Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church
“Westminster Ways”
September 2010
Dear Friends,
Maybe it’s because my father was a
school superintendent, maybe it’s because much of my
life I was a student or have had children who were
students or have been married to a teacher, but this
time of year always brings great anticipation and
excitement. And even though, as a preacher, I think of
my life – and the life of this congregation –more in
terms of the Christian liturgical year, the school
calendar still helps frame a good part of our life
together. Especially our learning life. We are all,
after all, still students. So, even those of us not
returning to school like we once did, still can sense
the anticipation and excitement of the chance to
continue to learn and grow.
In addition to getting back into
the ritual of attending worship regularly, I want to
encourage and challenge you to find at least one other
way to engage in the life of the church, a class or
project or group that will encourage your own growth and
learning. Included in this month’s Westminster Ways
are many such opportunities: Sunday school classes,
fellowship groups for all ages, choir, a new young adult
group offering, Spirituality Saturdays, the Guatemala
Task Force, Spanish classes. Read this newsletter with
the “ear of your heart” – noticing if there’s something
that catches your interest, tugs at your soul. If you
need more information about any particular thing, please
talk to the contact person – or to me. Or, if you don’t
see what your heart seems to need right now, talk to me
about that. Maybe there are others with a common
interest and we’ll help you get together.
After a summer of comings and
goings, I’m eager to be back to the regularity of our
life together – and to seeing some of you who also have
been coming and going. Hopefully you’ll be coming to
church – to worship and to learn!
Hopefully,
Jane Larsen-Wigger
P.S. A huge thank you to all of
you – for recognizing and celebrating my 10th
anniversary as your pastor, but mostly for being a
congregation that has been a great joy to serve with for
10 years! I am extremely grateful for it all. Your
generosity and graciousness is humbling.
Lectionary for September
September 5
23rd Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
Philemon 1-21
Luke 14:25-33
September 12
24th Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
Psalm 14
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Luke 15:1-10
September 19
25th Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
Psalm 79:1-9
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Luke 16:1-13
September 26
26th Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
1 Timothy 6:6-19
Luke 16:19-31
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
We are collecting canned food (like
tuna or peanut butter) for United Crescent Hill
Ministries (UCHM) emergency food assistance program on
the first Sunday of each month. Collection baskets will
be in the Gathering Room. Thank you for this on-going
help to neighbors in need.
Children and Worship
Children are a welcome and important part of our
worshiping community. However, the following
opportunities are also available for younger children:
The Nursery is for children ages 3
and younger. It is located downstairs in the sanctuary
building at the end of the hall. One paid attendant
(Mary Harris) and one volunteer staff the nursery.
Please ask ushers for directions.
Joyful Noise provides activities
for children (ages 4 through second grade) during part
of the worship service. After the Litany of Parting,
children ages 4 through second grade can leave the
sanctuary with Marcus Perry and a volunteer for Joyful
Noise activities and return after the sermon.
A basket in the narthex holds books, paper, and crayons
for children to use in the sanctuary during worship.
Children entering third grade will
receive Bibles during worship on Sunday, September 12.
They will then be able to use their Bible during worship
and participate in worship.
If you would like resources to help
your child learn more about the worship service or have
ideas of how we can involve children more fully in
worship, please contact Jane or the church office
(893-5381 or office@crescenthill.org).
Volunteers are always needed in the
Nursery and with Joyful Noise. Please contact Marcus
Perry (272-0131 or
louisvillejuggler@yahoo.com)
if you are willing to help out with Joyful Noise and
Patti Marcum (office@crescenthill.org
or 893-5381) if you can serve in the Nursery.
As with all our volunteers with
children, it is necessary to have a background check on
file in the church office. Contact the church office to
request the background check.
Welcome to Sunday School
2009-2010
Our Sunday school program this year
provides for a wide variety of classes for all ages. We
invite all of you to join us at 9:45
am on
September 12th in Fellowship Hall for our Annual Sunday
School Kick-Off Breakfast. Come to meet your teachers,
hear about the classes offered, and enjoy breakfast.
Regular classes will begin on September 19th.
NURSERY for children ages 3 and
under:
Room 004: The Sanctuary building,
downstairs, last room on the right
MULTI-AGE CLASS for younger
children (ages 3-6)
Teachers: Izzy Jones, Irene Yang,
and Nora Lara, Substitute: Elaine Trautwein
Room 003: The Sanctuary building,
downstairs, next to last room on the right
MULTI-AGE CLASS for older
elementary children (grades 2-5)
Teachers: Eva Stimson and Allen
Bridgman
Room 002: The Sanctuary building,
downstairs, room next to Jane’s office
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
Teachers: Jerry Van Marter or Peter
Kemmerle or Ben Langley AND Stew Bridgman
Java Brewing (2309 Frankfort
Avenue), carpool available—meet at church by 9:40
am
beginning September 19
ADULT CLASSES:
Spanish Bible Study – Led by
Carlos Lara
This is a great opportunity to both
study the Bible and practice your (however fledgling)
Spanish.
The back building, “upper room,”
upstairs above kitchen
Fireside Class – Led by Amy
Pauw, Deborah Fortell, and David Sawyer
Amy will be beginning with a series
on the Bible and the Koran, looking at how they treat
common figures such as Abraham, Elijah, Jesus, and
Mary. In October, Deborah and David will explore the
characteristics of flourishing congregations—looking at
different sizes, life cycles, identity and change,
translating the heart of Christian faith, and
sustainability in congregations.
Room 114: The back building, in the
Fireside Room
Holy Grounds – Led by Mary
Love
A time of coffee/tea drinking and
conversations.
Room 010: The sanctuary building,
downstairs, turn left halfway down hall, and go to end
of hallway.
Join the Confirmation Journey
this year!
Any young person, sixth grade and
older, is invited to participate in the process of
confirmation this year. In addition to monthly classes,
students will also be involved in various aspects of the
church’s life and engage in spiritual practices. If you
think you might be interested, there will be an
informational meeting for students and parents following
the Sunday School breakfast on September 12. If you
can’t make that but want to know more, please talk to
Jane Larsen-Wigger.
Choral Workshop
There will be a choral workshop on
Saturday, September 11, from 10:00
am – 12:00 noon,
with lunch afterward. The Adult Choir will be working
on Advent and Christmas music, so if you’d like to join
us for the Christmas season, come to the workshop and
enjoy the music and fellowship. Questions? Contact
Debbie Dierks at 896-8103 or frododob@yahoo.com.
Food for Thought
Join us for a light lunch after
church on September 26 in Fellowship Hall to hear from
CHPC's own Jerry Van Marter. Jerry was part of a
Christian Delegation invited to North Korea. He is
going to share with us his first hand account of
conditions and issues facing North Korea today.
Spirituality Saturdays
Please give some thought to joining
others on for morning prayer, conversation about the
spiritual life, and artistic expressions of prayer. If
you think you might be interested, you can purchase and
read the first chapter of An Altar in the World
by Barbara Brown Taylor. This book will provide the
focus for our conversations about the spiritual life.
If you have questions, please talk to Jane or to Laura
Sullivan (523-4519 or lalalouie@gmail.com). Gather with
us on Saturday, September 25.
CHPC Presbyterian
Women
A new program year will
begin for CHPC Presbyterian Women on Tuesday, September
14th, at 10:00
am in the
Fireside Room. Come and join our circle for fellowship,
prayer, mission efforts, and Bible study. This year’s
Bible study will be “Journeys Through Revelation:
Apocalyptic Hope for Today.” It will lead to
thought-provoking discussions. Hope to see you on
September 14th.
Gena’s Tree
Gena’s Tree blossomed beautifully
during its first season with school supplies, backpacks,
and uniforms. United Crescent Hill Ministries received
most of the offerings, with a few notebooks going to
Bellewood. Indeed, Miss Gena would have been pleased.
Stay tuned for word about the next growing season………
For more information, contact Diana Stephen, 896-6075.
Attention All Knitters and
Crocheters
If you’re looking for a project,
consider making winter hats or scarves or gloves or
socks or whatever for children of all ages for this
upcoming winter season. Or you may want to make a
prayer shawl for someone who will feel God’s embracing
love through it. If you need yarn or knitting needles,
you’ll find some in the narthex. If you need
instructions, Patti Marcum can provide them. If you’d
like to learn to knit or crochet, let Patti know and
someone will be available to guide you. For more
information, contact Patti Marcum at 893-5381.
Engaging Spirituality
This year, Crescent Hill
Presbyterian Church will be offering the program
Engaging Spirituality for "young adults" in the
congregation. This program presents a spiritual
deepening process that invites small groups to explore
the intersection between contemplative presence and
social action. It will meet for 21 weeks beginning in
October. If you self-identify as a "young adult" and are
interested in learning more, please contact Christine
Coy Fohr at christine@justfaith.org.
September Birthdays
Harold
Oberheim..................... 1
Christi
Boyd............................ 4
Martha
Bartlett........................ 7
Dean Nicklas...........................
9
Emily
Pauw............................. 13
Ruth
Farrell............................. 14
JoElla
Holman......................... 15
Cara
Bridgman........................ 16
Sally
Flick............................... 16
John
Strong............................. 17
Stewart Bridgman (Jr.).............
19
Carlos David Lara Lopez......... 19
Lily Priel..................................
20
Beth
Yeager............................ 21
Stephen
Bartlett....................... 22
Stephanie
Gregory................... 23
Zoe
Cowser............................ 24
Eli (Beth)
Welch...................... 25
Jessi Dierks-Washington..........
26
Tommy
Welch......................... 26
Thomas
Peterson..................... 27
Matthias
Boyd......................... 28
If your birthday is missing from
our list, please call the church office at 893-5381.
Directory Updates
BARNES-DAVIES
Peter and Rebecca
Alexis and Brian Barnes-Davies
1434 Ridgeway Drive
Jeffersonville, IN 47139
Phone: 812-725-8248
COY-FOHR
Christine Coy Fohr and Rob Fohr
2011 Frankfort Avenue #312, 40206
Christine’s phone: 270-313-3026
Rob’s phone: 262-3270
Christine: ccoyfohr@gmail.com
Rob: Robert.fohr@pcusa.org
Wanted: College Student
Addresses
If your son or daughter is heading
off to college this fall, please let the church office
(893-5381 or office@crescenthill.org) know his/her
address so that he/she will continue to receive
“Westminster Ways.”
Congratulations
Congratulations to Kim and Ben
Randell (and sister, Cora) on the birth of their
daughter, Amelia Wren Randell, on July 21. Baby Amelia
had open heart surgery on August 10 for a congenital
heart defect. If you would like to send a note to Kim
and Ben, their address is 5434 Holmes Street, Kansas
City, MO 64110.
Let’s Play Together!
Whether you are 9 or 90, you are
invited to join us every month for Family Games Night.
On the last Sunday of every month (unless something
unique is happening with the children and youth
schedule,) we will be meeting in the back building from
4:00-6:00 pm
for fun, fellowship, and food. We are planning for a
wide-range of games and activities from board games and
group games to Wii and Frisbee. We’ll be outside and
inside as the weather permits, and together we will
share a pizza meal. Hope to see you there. Bring your
games and $3.00 for pizza.
Save the Date:
Saturday, October 16, 9:00
am – 12:00
noon
Stewardship Council invites you to
roll up your sleeves, put on your favorite work shirt
and come help us do a little Fall Cleaning around the
church grounds and inside the buildings. Keep an eye on
the bulletin for more details!
Children’s Choir and Fellowship
Let the little children come. . .to
Children’s Choir and Fellowship (CCF)!
All children from kindergarten
through 5th grade are invited to join us on Sundays for
fun, friends, singing, crafts, reading, and mission
projects. We gather at 4:00
pm to begin
with games, crafts, discussions, or mission projects,
and then we end with choir with Debbie from 4:30-5:00
pm. We
hope to get parents together to discuss the first part
of the year. Kate will be in touch.
Our first regular night of CCF will
be September 12th. This year we are going to be doing
some exciting things and expanding our mission focus,
such as looking at Heifer projects, and joining the
youth group on the Hunger Walk. See the schedule below:
September 12th: First
regular night. 4:00
pm meeting
in Fellowship Hall
September 19th: Hunger
Walk. Eating together after worship (Fellowship Hall),
and heading to walk which starts at 2:15
pm.
Parents are welcomed and encouraged to join us!
September 26th: FAMILY
GAMES NIGHT. 4:00-6:00
pm. Back
building. All ages invited. Please bring $3.00 for food.
CHPC Youth Group
Ready for some fun times and
serious times, some games and some talks, some mission
projects and some games nights, some fundraisers and
some of your favorite youth team members (AND some new
ones)?!
We invite all youth from 6th-12th
grade to join us from 4:00-6:00
pm each
Sunday for youth group. We hope to spend the year
getting to know you all better, while playing, serving,
singing, discussing, laughing, planning, camping,
retreating, etc. etc. with you. We hope to look at a
variety of issues throughout the year. This year we are
going to start on September 12th with Parents’ Night.
Don’t worry—we’re still going camping. Check out the
schedule below:
Youth Group Schedule for
September:
September 12th: Parents’
Night. 4:00-6:00
pm in the back building. All youth and parents
are encouraged to come and plan for the year ahead.
EVERYONE please bring your calendars with you. We don’t
simply need family vacation schedules, but your choir,
band, sports, etc. schedule as well. Dinner will be
provided.
September 19th: Hunger
Walk. Eating together after worship (Fellowship Hall),
and heading to walk which starts at 2:15
pm.
Parents are welcomed and encouraged to join us!
September 26th: FAMILY GAMES
NIGHT. 4:00-6:00
pm in the back building. All ages invited. Please
bring $3.00 for food.
ALSO! Don’t miss it! CHPC Youth
ANNUAL Camping Trip is moving to a new date:
Deam Lake State Park
St. James Fair Weekend
October 2nd and 3rd
Camp, swim, hike, play games and
help prepare for a great year of youth activities!
For all youth, grades 6 – 12.
Bring friends who would like to be part of our youth
group this year. Meet at church on Saturday at 9:00
am. Return
Sunday at 5:00 pm.
Contribution: $25 (scholarships available) plus a snack
TO SHARE
E-mail Kate (kate@ianhusk.com) or
call 608-5299 by Sunday, September 26th to let us know
if you’re coming.
Kids’ Cafe
Join us on the third Tuesday of
each month at 4:45
pm is to help serve supper to children at the
Presbyterian Community Center’s Kids’ Café. If you’d
like to join us, contact Izzy Jones at 425-3943.
English as a Foreign Language –
EFL classes to begin again.
Along with our Presbyterian
partners at James Lees and Covenant Community Churches,
we’ll again be offering EFL classes this fall. Classes
will begin September 20 and meet on Monday and Wednesday
evenings from 6:30 to 8:00.
There are a variety of ways to be
involved, from letting people know about this who might
be interested to teaching (or assisting) to helping
prepare or serve supper to caring for children. If you
have an interest but just wonder where you could find
your place, please talk to Perry Chang (general
interest) or Andrea Trautwein (food help) or Ana Lara
(child care).
Spanish Classes
Interested in learning or honing
your Spanish? Ada Asenjo is willing to teach again if
there is interest. Please talk to Ada about your
interest and preferences for times (896-9171 and
Bartlett-asenjo@mindspring.com).
Moment for Mission
During the month of August,
Crescent Hill Presbyterian had the wonderful opportunity
to hear from Christi and Jeff Boyd and Amanda Craft, two
of the missionaries that our church supports. Listening
to these individuals speak of their work in Cameroon and
in Guatemala, one is struck by the impact these devoted
Christians are making in these impoverished nations, and
by the challenges they face on a daily basis. And while
our church’s financial assistance is critical in
supporting the work that is accomplished by the Boyds
and Amanda, our prayers are also vital for their
continued success. What should we be praying for? The
needs of our mission co-workers are similar to our
everyday concerns, but are acerbated due to the
conditions of their calling:
·
Family Relationships:
Living far from family places an emotional burden on
mission coworkers as they deal with the anxiety of aging
parents, sick siblings, and/or children in another
country.
·
Safety in travel:
Travel in poorer countries is fraught with obstacles and
safety concerns, including danger from road conditions
and marauders, drug traffickers, etc.
·
Success in outreach and work:
Language, societal expectations, cultural differences,
etc. are all areas which can impact the work of a
mission co worker.
·
Political and Societal Change:
Social mores can impede the rate of progress in
initiating new approaches to old problems, and political
unrest can suffocate the opportunity for change.
As you pray for your own needs each
day, please ask for the good Lord to be with our
church’s missionaries both in the challenges of everyday
life and in the added factors of serving overseas.
While our financial support is very
appreciated and necessary in assisting our mission
co-workers in their undertaking, our prayers for them is
also vitally needed.
Environmental Health and Justice
Tour
Get on board the Louisville
Community Environmental Health and Justice Tour on
Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 8:30
am – 12:30
pm. There
will be a continental breakfast, orientation at 8:30
am,
bus tour from 9:00 am -12:00
noon,
and debriefing and resources from 12:00-12:30 pm.
The tour will feature the
following:
• A visit to Louisville-area
contaminated sites and information about the threats
they pose to the community;
• An introduction to a range of
environmental health concerns, including toxic
chemicals, particulate matter emissions,
air and water quality;
• Opportunities to learn how our
health is impacted by the environment and receive
resources for action.
Space is limited. Cost is $10
suggested donation. Reserve your place on the bus by
emailing
earthandspirit@passionist.org or calling 452-2749.
2010 Covenant Network
Conference:
Celebrating the Whole Household
of God
Houston, Texas
November 4-6
For more information, visit
www.covnetpres.org.
The Kairos Conference:
Discerning Justice and Taking
Action on America’s Death Penalty
Emory Conference Center
Atlanta, GA
November 16-17
For more information, visit
www.pfadp.org or call 919.933.7567.
Thank You
I want to thank you, CHPC, for your
kind gift of $528.40 from your Pentecost offering to
Bellewood. Our mission of changing lives and building
futures for abused, neglected and homeless young people
in Kentucky would not be possible without your support.
We know that we could not continue
to provide our services without the prayers, concern,
interest and support of Crescent Hill. At your request,
the generosity you’ve bestowed will go toward an
educational outing for the 10 boys we care for in our
Transitional Living program.
Warm regards,
Sally Pendleton
Vice President of Development and
Community Engagement
From Our Church Treasurer
As of July 31, 2010, our budget
(for General Funding) is $278,689.08. The combined
income year-to-date is $157,209.93. The combined
expenditures year-to-date are $156,244.06. The
percentage of the budget received is 62.8% and the
percentage of budget spent 62.5%. 58% of the year has
elapsed.
Pledge receipts in July were:
July (budget).....….…..…$20,833.33
July (actual)……….........$15,255.00
Budgeted Pledges……...$250,000.00
Year-to-date Pledges…..$141,756.50
