APRIL 2015 #552

Rev. Scott Bowerman, Pastor

Helen Wingert, Organist

Danielle Kardisco, Director of Music Ministry

Sandy Wilson, Childrens Ministry Director

Erin Regan, Contemporary Worship & Youth Minister

Deb Mummert, Director of Mothers Day Out

Melissa Igou, Financial Administrator

Roberta Lawyer, Secretary

Ron George, Custodian

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T h e P a s t o r s N o t e s

Back in 1999, Central purchased three properties - the bank building next to the church, the current Whole-ness Center next to the bank, and the parking lot on Lincoln Way West across from the church. These pur-chases were part of the Central Vision campaign, and gave the church the necessary real estate footprint to build Friendship Hall, as well as additional parking. Some thought was also given to converting the bank building to a contemporary worship center at some point in the future. The bank has been occupied by a series of banks since our purchase, but last month Santander Bank in-formed us they are vacating the property as of May 15, 2015, with lease, tax and utility payments continu-ing through the end of their current lease until December 31, 2015. This month the Session formed a Task Force whose mission is To develop plans for the use or disposition of the Bank and Wholeness Center properties for action by the Session, Congregation and Carlisle Presby-tery. The members are Scott Wiley, Sam Worley, Don Weber, Tom Diehl, Scott Bowerman, Kathy Klink, Trena Oyler, Charles Hart, Alex Shearer, Pat Shreiner and Tim Smith. The Task Force has already met twice. The question before us is basically, do we keep the building(s) in order to use them for ministry at some point in the future, or do we sell one or both? Each course of action poses significant challenges, such as: Leasing the bank to any tenant other than another bank will require the church to bring the building up

to ADA, fire and other code standards at a still-unknown but significant cost. Use of the bank by another type of tenant will require the tenant to invest a lot of money to convert

the building for other use, limiting its marketability. The bank building has very poor parking access. The second and third floors of the wholeness center are condemned and the cost to improve them

would be not be worth the return. Many other challenges and questions are before us as well. Our work has some urgency, given that the bank building standing empty will impose a large financial liability on the church beginning January 2016. However, the Borough of Chambersburg, the Chamber of Commerce, Franklin County and other agencies are eager to help us find an appropriate use for these properties. The bank building has already been shown to three potential tenants. Continued Page 3, bottom

Church Family Thank you....

May NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

SUNDAY, April 26

Dear Church Family, It is wonderful to have friends and prayers when one is facing medical or surgical problems. Lew & I are grateful for your help and concern during our challenge. Thank you for the calls, cards, flowers, visits, food and prayers. We also thank Pastor Scott for his visits at our home and the hospital. Lew is on the road to re-covery and we thank God for His love and mercy and your prayers on our behalf. In His Name, Lew & Lucille Stence

Tuesday, April 7 7:00pm History Team MeetingRm 107

Dear Personnel Committee, Thank you so much for all your ongoing tokens of support for the staff. You always encourage us throughout the year but especially during the holi-days when we are especially busy. We really ap-preciate knowing someone cares. Thanks so much for all your cards and the latest, that lovely sham-rock plant! May God bless you for your generosity and thoughtfulness. The Staff at Central

Dear Central Members, The flowers from Centrals altar sent to me along with the signed well wishes from you were most welcome. They made the snowy days so much brighter. Thank you for thinking of me and bright-ening up these long winter days. Sincerely, Selma W. Thomson

Greetings Pastor Bowerman: I write on behalf of both myself and Kingsley (my son) to thank you and the church for affording us your support and assistance in making Kingsleys birthday a success. We missed your presence and those of others, but we know that you were all there in mind and spirit which added to the richness of the fun and experience that we all enjoyed. I would appreciate your extending our gratitude to all members as well, if possible. Again thank you for all your support and assistance. Sincerely, Nathan (& Kingsley) Idio Member & Proud Dad of the celebrant)

Central Family, The past few years I have had many physical chal-lenges, but through it all I have felt the love of God and my loving church family. I thank you for the prayers, cards, flowers, meals, smiles, understand-ing and support. I am also grateful for the love shown to my family and me when my mother died. Central is a family of Christians who freely imitate the love and caring shown by Christ. I am thankful to have such a wonderful church family. Thank you for the continued support, Dottie Bush

The Mission Team would like to thank everyone who prepared and delivered meals to the Cold Weather Drop-In Shelter this winter. Your gener-osity and willingness to step forward has not gone unnoticed. The residents look forward to a warm nourishing meal and more importantly know that they are not forgotten in this community. Thank You, Your Mission Team

With gratitude for Central Presbyterians Support:

From Martina Fegan, Organizer for Craft for a Cure was able to raise $2,780 from the event which they held in the Friendship Hall on March 6th and 7th. Proceeds go to JDRF which helps to combat Juvenile Diabetes.

From Cold Weather Drop-in Shelter for the gen-erous donation to assist them in helping those less fortunate.

The Gems of CenTral

Centrals Special Concerns

Genevieve Ambrose Newt Stake 66 Sanibel Lane, Chbg. 17201 Isabelle Allen Jay Keefer 311 Cumberland Ave, Chbg. 17201 Mildred (Millie) Brown 611 Wallace Ave, Chbg 17201 Stanley & Esther Johnson Laurie McKelvie 56 Sanibel Ln, Chbg 17201 Athley & Alva Kline 49 Lincoln Way W, Chbg. 17201 Nancy MacFarlane 668A Cumberland Ave, Chbg. 17201 Glenn Shaffer 722 Stanley Ave, Chbg 17201 Lew & Lucille Stence 923 Park Side Court, Chbg 17201 Selma Thomson (NM) Rod Varner 923 S Fourth St, Chbg 17201 Dorothy Zullinger Susan Snyder 155 Colonial Dr, Chbg. 17202

Menno Haven-263-8545 2075 Scotland Ave.

Nursing Center

-Margaret Sponsler, #229 Cindy Happel -Lawrence Mohr #113 *(NF) Jay Keefer

-M. Karolyn Lawrence #412 Jean Diehl -Dr. Robert Coy, #217 Margie Hamsher

-John Bowerman #225 - Isabel Vanderau, #245B Eric Mellott

Farm House -Marcia Grubbs #304 Jay Keefer

Northgate

-Dorothy Burkholder, #1206 Menno Village

-Rhoda Wilkison #180-B Laurie McKelvie -LaVerne Knarr #610D Laurie McKelvie -Beverly Minnich #740A

Penn Hall-261-0220 1425 Phila. Ave.

Manor Building

-Elton Simpson #417 Mike Herbert -Ed Wenrich, #314 (visited by George Muller)

Skilled Nursing

-Gennie Boozer #506 Karen Sloan -Mary Fish, #504 Rod Varner

Quincy Skilled Nursing Care-749-3151 6596 Orphanage Rd., Waynesboro 17268 Nursing Center -Carolyn Kreutz #229 (NF) Gary Lewis -June Fiddler #244 Susan Snyder

* (NF) = No Flowers please ** (NM) = Non-member *** (NV) = No Visits please

If you know of any changes or updates, please contact the church office, 264-4113.

Deacons name is now listed with those he or she visits.

If you wish to contact, (by phone), a member of the Gems of Central, please contact the church office at 264-4113.

Updated: March 2015

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West Virginia Member Treva Kerns 601 Foxcroft Ave, Apt #1 Martinsburg, WV 25401

Continued from front page: The Pastors Notes

Heres what I ask of you: Pray for the work of the Task Force - for the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit Contribute your ideas for how the church could possibly use these properties for ministry, sending

them to Kathy Klink at klinkpk@comcast.net. Please extend grace to me personally, as a good deal of my time is now devoted to the work of the Task Force, reducing the time available for other ministry. God has a marvelous way of transforming chal-lenges into opportunities and giving us new possibilities we couldnt have dreamt of on our own. Ill keep you informed as we make progress.

Ushers - Sanctuary 11:00am 4/5 Gary Lewis(H), Jean Diehl, Susan Bowerman, Sam Worley, Cindy Happel, Bill Daniels, Karl & Pat Shreiner 4/12 Pat Shreiner(H), Eric Mellott, Karl Shreiner, Dale Penwell 4/19 Cindy Happel(H), Susan Snyder, Jack Kier, Stuart Kier 4/26 Jay Keefer(H), Laurie McKelvie, Alex Shearer

Greeters - Sanctuary 11:00am 4/5 DonWeber, Mike & Ingrid Herbert 4/12 Peg Hollar, Lakie & Marcia Petrie, Gary Troust 4/19 Don Weber, Bill & Sally Glaubach, Marjorie Hamsher 4/26 Jack Kier, Stuart Kier, Len & Nancy Hendricks, Don Weber

Assistant Leaders 4/5 Judy Young 4/12 Kathryn Finley 4/19 Dale Penwell 4/26 Gene Wilson

Praying for Centrals Missions

HABITAT

Prayer Partners: Mary Mohr & Elise Stendal Jane Morgan George & Ruth Muller Scott & Deb Mummert & Kelly

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Greeters - Friendship Hall 9:30 am 4/5 Don Weber, Kathi Bietsch, Scott & Deb Mummert 4/12 Chris & Roni Gingrich, Tony & Buffy Super, Anthony & Amber Keller 4/19 Cindy Shoemaker, James & Kathy White, Deb Shauf 4/26 Howard & Marcia Brand, Robin Updegrave

Tuesday, April 7 8:30am3:00pm (3rd floor, 315) Stephen Ministry Supervision Saturday, April 11 8:30am3:00pm (3rd floor, 315) Stephen Ministry Training Tuesday, April 14 6:00pm Stephen Ministry Training (3rd floor, 315) Tuesday, April 14 6:00pm Stephen Ministry Training (3rd floor, 315) Tuesday, April 28 6:00pm Stephen Ministry Training (3rd floor, 315)

MINISTRY DUTIES FOR APRIL

Note for Greeters: If you have a question or unable to fulfill your Sunday as Greeter, please contact Don Weber at 262-0087.

Contact Trena Oyler 261-5727

or Cindy Happel 830-1760

for more information.

Note for Ushers: If you are unable to fulfill your Sunday as Usher, it is your responsibility to find another Usher to trade with. Contact your head Usher and the church office with the change.

Note for Greeters: If you have a question or unable to fulfill your Sunday as Greeter, please contact Don Weber at 262-0087.

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SEPARATION & DIVORCE RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP

Now in session, 7-8:30pm at the Wholeness Center located on the square at 19 South Main Street downtown Chambersburg. Session Cost is $10. For more information or to register, email Cindy Shoemaker at cshoe0815@gmail.com or by calling Central Presbyterian Church 264-4113.

Giving Opportunity! The Wednesday Morning Women's Bible Study is again walking to support a mission project and we invite you to join in! When we spend 15 minutes doing a physical activity, we count that as a mile and we donate to our projects for every "mile" we exercise. This session we are supporting a child for a year at the Presbyterian sponsored Joy Children's Village in Kenya and the Diaper Ministry at Central. For more information, please see Jean Diehl or Laurie McKelvie.

Centrals next Golf Tournament to benefit the fight against Human Trafficking is set for Sunday, August 23rd, 2015. Shotgun start at 1:30pm. If you have any questions, please contact Carol or Phil Rohr at 261-6083. Thanks to all of you who are on different com-mittees for the CPC Golf Tournament. We need lots of sponsors and helpers to be success-ful with our fight against Human Trafficking.

Are you tired of carrying around your checkbook? Do you never have cash with you? Jesus is the best news of all, but we have secondary good news: it is now possible to give/tithe online! Just go to www.centralonthesquare.org and click the Donate icon. If you have any problems, see Don Wissner or Erin Regan and they will be glad to help you out.

Are you a reader? Like to talk about what youve read? Willing to read books, youd never read? Do you know that CPC has a Book Group that usually meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the Church Parlor. Come to a meeting and see/hear what it is all about. Have a book that you think should be read? Come and suggest it. We look forward to you joining us April 8th as we delve into The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. For more information please call Karl Shreiner at 717-263-4891.

HAVE YOU SEEN ME? Hello there. I, and several of my friends, left the kitchen and set off on a great adventure in the church. However, we got lost along the way and cant find our way back home. The Happy Wanderers in-clude two wooden stools, a dozen square wicker baskets, several serving platters (especially the large ones), several large plastic serving bowls, and a silver cart. If you see one of us, or hear a voice whispering, Are you my mother? would you kindly guide us back to our home in the kitchen. We miss our home and are sad that we havent been able to help with church meals.

Thank you so much!

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BEFORE VBS: Look for the VBS Giving Tree coming to the Church Lobby on Easter, and donate one

(or several) of the items on it.

Come to a VBS Work Day: - Sunday, April 12, noon 2pm - Sunday, April 26 after worship till 2pm - Sunday, May 17, noon 2pm

Pick up a Grab and Go project you can complete at home

DURING VBS: Be a guide for groups of preschoolers or elementary age children

Be a leader of either preschool or elementary centers: - Bible Lessons - Imagination Station (Science and Art) - Games

Help at the Registration Tables or greet at the doors

Provide cookies (dont have to be homemade)

Pre-registration forms available on April 12. Register your child(ren) before May 31 and receive

a free t-shirt transfer (& some surprises) See Sandy for details! kidsmin@centralonthesquare.org

Join the 2015 VBS Team! Its a joy-filled, faith deepening adventure!

June 15-19

6:00pm 8:30pm Ages 3 years old thru

those who have completed 5th grade!

Its going to be amazing!

Are You the One? Are you the one who loves Jesus and strives to walk closely with Him? Are you the one looking for ways to serve that make an impact for Jesus in someones life? Are you the one who loves children, but lacks the time to prepare a Sunday School lesson for them? If you answered yes to all the above, then..

You Are the One! You are the one who can be a valued Kid Ministry Partner! You are the one who can hug babies and keep children safe by taking a turn helping in the Church Nursery! You are the one who can take a turn to be extra hands and a smiling face in the Preschool Sunday School Class! You are the one who can give one Sunday every 8 or so weeks, (even if it means occasionally giving up your own Sunday School class or Worship time) to make a difference in the life of a child!

We cant wait to meet YOU! Contact Sandy at kidsmin@centralonthesquare.org to get started on the amazing, fulfilling journey of being a Kid Ministry Partner!

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Nursery Staff Position Open! We have an opening on the Church Nursery Staff. This is a paid position, 3 hours, every other Sunday. (NOTE: In order to provide safety for all of our children, we need 2 people in the Nursery -- a paid Staff member and a volunteer.)

Please see Sandy Wilson for an application.

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What a month March was! From finishing up a great 30 Hour Famine to participating in

the CHAT Youth Rally to rehearsing for Holy Week happenings, weve been experiencing Gods provision and grace in a real way! Thank you to all of our volunteers who continue to make our youth ministry run we appreciate you SO

MUCH! Also, THANK YOU to all of the incredibly generous donors that have been giving to our youth mission fund so freely! Your giving hearts are what keep us going!

Things to look forward to this month: April 3rd 7pm Experience the Passion of Christ April 26th 10am Youth Sunday combined service

sin didnt, and doesnt, have a chance in competition with the aggressive for-

giveness we call grace. When its sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin

can do is threaten us with death, and thats the end of it. Grace, because God is put-

ting everything together again through the Messiah, invites us into lifea life that

goes on and on and on, world without end. Romans 5:20-21, MSG

YOUTH GROUP

NEWS

JOY VILLAGE UPDATE Recently on National Public Radio, there was a piece about the ebola epi-demic in Africa. Children, they said, were hit the worst (which is no surprise). But the point made was that the kids who received love and affection healed faster than those who didnt. All medical workers know this. They call it failure to thrive. What a blessing that Joy Village is set up the way it is, with each small group of children loved and cared for by a mother, and taught Christs love as well. Africa, with all its needs, has many orphanages supported by folks all over the world. Lets hope that many of them are set up like Joy Village, of-fering not just food for the body but for the soul. Lets thank God for Joy Village, and always pray for its young residents and their moms.

Craig Doyle, our project manager for the recent Casavant Organ renovations, unexpectedly passed away recently. He will be greatly missed in the organ circles locally as he had worked more recently with Moller Organ Company, then Hagerstown Organ Company. We at Central Presbyterian are grateful for his expertise in this pro-ject, especially with all the electrical wiring that is hidden behind the console's wooden panel, and also appreciate all that he has so will-ingly done for Central Presbyterian over many past years. Thank you, Craig, for a job well done!!!

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SESSION ACTIONSMARCH 2015 Session took the following actions at its March meeting. If you have any questions, please talk to one of the Elders: Brenda Black, George Cowley, Bill Daniels, Linda Igou, Pat McNamee, Jim Sharp, Alex Shearer, Karl Shreiner, Luella Smith, Don Weber, Scott Wiley, Sam Worley, or Kathryn Finley, Clerk.

Asked the Finance Committee to determine a suitable volunteer contribution to the borough of Chambersburg to assist in covering the cost of police and fire protection. (State law requires the Borough to use only real estate taxes as the primary source of revenue to pay for police and fire protection. Therefore, they are asking non-profit organizations to voluntarily pay half of what the property taxes would be if their real estate was taxable.)

Approved a revised communion schedule. Communion will be served on: March 22 (7:00 PM), April 2 (intinction), April 12, May 31, July 12, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 9, and January 3, 2016.

Approved the request to observe a Service for Wholeness on March 22, at 7:00 PM.

Agreed to host the Presbytery Evangelism Conference on Saturday September 26, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The conference will cover basic hospitality for churches.

Approved the recommendation to have the conference leader, the Rev. Chris Walker, preach at Central on Sunday September 27.

Elected to Karl Shreiner and Linda Igou to serve as commissioners to the April 9 Presbytery meet-ing. (Linda Igou is no longer able to attend so Kathryn Finley will serve in her place.)

Combined Services for 2015

Since Marchs fifth Sunday was Palm Sunday, a day of worship where we likely would not have been able to accommodate

everyone in the Sanctuary or in the Friendship Hall, we chose

not have a combined fifth Sunday service.

But, remember to mark your calendars for these dates!

Combined Services for 2015 will take place at 10am on:

April 26th Youth Sunday in Friendship Hall

July 5th Mission Team commissioned; service in Sanctuary

August 23 Mission Team report; service in Friendship Hall

We look forward to seeing you there !

CPC Finances Through the first eleven weeks of 2015, our giving is 7.6% higher than for the same period in 2014. Both giving versus pledges and loose offerings are right on forecast. What is encouraging about our giving is this happened during a period that saw snow and plunging temperatures on Sunday Mornings. As you know, we have made available donations by credit card utilizing the CPC website (just click on the donate icon), and we are now able to do automatic drafts from your checking account on specific days of each month. Just re-quest a form with full instructions from Missy Igou by calling the church or emailing her at account-ing@centralonthesquare.org. Thank you for getting Central off to a great start financially for 2015.

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