october 2009 pisgah post newsletter, pisgah presbyterian church

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What is Stewardship?During the month of October and early November

we will be focusing onstewardship.

I know many people feelthis is just another word fortalking about money and giving.But stewardship is much morethan that!!

A steward is someone who has been entrusted withthe care and management of someone elses property.He is charged with the responsibility of not merelyguarding or protecting the property entrusted to him, butalso his real task is to manage and invest the ownersproperty so it grows and produces a good return.

Jesus made this abundantly clear in the parable ofthe talents (Matthew 24:14-30). He was most severe inhis condemnation of the servant who buried the onetalent given to him and called him a wicked and lazyservant.

This should be a wake up call to the Christians whobury their talents by just sitting in a pew year afteryear!

We are all stewards! We are called to invest the giftswe have received! Friends, every breath we take is a gift.Life is a gift!! We did not create it, we do not possess it!!

So what are we to do as caretakers of what God

entrusts to us?At the very least, we are to be careful and delight in

the use of the gifts given to us.

We are to give back to the Owner that whichbelongs to Him (the Biblical standard is 10%).

We are to be grateful always for the gifts entrustedto us.

We are to share these gifts with others especiallythose in need!

The Stewardship season is much more than merelytrying to raise enough money to cover a budget.

It is a serious time of self examination and reflectionabout what we are really doing with the beautiful gifts oftime, talents, and possessions that God has given us.

I trust we will all evaluate what we are doing withthese gifts! They belong to God; we are privileged to beentrusted with them! Lets invest them wisely for HisKingdom!

Faithfully,Vic Priebe

Congratulations!

I sat down today andcounted the number ofpeople who contributed sograciously of their time andtalent to insure the success ofour 225th Celebration. Intotal, the number exceeded 70names, which represents wellover a third of our current church membership. What agenerous outpouring of support! -- and all because, I amconvinced, we love God, treasure our church, and honorall those who have served and protected her interests inthe past. Perhaps the greatest residual from our 2-dayevent has been a renewed sense of pride and excitement.

My fervent prayer is that we can not only keep thatspirit alive, but build on it. Then, there would be noobstacle we couldn't face, or limitation we couldn'tovercome. Such success would be cause for anothercelebration, which I would be glad to chair. Why not?

What fun!Thank you for making my job on this one so easy.

Sincerely,Jim Rodgers

Pisgahs 225th

Celebration DVDIf you weren't able to participate in the events

celebrating Pisgah's 225th, you will want to purchase aDVD of the weekend. The Sunday morning worshipservice, the living history tours after the service, and the

wonderful talent show have been recorded. Even if youwere there, this will be a treat to watch! Delivery of theDVD's is expected to be in early October. They are$15.00 each and can be ordered by calling Sue Fosson at873-7582.

Pisgah ProphetsPisgah Church was indeed fortunate to be part of

the Bicentennial of Woodford County. It brought us Jimand Wanda Rodgers. They found in us a church homeand we found in them dedicated prophets! They add

weekly to our music with their voices in the choirandJim solos and composes as well. They have both servedas Elders (Wanda is currently on the Session and servesably as Worship Committee Chair). We all owe them abig THANK YOU for organizing and chairing the 225thCelebration.

The Pisgah Post Our Mission: to worship God,study the Scripture, practice theteachings of Jesus.Pisgah Presbyterian ChurchWoodford County, KentuckyOctober 2009


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Pisgahs 225th Celebration Archives

I am planning to prepare a record of the 225 th forfuture reference and would appreciate copies of anypictures that were taken to add to the scrapbook. Also,anyone who would like to participate in this endeavor,please contact me.

Missie Wood

Pictures from the 225th Celebration

Leslie James and Margaret Shropshire

Jim Rodgers (a.k.a. Adam Rankin)

Childrens Choir

Abe Fosson (a.k.a. Rev. Jacob Price) addresses the crowd

Missie Wood

Sue and Abe Fosson looking the part!


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Jackie Prewitt (a.k.a. Rebecca Wason Hart)

Joe (a.k.a. Robert Stevenson) and Lisa Johnson

A great crowd for the box lunch and hymn sing

and from the Talent Show

Rachael Baston and Bryce Baker play it up!

The youth group performing Joy to the World Now

Leslie James, Aime Baston and Jim Rodgers

Pisgahs Choir performs a Kazoo Koncerto

Pisgah Mens Drill Team shows us their precision timing!


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Greetings from Mission & Evangelism

September seems to have taken wings! We areblessed to be able to give to the following organizationsthis month: $250.00 to Faith Pharmacy, $125 to thePastoral Emergency Fund, and $350 to OperationChristmas Child. We were excited to support a missiontrip by Abe and Sue Fosson to Patagonia Bible Collegein February ($1000 for supplies to be used at the

college).Speaking of Operation Christmas Child, Donna

Lawrence is once again organizing the project and hascome up with a terrific idea. Inaddition to asking the Youth Groupto wrap the shoe boxes, sheresearched and found that somechurches also host dinner parties toencourage donations. This year atPisgah we will be asking members to do somethingsimilar and we call it a Shoebox Social. We would liketo take the opportunity to invite your friends and family

to our church. We are asking that you host a dinner orsupper party on November the 8th, have your guestsbring a shoebox or shoebox supplies and then bring yourguests and their shoeboxes to the Academy Building fordessert and a time of fellowship. Dessert begins at7:30p.m. Please join us in this effort to brighten the livesof less fortunate children this Christmas. Dessert is ourtreat!!

For the last three years yourM & E committee has beentrying to come up with a suitable

way to honor our soldiers and veterans. Donna Lawrence,Bobbi Sweeney and Tessa Dolehave collaborated on a projectthat will begin in early October

and end on Sunday, October 30 just before VeteransDay.

1) Pisgah Church will send a Pisgah Bag (visitor bag)to any active duty serviceman/woman connected toour church or on our prayer list. The bag will containa Bible, Pisgah pens, mugs (if allowed), toiletries,snacks, stationary packets, phone cards, and include abeanie baby to hand out to children they may

encounter.2) Names of inactive or stateside soldiers will besolicited from the congregation and we will be writingthem notes of appreciation and encouragement.

Would you please choose a name from the list you willfind in the bulletin and write a note? You may placeyour notes in the Narthex in a special collectionbasket.

3) The last way we would like to honor those thathave served our country is by working with the

Thomson Hood Veterans' Center. It has 265 longterm patients, 16 of whom are women. Many arrive

from the Leestown Road Veterans facility. They are

in great need of sweatshirts, pocket t-shirts, pajamapants, socks with grips, in M, L, XL. Please help usshare our "tunics" with these former soldiers. Whenyou are shopping, check out Kroger, K Mart, Walmart,etc. for sales on these items and consider contributing.

A large box will be placed in the Academy Building forcollection of items. We will collect thru October anddeliver the "tunics" for November's Veterans' Day.

May God bless and keep you in this beautiful fallseason.Your M & E Committee

Mary Shepherd Circle

Don't forget all women are invited to the MaryShepherd Circle meeting November 3 at 10:00a.m. in the

Academy Building. Linda Kuder will be teaching thelesson: Chapter 3 in the Joshua workbook. Hope to seeyou there.

Wanda Rodgers

A Note from the AdministrationCommittee

I dont know about you but I am trying to figure outwhere this year has gone. It has flown by for me as I amsure it has for many of you.

As we move into autumn our financial situation stilllooks pretty good. The September 15, 2009 treasurers

report shows our total income at 76% of budget while we are 71% of the way through the year. This meanseveryone did a good job making sure we did not havethe typical summer drop off in giving we have seen inyears past.

We are still looking good on the expense side as well. Our expenses are at 58% of budget and we are71% of the way through the year. All of our committeeshave done an outstanding job holding down expensesthis year and it is paying off.

There can be no doubt that the people of Pisgahhave strongly supported our church this year. Many

churches are running with deficits this year due to theeconomy. We should be proud of our congregation fortheir strong show of support this year in monetary givingas well as time and talent.

It is time for us to look ahead to our stewardshipseason which will be here in November. Let us all takethe time reflect on what we feel called to give monetarilyas well as with time and talent. This has been a goodyear for Pisgah, lets make next year better!

Jud Davis


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Stewardship Fall Event

When the leaves start turning and the air gets crispthose of us attending Pisgah begin to think aboutstewardship. This year willbe no different, for the nextfour Sundays you will behearing brief StewardshipMoments during the

Worship hour. Fellowcongregants will sharepersonal thoughts about what it means to volunteer time,share a talent, or make a commit to give with theirchurch family.

As we start the stewardship season our bookkeeper will be sending pledge status letters to all who made afinancial pledge for 2009. This serves as a reminder afterthe summer vacation season and to help you plan for2010.

Please mark your calendar and plan to attend theStewardship Fall Event on Sunday, November 1st. Come

and visit the booths that will be set up by all the differentcommittees. We always have lots of fun, lots of goodfood and you dont want to miss it!

The following Sunday, November 8th will beDedication Sunday when we present our pledges ofmoney, time and talent to our church. Please giveprayerful consideration to Pisgahs financial and

volunteer needs during this coming stewardship season.

Jud Davis

Womens Bible Study Starting October 6Jeannette Priebe will be leading us in "Prayer, Does

It Make Any Difference?" by Phillip Yancey. We willexplore such questions as:

Is God listening?Why should God care about me?Why does God let the world go on as it does and

not intervene?

Why does God seem sometimes close andsometimes far away?

How can I make prayer more satisfying?

If you are like the rest of us and want to learn moreabout prayer, please join us. You will need to have yourbook for the first class so please contact Becky Prater at253-1474 to order your book. Also, if you will needtransportation or help getting to class, we will try to help.

The class will meet the first Tuesday night of eachmonth. A light supper will be provided. We will start at6:00p.m. and should be through by 7:30p.m.

Hope to see you there!!Becky Prater

Seminar for Parents

The Christian Ed committee is sponsoring a seminarfor parents on issues our children are facing in theireveryday lives. Jean Schumm, the mother of fivechildren and founder of Operation Spirit, will be ourguest speaker. This will be held here at Pisgah onSaturday, November 21 at 1:30p.m. More informationto come!

Burnamwood Retreats

The October Fall Retreats arejust around the corner. In fact, the3rd/4th/5th Grade retreat is just a

week and a half away! The Fall Retreats are awesome

this year:

October 2-4 -- 3rd/4th/5th Grade Retreatdirected by Lisa Stevens

October 9-11 -- Senior High Retreat directed byRob Kinzel

October 17-18 -- Family Retreat directed by Jay T.Silence

October 23-25 -- Middle School Retreat directedby Amy Thompson and Jacob Noel

Each retreat costs $85.00, but the ChristianEducation Committee will pay 50% upon request.Register today at www.burnamwood.net (full paymentrequired when registering online). Also, if any parents

are interested in counseling for a retreat, please contactPete Jones at [email protected]

Notes of Encouragement

We were all saddened by the recent death of Peterand Sarah Damaskas 6-month-old daughter, Annie. Theoffice has received several requests for their address so

we thought we would print it in the newsletter in caseothers wanted to send a note of encouragement to Peterand Sarah over the days and weeks ahead:

Peter and Sarah Damaska3240 North Branch RoadNorth Branch, MI 48461

Pisgah Church and the Christian Educationcommittee have made donations to CompassionInternational in her memory. Compassion Internationalis an advocate for children in need around the world. Ifyou would like more information, please go to:

www.firstgiving.com/anniejane


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SnippetsoJim Rodgers was commissioned over two years ago

to write the book and lyrics for an original folkopera about the journey that shaped the young

Abraham Lincoln called, River of Time. The worldpremiere of this American folk opera, with music by

Joseph Baber, will play Thursday, October 8 throughSaturday, October 10, 2009 at the Lexington OperaHouse at 7:30p.m. Jim is also directing this

American premiere, which is supported by a 40piece orchestra and a cast of 50 which includesanother Pisgah member, Martha Prewitt.

oCongratulations to Frank Lake for achieving therank of Eagle Scout. Frank was honored by the

church and Troop 1784 in a ceremony on September28. We are all proud of you, Frank!

We are always on the lookout for more Snippets. Helpus keep this column going by sending in any interestinglittle tidbits you hear!

Bell Ringers Needed

Each year the Woodford County Salvation ArmyService Unit (all volunteers) coordinates the KettleCampaign. All of the money collected remains in

Woodford County to help the needy. Bells will be rungat three locations, Krogers, Kmart and Sav-a-lot, fromFriday, November 27th through Thursday, December24, except on Sundays. Each ringer takes a 2-hour shift,some ringing several times during the season. Over 200people help each year and we would like to have Pisgah

well represented in this endeavor. If you are willing tohelp, please call Sue Fosson (873-7582) or SandiBromagen (873-8053).

On Sunday, November 1, 2009,

Remember to

Happy Birthday to You in October

2 Libby Jones3 Wendell Harris, Sara Thauburn Welch5 Jennifer Chandler, Marlin Yawn, Steven Hayes6 Todd Cassidy7 Sandi Bromagen8 Stuart Brown, Ruth Miller10 Aime Baston, Amanda Rose Holt, Laura

Mancuso12 Jeff Davis, Larry Jones14 Pam Stilz, Bobbi Sweeney15 Barbara Orr, Garrett Shropshire18 Zjelko Ulm

19 Garrett Shropshire, Jr., Tavner Dunlap21 Johnnie McClanahan22 Ward Crowe, Ann Hayes, Jadranka Ulm, Jimmy

Van Meter23 Bob Berryman, Mary Dan Raider24 Hunter Baker26 Sarah Howard, Jack Pryor28 Tony Raider, Anna Rachael Cullen29 Levon Kadamyan30 William Andrew Cullen31 Ed Harris, Dale Wolfram

And in early November1 Mary Louise Quisenberry5 Sarah Cox6 Frank Snipp8 Sandy Marting, Annie Stilz9 Pam Stokes

Please help us keep this list up to date!

The Pisgah Post is published monthly by the PisgahPresbyterian Church, 710 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY40383. The deadline for the November 2009 issue ofthe newsletter is October 23. Please submit signedarticles to the church office or email them [email protected].


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Sundays at Pisgah Church9:45a.m. Sunday School11:00a.m. Morning Worship

The Staff EmailVic: [email protected]

Lynn: [email protected]

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

Transylvania Presbytery: transypby.orgSynod: synodoflivingwaters.orgMontreat: http://montreat.orgPresbyterians Today:pcusa.org/pcusa/today

Pisgah Church StaffVic Priebe, Interim PastorLinda Jones, Organist

Lynn Davis, SecretaryTed Bendis, BookkeeperBob Keller, GroundskeeperRhonda Ball, Nursery Worker

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