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The
Church Newsletter for July 30, 2008 |
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK:
WELCOME NEW STAFF MEMBER
In our July Session Meeting your Church Session extended
a call to Marc Bell for the position of Christian Education
Director in our congregation. Marc has accepted this call
and began serving on Tuesday, July 29th and will be here
with his family for worship on Sunday, August 3, 2008.
Marc and his family currently live in Bremen, Kentucky and
attended the Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Marc’s
wife is Kim and they have three children – Taylor (12),
Carly (7) and Rupp (2). We look forward to his family moving
to Bowling Green in the near future and being a part of our
church staff.
Marc is a candidate for the ministry and is currently working
on completing his education for ordination. He just recently
attended a three week summer session at Bethel College and
is currently completing his
undergraduate degree.
Marc will be working with our youth, administering our Christian
Education Program and children’s ministry, directing
our Parent’s Day Out Program and will serve as pulpit
supply when I am absent.
Marc is an enthusiastic and passionate young man who will
do a wonderful job. Marc’s family has many changes and
adjustments required of them over the next few weeks. So I
encourage you to pray for him and his family as they make
this move.
Grace and Peace
Pastor Steve Delashmit
CHRISTIAN OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE AND GROWTH
“MEET IN THE MIDDLE”
August 13th, 2008
5:00 PM - Family Dinner Hour
6:00 – 7:00 PM – Classes for Children, Youth,
and Adults
7:00 PM – Choir Rehearsal for Chancel Choir
Our Christian Education Ministry would like to encourage
your family to come and be a part of our mid-week program.
Your family’s commitment is important.
Stephanie Matthews will be leading a women’s Bible
study entitled “Titus Two.” There is a sign up
sheet on the library table in Heritage Hall for this study.
There is a study book to be ordered for this class. Pastor
Steve Delashmit will continue teaching the “Gospel Parallels”.
David Lindsey, Ashley Lindsey, David Fravala and Kathy Fravala
will be teaching our children. Marc Bell will teach the youth.
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THURSDAYS AT TEN
BIBLE STUDY
The Thursday morning Bible Study will continue on past the
summer providing another opportunity for your family to come
and grow in your faith with your church family. This summer
we have had a wonderful response and an awesome time sharing
our faith with each other.
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WEDDING SHOWER
FOR LINDSAY MARION AND REED CHANEY
AUGUST 3RD, 2008
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Yes, you heard it right. The Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s
Ministry is hosting a “recipe shower” for Lindsay
Marion and Reed Chaney. Ladies find your favorite recipe and
write it down on a recipe card. Then wrap the recipe card,
an ingredient and the dish or utensil you would use to prepare
your favorite recipe in.
They are registered at Target and Macy’s and you might
just locate that Kitchen utensil or cooking dish there.
CARDS AND LETTERS
Wedding Invitation to Lindsay Marion’s Wedding
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PRAYER CONCERNS
Marlene Long – Surgery – August 27th, 2008 -
Henrietta Embry – Britthaven Rehab, Cherry Lee Hatcher’s
aunt
Ozelle McDonald – Medical Center, Room 5A03
Wanda Lee – Savannah Given’s Grandmother
Wayne Cowles – At Home – Brenda Pedigo’s
son
Paul Cohron
Paul Russell, his mother’s friends are Roy & Pat
Bunch
Jim Pedigo, At Home, Brenda Pedigo’s husband
Joan Davis – At Home – Diane Delashmit’s
sister-in-law
Edith Vanarsdall – Medical Center – Joyce Matthews’
Aunt
Fred Bartley – Lynne & Freddie Bartley’s Father
Kane Martin – Allison Pruett’s Friend
Lisa Murrell – Friend of Tricia Harper
Chuck Dieterich – At Home
Denise Cole – at Home – Willard and Mary Ann Cole’s
niece
Janet Spinaio – Peg Berger’s Cousin
Jewell Bartley – Kingsport, TN
Gerri Holloway – Peg Berger’s Friend
Gerald Watt – Ward Elliott’s friend
Jane Long – at Home
Bertha Pearson – Brenda Pedigo’s mother
Elease Phelps, At Home – Pat Kisling’s Friend
Harold Cohron, Paul Cohron’s brother
Eva Poston
Brooklyn Durham, Mike Howard’s Niece
Ada Reymour, Kim Forbus’ Cousin
Alan Reynolds, friend of Brenda Pedigo
Wilson Hourigan, Mary Ann Cole’s brother-in-law
Our Nation & Leaders in Iraq
Military Personnel & Families during this war
CONTINUE TO REMEMBER: Warren Baxa, William Belcher, Eddie
Bottoms, Imogene Bryant, Kim Bryant, Joe Bryant, Ralph Cole,
Wayne Cowles, Tamara Fravala, Louise Hayes, Sarah Henderson,
Cecelia Jacobson, Jim Jones, Marsha Jones, Linda Livers, Marlene
Long, Irene McGlasson, Gwyneth McKinney, Chris Meredith, Al
Nichol, Shirley & Bill Price, Cordell Smith, Patrick Wagoner,
David Welch
NURSING HOME/Southern Ky. Rehab Center/BG Retirement Village:
Julian McLlean – Britthaven – Betty Jordan’s
brother-in-law; Amy Tabor in Marion, KY Nursing Home, Dorothy
Clark – Rosewood, Room 159S
U.S. ARMED SERVICES: SPC. James Leigh – Lori Heinz’s
nephew, Major Tracy Maza – Bro. Steve and Diane’s
daughter;1st LT Patrick J. Engeman – Willard and Mary
Ann Cole’s Son-in-law; Airman 1st Class Tyler Morrison;
1st LT Brian Alsop; PFC Kenny Glass – Brittany Nunn’s
cousin; PFC Jim Henderson – Brittany Nunn’s friend;
PVT Matthew Pitz – Bethany Cropper’s fiancé
We want to keep you updated. Call the Church Office, tell
the Pastor, one of the Church Elders or E-mail the church
with your updates or additions or deletions.
Youth Summer Schedule
Youth Advisory Delegate for General Assembly
The Standing Rules of the General Assembly provide for presbyteries
to send youth advisory delegates (ages 15-19) to each meeting.
Presbyteries assume responsibilities for selecting these persons
and sending them as representatives for the youth of the Presbytery.
These delegates will be elected at the 2008 Fall Meeting of
our Presbytery in November.
Application for Youth Advisory Delegate is available in the
church office. The 2009 General Assembly will be held in Memphis,
TN.
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BETHEL COLLEGE
If you will be attending Bethel College please
contact Leslie Wooten for a scholarship application
or go online at www.cpcorner.org.
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NEWSONG RALLY
AUGUST 9TH, 2008
NewSong Music Festival will be held August 8th – 10that
Camp
Loucon located outside Leitchfield, Kentucky. The Board of
Christian Education of our Presbytery will reimburse the cost
of early-bird Saturday ticket ($40)
At 4:00 PM you are invited to meet at the Cumberland Presbytery
Tent for hotdogs and fellowship. Water and snacks will be
available throughout the day for Cumberland Presbyterians.
The final bands on Saturday night are Skillet, Mike Williams,
and Toby Mac.
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Men’s Ministry
August 11, 2008
Meal at 6:30 PM
Program to follow with Brett Guthrie, KY State Senator
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Profession of Faith – Brette and Ryanne Wimpee
Transfer of Membership – Tim Wimpee
Transfer of Membership – Les and Jan Settle
CHURCH PARKING LOT SEALING
On July 31st – August 2nd the Church parking lot will
be sealed.
You are asked not to drive on the parking lot until late Saturday
afternoon.
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PARENT’S DAY OUT REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN
Parent’s Day Out registration is open and currently
enrolling for the Fall
semester. Registration requires a non-refundable $25 registration
fee as
well as a $25 supply fee. If you would like additional information
for the
Parent’s Day Out Program, call Mary Ann Cole at 783-2274
or Pat Bunch at 746-0765.
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CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN’S MINISTRY
ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND CAKE WALK
AUGUST 10TH, 2008 4:00 – 6:00 PM
The women invite your family to join them for their annual
ice cream social, cake walk, and auction in Heritage Hall.
Several members will be making homemade ice cream and cookies
to enjoy while delicious cakes are being auctioned in the
cake walk.
The women have also fixed a beautiful kitchen basket to be
given away. See one of the women in Heritage Hall for tickets
on Sunday, August 3rd and 10th.
There will also be a freeze off between Carlton Hatcher and
Pastor Steve. This year Samantha has agreed to let Pastor
Steve use her recipe for Reese Pieces Ice Cream under the
conditions that her recipe is clearly displayed on the outside
of his ice cream freezer.
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SUNDAY WORSHIP
AUGUST 17TH, 2008 10:30 AM
At CAMP COURAGEOUS
SCOTTSVILLE, KENTUCKY
Awesome plans are being made for our worship at Camp Courageous.
Our Missions, Outreach and Public Relations Ministry has connected
us with this wonderful outreach ministry. Several of our youth
and adults have already volunteered at this camp for children
with special needs.
On the morning of August 17th we will join the staff at Camp
Courageous and have our morning worship service. Following
our worship service we will have a potluck meal and then every
family will be given the opportunity to tour the facility
and see the wonderful ministry this site offers.
So make plans to be a part of this special outreach mission
and worship event. As usual the church will furnish the meat,
drinks, and bread. Your family is asked to furnish vegetables,
salads, and desserts.
SPOTLIGHT ON JOANN HALL
Joann Hall is a big-city girl, a musician and a published
writer. She played violin in the
Detroit junior orchestra and was also a pianist, but she gave
up the instruments to use only her strong alto voice, with
a show on Detroit radio. On coming to Bowling Green, Joann
sang at the Manhattan Towers, a night club which booked the
likes of Billie Vaughn and Vaughn Monroe’s orchestra.
She also sang with Doc Livingston, whose son Tim now plays
guitar for us.
Joann gave up the late night singing to raise her son but
still sang on local radio, sponsored by Warren Electric. The
hymn “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” was her most
requested song, here as well as in Detroit. She would still
be singing but developed vocal cord nodules in the 1960s.
Surgery was not recommended and she was told to rest her voice.
Although she tried some vocal exercise with a therapist, her
voice did not come back.
This did not even slow her down. Since she was already working
at the radio station, she began to help the staff to catch
up with copywriting and eventually became a full-time copywriter,
then worked her way up to program director, interviewing,
etc, for 23 years.
Then as now, Joann was a striking beauty who was often compared
to Kim Novak. TV jobs were available to her, but she was more
interested in publishing and writing and chose a job with
a national magazine, Back Home in Kentucky. She became editor
and business manager during her 14 years there. After this,
she was still not done. She then went to work at Western in
their public and library services.
During all these careers, Joann was active in the American
Business Women’s Association and was elected president
as well as Woman of the Year in 1967. She and a group of her
colleagues, called the Kentucky Colonels, traveled to Las
Vegas for the installation and awards. As a member of the
Rebekah Lodge, Joann was captain of the Kentucky Cardinals
Drill Team, a group she took to Louisville to perform.
We would say Joann was a great success, but when her warm
and vibrant mother fell ill with cancer, her suffering taught
Joann what she calls a bitter lesson. Joann had felt very
close to God but could not understand why her mother had to
suffer so. After a few years, Joann returned to her roots
and faith and believes that her bitter lesson was well-learned.
Of course, during all these careers, Joann did church work
and became much more active in volunteering after retiring.
She watches out mostly for the elderly ladies who depend on
her for shopping and driving. It does sound like she has done
enough.
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CELEBRATION OF
HOLY COMMUNION
AUGUST 3, 2008 10:30 AM
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Cumberland Presbyterian Women
August 18th, 2008
11:00 AM
Hostess – Brenda Pedigo