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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