OPS/NOW Meeting and Community Meal

Please join us for the first community meal of the new year on Wednesday, January 14! Everyone is invited to gather in the Henry Young Fellowship Hall for dinner at 6:00 p.m. (homemade soup and sandwiches) and stay for 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 meal and a chance to get to know others in our church community.

Life Line Screening

CHPC will be hosting a Life Line Screening event on January 19 in Fellowship Hall. They will be screening for:

Carotid Artery Disease

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Atrial Fibrillation

Visit www.llsa.social/hagbc or call 800-324-9458 for more information, including cost, or to schedule an appointment.

Advocacy and Action for the Middle East

On January 13, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. in the Gathering Room, please join the Middle East Prayer Group for an ongoing conversation about advocacy and action. For more information, contact Tricia Lloyd-Sidle, revtjls@gmail.com. 

Prayer Group 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.

Choir Practice

Choir practice will not be held tonight. It will resume next Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Please feel free to come and see if this is something you might be interested in.

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

There is an open discussion meeting of AA held every Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Anyone is welcome.

Did You Know?

What Presbyterians Believe...

Reformed churches have participated in the preparation of well over thirty new confessions that have been completed or are in process. This multiplicity of confessions, written by many people in many places over such a great span of time, obviously means that the Reformed tradition has never been content to recognize any one confession or collection of confessions as an absolute, infallible statement of the faith of Reformed Christians for all time.

In the Reformed tradition confessional statements do have authority as statements of the faith of Reformed Christians at particular times and places, and there is a remarkable (CONFESSIONAL NATURE OF THE CHURCH REPORT) consistency in their fundamental content. Some have had convincing power for a long time. Nevertheless, for Reformed Christians all confessional statements have only a provisional, temporary, relative authority  

https://pcusa.org/sites/default/files/boc2016.pdf page xi 

January 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.

Jan 8 - Luke Giordano

Jan 23 - Harrie Buecker, Kara Castleberry

Jan 28 - Ian Husk

To double-check your listing, contact the office at office@crescenthill.church or call 502-893-5381.