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January 1, 2014
Volume XXXXXII,
Edition 1
The Herald
Inside this issue:
Lant’s Lines/Thank
you
2
Deacons/Mission
News
3
7th Cents/Flower
signups
4
Calendar 5
Church Happenings 6
The next annual meeting of the congregation of Central Presbyterian
Church and of the members of our church corporation (Central Presbyteri-
an Church, Inc., of Terre Haute, Indiana) (the “corporation”), will be held in
the church sanctuary immediately following 10:30 a.m. worship (that is, ap-
proximately 11:30 a.m.) on Sunday, January 26, 2014. Among other items of
business that will come before that annual meeting, the session (and the
board of directors of the corporation) will seek the approval by the congre-
gation’s active members (and the members of the corporation) of Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws for the corporation. The
proposed restatement of and amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
of the corporation and the proposed amendments to the current Bylaws are
intended to conform those documents, as nearly as possible, to the existing
Indiana Code (Title 23) and the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.), including Part I (The Book of Confessions) and Part II (The Book of
Order), and to reconcile Indiana statutory law with the nomenclature and polity of The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Copies of the existing Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws are available in the church office and are posted
in the church’s Fellowship Hall, as are copies of the proposed Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation and amended Bylaws. Copies of the pro-
posed Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and amended By-
laws may also be found in the church’s 2013 Annual Report, which will be
available for pickup in the Fellowship Hall beginning on Sunday, January 12,
2014.
Annual Meeting of the Congregation — January 26, 2014
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To the church family:
Thank you so much for the cards, other expressions of good will and the generous Christmas
gift each of us received. We are so grateful for your love and support. Blessings to each of you
for the new year.
Lant, Cheryl, Mark, Jonathan, Alvin, Tiffany and Sarah
For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the
same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are
members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to
us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation;
the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness. Let love be genuine; hate what
is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do
not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.
Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. (Romans 12:4-13 NRSV)
As I write this article, I am remembering with joy and appreciation the way our congregation came to-
gether to observe Advent and to celebrate Christmas. Just as there were persons with varied talents and
spiritual gifts in the churches to which the Apostle Paul ministered, so I have seen displayed many talents
in our congregation. You have your decorators, who know just how to hang the garland in the sanctuary.
There are organizers, who can with grace and a sense of purpose communicate to others where help is
needed. What would we do without all the musical gifts in our congregation—the instrumentalists, the
singers, the directors, the composers? Just think how much talent (and hard work) it takes to present a
Christmas cantata: the choir (with Mark and Jonathan) have been rehearsing since early fall in order to bless us all with their musical offerings. Not to be outdone, the children and youth rose to the occasion
with “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” memorizing their lines, making rehearsals a priority, and following the
expert direction of Jean Shutt, Amanda Mang, and all their adult helpers. For the Christmas Eve candle-
light service of lessons and carols, the brass was polished, the candles were restored and lit, the pew
racks were organized, and we enjoyed hearing readings by members of past and current youth groups.
Our own members were blessed by the service, and we showed great hospitality to others in the com-
munity who look forward to this service every year. Thanks to the church staff communications were
clear, necessary equipment was in good working order, and the church was organized and clean. The
cookies, as always, were delicious; and the Worship Commission came through with another great ren-
dering of the church’s famous wassail recipe. I have no doubt that the love I saw in so many eyes was, in
Paul’s words, “genuine.” You literally outdid one another in showing honor to each other and allowing
each person’s gifts to shine forth. We “rejoiced in hope” as again we welcomed the coming of our Sav-
ior. I am deeply grateful to you all. Quoting Paul, we say it all the time; but it is important never to for-
get—together we are one body in Christ.
Lant’s Lines
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Mission Committee News —
Many families in the Terre Haute area enjoyed
a Thanksgiving Dinner this year due in part to
The Lighthouse Mission. The Mission has
struggled this year, but was able to come
through and give away a large number of bas-
kets. The Mission Committee made a mone-
tary donation for turkeys and several mem-
bers of Central Presbyterian helped put the
baskets together. Thank-you to all who helped
with this project.
The spirit of Christmas was felt by two fami-
lies from Salvation Army, one family from
14th and Chestnut and one former pre-school
family. Gift tags were taken from the tree in
the social hall, money was used from the Mis-
sion Committee's local benevolence fund, and
when the pre-school family was added and we
needed extra help, the women's bible study
group became elves and we had some secret
elves! Thank-you so much to everyone who
helped make this a special Christmas for fif-
teen children. They enjoyed clothes, toys and
gift cards were purchased for food. Thank-you
to Tiffany Grossman who helped wrap gifts
for the family for 14th and Chestnut.
Deacons Assist
County Students
Did you know that Vigo
County has one of Indiana’s
largest percentage of stu-
dents living below the poverty level? Dur-
ing the week they are provided with breakfast
and lunch at school, but sadly, may be hungry
on the weekends when food in their homes is
limited. Many children in our own community
benefit from the district’s Backpack Lunch pro-
gram which sends food home with them on
Fridays so they have food to eat during the
weekend. At the end of December, a portion
of our CPC Deacons Fund provided 340 stu-
dents from Deming and Franklin Elementary
Schools with an addition to their Backpack
Lunches. Each of them received a jar of peanut
butter and box of crackers to supplement their
diet during the winter break. Our Deacons
agreed that this outreach in the community
was a worthwhile project for Central Presby-
terian Church.
LADIES, save the date:
Wednesday, January 29.
We’re planning a night
out for the women of
Central. Dinner will be
provided, and there will
be a crock pot recipe exchange. Watch
the e-news and the Sunday bulletin for
details as the date approaches.
Per Capita literally means “by the
head”. In January, our treasurer will pay
our share of our denomination’s adminis-
trative expenses. The per capita this year
is $29.33 per active member. Please as-
sist the church by paying your per capita
early in the year.
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December was a busy and exciting month for the 7th Cents
Youth Group. On December 1, the youth decorated a beau-
tiful Christmas tree for the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra
Tree Fest. Most of the ornaments on the tree were hand-
made by the youth! December 8, the youth wrapped Christ-
mas gifts for children of 14th and Chestnut Community Cen-
ter. Finally, on December 15, the youth participated in
Christmas caroling at Meadows Manor East. Special thanks go
to Andrea Paul-Bonham, Dan and Cheri Bradley, Jimmy
Moore, Erin Pugh, Ryan Grossman, and Beth Whitaker for
joining the youth voices in beautiful Christmas carols.
The registration deadline for the mission trip has been extended to January 12, 2014. Our mission
trip this year will be June 14-20, 2014 at Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Ken-
tucky. Tiffany would be happy to answer any questions about the mission trip.
Upcoming Events:
January 12: Youth Group at Centenary
5:00-5:45 pm: Middle School Youth
5:45-6:30 pm: All youth dinner and games
6:30-7:30 pm: High School Youth
January 19: Youth Group at Centenary, times listed above
January 26: Youth Movie night at Centenary. All youth meet 5-7:30 to watch a movie together.
February 2: Souper (Super) Bowl Sunday. Youth participate in Souper Bowl activities in their
churches. No normal youth meeting
Seventh Cents Youth News — Tiffany Grossman
A sign-up for flowers has been posted in the fellowship hall.
The cost for the flowers is $33 per Sunday. Sign up today for the
day you would like to donate flowers. You may also call the
church office to see if your special Sunday is available.
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Office closed!
Gayle Wilson
2 Deacons 5:30 3 4
David Rader
5 Choir 8:45
Sunday school 9:30
Worship 10:30
Unhanging of the Greens 11:30
Phillip Smith
6 Family Prayer Group 12:00
7
Amanda Mang
8 Session 7:00
Bill Cook, Corrine
Foree, Rogene Froeb
9
Mark Carlisle, Kailyn
McCoy
10
Kathryn George
11
12Choir 8:45
Sunday school 9:30
Worship 10:30
Youth Group 5:00
Mont Foree, Derek Van Dyke
13Family Prayer Group 12:00
14 Fine Arts Commission 10:00
Innovation Genera-tion 6:30
15
Communication
7:00
16 17 18
Joe Harder
19Choir 8:45
Sunday school 9:30
Worship 10:30
Youth Group 5:00
Don Lowder
20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — Office closed
21 TᵌEM meal & childcare 5:15
*Committee/commissions meet
Cetta DePaolo, Sandy Mead
22 Personnel Committee 12:30
Kay Farmer, Dale McKee
23
Jeff Perry, Lewis Sego
24
Jim Slutz, Brenda
Weatherwax
25
Amanda Green, JoAnn Mardis
26Choir 8:45
Sunday school 9:30
Worship 10:30
Annual meeting 11:30
Youth Group 5:00
Warren Clem
27Family Prayer Group 12:00
28 Seekers & Searchers 10:00
Youth Design Team
6:00
Innovation Genera-tion 6:30
Alice Harder
29 Ladies Night Out in fellowship hall
30
Carol Modesitt, Evan Tramel
31 * Worship 5:30
Finance 5:30
Mission 6:00
CLCA 6:30
CN 6:30
Facilities 6:30
January 2014
Central Presbyterian Church
125 N. 7th Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807
Phone: 812-232-5049
Fax: 812-232-5040
Email: CPCOffice @thcpc.org
Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Lant B. Davis, Pastor
Scott Paul-Bonham, Parish Associate
Cheryl Moles, Christian Educator
Sarah Kelsheimer, Church Secretary
Women’s Bible Study
The Women’s Bible Study
will meet on January 28 at
10:00 a.m. Session five
(Abigail) from Twelve
Women of the Bible based
on teaching from Lysa
Terkeurst and others will
be discussed. This study
will be held in the fellow-
ship hall. Sandy Mead will
lead the discussion and
Susan Hoffman is the host-
ess.
Women’s Book Club
The Women’s Book Club
will be taking a winter
break this month. If you
would like to get ahead on
next month’s reading, If It’s
Not One Thing, It’s Your
Mother by Julia Sweeney
will be discussed. Abby
Simmons will lead the dis-
cussion.
Church Happenings
Next Herald
Deadline —
Jan. 26, 2014