Love God... And Love Your Neighbor

Kenilworth Church

PC(USA)

Faith, Love, Action

December, 2016

S ally was born in

Jacksonville, Fla.. She moved to At-lanta at age 9 and graduated there at 18. She spent her summers at her moth-er’s home in Hendersonville, and, after working as secretary to the Director of Planning in Charles-ton for several years, she moved to Asheville in 1962 since she had always wanted to return to the mountains.

In l967, Sally graduated from UNCA (where she was student body secretary her junior and senior years) with a degree in Biology in l967. She received certification in K-3, 4-8, and 9-12. She received her Master’s degree from WCU in Middle Grade Science and taught K for 3 years, grade 3 for 3 years, grade 6 for 3 years, grade 8 for 2 years, and grade 7 for 15 years.

Sally married Fred Martin in 1965 and has three children: son Bartoo, now a dentist with a boy 13 an a girl 10, living in Ashe-ville; daughter Marcia Martin Potos, who is in medical sales and has a boy 15 and a girl 13, living in Virginia; son Samuel Lawson Martin, an attorney living in NY.

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Focusing on the Birth of Christ

Profile: Sally Martin

2 016 has been a challenging year for many people. As this

year draws to a close, and we en-joy the Christmas season, let us remember what brings us together as people of faith. It is appropriate that we end the year by focusing on the birth of Christ. So much has happened in the past 12 months that we lose track of where we have been and where we are going.

The Christmas season, however, offers each of us the chance to refocus on what is most important in our lives and in our faith jour-ney. True, many parts of the Christmas season are stressful in their own right as we attempt to get everything done before the big day. Nonetheless let us pause and recall where it all started.

We remember simple objects that point to a divine event: a manger, farm animals, a young couple and

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7th Annual Kenilworth Celebration of Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

E xperience an evening with Hazel Mack, Founding mem-

ber of the Winston- Salem Chap-ter of the Black Panther Party. The evening’s topic is; “Memoir as Manifesto: A Push for Social Jus-tice through Community Service.” Hazel Mack, JD will reflect on her experiences as a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP), her career as a civil rights attorney, and the modern Black Power movement. The Winston-Salem BPP imple-mented life-saving social pro-grams for the poor and was the first and most prominent BPP chapter in the south.

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When: Monday, January 16

Where: Kenilwor th Presbyter i-an Church 123 Kenilworth Rd. Asheville, NC 28803

Potluck from 5:30-6:30pm in Kenilworth Center, 4 Chiles Ave. (directly behind church) The program will begin at 6:30 pm in the Church Sanctuary.

Merry Christmas

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Sally’s husband Fred grew up on the corner of Forest Hill Drive and Wyoming and was an Elder in KPC. The family belonged to KPC for 10 years, then moved to First Baptist Church for their ex-cellent children’s music program. (Sally still lives in the same house in Kenilworth Forest that she and Fred lived in for 40 years.)

After Fred’s death in 2006, Sally moved her membership back to KPC because “she missed the smaller, family-like congregation and community of the Kenilworth neighborhood.” Sally felt “immediately accepted” and “lovingly” got involved in all as-pects of the church, serving on Session 6 years, helping “wherever and whenever need-ed”—greeting , providing refresh-ments, getting supplies from Sam’s Club. “If there was a need, I did it,” she says.

After Fred’s death, Sally traveled to some of the places she and Fred had planned to go such as The Maritimes in Canada (Nova Sco-tia, New Brunswick, Prince Ed-ward Island), cruised down the Saint Lawrence River, went to Alaska, Egypt, Costa Rico, Ger-many, Austria, Russia, and Nor-way. She bought an RV and de-cided to see America and to visit as many national parks as she could. Along the way, she needed a driver and found Richard Glenn, a fellow member of KPC, who was available and “a very good driver.” They have become “constant companions.” (Sally has also become “big buddies” with Richard’s granddaughter Sierra, a freshman at AB Tech, who is liv-ing with Sally this year and plans to attend State next year.)

Finally, a curious coincidence: By marriage to her husband Fred, Sally is David Taylor’s aunt; yet they are the same age!

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small child, a night sky, a star, shepherds, grazing sheep. These are simple things that create the greatest event in human history.

As this year draws to a close, and as we work to make sense of the world, perhaps it would be wise to focus some of our time and energy on that familiar manger scene and its simple message containing the profound gift that changed the reality of our lives. This is our common humanity and our hope for the future and our rock in the present.

Let us follow the shepherds com-mand when they say: "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us." This is a wonderful way to end the year and begin the new one!

- Allen

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Y our tithes and offerings are always welcome and appreciated, and there are a variety of needs for your contributions! However, at the

end of the year—and especially this calendar year—it becomes very important to be mindful about dates involved with a donation. To enable us to accurately "close out" our 2016 books, as well as clarify your 2016 tax deductions, please be aware of the following:

Sunday December 25: Last Sunday to donate a check to a 2016 collection basket.

Mon, Dec 26 through Friday, December 30: Last days to drop a check off, or for the church to have actually received a mailed check.

Any checks received on Saturday, December 31 or on Sunday, Jan-uary 1—even if bearing an earlier date—will be recorded and de-posited as a 2017 contribution.

In January, a record of each donor's 2016 contributions will be dis-tributed to the individual donor or family. In the event you do not receive one, or if there a concerns about the information, please do contact the treasurer.

Thank you for your help with efforts to attend to necessary financial details, and thank you most of all for supporting Kenilworth Church and its ministries!

- Don Peterson, KPC Treasurer

End of Year Giving

The evening will be hosted by Marvin Chambers a founding member of A.S.C.O.R.E. (Asheville Student Committee on Racial Equality) and an icon of the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina.

DJ Profe$$ah G. will be spinning great tunes, there will be craft projects for children and lots more! Join us as we explore dif-ferent ideologies and learn about this fascinating chapter in the fight for civil rights in North Car-olina!

For more information contact Katie Adams 828-273-3747 or email kenilworthpresbyterian-church@gmail.com

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O ur Kenil-worth

Church Choir, under the direc-tion of Chuck Lockwood-Ryan, present-ed the Christ-mas Cantata, Breath of Heaven, on December 18. It told the story of the birth of Christ. It was inspiring.

The Choir did an encore perfor-mance for the residents of the Lodge (nursing home) in Mills River. Thank you to Chuck and the choir for a wonderful Cantata.

The Cantata Choir 2016: Front (L-R) Shirley Mathis, Patrick Lockwood-Ryan, Warren

Bane, Mary Smith, Betsy Chater, Ruth Sieber-Johnson; Back (L-R) Bob Williams, Chuck

Lockwood-Ryan (KPC Music Director), Polly Johnson, Linda Underwood, Whitney Wil-

liams and Joyce Gibbens. Choir members not shown: Cordelia Chambers, Mitizi Shamble

and Nancy Dillingham.

Choir receiving well-deserved applause

O n Decem-ber 9, we

had a pot luck and movie night. Chuck and Patrick Lockwood-Ryan, assisted by the Wil-liam’s family, created a big screen movie theatre in the Sanctuary for a showing of ‘the Nativity Story’. The evening got good reviews. Look for more such ‘movie’ nights.

< Patrick Lockwood-Ryan and Linda

Underwood read the parts of Joseph

and Mary in the Cantata.

Dr. Mary Smith

sang a solo ‘Breath

of Heaven”.

Cookies & Carols

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.‘TIS THE SEASON

OF GIVING!

· The Christmas Joy Offer-

ing is one of four major annual

offerings sponsored by the Pres-

byterian Church, USA. It pro-

vides for assistance to Presbyteri-

an Church workers and their fam-

ilies in times of need, as well as

for the recruitment and develop-

ment of a diverse church leader-

ship via schools, colleges, and

institutes. (Special envelopes are

in the narthex. Please make

checks out to Kenilworth Presby-

terian Church, with "CJoy" on the

memo line.)

· The Presbyterian Giving

Catalog is an opportunity for you

to participate directly in a mis-

sion program that provides such

things as goats, chickens, piglets,

seeds, etc. to those across the

globe so desperately needing

them! (Catalogs are available for

viewing in the narthex, with a

selection form and address to

which a completed form and ac-

companying donation check can

be sent directly.)

J oin us January 1 as we wel-come the New Year and give

thanks for the year past. We will gather for worship at 11:00 AM, enjoy a bit of New Year nosh, sing some hymns, and celebrate the Lord's Supper. What better way to start the New Year than to worship together? Scripture fo-cus will be Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 and Matthew 2 : 13-23.

On January 8, we will remem-ber the baptism of our Lord (Matthew 3: 13-17) and renew our baptismal vows, a meaningful way to continue to celebrate the new year. Scripture focus will be on Isaiah 42: 1-9 and Acts10: 34-42.

January 15 will focus on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and race relations.

Later in January, the worship committee will be planning ser-vices for the winter and spring and will begin signing up readers for those services. Consider sign-ing up to participate when that time comes.

New year blessings, Edna

Worship News

A flock of wild turkeys made their annual pilgrimage to visit KPC.

You might recall they visited the manger in front of the church this

time last year. - Photo by Katie

B ob Craddock is at the Ashe-ville Health and Wellness

Center (1984 US-70, Swannanoa, NC 28778). He is working on be-ing back at KPC with us in a few months.

Meanwhile, he continues to have a wonderful outlook which he shares with other patients. His son, Rick, posted a video of Bob sharing his great voice singing ‘O’ Holy Night’.

Go to Bob Craddock’s Facebook by CLICK HERE. to the Decem-ber 18 post for the video and give it a listen.

Bob can be reached by email at rcraddock75@gmail.com.

Bob Craddock Still Singing

Note: We profiled the Williams family in the November issue. I used a 2015 picture. Here is a more recent picture. Merry Christmas to the Williams.

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Greeters Needed

G reeters are needed. Please

see Millie Bruns to volun-

teer.

L ike my sister (Tina Joyner) I

come to Kenilworth as a member of the Presbyterian Church from childhood. I was baptized at Reid’s Memorial Presbyterian in Mooresville, North Carolina, and grew up in Calvary Presbyterian here in Asheville. I am retired from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, after 40 years of service where I started as a nuclear medicine technologist and ended as Educa-tion Coordinator for the radiology programs. Among my duties was teaching some of the Allied Health students.

I have a Master’s in Education and a Master’s in Public Admin-istration.

I have one daughter and three grandchildren (Bria, Brandon (20), a sophomore at Jackson State, and twins Brooklyn and Braeden (10) in third grade). My hobbies are reading, sewing, trav-eling, miniatures and doll houses.

After retirement I returned to Asheville to be closer to members of my family.

- Rita Warren

- Editor note: Rita and her sister, Tina Joyner, transferred to KPC and were welcomed on Septem-ber 25.

Introducing Rita Warren

Congratulations

Heave and Grace

" . . . what's coming next is coming

with its own heave and grace."

Mary Oliver

Something tugged at Mary's sleeve

Was it God or was it grief?

A rose bloomed full inside her breast

Gave her comfort, gave her rest

In Bethlehem she held a babe

The heave was grim; the grace was great

Editor Note: From Nancy’s book of poems entitled “Colloquy in Black and

White”

J udy (Smith) and Bill Hollins were joined in marriage on

November 26 in Montreat. Ju-dy’s son, Rev. Dr. Allen Smith, officiated. Congratulations to the newlyweds.

Foster Care Christmas

K PC made Christmas bright-er for 25 children in foster

care. Thank you

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Murmurs by Julian Marbut

R uss is nestled warmly in the hands of God but those he

loved & fought for are now facing severe cold weather conditions and he, they, need your help.

Any type of warm attire…especially gloves, toboggans (hats) socks, jack-ets, etc. are needed desperately.

The program's first delivery was made 12/10 and we have a number of months ahead of frigid condi-tions.

As you enjoy the holidays perhaps in front of a crackling hearth, hold your loved ones close and consider those without this blessing.

Go Grocery, etc. = gloves & socks @ 50 cents each or some of that ridiculously silly stuff you wear from time to time.

- Julian

T he KPC Prayer Circle will

begin meeting on the sec-

ond Sunday of the month in the

Parlor following

worship.

Prayer requests to:

Millie Bruns Call

(828) 551-2809 or

email to immillie@live.com.

Please join us.

- Millie

Prayer Requests

Russ Barnes

Clothing Drive

P ub Theology is going strong! We now meet at CATAWBA

BREWING IN BILTMORE VIL-LAGE (not the downtown loca-tion). Catawba Brewery is locat-ed at 63 Brook St. in Biltmore Village. We meet to discuss how our beliefs form our faith tradi-tions. This is a great casual group led by Rev. Allen Smith. Come and join the discussion! We will not meet in December but please join us Wednesday, Jan-uary 18. - Katie

Pub Theology

Note by Julian Marbut: I found this in a book of a British farmer's wife dated April 20, 1762. It was recorded as a spoken word coun-try song by T. Tyler Texas in 1948.

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Deck of Cards

When I look at the Ace, it re-minds me that there is but one God

And the Deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into 2 parts,

the Old and the New Testaments

When I see the Trey I think of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost

And when I see the Four I think of 4 evangelists who preached the Gospel: Matthew, Mark, Luke & John

And when I see the 5, it reminds me of the five wise virgins who trimmed their lamps…there were ten of them…5 were wise and were saved…five foolish and were shut out

When I see the 6 it reminds me that in six days God made this great heaven and earth

When I see the 7 it reminds me that on the 7th day God rested

When I see the 8 I think of the eight righteous persons God saved when He destroyed this earth…there was Noah, his wife, their sons and their wives.

And when I see the 9 I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed and nine of the ten didn't even thank Him

When I see the 10 I think of the Ten Commandments God handed down to Moses on a table of stone

When I see the King it reminds me that there is but one King of

KPC’s Official Bell Ringer

Heaven, God Almighty

And when I see the Queen I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary

And the Jack, or Knave, is the Devil.

When I count the number of spots on a deck of cards I find 365, the number of days in a year

There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year

There are four suits, the number of weeks in a month

There are 12 picture cards, the number of months in a year

There are 13 tricks, the number if weeks in a quarter

So you see, a pack of cards serves as a Bible, an almanac and a pray-er book not blasphemy.

- Submitted by Julian

Thanks, Julian

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MLK theme: Seeking Common

Ground

New Ruling Elders Ordained Easter Cantata

Best Wishes to Our Friends in Christ

Land of Sky UCC

Sharing the Love of God

Scenes From

2016

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About the Newsletter

I f you would like to share a word of appreciation for some-

one, some personal news, give feedback to the editor, etc. please contact Calvin at 230-6317 or at-calvin.underwood@gmail.com

Our Mission : Kenilworth Church (PC USA) is called by God to welcome all people into the Christian Commu-nity. We strive to exhibit God's unconditional love and hospitality to all people. We welcome and include all peo-ple without regard to race, age, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, education or economic class. We share our gifts of time, talent, and treasure to serve God in our community and the world.

The Kenilworth Church Team

The 2016 Session: Rev. Dr. Allen Smith, Session Moderator Gus Adams Bethany Brown Steve Brown Millie Bruns Mike Cox Bob Craddock Steve Hill Katherine Jowers Calvin Underwood, Newsletter Editor

Staff:

Rev. Dr. Allen Smith, Minister , cell 828-808-1660 Rev. Dr. Edna Jacobs Banes, Parish Associate, cell 804-310-7249 Rev. John David Stewart, Pas-tor Emeritus Katie Adams, Director of Out-reach and Program Development LaMont DeBruhl, Sexton Chuck Lockwood, Music Minis-ter Don Peterson, Treasurer And, You...

Kenilworth Church, PC (USA) 123 Kenilworth Rd. Asheville, N.C. 28805 Phone: 828-252-8872 Email: kenilworthpresbyterian-church@gmail.com Website: kenilworthchurch.org

Events, Birthdays and Anniversaries: See the Kenilworth

Church Calendar prepared monthly by Katie Adams. Copies in the

narthex starting the first Sunday and online at

www.kenilworthchurch.org

For Your Calendar Dec 24 5:00 pm Christmas Eve Refreshments

Dec 24 5:30 pm Christmas Eve Service

Dec 25 11 am Christmas Day Service & Communion

Jan 1 11 am New Years Day Service

Jan 8 9:30 am Women’s Bible Study

Jan 16 5:30 pm MLK Potluck, 6:30 MLK Program

Jan 18 6:00 pm Pub Theology

Pick up the January calendar of

events in Narthex. You don't

want to miss a thing. FYI: there

will be no Discussion Series

this month but we will resume

Pub Theology!

Happy New Year!