March 1, 2019

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Volume XXXXXV,
No 3

ASH WEDNESDAY—March 6
at 7:00 p.m.
Service at Unity Presbyterian
Church
Joint service with Unity Presbyterian

Begin the season of Lent with this service

led by
Inside this issue:
Rev. Andrew Black & Rev. Mike Riggins
Pastor’s Writings/ 2
Kids Hope
Christian Educator 3

Easter flower or- 4

der/Birthdays Ukranian Egg making w ill be on Satur-
day, March 30 from 10 am to 3 pm. This is an
Youth News/Light 5 art form that can be as simple or complex as
House Mission you desire, but requires patience and thought
as you are working with raw eggs and there
Session notes 6 are several steps to the process. It is easy once you get the
Deacons/Souper 8 concept and we have step by step instructions. For safety,
children must be ten or older to make an egg. Younger chil-
Bowl
dren may make an egg, but an adult assistant is required.
Calendar 9 We will also have an easier and safer alternative for the chil-
dren. Please sign up in fellowship hall if you plan to partici-
Lenten Series 10
pate. The cost using the provided materials is $5 per person
or $3 for children making the alternative egg. If you prefer
Church Happenings 11
to purchase your own kistka and beeswax to keep, the cost
is $8.50 per person. See Cheryl Moles for more information.
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Pastor’s Corner — Rev. Mike Riggins

Your church officers--elders and deacons--gathered on Satur-

day, 2/23, to receive training and to organize their boards,
commissions and committees for the new church year. During
their joint meeting together, I led them in an exercise to identify
the core values of Central Presbyterian. (Core values are
those deeply held ideas/beliefs that move us to do ministry.) They produced the fol-
lowing list. This is not meant to be comprehensive; other core values may be at
work in our wonderful congregation. But these make a good list. I want the whole
church to see them.

1. We encourage each other to live as disciples of Jesus Christ.

2. We make decisions in respectful, collegial way.
3. We love and support one another.
4. We exercise theological forbearance, meaning that we respect differences of be-
lief.

As your church leaders face whatever God has in store for us in the future, we will
always attempt to hold ourselves accountable to these values, to try to embody them
in our conversations and work. I ask us all to do so, always.

Dear Church Family, I ask you to prayerfully consider becoming a

Kids Hope Mentor. We need a good fit for a third grade girl with
special needs on the autistic spectrum and other mentors as need-
ed by Deming Elementary School. If you feel called to this im-
portant ministry, please contact me at church, by phone (231-392-
5370), via Messenger or Email: lindariggins@hotmail.com. The only qualifications needed
would be commitment, patience, encouragement and especially love!

In Christ,
Linda Riggins
Director for Kids Hope
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION REPORT - Cheryl Moles, Christian Educator

Sunday School 2018-2019

Classes meet each week from 9:30 – 10:20 am.
Preschool (3-5 year olds) Room 108
Kindergarten – 1st grade Room 202
2nd – 5th grades Room 103
Middle School Room 201
High School Room FH classroom B
Adults – Prophets Room 200
Parents’ Night Out is on M arch 8. Childcare w ith supper is at the church
from 5:30 – 9:00 pm. Please notify the church office if your children are attend-
ing.
Tuesday Meeting Night is M arch 19. Supper for the whole family and child-
care will be available beginning at 5:15 pm.

The family prayer group meets on Mondays at 11:00 am at the church.

First Aid & CPR/AED training w ill be held on Saturday, April 13 at 9 am

at the church. This is open to anyone that would like to be trained and/or needs
certification. The cost for certification is $30. Training without certification is
free. Please notify the church office if you will be attending.
Lent begins w ith an Ash W ednesday service at Unity P resbyterian
Church on March 6 at 7:00 pm.
The Lenten Study Series will be each Sunday, March 10 through April 7. Supper
will be served from 5:15 – 6:00 followed by worship and classes beginning at
6:15. The adult class, “Christian Responses to the Tough Issues of Today,” will
be led by Rev. Mike Riggins. The elementary children will do “40 Days in 40
Ways” with Cheryl Moles. The Middle School and Elementary School youth will
have Youth Group meetings with Connor Scanlon. Childcare will be provided for
children age 3 and younger.
The all-church PYOCA SPRING FAMILY RETREAT will be April 26-28. This fun
event is for all ages and abilities. It is held at beautiful Pyoca Camp, Conference
and Retreat Center in Brownstown, IN. The weekend activities include relaxed
fellowship and fun with church family, working to help the camp prepare for
summer, and worship. The cost for two nights is $40 per person for adults and
children 11 years and older; $25 for children 5-10 years and free for younger
children. For one night it is $30 for adults and $18 for children. This covers lodg-
ing, snacks, Saturday breakfast and lunch, and Sunday breakfast. The cost of a
Saturday pizza supper is shared. You may choose to come for the day on Satur-
day, but you might miss the s'mores! Registration will begin on March 24.
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Flowers for Easter

It has been our custom to place plants in the chancel area in memory or in
honor of our loved ones to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Through a local
florist, we can obtain any of the following:

Lilies $8.75 per plant

Tulips $8.75 per plant
Daffodils $8.75 per plant

ORDER DEADLINE: Sunday, April 7th

Let’s make our church a blaze of color as we celebrate Easter.
Donors: _____________________________________________________

In Memory of:_________________________________________

In Honor of: __________________________________________

Flowers must be paid for when ordered. Please leave orders in the church office or
place in offering plate.

1—Megan Harder
4—Herbert Diekhans
6—Drake McCoy, Sally Rubey
12– Jack Ragle
14—Anna Spydell
16—Diane Giltner, Min Seo
17—Peter Christ, Caroline Christ
19—Henry Darke
20—Simone Clime, Susan Powers, Shirley Slutz
21—Christopher Moulton, AnnaBeth Spencer
23—Ridge Holder
25—Brad Bough, Allen Holder
29—Michael Mardis
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7th Cents Youth Group Fundraiser Auction

March 17 at Centenary United Methodist Church
Appetizer supper 5:30 pm; Auction 6:30 pm
Let us help you with your spring cleaning and benefit our youth at the
same time!! Bring new or gently used household items (that others would like to
bid on) for the auction---all proceeds will help reduce the expenses of the youth's
summer activities! Please bring auction items to the church by 5pm on March 17th and an
appetizer to share.

Some of our High School youth will be attending Presbyterian Youth Triennium this sum-
mer. This event is held every 3 years at Purdue University. The cost is $555 per person to
attend with the Presbytery, Church and family paying 1/3 each. Your support of fundrais-
ers will help reduce the participant's personal portion. Other fundraisers will be held this
spring or you can make a donation toward the cost. If you, your child, or someone you
know has attended PYT, you have heard that it is a life-changing event in a faith journey
and worth every penny spent. The fee includes 4 nights lodging, all meals, leadership and
activities. You can get more information at www.presbyterianyouthtriennium.org.

The Mission Committee continues to collect

food items to be given to local agencies each
month. The months of March and April have been
designated for the Light House Mission. Below is a
list of their food needs.

Corn Beans Green Beans

Baked beans Peas Tomatoes
Applesauce
(Regular or commercial sized cans of above items)
Pasta Pasta sauces
Corn bread mixes Sugar
Flour Salt
Oatmeal Assorted boxes of cereal
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New s l e tte r T i tl e

Session Notes from February for the March Herald

Each year in February session and deacons have a joint meeting. Highlights from the meeting appear here.

New Members: new members Pam McKinney and Linda Riggins introduced themselves. A motion to receive these
new members passed and they were welcomed into the fellowship of Central Presbyterian Church.

Examination of Elders and Deacons to be ordained: New elders Miller Bough and Steve Templeton and new
deacons Peter Christ, Kristen Darke, and Linda Shaw were presented. Installation will be during worship on Febru-
ary 24.

Report from the Deacons: Nancy Rubey explained the work of the deacons. Each deacon takes a month to handle
flowers, greeters, and home communion. Each deacon has a flock of church members for whom they provide spe-
cial care as needed. The deacons host receptions after funerals or memorial services. Former deacons continue
their work: Susan Bough schedules the bus helpers and Samaritan’s Purse boxes and Dave and Diane Giltner pro-
cess requests for utility assistance. The deacons provide treats for shut-ins at Christmas and Easter. The work of
the deacons has expanded over the years and is greatly appreciated.

Pastor’s Report:
Pastor Mike noted that now that he has been here about six months, he has come to the conclusion, both spiritual-
ly and personally, that he loves it here. Wherever we go we bring with us where we’ve been, and he now feels en-
gaged here.

Core Values Workshop

Pastor Mike led an exercise to consider the core values of Central Presbyterian. We began by reviewing the tenets
of our 2014 strategic plan, noting that this summer it will be due for a major review.
Maintain the strengths and traditions of Central Presbyterian: our traditions are worth maintaining.
Education as an emerging focus: this is both internal and external. Cheryl Moles reviewed our internal ed-
ucation activities, whose overarching goal is that everyone is seen and treated as a child of God. We have
some focus on traditionally defined special needs (large print bulletins, hearing assistance, awareness of au-
tism) but should be aware that everyone has needs. Deacons and elders work together, and we offer grief
share. What can we do to show that every person is welcomed and loved? How can we make everyone a
true part so they can then become disciples of Christ? We are intentional about intergenerational activities;
it starts in the nursery.
Hire a part time mission coordinator: we have an applicant.
Proceed with the remodeling of the church: we’ve come a long way, starting with the original remodel
that replaced so many systems and redid the fellowship hall, continuing with the commercial kitchen that
would enable meeting health standards for future mission work, and completing the sanctuary wall renova-
tion. Yet to come are work on the west window and the brick refurbishing. We noted the importance of
ongoing building maintenance. At this point, Bob Guell reviewed the letter that would go to the congrega-
tion asking for additional funds to help with the mortgage.
Plan for staffing and mission activities: be intentional

The pastor offered the framework he uses for decision making, noting that issues and opportunities can be divided
into three levels. A pastor’s job is to help us focus on core values as they impact decision making. We then turned
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to a discussion of the bedrock principles of Central Presbyterian. Stories and examples led to the naming of four core
principles.
Encourage each other to live as disciples (a learner molded into a different person by virtues of the relationship
with Jesus Christ).
Respectful mutual decision making. We have a humble but can-do, thoughtful approach to decisions.
We love and support this congregation, making families with young children as well as new adult members feel
welcome (although there are those who fall in the cracks and we need to help everyone feel comfortable,
needed, and involved). There was some discussion of growth, leading to the conclusion that if our worship
and mission are authentic and genuine, growth will follow. We should invite those we encounter to see the
worship and genuine fellowship here, and behave in a way consistent with the gospel.
Mutual forbearance theologically. Forbearance implies genuine acceptance and love and is a better descriptor than
tolerance.

At 10:45 the two boards adjourned for their separate meetings.

Reports and Action Items from Session

Treasurer’s Report
The report for the month of January was approved with thanks. Assistant treasurer Bruce McLaren reviewed the end
of year results and the deferred income in January. The finance commission continues to monitor our financial picture
closely.

Operating Fund Sum-

Month of January Balance Sheet Summary 01/31/2019
mary
Beginning of Month $25,121.37 Current Assets $678,316
Income $55,536.38 Fixed Assets $2,980,000
Expenses $36,544.23 Short Term Liabilities $2,922
End of Month $44,113.52 Long Term Liabilities $394,450
Net Worth (Fund Balance) $3,228,717

Christian Educator’s Report: The confirmation class is pushing its way toward meeting with session at 6:30 on May 8
and being received during worship on May 12. Prayer partners have been a good thing for both the children and their
adults. Officers signed the Sexual Misconduct Policy.

Clerk’s Report: Communion was served during worship on Sunday, February 3. Haven Marie Van Dyke, infant daugh-
ter of member Derek and Lauren Van Dyke, was baptized on Sunday, February 17, 2019. Session authorized the serv-
ing of the Lord’s Supper on the first Sunday of each month through the next 12 months, at the Pyoca retreat, Holy-
palooza, and on Maunday Thursday.

Christian Nurture: The nursery has been cleaned and sanitized and our dishwasher and washer/dryer make that task
easier. Tuesday meetings will now be called Third Tuesday Meetings.

Facilities: The washer has been repaired by Major Appliance. Al Pulley from Arsee has recommended we work with
AutoBond, a company working at ISU this summer, for our bricking issues. Please let the commission know of any
needs that arise.
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Finance: Bob Guell presented four motions for session consideration. All were approved.
Endorse the sale of $60,000 of our portfolio from the Amana accounts and pay $140,000 to the
Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program for our mortgage.
Direct and authorize the corporation president, treasurer, and assistant treasurer and the financial
secretary to sell stock at Hilliard Lyons. Hilliard Lyons is currently our broker for gifts of stock
and such gifts are immediately converted to cash. A change in their local office requires this
authorization.
Authorize the corporation president, treasurer, and assistant treasurer and the financial secretary
to conduct sales for any future gift with any broker.
Approve sending the most recently distributed letter to the congregation and authorize the ask for
the particular purpose of supporting the payment of the mortgage.
The current fixed asset value shown on the balance sheet does not reflect the current insured value.

Personnel: The annual review process is concluding. Staff do self-reviews and then go over their re-
views with Pastor Mike.

Nominating: Can we consider changing the process for selecting the at-large members of the commit-
tee? It has been awkward to ask for nominees during the annual congregational meeting and Pastor
Mike would prefer that the nominating committee nominate its replacement. Alan Harder added that
this thoughtful approach makes sense, and that we may want to reconsider having the nominating com-
mittee work with committees and commissions to avoid competition for members and burnout. We
will investigate the duties of the nominating committee as stated in the church handbook.

The Deacons are in need of

vases for flowers to take to Thanks to your generous donations, 185 cans of

shut ins. We especially need soup were delivered to United Campus Minis-

medium size and bud vas- tries. We received $151.19 in cash which was

es. Please, leave anything delivered to Unity Presbyterian Church for use
in their food pantry. We look forward to next
you have in the kitchen.
year’s Souper Bowl.
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 Choir 8:45 4 Family Prayer 5 6 Ash 7 8 Parents’ 9

Sunday school Wednesday Night Out 5:30
Group 11:00 service at Unity
9:30
Presbyterian
Worship 10:30
7:00
Lenten series
5:15

10 Choir 8:45 11 Family Pray- 12 13 Deacons 14 15 16

Sunday school
er Group 11:00 5:00
9:30
Worship 10:30 Session 7:00
Lenten series
5:15

17 Choir 8:45 18 Family Pray- 19 Tuesday 20 21 22 23 Jim Slutz’

Sunday school meeting night Celebration of
er Group 11:00 supper & child- Life Service
9:30
care 5:15
Worship 10:30 1:00
Committee/
Lenten series Commission
5:15 meeting

24 Choir 8:45 25 Family Pray- 26 Seekers & 27 Personnel 28 29 30 Ukrainian

Sunday school Committee Egg Making
er Group 11:00 Searchers Bible
9:30 12:30 10:00
Worship 10:30 study 10:00
Lenten series
5:15
31 Choir 8:45
Sunday school
9:30
Worship 10:30
Lenten series
5:15
 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me. PSALM 51:10

2019 Lenten Series

at Central Presbyterian Church
Sundays Mar 10, 17, 24, 31 & Apr 7
5:15 – 6:00 pm Supper served
6:00 pm Worship
6:15 – 7:30 pm Classes
Adults – “Christian Responses to the Tough Issues of Today”
led by Rev. Mike Riggins
March 10 – Substance Abuse Close to Home
March 17 – The Widening Gap: Rich and Poor in America
March 24 – Immigration
March 31 – Blue State vs. Red State and the Loss of Community
April 7 – The Rise of Non-Denominational Churches
Youth (M S-HS) - Youth Group study and activities
with Connor Scanlon
Children (4 & 5 year olds, K -5th grades)
“40 Ways for 40 Days”
Learning about Lent led by Cheryl Moles
Childcare for 3 year olds and and younger

Ash Wednesday Worship – March 6 at Unity Presbyterian 7 pm

Maundy Thursday Worship – April 18 at Unity Presbyterian 6 pm
Good Friday Worship – April 19 at Central Presbyterian 12 noon
 Central Presbyterian Church
Central Presbyterian Church
125 N. 7th Street Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.
Terre Haute, IN 47807 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Phone: 812-232-5049 Rev. Mike Riggins, Pastor

Fax: 812-232-5040 Scott Paul-Bonham, Minister of Service
Email: CPCoffice@thcpc.org
Cheryl Moles, Christian Educator
Sarah Kelsheimer, Church Secretary

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Church Happenings

Women’s Book Club

The Women’s Book Club Don’t forget to “Spring For-

ward” on
will be meeting on April 5
Saturday, March 9
at 7:00 in the church before you go to bed.
lounge. The book to be Daylight savings time begins on
Next Herald
discussed is Dispatches March 10
Deadline —
from Pluto by Richard
March 25, 2019 Grant. Eunice Pate will
lead the discussion.
Women’s Bible Study
The Women’s Bible Study
will meet on March 26 at
10:00 a.m. in the fellowship
hall. Diane Giltner will be
leading the discussion.