Cedar Ridge Camp Worship and Picnic – August 24

Everyone is invited to gather at Cedar Ridge Camp for worship and a picnic on Sunday, August 24. Pastor Tami 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, but there will be a Zoom option available. The address is 4010 Old Routt Rd, Louisville, KY 40299.

Ben Langley and Jerry Van Marter will be tending the grill, cooking up hamburgers and hot dogs, as always. Drinks will be furnished. The rest of the meal will be potluck. The pool will be open for swimming from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.



So bring your lawn chairs, sunscreen, and a dish to share to Cedar Ridge Camp on August 24!

OPS/NOW Meeting and Community Meal

Everyone is invited to gather at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 13, in the Henry Young Fellowship Hall, for a lasagna dinner with an ice cream sundae bar for dessert, followed by continued discussion of our church community and mission.

Our discussions will take place in two committees:

• OPS (Operations) Committee—Guides the work of stewardship and giving, finances, budget, personnel, upkeep of building and grounds.
• NOW Committee—Guides programmatic work of the congregation, including music and worship, Christian formation, earth care, gun violence prevention, garden ministry, outreach to the community, Guatemala partnership and overseas mission.

Even if you are not sure about serving on a “committee,” please join us for the food and a chance to get to know others in our church community.

Back to School

We say a prayer for all children going back to school this month. Protect their innocence and preserve the spark in their eyes from the darkness of the world. Allow them to grow and have a fair opportunity to learn.  Protect our children from gossip and bullying. May their friendships be innocent and light and filled with kindness, understanding, and compassionate consideration for one another.

Choir Practice

Choir rehearsal will be taking a break during the month of August, with plans to resume on Thursday, Sept 11, at 7 p.m.

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Community Book Discussion August 11

All are invited to a Community Book Read and Discussion of What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms, by Jonathan M. Metzl. The discussion will be Monday, August 11, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., at Crescent Hill Baptist Church. Guns to Gardens Louisville is sponsoring the event to get people in our community talking and working together to end gun violence.

Jonathan Metzl, a Nashville-based public health expert and director of Vanderbilt University’s Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, will join the gathering via Zoom to introduce the book. For more information about this free event, click here.

Here's the link for registration.

 https://spiritofsophia.org/honoring-the-maiden-mother-crone/

Prayer and Action for Middle East

Feel free to join us Thursdays on Zoom, in-person, or both. This group has enabled such support for one another as we all struggle to cope with the tragedies in the Middle East and the on and off cease fires and prisoner releases. We would be grateful to have others join us. Email Soni at soni.castleberry@gmail.com to get the Zoom link and be added to the group email list for regular communication.

Paul Seebeck has written an article about the prayer group for the online newsletter of the Synod of Living Waters. Read the article here: https://synodlw.org/2025/06/prayer-and-action-for-the-middle-east/

Did You Know? Tidbits About Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Did you know that congregations are organized into regional bodies—presbyteries and synods—and these are called mid councils? It is part of our connection as a PC(USA) church body. Explore guidance created for mid councils and mid council leaders, from deepening mission engagement in a synod to supporting church elders in a presbytery. Connect here to resources that support these and other community ministries.



https://pcusa.org/how-we-serve/mid-councils

August Birthdays

Please remember these wonderful folks in prayer and, if possible, reach out to them with a card, phone call, text, email or however you choose to honor them.

8/3 - Carol Mead, Gayle Trautwein

8/6 - Maria Arroyo

8/7 – David Wallace

8/8 – Carrie Bridgman

8/20 – Joy Lindauer

8/22 – Soni Castleberry

8/27 – Luke Van Marter

To double-check your listing, contact Soni Castleberry at soni.castleberry@gmail.com or phone or text at 502-417-6481.