Seraphin String Trio To Perform As Part Of Worthington Presbyterian Church’s A Celebration Of Sound Concert Series

WHO: Seraphin String Trio, an ensemble which features Richard Bell playing cello, David Edge playing violin and Steven Wedell playing viola. The Seraphin String Trio was formed in 1985. The trio’s members are also part of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. They have performed on most of Central Ohio’s chamber music series and at many Midwestern colleges.

WHAT: Worthington Presbyterian Church’s a CELEBRATION OF SOUND Concert Series. The concert will be followed by a reception in Hazelton Fellowship Hall.

WHEN: Sunday, February 24, 2008, at 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Worthington Presbyterian Church Sanctuary
773 High Street on the Northwest Village Green
Worthington, OH 43085

COST: There is no charge for the concert, although a free-will offering will be received.

CONTACT: Worthington Presbyterian Church at 614-885-5355 with questions.

Media contact:
David Rives
Director of Music
614-885-5355
drives@worthingtonpres.com

Worthington’s own Phil Hazelton will be at the Mean Bean Caffeine Lounge, 660 High Street in Worthington on Thursday, November 8 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Phil will read an excerpt from his new book Tuesday Faces and sign copies of the book brought in by Mean Bean customers.

The book, a 52-week study of biblical characters, features pointillistic drawings by the author.

It can be purchased directly from the publisher by calling 1-877-421-READ (7323) or visiting the Web at Pleasant Word Books and Amazon.com.

Hazelton, recently retired from Worthington Presbyterian Church, is also the author of The High Places, a collection of his sermons.

For more information, contact 614-436-7938.

The Brass Band of Columbus will be performing as part of the 2007-08 A Celebration Of Sound Concert Series at the Worthington Presbyterian Church.

Location: 773 High Street, Worthington, Columbus

Website: http://www.worthingtonpres.com/

The concert will be Sunday, October 21 @ 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

A free-will offering will be received.

Meet the artists at a reception in our fellowship hall following the performance.

Flu Shots will be offered on Sunday, October 21 and November 4, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Worthington Presbyterian’s Hazelton Fellowship Hall
773 High Street, Worthington, OH 43085, 614-885-5355

Those eligible for the vaccine include adults, children older than age 12 with parents’ written consent, and pregnant women with a physician’s written order.

The cost for the flu shot is $25.

Cash, checks (written to “Interim Healthcare”), Medicare Part B and/or Medigold Insurance are accepted.

Financial assistance is available. Check with the nurse that day.

The following article was originally published in the Columbus Dispatch on Friday, September 28, 2007, marking Phil Hazelton’s retirement. Reprinted with permission of The Columbus Dispatch. The author, Doug Haddix (dhaddix@dispatch.com), is projects editor of The Dispatch and an elder in the PC(USA).

 Picture Bob Newhart in the pulpit, wearing a black robe and white clerical collar.

That was my first impression of the Rev. Dr. Philip Hazelton of Worthington Presbyterian Church. Same dry humor, same folksy delivery, same deep reservoir of wisdom.

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The 200th meeting of the Presbytery of Scioto Valley was highlighted by worship led by the Rev. Carol Wickersham, from the Presbytery of Lakes and Prairies. She challenged the Presbytery to think about peace also to work for it in large and small activities.

New pastors, James Gear (Columbus Brookwood), Leigh Holder-Bobo (Columbus Hoge Memorial), and Michael Phillips (Washington Court House First) were introduced.

At the request of the Presbytery of San Jose, Brett Swanson (pictured) was examined and approved for ordination. He has been called to be associate pastor at the Columbus Boulevard church.

In other pastoral transitions, Charlotte O’Neil has moved from 1/2 to 3/4 time at Delaware Old Stone and Donald Coleman has become associate pastor at Delaware Liberty. New interims are Tim Jones at Grove City First, Alex McDougall at Galloway, and Paul Van Horn at Nelsonville First. Jeff Connar will serve as commissioned lay pastor at Columbus Calvin, Dwayne Lee will serve as CLP at Frankfort First, and Linda Plummer will add Oak Hill Horeb to her CLP duties at Oak Hill Bethel. Marian Redding is now stated supply pastor at Iberia. November 1st will see Jeffrey De Yoe begin as pastor at Worthington and Stuart Ritter become interim at Columbus Broad Street. Phil Hazelton and Rawley Boone were granted honorably retired status.

The proposal from the Mt. Gilead church, presented in September 2006 and postponed to this meeting, asked that the Presbytery take the position that “compliance with the standards for ordination adopted by the whole church in the Book of Order is an essential of Reformed polity” was defeated.

The mission partnerships report noted that the major upcoming activity will the week-long Presbytery’s joining in the Mission Challenge ‘07. Ted Wright, area coordinator for central and southern Africa, will be in the Presbytery October 20-26th andz will meet at area gatherings, including Presbyterian Women and Hanging Rock.

The Presbytery Resource Center was granted permission to proceed with the organization of a partnership network of Presbytery Resource Centers in Ohio, in the Synod of the Covenant.

A well done video presentation on the Youth Triennium was presented.

A lay pastors class of 4 Presbyterians and 3 UCCs were welcomed at the September 2007 Presbytery Meeting.

This marks the completion of our first class partnering with our United Church of Christ colleagues.

The Trustees announced that they had concurred with the Committee On Ministry oversight committee for Worthington Highlands to grant the church $30,000 for September 2007 through August 2008 and not do the projected funding for the third year of the original plan.

A motion was referred to Presbytery Council to have the presbytery meetings scheduled at the same time on consistent dates.

CORRECTION: The next presbytery meeting will be at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Columbus on Tuesday, November 20, at 10 a.m.