Ash Wednesday Service

As we enter the season of Lent, please join us for our Ash Wednesday service on March 5, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., in the sanctuary.

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 from 5:00-6:30 pm. The dates are March 13, 20, 27, April 3 and 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.

2025 Budget

Session approved the 2025 Budget at the January retreat. To view, click here 2025 CHPC Budget.pdf .

Prayer and Action for Middle East

If you are struggling with your feelings about all that is happening in the Middle East and yearn for shared information, prayers, and other possible responses, please join our small group. It includes folks from CHPC as well as other faith communities. Here is our regular schedule:

• 1st Thursday each month, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., we meet in homes so location will vary. Please bring a light lunch snack to share.
• Other Thursdays each month, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., we are on Zoom.



Feel free to join us on Zoom, in-person, or both. This group has enabled such support for one another. 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, more information will be provided next Sunday.

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 About Mid-Councils and General Assembly

The session is the smallest and most localized governing body in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The other governing bodies are presbyteries (composed of multiple congregations); synods (composed of several presbyteries); and the General Assembly (which represents the entire denomination). Elders and ministers who serve on these governing bodies are also called “presbyters.” Presbyteries and synods are collectively referred to as “mid councils.”



The PC(USA) Book of Order, which contains detailed information on the denomination’s polity, is updated in the year following each biennial General Assembly, after presbyteries have voted to approve or disapprove amendments proposed by each assembly. 

https://pcusa.org/about-pcusa/who-we-are/representational-leadership

February 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.

February 2 - Brooke Yeager

February 10 - Beverly Bartlett Turner

February 17 - Judy Steer

February 18 - Elinor McNinch

February 22 - Kate Husk, Jerry Van Marter

February 25 - Allen Bridgman

February 27 - Stewart Bridgman Sr.

March Birthdays

March 11 - Eva Stimson

March 12 - Bill Gee, Shannon Langley

March 13 - Lengulula Kashama

March 17 - Katherine Griswold

March 19 - Andrea Trautwein

March 22 - Christy Bott-Baird, Rachel Brewer

March 28 - Ethan Myers

March 29 - Dawn Pendleton