The Trumpet April 2015 Volume 32 Issue 4 Firelands Presbyterian Church

2626 East Harbor Road

Port Clinton, Ohio 43452

419-734-6211

Fax 419-734-5411

www.firelandschurch.org

Rev. Mark Cooper, Pastor

Dave Moore, Clerk of Session

Susan Larcey and Kay McIntosh, Musicians

William Umlauf, Treasurer

Rachel Johnson,

Preschool Director

Janine Dress,

Administrative Assistant

Mark Owen, Custodian

Table of Contents

MAS Concert, Upcoming Events & Notes .. 2

Maumee Valley Presbytery Meeting .. 3 & 4

New Beginnings & WCWA Schedule ......... 4

Preschool News ..................................... 5

Session Highlights ................................. 6

Lectionary Texts and Monthly Prayer List . 7

Birthdays, Calendar ............................... 8

Ministry Schedule .................................. 9

Musical Arts 2014-2015 Schedule .......... 10

Holy Week Schedule

Palm/Passion Sunday

March 29 10:30 AM

Rev. Bob Butcher will be

leading our communion

Service this Sunday.

Lenten Study * Lunch * Worship Wednesday April 1

Vineyard on Catawba Community Center

3820 E. Vineyard Village Dr. Port Clinton, Oh 43452 419-797-3100

Pastor Borows will lead the study at 10:30 on and

overview of Maundy Thursday Through Easter. Lunch

served at noon, will be Chicken salad on croissant,

toss salad, brownie and the cost is $6.00. Pastor Ralph

Schibler will lead worship at 12:30 PM.

Maundy Thursday April 2 7:30 PM

Rev. Mark Cooper will be leading the communion service

remembering the Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples

with the washing of hands.

Good Friday April 3 Noon

Church of the Nazarene

The Port Clinton Ministerial Association will be hosting a

Good Friday Service. The Church of the Nazarene is at

410 Monroe St., Port Clinton. The service will be

centering around the chancel drama Passion Parallel

with Pastor Mark participating. Please come and join our

community as we remember the passion of our Lord.

Easter Sunday April 5 10:30 AM Celebration and Communion! This

is the service that celebrates the

reason we are Christians!

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Musical Arts Series Kentucky Wonder String Band

Authentic bluegras and Appalacian music on banjo,

guitar, fiddle and hammered dulcimer. This concert is

sponsored by Arbys Inc. and Shumaker, Loop &

Kendrick LLP and Jack Hilbert. Accommodations are

provided by Our Guest Inn. Following the concert, there

will be a reception for the audience to meet the artists.

Tickets are available at the door for $15 ($12 for

Firelands members, Vineyard & Otterbein residents);

students are admitted free of charge.

Firelands Family Dinner The Firelands Family

Dinner will be Friday,

April 10 at 6:30 p.m. at

1812 Food & Spirits in

the OLD ISLAND

HOUSE. Please sign up

by Wednesday, April

8th. Come and enjoy a

cup of soup, a salad or

a full-course meal. We

will order from the menu.. Come join the fun!!!

Thank You A Big Thank You !

To our Firelands family, we are so grateful for all of your

prayers, calls, cards, notes, meals, books and visits while I

was recovering from the breaks in my arm. Thank You for

your outpouring of kindness and love. We are so blessed to

be a part of the Firelands family. See you all in mid April.

Blessings, Kaye and Bob

Meditation and Yoga begins April 9

Linda Green, certified Sivananda Yoga instructor of

Omnigreen Yoga, will be leading Yoga classes on

Thursdays April 9-April 30 6:00 pm- 7:00pm for the

price of $35 or $10.00 weekly.

Linda will also lead an on going meditation beginning

Thursday at 5:30- 5:55 it will be free will offering to the

church instead of a fee for the meditation class.

This a combination level class. Bring a mat, wear lose

comfy clothing, and bring straps or props if you choose.

Dont eat prior to class.

Relieve stress through

proper stretching, breathing

and relaxation.

Tone your body, as you

build energy.

Alleviate physical tension

including backaches.

Strengthen your body and mind.

For questions contact Linda at 419-635-2337 or email at

linda@omnigreen.com.

Preschool Spring Toy Shower Below is the list of toys that the Preschool could use to

help our students learn. We will begin accepting

donations April 12 for the rest of the month. There will

be a brightly colored box in gathering area for the toys.

- Small table and chairs for our dramatic play area

- Play food/ dishes/pots/pans

- Doll House and accessories

- Sand toys

- Playground balls

- Child sized chairs for outdoor use

- Hulu Hoops

- Doll and Barbie Clothes

- Dress Up Clothes

- Foam Balls for indoor use

- Water balloons

- Water/pool toys (for wading pools)

- Hopper Balls

- Cozy Coupe Cars/Trucks

If anyone has any used/unwanted working tablets, we

would love to have them for the children to play learning

games and read books on.

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Maumee Valley Presbytery Meeting Tuesday February 10, 2015

On Tuesday February 10th Alison Falls, Jim Wagnitz,

Pastor Mark Cooper and I attended the Maumee Valley

Meeting held at First Presbyterian Church Maumee,

Ohio. This is one of the four quarterly meetings where

the churches of the Maumee Valley Presbytery come

together to conduct the business of the Presbytery.

Typical items on the agenda are: Presentation of

Overtures, Installation of Presbytery Officers, actions

taken to the Presbytery from Council, recognition of a

new congregation, changes to the manual of operations,

and actions taken by the Council on Ministries (COM).

The actions taken by COM included approving many

pastoral changes, related service contracts and issues at

a particular church.

Two items of interest to us were the approval of

Reverend Mark Cooper as a teaching elder for our

church and the authorizing of Karen Coffin, Alison Falls,

Joyce Jagucki and Bill Sharp to be a Communion

Celebrant at our church in the absence of a Presbytery

approved pastor.

We arrived by 8:45AM. since Pastor Mark had a meeting

with the COM at 9:00 AM. relative to his being approved

as a teaching elder for our church. We went early in his

support and with a minor addition request from COM

Marks contract was approved for our church. This is the

contract that the pastoral search committee

recommended to Session and which was unanimously

approved at their meeting of Tuesday February 3rd.

Presbytery took action on 8 overtures (motions) that

shall amend the denominations constitution (Book of

Order) and Session wants to make our congregation

aware of what these amendments mean. Our concern is

that we listened to your concerns for Session not

keeping you informed last time when important actions

like this took place. All Presbyteries will be voting on

these proposed amendments to the denominations

constitution to determine if these changes will be

amended and entered into the Constitution.

These are being shared with you as a matter of

information of action presented by the Council of

Presbytery for a vote at the February 10th Presbytery

meeting. The following overtures are from the 221st GA

(General Assembly) for a vote by all Presbyteries I will

try to give you a short explanation of each. If you desire

a more in depth explanation please contact one of us

who were in attendance. We have a copy of the

Proposed Amendments to the Constitution as approved

by the 221st General Assembly 2014 as recommended to

the presbyteries for their vote for your further reading

and knowledge.

(1.) 14-1 Confession of Belhar: This amendment

proposes that the Confession of Belhar shall be included

in the Book of Confession. The Confession of Belhar is

an additional confession to those already in existence.

Its purpose is to give recognition to our ecumenical

partners in South Africa and the Deep South. This

passed 80/10/1 by written ballot.

14-A Renunciation of Jurisdiction on Amending G-

2.0509: This amendment seeks to prevent a teaching

elder (Pastor) who is in the midst of a formal judicial

process from renouncing jurisdiction and then

continuing to work or volunteer in the church. Passed

highly with a voice vote.

14-B.1 Final Assessment On Amending G-2.0607: This

amendment proposes that a candidate may not enter

into negotiations for his or her service as a teaching

elder without approval of the presbytery of care. Passed

highly by a voice vote.

14-B.2 Accommodations On Amending G-2.0610: This

amendment proposes that if a presbytery concludes

there are good and sufficient reasons for

accommodations of an individual seeking ordination, it

may by a three-forth vote, waive any of the

requirements for ordination. Passed highly by a voice

vote.

14-C Accommodations on Amending G-3.0106: This

purposed amendment would require that all councils of

the church adopt and implement a child protection

policy. Passed unanimously with a voice vote.

14-D Minimum Composition of a Presbytery On

Amending G-3.0301: This amendment proposes that the

minimum composition of a presbytery is ten duly

constituted sessions and ten teaching elders. Passed

highly with a voice vote.

14-E Interreligious Stance On Amending G-5.0102: This

amendment proposes that all levels will be open to and

will seek opportunities for respectful dialogue and

mutual relationships with entities and persons from

other religious traditions. Passed highly with a voice

vote.

14-F Marriage On Amending W-4.9000: This

amendment proposes and reads in part: the sacrificial

love that unites the couple sustains them as faithful and

responsible members of the church. If they meet the

requirements of the civil jurisdiction in which they intend

to marry, a couple may request that as service of

Maumee Valley Presbytery meeting contd

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Christian marriage be conducted by a teaching elder in

the Presbyterian Church USA.

(2.) A couple requesting a service of Christian marriage

shall receive instruction from the teaching elder, who

may agree to the couples request only if, in the

judgment of the teaching elder, the couple

demonstrates sufficient understanding of the nature of

the marriage covenant and commitment. The teaching

elder witnesses the couples promise and pronounces

God blessing upon their union.

Nothing herein shall compel a teaching elder to perform

nor compel a session to authorize the use of church

property for a marriage service that the teaching elder

or the session believes is contrary to the teaching

elders or the sessions discernment of the Holy Spirit

and their understanding of the Word of God. This

amendment passed by a 64-25-2 written ballot vote.

It became very obvious as the various speakers spoke

both for and against this amendment that a majority of

those present were for the proposed amendment.

There was prayer after the vote for those who were

hurting.

It is very clear that we here at Firelands, our Pastor and

our Session, have the authority to discern for ourselves

how we want to apply this amendment.

It is your Sessions intention to keep you aware of the

actions of Presbytery. As disciples of Jesus Christ we

shall have our own opinions but we shall also honor the

opinions of others in our church.

God Bless, Bill Sharp

New Beginnings Update Your New Beginnings Leadership Team, even though

spread across the country, has been meeting roughly on

a monthly basis. We have chosen a resource entitled,

Joining God in the Neighborhood to guide us as we

look to see what God is already doing in our community

that he wants us to be involved in. We will be tapping

existing knowledge and experience in the community

from other churches, service organizations, and

community residents themselves, in our process as

well as you, the Congregation of Firelands Presbyterian

Church. We will be in a more active mode when we are

all back in Port Clinton by the 15th of May. Pastor

Mark will be joining our Team meetings in April we are

all praying for his full recovery. See you all soon!

WCWA Schedule

April 20th 6:00

We will meet at Lilly and Gerts 122 2nd St. We will make a craft, plan on under $12.00 for the craft supplys. We will

have time for the craft, time to hear from the owner Dena Rodgers and see how she got inspired to open her shop.

Time for visiting and of course time for shopping. Bring a snack to share and a friend.

May 20th 6:00

The location tba. Here all about Mary Caraccis cruise.

June date tba, 6:00

We will at the church. Stacy is a very creative chef and will be coaching us on cooking a light summer dinner and

then we can visit and hear about her jouney to her own business as a chef. She will be at the White House kitchen

later in March! Im sure we can hear about that also.

July date tba

We will cruise out with Darrell and Connie Brand. Boys are invited, , Date will be weather dependant. There will be

2 cruises each limited to 10 passengers, so rsvp is needed.

August date tba

We will tour of the Zink Calls, boys invited. Will be during their regular business hours so we can see everyone at

work. Probably the last week in August.

Contact Lori Madison at 419-341-0483 or lmadison@frederick-insurance.com if you have any questions about these

upcoming events.

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Preschool News March has been a busy and exciting month in preschool. We started the month by celebrating Dr. Seuss. We read his

books, did silly learning activities, and made lots of fun projects. We celebrated Wacky Wednesday and dressed up in

silly clothes for the day. We ended our week of Dr. Seuss by reading and eating Green Eggs and Ham! All of the

children at least tried the green eggs and many of them asked for seconds!

We celebrated St. Patrick's day with lots shamrocks, rainbows and the color green. The leprechauns visited our

classroom and left us special treats of Leprechaun Dust (Pistachio Pudding) and Gold Chocolate Coins! We made and

set a trap to catch the leprechauns, but we were unsuccessful again this year! Thank you to all of the parents for

donating fruit, treats, and supplies for our party. The kids loved eating their fruit rainbow and snacks!

We ended the month learning about Spring and Easter.

We have been working hard on writing our names, learning our letters, and rhyming! We have also been able to get

outside some this month!

We will be closed Good Friday (April 3, 2015) and Easter Monday (April 6, 2015. We hope everyone has a Happy

Easter!

Rachel Johnson

Preschool Director and Head Teacher

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Stated Session Meeting Highlights for March 10, 2015 Pastor Mark Cooper opened the meeting with prayer and

devotions.

Treasurers Report: Treasurer, Bill Umlauf, upon his

return from vacation, will work with Darrell Brand on a

smooth transition into the position of new Treasurer.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

MISSION- Karen Vardyan, Chair: Year-end mission

programs were the toy, food and clothing donations

which were given to the Salvation Army and the Ottawa

County Holiday Bureau. We Rang the Bell for the Red

Kettle Campaign and helped distribute toys and coats.

Donations were given locally to Joyful Connections and

to the PCUSA Christmas Joy Offering. Anne OMalley and

Marilyn Umlauf hosted our Preschool Christmas program

with refreshments and gifts for the children.

We are presently developing the Now I Lay Me Down to

Sleep mission, which will provide a bed and linens to

children who are referred by United Way. The Summer

Lunch Program, which is being expanded from two to

three days per week, will also include sending food

home with each child on Fridays. Our kitchen will be the

packing center with volunteers from the community and

our church.

Offerings will be received on Palm Sunday and Easter for

the One Great Hour of Sharing. We will also be

collecting new toys for the Preschool.

A new introduction and conclusion text, welcoming Past

Mark Cooper, was added by Allison Falls to the WPCR

broadcast.

A letter of thanks from Diane and John Fowler,

missionaries in Turkey, is on the Mission bulletin

OUTREACH-Mary Caracci, Chair: Our web site

continues to be a popular place for new and returning

visitors. The Latest News section is routinely updated

and 36% of visitors are using mobile devices such as

smart phone to view our site. In the last 30 days, 135

visitors have come to our web site. 35% have been

there before and 65% are new. 60% of visitors were 34

years old or under. The four most popular pages

reached recently have been: Musical Arts Series (79

people); Anita Fishers newest banners (49 people);

Mark Cooper as new Interim Pastor (45 people); Family

Dinner (18 people).

A new release with a photograph of Pastor Cooper was

sent to three newspapers and to WPCR. Alison Falls

recorded a new introduction to the WPCR weekly

broadcast of Pastor Coopers sermon and abbreviated

worship service. New photographs are being added to

the web site as they become available.

PROPERTY- Jack Combs, Jim Wagnitz, Co-chairs:

We have bids for installing new flooring, new comfort

height toilets and new shelving in the womens

restrooms.

An ice dam on the roof caused some ceiling damage that

will be repaired when the ceiling dries.

A 3000 gallon increase in water usage this past month

will necessitate some serious searching for the problem.

Worship and Music KayMcIntosh, Chair: A

meeting was held with Pastor Mark to discuss details of

the service concerning readers, communion assistants

and servers and music & hymns. These details have

been printed and sent to all worship service leaders.

Use of multimedia to enhance hymns and sermons may

be used in the future

An evening Maundy Thursday will be held at our church

with communion, a Tennebrae service and possibly hand

washing as a symbol of Jesus washing the disciples

feet. We will support the community Good Friday service

at the Church of the Nazarene.

Pastor Mark will be leading the Bible study at Magruder

Hospital which will resume after Easter.

PASTORS REPORT- Pastor Mark reports, I am

enjoying getting to know the members of the

congregation and am finding you to be a bright,

interesting group, and I am very impressed with the

varied number of mission projects with which you are

involved. I do look forward to the days, weeks and

months ahead."

Pastor will be away two Sundays following surgery but

will be leading our Easter Sunday service. Pastor Dean

Myers and Bob Butcher will provide pulpit supply

NEW BUSINESS: Bill Sharp gave a brief summary of

the Presbytery meeting he attended recently. Session

agreed with his suggestion that he write a brief synopsis

for the Trumpet to keep the congregation informed.

David Moore discovered that we do not have an official

Child Protection policy.

Dave, Bill Sharp and Marsha Bordner will address this

issue over the next 1 to 2 months and come up with a

recommendation.

Pastor Mark recommended that at our April Session

meeting, we begin the process of creating a Pastor

Nominating Committee.

Minutes submitted by Dave Moore, Clerk of Session

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Lectionary Texts for March

April 2

Maundy Thursday

Exodus 12:1-4 (5-

10) 11-14

Psalm 116:1-2,

12-19

1 Corinthians

11:23-26

John 13:1-7, 31b-

35

April 3

Good Friday

Isaiah 52:13-

53:12

Psalm 22:1-31

Hebrews 10:16-25

or Hebrews 4:4-

16, 5:7-9

John 18:1-19:42

April 5

Resurrection of the

Lord

Acts 10:34-43 or

Isaiah 25:6-9

Psalm 118:1-2,

14-24

1 Corinthians

15:1-11 or Acts

10:34-43

John 20:1-18 or

Mark 16:1-18

April 12

Easter 2

Acts 4:32-35

Psalm 133

1 John 1:1-2:2

John 20:19-31

April 19

Easter 3

Acts 3:12-19

Psalm 43:1-7 1:1-

2:2

1 John 3:1-7

Luke 24:36b-48

April 26

Easter 4

Acts 4:5-12

Psalm 23

1 John 3:16-24

John 10:11-18

Ongoing Prayer Concerns For those receiving medical treatment or therapy, or undergoing medical tests:

Debbie Ballinger, Richard Berlinger, Jenatha Boose, Joyce Brown, Jill Petty Bryant, Tom Gahris, John Gibson IV,

Harold, Cathy Hill, Kim Hudson, Craig Kaiser, Arlene Kakareka, Stephen Kessler, Angjuli Lele, Richard Lethander,

John McLaughlin, Simon Mercurio, Michael, Jordan Moore,

John Rick, Tom Roush, Sarah, Sue, Jack Schmidt, Justin Waugh, Ann Wagnitz, Phil Wierzba

For those facing the infirmities of age:

Roseanne Barker, Carolyn Doane, Clara Maag, Shirley Ohles, Betty Rodwancy, Bob Rodwancy, Bernetta Turek,

Gordan Wahlers, and Irene Wilson

For those seeking freedom, security, and hope:

Bobby, Justin, Stephanie, Sara, Val, and CASA Families

For those in the service of our country:

Steven Coffin, FBI; Brant Crandall, USA; Cole Daniel, USCG; Matt Devries, USAF;

Stu Gliwa, USMC; Aaron Haynes, USA; Ted Livingstine, USMC; Sanju Shinde, USMC;

For those in mission for our Lord:

Our missionaries in the Middle East; Phillip and Elizabeth Prasad in India;

The National Presbyterian Church of Mexico, Berea Presbytery;

The Rev. Hazael Compuzano and our sister congregation, Dios es Amor, Mexico City;

The Monte Sinai Mexican Mission in our Presbytery

To add or delete someone from this list, please contact Janine Dress in the church office.

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April Celebrations

April 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

10:30 Study + Lunch + Worship

6 Dinner at PC Nazarene

2

Maundy

Thursday

7:30 Communion and hand washing service

3

Good Friday

Preschool Closed

Noon Ecumenical service

4

5 Easter

9:15 Sunday School

10:30 Worship

6

Preschool

Closed

Office Closed

7

4 Finance/ steward

committee

8

9

10

6:30 Firelands Family Dinner

11

12

9:15 Sunday School

10:30 Worship

13 14

9:30 Quilting at Fishers

10:00 MAS Committee

7 Session

15

16

17

18

7:30 MAS Concert

19

9:15 Sunday School

10:30 Worship

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

9:15 Sunday School

10:30 Worship

27

28

9:30 Quilting at Fishers

29 30

Tom Gahris 3 Don Williams 23 Ernie & Nila McCullough 3

Jeanne Black 7 Nila McCullough 25 Wayne and Sally Walter 4

Mary Caracci 9 Irene Wilson 29 Dean and Maxine Myers 20

Bill Koster 18

Margaret Mann 21

Is your birthday or anniversary missing or incorrect?

Contact the office so we can make the changes to the

list! Margaret Black 21

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Dont Forget Your Time to Serve!

Ministry Names

Monthly Deacon of the Month Bob Reynolds

Communion Steward Marilyn Umlauf

April 5 Greeter(s) Coffins

Easter Refreshments None

Reader Jim Wagnitz

Communion Assistant Bob Black

Servers Marilyn Umlauf, Dick Coffin, Karen Coffin, Anita Fisher

Nursery Volunteer Janet Gray-Moore

April 12 Greeter(s) OMalleys

Refreshments

Reader Karen Coffin

Communion Assistant Lori Madison

Servers Nila McCullough, Joyce Jagucki, Alison Falls, Jack Combs

Nursery Volunteer Susan Rogers

April 19 Greeter(s) Doglass

Refreshments

Reader Shirley Stary

Communion Assistant Joyce Jagucki

Servers Jay Viery, Sally Walter, Dave Moore, Dick Coffin

Nursery Volunteer Nila McCullough

April 26: Greeter(s) Jim Wagnitz

Refreshments

Reader Joyce Jagucki

Communion Assistant Nila McCullough

Servers Bob Reynolds, Susan Rogers, Marilyn Umlauf, Joyce Jagucki

Nursery Volunteer Marsha Bordner

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The Musical Art Series / Port Clinton, OH

2014 2015 Season

Saturday, October 11, 2014

7:30 PM

THE EARL E. WARNKE MEMORIAL CONCERT

QUELQUE CHOSE

Greg Kostraba (pianist), Rico McNeela (violinist) and Robert Garcia (horn)

Sponsored by Crown Battery

Saturday, November 15, 2014

7:30 PM

SIMPLE GIFTS

World music artfully played on an array of ethnic instruments

Sponsored by The Harry Stensen Memorial Fund

Friday, December 5, 2014

7:30 PM

ARTISTS FROM THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

Jinjoo Cho, violin, and HyunSoo Kim, piano

Sponsored by Bassett's Market and Dubbert's Outdrive Service

Sunday, January 25, 2015

3:00 PM

MEN WHO DONT BITE A quartet of the foremost bassoon players in the western hemisphere

Sponsored by Otterbein North Shore and Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser

Saturday February 7, 2015

7:30 PM

CAROL DUSDIEKER AND MARGARITA DENENBURG

Soprano and accompanist present French composer Nadia Boulanger and her

American Protgs in a mix of art and comic songs and jazzy musical theatre

Sponsored by The Stouffer Family and Catawba Island Club

Saturday, March 28. 2015

7:30 PM

THE JULIA SOMSEN QUAYLE MEMORIAL CONCERT

THE WESTHUIZEN DUO

Pierre and Sophie van der Westhuizen in a vibrant program for piano, four hands

Saturday, April 18, 2015

7:30 PM

THE KENTUCKY WONDER STRING BAND

Authentic bluegrass and Appalachian music on banjo, guitar, fiddle and

hammered dulcimer

Sponsored by Arby's and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP and Jack Hilbert

Saturday, May 2, 2015

7:30 PM

CHARLES MANNING, ORGANIST

One of the premier organists in the Midwest presents a brilliant recital of classical

repertoire

Sponsored by Dr. Jay M. and Margaret N. Mann

Saturday, May 9, 2015

7:30 PM

at Port Clinton High School

Performing Arts Center

PAMELA ROSE AND THE WILD WOMEN OF SONG

Jazz, vocalist presents the music of American women composers of the glory days

of Tin Pan Alley

Sponsored by Miller Boat Line

The use of the Performing Arts Center funded by The Frederick Agency

Except as noted, all concerts at Firelands Presbyterian Church, 2626 East Harbor Rd., Port Clinton, OH

Tickets $15 at the door; students and children admitted free.

For information or season tickets, call 419-734-6211, go to WWW.MUSICALARTSPORTCLINTON.COM,

or find us on Facebook (The Musical Arts Series/Port Clinton).