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HILLSBOROUGH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 102 West Tryon Street Post Office Box 717 Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 732-3131 (Office) (919) 644-1185 Dr. Robert Brizendine, Pastor [email protected] www.hillsboroughpres.org The Church Mouse September, 2015 Dear friends, As we have been talking about funds available for our Expansion/Renovation plans, you have heard about the Gerritsen bequest. Some may not remember Burt Gerritsen or know who he was. Burton Henry Gerritsen, Sr. was a native of New Jersey, who met his wife while he was serving in the US Army during World War II. His wife was a native of Anderson, SC, and from her parents, they inherited a piece of commercial property in SC that was leased for a convenience store and gas station. Burt and his wife came to Durham, NC when Burt was offered a position with the Ligget and Myers Tobacco company as a chemist. When Burt's wife died, he moved to Hillsborough, and lived on Red Bird Lane, across from his only son and only grandson. Burt became a member of HPC on February 9, 1986 transferring his membership from the Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham. This church is where Karl Travis spoke last month on the subject of Generosity. Burt was ordained an elder here at HPC on January 24, 1987 and Burt served as Moderator of Building and Grounds following the fire in 1987 and the restoration of our church facilities. Burt and his wife were only children, and they had only one son and one grandson. Sadly the son and grandson both preceded Burt in death, and he was left with absolutely no family except his church family at HPC. Burt appointed me as his Power of Attorney, and I accepted responsibility for his medical care and financial management for three and a half years until his death on November 24, 2011. Burt's will bequeathed his entire estate to Hillsborough Presbyterian Church. The cash and stocks totalled approximately $455,000. We are hoping to receive at least $320,000 from the sale of the commercial property in SC and the residence here in town. In reviewing Burt's financial records, I was impressed by his financial stewardship and generosity. He managed his financial resources well, lived a modest lifestyle, but was generous in his support of multiple charitable causes, foremost of which was Hillsborough Presbyterian Church. He loved HPC, and loved this church facility. The first time I visited Burt in his home, I noticed a wheelchair. Burt did not need a wheelchair at that time. He explained that the wheelchair was his wife's. She was confined to a wheelchair for many years and Burt took care of her. Later Burt himself spent a great deal of time in a wheelchair. In taking him to his medical appointments, hospital visits, and moving to and from Brookshire and Carilllon Assisted Living, I folded that wheelchair and put it in my trunk many times! I also encountered the challenges of getting Burt into buildings for his appointments. Because of my close association with Burt, I feel confident that he would be very happy that we are planning on using the funds he graciously gave us to make our facility accessible to all. I feel blessed to have gotten to share nine years of life with Burt. I was honored that he trusted me enough to appoint me as his POA, and that we as a congregation had the opportunity to be the church and become family to Burt when he had no other family. May his generosity inspire us all to respond generously to a generous and gracious God! - Bob
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HILLSBOROUGH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
102 West Tryon Street Post Office Box 717 Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 732-3131 (Office) (919) 644-1185 Dr. Robert Brizendine, Pastor [email protected] www.hillsboroughpres.org
The Church Mouse September, 2015
Dear friends,
As we have been talking about funds available for our Expansion/Renovation plans, you have heard about
the Gerritsen bequest. Some may not remember Burt Gerritsen or know who he was. Burton Henry Gerritsen,
Sr. was a native of New Jersey, who met his wife while he was serving in the US Army during World War II.
His wife was a native of Anderson, SC, and from her parents, they inherited a piece of commercial property in
SC that was leased for a convenience store and gas station. Burt and his wife came to Durham, NC when Burt
was offered a position with the Ligget and Myers Tobacco company as a chemist. When Burt's wife died, he
moved to Hillsborough, and lived on Red Bird Lane, across from his only son and only grandson.
Burt became a member of HPC on February 9, 1986 transferring his membership from the Trinity
Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham. This church is where Karl Travis spoke last month on the subject of
Generosity. Burt was ordained an elder here at HPC on January 24, 1987 and Burt served as Moderator of
Building and Grounds following the fire in 1987 and the restoration of our church facilities.
Burt and his wife were only children, and they had only one son and one grandson. Sadly the son and
grandson both preceded Burt in death, and he was left with absolutely no family except his church family at
HPC. Burt appointed me as his Power of Attorney, and I accepted responsibility for his medical care and
financial management for three and a half years until his death on November 24, 2011. Burt's will bequeathed
his entire estate to Hillsborough Presbyterian Church. The cash and stocks totalled approximately $455,000.
We are hoping to receive at least $320,000 from the sale of the commercial property in SC and the residence
here in town.
In reviewing Burt's financial records, I was impressed by his financial stewardship and generosity. He
managed his financial resources well, lived a modest lifestyle, but was generous in his support of multiple
charitable causes, foremost of which was Hillsborough Presbyterian Church. He loved HPC, and loved this
church facility.
The first time I visited Burt in his home, I noticed a wheelchair. Burt did not need a wheelchair at that
time. He explained that the wheelchair was his wife's. She was confined to a wheelchair for many years and
Burt took care of her. Later Burt himself spent a great deal of time in a wheelchair. In taking him to his
medical appointments, hospital visits, and moving to and from Brookshire and Carilllon Assisted Living, I
folded that wheelchair and put it in my trunk many times! I also encountered the challenges of getting Burt
into buildings for his appointments. Because of my close association with Burt, I feel confident that he would
be very happy that we are planning on using the funds he graciously gave us to make our facility accessible to
all. I feel blessed to have gotten to share nine years of life with Burt. I was honored that he trusted me enough
to appoint me as his POA, and that we as a congregation had the opportunity to be the church and become
family to Burt when he had no other family. May his generosity inspire us all to respond generously to a
generous and gracious God!
- Bob
FELLOWSHIP / COMMISSION NEWS
SAVE THE DATE
Sunday, September 6
Please join Christian
Education Commission
as we kick off the new
Sunday school year. We will begin our
morning at 9:45 a.m. with breakfast, hear
about how Sunday school will be changing,
get a chance to view curriculum and learn
about “Children’s Bible Story Hour”. You
will get a chance to meet the teachers for all
age groups. We look forward to seeing
everyone at breakfast on the 6th.
Think you might be interested in teaching a
Sunday school class? Come check us out
and enjoy some fellowship over breakfast.
HPC CHOIR PRACTICE RESUMES
Regular choir practice will resume on
Thursday, September 3, at 7:00 PM. Join us in the
Choir Room (#205).
Please note: we will not have choir
rehearsal on Thursday, September 17 in lieu of the
Constitution Day celebration at HPC.
If you are interested in singing with the
choir for the Christmas concert, please join us at our
Kick-Off Dinner! On Thursday, September 10 the
choir has been invited to the home of Lois and Mark
Pipkin for our Christmas Kick-off dinner. Please
join us beginning at 6 PM. Lois and Mark will be
grilling chicken and ask that the choir brings side
dishes and drinks to share. After we eat, we’ll
gather around the piano and see what Scott has
chosen for our Christmas concert!
˗ Cheryl Maxey
Circle #1 News!
Our first meeting of the new study year will
be on September 14th
at Rosie’s house (919-818-
2499). Alice will lead us through the introduction
and first chapter of our new study, Come to the
Waters. We meet at 11:00 for study, followed by
lunch. Bring a sandwich – the hostess provides
beverages and dessert. New members, guests and
visitors are always welcome. Questions? Call
Robin Bedingfield.
Why Jesus? Group
You are invited to join us for a small group
study of the book “Speaking Christian” by Marcus
Borg. We will meet Friday evening September 18
at 6 pm at the home of Martin & Judy Brown.
Bring a potluck dish to share. We will join together
for dinner and then divide into small groups for
discussion of Chapters 9 and 10, "Easter" and
“Believing and Faith” facilitated by Martin Brown.
These are stand-alone chapters, so please come join
us, even if you have not attended previous sessions.
Let the Browns know if you plan to come. Contact
Marc Fowler or Carolyn Norris if you need a book
or for more information.
Save the Date – October 24/25. HPC will be
working on A Brush with Kindness project this
weekend. Details will be forthcoming.
– Hervey McIver
HEALTHY WALKS ON RIVERWALK
Join us on Tuesday afternoons for
Healthy Walks on Riverwalk at 5:30 PM.
Same meeting place: Riverwalk entrance at
the end of Nash and Kollock Street – beyond
Weaver Street Market.
-- Jane Gaede
FELLOWSHIP / COMMISSION NEWS
HPC BOOK CLUB
Mark your calendars!
On September 27th:
(Note the date change!!)
We will be discussing the best seller George
Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved
the American Revolution, by Brian Kilmeade and
Don Yeager.
“When George Washington beat a hasty retreat from
New York City in August 1776, many thought the
American Revolution might soon be over. Instead,
Washington rallied—thanks in large part to a little-
known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring.
He realized that he couldn’t defeat the British with
military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and
deeply secretive intelligence network to infiltrate New
York. Drawing on extensive research, Brian Kilmeade
and Don Yaeger have offered fascinating portraits of
these spies: a reserved Quaker merchant, a tavern
keeper, a brash young longshoreman, a curmudgeonly
Long Island bachelor, a coffeehouse owner, and a
mysterious woman. Long unrecognized, the secret six
are finally receiving their due among the pantheon of
American heroes.” (amazon.com)
“This is my kind of history book. Get ready. Here’s
the action.” —Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The
Fifth Assassin and host of Decoded
The on October 11th we will meet to discuss Anne
Lamott’s Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential
Prayers. New York Times-bestselling author Anne Lamott
writes about the three simple prayers essential to
coming through tough times, difficult days and the
hardships of daily life. It is these three prayers –
asking for assistance from a higher power,
appreciating what we have that is good, and feeling
awe at the world around us – that can get us through
the day and can show us the way forward. In Help
Thanks Wow Lamott recounts how she came to these
insights, explains what they mean to her and how they
have helped, and explores how others have embraced
these same ideas. (amazon.com)
Thanks to Annette Jurgelski for coordinating
refreshments for our Book Club meetings: Robin and
Brenda have volunteered for September 27th, and Mae
Lee and Stephanie for October’s meeting. We meet at
7:00 PM in the church library, and visitors and guests
are always welcome!
WORSHIP COMMISSION
Worship Commission will have a meeting
Sunday, September 20th at 12:15. The Worship
commission assists with providing creative and
meaningful worship services and providing support
services for the children during part of the service,
and we would love for anyone interested in the
work of our commission to join us!
NEWS FROM DIACONATE
Lemonade on the Lawn occurs each Sunday
following the 11:00 am church
service for after church fellowship.
We began Lemonade on the Lawn
on Easter Sunday and will continue
through September 27. We still
have an open date on September 6, 13, and 27 on
the schedule posted outside the church office.
Please sign up!
Sunday, November 1st, will be our Annual
Bonfire and Camp Supper at Camp New Hope. We
will have a pavilion reserved near the swimming
pool. (Daylight Savings Time ends on 11/1/15, so it
will be twilight dark at 5:00 PM.
Would you like to be an HPC "Caregiver"?
Seeking people to provide meals and occasional
comfort to our HPC members in need. Please
contact Shari Latta if you can help!
FELLOWSHIP / COMMISSION NEWS
HAPPY SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY TO:
06 Travis Brown
07 Louise Flinn
10 Pam Beveridge
12 Stephanie Morgan
18 Emma Cathey
19 Thelma Bradley
21 David Remington
24 Mark Latta
27 David Scheidt
27 Grayson Parker
To update the Birthday List or Anniversary List
please contact JoAnn in the church office
(732-3131) or [email protected]).
SEPTEMBER LECTIONARY
READINGS
6 Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125;
James 2:1-17; Mark 7:24-37
13 Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19;
James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38
20 Proverbs 31:10-31; Psalm 1;
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37
27 Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22; Psalm 124;
James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50
EMAIL or ADDRESS or PHONE UPDATES:
Bill Flinn: 919-812-2328 (cell)
Lisa Flinn: 919-732-6449 (h) 919-812-2493 (cell)
Scott Schlesinger: [email protected]
Rosie Summers: [email protected]
Cliff Younger: [email protected]
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
September 6
Preaching: Sam Nesbit
Liturgist & Children’s Sermon: Alicia Gonzalez
Acolyte: Celeste Clay
Nursery: Cathy Ely, Stephanie Morgan
Youth Nursery Helper: Caroline Cathey
Kids’ Time: Elizabeth Heinze
Nursery/Kid’s Time Helper: Nick Grandstaff
Flowers: TBD
Lemonade on Lawn: TBD
Greeters: Grandstaff Family
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September 13
Preaching: Alice Nord
Liturgist: Linda Jaubert
Children’s Sermon: Barbara Younger
Acolyte: Ben Stephenson
Nursery: Karoline Mathewson, Jane McIver
Youth Nursery Helper: Celeste Clay
Flowers: Rosie Summers
Lemonade on Lawn: Andrea, Gustav, Silas Bernard
Greeters: Cliff & Barbara Younger
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September 20
Liturgist: Robin Bedingfield
Children’s Sermon: Karoline Mathewson
Acolyte: Caroline Cathey
Nursery: Cynthia Latta, Lisa Flinn
Youth Nursery Helper: Alden Cathey
Flowers: Cathey Family
Lemonade on Lawn: Rich and Angela Erdosy
Greeters: James & Karoline Mathewson
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September 27
Preaching: Bernie Nord
Liturgist & Children’s Sermon: Carolyn Norris
Acolyte: Jaiden Lytle
Nursery: Brenda Morgan, Ann Sebesan
Youth Nursery Helper: Liam Heinze
Flowers: Lynch Flowers
Lemonade on Lawn: TBD
Greeters: James & Karoline Mathewson
September, 2015
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
1
Healthy Walks on
Riverwalk 5:30 PM
Session
7:00 PM (#201)
2
3
Choir Rehearsal
7:00 PM (#205)
4
5
6 Preaching: Sam Nesbit
9:45 AM Sunday School Kick-off –
Join us in Strudwick Hall
for Breakfast!
7
Office Closed
8
Healthy Walks on
Riverwalk 5:30 PM
9
10
Choir/Christmas
Kickoff Dinner
6:00 PM (Pipkins)
See page 2 for details!
11
12
Poverty Initiative
9 AM
(St. Matthews)
Preaching: Alice Nord 13
12:15 PM Magnetic Church (#201)
12:15 PM Mission (#100)
5:30 PM Salad/Hot Dog Supper
Congregational Sharing (Strudwick)
14
Circle #1 11:00 AM
(Rosie Summers)
15
Healthy Walks on
Riverwalk 5:30 PM
16
17
NO Choir Rehearsal
226th
Anniversary of
Constitution Day
7:00 PM (HPC)
18
“Why Jesus” Group
6:00 PM
(Martin & Judy Brown)
19
20
11 AM Congregational Meeting –
Elect Elders
12:15 PM Worship (#201)
12:15 PM Sew-n-Sews (Strudwick)
5:30 PM Session (#201)
21
Deadline for HPC
Newsletter 1:00 PM
22
Healthy Walks on
Riverwalk 5:30 PM
23
24
Choir Rehearsal
7:00 PM (#205)
25
26
27
‘Hunger for Change’ collected on
the last Sunday of each month!
Preaching: Bernie Nord
7:00 PM HPC Book Club (#103)
28
29
Healthy Walks on
Riverwalk 5:30 PM
30
Announcements for
the Bulletin are due
in the church office
by Wednesday (noon)
each week. Bulletins printed on Thursday.
NOTE: If you have any October calendar dates or articles that you would like included in the newsletter – just send an
email ([email protected]) or call the church office (732-3131) – by 1:00 PM on the 21st of September!
Early Worship at 8:30 AM
Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 AM
Traditional Worship at 11:00 AM
Lemonade on the Lawn at 12:15 PM
Join us on Sunday mornings! Dr. Bob away 9/3 – 9/19
Dr. Bob away 9/24 – 10/3
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Hillsborough Presbyterian Church
102 West Tryon Street
Post Office Box 717
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 732-3131
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web page: www.hillsboroughpres.org
SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Contemplative Worship 8:30 AM
Sunday School 9:45 AM (for all ages!)
Traditional Worship 11:00 AM
Lemonade on the Lawn 12:15 PM
SERMON SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER
9/6 Sam Nesbit preaching
9/13 Alice Nord preaching
9/20 “Futility and Faithfulness”
(Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4)
9/27 Bernie Nord preaching
The 2015 FLOWER CHART is located
outside the church office. Sign up -- and share
with your Church the joy of an anniversary or
other occasion, or memorialize or honor
someone important to you!
Sew ‘n Sews Get Together Sunday, September 20 after 11:00 Service
All are invited to share a light lunch (provided), bring “show ‘n tell” and plan for the upcoming months. Please let Cathy Ely or Karen Wysocki know if you’ll be coming.
