March 13 Herald

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2013 LENTEN SERIES

continuesat Central Presbyterian Church

March 3,10,17, 245:15 6:00 pm Supper6:00 7:15 pm Classes7:15 7:30 pm Worship

Childcare for children under 4 years provided

Surprised by Hope by N. T. WrightDiscussion led by Rev. Scott Paul-Bonham & Rev. Lant Davis

at Central Presbyterian ChurchWright convincingly argues that what we believe about life after deathdirectly affects what we believe about life before death. For if God in-

tends to renew the whole creation and it this has already begun in Je-suss resurrection the church cannot stop at saving souls but must

anticipate the eventual renewal by working for Gods kingdom in thewider world, bringing healing and hope in the present life.

OR

at Centenary United Methodist

THE WAY: WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUSBy Adam Hamilton

Hamilton uses historical information, archaeological data, and stories ofthe faith to follow the footsteps of Jesus from his baptism to the temp-tations to the heart of his ministry, including the people he loved, theparables he taught, the enemies he made, and the healing he brought.

The 7th Cents Youth Group (6 thru 12 grades)

will meet at CUMC

Children Kindergarten through 5th grade will meet at Central for GodsGreat Surprises

Childcare provided for preschool and younger children at CPC

IF YOU HAVENT ATTENDED A SESSION YET, YOU ARE WEL-

COME TO JOIN WHEN YOU CAN. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT

STUDY.

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Inside this issue:

Lants Lines 2

Youth News/ Her-ald information

3

Fellowship Group/Easter Egg Hunt/Seminar available

4

Christian Educator/

Flowers for Easter

5

Thank Yous/Pyoca

Family Retreat

6

Calendar 7

Church Happenings 8


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From that time Jesus began to proclaim, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has

come near. (Matthew 4:17 NRSV)

The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke all agree that proclaimingthe nearness of Gods realm was part of Jesus basic message. He might say it,

as in the quotation above, in order to urge repentance. On at least one occa-sion he said it just after he had performed a healing miracle. I sometimes won-

der whether we agree with Jesus: is the kingdom of God really near? We may pray the prayer that Je-sus taught us, saying, Your kingdom, Lord, let it come, but in our minds we may be thinking that it isway off somewhereup in heaven. If that is true, however, then why did Jesus say it was near? Per-haps it was because whenever he is present the kingdom is present, too. Of course, that begs thequestion, if he is still present with us (as the Church historically has believed) then isnt the kingdom

present, as well? Or maybe it was simpler than that: maybe the kingdom of God has always been near.

I began thinking along these lines because of the video series we are watching together as a part of our

Sunday night Lenten programming. In the videos Surprised by Hope(and in his book by the same name)noted biblical scholar and theologian N. T. Wright argues that heaven is not up or way out there,but rather is everywhere present on this earthin another dimension but still tangent to all earthlyplaces at once. Thus, after Jesus resurrection, when he ascended to heaven, Wright would say that

Jesus simply passed into that other dimension yet still is fully present with us. According to Revelation21, when the great day of the Lord occurs, heaven will come down to earth. I wonder whether thiswill not be a sort of the same thing in reversethe coming into our dimensions of the heavenly city,which in some sense has been with us all along. Those who think of the kingdom of heaven in this wayoften speak of the thinness of space separating us from the heavenly realm. In high spiritual momentswe may even have the feeling that we are beginning to see through the thinness from our dimensions

into the heavenly.

Of course, its all a mystery; and I certainly dont have the answers. Yet Lent is a season of the churchyear when we attempt to slow down and focus on God and on Gods will for our lives. We meditateon the sacrificial love of God we see manifest in the life of Jesus the Messiah, and spiritually we seek tobe close to him. When Lenten sadness is over and we have experienced the grief of Good Friday, wewill come at last to a joyous Easter celebration of Jesus resurrection and the promise of our eternal lifewith him. In sadness, grief, and joy, it helps me to think of the kingdom of God being just as near to usas Jesus taught. I pray that we all have some thin moments this month, when the veil between heaven

and earth, between Jesus and us, between the present and the future, is gossamer indeed.


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The Herald. The edition of the Herald currently being prepared for mailing (describing activities forMarch) is the last edition that will be mailed broadly to our members and friends of the church. Fromthen on, if we have an E-mail address for you, we will send the Herald to that address. Thus,

If you currently are receiving the weekly E-News, then in the future you also will receive the Heraldby E-mail.

If you currently are not receiving the E-News, then the church office probably does not have a cur-rent E-mail address for you. The easiest way to notify us of your E-mail address and to let us knowyou would like to be placed on the E-mail distribution list for the Herald is to send us an E-mail mes-sage [email protected].

You will always be able to view the Herald by going to our church's website, www.thcpc.org. If you have no access to a computer, please contact the church office. We will try to figure out a

way to get the Herald to you.

Seventh Cents Youth GroupFebruary Highlights: 7th Cents youth had an exciting February. We kicked off the month with ourannual Souper Bowl of Caring skit and lunch. Combined, the youth raised almost $1000 in donations andcanned goods! Thank you for supporting the youth ministry in their fight to "tackle" hunger in Terre

Haute. President's Day led to a wonderful opportunity to hold a lock-in. There was not much sleep but agood time was had by all! We also kicked off our new Lenten Series on February 24th. We are using avideo series led by Adam Hamilton. Each video takes us to the actual locations of Jesus ministry! We arelooking forward to digging deeper into the life and ministry of Jesus throughout the rest of the Lentenseason.

March Events: This month we will continue our Lenten Series using Adam Hamilton's "The Way".This month we make our way to Capernaum, the Sea of Galilee, a Samaritan community, and Jerusalem.Our discussions and activities follow the life and death of Christ as we prepare for Easter. I hope all 6th-12th graders and their friends will be able to join us for this exciting video study! Supper is being servedat both Centenary and Central, but this month our study will be held at Central. If you have any ques-

tions or comments please feel free to call, text, or email Amanda Tramel 706-358-8100 [email protected]

March 3rd- Lenten Series at Central 5:30-7:30pmThe Way: Proclaiming the Kingdom

March 10th- Lenten Series at Central 5:30-7:30pmThe Way: Calming the Storm

March 17th- Lenten Series at Central 5:30-7:30pmThe Way: Sinners, Outcasts, and the Poor

March 24th- Lenten Series at Central 5:30-7:30pmThe Way: The Final Week
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CELEBRATING

LIFE

Through Festivity, Activity,

and Spirituality

Celebrating Life will meetin the church lounge onMarch 12 at 1 pm.

Program to be announced. Check your bulletin

for more information.

Celebrating Life is a special monthly event de-signed for senior adults to get acquainted or re-acquainted with each other, and to celebrate thelife that you have been given by God. Snacks andfellowship will follow the program. You are wel-

come to bring a friend!

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A Service for Wholeness and Healing

March 24, 2013 -- 7:30 PM

This service of prayer and healing is meant forthose who are struggling with illness, grief, confu-sion, pain, or weariness, and for those who wantto express their solidarity with those experiencingsuch challenges. Whether you desire prayers for

yourself or for others, please consider participat-ing. The service includes prayer, scripture, medita-tion, anointment, and the laying on of hands bythe elders of our church (see James 5:13 ff.). Theservice will be led by Rev. Scott Paul-Bonham.

All Central children, tod-dlers through elementary

school, bring your Easter bas-ket to the annual Easter EggHunt at Deming Park on Satur-day, March 23 at 4:30 p.m. Wewill be at or near the UTE shel-ter. If the weather is bad, wewill hold the hunt at in thechurch. Check the church web-

site for last minute news about change ofsite or call Susan Hoffman (232-4645).

5th Sunday Lunch

The next Fifth Sunday is Easter. There will be no

carry-in lunch.

A free seminar is being offered by Union

Hospital, Visiting Nurse Association and Hop-

sice of the Wabash Valley on End of Life

Care in the Era of Accountable Care.

This seminar will be held at the Landsbaum

Center for Health Education on Wednesday,

March 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP by

March 18 to [email protected] and call (812)

238-7657.
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CPC Family,Thank you for the support,

words of comfort, and prayersfollowing the death of my moth-er, Rebecca Bough. Though herillness was prolonged and herdeath not unexpected, the lossis still felt deeply. Centrals re-sponse has been a great comfortto each of us.

Brad, Susan, Miller and

Maxine.

Thank Yous

Thank you to everyone who

helped me have a wonderful

92nd birthday on Sunday, Feb-ruary 10. Thank you for the

cards and well wishes.

Barb Wilkinson

Dear Lant, Deacons and All

Thank you all so much for all

the care and love you show-

ered upon all of us during our

time of grief. The luncheon

and fellowship time were fabu-

lous. Mom would have lovedit!

Barbie Wert Lammey

To all our friends at Central -

Loyal and I thank all of you

for being there, in every way,

during our physical and spir-

itual needs. God is so good.

Donna & Loyal Wilson

Are you going to theFamily Spring Retreatat Pyoca onApril 26-28?

This is a fun weekend for the church family as all ages spend time at thePresbytery's church camp grounds in Brownstown, IN (2 hour drive). We

have two comfortable year round cabins reserved that provide beds for 48plus large gathering areas. We will have fun with games, music, hiking andfellowship, do work projects for the camp, and worship together each day.

There is work and play for all ages and abilities. Childcare is provided during the work times. Of

course there will be the traditional talent show and scavenger hunt!

The cost is $32 per person for adults and children 11 years and older; $20 for children 5 - 10 years andfree for children under 5. It is $20 and $12 if you come for only one night. This covers lodging, snacks,Saturday breakfast and lunch, and Sunday breakfast. The cost of Saturday's pizza supper will be

shared.

Registration (with payment) will begin on March 3.For more information, see Cheryl Moles or Amanda

Tramel.


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March 2013

Sunday Monday TuesdayWednes-

dayThursday Friday Saturday

1 Parents Night

Out 5:30

Megan Harder

2

3 Choir 8:45Sunday school

9:30Worship 10:30Lenten supper &

classes 5:30

4Family Prayer

Group 12:00

Herbert Diek-hans

5 Youth Design

Team 6:306 Deacons meet

5:30

Lant Davis,

Sally Rubey

7 Womens Book

Club 7:00

8 9

Sam Weber

10Choir 8:45Sunday school

9:30Worship 10:30Lenten supper &

classes 5:30

11Family Pray-er Group

12:0012 CelebratingLife 1:00Innovation Gen-eration 6:30Eunice Osburn,Jack Ragle

13 Sessionmeet 7:00

Claire Van-Nahmen

14

Anna Spydell

15

J. P. Mellor

16

Diane Giltner,Min Seo

17Choir 8:45Sunday school

Worship 10:30Lenten supper &

classes 5:30Peter & Caro-line Christ

18Family Pray-

er Group12:00

19 TEM supper& childcare

5:15Committeemeetingssee

below**

20 Communica-tion Commission

7:00Simone Cline,

Susan Powers,Shirley Slutz

21

ChristopherMoulton

22 23 Easter egghunt at Deming

Park 4:00Ridge Holder,Tebby Miller

24Choir 8:45Sunday schoolWorship 10:30Lenten supper &

classes 5:30

25Family Pray-

er Group12:00

Brad Bough

26 Seekers &

Searchers 10:00Innovation Gen-

eration 6:30

27 PersonnelCommittee

12:15Rachel Ourand

28Maundy

Thursday service7:00

29 Good Friday

Service 12:00

Michael Mardis

30

Kristen Ragle

31

Choir 8:45Sunday schoolWorship 10:30

** Worship 5:30Finance 5:30Mission 6:00CN 6:30CLCA 6:30Facilities 7:00


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Dont forget

to Spring

Forward on Satur-

day, March 9 before

you go to bed. Day-

light savings time be-

gins on March 10.

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Central Presbyterian Church

125 North Seventh Street

Terre Haute, IN 47807

Phone: 812-232-5049

Fax: 812-232-5040

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.thcpc.org

Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Lant B. Davis, Pastor

Scott Paul-Bonham, Parish Associate

Cheryl Moles, Christian Educator

Sarah Kelsheimer, Church Secretary

Womens Bible Study

The Womens Bible Study

will meet on March 26 at10:00 a.m. at the home ofSandy Mead, 18905 N.2600 St., Dennison. Unit7 of Psalms (InterpretationBible Studies) by Jerome F.D. Creach will be dis-

cussed with the discussionled by Leah Ramer.

Womens Book Club

The Womens Book Clubwill be meeting on March 7at 7:00 in the churchlounge. The book to bediscussed is The Eleganceof the Hedgehog by M.Barbery. All who are in-

terested are welcome.

Church Happenings

Central Presbyterian Church

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Deadline

March 25, 2013

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