Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church
“Westminster Ways”
February 2012
Dear Friends,
By the time you read this I will be
somewhere in Israel or Palestine. I have the privilege
of co-leading (with former CHPCer Trisha Tull) a Holy
Land Pilgrimage for pastors. This journey is intended
to be more than just a trip and different from a study
tour. A pilgrimage is more like an extended spiritual
retreat. While in the company of others who are also
seeking to be faithful disciples of Christ, and in the
geography where Jesus walked and preached, we will have
opportunity to reflect on our own journeys of faith and
ministry. As someone has explained: “Pilgrimage
rightly done is a kind of divine reading of sacred
places.”
As you may suspect, landscape and
geography are something that are a deep part of my own
spiritual life. Having been born and raised on the
Kansas plains instilled in me a strong spiritual sense
of place. On my first visit to the Holy Land (in 2009
as a participant on this same pilgrimage) it was this
sense of geography that spoke to me most deeply. To
have the sense of the plains where Jesus walked, the
eerie vastness of the wilderness where he retreated, and
the arduous trek it must have been ‘up’ to Jerusalem and
Bethlehem, were all things that I ‘read’ with my soul as
well as my eyes and mind.
One of my own hopes for this
particular pilgrimage, besides the benefits for the
pastors who are on this as well as myself, is to be able
to return with nuggets to share with you from this time
of “divine reading.” During Lent this year I hope to
invite you into a similar sort of “reading” of the
sacred places where you find yourself on your own
spiritual pilgrimage that is life. The devotional guide
that you will find in your copy of Presbyterians
Today will offer you daily guidance for such a
pilgrimage. During worship each week we will reflect
together on how we walk with God in the places where we
live and work.
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on
February 22. Please plan to be with us in the sanctuary
to begin our journey together. And in the meantime, may
“the Lord keep your going out and your coming in from
this time on and forevermore.”*
Grace and Peace,
Jane
*from Psalm 121 – a pilgrimage song
of ascents
If you would like to follow our
group’s experience, we will be posting to a blog: at:
http://louhlp2012.blogspot.com/.
Lectionary for February
February 5
5th Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Isaiah 40:21-31
Psalm 147:1-11, 20c
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Mark 1:29-39
February 12
6th Sunday in
Ordinary Time
2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Mark 1:40-45
February 19
Transfiguration of the Lord
2 Kings 2:1-12
Palm 50:1-6
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Mark 9:2-9
February 26
1st Sunday in Lent
Genesis 9:8-17
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:9-15
Homebound Communion
If you are unable to be at worship
and would like to receive Homebound Communion this
month, please call the church office (893-5381).
Canned Goods for UCHM
Every first Sunday of the month,
you are encouraged to bring canned goods (especially
fruits and vegetables packed in natural juices or water)
for United Crescent Hill Ministries’ food pantry. Help
our neighbors in need.
Preachers in February
February 5: Dave Bush
preaching
February 12: A Service of
African American Spirituals and Reflections on “Place”
by Jane Larsen-Wigger
February 19: Michael Jinkins,
President of Louisville Presbyterian Theological
Seminary preaching
February 26: Jane
Larsen-Wigger preaching
Taize Service of Healing and
Peace February 15, 2012
Our next Taize Service of Healing
and Peace will be Wednesday, February 15, at 7:00
pm in the
sanctuary. The services will be held every other month
during 2012 on the third Wednesday of the month.
Everyone is welcome. We believe
you will find solace at these services – a time of
silence, song and prayer. Scripture, Words of
Confession and Assurance, and Prayers of Intercession
are encircled by beautiful songs lead by a cantor. At
the end of the service, those who choose to come forward
can receive either or both blessings: The Anointing of
Oil (the sign of the cross on the forehead) and The
Laying on of Hands (at this time you can offer a
specific prayer request if you choose.)
Childcare will be provided. Any
questions or concerns, please address them to the
Worship Committee via email to the church office
(office@ crescenthill.org).
Ash Wednesday
February 22, 2012
Lent is a forty-day period of
prayer and preparation for the death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ on Easter. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday
when foreheads of Christians are marked with ashes as a
reminder that we were created from dust and will return
to dust. CHPC’s Ash Wednesday Service will be
Wednesday, February 22, at 7:00
pm in the
sanctuary. All are welcome.
Friendship Ministry
The Friendship Ministry is in need
of volunteers to reach out the people of our church.
These volunteers work with the deacon of the month in
offering assistance to individuals and families who are
experiencing illness or hospitalization, loss or
distress. Primarily, you are asked to deliver a meal or
call to see how they are doing. If you would be
available to help with this vital ministry within our
church, please contact the church office (office@crescenthill.org
or 893-5381)
From Debbie Dierks
Some of you have asked me why there
has been no organ music during worship. “Is the organ
broken?”
Actually, I’m a little
broken. Late last summer, I fell and ruptured a disc in
my lower back, and to work the pedals is quite painful.
I’m looking at different options of treatment, and will
get back to the organ as soon as possible.
In the meantime, enjoy the beauty
of the other instruments of praise, especially our
incredible piano and the talented musicians in our
congregation who freely and joyfully make a joyful noise
to the Lord.
February Birthdays
Chris
Snyder........................... 2
Thabane
Sutu.......................... 2
Brooke
Yeager........................ 2
Daniel
Klein............................. 6
Elizabeth
Futrell....................... 9
Beverly Bartlett
Turner............. 10
Mary
Duncan.......................... 12
Roger LeMaster......................
13
Elias
Sahiouny......................... 13
Paul
Curry............................... 15
Ann Yeargin............................
15
David
Wigger.......................... 16
Judy
Steer............................... 17
Kate
Husk............................... 22
Jerry Van
Marter..................... 22
Allen
Bridgman........................ 25
Hunter
Farrell.......................... 25
Teri
Lloyd............................... 26
Stewart Bridgman Sr...............
27
Bruce
Whearty........................ 28
If your birthday is missing from
our list, please let the church office know at
office@crescenthill.org or 893-5381.
Directory Updates
BINGHAM, Gail
Phone: 472-3557
MAGNER, Elizabeth (Betty)
5601 Coach Gate Wynde, #31, 40207
Phone: 893-4420
Email: ebmagner@aol.com
PERRY, Yvonne
Email: 5024395660@tmomail.net
Gena’s Tree
Warm clothing will continue to be
the “blooms” for Gena’s Tree during February and March
that will be given to the Coalition for the Homeless,
Wayside’s Center for Women and Children, and LaCasita.
Many thanks to all who have helped Gena’s Tree bloom
during these winter months. Each agency has expressed
their appreciation for the clothing and the knitted hats
and scarves that are so lovely!
Souperbowl of Caring
On Sunday February 5, 140 million
Americans will tune in to the Super Bowl football game.
There will be parties with abundant food, friendship and
fellowship. At the same time, there will be people
worrying about staying warm, finding shelter and a warm
meal. Please join young people around the country as
they demonstrate God's love by loving their neighbors
through the SouperBowl of Caring. It's a simple, yet
significant act of caring for others: Drop $1 (or more)
or one non-perishable food item (or more) in the soup
pot as you leave worship on February 5. Donations will
support the United Crescent Hill Ministries food pantry.
Checks may be made out to CHPC with SouperBowl in
memo line.
Annual Interfaith Coffee
The Temple has invited us to attend
their annual interfaith coffee on Monday, February 6,
beginning at 9:30
am. This year’s program will be on the Jewish
Roots of Social Justice, led by Rabbis Joe Rooks
Rapport, Gaylia R. Rooks, and David Ariel-Joel. A
number of us from CHPC plan to attend. If you’d like to
be part of our group, contact Diana Stephen at
502-896-6075 or
dasky@bellsouth.net.
Women’s Spirituality Group
The Women’s Spirituality Group will
be meeting again on the first and third Tuesday of each
month at 7:00 pm
at the home of Dana Butz. The evening includes a brief
worshipful experience, discussion around a book of
spirituality, and time for laughter, prayer, sharing and
fun! On Tuesday, February 7, we will begin discussing
The Artist’s Rule, by Christine Paintner. Please
contact Laura Sullivan at lalalouie@gmail.com for more
information about the study of this book. Contact Dana
at 339-8903 if you need directions.
February Food for Thought
February's Food for Thought will be
a soup and bread lunch after worship on Sunday, February
12. Our speaker for that day is Sarah Lynn Cunningham,
director of Louisville Climate Action Network. She will
talk with us about climate change and how we can help
reduce its impacts. Please plan to join us!
Sisters of Sarah Book Group News
This book group meets the second
Sunday of the month at 4:00
pm. On
February 12, Julie Leake will host the book discussion
on The Ungarnished Truth: Memoirs of a Pillsbury Bake
off Contest Winner by Ellie Mathew. Julie’s address
is 3804 Elmwood Avenue. All are welcome. For more
information, contact Carla McMillin at
cjmcmillin@insightbb.com
or 896-6503.
I Love Mountains Day
A number of folks from CHPC have
participated in the past in I Love Mountains Day in
Frankfort. This year's celebration will be on
Valentine's Day, Tuesday February 14. It will begin with
folks gathering on the front steps of the Capitol at
noon. At 12:30 we will march around the Capitol and past
the Governor's mansion. Make a pinwheel (or two or three
or more) to place on the Governor's lawn. We hope to
have 60,000 pinwheels on the lawn to represent the
60,000 additional cancer cases in people who live near
mountain top removal mining sites.
If you plan to go, please register
at http://www.
kftc.org/take-action/ilm-2012
so that we'll know how many people are coming from
Jefferson County. If needed, you can request carpooling
information when you register. Also, Kentucky Interfaith
Power and Light is chartering buses again this year to
take folks to the rally. Go to
http://www.kentuckyipl.org/ILoveMtns.html if
you want to ride the bus.
All-Church Games Night
Everyone (all ages) is invited to join us on Sunday,
February 26, for All-Church Games Night. We will meet
in the back building from 4:00-6:00
pm for fun,
fellowship, and food. Bring $3.00 for pizza.
Spring is Coming…So is the PW
Spring Gathering
This year’s PW Spring Gathering to
be held on Saturday, March 24, at Elizabethtown
Presbyterian Church. Kate Thomas, this year’s speaker,
is the author of New Every Morning,
Grandparenting a Child with Autism, and Mother
Duck Knows the Way.
The gathering will begin at 9:00
am with
fellowship and coffee. At 10:00
am the
program will begin followed by lunch which will cost
$8.00. The offering taken during worship will go to
Springhaven, a domestic abuse shelter for women and
children in Elizabethtown.
Interested in attending? Contact
Diana Stephen at 502-896-6075 or
dasky@bellsouth.net.
Reservations are required. Some of us plan to carpool
to Elizabethtown, so come and join us.
2012 Pledges
If you pledged money to both the
annual budget and BetterSpace in 2012, it would be very
helpful to the church treasurer if you would write
separate checks for each father than combining both on
one check. Pledged amounts to both the annual budget
and BetterSpace should be made out to CHPC.
However, for pledges to BetterSpace, please put
BetterSpace or Building in the memo line.
This will make balancing the weekly deposit much
easier. Thank you.
E-mailing Westminster
Ways
In order to lower costs and save
paper, CHPC will no longer be sending its monthly
newsletter, Westminster Ways, through the U.S.
Post Office. You may receive Westminster Ways
one of four ways:
1. The newsletter is available on
our CHPC website (www.crescenthill.org).
Click on “Members” and then “Westminster Ways.”
2. The church office will email a
copy of Westminster Ways to your email address if
you are receiving CHPC group emails. (If you are not
receiving CHPC group emails and would like to do so,
please contact the church office at 893-5381 or
office@crescenthill.org.)
3. Some hard copies of
Westminster Ways will be printed and placed in the
narthex if you would like to pick up a hard copy.
4. If you do not have access to
email and are unable to pick up a copy at church, you
can ask the church office to mail you a copy.
Calling all cooks
Do you like to cook? Do you want to
support CHPC youth? Middle and high school youth gather
every week for activities on Sunday from 4:00-6:00
pm, ending
with a shared meal. Twice a month, elementary aged
children join us as well. Graciously, parents divide up
and team up to provide dinner for the group (average
between 18-35 people). Meals vary from pasta to taco
bars, chili to sandwiches. We could use a few
volunteers to help parents provide the meal. Even if
you do not have children in elementary, middle, or high
school, we would love to have your help in the kitchen
and join us around the tables to get to know this
wonderful bunch better. Currently we need volunteers to
work WITH another family on the following evenings:
March 4, March 11, April 15, and May 6. If you would
like help cook, please contact Kate Husk, 608-5299 or
kate@ianhusk.com.
Children’s Fellowship
All
children in grades 2-5 and their parents are invited to
Children’s Fellowship on the second Sunday of each month
(February 12) from 4:00-6:00
pm for
music, games, and activities. We’ll begin and end in
Fellowship Hall.
And
don’t forget All-Church Games Night on Sunday, February
26, from 4:00-6:00
pm
in Fellowship
Hall. Join us for games, fun, and pizza. Please bring
$3.00 for pizza.
CHPC Youth Group
All
youth in grades 6-12 are invited to join us each Sunday from
4:00-6:00 pm
(unless noted differently below)
for youth group which
meets in the Choir Room and New Youth Room.
Youth Group Schedule for February
February 5:
Souperbowl of Caring. REMINDER to youth: Do not
forget to be collecting canned goods and non-perishable
food items from friends, families, neighbors, complete
strangers, teachers, coaches, etc. We will also be
collecting donations after worship on Sunday, February
5. After worship we will join in a soup and bread
lunch, followed by a "canstruction" design competition
in teams using your donations. Prizes will be given for
the person who collected the most items and for the team
with the best design. Because we are meeting after
worship, we will not meet at 4:00
pm.
February 11-12: Senior
High Retreat
9:00
am Saturday
– 2:00 pm Sunday.
Marcia Myers’ home: 309 Chelsea
Road
Looking Forward (dealing with
school stress, college search decisions, young adult
mission volunteer opportunities, making good choices,
keeping faith whenever you leave home and CHPC, etc.).
Bring sleeping bags, pillows, enthusiasm, snacks to
share, swimsuits for hot tub. Guest speakers, worship,
fun-times, ice cream, etc.
February 12:
Regular Youth Group
for middle schoolers and any crazy
senior highs who want to come.
February 19: Regular Youth
Group
February 26: Games Night
(Fellowship Hall)
Remember $3 for pizza.
CHPC 2011 Annual Reports
CHPC 2011 Annual Reports are available in the
Gathering Room. Please take one if you would like to
learn more about the life and ministry of Crescent Hill
Presbyterian Church.
