Dedicated to Jesus Christ, we are committed to making a difference by

caring for one another, growing in our ministries, and reaching beyond ourselves.

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Second Presbyterian Church

June 28, 2017 Issue No.6

SECOND CHANCES

Vacation Bible School 2

Habitat House Dedication 3

Backpack Buddies 3

Father’s Day Collection 4

20’s & 30’s Event 4

Justice Ministry News 5

Adult Sunday School 6

Summer Hours 7

Westminster Supplies 8

July 2: David Holden

July 9: Tom Groome

July 16: Sara Benedetti

July 23: Sara Benedetti

July 30: Tom Groome

It is an honor and privilege to be here in Lexington as your Interim Pastor. Second Presbyterian Church has a long and rich history of over 200 years of mission and ministry in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ not only here in Lexington, but far beyond. I recently served as the Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Tupelo, MS for the past 11 years. My wife, Leslie and I, loved our time there, made some wonderful friends, and will miss them and the community very much. However, it was time for new leadership there and so I am here now among you. I am looking forward to getting to know you, to learn your names and faces, and to do ministry among you. Please be patient with me as I have over 700 new names to learn.

My role, as Interim Pastor, is to continue those things that have gone well for you in the past. To keep the ship sailing in the right direction, so to speak. If there are things that need to be “tweaked” then we will look at those issues, make changes or eliminate it altogether.

The staff at Second Presbyterian is a wonderful, committed, hardworking one. They know their responsibilities very well and they want to do what is best for the church, and I am not going to get in the way of their success. If I need to step in and makes suggestions, I will do that. Teddy Roosevelt was quoted as saying, “The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”

My door is always open, so please stop by and say hello and chat awhile. Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Interim Pastor.

See you in church and bring a friend,

Tom

SECOND SHARING . . . Vacation Bible School PAGE 2

Our 2017 Vacation Bible School was a success! Over 25 children participated in a fun

filled week. This year we journeyed back in time to Rome to meet Paul and the

Christians of the early church! Children and volunteers were able to experience the

food, clothing, activities and marketplace just like families living during Bible times.

On behalf of children's ministry, we would like to extend our heart filled gratitude and

appreciation to all the volunteers who helped make this VBS one of the best! Special thanks

to Jen Brown for her leadership and guidance!

SECOND SHARING . . . Habitat House, July Birthday, Backpack Buddies PAGE 3

HABITAT HOUSE DEDICATION! JULY BIRTHDAYS

1 Caroline Shane

2 Meg Williams 3 Kristan Lenning, Fon Rogers 4 Alan Richardson

5 Dick Shore

6 Roberta James, Julio Sason, Eddie Mesta

7 Evelyn Cornish, Grace Parker 8 Ray Kleine, Barbara Sanders 9 Will Chewning

10 George Woolwine, Vinko Simic, Brian Rickerd, Betsy Campbell

13 Dawn Railey, Vanessa Wells-Gray 14 Barbara Rahenkamp, Brent Clay, John Greene,

Roseleen Brown

15 Jeanette Coufal, Tracy McIntosh, Amy Crittenden, Klinton Blair

16 Paul McLaughlin

18 Pete Atkeson, Amy Palmer 19 Lois Ricketts 20 John Wilson, Caroline Baesler 21 Tony Stallard, Julia Shane

22 Seth Hancock, Cooper Sawyer 23 John Hamilton, Michael Robinson, Zach Robinson

24 Pat Wilson, Kathy Mark 25 Madison Carbary, Andrew Parker,

Dwight Carpenter 26 Ina Carpenter, Jerry Lucietta, Jonathan Parker 27 Hal Keller, Jeanette Vassil, Dorothy Swope,

Stojanka Simic 28 Una Blaiklock, Jerry Richardson, Charlie Wilkinson,

Melanie Kilpatrick 29 Henriette Ngog, Mackenzie Leachman,

Tom Barker, Chase Brieske

30 Tom Lingeman, Jim Lyon, Sharon Mattmiller, John Copeland

31 Suzanne Irwin

The Habitat House dedication was held on Sunday, June 11, This home was built with 7 other churches for Cynethia “Neeka” Jackson and her two boys, Jackquese and Jo’seiya. Special thanks for Glenn Railey and all those who volunteered their time and money to this wonderful project!

Confirmation has been received from God's Pantry that Second Presbyterian has again been approved to partner with them to be Backpack Buddies for Cardinal Valley Elementary School.

Delivery of the shelf-ready food product will begin the week of August 28. If you would like information on how this program works or would like to sign up for a week to pick up product at God's Pantry, pack 100 bags with this product and deliver to Cardinal Valley to children who benefit greatly by having food they can eat over a week-end, contact Evelyn Kramer (873-4700 or ebkramer55@yahoo.com).

This is a great opportunity to work with your family or a group that you're a member of or with a friend...get involved and make a difference in the life of a child in need!

BACKPACK BUDDIES

SECOND SHARING . . . Father’s Day Collection, SPY (Youth), 20’s & 30’s Event PAGE 4

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN YOUTH (SPY)

All youth (6th-12th grade) are welcome to join us for our Youth Summer Events! Registration forms available on the youth page of the website (www.2preslex.org). Also look for details listed on the Weekly SPY updates.

Contact Sara Benedetti with questions (sarab@2preslex.org).

Friday, July 14 - Movie & Trampoline Park (time TBA) Cost: $15

Friday, July 21 - Bowling (time TBA) Cost $5

Thursday, August 10 - Kings Island (8:30 am-7:00 pm) Cost: $40 (plus $15 for lunch)

Sunday, August 27 - Youth Group Kick-Off (4:00-7:00 pm) Shillito Park Shelter #3

All Youth and Families!

Check out our clean bus. . . special thanks to Joseph at Thoroughbred Mobile Wash for coming to Second, and giving back to the community, by donating his services!

The Mission Committee thanks those who donated to the Father’s Day Food Collection for God’s Pantry.

FATHER’S DAY COLLECTION FOR GOD’S PANTRY

Given In Honor Of Given By Carson Evans Evans Family

Ray Kramer Stan, Evelyn, Kirsten,

Andrew, Rhodes & Trey

Colby Deener Larry, Martha, & Elizabeth

Deener

Kelly Hunt & Bob Phipps Mark, Catherine, Richard &

Matt Hunt

Mark Hunt Catherine, Richard &

Matt Hunt

Our Fathers Caudill Family

Seth Stallard Tony & Nancy Stallard

Glory of God Our Father Randy Master

Given In Memory Of Given By Lester Stockwell Todd & Beverly Stockwell

Dick Howe & Frank Kolb Mark, Catherine, Richard &

Matt Hunt

Our Fathers Wes & Jennifer Coffman

James Hague & Helen Hague

James Eads

John Gay Webb Ruth Webb-Kelly

Captain David Robertson Vivienne Brooking Daneker

Gaige Paulsen Sue Paulsen

Our Fathers Lenn & Sandra Harrison

Bill Bowdy Caudill Family

William Martin Diane & Brian McLaughlin

William G. Barr Evelyn & Stan Kramer

H. Eugene Delk

ATTENTION 20’S & 30’S

All are welcome to join us for the Patriotic Music Concert featuring Gregory Turay and the 202nd U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus. Along with the Alltech Singers and musicians under the direction of Everett McCorvey.

When: Monday, July 3

Where: Morrison Lawn, Transylvania University

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Email Martha Renfroe (mdwilk11@gmail.com) to let her know you’re coming. Be sure to bring your blankets, chairs and whatever you’d like to eat or drink.

SECOND SHARING . . . Justice Ministry News, For The Health Of It PAGE 5

JUSTICE MINISTRY NEWS FOR THE HEALTH OF IT

The children of Buckhorn hosted a Family Festival

held at the Dessie Scott Campus on Saturday,

June 3. Thanks to all of you who made cakes for

the ‘cake walk’. It was a big success and fun was

had by all!

Your kindness to these children is greatly

appreciated!

Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right. Psalm 106:3

On June 12th, 289 Justice Ministry Network Members representing 26 BUILD (Building a United Interfaith Lex. through Direct-action) congregations, 16 from Second Church, celebrated at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary our story of living out God's call to do justice and telling our story of victory; Bluegrass will expand the capacity of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team to serve 100 people and our city will continue funding Mental Health Court (MHC). These two diversion programs provide treatment for people with severe mental illness; saving lives and saving money. At the April's Nehemiah Action and BUILD's follow-up meeting, the Homelessness Prevention & Intervention Board convinced the board NOT to defund MHC. Ensuring continued funding for the Fayette Co Mental Health Court will once again save the system $931,156 this year! The Crime and Drug Steering Committee will be following up with Mayor Gray to hear what Commissioner of Public Safety, Ronnie Bastin and Commander Mike Wright learned at the National Network for Safe Communities National Conference in NYC two weeks ago. What evidenced- based tools to improve relationships between law enforcement and our citizens and 'new' police strategies to reduce Lexington's ongoing violent crime problem did they discover?

Second Church was recognized for exceeding our investment goal again this past year. With a few pledges still pending, we are confident that we will attain our $11,000 goal by July 31st. It was exciting to learn that these BUILD justice campaigns won over the past few years (Affordable Housing Fund, Restorative Justice for Youth, Drug Court filled to capacity, drug treatment for women in jail, healthcare benefits and Mental Health Court) saved the city $14.1 million dollars in 2016!

Abundant gratitude to our Second Church family and friends that have recently invested in the sacred work of Doing Justice! For those desiring to invest in BUILD's mission, do note that for every $1 invested; $58 is leveraged in our community! Where our treasure is, there our hearts will be also. Matthew 6:21

Seeking justice in action is a faithful response to the Bible's teachings. Second’s Justice Ministry Team: Bill and Fredda Moody, Jim Drahovzal and Judy Maxson are looking forward to hearing about your concerns for family, friends and our community at our Listening-

House Meetings this September-October Your invitation will be coming soon!

The advantage of knowledge is this: wisdom preserves the life of its possessor. Ecc. 7:12b

Is it a Senior moment or something more serious? Here's what the Alzheimers Association saysO

Signs of Alzheimers Age Related Changes

Poor judgement & Making a bad decision

decision making occasionally

Inability to manage a budget Missing a monthly payment

Losing track of the date/season Forgetting the date, but remembering it later

Difficulty conversing Sometimes forgetting

a word

Misplacing things & unable Losing things from

to retrace steps to find them time to time

If you have any suspicions that forgetfulness is becoming a problem that disrupts daily life or is making familiar tasks difficult, consult with your physician. Two great local resources are UK Sanders Brown Center on Aging and the Alzheimers Association.

Jackie Graves, Parish Nurse

SECOND SHARING . . . Member News, Amazon Smile, CROP Walk, Adult Summer Sunday School PAGE 6

MEMBER NEWS

Congratulations to Jack and Becca Wilkinson on the birth of daughter Annie Bruce born May 25th.

Congratulations to Maggie Potts and Lev Orlov who were married at Second on June 10th.

Sympathy to the family of E.H. Sawyer who died on May 27th.

Sympathy to the family of Cleora Chance who died on May 28th.

Sympathy to Neven and Laura Gardner on the death of their nephew, Ben, in Cincinnati.

Sympathy to Jo Greene on the death of her sister.

Adult Summer Sunday Classes! (9:40-10:40 a.m.)

Although many of the Sunday School classes take a break during the summer, please feel free to join one of the classes that continues:

♦ Calvin for Armchair Theologians (room 204)

♦ The Present Word Bible Study (room 205)

♦ Women's Small Group Book Discussion Group (room 201A)

Summertime is a great time to learn!

Member Stan Adkins participated in the National Senior Games in Birmingham, Alabama, June 5-8. He won a Gold Medal in the 5K Race Walk and a Silver Medal in the 1500 Meter Race Walk. Stan celebrated his 91st birthday on June 26! Way to go, Stan!

Remember to shop at Amazon Smile and support Second Presbyterian Church. Amazon has a large variety of gifts that are perfect for any occasion.

Go directly to smile.amazon.com/ch/61-0503727 and Amazon will

donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases to Second Presbyterian Church.

Call the church office (254-7768) with questions.

SHOP AMAZON SMILE AND SUPPORT SECOND

THREE, the Magic # of this year's Greater

Lexington CROP (Communities Responding to

Overcome) Hunger Walk on September 24th!

Our 30th Walk + 300 (at least) neighbors Walking 3 Miles = reaching our $30,000 goal!

Together, we can help end hunger in our

community and around the world!

Stay tuned!

CROP WALK - SAVE THE DATE

SECOND SHARING . . . Calendar, Bible Studies and More, Summer Hours PAGE 7

CHURCH CALENDAR

Tuesday July 4 (Office Closed) Wednesday, July 5

6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast (Bob Evans) Saturday, July 8

9:00 a.m. Saturday Book Group (Gathering Place) Sunday, July 9

10:30 a.m. Blood Pressure Screening (Jackie’s Office) Wednesday, July 12

6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast (Bob Evans) Thursday, July 13

6:30 p.m. Personnel Committee (202) Saturday, July 15

9:00 a.m. Saturday Book Group (Gathering Place) Saturday, July 16

9:00 a.m. Saturday Book Group (Gathering Place) Tuesday, July 18

1:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry (204) Wednesday, July 19

6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast (Bob Evans) Saturday, July 22

9:00 a.m. Saturday Book Group (Gathering Place) Wednesday, July 26

6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast (Bob Evans) Saturday, July 29

9:00 a.m. Saturday Book Group (Gathering Place)

���� Women’s Saturday Discussion Women's Saturday discussion group meet each Saturday at 9:00 a.m. in the Gathering Place. Please join us as we discuss various book throughout the year. Contact Laura Gardner (269-3283) for details. Meeting will not be held on July 1.

����Men’s Breakfast Men’s Breakfast meets each Wednesday (6:30-7:30 a.m.) at Bob Evans we study The Fourth Gospel – Tales of a Jewish Mystic by John Shelby Spong. Questions? Call Shawn Caudill (219-1249).

����Prayer Shawl Ministry

We meet the third Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm in Room 204 (July 18). If you would like a prayer shawl for a congregation member or yourself, contact our Parish Nurse, Jackie Graves (254-7768).

BIBLE STUDIES AND MORE

SECOND E-SHARING The next issue of Second Sharing will be mailed on July 26 (August Issue) and emailed to those who are signed up to receive Second E-Sharing. The electronic version can be seen on our website at www.2preslex.org.

Summer Hours through Labor Day - Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 4:30pm and Friday 8:00am to 12:00noon. This means staff will not be here to open the doors or answer the phone af-

ter 4:30 Mon-Thurs and after 12 noon on Friday’s. Security staff will be

present when a meeting or event is scheduled after hours.

The church office will close at

2:00 p.m., on Monday, July 3rd and

closed on Tuesday, July 4th.

Please remember to support the church through the summer months, as we continue to maintain our ongoing service to our community and each other.

Mid-year contribution statements will be mailed in mid July.

Second Presbyterian Church

460 E. Main St.

Lexington, KY 40507

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Although it seems that the school year was just over, it will soon be time for classes to resume! Would you remember the children of Westminster Village as you do back to school shopping? We anticipate that we will be helping children/youth get ready for Back to School!

Items may be placed in the blue bins marked “Westminster Village” located in the Gathering Place by Sunday, July 30. Supplies will be distributed at Westminster by the Community Resource Team the first week of August. If they are received later than this, they will still be utilized . . . thank you!

School Supplies

Pencils (for Primary)

Notebook Paper (wide rule)

Pencils (Ticonderoga)

Packs of big pink erasers Mechanical pencils

Pencil top erasers Ink pens (black, red, blue) Colored pencils (regular)

Backpacks (Large) Colored pencils (washable)

Highlighters

Pencil sharpeners (with tops)

Dividers for 3 ring binders

Large bottles hand sanitizer

Glue sticks

24 count Crayons (washable) 24 count Crayons

Composition books Spiral notebooks (1 subject)

Graph paper Cloth pencil pouches for 3 ring binders

Plastic pencil boxes (large size)

Rulers

3 ring binders, (1” & 2”)

Flexible 1” binders

Blunt tip scissors Medium scissors for older students

Dry erase markers

Plastic folders with prongs

Plastic folders w/o prongs

Plastic folder with holes, pockets

Washable markers (wide & fine point) Regular markers (wide & fine point)

Paper towels

For Personal Care Bags

Tooth Paste

Full size boxes of Kleenex Tooth Brushes

Shampoo

25 Antiperspirant (Women’s)

25 Antiperspirant (Men’s) White washcloths

Bars of Dial Soap

BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING FOR WESTMINSTER VILLAGE