Volume 9, Issue 22 May 31, 2017

Who We Are…

Liberty Road Faith Fellowship is a multi-denominational gathering of Christians who enjoy traditional worship services.

Where to Find Us… We worship at 2734 Liberty Road. You can find us on the web at http://libertyroadfaithfellowship.org

Click on “Watch Our Services Online Now” at the bottom of our Website Homepage to watch live or archived services.

We Gather for Fellowship Coffee/Donut Fellowship Time: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. in room 6

We Gather for Bible Study The Adult I Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in room 3. The Living Faith Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in room 9. Books of the Bible meets at 10 – 10:45 a.m. in room 1. Adult Bible Study meets at 10 – 10:45 a.m. in room 4.

Mr. Ron Reaguer Merger Committee Chair

Sunday, June 4th

, will go down in the history of our church as a very

important day. We will merge the two congregations and go to one

service on a permanent basis on that day. John May and I have been

working to accomplish this goal for several months now and it is cause for

celebration that this goal has been reached. This is the first step in the

process of completing the total merger. We are in the process of forming

the new corporation and titling the property to that corporation, Liberty

Road Faith Fellowship. Inc.

Our challenge now is to move forward in a positive manner to grow our

church and make it a viable part of God's kingdom on this earth and a

strong witness to our community and the city of Lexington. We all need to

pray for our Pastor Search Committee as they work to find a senior pastor

that they feel is God’s person to lead His congregation. We trust that the

Holy Spirit will lead them in this endeavor.

We need to enter this merger with the idea that we need to be sensitive to

each other's needs and be flexible enough to make any changes necessary

to ensure the success of this move.

We Gather for Worship Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church: 11:15 a.m. In room 5. Our Nursery is located in room 2.

We’re Looking Forward…

June 5 (Monday) – Women’s Fellowship meeting in room 3 at 1 p.m.

June 8 (Thursday) – Women of Faith meeting at 7 p.m. at the home of Helen Crews.

June 9 (Friday) – SUMMER FRENZY MUSICAL ACTIVITIES - Sayre Christian Village Sing-a-long – 10:30 a.m. Contact: Sarah Reeves, 278-4914.

June 10 (Saturday) – SUMMER FRENZY EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES - Asbury Equine Center - $20.00; Trail Ride at 9:30 a.m.; Hayride at 10:30 a.m. You don’t have to do the trail ride to take the hayride! Contact: Sarah Reeves, 278-4914.

June 13 (Tuesday) – SUMMER FRENZY EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES – Bowling at Southland Lanes at 1:00 p.m. More information forthcoming! Contact: Kinch Query, 608-2987.

We must all continue to pray and pledge our joint efforts to do all that is

necessary to make this a successful merger. Sunday June 4th is the first

step on what I hope is a long and fruitful journey for our merged

congregations.

Women of Faith Update By Mary Anne Pollock

Women of Faith will meet Thursday, June 8 at the home of Helen Crews

with Susan Slusher serving as co-hostess. Helen lives at 1944 Fontaine

Road. Outbound, this is on the right side of the street. The house is a

duplex with a large magnolia tree in the front yard, and the Crews live in

the right side. Helen’s phone number is 492-8917 if you need further

directions.

Coffee and Donuts By Wayne Sullivan

I want to assure everyone that we will have coffee and donuts before

Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. I have tried to make sure that both

congregations had these refreshments each Sunday. I am thrilled that as

of this coming Sunday we will be ONE congregation in Christ! Our

“coffee and donut time” is a great time to gather and get to know each

other better. Everyone is welcome to partake!

June 14 (Wednesday) – SUMMER FRENZY EDUCATIONAL - Keys to Birdwatching at 1 p.m. in Kearns Hall. Betty Sufana from Wild Birds Unlimited will present a slide show. Contact: Rachel Jones, 223-4182. June 15 (Thursday) – SUMMER FRENZY FUN! – Game Night in Kearns Hall – 6:30 p.m. with Jett’s Pizza! Cost is $5.00. Contact: Sarah Reeves: 278-4914

June 17 – Action Committee Planning Retreat in Kearns Hall at 9:00 a.m. til 2:30 p.m. Breaks and lunch $10.00 (Social Committee). Make reservations by June 12.

June 20 (Tuesday) – Finance Committee meeting at 1:30 p.m. in the Library.

June 20 (Tuesday) – Administrative Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in room 4.

June 23 (Friday) – SUMMER FRENZY-Big South Fork Railway Train Ride – Adult: $36.25 / Senior: $34.75 – (Includes a box lunch) Leave church at 8:00 a.m. Contact: Mary Anne Pollock, 368-0667.

June 22 (Thursday ) – Missions Committee meeting at 7 p.m.

Building On Faith: Continuing and Enhancing Our Legacy

By David and Jackie Bondurant

Plans are moving forward for our June 17 Planning Dialogue

sponsored by the Action Committee. We have met with our professional

facilitator, Sharon Marcum, and finalized our agenda for the day and

firmed up the logistics for a successful meeting.

The meeting is open to all members of Liberty Road Faith

Fellowship and Liberty Road Community Church. This is going to be a

time for discussing who we are, where we are going and how we’re going

to get there. All ideas are good ideas. We will take the thoughts offered

and with Ms. Marcum’s guidance distill them down to workable action

items with a timeline, responsible leadership and any cost involved.

The results of the June 17 meeting will be presented to the

Administrative Board for further discussion and approval.

The deadline for registering for the meeting is Noon Monday, June

12. We need to have definite numbers to plan for setup and for meals and

snacks. The Social Committee has agreed to provide for our coffee in the

morning, any breaks and our Noon meal at a cost of $10 per person.

This is going to be a great time to put our thoughts out to our

fellow members and in the end formulate an action plan for the future of

our church. Please consider registering on the clip board in the church

foyer or by contacting David Bondurant at davidbondurant4@gmail.com

or Jackie Bondurant at jackiebondurant5@gmail.com or Norma Smither at

norma@libertyroadfaithfellowship.org.

June 28 (Wednesday) SUMMER FRENZY – Joe Bologna’s at 11:30 a.m. Contact: Sarah Reeves, 278-4914.

June 30 (Friday) – SUMMER FRENZY EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES – Canoeing on the Elkhorn River - $60 per canoe, 2 people per canoe, leave from Palomar Center at 8:30 a.m. Drive to Peak’s Mill, near Frankfort. On the water at 10:00 a.m. Contact: Sarah Reeves, 278-4914.

July 1 (Saturday) – SF EDUCATIONAL - Beekeeping and Stargazing – at Jessica Mayes’ home at 741 Collins Road, Paris, KY – leave from church at 3 p.m. Watch a beekeeping presentation first, then dinner at Ruby Tuesdays in Georgetown. Return for stargazing.

*July 4 – SF FUN! – Picnic at Carolyn Purcell’s home at 4 p.m., 2109 Island Drive. Contact Carolyn – 335-5226.

July 8 (Saturday) – SF FUN! – Athens School House Antiques - $2.00 entry fee – meet at church at 9 a.m. Carpool to Ramsey’s

Frenzy Excursion: Big South Fork Railway Train Ride By Mary Anne Pollock I must make reservations for the Big South Fork Railway Train Ride by

Monday, June 5. If you plan to go on this excursion on June 23rd

and have

not yet signed up, please do so by June 4. If you are not able to be at

church that Sunday, please call me at 606-776-2194. The cost of the ride

is $34.75 which included a box lunch. I will have to pay when I make our

reservation, and those going may reimburse me the day of the trip. If you

make a reservation and are unable to go – or find someone to take your

place, I will still need to be reimbursed!

A Faith Summer Frenzy Opportunity... By Gloria Compton

Sept. 18 – 23 - The New York and Atlantic City Tour Tour number is 2017905;

Single – $1559

Double – per person - $1119

Triple – per person - $1049

Down payment is: $250 – personal check or money order sent to:

Shockey Tours

11117 Decimal Drive

Louisville, KY 40299.

Send ASAP! The tour is over half full at this time. It is highly

recommended you get trip insurance. For more information go to

shockeytours.com for a brochure or call (502) 267-4007.

for brunch and then out to Athens. Contact: Rachel Jones – 223-4182.

July 12 (Wednesday) – SF EXCURSIONS – Mom Blakeman’s Cream Pull Candy Tour in Lancaster, KY at 10 a.m. Lunch at Marksbury Farm. Contact: Leona Power, 281-5118.

July 15 (Saturday) – SF MUSICAL ACTIVITIES – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Musical at Studio Players. Dinner at the home of Leona Power, 160 Forest Avenue. $25.00. Contact: Leona Power: 281-5118.

July 19 (Wednesday) – SF EXCURSIONS – Rebecca Ruth Candy Tour - $4.00 fee – Frankfort; also lunch at Darlin’ Jeans Apple Cobbler Café. Contact: Leona Power: 281-5118.

July 20 (Thursday) – SF FUN! – Game Night in Kearns Hall – 6:30 p.m., with Papa Murphy’s Pizza ($5.00).

July 29 (Saturday) – SF DINING

Faith from the Front Porch

By Jackie Bondurant

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take

thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Matthew 6:34

Where in the world does the time go? One day I am sitting on the front

porch thinking about all that needs to be done for the family Christmas

and the next day I’m in the family room trying to remember all that

happened during that whirlwind that was Christmas. Recent years are

relatively easy. We have given up the cut tree for a pre-lit artificial tree so

we can decorate early. We no longer have to worry about doing all the

decorations in a weekend. So, the front porch is first, the living room

second, the family room next, and finally, the candles in the windows are

lit. Our time with the family now comes every other year – to allow the

in-laws equal time – and their arrival is after Christmas Day – to give the

children the opportunity to have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in

their homes. There are places to sleep ten people in our house and the

week after Christmas, they all are filled. At this moment, the beds are

made, the decorations are safely stored, and the furniture back in the usual

arrangement. Two hundred and eighty days from now, I will be back on

the porch wondering how I will get all this done.

OUT - Cookout at Kinch Query’s, 9240 Hickory Hill at 4 p.m., followed by a scavenger hunt. Contact: Kinch at 608-2987.

Sept. 18 – 23 – SUMMER FRENZY FUN! The New York and Atlantic City Tour - Tour number # 2017905 / Single – $1559 / Double – per person - $1119 / Triple – per person - $1049. Down payment is: $250 – personal check or money order sent to: Shockey Tours, 11117 Decimal Drive, Louisville, KY 40299. Send ASAP! The tour is over half full at this time. It is highly recommended you get trip insurance. For more information go to shockeytours.com for a brochure or call (502) 267-4007.

Prayer Requests To add a prayer request, please fill out a Prayer Request card, call the church office at 277-0420, or submit a prayer request or update online by going to http:// Libertyroadfaithfellowship.org.

In order to keep a request on for more than a few weeks, please provide us with an update.

Pray for Nanci Barnhart, who

New Sunday School Opportunities By Mary Anne Pollock With Liberty Road Community Church and Liberty Road Faith

Fellowship merging into one congregation, we have several new

opportunities. One of those is Sunday school as we expand from two

classes per congregation to a new total of four. They are:

Room 1 – Books of the Bible. Hope Spoonamore leads this group which

is currently studying Hebrews through teacher-led discussion.

*Room 2 – Adult I. This class, led by Bob Quisenberry, uses

Connections: Lectionary-based Bible Study in teacher-led discussion.

This group is currently studying ways God acts within our lives.

Room 4 – Adult Bible Study. Benny McWain leads this class which

develops deeper knowledge of the Bible through the study of scripture and

practical application of The Word. Discussion is part of this class.

*Library – Living Faith. Led by Scot Reeves, this group explores many

and varied topics through guided study and open discussion.

The classes denoted with an asterisk meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m., allowing

members time to participate in choir and serve as greeters. The other two

classes meet at 10:00 a.m.-10:45. This lets you sleep a little later before

coming to church!!!

All four classes provide an opportunity to delve deeper into leading a

more complete Christian life. This summer is the perfect time to explore

these classes!

continues treatments for her cancer. (Ginny Berry)

Pray for Andy Berry who has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, contained. He has completed treatments and is awaiting another test.

Pray for Andy Berry and family in the death of his mother, Betsy, age 89, from LaCenter, Kentucky. The funeral will be Saturday in Madisonville, Kentucky.

Pray for the family of Hazel Yonts, age 86 who died in Phoenix, Arizona on April 29. She was John Compton’s sister.

Pray for Ellie, granddaughter of Karen & Kevin Maudsley, who is responding to the medicine for her knee, but is struggling to stay healthy as the medicine lowers her immune system.

Pray for the family of Chuck Fearin, from Flemingsburg, KY. He died on May 7 at UK Med Center. He is the nephew of Joyce Evans and cousin of Vicki Brown.

Pray for Phillip J. Hite, friend of Clenet Ellis, who has advanced prostate cancer.

Pray for CPT Ginny Iskandarov

Frenzy Pics...

Our folks know how to have fun together. What better way than to sit down at a meal together. Pictured above are: Jim Pepperl, Terry and Janet Layman, Lyen and Helen Crews, Scot Reeves, Mary Anne Pollock, Louise Sargent, Sarah Reeves, Kevin and Karen Maudsley, Faye Pepperl and Sue Thompson. Below are Scot Reeves and Helen Crews. Smiling and laughing are a MUST when you are around Scot.

(Ginny Berry’s niece), who is now expecting their second child, another boy, in September, while her husband, SSgt. Elnur Iskandarov, was recently deployed to Afghanistan.

Pray for Janice Malicote who is dealing with double pneumonia and is in the hospital. (Gail Smith)

Pray for Russell and Carole Mobley, LRCC members. Russell is Betty Hensley’s older brother. He is in UK Hospital with a broken hip. His wife, Carole, has bronchitis and is also in UK Hospital.

Pray for Liz Patterson of Madisonville, KY, who has begun chemo for stage four lung cancer. She is Ginny Berry’s first cousin.

Pray for Keith Polly, who has dealt with heart issues, a touch of pneumonia, and COPD.

Pray for Silver Simpson, LRCC member. He has multiple health issues.

Pray for the family of Dr. Bill Turner, who went home to be with the Lord on April 22.

Pray for our Pastor Search Committee as they seek God’s will for His Church in finding God’s

More Frenzy Pics...

Pictured above are Sarah Reeves and Mary Anne Pollock. Here’s to you, Sarah Lynn Reeves, for providing all these great pictures for us to share! Below are Karen and Kevin Maudsley and Faye and Jim Pepperl. Come join us next time!

person to lead His Church.

Pastor Search Committee Liz Peters, Chair; Rev. Richard Dwyer, Rev. Jim Hensley, Janet Layman, Kinch Query, Dr. Mary Anne Pollock, David Bondurant Adam Rudder, and Jim Host

Ongoing Prayers for our soldiers…Faith Afield

Here are the names of the service people we currently know about.

SSGT. Jamen Berry, son of Andy Berry

Capt. Ginny Iskandarov – niece of Ginny Berry

Elnur Iskandarov – nephew of Ginny Berry by marriage

SSGT. Cameron Smith – brother of Sean Smith

Airman Benjamin Engelbrecht – son of Paul Engelbrecht

Please send Ginny Berry any updates on the status of these persons…change in rank, address, new assignment…Her email address is momb1@twc.com

Current Administrative Board

A Loving Congregation...

Above Front row: Kevin Maudsley, Rev. Marty Singley, Bill and Liz Peters; Below front row: Karen Maudsley, Keith Polly, Cathy and Les Anderson

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13: 34, 35

for 2016 – 2017 Charlotte Krasinski, Chair Mitch Borders, Treasurer Patricia Wilson, Board Secretary Roger Blair, Jackie Bondurant, Denny Bonner, Kevin Maudsley, Kinch Query, Sarah Reeves, Adam Rudder, Bonnie Savage, Paul Taylor

Deadlines Prayer requests, committee news or announcements, and personal interest stories should be submitted by NOON on Monday for inclusion in the next issue of The Current. Please send them by email to norma@ libertyroadfaithfellowship.org

Announcements for the Sunday bulletin should be sent to Norma by NOON on Wednesdays at norma@ libertyroadfaithfellowship.org

Ann Crowe is now posting events/dates on our website calendar so if you have an event that needs to be posted please notify her at acrowe@ libertyroadfaithfellowship.org or call her at the church office by NOON on Wednesdays.

Keep Unity From Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado

May the Lord lead your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s patience. 2 Thessalonians 3:5

“All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other”

(John 13:35). Stop and think about this verse for a minute. Could it be

that unity is the key to reaching the world for Christ?

If unity is the key to evangelism, shouldn’t it have precedence in our

prayers? Should we, as Paul said, “make every effort to keep the unity of

the Spirit through the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3 NIV)? If unity

matters to God, then shouldn’t unity matter to us? If unity is a priority in

heaven, then shouldn’t it be a priority on earth?

Nowhere, by the way, are we told to build unity. We are told simply to

keep unity. From God’s perspective there is but “one flock and one

shepherd” (John 10:16). Unity does not need to be created; it simply

needs to be protected.

How do we do that? . . . Does that mean we compromise our convictions?

No. Does that mean we abandon the truths we cherish? No. But it does

mean we look long and hard at the attitudes we carry.

In the Grip of Grace