February 28, 2014

H e ral d

the

Volume XXXXXII,
No 3

Maundy Thursday Communion

and Tenebrae service
April 2, 2015 at 7 p.m.

Good Friday service

April 3, 2015 at noon
Inside this issue:
Lants Lines

Christian Educator

Youth Group

Flowers for Easter/ 5

April 5, 2015

Thank Yous
Pyoca Family Re-

treat

Calendar

Easter Sunday

Church Happenings 8

Sunday school for all ages 9:30

Worship

10:30

Special music by choir and orchestra

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Lants Lines
[Jesus said,] and whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they
disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they
have received their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your
face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:16-18 (NRSV)
As I write these lines, we have just experienced two weekends of disruption due to winter weather
we had to cancel our officers retreat on February 21 and our Lenten program on March 1. The rain is
coming down now, but were told it may turn to ice or more snow tomorrow. For relief, we can turn
to a little country music. I offer for your enjoyment the following lyrics made popular by The Whites,
who were featured on the soundtrack album for O Brother, Where Art Thou?:
Theres a dark and a troubled side of life.
Theres a bright, theres a sunny side, too.
Tho we meet with the darkness and strife,
The sunny side we also may view.
[chorus] Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side.
Keep on the sunny side of life.

It will help us evry day; it will brighten all the way

If well keep on the sunny side of life.
The season of Lent is penitential and contemplativea time when we reflect prayerfully on our lives,
considering how we might improve our discipleship. But it is not a time when we beat ourselves up
and put on a sad face, as if to show how sorry we are that we are such worthless Christians. While in
the quotation above Jesus was probably focused mainly on the problem of hypocrisy, I think a secondary purpose may have been to encourage folks to focus on the joy of life with God. Yes, there is a
dark and troubled side of life, but (praise God) we do not have to dwell there. Because of the light of
Christ, and the forgiveness we receive through his great work on our behalf, we can always keep on
the sunny side. Indeed, Jesus also said, While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may
become children of light. (John 12:36 NRSV) If we find things in our lives of discipleship that need to
be changed, we do not linger in regret over those past shortcomings, but rather we rejoice that
through the Holy Spirit we receive constant support for doing better.
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for delivering me from the oppression of thinking that my shortcomings define
who I am; help me be the disciple that you know I can be. Amen.

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Christian Educator Notes Cheryl Moles

Parents Night Out/Youth Movie Night is March 6. Childcare and supper is held at the
church from 5:30 9:00 pm. Please notify the church office if your child(ren) will be attending.
Sunday School meets every Sunday at 9:30 am. There are classes for all ages with child
care available from 9:15 to 11:45 am. Infants to 2 year olds Nursery room 101; 3 to 5
year olds Preschool room 108; Kindergarten to 2nd grade Room 202; 3rd thru 5th grades
Room 103; Middle School Room 200; High School Room 201 Adults: Coffee and Conversation FH Classroom A; Bible Study FH Classroom B; Christian Parenting FH Classroom C
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES will combine for a 6 week study on FAITH
AND SCIENCE.
The family prayer group meets on Mondays at 11:00 am at the church. Lunch is served
ONLY on the 2nd Monday of each month. Childcare is provided.
T3EM is March 17. Supper and childcare are provided from 5:15 7:00 for all that are attending meetings and their families.
The Lenten Series continues each Sunday through March 29. Supper will be served from
5:15 6:00, worship from 6:00 6:15 and classes from 6:15 7:30 pm. Andrew Conner
will be leading the adult study using the book Inhabiting Eden by Patricia Tull. The youth
have a study, A Look at Those Who Knew Jesus. Children are learning water stories from
the Bible and doing activities from Living Waters for the World.

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Seventh Cents Youth Group Updates

The youth had a very successful Souper Bowl of Caring event. Combined totals for
both churches are $842.36 in cash donations and over 300 canned goods. The canned goods
were donated to Unity Presbyterian Church food bank and the monetary donations went to
14th and Chestnut Community Center. This is fantastic! Thank you all for your hard work
and generous donations.
We kicked off our Lenten series on Sunday, February 22. Join us for the continuation
of The People who Knew Jesus through the end of Lent. We will meet at Central from 57:30 pm.
Upcoming events:
March 1: Lenten Series 5-7:30 pm at Central
March 8: Lenten Series 5-7:30 pm at Central
March 15: Lenten Series 5-7:30 pm at Central
March 22: Lenten Series 5-7:30 pm at Central
March 29: Lenten Series 5-7:30 pm at Central
April 5: No Youth, Happy Easter
April 10-11: 5:30 pm-9 am, Youth Lock In! We start at Central then move to Centenary.

Silent Auction & Bake Shop

Sunday, March 8, 2015

4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
at St. Mark United Church of Christ
to benefit United Campus Ministries
Admission $10.0
Children 10 and under $5.00
Desserts extra

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Flowers for Easter

It has been our custom to place plants in the chancel area in memory or in
honor of our loved ones to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Through a local
florist, we can obtain any of the following:

ORDER DEADLINE:

Lilies

$8.50 per plant

Tulips

$8.50 per plant

Daffodils

$8.50 per plant

Friday, March 20

Lets make our church a blaze of color as we celebrate Easter.

Donors: _____________________________________________________
In Memory of:_________________________________________
In Honor of: __________________________________________
Flowers must be paid for when ordered. Please leave orders in the church office or
place in offering plate.

Thank Yous
Dear Church friends,
Thank you all for the get well
cards, phone calls, and food that
has been sent for me while I was
recovering. Those were great
cheer ups for the last two weeks
and I feel stronger each day! My
family in Korea was also very
touched and they appreciated
your kind thoughts and prayers.
Thank you very much.
Sinwon Racop

Thank you very much to all for

the beautiful baby shower. We
are thrilled to have such a warm
welcome for Hannah. We look
forward to watching Hannah
grow up in Central with all precious children in this church.
Love and Thanks,
Tiffany, Ryan, and Hannah
Grossman

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This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24

SAVE THE DATE

Family Spring
Retreat at Pyoca
April 24-26, 2015

Catch a breath of fresh air as you

with your church

rest, worship, play and work

family at Pyoca

Who: Members & friends of the Central Church family of all ages
When: Friday, April 24, 7 pm to Sunday, April 26, 1 pm
Where: Pyoca Camp, Conference, & Retreat Center, Brownstown, IN (2 hour drive from TH)
All weather cabins with 4 rooms; each room has 3 bunks and a bathroom
What: Fellowship, Worship, Sabbath time, and service work for Pyoca.
Special activities for children and childcare during work times
Cost: $35 per person for adults and children over 10; $20 510 years; free for younger children
($23 and $12 for one night)
This covers two nights lodging, snacks, Saturday breakfast & lunch, and Sunday
breakfast. The cost of a Sat. pizza supper will be shared.

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March 2015
Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Parents Night 7 Presbytery

1Sunday school 2 Family Prayer 3 Mission Com- 4 Deacons meet 5 Womens 6Out/Youth
Movie Assembly at
Book Club 7:00
Worship

9:30 Group
10:30

11:00

mittee

5:30

6:30

Night

Lenten Series
5:00

8Sunday school 9Family Prayer 10 Fine Arts

9:30
Worship

Group

11:00

11 Session

Committee 10:00 meet

7:00

12

10:30

Lenten Series
5:00

Eunice Os-

Sam Weber

Mitchell

10:00

Lant Davis,
Drake McCoy,
Sally Rubey

Herbert Diekhans

Megan Harder

5:30

burn, Jack

13

14

Claire
VanNahmen

Anna Spydell

Ragle

15Sunday

16

17

Family Prayer
T3EM meal
9:30 Group
11:00 & childcare 5:15
Committee/
Worship 10:30
Diane Giltner, Commissions**
Lenten Series
Peter Christ,
Min Seo
5:00
Caroline
Christ
J. P. Mellor
school

22Sunday

23

24

18 Communi- 19
cations
7:00

25

5:00

29Sunday
school

Worship

10:30

Lenten Series
5:00
Michael
Mardis

Ridge Holder,
Tebby Miller

Brad Bough

30Family Pray- 31Mission Com-

**Finance

9:30 er Group 11:00

mittee

6:30

Cline, Susan
Powers,
Shirley Slutz

5:30

Worship

5:30

CLCA

6:30

CN

6:30

Facilities

6:30

26

21
Christopher
Moulton

Henry Darke

Family PraySeekers &

Personnel
9:30 er Group 11:00 Searchers 10:00 Committee 12:30
Youth Design
Worship 10:30
Team
5:30
Lenten Series
school

20Simone

27
Rachel
Ourand

28 Celebration
of Life for Sandy
Mead
1:30

Central Presbyterian Church

Central Presbyterian Church
125 North Seventh Street

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

Terre Haute, IN 47807

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Phone: 812-232-5049

Rev. Lant B. Davis, Pastor

Fax: 812-232-5040

Scott Paul-Bonham, Parish Associate

E-mail: CPCOffice@thcpc.org
Website: www.thcpc.org

Cheryl Moles, Christian Educator

Sarah Kelsheimer, Church Secretary

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Church Happenings

Next Herald
Deadline
March 24, 2015

Womens Book Club

The Womens Book Club will
be meeting on March 5 at 7:00
in the church lounge. The
book to be discussed is
Whered You Go Bernadette
by Maria Semple. All who are
interested are welcome.
Womens Bible Study
The Womens Bible Study will
meet on March 24 at 10:00
a.m. at the church. Session 3
on Lots wife from Bad Girls of
the Bible and What We can
Learn from Them by Liz Curtis
Higgs will be discussed. Marsha Harder will be the hostess
and Cheryl Moles will lead the
discussion..

Dont forget
to Spring
Forward on
Saturday,
March 7
before you go to bed.
Daylight savings time
begins on March 8

There is not a 5th Sunday

Lunch in March
Please enjoy the Lenten
Series in the evening