Volume XXXI, Issue 3

February 1, 2012

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Pastor’s Corner 2

Congregational Care 3

Christian Formation Corner

5

PYC Youth 6

Calendars 7

Inside this issue:

Special points of

interest:

Name Tags, page 3

Alternative Christmas Gift Market Update - Medical Mission, page 4

Soups On Us, page 4

Cents-Ability, page 4 The beautiful painting that you'll see in the display case between Fellowship Hall and the sanctuary ordinarily hangs in our 5th Street entrance. It was painted by local artist Marlene Hannah, and it celebrates the beauty and goodness of God’s Creation. All of the flora and fauna seen in the painting can be found in Kentucky. We might imagine it to be a glimpse of the ‘Peaceable Kingdom’ here in our own yard! Like most of the art in our building, this was purchased with funds donated specifically for the purpose of providing visual reinforcement to our faith formation.

“GLORY TO GOD” There is a brand new hymnal on the horizon for The Presbyterian Church (USA).

“Glory to God” is the title of the new Presbyterian hymnal which will be available in 2013! A committee of dedicated clergy, musicians, and lay people have been hard at work for several years preparing this new resource. Our congregation is partnering with, First Presbyterian Church (Lexington), Second Presbyterian Church (Lexington), Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church and the Transylvania Presbytery to sponsor a weekend of workshops and singing to answer your questions about the new hymnal as we make plans for this time of transition in the life our congregations. Please reserve Saturday, March 10th and Sunday, March 11th so you can participate in the events being offered to our presbytery.

We will be hosting the Chair of the new hymnal committee, Mary Louise (Mel) Bringle; The Editor of the hymnal, David Eicher; and the new Executive Director of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, Bill McConnell. Saturday events will take place in Lexington at First Presbyterian. In the morning and early afternoon there will be workshops and panel discussions to answer your questions about the new hymnal. We will conclude the afternoon with a hymn festival which will include both new and familiar hymns. Sunday afternoon we will have host a light lunch following worship here in Danville. We encourage you to come to this event and ask questions and hear a presentation on the new hymnal.

You may also wish to familiar yourself with this ongoing project by checking out http://presbyterianhymnal.org/

We’ll have more details about the upcoming weekend in the next edition of the Saltshaker.

The Salt Shaker

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Dear Friends,

Last April tornadoes cut a path of devastation and destruction across much of the south. Particularly hard hit was Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Twelve percent of the city was destroyed; 48 people were killed; over 7200 homes and businesses were destroyed; over 7,000 people were left unemployed as a result of the tornadoes destruction.

The country reacted with shock at the images, but as time passes our memories of those disasters and devastation fades. Others take their place. Nonetheless, life isn’t suddenly or quickly restored in those communities. Recovery takes years. The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance prides itself in not only responding immediately to disasters, but offering long term help to communities in need.

Tuscaloosa is just one of the many places where the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance goes to help people and communities clean up and rebuild their lives and their homes. PDA’s motto is, “Out of Chaos, Hope.”

Don and Nancy Porter are in Tuscaloosa as you read this, volunteering their time and their labor to help with the ongoing efforts. The World Wide Mission Committee plans on sending another group of volunteers to Tuscaloosa at the end of April. If you’re interested in volunteering, contact Tressa Brown.

Until the introduction of the Salk vaccine in 1955 polio was one of the most devastating diseases that existed. An epidemic in1952 affected 58,000 people, leaving over 21,000 with some form of paralysis. Over 3,100 people died that year from polio.

Perhaps you are old enough to remember the polio scare and knew people affected by it. Most of you probably remember getting the vaccine, first through a series of injections and then later an oral vaccine. My wife was one of those who contracted it. Guy Richardson was another. Today because of eradication efforts the disease doesn’t exist in the United States. But pockets of polio still exist in certain parts of the world, including India.

Chuck and Evie Keiser, along with fellow Danvillians, Bob and Patty Rowlard are leaving February 9th on a trip to India sponsored by Rotary International. They will be part of a team administering polio vaccine to children.

While Don and Nancy and Chuck and Evie are actively responding to the needs of others, Scott Scutchfield is working to organize a second medical mission trip sponsored by our church. Original plans to go to Honduras did not work out, so the group is working to find an alternative.

Lately, our lectionary readings have focused on God’s call. Samuel heard the still quiet voice of God calling to him in the middle of the night. Andrew and Peter, John and James heard Jesus’ call to come and follow him, and they did. God continues to call us, for the needs are great. Maybe you can’t go to Tuscaloosa or to India or to Honduras, but just as the needs are varied, so are the opportunities for each of us to serve. There are opportunities right here within the church and the community. One thing I know and have witnessed is that it makes a difference. It makes a difference to the people who are served and to the people who serve. I invite all of you for the sake of Christ to make a difference this coming year.

Grace & peace,

Jim

February 5, 2012 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 40:12-31; Ps. 147:1-11, 20c 1 Cor. 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39

February 12, 2012 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 Kings 5:1-14; Ps. 30; 1 Cor. 9:24-27 Mark 1:40-45

February 19, 2012 Transfiguration of the Lord

2 Kings 2:1-12; Ps. 50:1-6; 2 Cor. 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9

February 22, 2012 Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isa. 58:1-12; Ps. 51:1-17 2 Cor. 5:20b-6:10 Matt. 6:1-6, 16-21

February 26, 2012 1st Sunday of Lent

Gen. 9:8-17; Ps. 25:1-10; 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15

March 4, 2012 2nd Sunday in Lent

Gen. 17:1-7, 15-16; Ps. 22:23-31 Rom. 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38

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Don and Nancy Porter are in Tuscaloosa, Alabama this week on a mission trip to assist Habitat for Humanity in work following the summer’s tornados. They are staying at the First Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa and working with Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa. (This is coordinated thru the PDA). We are putting together another, larger team to go back down April 29th – May 5th. Please keep Don and Nancy in your prayers this week.

Bill Goggin, Karen Blesch, John Keedy, Jimmy Sheehan, James Tucker, (son of Hillary McKinney Tucker and Harold McKinney’s grandson), Jennifer Lanigan, (Doug and Lana Little’s daughter), and Lydia DiMartino-Ellis - Lydia and Edward Ellis, % Sarah House, 100 Roberts Avenue, Suite 10, Syracuse, NY 13207.

"Before I was born the LORD called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name." Isaiah 49:1 Please share your name with others by wearing a name tag. If you need a replacement name tag, there is a sign-up sheet in Fellowship Hall.

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Good Shepherd Hospital & the Christian Medical Institute of the Kasai, Congo With your generous response at the Christmas Alternative Gift Market, our congregation raised $1530.00 for Good Shepherd Hospital in south-central D. R. Congo. It is a 140-bed teaching hospital located in an extremely poor rural area. Costs for medical care in the Congo are often beyond the means of local villagers. Fees are sometimes set based on the number of cassava plants a woman must sell to pay for one medical consultation. Some can afford care but many patients cannot pay at all. Without the support of churches and individual caring Christians, the hospital would have to close. But with your gifts, Good Shepherd Hospital can extend health care to more impoverished Congolese families. Thank you for caring by supporting this medical mission with your donations at our 2011 Alternative Gift Market.

Learn more about Good Shepherd Hospital and the Christian Medical Institute of the Kasai at

http://gamc.pcusa.org/give/E320202 and at

http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/internationalhealth/profile-kasai-imck/

“Give them something to eat”—these are words from Jesus telling us to feed his people. Since June of 2010, one way our church has been doing that is with our Soups On Us (SOU) program. For over two years, many volunteers have faithfully prepared approximately 275 boxes of food each month. That is over 8000 boxes of food! We have an opportunity to add to that number on Saturday, February 11, when we will gather to cook soup, prepare sandwiches, fill boxes and deliver nourishing food to God’s children, our neighbors who are hungry. Starting at 8:30 am there will be something for all of us to do. Come join us!

Then, on Sunday, February 12, we will collect our Cents-Ability offering. Cents-Ability, a program adopted by our church in June, 2011, attempts to alleviate hunger in our Presbytery and in the world. So far, our church has collected close to $2400-all this by each of us thinking about our blessings, being thankful for our food, and contributing a small amount, to our ability, per meal. Bring your coins, your bills, your checks on February 12 and let us joyfully and thankfully keep that total growing.

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Christian

Formation

Corner

Adult Formation Classes January 29th—February 26th

Arab Spring

Room 120

Facilitator: Dr. Mike Hamm A look at the changing politics of the Middle East and the impact of the

struggle for democracy on the region and the world.

Real Kids, Real Faith

Room 122

Facilitator: Jillian Embrey In our busy and often apathetic culture, how can we be intentional about

building a spiritual foundation for children’s development? We’ll examine

ideas and resources for nurturing our children’s faith with the under-

standing that children are able to grasp religious concepts and are capable

of genuine faith.

Godly Play Sundays 9:30 AM

Ages 3 years—5th grade

3 years – 3rd Grade February 5th

Parable of the Sower

February 12th

Parable of the Leaven

February 19th

Parable of the Mustard Seed

February 26th

The Mystery of Easter and

The Faces of Easter

4th—5th Grade February 5th

“I Am” Statements

February 12th

The Parable Games

February 19th

Parable of the Mustard Seed

February 26th

Paul’s Discovery

Sunday Fellowship Sundays at 4:30 PM

(No Sunday Fellowship on February 5th)

Come and join us for a fun and relaxed time of fellowship and faith!

Children ages 3 years—5th grade explore faith through art and

music classes, while adults are invited to join our Faith and Film

discussion series in the chapel. Check the bulletin board in the

lobby for the schedule of films.

A potluck supper begins at 5:30PM.

All are invited! Bring a friend!

Second Wind Wednesdays at 5:30 PM

February 29—March 21

Topic: “Learning Forgiveness”

Led by the Stephen Ministers

Potluck supper - please bring an entrée, side, salad, or dessert to

share!

February 24th

5:30—9:30 PM

Parents can enjoy a night out on the

town while the kids have a great time at

church!

Nursery provided. Check the bulletin

board in the Fellowship Hall for more

information and registration.

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PYC Kroger Gift Card Fundraiser!

Sign up to purchase $5 Kroger Gift Cards after each service in the Fel-lowship Hall. 4% of all purchases made with these rechargeable cards (including food and gas) will be donated to PYC mission. Support the youth while you shop at Kroger! Money will be used to help Mountain

T.O.P. and other mission!

Contact Rob for more details.

ALL-PYC RETREAT @ BURNAMWOOD

February 25-26 - Mark your calendars!

Middle School and High School will have some joint some separate programs/activities !

Games, devotions, hiking, exploring, good food, and much more!

RSVP W/ROB!

PYC (Presbyterian Youth Connection) - Meets regularly on Sunday nights from 5:30-7:30pm, having dinner, a short program, and games.

High School and Middle School join for dinner and games,

breaking off for our weekly devotional.

2/5 - PYC - Super Bowl Party

Kickoff (6:25pm) - Halftime

Middle School @ the Rankin's

High School @ the Nelson's

Bring a snack dish to share!

2/12—PYC—Theme: Action

Join us as youth continue planning and organizing a couple of service opportunities in the spring.

These projects will be student-led with the support of the leaders!

Sunday School - Middle School and High School

Separate groups when possible - Youth Rooms in Basement

Join us as we revitalize Sunday School classes! For the following two weeks, we will have breakfast followed by discus-sion on weekly scriptures. We’ll have new movie clips, change up the activities, and begin finding adventure, beauty,

and truth in the Bible!

2/5 - Sustaining Ministry: Mark 1:29-39

2/12 - Healing Presence: Mark 1:40-45

Sunday, February 19 Transfiguration of the Lord 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 9:30 am Church School 11:00 am Worship 2:00 pm Officer Training 4:30 pm Sunday Fellowship 5:30 pm PYC 10:00 pm Get Centred Monday, February 20 Presidents’ Day 6:30 pm Stephen Ministry Tuesday, February 21 Wednesday, February 22 Ash Wednesday 5:30 pm Confirmation Class 5:30 pm Lenten Supper 6:15 pm Ash Wednesday Worship 7:00 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, February 23 10:30 am Thursday Morning Bible Study Friday, February 24 5:30 pm Parent’s Night Out Saturday, February 25 9:00 am PYC Retreat @ Burnamwood Sunday, February 26 First Sunday of Lent 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 9:30 am Church School 11:00 am Worship 2:00 pm Officer Training 4:30 pm Sunday Fellowship 5:30 pm PYC 10:00 pm Get Centred Monday, February 27 Tuesday, February 28 Wednesday, February 29 5:30 pm Confirmation Class 5:30 pm Second Wind 5:30 pm Wednesday Night Lenten Study 7:00 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

Sunday, February 5 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 9:30 am Church School 11:00 am Worship 2:00 pm Officer Training 4:30 pm Sunday Fellowship 5:30 pm PYC Super Bowl Party Monday, February 6 6:30 pm Stephen Ministry 7:00 pm Worldwide Mission Tuesday, February 7 5:30 pm Membership Committee Wednesday, February 8 5:30 pm Confirmation Class 7:00 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, February 9 10:30 am Thursday Morning Bible Study 12:00 pm Salt Shaker Deadline 6:00 pm Safe Child Team Meeting Friday, February 10 Saturday, February 11 8:00 am Soups On Us Sunday, February 12 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 9:30 am Church School 11:00 am Worship with Eucharist 2:00 pm Officer Training 4:30 pm Sunday Fellowship 5:30 pm PYC 10:00 pm Get Centred

Monday, February 13 6:30 pm Youth Formation 7:30 pm DEACON’S MEETING Tuesday, February 14 7:00 pm SESSION MEETING Wednesday, February15 5:30 pm Confirmation Class 7:00 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, February 16 10:30 am Thursday Morning Bible Study 6:30 pm Worship and Music Committee Friday, February 17 Saturday, February 18

MARCH Thursday, March 1 10:30 am Thursday Morning Bible Study 12:00 pm Salt Shaker Deadline Friday, March 2 World Day of Prayer Saturday, March 3 Sunday, March 4 Second Sunday of Lent 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 9:30 am Church School 11:00 am Worship 4:30 pm Sunday Fellowship 5:30 pm PYC 10:00 pm Get Centred

Ushers for the 11:00 am Worship Services: February: *Melissa and Rob Caudill , Tressa Brown and Katie Kneisley

*Indicates Head Usher Lay Readers for 8:30 am 1st Sunday 2nd Sunday 3rd Sunday Dale Kihlman 4th Sunday Becky Gash 5th Sunday

Lay Readers for 11:00 am February 26: Lee Anne McCann March 4: Eric Mount March 11: Youth (Lay Readers before Feb. 26 will be our confirmands.)

Acolytes 2012 February 26: Kevin Cline March 4: Donneisha Richardson March 11: Caydon Voss

(Acolytes before Feb. 26 will be our confirmands.)

Nursery Volunteers February 5: Mary Spoonamore February 12: Ann Erwin

Ushers for the 8:30 am Worship Services: February: Joe and Shirley Amburgey

Greeter February: Bill Weigle

Bread Ministry February: Eric Mount

Communion Schedule for Sunday, February 19, 2012 Preparers (tray): Dennis and Karen Moore Servers: *Bill Garriott, Melanie Clark, Bill Nelson, Joanie Lukins, Lucy Williams, Roger Hartner, Megan Shelton, and Tom Quilligan February 22, 2012 Ash Wednesday Preparer (intinction): *Nancy Martindale Servers: *Lois Quilligan, Susan Matherly, Ann Tarter, Joel Boitnott, Melissa Caudill, Vickie Glidewell, Gloria Hillegass, and Tressa Brown *Indicates Head Preparer and Server

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February 9, 2012 (12:00 noon)

March 1, 2012 (12:00 noon)

500 West Main Street Danville, KY 40422 Email: church@presbydan.org

Church: 859-236-6692 Fax: 859-236-6360

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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859-236-6692

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SESSION MODERATOR: REV. JIM STEWART

CLERK: JEAN S. HARNEY ASSISTANT CLERK: LEE ANNE MCCANN

DIACONATE MODERATOR: DON PORTER

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

CLASS OF 2013 GREG CAUDILL

SCOTT SCUTCHFIELD

CLASS OF 2014 LOIS QUILLIGAN

BRENDA MITCHELL

CLASS OF 2015 ROGER HARTNER

CLASS OF 2013 MAUREEN BETO

LYNN COPP MIKE JACKSON

BOB MESSAMORE SCOTT REISINGER

CLASS OF 2014 MELANIE CLARK

BILL NELSON KIM RAGLAND LUCY WILLIAMS

CLASS OF 2015 CLAY ALBRIGHT BILL GARRIOTT JOANIE LUKINS SUSAN NEALE JULIE RODES

CLASS OF 2013 LIZ ERWIN

DON GOOD NANCY MARTINDALE

PATTY WARD

CLASS OF 2014 ROGER HARTNER

DON PORTER TOM QUILLIGAN

MEGAN SHELTON

CLASS OF 2015 ANASTASIA KNIGHT JANNIE NALLINGER

LYNN PRESTON AMY WILSON

Pastor Jim Stewart