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July 2018

Ideals in Person “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that

they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among

these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

--Are they just words on an old parchment, or are they ideals that have helped

define a Nation and its people? All the bunting, fireworks, pomp and

circumstance notwithstanding, I wonder how easily we submit to modern

tyrannies.

Few people today argue that we are subject to a tyrannical King, but the

modern nation-state may show signs of trending in that direction. John Calvin

understood that left to our own devices, our very life “is a perpetual factory of

idols.” Whether the tyranny is of our own creating like envy, and covetousness

or in modern parlance - obsessions, compulsions and addictions, or whether the

tyranny is of sin itself, we tend to get into trouble. That was not changed by the

words of the Declaration of Independence.

Clearly, in the birth of our Nation, something amazing happened. And we are

the beneficiaries of courageous and determined forebearers who had a deep and

profound understanding of liberty and freedom.

But there is more that Christians value than the ideal of liberty.“For freedom

Christ has set us free…” (Galatians 5:1) In Jesus Christ, we have been freed!

In and through him we find the greatest, truest, liberty that endures. “…Stand

firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”

“For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your

freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence.”

To Christians, liberty and freedom are more than ideals. They were

embodied in the person of Jesus Christ who gave his life for us all. Thanks

be to God for the liberty and redemption that is ours in Jesus Christ!

See you in worship! (Where in this great land, we may yet freely

gather and publicly proclaim the glory and praise of God.)

Peace,

The Lamp The Presbyter ian Church

Save the Date! Travel plans are underway for a

trip to Italy in May of 2019. The

specific itinerary and tour details

will be available soon. If you are

interested in some basic informa-

tion about the trip now, please

contact Chris Fisher, 540-903-

8909, ([email protected]) or watch

for an Italy tour meeting announce-

ment. Ciao!

Summer Book Club 2018~ The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne, describing “a

tale of human frailty and sorrow,”

insisted that The Scarlet Letter was “a

Romance,” not a novel. This distinc-

tion, in his mind, was important.

Where a novel, as he put it, “aims at a

very minute fidelity, not merely to the

possible, but to the probable and

ordinary course of man’s experience,”

a romance expressed “the truth of the

human heart.” Here, in short, is the

prototype of the psychological novel, a

brilliant and groundbreaking example

of a new genre within 19th-century

fiction. Join us on 4 Tuesday evenings

in July (10, 17, 24, 31) for an

adventure with a capital A . . .

For a reading schedule and more

information, contact Jen Rowe

([email protected]).

Empty Nesters’ Evening at the River Come join us at 6:00 p.m. on

Wednesday, July 11, at the home of

Karen and Johnny Boyles (5490 Poto-

mac Landing Dr., King George), for an

evening of fun, food, and fellowship

(no fireworks). The main course will

be provided. Please bring a side dish

or dessert to share along with your

favorite beverage. Please RSVP to

John and Gaye Copley, 540-371-1630,

or Johnny and Karen Boyles, 540-469-

4524, by July 8. See you there!

Save the date! The Empty Nester

theater night at UMW, will be

Saturday, September 29, with a pre-

theater event at McNatts’ house on

Sunken Road. Look for more details in

the August and September newsletters.

Prime Timers News The first Prime Timers’ outing for the 2018-19 year will

be to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, on

Wednesday, September 12. We have rented 2 vans in

addition to the church van for 41 spots including the

drivers. The cost will be around $22.50 to $25 for van and

a suggested $15 donation to the museum. There is no

admission. Lunch will be additional and we will eat at the

museum. Contact Jean Ravinksy, 710-5350

([email protected]) or Gay Sullivan, 219-7255

([email protected]).

Our monthly activities will move to 2nd Wednesdays for

2018-19. Other planned activities for next year include:

October 10, Graves Mountain Lodge; November 14, Ferry

Farm; December 12, lunch nearby ; January 9. Poco Loco

Mexican Restaurant; February 13 & March 13, lunch

nearby; April 10, Monticello,

April 30-May 2, trip to Pittsburgh; and June 12 a planning

meeting at a local restaurant.

Our 2019 trip to Pittsburgh (April 30-May 2), will

include trips to Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Fallingwater” and

the Flight 93 Memorial. While in Pittsburgh, we will do

the Duquesne Incline, a cable car ride and visit University

of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning that includes Nation-

ality Rooms from 5th Century BC Athens through 1st cen-

tury Israel to 18th century Africa. The Heinz Memorial

Chapel is also part of the tour. We will spend some time at

the Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens. A cruise of

Pittsburgh’s rivers, bridges, and skyline will also be a

feature of the trip. The cost is $389 for double occupancy

and $518 for a single. A deposit of $89 per person is due

August 31.

Fall Church School Church School will resume with

breakfast on Sunday, September 9,

at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

New adult classes will be

introduced, and children and youth

will go their new classes. Members

are asked to bring a breakfast dish

to share – casserole, fruit, donuts,

etc. Beverages will be provided.

mailto:[email protected]





Community Cafe Looking for a gathering spot for your

business, small group or lunch date?

Try out The Community Cafe, a minis-

try of Micah Ecumenical Ministries.

Not only does the cafe offer great food

and a place to connect with people of

various walks, your meal supports

people living through homelessness as

they prepare to work in food service.

The Cafe, located at 1016 Caroline St.,

is open Tuesday and Thursday from

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It is a “pay-

what-you-can” concept, which allows

guests to make a suggested donation,

give more, less or nothing at all. What

a great way to grab a bite, cultivate

community and help our neighbors in

need sharpen employment skills!

Online Seminary Courses Would you be interested in taking a

course or courses from a seminary

professor without leaving your home?

This opportunity is available to you in

the fall and winter. The courses are

5-weeks long and cost $100 each. Go

to the Union Presbyterian Seminary

website (upsem.edu) and check it out.

At the website just type “Pathways to

Learning” in the search bar at the top

of the page.

Upcoming Community Dinner

dates are July 21 and August 18.

Contact Karen Johnson to help,

540-621-5685

([email protected].

Philadelphia Trip Recap The forty-four Prime Timers & Empty Nesters had a wonderful trip to

Philadelphia, Longwood Gardens, and Winterthur in May. Ben Franklin came

alive again in the Old Quaker Meeting house. We toured Independence Hall,

saw the Liberty Bell, viewed a wonderful film and presentation about the

writing of our constitution at the Constitution Center Museum, and a bus tour of

parts of Philadelphia. We experienced a beautiful day at Longwood Gardens.

Our tour of Winterthur was a wet tram ride through the gardens and a power

outage before our house tour. We were able to have a good lunch before return-

ing to Fredericksburg.

Know Your Neighbor Event All members are invited to the third

Know Your Neighbor: An Interfaith

Gathering on Sunday, July 8, from

3:00-5:00 p.m., hosted by our church.

We will gather with members from

Beth Sholom Temple and the Islamic

Center of Fredericksburg as we

continue our dialogue about our

different faiths. Members of our

church will share information about

different aspects of the Reformed

tradition, worship, the history of our

particular church, and more. Please be

in touch with Anders Pedersen, Jen

Rowe, Bill Nix, or Bruce Harvey if

you have questions. We will go to the

Islamic Center on September 16.

CCC Golf Tournament Golfers are invited to participate in

the Campus Christian Community

Golf Tournament on Monday, October

1, at Fredericksburg Country Club.

The cost is $80. The format is

Captain’s Choice. We would like to

have several foursomes from our

church to help support the students and

programs of the CCC. If you are

interested in sponsoring a hole and/or

donating gift cards or prizes, please be

in touch with Brittany Harvey,

907-6009 ([email protected]).

Golfers contact Bruce Harvey.

Coming Up Some dates to put on your

calendar are Rise Against Hunger

event where we will package

20,000 meals in our Fellowship

Hall on February 3, 2019. The

Congregational Retreat at Camp

Hanover is March 9-10, 2019.




Christine and Jon Bothel come to us from Florida, where they were

members of Palms Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville. They reside in

King George with their children: Anders (10), Hailey (8), Emerson (4 1/2),

and Caroline (8 mos.). Jon is a military trainer of combat systems on navy

ships at Dahlgren and a former Naval officer. Christine is a full-time mom

who once worked for FEMA before starting their family. They have lived

in Louisiana, (Christine’s birthplace), Florida, and Rhode Island. Jon is a

native of Lafayette, Indiana and keeps his college athletic interests current

working as a referee/umpire with Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball, and

Softball.

6786 N Stuart Rd

King George, VA 22485

540-625-2980

[email protected]

[email protected]

Sherman Brown (pictured with Jerry Zerkert, member) is a native of the

Bronx, New York, and was reared in the Baptist Church. He served in the

Marine Corps (MP) prior to a career with the Navy Federal Credit Union.

He has lived in Virginia over 45 years. With his partner of 35 years,

(married since 2015) Sherman and Jerry live in the Troons of Lee’s Hill

neighborhood of Fredericksburg. Fitness is more than a hobby for Sherman

as he is a part-time fitness instructor at American Family Fitness.

Racquetball, fishing and cycling are interests he pursues. He volunteers in

our Food Pantry and helps with the cold-night Shelter.

3701 Winding Hollow Dr

Fredericksburg, VA 22408-0242

540-891-5733

[email protected]


Carol Campbell has lived in Fredericksburg for 2 years after many years as

a travel agent in Gainesville Florida. She had one adult son who is deceased.

Her interests include her dogs, cooking, her garden and sewing. Carol has

worshipped in both Methodist and Presbyterian churches through the years.

She resides in the city near the Normandy Village neighborhood.

332 Hansen Ave

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

352-372-5227

[email protected]

Carol and Bob Graff have lived in the area since 2010. Each is retired from a

career in public Accounting. In their blended family are many grown children,

grandchildren and even great -grandchildren. They previously resided in Pennsyl-

vania, Florida, Maryland, and Connecticut both having been born in New Jersey.

Carol enjoys reading, cooking, soap and candle making, and gardening. Bob

enjoys reading. They were raised in the Jewish and Catholic traditions, and their

most recent church membership was at West Side Presbyterian Church in

Ridgewood, NJ. They live in Stafford Lakes.

40 Stonehaven Dr Apt 101


540-737-4543

[email protected]

Christy and Chris Humphreys have lived in the area since 2013 and have

worshipped here for several years. They are parents of daughters Isabelle (9), and

Leah (6) and live in the Leeland Station neighborhood. Chris commutes to NOVA

where he works with American Systems, while Christy is a Nurse Manager at the

Fredericksburg Ambulatory Surgery Center of Mary Washington Health Care. She

is interested in gardening and playing piano while Chris tends towards classic cars

and his Scottish heritage. Both are natives of Maryland.

25 Perth Dr


301-399-9759

[email protected]

[email protected]


Mary Wynn McDaniel is a longtime Fredericksburg resident having lived

on Caroline Street for more than 50 years. She is a native of St. Paul,

Virginia in Wise County and made her life here in Fredericksburg where she

worked with her husband Charlie in the family business Hilldrup Moving

Company where several generations of their family are now employed. Her

mother, Julia Shakleton Richmond was a long-time member of our congrega-

tion. Mary Wynn comes to us from Fredericksburg Baptist Church.

133 Caroline St

Fredericksburg, VA 22401-6103

540-373-2902

[email protected]

Laura and Jim Van Hulzen have lived in the Lake Land’Or neighborhood

of Caroline County for 13 years. They are both educators at Fredericksburg

Christian Schools where she is Director of Curriculum and Instruction and he

is a HS Social Studies teacher. Laura was born in Illinois; Jim is a native of

California. Both were raised in the Christian Reformed Church and have lived

in California and Washington, prior to being recruited to Virginia. They were

most recently members at Wright’s Chapel United Methodist Church. (Ask

Jim about a particular HS championship team in his work.)

721 Canterbury Dr

Ruther Glen, VA 22546

804-448-9606

[email protected]

Elizabeth Smith (pictured with her husband Bruce) moved here 3 years ago

from upstate New York where her husband served as pastor of Stone

Presbyterian Church in Watertown, NY before retiring. Both were born in New

York State – she in Hartsdale, and he on Long Island. They have grandchildren

in Fairfax. Elizabeth is a retired art teacher and is quite active in local theater

both on and off stage. She is interested in writing, reading history and mysteries,

as well as art. Bruce is a member of the Presbytery of Northern New York.

They live in Del Webb Celebrate neighborhood of Stafford County.

281 Long Point Dr


315-286-4552

[email protected]

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1. Sara Broyles, Ginger Bushman, Sharon Humes,

Steve Spratt, Adam Zimmerman

2. Minta Cadger

5. Coy Franklin

8. Ed Heinrich, Doris Johnson, Amy Shirk

9. Dick Balch, Kyle Barnes, Annette Lowery,

Eleanor McCord, Dorothy Mondak, Opal Ritchie

10. Tabitha Duquette, Mitch Harrison

11. Henry Day, Ann Harry, Althea Harvey,

Annette Richards

13. Erma Baker, Clyde Bentley, Jackson Stevens

14. Steven Schattgen

15. Greg Cox, Bob Harry

16. Meg Bohmke, Frank Turnage

17. Ann Glover, Chris Hall, Elizabeth McAfoose,

Nancy Raines, Judy Schulken, Michael Wimberly

18. Christine Bowling, Josh Rehm, Holly Saunders,

Adelaide Stevens

19. Ellie Cox, Matthew Rembisz

20. Joe Mathias

21. Sydney Coffman, Penny Vaughn, Mallory Veil

22. Michele Coffman, Piper Foresman, Jim Gillespie,

Sarah Hawley, Nicholas Kallay, Ben King,

Chauncey Kutz

23. Suzi Bevan, Ryan Ribel

25. Julie Chewning, Denny Keffer, Susie Kuliasha,

Reid Schattgen, David Wright

26. Gaye Copley, Carol Mayer

27. Jay Carelock, Elizabeth Hamlett, Pearl Miller,

Maggie Wilder

28. Rob Loder, Josh Ward, Eva Watkins

29. Nancy Brandon, Karen Duffy, Annie Pates

30. Noah Adams, Megan King, William Oplinger,

Willard Raines

31. Julian Cadger, William Demarest, Scarlett Joel,

Al Moreau

John Bailey Connie Barnes Marjolijn Bijlefeld Matt Bohmke Kurt Chewning Steve Davis Erik Fino

Piper Foresman Michael Gloyd Vanessa Huffman Andrea Ilardia Brian Liska James Luckett Sammy Merrill

Diane Peterson Michelle Porter Will Rowe Beth Valasko Joel Young

2018-19 Session

Moderator – Rev. Allen H. Fisher, Jr., Pastor Associate Pastor – Rev. Brittany Tamminga Clerk of Session – Tamie Pratt-Fartro

Milestones Capsule of Concern: Casey Naatjes,

Earl Stroup, Bob Piersall, Kay Roscoe,

John Walker, Gina Whitticar

Weddings:

Jacob Coffman and Andrea Clark, were married April

21, 2018 in Wilmington, NC.

Joseph LeFebre and Kaitlin Mininger, were married May

19, 2018, at Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church, in Richmond.

Andrea Kuliasha and Christopher Jones, were married

June 2, 2018 at The Presbyterian Church.

Amanda Hughes and Derek Johnson, were married June

2, 2018, in Bel Alton, Maryland


Elders

Recently, I had some pesky, pressing problems plaguing

my health. I was told that as I become more ancient it

takes longer to heal. But your concern, love and prayers

made me happy and positive. It is such a blessing to be a

part of a caring church family. We will always care for

each other and we will care for those who want to join

with us for the glory of God.

Billie Plank

The Sacrament of

Communion

will be celebrated in

worship on

July 15

August 26

October 7

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