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January 1, 2015

Volume XXXXXIV,Edition 1

The Hera ld

Inside this issue:

Lants Lines/Thank

You

2

Christian Educa-

tor/5th Sunday

Lunch

3

7th Cents/CPCCrafters

4

Calendar 5

Livestock Giving

Report

6

Church Happenings 8

The next annual meeting of the congregation of Central PresbyterianChurch and of the members of our church corporation (Central Presby-terian Church, Inc., of Terre Haute, Indiana) (the corporation), will beheld in the church sanctuary immediately following 10:30 a.m. worship(that is, approximately 11:30 a.m.) on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Carry

in dinner to follow. See more information inside of this edition.

Annual Meeting of the CongregationJanuary 24, 2016

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7

FILL YOUR TUMMY!

-Annual soup lunch following worship-Please bring a crock pot of your favorite soup (and

recipe)

or a dessert to share if you are able

-Stay and enjoy the smorgasbord of soups for lunch

and root for your favorite team in the Super Bowl

FEED OTHERS!

-Cans of soup will be collected

for the Unity Food Pantry

-Monetary donations received will go to a

local food pantry/soup kitchen

GIVE GENEROUSLY!

Sponsored by the 7thCents Youth Group

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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, Scott, Cheryl, Mark, Alvin, Connor, Suzanne, and Sarah

Lants Lines

This issue is relatively short. All the committees and commissions andboards of the church have been focused on Christmas (which was joyous,indeed!) and year-end matters. A big part of the latter is the preparation

of reports on the prior years activities; then these reports are collected and published in our

churchs Annual Report. That Annual Report is now available in the fellowship hall and can behelpful background to the annual meeting of the congregation (and of the members of the

churchs corporation), which occurs on the fourth Sunday in January (January 24th, this year).

Some of you may have investments in business corporations, and perhaps you receive their an-nual reports each year. The style of those ranges from artsy to dry, but always with therequired financial statements at the end. I have heard people say that the corporations with

the worst financial results often have the flashiest and most photographically interesting annualreports! (I guess they are trying to distract their stockholders from those financial statements

at the end.)

Theres a big difference, however, in how we should approach corporate annual reports andour own churchs annual report. Its appropriate, I think, when we are reading the corpora-

tions report to ask, How are THEY doing? But when we read our churchs report, the

question in our minds should be, How are WE doing? No matter the nature of our personalinvolvement with the church, we are a part of what the church is doing. Perhaps we are of an

age that precludes going on mission trips; maybe our involvement is limited to financial contri-butions, prayer, and worship attendance. Or maybe we are a young person who is not yet ableto support the church financially but who can make the Souper Bowl of Caring a fun, engag-

ing, and rewarding event. Regardless, we all are part of all the ministries of the church; and weshould take satisfaction from that. We do our part, each doing what we can do, what Godcalls us to do, and the result is an annual reportsuch as that for 2015full of good mission

and ministry.

I invite you to pick up a copy of the Annual Report for 2015 and to read through it. You maybe surprised to see just how much has been accomplished for and in Gods Kingdom. Readeach report as if it is YOURS, for it is. Rejoice in what God has enabled in this congregation,

and look forward to the ways God will use us in the coming year. Happy New Year!

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION REPORT - Cheryl Moles, Christian Educator

Sunday Schoolmeets every Sunday at 9:30 am. There are classes for all ages withchild care available from 9:15 to 11:45 am. Infants to 2 year olds Nursery room 101; 3to 5 year olds Preschool room 108; Kindergarten 2ndgrade room 202; 3rd thru

5thgrades Room 103; Middle School Room 200; High School and Adults have an in-tergenerational Lets Discuss group FH Classroom C; Adult Classes are: Study of theBook of Confessions FH Classroom B; Christian Parenting FH Classroom A.

The family prayer groupmeets on Mondays at 11:00 am at the church. Lunch isserved ONLY on the 2ndMonday of each month. Childcare is provided.

The next Parents Night Out/Youth Movie Nightwill be February 6.. Supper andchildcare is from 5:30 to 9:00pm at the church. Following supper, youth will have their

own movie.

T3EM is January 19. Supper and childcare will be provided by the CN Commission.

Jim and I cant express enough thanks for the loving care we have received during ourillnesses this year. Your cards, calls, visits, meals, and most of all, prayers have sus-tained us. I am still recovering from my recent problems and hospitalization for dehydra-tion, and I find that every smile and hug brings healing. A special thanks to the membersof the Christian Nurture Commission that stepped up to keep everything going in my ab-sence. As Lant and I discussed, this church is full of saints, and we gave prayers ofthanks. Thanks for your patience and understanding when I could not work and for

providing excellent insurance coverage. We are truly blessed beyond measure.With thanks and love, Cheryl

Church Life Church Action Commission will

sponsor a Fifth Sunday lunch a week early

onJan. 24ththis month instead of the

31st. This will allow a week between this

lunch and Souper Bowl of Caring lunch on

Super Bowl Sunday. It will follow the annual

congregational meeting. Meat and drinks will

be provided by CLCA , bring a favorite dish

to share, or try out a new recipe and join us

for a delectable lunch.

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All meetings are from 5:007:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

January February

3-Game Night 7-Super Bowl of Caring? Service?10-Youth Group 14-Youth Group

17-Service-shoveling-after church 21-X treme Lazer tag

24-Youth Group 28-Youth Group

31-Youth Group

March April

6-Youth Group 3- No Youth Group Spring Break

13-Youth Group 10-Game Night20-Childrens Museum-Service 17-Youth Group

27-

No Youth Group-

Easter Sunday 24-

Youth Group

May

1-Youth Group

8-No Youth Group-Mothers Day-15-Youth Group

22-Sky Zone

29-No Youth Group-Memorial Weekend

Seventh Cents Youth NewsConnor Scanlon

Isn't it exciting beginning anew year? It's natural to look forward toimportant dates and activities in the fu-ture, but we also like to look back andrecall memories from the past. CPCCrafters have many pleasant memories ofhours spent planning for our annual holi-day bazaar and miss that time spent to-

gether. Dates have been reserved on thechurch calendar to have monthly opportunities to meet, socialize, and plan

for future events. The third Wednesdaymorning of the next several monthswill be craft days. You may have a skill or project to share, new ideas toimprove the bazaar, or perhaps you would like to spend some quality timehaving lunch and getting to know other church women. You are all wel-come! Our first 2016 get together is on Wednesday, January 20th at 10A.M. We hope you will include those plans in your schedule.

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January 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Office closed.

Gayle Wilson

2

3 Choir 8:45

Sunday school 9:30

Worship 10:30

4 Family Prayer

Group 11:00

David Rader

5

Phillip Smith

6 Deacons 5:30 7

Amanda Mang

8 Parents Night

Out 5:30

Corrine Foree,Rogene Froeb,

Bill Cook

9

Mark Carlisle,

Kailyn McCoy

10 Choir 8:45

Sunday school 9:30

Worship 10:30

KathrynGeorge

11Family Prayer

Group 11:00

12 Fine Arts

Committee 10:00

Mont Foree,

Derek VanDyke

13 Session 7:00

Taylor

Pepperworth

14 15

Remy Maboh

16

Emmanuel

Aouad

17 Choir 8:45

Sunday school 9:30

Worship 10:30

18 Office closed.

Family Prayer

Group 11:00

Joe Harder

19 T3EM meal &

childcare 5:15

Commissions/

Committees meet

Don Lowder

20 Bazaar Craft-

ers 10:00

Communications

Comm. 7:00

21

Cetta DePaolo,

Jerry Hawk

22

Kay Farmer,

Dale McKee

23

Lewis Sego

24 Choir 8:45

Sunday school 9:30

Worship 10:30

Charles Foree,

Jim Slutz,

Brenda Weath-erwax

25 Family Prayer

Group 11:00

Amanda Green

26 Seekers &

Searchers Bible

study 10:00

Warren Clem

27 Personnel

12:30

28

Alice Harder

29 30

Carol Modesitt,

Evan Tramel

31 Choir 8:45

Sunday school 9:30

Worship 10:30

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Report on Livestock Giving Project, by Amanda Davis

This new Christmas-giving opportunity for our church arose when Renee Newton said, at ourOctober Mission Committee meeting, Henry Conner wants to give animals. In the past, we had

supported the Heifer Project, but this time we sought a way to do something similar through thePCUSA. One evening Lant brought home a giving catalog for the Presbyterian Mission Agency, andRenee and I planned the project in keeping with Centrals Christmas tradition of placing a giving

tree in the fellowship hall. Church members could then take these giving requests off of the treeand return them with a contribution. At the December Parent Night Out, children, youth, andadults made the animals that would goon the tree: mules, goats, chickens, andfish. Then, when the congregation cameto church on that first Sunday in De-cember, our tree was filled with animals,

just waiting for families to select them.

Every animal on the giving tree had anenvelope taped to its back, and thosewho decided to make gifts of animalsplaced their checks or money in the en-velope and returned the animal to thechurch office. Returned animals had thedonors names added to them and were

placed on a tree poster taped to one ofthe moveable walls in the fellowship hall.I couldnt find anyone who took pictures

of either of the actual trees, but last

Sunday, I took a picture of Henry Con-

ner and some of his friends holding animals.

Located beside the treefrom which people selected mules, goats, chickens, or fishwasinformation about how our gifts would be used. These descriptions emphasize how our gifts ofthese animals could be life-changing occurrences for needy people in the world. Renee and I wereasked frequently about what countries or continents our gifts would go to. In reading the Presby-terian Mission Agencys catalog, we found that they would go to nations on many continents thetwo Americas, Africa, and Asia. To quote the catalog, Gifts are distributed to share Christs

love where needed in the world. The following are some specifics about how our gifts of ani-

mals would make a difference for people in all parts of the world.

One Mule Transportation of fruits, vegetables, and grains to market can be a challenge forfarmers. Providing a mule to a farmer who depends on the sale of crops can help feed his

family.

A Pair of GoatsFor hundreds of years, goats have been a generous source of milk, cheese,butter, and yogurt. These valuable foods offer nutrition to those who need it most. The

gift of a pair of goats is one that will keep providing.

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A Pair of GoatsFor hundreds of years, goats have been a generous source of milk, cheese,butter, and yogurt. These valuable foods offer nutrition to those who need it most.

The gift of a pair of goats is one that will keep providing.

A Family of Chickens A high-producing chicken can lay one egg almost every day. Gifts

of chickens could provide a family with an ongoing source of food and nourishment.

225 Fish Giving a South African family two hundred, twenty-five tilapia fingerlings could be

the start of a flourishing fish farm that provides an ongoing source of protein nutrition.

Deciding on the gift of a particular animal also gave everyone opportunities to do some mathe-

matics. Yea!!! Here are some math questions which arose.

If 225 tilapia fingerlings could be purchased for $15(a real bargain!), then how many could be

purchased for $30?

If a pair of goats costs $180, then what portion of a goat would a donation of $60 purchase?

If one mule costs $500, then how much would one-tenth share of a mule cost? (expensive,

but worth it)

Our church raised a total of $1265 for these animals: three pairs of goats; 13 families of chick-

ens; 2250 tilapia; and one-half of a goat. Many thanks to all who contributed!

Now, as a P.S if any of you missed the opportunity for purchasing animals dur-ing the Advent and Christmas seasons and would like to move us closer to purchasing one

whole mule, that would be appreciated. How much do we need?

You do the math!

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A sign-up for

flowers has

been posted

in the fellow-

ship 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.

Primary Business Address

Address Line 2

Address Line 3

Phone: 555-555-5555

Fax: 555-555-5555

Email: someone@example.com

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

cussed. This study will beheld in the fellowship hall.Mary Horneker will leadthe discussion and EileenWhalen will be the host-

ess.

Womens Book Club

The Womens Book Clubwill be taking a winterbreak this month. If youwould like to get ahead onnext months reading, Allthe Light We Cannot Seeby Anthony Doer will bediscussed. Diane Giltner

will lead the discussion.

Womens Bible StudyThe Womens Bible Studywill meet on January 26 at10:00 a.m. Chapter one(Grace in the Hardest ofPlaces) from Between ARock and A Grace Place byCarol Kent will be dis-

Church Happenings

Next Herald

Deadline

Jan. 25, 2016

Per Capita literallymeans by the head. In

January, our treasurerwill pay our share of ourdenominations adminis-

trative expenses. Theper capita this year is$30.00 per active mem-ber. Please assist thechurch by paying yourper capita early in theyear.