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The Presbyterian Church, 123 West Hill Street, Wabash, IN 46992-3049
www.wabashpresbyterian.com | office@wabashpresbyterian.com | 260-563-8881
How do you spell koinonia?
That's what Karthik Nemmani needed to know in order to win the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee last month.
The 14-year-old from Texas nailed it, completing his triumph over 514 other contestants, the largest group ever to compete in the world's most famous spell-off. Well done, Karthik.
Now for the hard part: how do we get millions of people who belong to spiritual communities to experience the true meaning of koinonia? The Greek word, which appears 19 times in the New Testament, is usually translated "fellowship." But that English word has fallen on hard times. These days "fellowship" often means little more than hanging out with friends, playing cornhole in the backyard, or sharing a few burgers on the grill.
Koinonia describes a profoundly deeper reality: the willingness of people, because of their mutual trust in God, to risk getting close to each other. It connotes authenticity, vulnerability, and not a small dose of courage.
Koinonia, in other words, is the antidote to the superficiality of modern social culture.
PASTOR’S DESK
How Do You Spell Koinonia?
Birthdays & Anniversaries Serve
Announcements
Church Calendar Worship & Connect
Community and Missions Children’s and Family
Ministries News
July 2018
By Pastor Jonathan Cornell
In the book of Acts it talks about members of the early church bringing all that they had, and sharing it in common. We sometimes cringe when we hear this, and immediately think of an authoritarian-imposed collectivism.
Of course, Acts was talking about material resources, but I also believe it means so much more than that. Sharing everything with one another can also mean sharing life, sharing joy and celebration, sharing heartache and grief. In short, Koinonia is when people are vulnerable enough to share all they have because of a deeper trust that God is the one who is forming and giving our lives.
You have shared your life with us, as we have shared all of what life has for our family with you. You have encouraged us with meals, laundry, bathrooms cleaned, countless letters, and hugs at every turn.
This has reinforced the beauty of small community, of a group of people who live life together. People who are not afraid to walk through the fire with each other. And this is where not only koinonia, but a life shaped by and in Jesus Christ happens.
You know the spelling, but more importantly you know the meaning. Keep it up!
Pastor Jonathan Email: jonathan@wabashpresbyterian.com
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Birthdays:
1st – Pat Plummer
6th – Sue Henderson
8th – Lola Glazier
11th – Lois Smith
15th – Barb Maggart
15th – Bella Gouvan
18th – Jonathan Walts
20th – Mary Jane Garrison
24th – Bob Yaggi
27th – Steven Foust
31st – Finn Sparling
Anniversaries:
4th – Jim & Shari Kaltenmark
4th – Jonathan & Amy Cornell
14th – Adam & Andrea Zwiebel
21st – Rick & Cindy Elliott
People I want to connect with
this month (i.e., card/call,
coffee/lunch, prayer, Bible study):
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Community Meals will NOT take place in the months of July or August due to the Fellowship hall being under construction. Meals will resume
September 5th.
NOW ENROLLING! – The Presbyterian School is now enrolling for our 2018-2019 school year. Please contact the church office for
more information.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame!
Softball Season is right around the corner. Games at the Field of Dreams will begin Monday, July 16th at 6pm.
Games will take place each Monday, and most will be at 6pm. There is still room on the squad for more players. If you would like to join please drop Pastor Jonathan an email (jonathan@wabashpresbyterian.com) or call 563-8881.
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July Church Calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Worship (10am) &
Fellowship Hour
(11am)
2
Monday Bible
Study (1pm)
3 4
5
Jessica
Out of Office
6
Friday Book
Study (11am)
First Friday!
7
Arts Camp
Walts/Owen
Wedding
8 9
Monday Bible
Study (1pm)
10
ROMEO Men’s
Lunch (12:30pm)
11
12
13
Friday Book
Study (11am)
14
Arts Camp
15
Worship (10am) &
Fellowship Hour
(11am)
16
Monday Bible
Study (1pm)
17
Jonathan
Out of Office
18
Jonathan
Out of Office
19
Session (7pm)
Jonathan
Out of Office
20
Jonathan
Out of Office
21
Arts Camp
22
Worship (10am) &
Fellowship Hour
(11am)
Mark Perry
Preaching
Jonathan
Out of Office
(all week)
23
Monday Bible
Study (1pm)
Helping Hands
Ministry
24 25
26
27
28
Arts Camp
29
Worship (10am) &
Fellowship Hour
(11am)
Mark Perry
Preaching
Jonathan
Out of Office
(all week)
30
Monday Bible
Study (1pm)
31
JULIET
Women’s
Breakfast (8am
@ Fried Egg)
Congratulations on the Marriage of Audrey Walts and Lane Owen
July 7th, 2018
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Loving people
with the heart of Christ
in the heart of Wabash
Feed Our
Community You are always
encouraged to bring
canned/dry goods for the
F.I.S.H. food pantry
and drop them off in any
of the boxes throughout
the church. This month, we
are collecting brownie mix
and canned fruit
WPC MISSION
PARTNERS
Peabody Retirement
Community
Kemmerer Village
Meals on Wheels
City of Refuge (Ghana)
Thammavongsa Family
Mission
Wabash Ministerial
Association’s Assistance
Program
Wabash Habitat for
Humanity
White’s Residential and
Family Services
Winchester Community
Center
85 Hope
Arc of Wabash County
The Access
Campus Life
F.I.S.H.
Character Building of
Wabash County
Church Construction in Placetas, Cuba
Located in the center of Cuba, Placetas is home to a vibrant Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba congregation that was founded in 1908. The original church building, which anchors a wide intersection in this peaceful town, began to collapse in 2008, and the congregation was able to move into an old house across the street where they have met for more than a decade. The limited funds which they could raise for a new structure allowed them to rough out the exterior walls and roof, but
that is as far as their resources would take them.
The pastor, Rev. Jésus Oscar Rodríquez, like his wife, Marielys, is a second career pastor. Both were busy in other fields when they felt a call to become lay pastors for nearby congregations. Between the two of them they serve 4 congregations. In Placetas their ministry includes meals to the elderly, clothing ministry that washes clothes for those without access. Prayer houses that reach the children to share the good news.
The Impact Completion of the main section of the church will provide space to welcome neighbors and expand the congregation’s Christ-centered care. Rev. Jesus reflects: “This local church looks at the construction of its building as a work of faith and an opportunity to witness the message of salvation of Jesus Christ to the community of Placetas.”
Team Members from Wabash Presbyterian February 2017
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Business Notes
Financial Report
May Total 2018
Income: $30,907 $148,725
Expenses: 31,499 159,385
Balance: -$592 -$10,660
*We pulled $10,000 from the Endowment Account this
month to cover our expenses.
Give online. Use our secure site to set up recurring
gifts (like pledges) or for one-time gifts (like paying for
a Bible study book or supporting our Mission Partners).
June Session Minutes
June Session was CANCELLED.
Partnering with the Church in Cuba
We would like to encourage you to consider encountering the Church in Cuba with The Outreach Foundation. The trip is Sept 6-14, 2018. Contact Jonathan if you have questions or are interested.
LOOKING FOR A WAY
TO GET INVOLVED?
We are looking for a few new volunteers to serve on our Ushering team for Sunday Mornings. Contact the office or Pastor Jonathan.
Nursery Teacher Position Available
We have a position open as a Nursery Teacher to share in the joyful ministry of equipping children (ages 0-4), parents, and childcare workers to serve as disciples of Jesus Christ. Hours would be 8:30-11:30am each Sunday, with additional hours available during special events or services. Contact office for more information.
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Prayer List
Have a prayer request?
If you have a prayer request,
please email Jessica Broyles at
office@wabashpresbyterian.com.
Please respect the privacy of
others and share their concerns
only with their permission. You can
also email Jessica if you’d like to
receive the weekly prayer list via
email.
Brett Maggart
Don Maggart
Betty Randol
Elizabeth Macinata
Butch Randol
John Schultheiss
John Hughes
Joe & Eileen Strickland
Susan Keffeber
Jane Barlow
Ari Halderman
Christine Murphy
Mike Philip
Stan Williams
Carl Willmert
Tammi Lake
Lindsey Morris
Maggie Wimberly’s Father
Meredith James
Lee Ann George
Jan Kirby
Amy Cornell
Deni Yaggi’s Mother
Sam Horner
Brad
Candy Olson
Allison McAllister
Thammonvongsa Family
Hoover Family
Martin & Virginia Duffy
Hope Unger
Carolyn Biltz
Judy Waggoner
Kay Caudill
Tina Easterday
Jennifer Maxwell
Judy Lovellette
Heather Houlihan
Kevin Gerhart
Jack Francis
Mary Jane Garrison
Lois Smith
Nancy Chowning
Lois Dickinson
Mildred Paullus
Elmer Myers
Faith Rider
Mary Leland
July and August Preaching Schedule
July 8 -- Luke 9:1-6 Rev. Jonathan Cornell July 15 – Luke 9:10-17 Rev. Jonathan Cornell July 22 – Luke 9:18-25 Dr. Mark Perry July 29 – Luke 10:25-37 Dr. Mark Perry August 5 – Luke 10:38-42 Dr. Mark Perry August 12 – Ms. Laura Helm August 19 – Dr. Bud Bence (Emeritus Professor of Church History Wesley Seminary, Marion IN)
The Cornell’s Summer Schedule
Amy and Pastor Jonathan will be traveling back to Bethesda, MD to the National Institute of Health on July 17th. On July 20th, Amy will begin her treatment, which includes chemo therapy, Lymphocyte infusion, and Interleuken 2 therapy. The Cornell’s will be residents of the NIH for approximately 4 weeks.
Amy’s address, while in Maryland will be:
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Patient: Amy Cornell, 3NW 10 Center Dr Bethesda, MD 20814
Want to Volunteer?
There are many ways to get involved at WPC. We’d love to help you get plugged in to an area of service that fits your skills, interests, and gifts!
Miss a Sunday?
You can listen and read sermon
transcripts online at http://wabashpresbyterian.com/sermons/
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Basically, I am a
prayerful listener. "To be
listened to is to be
loved." That’s what
spiritual direction is all
about.
While I’ll certainly be incorporating these beliefs
and principles into my work through Godly Play, I’d
love the opportunity to meet with your child in
smaller settings—perhaps meeting with them
during their lunch hour at school, or pulling them
aside for a few minutes on Sunday mornings, or
getting together outside just for an extended time
of talking together.
And parents, know that I am praying for you. I know
that raising kids can be difficult at times. I know it
can be exhausting. I know sometimes you just want
some time on your own. Yet God has graciously
given us little ones to raise. Let’s enjoy them. Let’s
linger with them. Let’s imagine with them. Let’s
listen to them. Because they can give us glimpses of
God we might otherwise miss.
Coming Up in Children’s Ministries:
1. Summer in Psalms (Summer Godly Play)
Sundays, 10am
2. Arts Camp
Saturdays in July, 9:00-11:30am
3. Girls Summer Mentoring (“Girls Club”)
Thursday, July 19th, 3:30-5:00pm
Children spend time with God differently than we
do as adults. That’s why I love Rebecca Nye’s
definition of children’s spirituality: “God’s ways of
being with children and children’s ways of being
with God.”
Godly Play is a great foundation for these kids to
learn to play with God and experience Him in ways
that are natural for children—art, imaginative play,
asking questions. This summer, I’m excited to be
able to learn more about how to come alongside
kids not just on Sunday mornings at Godly Play, but
now through spiritual direction.
Spiritual direction is… well, let me see if I can
describe it below based on some of my beliefs:
I BELIEVE God loves children and is eager to
bless them. Whereas some people may push
children to the margins, Jesus welcomed them onto
His lap and blessed them. In spiritual direction, I
want my fully attentive presence to demonstrate to
children that God loves them and they are valued
by Him. They matter!
I BELIEVE that children already experience God.
Spiritual direction is about exploring how they
experience Him and learning to recognize His
movements in their lives. In other words, we try to
detect His fingerprints.
I BELIEVE the Holy Spirit leads children into all
truth, just as He leads us adults. Therefore, spiritual
direction is not about giving advice, fixing things, or
sharing the answers, but about helping to ask the
right questions, seeking God's wisdom together
with the kids, and trusting Him to lead them and
speak in a way they know and understand.
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY MINISTRIES
By Kari Bartkus
Kari Bartkus Director of Children’s & Family Ministries Email: kari@wabashpresbyterian.com
Wabash Presbyterian Church 123 West Hill Street
Wabash, IN 46992
Phone: 260-563-8881
Office Hours: Mondays-Fridays
8:30am-12:30pm
Email:
office@wabashpresbyterian.com
Website:
www.wabashpresbyterian.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
wabashpresbyterian
Loving people with the heart of Christ in the
heart of Wabash
Wabash Presbyterian Church
123 West Hill Street
Wabash, IN 46992
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