SPIRIT OF CRESCENT HILL AWARDS TONIGHT!

and Dessert with the Mayor

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. following Board Meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

CHPC will be receiving a Spirit Award. This is quite an honor and CHPC members are encouraged to attend. Pastor Tami will be accepting the award and former pastors Jane Larsen-Wigger and Mark and Barbara Barnes hope to attend.

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Peterson-Dumesnil House

301 S. Peterson Avenue

All are Welcome!

FREE, FAMILY, FUN!

Highlights of the August 28, 2024, Session Meeting

The Session met with Aaron Baer, who had asked to join Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church by reaffirmation of faith. After a conversation with Aaron about his faith journey, the Session joyfully agreed to receive him as a member. He and Richard Recob will be welcomed into membership during worship on September 15.

Among other actions, the Session:

• Continued to move forward on treasurer Jack Marcum’s request to retire as church treasurer by the end of the year. Discussed a proposal from the Personnel Committee on how to divide up the duties of treasurer. Authorized Jack to begin training CHPC Administrative Assistant Megan Cahill and a volunteer from the congregation to take on some of the duties.
• Heard an update on deferred maintenance issues and approved a bid from a contractor to replace the water line to the sanctuary building. Agreed to have the breezeway between the two buildings removed rather than repainted and to seek more information from one of the contractors bidding on the project.
• Approved paying up to $2,000 for improvements in the church garden area, including installing rain barrels and clearing the area of weeds and debris.
• Approved hosting a Build-a-Bed event December 7–8, in partnership with First Christian Church.
• Approved a request from Spirit of Sophia for $1,000 to help them qualify for a $30,000 matching grant from the PC(USA)’s 1001 New Worshiping Communities.
• Received a report from the Nominating Committee and scheduled a congregational meeting to elect new church officers October 6.
• Reaffirmed CHPC’s commitment to using inclusive/expansive language and agreed to begin a congregation-wide discussion of what that means.
• Elected Don Mead and Eva Stimson as commissioners to the September 16 meeting of Mid-Kentucky Presbytery at Okolona Presbyterian Church.

September 11: OPS and NOW Committees Meet

Everyone is invited to come together for a catered meal at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 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, and is currently focusing on deferred maintenance issues.
• 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 fellowship!

Meet the Gardeners September 8!

Interested in learning more about the Master Gardeners and their work on the grounds of our church? Please plan to attend worship on Sunday, September 8, followed by a “Meet the Gardeners” reception in Henry Young Fellowship Hall. This will also be an opportunity to welcome and celebrate our new Music Director, Aaron Davidson, who begins his work with us September 8.

Beautiful changes are already noticeable in the weeks since the CHPC Session and the Jefferson County Master Gardener Association (JCMGA) voted to enter a partnership. These skilled gardeners, including CHPC member Claudia Foulkes, have been busy planting, weeding, and sprucing up areas, beginning in front of the church. They bring energy and ideas that fit with CHPC’s mission, including a facelift for the church’s meditation garden, a commitment to caring for the earth, and garden-centered activities for children and families.

Come meet some of the gardeners on September 8 and help us shape a vision for this exciting collaboration.

In just a week Spirit of Sophia is hosting a 4-week study circle for women exploring Christine Valters Paintner's book, The Love of Thousands. We will meet in The Gathering Room from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Thursdays in September.

All women who attend Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church are invited to join us at 50% off our program fee. To register, go to the following link and mention CHPC, but do not complete payment. A special invoice will then be sent to you. 

https://spiritofsophia.org/the-love-of-thousands-book-study-for-women-registration/    

Thank you and we hope to see you there!

Choir Practice Resumes

First choir practice will be on Thursday, September 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Choir Room. Whether you have sung in the choir before or not, please come and help us make a joyful noise!

Prayer and Action for Middle East

Please join us for prayer each Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Zoom. Email Soni Castleberry at soni.castleberry@gmail.com to get the link for the week and to be added to our group email list for regular communication.

The Thursday morning prayer group invites you to sign a letter to Representative Morgan McGarvey. This is the second letter we have written, this time at the request of the Louisville Ceasefire Coalition.

Click on the link to read and sign.

https://mailchi.mp/2646671e4236/mcgarvey-letter

Church Treasurer Position

Jack Marcum, CHPC’s treasurer, will be retiring from this position by the end of the year. We are currently seeking someone interested in this volunteer position. For more information, please contact the church office at office@crescenthill.church or at 502-893-5381.

Did You Know?

What Presbyterians Believe

The Christian church’s birth was at Pentecost, as described in the Book of Acts. At Pentecost the Jewish disciples of Jesus proclaimed the Gospel to people of many cultures and languages. By the middle of the first century, the church was made up of Jewish and Gentile believers who worshiped God, in the name of Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit. The church began to grow rapidly throughout the region we now know as the Middle East, even though hardship and persecution from the Roman Empire. 

During the fourth century, after more than 300 years of persecution under various Roman emperors, the church became established as a political as well as a spiritual power under the Emperor Constantine. The church became strong in the east (Greek-speaking) and the west (Latin-Speaking) regions of the Roman Empire and beyond. Among the greats of the east was Athanasius and among the greats of the west was Augustine. Eventually the western portions of Europe came under the religious and political authority of the Roman Catholic Church. Eastern Europe and parts of Asia came under the authority of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

During the Middle Ages a number of mystics emerged, including Julian of Norwich, who have shaped the spirituality of many Christians.

https://www.presbyterianmission.org/what-we-believe/church-history/