer to participate in the parade. For more information about this year’s Pride events, go to https://okeq.org/parade/.

Beautifully handcrafted and painted by David & Susan West, this Blessing Box is now a permanent fixture in the chuirch's

Half of the funds that College Hill received from a $1,000 Grant from Matthew 25 Ministry PC(USA) was used for the box building materials.

Please bring non-perishable food items to place in the box to help those in need.

Compassion Camp is a program where participants explore what it means to have compassion for themselves and others and the world.

As we look around the world, our deep need for compassion becomes more evident with each passing day, perhaps now more than ever. Compassion Camp aims to cultivate compassion for each other, ourselves, and the world. We will examine different places in our lives where we can cultivate compassion. Using each Compassion Camp component, we’ll explore themes of compassion as they relate to each session’s scripture.

Through Compassion Camp: What Every Living Thing Needs: Participants will explore what all living things need to live - shelter, food, water, air, and community - and how we can have compassion for the living earth especially in their local ecosystems.

Through awareness, gratitude, wonderment, reciprocity, and kinship, participants will consider how to become co-sustainers and participants in the work of God’s creation.

Using Psalm 104 as our grounding text, along with supporting scripture, participants will closely examine the interconnectedness of the whole earth - humans alongside the more than human world.

Through sessions including Gathering & Music, Bible Story, Create & Play, Movement, Recreation, Compassion in Action, and Sending & Music there will be something for everyone!

Volunteers are needed to help make Compassion Camp a resounding success. Please (click name to) email Betsy Guyer or call her at 402-202-3522 to find out more!

(until the Fall):

~ My Body is Not a Prayer Request~Disability Justice in the Church - by Amy Kenny

~ Why Religion? A Personal Story - by Elaine Pagels

~ Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most - by Minslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz (reviewed in Tulsa World April 2nd)

The group meets monthly at the home of Sue Haskins to discuss their latest read.

Please contact Sue (918-557-0497) for questions, or if you are interested in joining this fun group when they return from Summer break!

Mike Gibson, Organist

The Chancel Choir of College Hill Presbyterian Church rehearses Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the second story choral room (next to the church office) for singing, fellowship and fun!

BELLissimo Handbell Ensemble of College Hill Presbyterian Church rehearses Wednesdays at 6:00 pm in Fellowship Hall (1st floor).

If you would like to sing with the Chancel Choir, or are interested in joining our Handbell Choir, (permanent member or substitute), we always welcome new members!

Please (click name to) contact our

Director of Music, Kim Childs,

or call him at 918-230-2770

June 4 ~ O Lord Most Holy- Arr. Hal Hopson

June 11~God Be Merciful Unto Us and Bless Us - Phillip W.J. Stopford

June 18 ~ Samuel Krall, baritone - TBA

Guest Soloist

June 25 ~ Suzy Law, soprano - TBA

If you’re confused about what recyclables City of Tulsa accepts, worry no longer!

Get one of the free bags offered by TulsaRecycle.com (also a good website to use!) available from our Green Team chair Mark Miller.

College Hill has received certification for the third year as an Earth Care Congregation, among 300+ other Presbyterian churches qualifying.

“It’s been amazing to read about all the ways in which Presbyterians are being good stewards of creation,” writes Jessica Maudlin, Associate for Sustainable Living and Earth Care Concerns, Presbyterian Hunger Program.