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HILLSBOROUGH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
102 West Tryon Street Post Office Box 717 Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 732-3131 (Office) (919) 644-1185 Dr. Robert Brizendine, Pastor [email protected] www.hillsboroughpres.org
The Church Mouse July, 2016
Dear Friends,
In less than three months, we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the establishment of Hillsborough Presbyterian
Church. We will have a very special worship service on that day. Our service will begin at 10:00 and will include
beautiful music, reflections and greetings from invited guests, and the celebration of Communion using our silver
service from 1884. Those invited to be part of the program include Rev. Debbie Taylor Ousterhoudt, former
Minister; Dr. James M. Efird, former Interim Minister; William Hildebrandt, son of former Minister Richard
Hildebrandt; Tommy Wade, son of former Minister James Wade; Rev. Ted Churn, Executive Presbyter of New
Hope Presbytery; Tom Stevens, Mayor of Hillsborough; and Earl McKee, Orange County Commissioner and
member of Little River Presbyterian Church. Sam Nesbit will share reflections about Rev. Ed Ferguson.
Following the worship service, we will gather at New Hope Camp and Conference Center for a catered lunch. We
will be asking members of HPC to prepare pies for dessert. The cost of the catered lunch is $13 for adults and $8.50
for children. Reservations for lunch can be made through the church office. While there for lunch, there will be an
opportunity to view the video being prepared by Beth Ely, which includes interviews with some of our members. If
you are interested in purchasing your own copy of the video, contact the church office. There will also be
opportunities for fellowship and activities.
As we celebrate the first 200 years of our history, we are already making plans to prepare for our Third Century of
Worship, Mission, and Witness. Construction begins July 11 for our Renovation/Expansion Project. This project will
give us a facility that is more accessible, rooms that are more flexible and useful for community groups, and a better
kitchen to prepare meals for ministries like Food for All. We are using sustainable products in the renovation which
we hope will give good service for years to come. The renovated facility will be more healthy and attractive to the
community. Session has plans to lead cottage meetings next year, like we did four years ago, as we envision how to
develop programming and mission to meet the needs of our next century.
The contractor is hopeful that they can complete the project in eight months, meaning we might have full use of our
facility by next April. In order for them to complete the project as quickly as possible and also save money, we are
giving them access to much of the facility. That means for the coming months, the facility available to us includes
the sanctuary, the side CE entrance, and the first three rooms. The CE hallway just past JoAnn's office will be sealed
off. My office has been cleared out and will serve as the Nursery on Sunday mornings, and multi-purpose use at
other times. The small conference room still has the round table and blue chairs, a cabinet with the coffee pot, and
will be available for Sunday School and other meetings. It also includes the sole single-use rest room which we will
have for the time being. My desk is now in JoAnn's office, so I have a space to use in the mornings before JoAnn
arrives. Since all of my books and materials are now located in my office at home, I will be working from home
some of the time. We will all need to be flexible and patient as we deal with these changes. I am confident that the
finished product will be well worth the inconvenience!
Although our usable physical space at 102 W. Tryon Street will be temporarily diminished, the work of the church
will go on. The April 6, 1862 session minutes record: “The case of an infirm and aged member, Mrs. S. Hancock,
deprived for more than 20 years of the privileges of God's house, being presented it was decided to hold a prayer
meeting at her house at 5 PM, administer the communion of the Lord's Supper, and celebrate with her the Savior's
dying love.” That is HPC!
- Bob
FELLOWSHIP / COMMISSION NEWS
CIRCLE #1 NEWS
Circle finished the 2015-16 study year in
June with Bob’s delivery of the final lesson from
Come to the Waters and our annual potluck
luncheon. A special thanks to Annette for hosting!
We will begin the next study, Who is Jesus? What
a Difference a Lens Makes in September. Robin
will be ordering study guides soon – Please let her
know if you want a study guide.
WHY JESUS? GROUP
You are invited to join us for a small group
study on Friday evening July 15 at 6 pm at the home
of Lisa & Bill Flinn. (Note location change.)
Bring a potluck dish to share. We will join
together for dinner and then have a discussion about
prayer, facilitated by Carolyn Norris. Please come
join us, even if you have not attended previous
sessions. Let Lisa or Bill know if you plan to
come. The Why Jesus? Group will take a break in
August and resume on September 16 when we start
a new book: “Short Stories by Jesus: The
Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi” by
Amy-Jill Levine. Let Carolyn or Marc Fowler
know if you would like a book or need more
information.
“LAST FRIDAY”
The Cecil Borel Band played great music in
April 2015, and will entertain us on July 29th
, for
"Last Friday"!
We will be serving sweets ie, M&M's etc;
no ice cream - due to renovations we'll not have a
freezer available.
Join us for sweet music and treats, starting at
6:30 till 8:30. Jerry and Cathy Vinski will be our
Captains for the eve.
Our thanks too, to the Orange Arts
Commission for funding our many musicians!
If you have any questions, please call Lisa
Flinn.
DIACONATE UPDATES
Plastic bins to store Lemonade on the Lawn and
Fellowship event supplies are in the narthex/crying
room near the Sanctuary door. Many thanks to
helpers on recent HPC Work Days!
In the context of Christian nurture, we continue to
celebrate important life events of current HPC
members, and honor young adults who grew up
with our HPC church family:
* Baby shower for Laura Younger will be on
Friday evening, July 1, at 6:30pm at the home of
Lisa Flinn.
* Wedding shower for Carynne McIver will be
hosted by Barbara Younger and Judy Brown on
Saturday morning, July 16, at 10:00am at the
Younger home.
* Lemonade on the Lawn/Tea Reception for
Amelia Barksdale-Patterson and her fiance', Matt
Krysinski, will occur immediately following the
church service on Sunday, July 17, at 12:15pm. Jan
McKelvey and Stephanie Morgan will host.
* Wedding shower for Katie Barnhill and Rick
Dilling will be hosted by Gail Crane and Judy
Brown on Sunday, July 31, beginning at 2:30pm at
Gail’s home. Wedding will be October 15, registry
is with Target.
* Wedding shower for Jordan Wolfe will be
hosted by Barbara Younger and Judy Brown on
Saturday, August 13, at 2:00pm at the Younger
home. Wedding will be October 15, registry is at
www.myregistry.com.
* Annual Church Picnic at New Hope Camp and
Conference Center will be on Sunday, August 28, at
New Hope Camp and Conference Center (NHCCC).
Gather at 2:00pm to enjoy the pavilion, swimming
pool, and camp grounds. Bring yard & table games.
Covered dish meal will be shared at 5:00pm.
* Caregivers: If you are able to assist with
providing meals and visits to our HPC members in
times of need, please contact Shari Latta, leader for
Caregivers group.
* Need a new picture for HPC Directory?
Contact: Jan McKelvey, Diaconate Moderator
FELLOWSHIP / COMMISSION NEWS
OCIM UPDATE
Feed our Neighbors this Summer.
Continue to fill our OCIM
food basket each month.
HPC has committed to giving 200 pounds of food
each month to commemorate our 200th
anniversary.
But there are real reasons why we need to support
OCIM food pantry this summer as well.
School is out: students who normally get
free or reduced lunch and breakfast at school
are no longer getting it. Their parents’
income did not change; but their needs did.
School employees like teacher assistants,
bus drivers, and cafeteria workers do not
earn money in the summer. Each summer,
OCIM gets more requests for food from
these populations.
Donations generally drop in the summer
because people who give regularly during
the year are away and out of their routine.
Church attendance drops, which then
impacts food brought to the food pantry.
As we celebrate our anniversary, let us share our
abundance with those who might otherwise go
hungry.
Jane McIver,
Mission Commission
200th
Anniversary
Commemorative Plates
Order yours today! Commemorative plates
honoring the 200th anniversary of HPC will be
available for $25. Deadline for ordering is August
7. You may send your order to me via email, or
complete an order form (available at church today),
and place it in the collection plate. Commemorative
plates are $25 each and will arrive mid-September.
Please make checks payable to HPC. Payments may
be made in advance or at time of delivery. Feel free
to contact me with any questions.
-- Katherine Cathey
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Vacation Bible School: August 19-21
Church Picnic: August 28 at New Hope Camp and
Conference Center
200th
Celebration: September 25 Worship Service
at 10:00 followed by lunch at New Hope Camp and
Conference Center.
FELLOWSHIP / COMMISSION NEWS
Book Club News!
Book Club meets one
Sunday evening most
months of the year in
the church library at
7:00. Please plan to
join us for discussion
of any or all of these upcoming selections!
Refreshments will be served, and visitors and guests
are always welcome.
On August 14 we will meet to discuss our summer
selection, The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk
Kidd “…a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest
for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the
world. Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in
early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life
beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within
the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke’s
daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she
is meant to do something large in the world, but she
is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women.
Kidd’s sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah’s
eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership of
ten year old Handful, who is to be her handmaid.
We follow their remarkable journeys over the next
thirty five years… Inspired by the historical figure
of Sarah Grimke, Kidd goes beyond the record to
flesh out the rich interior lives of all of her
characters, both real and invented… a triumph of
storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at a
devastating wound in American history, through
women whose struggles for liberation,
empowerment, and expression will leave no reader
unmoved.”(amazon.com)
September’s selection is Caleb's Crossing: A
Novel by Geraldine Brooks “Bethia Mayfield is a
restless and curious young woman growing up in
Martha's vineyard in the 1660s amid a small band
of pioneering English Puritans. At age twelve, she
meets Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the
two forge a secret bond that draws each into the
alien world of the other. Bethia's father is a
Calvinist minister who seeks to convert the native
Wampanoag, and Caleb becomes a prize in the
contest between old ways and new, eventually
becoming the first Native American graduate of
Harvard College. Inspired by a true story and
narrated by the irresistible Bethia, Caleb’s
Crossing brilliantly captures the triumphs and
turmoil of two brave, openhearted spirits who risk
everything in a search for knowledge at a time of
superstition and ignorance.”(amazon.com)
And October’s selection is An Indigenous People’s
History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-
Ortiz, 2015 Recipient of the American Book Award.
The first history of the United States told from the
perspective of indigenous peoples
“ Today in the United States, there are more than
five hundred federally recognized Indigenous
nations comprising nearly three million people,
descendants of the fifteen million Native people who
once inhabited this land. The centuries-long
genocidal program of the US settler-colonial
regimen has largely been oitted from history…”
(from the hardcover edition)
Questions? Call Lisa Flinn.
SERMON SCHEDULE FOR JULY
Worship at 11 AM
7/3 “Trusting without Reservations”
(II Kings 5:1-14)
7/10 “Work Trip Report” (Luke 10:25-37)
7/17 “Could I Have Your Attention?”
(Luke 10:38-42)
7/24 “The Scandal of Our Relationship with God”
(Hosea 1:2-10)
7/31 Guest Preacher: Jordan Davis, Union Seminary
FELLOWSHIP / COMMISSION NEWS
MISSION RETREAT
The Mission Commission will have a
Retreat on Friday, July 1, at the home of Kathy
Remington, beginning at 6 PM. Kathy is preparing
a meat dish, and others will bring side dishes.
HEALTHY WALKS ON RIVERWALK
Join us on Tuesday afternoons for Healthy
Walks on Riverwalk at 5:30 PM. Same meeting
place: Riverwalk entrance at the end of Nash and
Kollock Street – beyond Weaver Street Market.
-- Jane Gaede
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GREEN NOTES!
Eating locally helps support the farmers in our area
and increases the local food economy.
(Green Notes are provided by PCUSA’s
Environmental Ministries
and your Stewardship Commission.)
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Session elected Jan McKelvey and Rich
Erdosy to serve on the Nominating Committee. A
congregational meeting will be held on July 10 at
the end of the 11:00 service for the congregation to
elect three additional members to serve on this
committee. This Nominating Committee will
prayerfully consider nominees for the next class of
Ruling Elders.
DONATIONS TO HPC
With Capital Campaign contributions being
made on a regular basis, it is important that your
checks and contributions be clearly marked. When
placing a check in the offering, please be sure to
note on the memo line the breakdown for the
donation. If nothing is on the memo line, it will be
placed in the General Operating Fund.
Because of the limited space available during
construction, and the need to be flexible in
programming and meeting space, session has
decided to suspend the 8:30 service until the
renovation project is completed.
During this time of transition, we will be having
discussions and discernment about future
programming and the need for a second service.
FELLOWSHIP / COMMISSION NEWS
HAPPY JULY BIRTHDAY TO:
03 Laura Borcik
05 Art Fettig
08 Ann Marie Strayhorn
08 Jane Gaede
08 Jeanne Childers
08 JoAnn Harrison
09 Jamie Brown
10 Cathy Ely
20 Wil Tingen
21 Frank Latta 28 Virginia Drill
28 Carol Childers 28 Beth Ely
28 Becca Albrecht 29 Martin Brown
To update the Birthday List or Anniversary List
please contact JoAnn in the church office
(732-3131) or [email protected]).
JULY LECTIONARY
READINGS
3 II Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30;
Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
10 Amos 7:7-17; Psalm 82;
Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37
17 Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 52;
Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42
24 Hosea 1:2-10; Psalm 85;
Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19); Luke 11:1-13
31 Hosea 11:1-11; Psalms 107:1-9, 43;
Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
July 3
Liturgist: Jarrett Barnhill
Children’s Sermon: Jarrett Barnhill
Acolyte: Emma Cathey
Flowers: Brenda Morgan
Lemonade on Lawn: Lisa Flinn
Nursery: Robin Barnhill, Jane McIver
Greeters: Robin Bedingfield, Jane Gaede
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July 10 Mission Work Trip Report
Liturgist: Bob Brizendine
Children’s Sermon: Eric Cathey
Acolyte: Angela Erdosy
Flowers: TBD
Lemonade on Lawn: Cathy Ely
Nursery: Rich Erdosy, Cynthia Latta
Greeters: Robin Bedingfield, Jane Gaede
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July 17
Liturgist: Sam Nesbit
Children’s Sermon: Barbara Younger
Acolyte: Alden Cathey
Flowers: TBD
Lemonade on Lawn: Barksdale/Patterson Reception
(Jan McKelvey & Stephanie Morgan hosting)
Nursery: Sara Clay, Lisa Flinn
Greeters: Robin Bedingfield, Jane Gaede
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July 24
Liturgist : Kathy Remington
Children’s Sermon: Kathy Remington
Acolyte: Jack Stephenson
Flowers: TBD
Lemonade on Lawn: Cam Cover
Nursery: Stephanie Morgan, Cathy Ely
Greeters: Robin Bedingfield, Jane Gaede
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July 31
Guest Preacher: Jordan Davis, Union Seminary
Liturgist: Jane McIver
Children’s Sermon: Jane McIver
Acolyte: Elijah Stevens
Flowers: TBD
Lemonade on Lawn: Remingtons
Nursery: Ann Sebesan, Karoline Mathewson
Greeters: Robin Bedingfield, Jane Gaede
7 Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29;
Sunset Gap Worktrip
We have 11 people going on the Worktrip to
Sunset Gap, TN. We will be leaving after church
on July 3 and returning on Saturday, July 9.
July, 2016
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
1
Mission Retreat
6 PM (Remingtons)
Laura Younger Baby
Shower 6:30 PM
(Flinn’s)
2
3
4
Church Office
Closed
5
Healthy Walks on
Riverwalk 5:30 PM
6
7
8
9
10 11:00 AM Work Trip Report
12:00 Noon Congregational Meeting
12:15 PM Mission (#201)
11
HPC Renovation
Begins!
12
Healthy Walks on
Riverwalk 5:30 PM
13
14
15
“Why Jesus” Group
6:00 PM
(Bill & Lisa Flinn)
16
Wedding Shower
Carynne McIver
10 AM (Youngers)
17
12:15 AM Lemonade on Lawn /
Tea Reception – Amelia & Matt
5:30 PM Session (Location TBD)
18
Deadline for
HPC Newsletter
1:00 PM
19
Healthy Walks on
Riverwalk 5:30 PM
20
21
22
23
24
Guest Preacher: Jordan Davis,
Union Seminary
25
26
Presbytery Meeting
9 AM (Wilson)
Healthy Walks on
Riverwalk 5:30 PM
27
28
29
“Last Friday”
6:30 – 8:30PM
30
31
Wedding Shower - Katie Barnhill
2:30 PM (Cranes) NOTE: If you have any August calendar dates or articles that you would like included in the newsletter – just send an email
([email protected]) or call the church office (732-3131) – by 1:00 PM on the 18th
of July!
Join us on Sunday mornings!
Sunday School for Adults at 9:45 AM
Bible Story for Children at 9:45 AM
Traditional Worship at 11:00 AM
Lemonade on the Lawn at 12:15 PM
Sunset Gap Mission Trip July 3 – July 9
Dr. Bob away July 28 – August 13
Vacation Bible School for HPC Kids!
When: Friday, August 19-5:30 to 8:30 pm –
church-wide potluck supper followed
with activities
Saturday, August 20 – 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Sunday, August 21 – 9:45 am
Where: “Commons” Park & Pavilion at Cornwallis Hills
(Fri & Sat - located next to 121 Bonaparte Dr.)
Hillsborough Presbyterian Church (Sunday – outside Sanctuary door)
Theme: “Learning about Jesus - Sunday school long ago”
Ages: Children ages 4 years through 5th grade
Please call the HPC office at 919-732-3131 to reserve a spot
for your child (children) by July 15th.
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Hillsborough Presbyterian Church
102 West Tryon Street
Post Office Box 717
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 732-3131
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web page: www.hillsboroughpres.org
SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday School 9:45 AM (for youth and adults!)
Bible Story Time 9:45 AM (for children)
Traditional Worship 11:00 AM
Children’s Sunday School follows
Conversation with Children (4 years – 5th
grade)
