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March 2014
Crescent Hill
Baptist Church
This year, we will be readying ourselves to revel in the glorious light of Christ’s resurrection by exploring those aspects of our life that often shroud us from living in it daily. The lectionary brings Nicodemus before us, who crept around under the cover of night to preserve his social standing. Worry about what his peers would think of him shrouded
God’s light in his life. We will encounter Jesus sharing water and conversation with a woman at a well, and Jesus’ disciples’ astonished reaction to this sight. The disciples’ gender and status biases shrouded them from fully embracing God’s light. We will encounter those who preferred to cling to particular theological and
ideological understandings, rather than believe in the possibility of the miraculous. A lack of imagination kept them from living fully in God’s light. As we make our way through the six weeks of Lent that run up to Easter, on Sundays and other days, you are invited to consider that which shrouds the light in your life.
March Worship and Wednesdays
WORSHIP
March 2 – Matthew 17:1-9 – “Beyond Possession” – Jason W. Crosby preaching
March 9 – Matthew 4:1-11 – “An Anti-Bully” - Jason W. Crosby preaching
March 16 – John 3:1-17; Psalm 121 – “A Late Night Rendezvous” – Jason W. Crosby preaching
March 23 – John 4:5-42 – “Drinking from the Well” – Andrea V. Woolley preaching
March 30 – John 9:1-41; 1 Samuel 16:1-13 – “A Problem with Fundamentalism” – Jason Crosby preaching
WEDNESDAYS
March 5 – Ash Wednesday Service
March 12 – TBA
March 19 – Ministry Forum
March 26 – TBA
Thai Drama Troupe 2
UCHM 40th
Anniversary
2
Wendell Berry in
Conversation
2
Children, Family &
Community Ministries
3
March Birthdays &
Calendar
4
Youth News 5
Coming Attractions 6
Inside this issue:
Lenten Theme—That Which Shrouds the Light
Life Together
Baptist History and
Doctrine Class
Led by Dr. Glenn Hinson
Wednesdays 10:30 AM-
12:00 noon through
April 2 in the Parlor
A taste of Thailand is coming to Crescent Hill. On Wednesday, April 2, we will host a dance/drama troupe from Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which is currently on a performance tour. The dancers and actors are professional staff members of the Christian Communications Institute (CCI), the evangelistic arm of the university. Chiang Mai is a cultural and educational center in the northern region of Thailand. During their current tour the CCI troupe is featuring several dances from the four regions of Thailand.
The program is concluded with a traditional Thai melodrama based on the parable of Good Samaritan. Rev. Robert Collins and his wife, Dr. Esther Wakeman, former directors of CCI, are leading the team on this tour. Collins says of this program, “Wherever we go, folks from the audience almost always tell us, ‘If we’d known how good this was, we would have promoted it much more.’” The program will begin at 7:00 PM and will take place in the Sanctuary. This group visited Crescent Hill several years ago when touring the United States.
religion at Centre College. The primary topic that Berry and Mount will explore is the role that faith and people of faith can play to care for God’s creation. Care for creation was the theme of the William M.
On Sunday afternoon, May 18, Wendell Berry will visit Crescent Hill Baptist Church. Berry will not lecture. Rather, Berry will engage in conversation with and respond to questions posed by Dr. Eric Mount, professor emeritus of
Johnson Lectures presented by Dr. Amy Plantinga Pauw last fall. Berry’s visit is a continuation of our efforts to focus on and take steps to protect our environment.
Thai Drama Troupe to Visit in April
Wendell Berry in Conversation in May
Page 2 Life Together
April 6, 2014 at The Clifton Center, 12:30 – 2:30 PM
It has been 40 years since the Tornado of April 3, 1974 hit the Crescent Hill, Clifton, and Clifton Heights neighborhoods, creating devastation in these communities. In the wake of the tornado, the churches of the Frankfort Avenue corridor in Crescent Hill quickly joined to rebuild. From this initial
UCHM 40th Anniversary Celebration
goodwill effort, United Crescent Hill Ministries was born.
As months went by, it became obvious to church members and pastors that there were human needs still to be met, both immediate and ongoing. And 40 years later, United Crescent Hill Ministries continues to do just that: meet the needs of our Community with the faithful help
of our 21 member churches.
Please join UCHM on Sunday, April 6 as we celebrate 40 years of “Serving Our Neighbors ~ Building Better Community”. Light refreshments will be served. Look for more information soon on the UCHM website at www.uchmlouky.org. Join the Celebration ~ Help us continue to build!
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1 Woody Ford
Logan Flecke (12)
2 Casey Henry
Linda Jennings
3 Peter Kaufman
Beh Leh
4 Audrey Conder
Jamie Fogg
Martha Lytle
5 Justine Ford-Pitts (6)
Wah Super Bel (10)
6 Anne Render
7 Mi Thu Lar (21)
8 Mera Kathryn Corlett
8 Sa Wah
9 August Val Hala (1)
11 Kourtney Page
12 Earle Hodges
Kimberly Waters
13 Ron Horn
14 Paw Ther You Pah
16 Wes Lites
17 Amy Calhoun
18 John Birkimer
Paul Plaschke
Eh De Mu
Pre Sent
19 Chee Lo (21)
20 Jimmy Parrish
Jill Soder
22 Shirley Hewitt
Jeff White
Mu Ta Ka Paw (3)
23 Kay Ro Sho (14)
26 Noah Baker
Eh Htee Kaw (8)
27 Braden Deifel (20)
Peggy Maultsby
Nee Gay She (20)
28 Dah Law Eh (8)
March Birthdays
March Calendar
Page 4 Life Together
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
23 5:00 PM Divorce Recovery Workshop
24 25 26 10:30 AM Baptist History Class
27 7:00 PM Reading Group
28 1
2 5:00 PM Divorce Recovery Workshop
3 4 5
10:30 AM Baptist History Class 7:15 PM Church Council
6 7 8 11:00 AM The Gathering
9 12:15 PM Worship Team
10 11 10:30 AM Women on Mission
12 10:30 AM Baptist History Class 7:15 PM Student Ministry Team
13 7:00 PM Art Spirit Group
14 KBF YOUTH MISSIONS WEEKEND
15 KBF YOUTH MISSIONS WEEKEND Wedding/Reception
16 12:15 PM Imago Dei 12:15 PM Person-nel Team
17 10:00 AM Live Wires
18 19 10:30 AM Baptist History Class 7:15 PM Finance Team
20 21 7:00 PM Social Justice Movie
22
23 24 25 26 10:30 AM Baptist History Class
27 28 29
30 31 1 2 10:30 AM Baptist History Class 7:00 PM Thai Dance Troupe
3 4 5
Sunday Night Schedule:
March 2 – 5:00-7:00 in the Youth
Room – “More Than Meets the
Eye” — Psalm 2
March 9 – NO EVENING ACTIVITIES
(Play Trivia 12:00-2:00)
March 16 – NO EVENING ACTIVI-
TIES (Mission Trip March 14-16)
March 23 – 5:00-7:00 in the Youth
Room – “Worship” — Psalm 95
March 30 – NO EVENING ACTIVI-
TIES (Spring Break)
Youth Happenings:
Thank you to everyone who helped with our
Valentine’s Cake Auction! We raised $626 for
Passport!
On Saturday, February 22, several
youth and adults from CHBC ran
the Anthem 5K Fitness Classic as
part of Kentucky Refugee
Ministries’ “Running for
Refugees” Team.
Passport-Media office. We will
leave on Friday, March 14 at 5:00
PM and return to CHBC on Sunday
by noon. Cost to our youth is
$50.00. The weekend will include
mission/service projects, worship,
games, and fellowship with other
KBF youth groups. We will be
staying in a hotel in Georgetown.
Chaperones are still needed for
2014 KBF Youth Missions Weekend: March 14-16, 2014 - Georgetown College
The 2014 KBF Youth Mission
Weekend will be held at
Georgetown College once
again. The weekend will use
Passport's "Called 2 Follow", a
retreat resource produced by the
this event. Contact Brittani Bair at
295-0274 or [email protected]
Youth News for March
Trivia Lunch – March 9 – 12:15 PM
Get your teams together! The Student Ministry Team will be hosting the annual Trivia Challenge on Sunday, March 9 from 12:15-2:15 PM. Please contact Anne-Britton Arnett or Brittani Bair if you are able to bring a pot of soup for the event. Please contact Kelley Woggon to sign up a team of up to 8 players, or just show up and we’ll assign you to a team. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 and includes lunch. Proceeds go to Youth Passport 2014.
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Passport Deposits:
Youth Passport 2014 will be Sunday, June 29 - Friday, July 4. Location for camp will be Queens University in Charlotte, NC. Deposits of $20-$50 are due ASAP. Chaperones are needed as well!
Student Ministry Team:
The Student Ministry Team will meet on Wednesday, March 12 at 7:15 in the youth room. We are looking to expand our team membership. This team meets monthly, usually on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:15. We plan activities and ministries related to youth in grades 6-12. Join us!
Thank you for supporting our youth!
Reading Group Goes Local This month the Crescent Hill Reading Group will be reading a novel by local author James Markert, A White Wind Blew — A Novel of Waverly Hills. This novel, which takes place at Waverly Hills, the old tuberculosis hospital in Louisville , focuses on racism, music as a therapeutic activity and several intense relationships. Many references are made to places in our city, some of which have been closed. This is a book filled with hope, love and some fascinating human beings. Join us on Thursday, March 27 at 7:00 PM in the Parlor. Discounted copies are available at Carmichael’s—mention the CHBC Reading Group.
Live Wires on the Road On Monday, March 17, the Live Wires will tour Actors Theater with our own Allison Hammons. The bus will leave CHBC at 10:00 AM; we will tour the theatre, then have lunch at The Café on Brent Street. Cost: $5.00 for bus; choose your own lunch at The Café.
Social Justice Movie Gasland 2, takes a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil, now occurring on a global level (in 32 countries worldwide). We will gather in the Parlor on Friday, March 21 at 7:00 PM to watch and discuss this documentary.
Coming Attractions Crescent Hill Baptist Church
2800 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206-2662
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Crescent Hill Baptist Church 2800 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206-2662
Phone: 502.896.4425
FAX: 502.896.9855
MINISTERIAL AND OFFICE STAFF
Every member a minister
Louie L. Bailey, Minister of Music/Organist
Brittani M. Bair, Minister to Youth
Jason W. Crosby, Minister of Preaching.
Pastoral Care and Administration
Andrea V. Woolley, Minister of Spiritual
Formation, Families and Community
Janet Cole, Administrative Assistant
Bobbe Crouch, Financial Secretary
email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.chbcky.org
Facebook: CHBC on Frankfort
Twitter: @crescenthillbapt
