Dear Friends,
Greetings from your caring,
compassionate Deacons!
On April 6, we gathered to honor
past and present monthly coordinators of the Friendship
Ministry (formerly called the Friendship Book) and to
discuss ways we might refine the process. As we had
hoped, some valuable ideas came from the conversations
at the luncheon. Our agenda is two-fold: First, we
want to do our best to see that anyone and everyone in
time of need feels the love and support of the CHPC
community. Second, we want to help everyone in the CHPC
community find a way to participate in providing that
love and support.
For the Friendship Ministry to have
the greatest community building impact, a number of
things are needed. The Deacons, the Session, and the
CHPC Staff need your ideas and your feedback. Give us a
call or send us a note with any suggestions at any
time. We particularly need to know about existing
needs, both in our church community and our larger
community. We need and want to know not only how you
can help, but how you would like to be helped. Some of
us have more problems receiving concern, compassion and
help than giving it, but we need to remember that
allowing someone to help us is a great gift.
It is also very important for all
of us who have been around for a while to allow and
encourage new (and newer) members and younger members to
find a role in the Friendship Ministry. For those of us
whose age and wisdom have come to exceed our muscle
capacity or attention to detail (!) some help in making
a creative transition to seniority may be needed.
Whether by cooking, calling,
sending cards, driving or praying for one another, we
each can play a part by sharing whatever gifts we have.
We are all partners in Christ’s service, and this is the
tie that binds us together and into the Body of Christ.
(The Deacons at Crescent Hill
Presbyterian Church are Soni Castleberry, Kay Gilbert,
Andrew Kang-Bartlett, Lowell Linder (moderator), Amy
Pauw, and Andrea Trautwein (secretary).)
May Birthdays
Wally
Booth............................ 1
Kim
Strong.............................. 2
Hannah Elise Hemming............ 3
Amy
Pauw.............................. 6
Joanne Cybulski......................
8
Doug Yeager (Jr).....................
9
Katherine Futrell......................
12
Emily
Whearty......................... 16
Mariah
Perry........................... 7
Jennie
Vial............................... 17
Laura
Kelleher......................... 22
Larry Ann Bridgman................
27
Elena Moros-Taylor................
30
Stephen
Taylor........................ 30
Gary
Cook.............................. 31
If your birthday is missing from
our list, please call the church office at 893-5381.
Directory Updates
DIERKS-WASHINGTON
Debbie Dierks, Lewis Washington,
Ryan Nottingham, and Jessie Dierks-Washington
1011 East Breckinridge Street
Louisville, KY 40204
Phone: 896-8103
MacKENZIE, Anne
Eden Terrace of Louisville
903 Blankenbaker Parkway, Apt. 12
Louisville, KY 40243
CYBULSKI
Jenny and Michael Cybulski
Virginia Lee Gavin Treadway
805 Creekvalley Road, 40243
Jenny’s Phone: 303-5178
Michael’s Phone: 299-9576
Congratulations to Graduates
Graduating from high school:
Emma Klein from Brown High
School
Emily Whearty from Atherton
High School
Graduating from college:
Leslie McClure from Belmont
College(has been accepted to MA program in Latin
American Studies at Vanderbilt for Fall 2008)
David Wigger from Wooster
College
Graduating from graduate school:
Kim Leake (Doctor of
Pharmacy from University of Kentucky College of
Pharmacy)
Claire Willey from
University of Louisville with a Master’s in Social Work
and a Marriage and Family Certification
CHPC Seminary Interns Graduating
from LPTS:
Andrew Black
Becky Schwandt
Thank You from Peter
Barnes-Davies
Dear friends at CHPC,
I send a simple note of thanks for
all you did to host my ordination service! Thanks,
Patti, for helping so much with invitations and the
bulletin. Thanks, Lucy, for coordinating the reception
afterwards. Thanks, Jane and Debbie, for your wisdom
and creativity in worship leadership. And thanks to all
for the beautiful gift—a green, ordinary time stole from
Guatemala. I will wear it with gladness and fond
memories of our life in Christ together, with all its
richness and diversity.
With blessings in faith, and deep
affection,
Peter
Mission Lunch with Ruth Farrell
Learn more about fair-trade
ministry in which CHPC member Ruth Farrell has been
involved in Peru and elsewhere. Listen as Ruth shares
her experiences and perspectives, and find out how you
can help apply Biblical principles to global exchange.
Join us for lunch (everything provided) and Ruth
Farrell’s exciting presentation in Fellowship Hall after
worship on Sunday, May 4. To find out more in advance,
see
www.partnersforjusttrade.org.
PCUSA General Assembly
The 218th General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be
June 21-28 in San Jose, California. The theme of this
GA is Do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with
your God. (Micah 6:8)
The JustPresbys website, created
two years ago for the 217th GA, has been
revived. It will give you news and commentary from six
cooperating progressive Presbyterian organizations:
Covenant Network of Presbyterians, More Light
Presbyterians, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, That All
May Freely Serve, the Witherspoon Society, and Voices of
Sophia.
The home page is
http://www.justpresbys.org.
More will be added as GA approaches. For a schedule of
events, both official and unofficial, with links to
information on some of those scheduled by the
progressive groups, go to
http://www.justpresbys.org/events.htm.
Olive Oil for Sale
The Louisville Committee for Peace
in the Middle East has purchased two cases of olive oil
from Import Peace, the fair trade company whose olive
oil was sold at CHPC earlier this year. Polly Johnson
is selling this olive oil for $18.00/bottle. If
interested in purchasing a bottle, contact Polly at
phj5@insightbb.com
or 473-8435.
Sixth Annual Summer Gardening Camps
Gardening Camps will be offered in the John Leake
Memorial Community Garden on June 2-27. Children ages
7-14 years are eligible to attend. The week-long day
camps run Monday through Friday from 9:00
am—3:00
pm.
Children work the soil, grind corn, harvest salads for
lunch, graze on raspberries and blueberries, can salsa,
cook and eat together, then walk to the bubble pool for
a swim. Father Coyote and other stories will be shared.
Contact Stephen Bartlett, coordinator of Sustainable
Agriculture of Louisville (SAL) at
896-9171 or sbartlett@ag-missions.org to volunteer,
enroll a child, or contribute to scholarships for
low-income campers.
Thank You
Thanks to all who came out to
support the youth during their annual talent show. Your
generosity provided over $630 to help finance their
summer mission trips. Special thanks to Debbie Dierks
for putting the grand performances together and to
parents and youth team for providing the meal.
Children's Choir and Fellowship
Children’s Choir and Fellowship
(for children in kindergarten through fifth grade) meets
on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:00
pm.
On Wednesday, May 7, from
5:30-6:30, parents are also invited to gather for
a time of reflecting together on the intersections
between faith and family life, then join the children
for pizza at 6:30. A donation for the pizza will be
collected.
Youth News
CHPC Youth are participating in a
nation-wide video competition entitled YMI Live,
sponsored by the Presbyterian Foundation. CHPC youth
are creating a video based on Micah 6:8: “He has told
you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord
require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and
to walk humbly with your God?” (NRSV)
All videos will be posted on
www.ymilive.org and
YOU will have the chance to vote in support of our
youth’s video! In this election year and in the age of
American Idol, this is your chance to vote, CHPC, to
support your youth. Three winning youth groups will
receive a $25,000 grant. Watch your email and listen to
announcements for MORE information to come!
May 4: Wrap up YMI Live
Video:
Hopefully view final
version!
May 11: Youth Group: Topic
TBA
May 18: Confirmation during
worship
Youth Group: Topic
TBA
May 25: Chinese and Games
May 30: End-of-the-year
family picnic
AND LOCK-IN! Details
later!
Youth Group is open to anyone in
middle school or high school. It meets on Sundays from
4:00-6:00 pm
in the Youth Room.
The Youth Team meeting will NOT
be on May 4, but on April 30 at 7:00
pm.
Great Youth Team (lyrics by
Dawn Pendleton)
Sung to the tune of If I Only
Had a Brain
While camping we got stung by some
bees
But that didn’t make us freak
‘Cause we are a great youth team
This was after Guatemala
Where the heat, it made us “hollah”
But
we are a great youth team
Middle school went back in the
mountains
Drove too many miles for countin’
‘Cause we are a great youth team
Then we served the youth Godspell
Where the costumes looked like *&#@
Still we are a great youth team
The youth created with their
wits
Used a boat and shot Judas’ kiss
Played Apples to Apples and even
Risk
But just wait -- now picture
this
We went out for Christmas caroling
A few weeks after Santa Sprinting
‘Cause we are a great youth team
We asked our neighbors for their
soup cans
Even though we got some cold hands
‘Cause we are a great youth team
And we got two new team members
Marcus Perry and Laura Kelleher
And
they’re great on our youth team
Now Kate and I will have a baby
And that will be a big day
For
this, our great youth team
Though we have our busy lives
We work like bees up in a hive
Count on us, we will not hide
And
for this -- we’ll always strive
Now this concludes our cutesy
song
Let’s everyone run along
You
know we are a great youth team
Really now we all do mean it
Let’s clean tables and then beat
it
Please help out this great youth team!
Really now we all do mean it
Let’s clean tables and then beat
it
Please help out this great youth team!
Lectionary for May
May 4
7th Sunday of Easter
Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
John 17:1-11
May 11
Day of Pentecost
Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts
2:1-21
John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39
May 18
Trinity Sunday
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20
May 25
8th Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Isaiah 49:8-16a
Psalm 131
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Matthew 6:24-34
Homebound Communion
If you are unable to be present at
worship and would like to receive Homebound Communion
this month, please call the church office (893-5381).
Pentecost
Join us on May 11, as we celebrate
the Day of Pentecost with worship outdoors behind the
back building (weather permitting) followed by a potluck
picnic. Plan to wear something red, the liturgical
color for Pentecost, signifying the flames that came
down upon the church at the first Pentecost.
Interested in becoming a member of CHPC?
There will be a special meeting of session on Sunday,
May 4, at 10:00 am
in the Gathering Room (just inside the front door of the
church) for the purpose of receiving new members into
our church. If you’re interested please talk to Jane,
our pastor. If you’re interested, but just not quite
ready to join, please also fee free to talk with
Jane (janelw@crescenthill.org
or 893-5381).
The
Pentecost Offering
The Pentecost Offering is
traditionally received on the day of Pentecost (May 11,
2008). It provides a direct way to meet the needs of
children at risk, youth, and young adults. Since 1998,
Presbyterians of all ages have raised over $7 million
for these ministries that benefit younger members of
God’s family.
Congregations are encouraged to keep 40 percent of the
Offering to support ministry with children at risk in
their communities. CHPC plans to use its forty percent
to support the Garden Camp program at CHPC (see page 3).
With its sixty percent, General Assembly programs are
advocating for children and providing leadership
development opportunities for our youth and young
adults.
Thanks to Sunday School Teachers
Thank you to our 2007-2008 Sunday School Teachers: Izzy
Jones, Allen Bridgman, Julie Leake (resource person),
Eva Stimson, Jerry Van Marter, Dave Bush, Molly Casteel,
Jane Larsen-Wigger, Stewart Bridgman, Martha Bartlett,
Andrew Black, Carlos Lara, Martha Gilliss, Mary Love,
Amy Pauw, Kate Husk, Ian Husk, and Marcus Perry (Joyful
Noise).
Presbyterian Women
Presbyterian Women from
congregations of Mid-Kentucky Presbytery gathered on
Saturday, March 29th at the Anchorage
Presbyterian Church for its Spring Gathering. This
year’s theme was “Answer the Call…Be A Mentor,” based on
2 Timothy 1:3-7.
It was such fun to visit with
long-term friends and to meet new friends. The youngest
participant at the Gathering was 13 years old and the
oldest was 90 years young! Five women from Crescent
Hill’s PW attended: Wanda Abrams, Else Brown, Agnes
Marsh, Gayle Trautwein, and Diana Stephen.
Cindy Cushman, staff of Bellewood
Presbyterian Homes for Children, gave the keynote
address. Cindy is the Program Manager of Project
THRIVE, a mentoring program of Bellewood Presbyterian
Homes for Children that serves youth and young adults
ages 16-26 who have mental and emotional disabilities.
She spoke about the importance for youth and young
adults to have a person in their life to whom they can
turn for advice, support, and a loving relationship.
Many of the youth and young adults participating in the
Bellewood program have not had such a blessing.
Gathering participants were given an opportunity to
reflect with their neighbor about those special
“mentors” that we have had in our life.
Many here at Crescent Hill will
remember Cindy who was one of our members. Upon
responding to God’s call to the Ministry of the Word and
Sacrament, Cindy came under care of Crescent Hill’s
Session and the Presbytery of Mid-Kentucky, while she
studied at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. And,
we’ll also recall her marriage to Kerry Rice, also a
member of Crescent Hill. Cindy and Kerry are now the
parents of six children, four of whom were fostered
before their adoption.
Cindy will welcome volunteers
interested in serving as a Bellewood mentor. If you are
interested, contact Cindy directly at:
ccushman@bellewood.org
The offering received at the
Gathering was donated to Bellewood Presbyterian Home.
After the morning program was
completed, Presbyterian Women enjoyed lunch and
celebrated the 20th birthday of the
Presbyterian Women’s organization—complete with party
hats, noisemakers, and cupcakes. Many asked, “Why 20
years, when we’ve been part of Presbyterian Women for
many more years than that?” Remember, it’s been 20
years since the reunion of the United Presbyterian
Church in the U.S.A. and the Presbyterian Church U.S.
Several years following the reunion of the
denominations, a new organization for Presbyterian Women
came into being. Our own, Agnes Marsh, was recognized
for her leadership during that period of reunion and
reorganization.
(CHPC Presbyterian Women meet on
the second Tuesday of the month at 10:00
am
September through June in various locations. For more
information, contact Diana Stephen at 896-6075.)
