Cpc Newsletter May 2014

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MAY 2014

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Rev. Scott Bowerman PastorHelen Wingert OrganistSandy Wilson Childrens Ministry DirectorErin Regan Contemporary Worship & Youth Minister

Deb Mummert Director of Mothers Day OutDanielle Kardisco Director of Music MinistryRoberta Lawyer SecretaryRon George Custodian

Central Presbyterian Church40 Lincoln Way West

Chambersburg, PA 17201Church Phone: 717.264.4113 Fax: 717.264.9272

Office Hours: 8:00am4:00pmemail: [email protected]

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T he Pa s t o r s N o t es

If you know of anyone who is in the hospital, will be going into the hospital, or wouldlike a home visit, please feel free to contact Pastor Scott Bowerman at 803-608-1484.

You can also reach him by email [email protected]. The pastor

is in his office most mornings, M-F, 8:30am to 12:00pm. Please call the

church at 264-4113 to verify that he is in.

I write this the day after a wonderful Easter Sunday at Central. We celebrated the resurrection of

the Lord Jesus Christ at two packed worship services that left me exhilarated (and just a wee bit

tired!). Ive enjoyed a deeply meaningful journey through Lent and Easter with you. As I

preached on Easter morning, theres a risen Christ on the loose, calling us to follow him into theworld and I wonder, what does that mean next for Central Presbyterian?

To answer that question, were moving into a season of discerning the will of the Holy Spirit for

our church. To lead this process, the Session last week appointed a Discernment Task Force

whose mission is Under the leading of the Holy Spirit, to discern how we can adjust our

worship and Christian Education schedule so we can more effectively fulfill our mission: To

share the living waters of Jesus Christ with all who thirst. One specific challenge before us is

the time of the first service - 8:30am is simply too early for the service to fulfill its purpose of

attracting un-churched and de-churched people.

The Task Force will report to the Session, and the Session is keenly aware of the challenges

inherent in changing a churchs Sunday morning schedule. Please be assured that any proposed

changes will be considered not as a matter of personal convenience, but whether they will enable

us to fulfill the mission to which Christ has called Central. Further, any proposed changes will

be presented to the congregation for thorough discussion in order to hear your comments, but

also so we can be open to the voice of the Spirit speaking through the congregation.

The Task Force is composed of Scott Wiley (chair), Jim Sharp, Tammy Carbaugh, Luella Smith,

Pat McNamee and Mike Herbert. Please be in regular prayer for these friends in Christ who will

lead us to seek Gods will for our church.

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Chur ch FamilyThank you....

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With deepest grati tude fr om our l ocal M issions:

Maranatha Food Pantry deeply appreciatesCentrals recent donation to the One GroceryCart of Food program. It allows Maranatha tocontinue to assist those with food and non-fooditems. God bless your congregation for theirgenerosity in helping those in need.

Pregnancy Ministries, Inc.

With your support, we are able to present truthin word and picture. The images seen on the ul-trasound screen have a tremendous impact and

influence on many womens decision to protectthe life they see developing inside them. Thankyou for partnering with us in support andprayers!

The Salvation Army

We enter this year, thankful for people who helptake out the worry of these uncertain times. Yourcontinued support go far beyond what you mayimagine assisting those less fortunate. God blessyou always.

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JUNESNewsletter deadlineSunday, May 25th

Special Thanks from Bob Zeis

Dear Church Family and Friends,I would like to thank each and everyone of you for

helping me celebrate my 100th birthday with allyour flowers, cards and the framed certificate pre-sented to me on March 30th. You helped make thisyears birthday very memorable. God bless you all!

Bob Zeis

The Mission Team would like to thank everyonewho took the time to prepare and deliver meals tothe Cold Weather Drop-in Shelter this past winter.Your warm nourishing meals on those cold Friday

evenings were very much appreciated.

From the Travis Family, Marion, PA

Dear Central Presbyterian Church,On behalf of Billy, Bob and me, I wish to thank youfor your very generous donation. Billy is very spe-cial to us and we are very thankful to all of thosewho care.

God bless,Bob & Kim Travis

The Book Club will meetWednesday, May 7 at 7pm

DiscussionA Tree Grows in Brooklyn

By Betty Smith

CHRISTWALKWomens GroupWill meet on Wednesday, May 7May 28 at 9:30am to begin the study of Philippians

We will gather in the church Parlor

During Lent, the women were able to raise $640 for P.E.T. (Personal Energy Transports)

Many Central members will remember

Florence Steil. She was instrumental in spear-

heading the Mothers Day Out Program at thechurch, loved by many. Her husband Gilbert

wore many hats; one of them was Sunday

school teacher and Elder.

Florence went to her Heavenly home on April14, 2014, 11 days shy of her 99th birthday.

Her sons are planning a Memorial Service at

Central Presbyterian Church on June 28th.Florence was laid to rest alongside her hus-

band at Park Lawn Cemetery.

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Centr al s Special Concerns

Genevieve Ambrose Newt Stak66 Sanibel Lane, Chbg. 17201

Raymond & Gunlog Anderson

119 Mt Union Rd, Fayetteville, PA 17222

Isabelle Allen Jay Keefe

311 Cumberland Ave, Chbg. 17201

Alma Bender Beverly Winthe

1120 Lincoln Way E, Chbg. 17201

Mildred Brown

611 Wallace Ave, Chbg 17201

June Fiddler Susan Snyd2650 St.Paul Rd, Chbg 17201

Stanley & Esther Johnson Laurie McKelv56 Sanibel Ln, Chbg 17201

Alva Kline Beverly Winthe49 Lincoln Way W, Chbg. 17201

Nancy MacFarlane

668A Cumberland Ave, Chbg. 17201

Nancy Reichenbach

2242 Scotland Rd, Chbg. 17201

Glenn Shaffer Dale Hasting722 Stanley Ave, Chbg 17201

John Shoap Dave Bende107 Green Meadow Ln, Chbg. 17201

Isabel Vanderau Eric Mello806 N. Penn Hall Dr, Chbg. 17201

Dorothy Zullinger Susan Snyd155 Colonial Dr, Chbg. 17202

West Virginia Member

Treva Kerns601 Foxcroft Ave, Apt #1Martinsburg, WV 25401

Luther Ridge-264-57002735 Luther Dr., Chbg. 17202

The Inn At Luther Ridge

-Ellen Bush #11 **(NM) Gary Lewis

Menno Haven-263-85452075 Scotland Ave.

Nursing Center

-M. Karolyn Lawrence #412 Dale Hastings-Dr. Robert Coy, #217 James Kearns

-Libby Reasner, #303 Rod Varner-Roberta Klinepeter, #119 (visited by Peg Hollar)

FarmHouse

-Marcia Grubbs #304 Jay KeeferWalden Place

-Lawrence Mohr #21 *(NF) Jay KeeferNorthgate

-Dorothy Burkholder, #1206 **(NM)Village Square

-Robert Zullinger #136 ***(NV)-John Bowerman #209 Dale Hastings

Menno Village

-LaVerne Knarr #610D Laurie McKelvie-Beverly Minnich #740A

Penn Hall-261-02201425 Phila. Ave.

Manor Building

-Selma Thomson #121 Rod Varner-Gennie Boozer #506 Tawnya Secor

-Mary Fish, #221 Rod Varner-Elton Simpson #417 Mike Herbert-Margaret Sponsler, #229 Susan Snyder-Ed Wenrich, #314 (visited by George Muller)

Providence Place-709-06682085 Wayne Rd.

- Bob Zeis #112 Tawnya Secor

Quincy Skilled Nursing Care-749-31516596 Orphanage Rd., Waynesboro 17268

Nursing Center-Carolyn Kreutz #229 Gary Lewis

Shook Home-264-681555 S. Second St.

Quarters

-Joan Depuy #3062 Newt Stake* (NF) = No Flowers please

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

If you know of any changes or updates, pleasecontact 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

the Gems of Central, please contact the churc

office at 264-4113.

Updated: April 2014

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MENS BIBLE STUDY

The Mens Bible Study Group will meet at 8:00a.m., the first and third Saturday of each month, at

the Texas Lunch on Lincoln Way West downtown Chambersburg. At 9:00a.m. the bible study

will take place at Central in the Parlor. Video Study:Walking With God in the DesertFor more information, please contact the church office at 717-264-4113

SEPARATION & DIVORCE

RECOVERY SUPPORT

GROUP

The support group will be taking theirsummer break, but will resume in September. Dateswill be published in the August newsletter.

JOY VILLAGE UPDATEWhat is the price of poverty, neglect and ignorance? In Kenya, the cost is devastating.

Once a week, a medical team travels to a remote village named Kiserian to care for HIV/AIDS pa-

tients. In a distant family compound with small huts made of sticks and cow manure, they visited

three women and sixteen children. All are HIV-positive; yet all refuse life-saving treatment. They

will probably be dead in five years. After pleading with them to seek help, the team sorrowfully left

the compound.

The next visit was to a tidy farm run by a woman named Josephine. Her husband had died of AIDS,

and she herself is HIV-positive. But she has begun ARV treatment and is now living a productive

life with her two sons. She is optimistic and thankful for her health care and family support.

Christians help to heal the sick. In supporting Joy Village, we are saving its young residents from the

disease that is ravaging Africa.

SESSION ACTIONS ~ APRIL 2014

Session took the following actions at its April meeting. If you have any questions, please talk to one of theElders: Brenda Black, Bill Daniels, Jean Gisriel, Linda Igou, Pat McNamee, Ann Miller, Jim Sharp, KarlShreiner, Luella Smith, Don Weber, Scott Wiley, Sam Worley, or Kathryn Finley, Clerk.

Approved Eun Sook (Sookie) Fishers membership request. She is joining Central by Profession of

Faith. Elected Don Weber to serve as the second commissioner at the May Presbytery meeting. Elder Bill

Daniels was previously elected as a commissioner for all of the 2014 Presbytery meetings. Approved the recommendation to form a task force that will be responsible, under the leading of the

Holy Spirit, to discern how we can adjust our worship and Christian Education schedule so we canmore effectively fulfill our mission To share the living waters of Jesus Christ with all who thirst. Thetask force members include Scott Wiley (Chair), Jim Sharp, Luella Smith, Mike Herbert, and PatMcNamee. They will present their recommendations to Session in October.

Approved the Session governance and committee structure as presented and the Elders designated toserve on each committee. The committees are: Administration (Elders Ann Miller and Pat McNamee),

Christian Education (Elders Bill Daniels and Scott Wiley), Evangelism and Outreach (Elders Don Weberand Brenda Black), Fellowship (Elder Karl Shreiner), Memorial (Elder Sam Worley), Mission (Elder AnnMiller), Mothers Day Out (Elders Jim Sharp and Linda Igou), Nominating (Elders Pat McNamee andBrenda Black), Personnel (Elder Jean Gisriel), and Worship (Elders Jim Sharp and Luella Smith).

History Team MeetingMay 6th7:00pm

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Ushers4th Rod Varner(H), Carol Varner, Missy Igou, Eric Mellott11th Jay Keefer(H), Sam Worley, Don Wissner18th Susan Snyder(H), Newt Stake, Jerry & Jane McCelland25th Mike Herbert(H), Ingrid Herbert, Laurie McKelvie, Don Weber

Greeters listed in order of:1st Service and 2nd Service

4th (1st) Tim & Ann Miller (2nd) Nancy Reichenbach, Lakie & Marcia Petrie11th (1st) Eric & Jesse Ritchey (2nd) Phil & Carol Rohr, Greg & Sherry Rosenberry18th (1st) Jackie Salmon & Bill Salmon (2nd) Alex & Carolyn Shearer, Jack Kier & Stuart Kier25th (1st) Cindy Shoemaker (2nd) Newt & Flo Stake, Elliot & Sally Sulcove

Assistant Leaders4th Art Kuehn

11th Mara Leary18th Music Appreciation Sunday25th Bill Daniels

Ministry Duties for the Month of MAY

Praying forMissions in April

NetworkMinistries

Prayer Partners:Mike & Ingrid Herbert

Alta Holden and familyBob & Peg HollarNathanusoro Idio

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CONGRATULATIONS TO CENTRALS 2014 GRADUATES!

Hey parents, would you like your grad to be in the CPC Junenewsletter? Please email information along with a photo of your

grad to [email protected]

Central Presbyterian is having a golf tournament to raise money to benefit thefight against Human Trafficking.We have some hot spots right in our community and a hub in Carlisle. Wehope you will pass the word and help us make our efforts count.Our tournament will be held on August 17, 2014, at Penn National Iron Forge GolfCourse with a shotgun start at 2:00 p.m. We put a brochure in all mailboxes onMarch 30 (if you need more you can pick them up in the church office).We need help in obtaining many sponsors at $500, $300 and $200 levels; cart spon-

sors, $50; advertisers for $100 (full page), $50 (half page), and $25 (quarter page);players (80+); door prizes and volunteers to make it all happen. See brochure for de-tails.Ed Fisher (717-401-0565) and Carol Rohr (717-261-6083) are the co-chairs for thisevent. They are available for all questions; just give them a call or email at:

[email protected] [email protected] urge the community of Central Presbyterian, Franklin County, and surrounding ar-eas to get involved. We need individuals and companiesto come forward and helpfor us to be successful. We want to have a fun day for a great cause.Lets swing into action!

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HI PARENTSSpring is here and that means lots of events and activiti es for youand your chi ldren! I want to pray specif ically for

your children as they parti cipate in their special

events.

Please add your chi ldrens activi ties (sports, dance,

concerts, etc,.) onto the dry erase calendar beside the

Sunday School Attendance Chart. Thank you!

Wishing you joy & blessings in your fami ly l if e , Sandy

VBS 2014 =WeirdAnimalsWhere Jesus Love is One-of-a-Kind!

DATES = Monday thru Friday; June 16 thru 20 TIMES = 6:00pm to 8:30pmThis Years VBS is going to be incredible! There will be Bible Truth, Science & Art, Games& Music every evening! The decorations are going to be amazing, too! Heres what we

need from YOU!

VBS DONATIONS NEEDED:

POOL NOODLES you can get them at Dollar Tree assoon as summer toys are on display!We need lots of them any color

PIPE CLEANERS assorted sizes, styles and colorsPOSTER BOARD fluorescent colorsyellow, orange,

pink & green

Look on the giving tree soon to be in the churchlobby for more items!

Talk to Sandy Wilson and see how YOU can be part of the 2014 VBS Team!!Email: [email protected]

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Kids Ministry Missions!

NAVAJ O MINISTRIES -Far mingt on, NM:Prayer Needs for the boys we support:Zach (age 8) is enjoying reading chapter books! Praises that he isimproving in school and also expressing more love and appreciation

for others.

Lakota (age 6) likes socializing more than the academics of school.Please pray that he can focus and finish the school year with good

progress.

Donation jars are located in the church foyer and also on the third floor if you would like to help support them

monetarily.

Meet ing needs of l ocal homel ess f ol k s w it h comf or t k it s:Thanks to the generous donations of the church family during Lent, the children were able to pack 37

Comfort Kits for the homeless.

These Comfort Kits include one large Ziplock bag with water

and food items and a second bag with personal care items.

YOU are invited to our next

VBS Work Day!Sat., M ay 3 f rom 9am till noon

Please come help us color, cut, and paint as we prepare f or

this years Vacation Bible School. We have a great time of

fellowship, laughter and fun as we work together.

Snacks are provided.



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