Welcome to Forest Hills!
News from Our Session
about Our COVID-19 Policies
The Session met on Monday, June 28, and reviewed our COVID-19 policies, as we have each month since the pandemic began. Virginia's new guidelines include:
FHPC will therefore lift our mask and distancing requirements at this time. Anyone who still needs to wear a mask and/or maintain distances for whatever reason should plan to do so. We suggest you ask your own doctor for guidelines of whether you may need to continue to mask and/or keep distances as best suits your situation.
Our seating for worship is designed so distances can be maintained by those who need them and masks will remain available for anyone who wants one. We ask you to please stay home if you feel ill. Many thanks for the care you have shown and continue to show for one another as we are respectful of each other's various needs.
News from Our Session
about Our COVID-19 Policies
The Session met on Monday, June 28, and reviewed our COVID-19 policies, as we have each month since the pandemic began. Virginia's new guidelines include:
- The mask mandate for those who are vaccinated has been lifted by Virginia
- Physical Distancing Measures have been lifted by Virginia
- The State of Emergency for Virginia expired on June 30
FHPC will therefore lift our mask and distancing requirements at this time. Anyone who still needs to wear a mask and/or maintain distances for whatever reason should plan to do so. We suggest you ask your own doctor for guidelines of whether you may need to continue to mask and/or keep distances as best suits your situation.
Our seating for worship is designed so distances can be maintained by those who need them and masks will remain available for anyone who wants one. We ask you to please stay home if you feel ill. Many thanks for the care you have shown and continue to show for one another as we are respectful of each other's various needs.
Important Info about Worship at FHPC!
We will be worshiping in FPHC's Common Ground Chapel
at 11 on Sunday mornings through October 31.
This is due to air-conditioner problems in the sanctuary.
We're ready for everyone and can't wait to worship together there.
Following worship,
we will have "Lemonade on the Lawn Fellowship"
outside in front of Common Ground.
Come join us!
We will be worshiping in FPHC's Common Ground Chapel
at 11 on Sunday mornings through October 31.
This is due to air-conditioner problems in the sanctuary.
We're ready for everyone and can't wait to worship together there.
Following worship,
we will have "Lemonade on the Lawn Fellowship"
outside in front of Common Ground.
Come join us!
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All our recorded online worship services
are available anytime on our
Forest Hills Presbyterian Martinsville VA YouTube Channel.
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October 24, 2021
Twentieth-second Sunday after Pentecost
11:00 am
Worship Service in Common Ground Chapel
(due to air-conditioner problems in the sanctuary)
THEME: Jesus answered the blind man's prayer saying, "Your faith has made you well."
FOCUS SCRIPTURE: "Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” (Mark 10:51)
PRAYER OF PREPARATION: Gracious Lord, you did not hesitate to answer a blind man’s cry for help. Hear also the earnest prayers of our hearts, blessing us with what we truly need to be empowered for service in your kingdom. Amen.
SERMON: "Help Me, Jesus"
Rev. Cheryl R. Peeples
HYMNS WE WILL SING - all from The Presbyterian Hymnbook
HYMN #333 "Seek Ye First" (LAFFERTY)
HYMN #324 (1, 3) "Open My Eyes, That I May See" (OPEN MY EYES)
HYMN #339 (1, 3) "Be Thou My Vision" (SLANE)
FIRST SCRIPTURE Jeremiah 31:7-9 (NRSV)
7 For thus says the Lord:
Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
and raise shouts for the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
“Save, O Lord, your people,
the remnant of Israel.”
8 See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north,
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
those with child and those in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9 With weeping they shall come,
and with consolations[a] I will lead them back,
I will let them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble;
for I have become a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.
SECOND SCRIPTURE Mark 10:46-52 (NRSV)
46They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” 50So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” 52Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.
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October 24, 2021
Twentieth-second Sunday after Pentecost
11:00 am
Worship Service in Common Ground Chapel
(due to air-conditioner problems in the sanctuary)
THEME: Jesus answered the blind man's prayer saying, "Your faith has made you well."
FOCUS SCRIPTURE: "Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” (Mark 10:51)
PRAYER OF PREPARATION: Gracious Lord, you did not hesitate to answer a blind man’s cry for help. Hear also the earnest prayers of our hearts, blessing us with what we truly need to be empowered for service in your kingdom. Amen.
SERMON: "Help Me, Jesus"
Rev. Cheryl R. Peeples
HYMNS WE WILL SING - all from The Presbyterian Hymnbook
HYMN #333 "Seek Ye First" (LAFFERTY)
HYMN #324 (1, 3) "Open My Eyes, That I May See" (OPEN MY EYES)
HYMN #339 (1, 3) "Be Thou My Vision" (SLANE)
FIRST SCRIPTURE Jeremiah 31:7-9 (NRSV)
7 For thus says the Lord:
Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
and raise shouts for the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
“Save, O Lord, your people,
the remnant of Israel.”
8 See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north,
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
those with child and those in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9 With weeping they shall come,
and with consolations[a] I will lead them back,
I will let them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble;
for I have become a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.
SECOND SCRIPTURE Mark 10:46-52 (NRSV)
46They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” 50So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” 52Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.
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Contact Us
The Church Office is open Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Please contact Rev. Peeples at CherylRPeeples@gmail.com
for any pastoral concerns or emergencies that you may have
or our office manager, Barbara Mitchem, at foresthillspcoffice@gmail.com
for Herald/bulletin announcements or office concerns.
We are the church together, wherever we may be,
so let us take care of each other
by following the best guidelines available at this time
of how to do so.
Whatever comes, Jesus has promised,
“And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)
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For all other requests and information,
including receiving the Herald, our weekly email newsletter,
please contact our office manager, Barbara Mitchem,
via email at foresthillspcoffice@gmail.com.
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