Holy Week/Easter Worship Services

• Palm Sunday, April 13, 11 a.m., in CHPC sanctuary

• Maundy Thursday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m., joint service with First Christian Church, 7700 US Highway 42, Prospect, KY

• Good Friday, April 18, 12 noon, in CHPC sanctuary (with First Christian Church)

• Easter Sunday, April 20

Food and fellowship, 9:45 a.m., Henry Young Fellowship Hall

Prayers for Build A Bed

On Saturday, April 12, CHPC will be participating in building 125 beds for underserved children in the community. Please keep these participants in your prayers.

Woosley-Leake Scholarships

Woosley-Leake Scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 school year are now available. Any Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church member or immediate family of a church member who will be enrolled in undergraduate college or training program is invited to apply. Applications need to be completed and returned to the church office by May 1. Contact Patti Marcum at pdwmarcum@gmail.com to request an application.

Jean Leake Scholarship Fund

The Jean Leake Fund offers assistance to the children and youth of Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church for camping opportunities. Applications for the Jean Leake Fund are now available.

Please contact Patti Marcum at pdwmarcum@gmail.com or 502-403-8269 to request an application or ask questions.

Deadline for applications is April 15. Scholarship applicants will be notified of their award amount by May 1. Payment will be made according to information provided in the application.

A Lenten Opportunity — Lectio Divina

CHPC is offering a Lenten group devoted to contemplative reading of Scripture. Phil Lloyd-Sidle will be facilitating, using a method of prayerful reading that dates back to the early church called Lectio Divina — “divine reading."

When?

Five Thursday evenings in Lent, 5:00-6:30 p.m. The remaining date is April 10. There will be no group during Holy Week.

Where?

The Gathering Room of the back building.

What is Lectio Divina?

It is a method of contemplative reading that seeks to invite our hearts and minds into an ever-deepening experience of God and God’s word as it comes to each of us in Scripture. We will be reading passages in Matthew and Luke that lift up various aspects of Jesus’ teaching and ministry.

Some details:

As a group process this practice can be very profound. Please be punctual. Things to bring: a Bible version you like, a journal (or paper). Some people like to draw; feel free to bring some colored pens or pencils. Also, it is encouraged that people try to make all five sessions, if possible. There is a great gain in trust and companionship as we each commit to this small-group experience.

Church Cleanup Day April 12

All are encouraged to help spruce up the church buildings and grounds in preparation for Easter. Please join us for a Cleanup Day at the church on Saturday, April 12, at 1:00 p.m. If you can give even an hour of your time, it will be much appreciated!

Give to One Great Hour of Sharing

One Great Hour of Sharing is the single largest way that Presbyterians come together every year to work for a better world. By giving to this offering, you join with Presbyterians worldwide to provide:

• Relief from natural and human-caused disasters
• Food for the hungry
• Partnerships with people who are poor and oppressed as they work to improve their lives

The One Great Hour of Sharing Offering, one of the special offerings of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), supports the mission of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Presbyterian Hunger Program, and Self-Development of People.



Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church will receive the offering at morning worship on Palm Sunday, April 13, and Easter Sunday, April 20. You may also give online. Take home a fish bank (in the narthex) to collect coins for the offering during Lent. Please give generously!

Prayer and Action for Middle East

Feel free to join us 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.

Healing the Earth

Members of the CHPC community are invited to donate to an exciting art project that will be a visible witness to our commitment to earth care and ending gun violence. The Session has agreed to contract with local blacksmith Craig Kaviar to create a six-foot iron sculpture for the front plaza. The art piece, called “Healing the Earth,” will be made of pieces of guns chopped up at Guns to Gardens Louisville safe-surrender events.

The cost of this project is $28,514, plus stand, lighting, and installation. Session has set aside $10,000, plus $548 from the Peace and Global Witness Offering, toward the art piece. The remainder of the cost will be covered by grants and donations. If you would like to donate, please make your check out to CHPC and specify in the memo line that the donation is for the sculpture. Or you can use the QR code below.

If you have a tool or other item that you would like to donate for possible use in the sculpture, please contact the church office. Please make sure the object is iron (attracts a magnet).

Guns to Gardens Louisville, which grew out of a Sunday school class in our congregation, has so far received 88 unwanted guns to transform into garden tools, art, and jewelry. Craig Kaviar is a valued partner in this effort. His art piece—along with the gardens flourishing on church grounds—will symbolize to the community our commitment to healing and caring for God's creation.

DID YOU KNOW?

What Presbyterians Believe"

The PC(USA)’s social witness policy is shaped by the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP), which offers thoughtful studies on ethical and moral issues, fostering Christian discernment and making policy recommendations for faithful action.

The Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy serves the prophetic calling of the whole Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by providing the General Assembly with careful studies of pressing moral challenges. It offers media for discussion and discernment of Christian responsibilities and recommendations for action.



ACSWP is responsible for the process of developing and recommending social witness policy to the General Assembly. The term “social witness policy” refers to the positions adopted by the General Assembly to express its stance on and guide response to issues in the public order, including their relation to the church’s own life and mission. These positions may take the form of policy statements, resolutions, study papers, or social involvement reports, as defined in the Manual of the General Assembly, Guidelines and Policies of the General Assembly, p. 142.

https://pcusa.org/about-pcusa/church-structure/general-assembly/committees-commissions/ga-committees-other-groups/advisory-committee-social-witness-policy

April 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.

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

April 1 - Jim Bartlett Turner

April 4 - Lee Cybulski

April 9 - Jeff Boyd

April 10 - Claudia Foulkes

April 13 - Barbara Hedspeth

April 16 - Megan Cahill

April 22 - Tessa Hartmans

April 28 - Annie Yeager