Meditation Garden

The Master Gardeners have been busily working on the Meditation Garden and it's coming along great! Check it out when you get a moment!

Choir Practice

Choir Practice will resume next Thursday, July 3rd, at 6:45 p.m.

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). There is now a container in the narthex to put any iron tools in.

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.

Nursery Volunteers Needed

The nursery is clean and fully stocked. Some visitors with young children have expressed interest in using the nursery. The NOW Committee would like for the nursery to be available for babies and children up to age 5 who need it. Just as Jesus welcomed the children, we want all the little ones in our midst to feel loved and welcomed in our congregation.

To make this happen, we need volunteers who are willing to staff the nursery as needed (2 adults each Sunday). If you are interested in helping in this way, please contact the church office so that you can get the necessary background check.



Also needed is a volunteer to serve as Nursery Coordinator. This person will prepare a calendar of nursery volunteers, organize volunteer training as needed, and update and keep on hand sign-in sheets and information forms for parents and nursery workers. If you are interested in taking on this important ministry, please contact the church office and/or Soni Castleberry, at soni.castleberry@gmail.com or (502) 417-6481.

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.

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



Another agency of the denomination that you might not know about is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation (“A Corp”), a corporate entity of the General Assembly that holds funds and title to property. A Corporation provides business services for the PC(USA). It is accountable to the General Assembly and works closely with all PC(USA) agencies. A Corporation stands at the intersection of the business world and the church and has assets of more than $500 million. It is the official employer of more than 400 staff, including overseas mission personnel. The staff of A Corp, the Administrative Services Group (ASG), provides the services of Finance/Accounting, Legal and Risk Management, Human Resources, Global Language Resources, Research Services, and Ministry Engagement and Support. It also provides support services such as Information Technology and Distribution Services. ASG’s goal is to help ministries flourish through its ministry of administration. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, is the principal corporation of and established by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to facilitate the management of its corporate affairs, as provided in the Form of Government of the PC(USA), and was originally formed on March 28, 1799, by act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

July 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.

7/2 – Paul Seebeck

7/6 – Polly Cushman

7/7 – Patricia Lloyd-Sidle

7/7 – Jan Kirstein

7/8 – Rebecca Barnes

7/11 – Rebecca Baird

7/12 – Tami Recob

7/29 – Anita Cary

7/31 – Bob Abrams



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