october 2007 pisgah post newsletter, pisgah presbyterian church

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Thoughts from Ground Level ast month in the Rutherford Douglas class, we

started a discussion on the topic of Christianperspectives on war. This Sunday school topic will

continue into the first half of October. Please join us if you haven’t yet—even if you only wish to listen to theconversation. I have been enjoying the discussion andreflecting on the different voices in the Bible that speak to war and God’s vision of a future peace. As you canimagine, there have been some lively moments in classon the topic of pacifism, just war theory, meeting

violence with violence, and holy war. We’ve also seenhow the Bible offers competing voices on the subject.

An example of these competing voices

comes from the Old Testament prophets Joel and Micah.

Proclaim this among the nations:Prepare war, stir up the warriors. Let allthe soldiers draw near, let them come up.Beat your ploughshares into swords, andyour pruning-hooks into spears; let the

weakling say, ‘I am a warrior.’ Joel 3:9-10He shall judge between many peoples,

and shall arbitrate between strong nationsfar away; they shall beat their swords intoploughshares, and their spears into

pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift upsword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Micah 4:3

Like Micah, Isaiah offers a truly profound vision of a future peace: In days to come the mountain of theLord’s house shall be established as the highest of themountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all thenations shall stream to it. Many peoples shall come andsay, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, tothe house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his

ways and that we may walk in his paths.’ For out of Zionshall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from

Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shallarbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swordsinto ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks;nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shallthey learn war any more. Isaiah 65:2:1-4

Can you imagine a world in which war is no longerlearned? After watching the news, reading the paper, orinternet blogs about our war in Iraq, do you hope forthis kind of world? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesuscalls peacemakers blessed. How then are we called to

work for a just peace around this world? This week I’ve been watching part of the new Ken

Burns’ film, The War on PBS. His film tells the story of

the Second World War. It is a truly powerful depiction

of people, places and lives. Many people who sit in ourpews remember WWII. They were in it, a family member

was in it, or they were part of America’s national wartime

effort.I’ve noticed that when I visit people in the church who are part of this greatest generation something oftenhappens when we talk about war. With a few of them,they get to a point in the conversation where silencetakes over and words fail to convey an emotion, apainful memory, or a sadness—even six decades later.

With the help of Ken Burns, I can perhaps glimpse whatthey are unable to talk about.

We’ve been praying each week for the thirteenservicemen and women and their families on our prayerlist. One is home at the moment, and we’ve been told

that two more are close to coming home. As we gather around the Table this monthto break bread and share a cup, I want toencourage us to consider the glimpse the

Table offers us of a heavenly banquet, tobe sure, a peaceful gathering.

This month we will celebrate WorldCommunion Sunday. Our pattern has beenat each service to go outside and stand in a

wide circle around the table. We will bedoing that again. Chairs will be availablefor anyone who needs to sit. The breadand cup will be served from the 1868

marble top communion table that is now inthe narthex. The table in front of the pulpit is our 1812communion table. Recently I learned of a church that on

World Communion Sunday will cover their communiontable with fabrics from around the world. Can youimagine their communion table will look like that day? It

will be covered with cloth of many different colors,textures, sizes, and shapes. What a great way to bring asense of the world into a worship service.

We have good news to share with the entire world,and gathering around a table to share a meal togethernourishes us for this work. World Communion was

begun by the Presbyterian Church in 1936 as a way toencourage peaceful gatherings of Christians around theLord’s Supper. Church leaders who promoted this had

watched a world war bring Christians together acrossbattle lines and trenches. Only some better alternativecould offer the world a vision of real peace. This is partof the hope we offer the world in Jesus Christ.

May this commitment to peace govern all ourgatherings as a church family.

Grace and peace, Jon

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Picture Directories are Ready ! The long-awaited picture directories are here! Come

by and pick up your directory in the Academy Building. There’s one with your name on it.

Stewardship FairFall brings thoughts of Stewardship to Pisgah. Over

the next several Sundays, you will be hearing brief “Stewardship Moments”during Worship. Fellow congregants will sharepersonal thoughts about

what it means to volunteertime, commit to a titheamount, or share a talent

with their church family.Mark your calendar and

plan to attend theStewardship Fair on Sunday,November 4. We invite you to participate in the annualchili cook-off. Men of all ages are invited to participatein a cake baking contest. There will be hot dogs, boothsand prizes. Don’t miss the fun.

See you at the Fair!!

Your Stewardship Committee: Lisa Johnson, AbeFosson, Lindsey McHatton and Becky Wilder

Christian Education Our committee met September 18. We are very

excited with our new Sunday School classes andteachers! IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN US.

You must go downstairs and see the classrooms.Our teachers are really creative. Be sure to take yourbeach towels and flip flops. Bet you didn’t know we

have a beach in the basement.Middle School and High School are meeting

upstairs. Rachael Brooks is the new teacher for MiddleSchool.

There are two Adult Sunday School classes. SarahCox is teaching Daniel and Jon Martin is teaching Christian Perspectives on War.

Our Plate Ministry has gotten off to a good start.Come by and get some goodies and coffee beforeSunday School.

Hope to see you!!Becky Prater and Lesley Kindred

Thank Yous! A heartfelt word of thanks to the anonymous sender

of the beautiful bouquets of flowers on September 21. The message on the card was truly appreciated.

Sue and Jon

Thanks to Don Schmidt who listened to an idea,

took a very rough sketch and built the frame for theChildren’s Lighthouse that is behind the Academy Building in the white fenced area. The children will addpersonalized “slats” every month between now and May.Everyone is invited to go to the lower level periodically and see the development.

Share a Prayer TheAdvent Book of Prayers This Advent season we are creating a book of

prayers. We are asking members to submit a mealtimeprayer and each prayer that is submitted will be devotedto a day of Advent. At dinnertime during the season of

Advent, you will be able to say the blessing that otherchurch members say before dinner. This will be anopportunity to learn some new ways of saying grace andto connect with fellow church members. On any givenday in Advent, our whole church family will be unitedaround one family’s works of grace and gratitude!

Whether you want to write a prayer with specific Advent content, submit an “old faithful” mealtimeprayer, or do both, your Worship Committee will

welcome your submissions. Provided below is anexample of one family’s submission. The final booklet will contain the prayers we receive as well as artwork from our members. The Worship Committee hopes thatthis “share a prayer” booklet will bring comfort andgood tidings to you this Advent.

Peace in Christ, The Worship Committee

The Clark family mealtime prayers that maximize theattention and interest of our children are the ones we say most often. As a result, we usually sing our prayers.

The prayer below is one that we sing to the tune of Frere Jacques :

God our Father,God our Father,

Once again,Once again,

We thank you for our blessings, Thanks you for our blessings,

Amen, Amen.



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Or we say this one: Tick, tock,

Goes the clock,Now it’s time to bow our heads,

And this is what we say:God is great!God is good!

And so we thank him for our food. Amen.

We also sing this old standard: The Lord is good to me, And so I thank the Lord,

For giving me, the things I need, The sun and the moon and the apple seed,

The Lord is good to me.

We are looking forward to learning your prayers andcelebrating the season of Advent with you!

Peace in Christ, The Clark Family

Write your prayer in the box below and place it inthe offering box at church.

DCE Notes Growing up in Michigan, October marked the real

change in the seasons. I loved when the leaves turnedcolor and fell so that you could shuffle through them onyour way to school. (However, I remember my dad

estimating how many bags each tree would require after raking themup!).

We usually started school inSeptember after Labor Day (now I’m showing my age) and inOctober, you started thinking about“who you wanted to be” forHalloween and the costume you

would “make”. Last year, I wastalking with one of the children

who told me about her plans to goto Wal-Mart to buy her costume for

her school party. She asked if I had dressed up for

Halloween and I told her I could remember being a witch, a nurse, and a clown. She asked, “Did you everdress up as anyone famous?” So I told her one year my mom and I made a Snow White costume after theanimated film came out. She was surprised. “You madeyour costume? Out of what?” I told her about having to find a long skirt and short-sleeved blouse, putting ona colorful belt/sash and using my mother’s nurse’s cape.

Then she said, “Well, I guess you could do that if you

paused the DVD to look at what she was wearing.”Now she was SHOCKED when I told her that we hadgone to the movie theatre and had seen the movie onetime—but that I did have pictures from a book to referto—to which the response was, “Wow.”

Halloween in Michigan often times included snow flurries. We loved running through the neighborhood

with our friends in costumes all bundled up. No oneever started ringing doorbells until 6:00p.m. and wenever went beyond 8:00p.m. People would makehomemade popcorn balls and wrap them in colorfulcellophane with a ribbon. We would receive candy as

well as wrapped pieces of homemade fudge or brownies. And people gave apples—which made your bag heavy!One woman at the end of our street served apple ciderand doughnuts and so you tried to plan your trick ortreating route, accordingly, so that you could havesomething to drink for energy midway through the night!

At home, we would empty our bags on the floor,separating and counting the “good stuff” we’d keepfrom the “other stuff” we would take to school the nextday and barter with.

Unfortunately, what were good, old-fashioned funmemories for me have changed through the years.

Parents now feel need to inspect candy before letting children have any. Marijuana and other drugs in fudgeand brownies, fishhooks in popcorn balls and razorblades in apples have made people say, “When in doubtthrow it out.” People don’t always know who gave aspecial item to their child. And not just the children whoare affected by these changes. Each year we read more inthe newspapers about the malicious pranks of “devil’snight.” As you look in your own neighborhoods, not asmany people are willing to put on their porch lights andopen their doors to groups of children and teenagers.

On October 28, the Education Committee isplanning an all-church “TRUNK OR TREAT” FallFestival. It will be like a giant tailgate party. Decorate

your trunk forHalloween and haveyour treats ready togive out. Childrenand youth will be able

to go car to car initially and then there will be some othersocial activities for the adults. I hope that you will planto take part in making this event a success. Watch thebulletin for more details.

See you in church!Sue



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Youth Happenings for OctoberFriday, October 5-7 Burnhamwood High School

Fall Retreat. Cost: $75.00* For grades 9-12. Laura isthe contact person for this event.

October 7th Time: 3-6 pm. Cost: $10.00. MiddleSchool Youth are invited to meet at Boyd’s Orchard foran afternoon of fun. Your wristband will give you fullaccess to the slide, playground area, petting zoo (andanimal show), hayride and corn maze. Depending on

your Sunday schedule, you may come earlier if you wishand bring a friend. We will also plan to pick/buy applesfor a service activity the following week. Parents shouldalso plan to pick you up there, but arrangements can bemade if you need a ride home. If you have any questions, contact Sue.

October 14th Regular 4:30 to 7:00 times. This is thefirst week of Fall Break for Woodford County. BothMiddle and High School youth-- who are not going away for break-- are invited to “bring a kitchen paring knife”and make some homemade apple turnovers using theapples from Boyds. Of course, we will have to sample

our wares, but the main idea of this activity is to thendeliver the turnovers to some of our church members we’ve not seen for awhile. As they say in culinary school: Chop-Chop!Note: there will be no dinner served.

October 21 Regular 4:30 to 7:00 times. This is thelast week of Fall Break! Come play “HungarianBaseball” (ever heard of it???) and then check out a life-sized board game where YOU are the marker piece thattravels from start to finish. The more the merrier—sobring a friend.

A good time will be had by all.October 26-28 Burnhamwood Middle School Fall

Retreat. Cost $75.00* for Grades 6-8. Laura is thecontact person for this weekend event

October 28 All-church TRUNK OR TREAT onPisgah’s grounds. Watch the bulletin for more details

(*) The church offers one campership, per year, percamper. It covers ½ the cost of either a retreat orsummer camp. Please contact Sue to make thesearrangements.

October 28, 2007! We will recognize Reformation Sunday during both

services on the last Sunday of October. There will bespecial music and a few other surprises!

Study Groups The Saturday morning Men’s Study and Thursday

night Women’s Bible Study are both using the MaxLucado study, 3:16 The Numbers of Hope which wasjust released on 9-11 of this year. “ A 26 word parade of hope: beginning with God and ending with life…If you know nothing about the bible, start here. If you know everything in the bible, return here. The heart of the human problem is the heart of the human. And God’s treatment is prescribed in John 3:16.”

(taken from the book jacket).

The Men’s Study meets on Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m.

The Women’s Studymeets on Thursday

evenings at 5:45 p.m. It’s not too late to join eithergroup! If you have any questions, please contact JimRodgers or Sue Henry. A limited number of books areavailable to those who wish to participate from Sue for$14.00 each

On Sunday, October 28, 2007, Rememberto…



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Snippets o Melanie Burrier is part of the Lafayette High

School Band. On Saturday, September 22, there wasa Band Competition in Grant County and Lafayette won as 2007 Grand Champions!o Congratulations to Carol Landry who is now Carol

Kelley. She and her new husband, Gary now live inNew Castle, KY.

o Good News! We have heard that three people whohave been on our military service prayer list are ontheir way home! Capt. Heath Freeman who isDavid and Becky Prater’s future son-in-law; Jerrod

Alexander, son of a friend submitted on behalf of Janet Lake; and Nathan Mitchell, son of a friendsubmitted on behalf of Becky Wilder.

o Anne and Dana Brooks have collected $59.00 tohelp the furry friends at Pisgah. During October,the children are collecting money for UNICEF as well as canned/boxed food for the Humane Society.

Additional “Snippets” are posted on the Pisgah Fridge inthe Academy Building

Happy Birthday to You in October2 Libby Jones

3 Wendell Harris, Sara Thauburn Welch5 Jennifer Chandler, Marlin Yawn, Steven Hayes6 Todd Cassidy 7 Sandi Bromagen8 Stuart Brown, Ruth Miller10 Aimee Baston, Amanda Rose Holt, Laura

Mancuso12 Jeff Davis, Larry Jones14 Pam Stilz, Bobbi Sweeney 15 Barbara Orr, Garrett Shropshire18 Zjelko Ulm19 Garrett Shropshire, Jr.

21 Johnnie McClanahan22 Ward Crowe, Ann Hayes, Jadranka Ulm, Jimmy Van Meter

23 Bob Berryman, Mary Dan Raider24 Hunter Baker25 Betsy Fishback 26 Sarah Howard, Jack Pryor28 Tony Raider, Anna Rachael Cullen29 Levon Kadamyan30 William Andrew Cullen31 Ed Harris, Dale Wolfram

And in early November…1 Mary Louise Quisenberry 5 Sarah Cox6 Frank Snipp8 Sandy Marting, Annie Stilz9 Pam Stokes

The Pisgah Post is published monthly by the PisgahPresbyterian Church, 710 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY 40383. The deadline for the November 2007 issue of the newsletter is October 26. Please submit articles tothe church office or email them [email protected].



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Sundays at Pisgah Church 8:45a.m. Early Worship9:45a.m. Sunday School11:00a.m. Morning Worship

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Presbyterian Web Sites :Presbyterian Church (USA): pcusa.org

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Pisgah Church Staff Jon Martin, PastorLinda Jones, OrganistSue Henry, Director of Christian EducationLynn Davis, Secretary

Ted Bendis, BookkeeperBob Keller, GroundskeeperRhonda Ball, Nursery Worker

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