Dear Beloved of God,

On July 10th, I asked the congregation to respond to the question: “What do you believe is the most important thing God is calling the church to be about in the world today?” I appreciate your willingness to consider and respond to the question. The list of responses is too long to include in the newsletter. Please click on this link to see all the responses and consider a few follow-up questions. 

Peace,

Peggy

From the Director of Music:

And Now for Something Completely Different

First, let me begin by thanking all of you who attended our first recital of the summer series on July 10. What a great afternoon we had together! A special thank you to Doug Yeager for his musical contributions and for recording the recital, to Peggy for hosting, and to Barbara Hedspeth and Diana Stephen for ushering and overseeing our reception.

Our second program will take place this Sunday at 2:00 pm and will feature Baroque music for flute and organ. Amy Pauw will be playing flute sonatas by Benedetto Marcello and Georg Philipp Telemann, and I will be playing organ selections by JS Bach (for Miss Lucy), Johann

Pachelbel, and Antonio Vivaldi.

The forty-minute program will be followed by a reception and good company. A special treat: Ben Langley will be baking chocolate chip cookies for the reception, and I am told they are great!

As always, I thank you for your support of our Music Ministry, and I look forward to seeing each of you at Sunday’s recital.

David Paul Gibson

There will be no session or joint committee meetings this month.

The Hope Village Needs:

• Paper products - plates and bowls
• Spoons
• Cups (coffee and plastic)
• Water
• Hand-held mist fans
• Toaster
• Kroger gift cards
• Walmart gift cards
• Ant spray
• 55-gallon trash bags

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

It’s not summer without baseball! Join other CHPC members and friends at a Louisville Bats game, July 28, at 7:05 p.m. Please let Jerry Van Marter know by July 22 if you want a ticket ($5 each). Contact Jerry at jerryvanmarter@gmail.com or 502-565-6757.

Cedar Ridge Camp Worship and Picnic is Back!!!!!

August 14

Another CHPC tradition will be renewed August 14, when our community gathers at Cedar Ridge Camp for worship and a picnic. Peggy Hinds will be preaching. Worship begins at 11:00 a.m. at the lakeside pavilion, with the picnic to follow. The pavilion is easily accessible for those with limited mobility. There will be no worship service at the church and no Zoom option available August 14.

Ben Langley and Jerry Van Marter will be tending the grill, as always. The rest of the meal will be potluck. If Cedar Ridge can find a lifeguard, the pool will be open for swimming from 1 - 3 pm.

So bring your lawn chairs, sunscreen and a dish to share to Cedar Ridge Camp on August 14. For further information, contact Jerry Van Marter (Worship Committee) or Soni Castleberry (Nurture Committee). See you at Cedar Ridge Camp on August 14!!!!!

Can We Talk? 

Tools for Conversations about Racial Justice

Tuesday, July 26, 10am - 12pm

Do you wish you felt more skillful when talking about racial justice? Do you either avoid the difficult conversations or get into them, only to find yourself frustrated, dismayed, tongue-tied, or uncertain? How do we help create space so that both parties have a chance to speak honestly and be heard? How do we move from “us” and “them” to a greater sense of shared vision? How do we express ourselves in a way that is authentic, clear, and grounded?

More Information and Registration 

An Opportunity for Our Youth to be Confirmed this Year!

Mark and I will be leading a Mid-Kentucky Presbytery confirmation retreat on October 21-23, 2022, at Camp Cedar Ridge. We will be using Mark's new confirmation curriculum, “Commissioned to Change the World: Confirmation for the Matthew 25 Church,” published by the Presbyterian Outlook. “Commissioned to Change the World” provides a missional approach to confirmation. 

If you know of teenagers in our church who have not been confirmed, please let them know of this opportunity and ask them to contact me at peggychpc@gmail.com.

Peace,

Peggy 

Flowers for Sanctuary

Summer is upon us and we are asking that you share whatever flowers you have in bloom for the sanctuary. Please contact David Gibson, Music Director, at gibson.davidpaul@yahoo.com if you can bring a bouquet.

July Birthdays

Each fourth Thursday in Westminster Weekly the birthday list for the following month will be published and repeated each week throughout the month. We encourage you to review it and to remember these wonderful folks in prayer and, if possible, to reach out to them with a card, phone call, text, email or however you choose to honor them. To double-check your listing, contact Soni Castleberry at soni.castleberry@gmail.com or phone or text at 502-417-6481. 

Let’s celebrate these JULY BIRTHDAYS:

July 2 - Simon Bartlett Turner , Paul Seebeck

July 4 - Naomi Boyd

July 6 - Polly Cushman

July 7 - Jan Kirstein

July 8 - Rebecca Barnes

July 9 - Andrea Pauw

July 11- Rebecca Baird

July 12 - Roy Christopher Denny

July 16 - Anne Walker

July 20 - Jay Hagan

July 21 -Salome Boyd

July 24 - Darrell DeMarsh

July 25 - Madeline Wilding

July 28 -Tara Duverge

July 29 - Anita Cary

July 31 - Bob Abrams