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Presbyterian Times
February
2019
Recently I went to an event sponsored by our presbytery. It was a training seminar for all
the people who sat on a committee of the presbytery. The topic was about leading
change.
As I was sitting in the session, I was struck about the reality of how much our lives
change, and how difficult change is for many of us. We tend to like the things that are
familiar and predictable. We like to know what to expect and when things will happen.
However, the reality of life is that it is constantly changing.
Our kids grow up every day. New grey hairs emerge every time we look into a mirror. The
clothes we wore a year ago just don’t fit the way they used to. The stock market goes
up, then it goes down, and back up again. We lose jobs, relationships end, and
churches transition and even split. Fashion trends change, and the values and customs
of our society change faster than a blink of an eye.
I like what Christina Fox says on the Desiring God website, “When such changes enter
our life, it’s overwhelming, confusing, even terrifying. We can go to bed at night to one
reality and wake up to a completely different life. Change can make us feel lost and
abandoned, like we’ve been tossed overboard in the midst of a storm. We’re left reeling,
trying to grab ahold of anything we can find that’s strong and stable. We’re tempted to
run from change, as though we could ever escape it.”
Thanks be to God that in Scripture we are given a quality of God that offers us hope in
the midst of changing circumstances, the steadfast love of God.
Lamentations 3:22—The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never
come to an end;
Throughout the Old Testament, the “steadfast love of God” is a quality of God that the
Israelites claimed and trusted for God’s faithfulness, protection, and presence.
Can we lean upon the “steadfast love of God” as our world changes around us? This
should give us reason to see God every morning and rest in His “steadfast love.”
Pastor Eric
502-565-6591
DECORATIONS The decorations in the sanctuary are provided by the Martha Hodge and Carol McDougall during February. Thank you all so much for sharing your time and talent!
Birthdays
2/01 Ruth Clum
2/06 Dave Beshear
2/08 Jonas Durham
2/08 Betty Norment
2/11 Rana Donahoo
2/11 Cynthia Simmons
2/13 Allen Jenner
2/16 Nathaniel Hoey
2/17 Suzi Chisholm
2/17 Bitsy Horton
2/17 Susan Thomas
2/18 Timothy Hoey
2/25 Al Kloet
2/26 Bettye Bates
Anniversaries
None listed in February!
If there is anyone we have
missed on this list, please con-
tact the Church office to correct
the information we have on file!
Birthdays and Anniversaries
CCO COLLECTION
We will be collecting shampoo & conditioner for the Christian
Community Outreach program. Thank you for your generous
support of this organization. During January, you donated
60 tubes of toothpaste, 36 toothbrushes, 1 deodorant and
3 bottles of dish soap.
GREETERS
2/03 John & Carol
McDougall
2/10 Nina Jones
2/17 Dave & Lucy Wil-liams
2/24 Dave & Lucy Wil-liams
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PROGRAMMING
02/06 - Susan Sauls,
Volunteer & Information
Center
02/13 Betty Norment “For
The Love of Singing”
02/20 Melissa Clements,
United Way
02/27 Billie Richert “Hiking
through Machu Picchu,
Peru”
Pot Luck Meal begins at
6:00 p.m., Programming, Youth Group activities,
and Choir Practice to fol-
low each Wednesday night. Watch the Sunday bulletin
for programming details
and updates
MEN’S
BREAKFAST
February 9, 2019
Meet at 7:30 A.M.
Details: contact Gary Thomas
The Presbyterian Women
The PW will meet on February 4. Coordi-nating team will begin at 9:30, and Circle will start at 10:30. Carol Lambert will be the Lesson Leader this month.
MISSION COMMITTEE UPDATE:
Just a reminder that the First Sunday Benevo-
lence Fund continues to be split evenly between our Presbyterian Church Dental Fund and
Christian Community Outreach. 13 individuals were helped in 2018 through the Dental Pro-
gram, with $2704.00 spent to assist these peo-ple, and there was a good carryover of $371.00
to begin 2019 assistance.
One client was a 25 year old woman who called because of pain and embarrassment of a
chipped front tooth. She had just started a new job at Wendy’s and began crying when she
learned we could get her an appointment in just
a couple of days to fix her problem.
There is a list in the Fellowship Hall regarding the requested monthly Christian Community
Outreach collection items. They can be placed on the designated table in the church narthex
and will be delivered monthly to CCO. Sureway stamps for CCO can be placed in the container
near the mailboxes in the Fellowship Hall. Monetary donations from the First Sunday col-
lections are delivered to CCO on a quarterly ba-
sis.
In November, 2018, a total of 25 Samaritan’s
Purse Christmas Child boxes were donated and
shipped.
We continue to supply the South Heights Family Resource Center a total of 10 food bags
for the weekend Backpack program. Your gen-erous donations to the Backpack funds are util-
ized to make this possible, and are greatly ap-
preciated.
Grace Marriage is a proactive, well-ness coaching pro-gram for all mar-riages. Six hours are invested every 90 days to study Scripture and see the big picture of marriage. Each quarter participants
create action steps and strategies to protect and promote life in their marriages. Sign up by texting or calling Pastor Eric at 502-565-6591. Scheduled dates are Feb 23, May 18, Aug 24, and Nov 23. (Make ups available) Cost for the program is $200 per cou-ple; and $25.00 per couple each ses-sion to cover food expenses. Child care is provided upon request. You will be bless for the investment. Consider it a Valentines or Anniversary gift to each
other!
Abbie Grove was Ordained as a new Elder in our church…. and she and Walt Dickinson were both Installed as new Elders for the Class of 2021. Thank you for your loving servant leadership! We praise the Lord for both of you.
The Youth Group Christmas was a lot of Fun! On Friday, Dec 14 we got together for a taco bar dinner, then we made festive chocolate covered pretzel sticks and wrapped them up to give as gifts. We finished the evening with Christmas Charades and got to experience everyone's creative acting abilities. It was so much fun being together to celebrate Jesus’ birthday!
The annual Nativity Celebration, fea-turing our youth and families, was held on Sunday, December 16. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this a perfect celebration of the Season!
Youth Group Activities (6th-12th grades)… Come join us and invite
your friends!
Wednesday, February 6 - Dinner and Youth meeting (Living for God while still a young teen) 6:00-7:15pm
Wednesday, February 13 - Dinner and Valentine Activity 6:00- 7:15pm
Wednesday, February 20 - Dinner and Youth Meeting ( Wise Decisions) 6:00-7:15pm
Wednesday, February 27 - Dinner at Presbyterian Church then go to Unaltered Concert at OneLife Church 6:00-9:15pm. Free event. In a concert-style environment the youth will be inspired by honest tes-timonies and live performances. They will experience how God’s
unaltered design can bring fulfill-ment to every aspect of their life - from realizing their purpose, to love, relationships and sex. (unalteredtour.com)
On January 13th, we welcomed the Morrow family to our Henderson Congregation. Bryan joined the church through Profession of Faith with Baptism, Kelley joined through Reaffirmation of Faith, and son Braydyn received the sac-rament of Baptism. We warmly welcome the Morrow family!
December 16, 2018 we
welcomed Peyton Reese Dassel
into the church thru
baptism. It was a joyous
celebration with the Dassel
Family!