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April 27, 2016
Catherine Allsbury Director of Recruitment and Assimila on of New Members
Dear Friends,
I am happy to report that Catherine Allsbury will become our new Director of New Member Recruitment and
Assimila on, effec ve May 1. This appointment was made upon the enthusias c recommenda on of the interview team
(Anne Allen, Beth Sigler, Cindy Edwards , Steve Hancock) and unanimous vote of the Session. I believe Catherine’s
natural gi s, learned skills, and deep passion for the church make her a wonderful fit for this posi on.
Catherine is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin (B.S. in English) and Columbia Theological Seminary (MDiv,
M.A., and Doctorate of Ministry.) She has experience in churches in Florida and Arkansas as Pastor, Associate Pastor, and
Transi onal Pastor. She also has extensive work experience in the informa on technology field.
Catherine has an engaging, compassionate personality that lends itself to this par cular ministry. Plus she has twenty
years of experience with Second Presbyterian Church:
As a worshipper on Sunday mornings when she wasn’t preaching elsewhere
As a member of the Huldah Circle
As an occasional par cipant in Adult Sunday School classes
As a recipient of pastoral care in mes of family crisis
As the spouse of former Associate Pastor Jim Miller
A couple of notes:
This is a part‐ me posi on (12‐15 hours per week.) Catherine's focus will be on recrui ng and welcoming new
members into the life of Second Presbyterian Church, and helping them find their place in this large
congrega on.
Even though Catherine is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), we will not be asking her to
take on other pastoral du es of worship leadership, hospital visita ons, teaching, etc. Her a en on will be
on new members.
Please join me in welcoming Catherine to her new leadership role at Second Presbyterian Church.
Christ’s peace,
I ’ N T T Y T T C : This is the me of year when our congrega‐
on has the opportunity to sign up for ac vi es and service for the coming year. We need ushers, greeters, Sunday School teachers for all age groups and help with belonging, fellowship, pastoral care and outreach ac vi es and projects. There are extra forms available in the church office and sanctuary for your convenience. You may mail back the one you received in the mail recently or bring it to the office or place in the offering plate on Sunday. Please consider sharing the gi s and skills with which God has blessed you by answering this call to serve God through the life of this congrega on.
Attention Millennials at
Second Presbyterian Church! Looking for opportuni es to connect with other young
adults who don’t have children? Join us May 6 and 7 for a
Young Adult Retreat at Ferncliff Camp and Conference Cen‐
ter for a weekend of exploring nature (on the trails and in
canoes), campfires, good food, and fellowship. The retreat
begins with dinner at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6, and con‐
cludes with lunch at noon on Saturday, May 7. Registra on
($45) includes three meals, lodging, and other ameni es.
If you have any ques ons or are interested in a ending,
please feel free to contact Emily Wilkes via email at
Adult Sunday School Class: ” The Hebrew Prophets” May 1 - June 26 in Room 65/66
Leaders: Special Guest Paul Custodio Bube and Henry Goodspeed
Paul Custodio Bube (May; Pre‐canonical*, Amos, Hosea and Micah pp. 1‐57) and Henry Goodspeed (June; 1st Isaiah,
Jeremiah and Ezekiel pp. 58‐136).
Although the Hebrew Prophets do contain messianic messages agreed upon by both Chris ans and Jews, this
course is built upon the primary assump on that the prophets had a message relevant to the moral and religious
situa on of their own day. While it is granted that mes have changed it is denied that the basic issues of life are
different today from those of the days of the prophets. People s ll trust in material strength and delight in wealth
and luxury while they forget God. People s ll heed the speaker who presents the pleasant message and reject
tough‐love. The prophets, properly interpreted, speak to ongoing issues of a world in need of direc on with regard
to spiritual, poli cal and social issues.
Paul Custodio Bube is the W. Lewis McColgan Professor of Religion, Lyon College. He also teaches courses for Lay
Ministry training for the Presbyterian Church. The courses he has taught include Hebrew Bible and New Testament
studies, The Minor Prophets, World Religions, Ethics (including Business and Professional and Chris an Ethics), The
Early Church, Women and the Bible, Advanced Seminar in Religion and Philosophy and Process Thought. Paul holds
a PhD University of Southern California in Theological and Philosophical Ethics.
Henry Goodspeed has taught numerous classes at 2nd Pres since 1979. He has a degree in Biblical and Patris c
Greek from Abilene Chris an University and a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.
* “pre‐canonical” are prophets who do not have a book named a er them like Elijah
Many thanks to everyone
who wrote notes of
encouragement for all the
students at Bale Elementary
School who were comple ng
standardized tes ng in April.
Pictured here is Mrs. Kim,
who teaches several of the
students that our Second
Presbyterian members tutor.
When a loved one dies, one of the most common early
reac ons is an intense yearning, a sense that part of you is
missing, and a hunger to have that person back. Sharing
stories o en provides solace and helps ease the heartbreak.
Our church is providing a place to share those stories.
On the third Tuesday of every month, our church hosts a Faith and Grief Luncheon for the community from noon to
1:00 p.m. in Second Hall. Par cipants will experience:
A suppor ve community of persons who have experienced the death of a loved one.
Comfort through scripture and prayers
Encouragement through personal stories
Hope in sharing your feelings and experiences
Registra on for May 17 can be made by visi ng www.faithandgrief.org or by calling (469) 251‐9612
If you are interested in receiving more informa on about Faith and Grief Ministry, contact Karen Akin at
(501)227‐0000 or [email protected] or go on line to www.faithandgrief.org.
Let’s go surfin’ now...… Everybody’s surfin’ now... Come on along with me!!!
Coming June 13-16 Surf Shack VBS
where everybody will Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love!!! All 4-yr olds through 5th graders are invited to join us at the Surf Shack celebration.
We’ve got a planning commi ee hard at work in prepara on for a fantas c week of stories, music, art, recrea on, mission and more. There are lots of volunteer opportuni es:
Age‐Level “Lifeguards” (shepherds)
Ac vity leaders (art, recrea on, etc.)
Designing and making decora ons for the beach theme
If you would like to help with this exci ng adventure, please contact Jeannie Ford at 227‐0000, or
[email protected] or Nancy Gardner at [email protected].
Decora ng Items Needed for Surf Shack:
‐ Buckets/pails
‐ Swim rings/beach balls
‐ Palm Trees
‐ Fishing Nets
‐ Surf Boards
If you have any of these items you could let us borrow for June 10‐16—please let Jeannie know (or bring them to her office). Thanks!!!
Children’s Summer Music Opportuni es
There is Music in the Air! Save the date for Vaca on Bible School, summer music, and camp opportuni es for children Pre K‐
completed 5th grade. For more informa on on any of these opportuni es, please contact
Mary Ibis, [email protected] or Jeannie Ford, [email protected].
Music Camp for Elementary Kids ‐ June 6‐10 ‐ Completed K‐Completed 5th grade
VBS ‐ June 13‐16 ‐ Pre K – Completed 5th grade
Montreat Worship and Music ‐ June 25‐July 2 ‐ Completed 3rd‐5th grade
Pre K Music with Camp Sunshine ‐ July 5‐7 ‐ Pre K 4’s‐2nd grade
Interfaith Camp ‐ July 11‐15 ‐ Completed 3rd‐5th grade
Usher/Greeter Volunteers Always Appreciated:
Those who serve as ushers and greeters for our worship service are providing a ministry of hospitality for members and visitors
to our church. Along with providing an important leadership role for worship, those who serve as ushers and greeters are also
afforded a wonderful opportunity to meet and work alongside other members of the congrega on. You may contact the fol‐
lowing deacons who serve as usher captains to volunteer as ushers or greeters:
May Nine O’clock worship usher captain: May 8:30 worship usher captain: May 11:00 worship usher captains:
Jill Wright, [email protected] or jilldemo @hotmail.com
Taylor Jacks [email protected]
Anne Crow, lahcrow1@a .net
S S Y A : All young adults and their families
are invited to go out for lunch on the second Sunday of each month. Just meet outside the sanctuary a er the 11:00 a.m. worship service and we’ll pick a place to go!
U S P Y (SPY) E
What's next for Second Presbyterian Youth (SPY)? Check below for upcoming events: most of these events are things you need to sign up for now!
Summer Trip to Montreat Youth Conference (for youth 9‐12 grades: rising 9th graders may par ci‐pate) ‐ SIGN UP NOW
Summer Trip to Mo‐Ranch Junior High Jubilee (Rising 7th graders through Rising 9th graders) ‐
Second Presbyterian
Youth (SPY) Float Trip
All Second Presbyterian Youth in 7th-12th grades are invited to attend our annual SPY Float Trip to Tyler Bend State Park on May 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The cost of the trip is $45 per participant, which includes boat rental and breakfast bags! You will need to bring your own sack lunch and drink, and $$ for dinner on the way home. Invite your friends for a day of fun on the Buffalo River! Registration forms and money are due NO LATER than May 3.
Second Readers, Wednesday, May 18, Room #60, 3:00 p.m.
Paula McLain's novel Circling the Sun is based on the life of Beryl Markham. In 1936 she was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from Europe to North America.
Raised with the children of the natives who worked on her father's farm in British East Africa, Beryl was free-spirited, self-reliant, determined, and adventurous. As a child, she survived being attacked by a lion and went on to become a famous racehorse trainer, bush pilot, and writer.
McClain's novel reveals a great deal about her personal life including her marriages and her relationships with well-known people of the time.
Visitors are welcome. Contact Fayrene Johnson at [email protected] or 663-2733.
The Cunninghams like to celebrate birthdays by giving to the Birthday Fund. Each of them gives his or her age to
support our Church’s Endowment Fund. They have been giving each year since the beginning of the Birthday Fund in
2009. With their gi s and the gi s of many other church members, over $91,000 has been given to the Birthday Fund
since the beginning. Thank you Gwin, Co en & Blaine for celebra ng the birthdays in your family by giving to the
Birthday Fund. Gi s to the Birthday Fund support our Church’s Endowment Fund which contributes to all of our
church’s ministries such as Outreach, Educa on, Music, Pastoral Care, Youth, Property, and other missions and
ministries of our church. Our Endowment Fund helps to ensure our church’s future for sharing the love and ministry of
Jesus Christ with each other and throughout our community and world.
Gwin, Cotten & Blaine Cunningham
Birthday Fund envelopes are located at the recep on desk in the church office, the welcome center in the narthex, at
the back of the sanctuary, on the bulle n board across from the chapel and in the northwest entry. Everyone is wel‐
come to enjoy a cupcake at the Birthday Fund table in the narthex.
A Birthday Fund Spotlight
M B F
JOIN THE FUN May Birthday Fund Celebration Sunday, May 8, in the Narthex
During the Month of May, Second Presbyterian Youth (SPY)
will be doing a fundraiser to help defray the cost of our 8th‐12th
grade youth and chaperones who are going to Presbyterian
Youth Triennium. This is a once‐every‐three‐years Presbyterian
Youth Conference on the campus of Purdue University in
Indiana. This conference has over 5,000 Presbyterian Youth
that par cipate, from all over the world! We worship together,
have group me together, pray together, learn new things
about our faith, and meet people from all over the globe.
For the month of May the narthex will hold our
“SPY‐IENNIUM” envelopes, each with different dollar amounts
on them. Please select the envelope with the dollar amounts
you’d like to contribute to our trip to Triennium, and return
them in the same envelope! Don’t forget to fill out your “community chest” card in the envelope so that we have your names
and addresses and can send you a special thank you while we are at Triennium. Your support means so much to us!
A giving opportunity for those over 70 1/2: New and permanent federal legislation allows you to make tax-free distributions from your IRA directly to a charity. The distribution means no increased income or payment of additional tax. This can be used for your annual giving to the church or for a gift to our Endowment Fund.
Younger Women’s Bible Study
Younger Women’s Bible Study: Are you a younger woman in the church who is looking for an opportunity to learn
and fellowship with other women your age? If so, we’d love for you to join us for dinner and bible study this coming
Wednesday, April 27 from 5:30‐7:00 p.m.. Along with scripture and prayer, we will be discussing the beginning of
Brené Brown’s book, The Gi s of Imperfec on. Childcare and dinner are both available with reserva on—just let us
know you are coming! For more informa on, contact Lindy Vogado in the church office
([email protected] or 501‐227‐0000).
Handbell Ringers Wanted
The Jubilee Ringers, a group for beginning handbell ringers and people who want to ring level 1 and 2 bell music, are in search of a few new ringers. Anyone who is interested in trying out the art of ringing bells is welcome and encouraged to join us on Monday evenings from 5:30-6:30 p.m.. We are a fun and happy group of people who enjoy making music without the pressures or intensity of more challenging music. Please join us! For more information, contact Mary Ibis at, [email protected]
If you are interested in a ending this event, please contact Karen Akin
at the church office or at [email protected]
“Practicing Our Faith”
Retreat at Ferncliff
Twelve fourth and fi h graders gathered with their
parents to explore their faith and learn crea ve ways to
help them prac ce their faith on a daily basis. Special
thanks to Linda LeBron for retreat leadership and to Nan‐
cy Gardner, Alicia Byrd, Bri on Varn, and Alan Diekman
who served as overnight chaperones.
All Second Presbyterian Youth currently in grades 5-12 and their families are invited to our End of the Year Banquet which will be held on Saturday night, June 4 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Hall. We will be having a pasta dish, bread, salad, and dessert and the cost of dinner is $6.00 per person. There will be invitations going to all of SPY in the next few weeks! This is a fun night with skits, special presentations, welcoming of our rising 6th graders and honoring our graduating seniors. Join us for a night full of food, fun and fellowship!
Isaac Arnold, Sage & Joe Arnold’s nephew – Air Force, sta oned at Offu AFB, NE Andrew Delo, Jeanne Lloyd’s grandson – sta oned in South Carolina (Navy’s Nuclear Sub School) Martyn Delo, Jeanne Lloyd’s grandson – sta oned at the Naval Base in San Diego, CA (un l assigned to a ship) Taylor Douglas, son of Susan & Kevin Douglas – Camp Pendleton, San Diego, CA David Henry, son of Mary Helen & Joe Henry –Joint Base San Antonio Jonathan Johnson, grandson of Helen Sco , nephew of Clarke & Cindy Sco Huisman – sta oned at Warner Robbins, GA. Daniel Jones, Jean Munger’s grandson, Marjorie Watkins’ nephew – sta oned in Ft. Leonardwood, MO Jonathan Miller, son of Patrice & Stan Miller – sta oned in Virginia Beach, VA Ma hew Powell, grandson of Dorothy Powell, sta oned in Savannah, GA Ma Powell, son of Holly Powell – serving at Camp Pendleton, CA Henry Rector, son of Dell Fogleman – serving at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq Chris Rookey, son of Hallie & Craig Rookey – sta oned in Ft. Carson, CO Kyle Rought, Mary Ibis’ cousin – sta oned in Copperas Cove, TX Evan Wallace, Heather Rey’s brother – sta oned in Tuscon, AZ
May 2016
Stewpot Cook team 9:30 a.m.‐10:30 a.m. Servers 11:30 a.m.‐1:15 p.m. Friday: 4/29, 5/6, 5/13
Our House Cook Team, 3:00 p.m. Adult Educa on delivers and serves 5:30‐7:00 p.m. the 2nd Friday of each month. Friday: 5/13
Rice Depot Volunteers box and deliver food to older adults 8:15‐11:00 a.m. the 4th Saturday of each month. Saturday: 5/13
For more informa on . . . Stewpot – Campbell McLaurin, [email protected] Rice Depot – Mike Tharp, [email protected] Our House– Linda Humphries,
Upcoming Ou ng for Adults
Heritage Tour of Historic Li le Rock Churches
with Rachel Silva from Arkansas Historic Preserva on Program
Friday, May 20, 8:00 a.m. ‐ 4:00 p.m.
$12 per person (includes lunch).
Registra on deadline is Sunday, May 15.
Register on line at www.secondpreslr.org or by calling 501‐227‐0000
Pastor Rev. Steve Hancock Associate Pastors Rev. Karen K. Akin Rev. Lindy Vogado Parish Associates Rev. David Gill Dr. Robert Williamson Church Educator Jeannie Ford Youth Director Heather Rey Director of Music and Arts Dr. Bevan Kea ng Associate Director of Music Mary Ibis Organist Adam Savacool 9 O’clock Music Coordinator Sarah Jane Guzman Business Administrator Aileen Moore Director of Planned Giving Malinda Kirchner Facili es Manager David Beach Administra ve Associates Sage Arnold Tracy May Sharon Hughes David Rey Child Care Coordinator and Administra ve Associate Karin Howze Sextons Guy Howze Emily McPherson
Sundays: Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. (Communion) and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:50 a.m.
Newsle er Ar cles may be emailed to [email protected] Next deadline: Thursday, May 5 and Thursday, May 19
Hospitalized *Discharged *Lucy Abraham, *Mar n Kajevski, *Marion Looney, Be y Marshall, Mike Paulus, Linda John Regan, Frances Royston Our Sympathy Slocum, Allison, Ashton, and Alex Pickell on the death of Slocum’s father, John Pickell, April 15; Linda LeBron, Camille LeBron Powell and their family on the death of mother and grandmother, Dorothy Whidden, April 25. Stamp Out Hunger Project: Presbyterian Women are collec ng cancelled postage stamps which are in turn sold to a dealer. The money they receive is donated to Church World Service, Bread for the World and Atlanta’s Open Door Community, all non‐profits working to alleviate hunger. Tear or cut stamps from your envelopes, leaving at least 1/8” all around; place stamps in collec on box in narthex. Campbell Soup Labels Needed: Please remove en re labels, including UPC code, from Campbell Soup and bring to collec on box in narthex. Campbell soup label “rewards” are now being used by the Goodland Academy in Hugo, OK. to purchase needed teaching equipment. Please con nue this simple contribu on for discounted equipment. We would appreciate your help…..In keeping the church office informed when there is a sickness in your family, when someone is in the hospital, or a death has occurred. Please also keep us updated on the sickness or concern so that the informa on we have on our Care and Concern line is accurate. Members and friends can call the Care and Concern Line, 227‐6117, on weekdays to receive informa on about prayer concerns in our church family. We will honor all requests for confiden ality, but in order for us to offer pastoral care, we need to be aware of your situa on. We also want to know about the joys, accom‐plishments and achievements of members of the church. Please call Sharon Hughes or Karen Akin in the church office with informa on, 227‐0000, or email [email protected] or kare‐[email protected]. Thanks for your help! Heritage Commi ee Seeks 2nd Pres Memorabilia. Do you have old cer ficates, bulle ns, newsle er, pro‐
grams, or other documents from earlier days in the history of our church? The Heritage Commi ee would
like to copy such to help fill in some of the gaps in our church records. Please contact Be y Jean Moore,
224‐5313.
