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

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

MEET OUR INTERIM PASTOR, REV. DR. TOM GROOME!

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Second Presbyterian Church

May 24, 2017 Issue No.5

SECOND CHANCES

MOW Mother’s Day Collection 2

Habitat House Dedication 3

Father’s Day Collection 3

Youth Summer Events 4

Mission News 5

VBS 6

Calendar 7

All-Church Sunday Lunch 8

May 28: Ron Byars

June 4: Chris Roseland

June 11: Chris Roseland

June 18: Tom Groome

June 25: Tom Groome

Reverend Dr. Tom Groome is a lifelong Presbyterian and is currently the Head Pastor at First Presbyterian in Tupelo, MS.

He received his Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA in 1998 and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia in 2003. Tom was called to serve the Tupelo church in August 2006 after serving the Covenant Presbyterian Church, Spartanburg, SC for eight years. Tom is very active in the workings of the greater church. He has served on the Commission on Ministry for over 10 years and is past Moderator of that Commission for St. Andrew Presbytery as well as a member of the Committee on Ministry of the Foothills Presbytery in South Carolina. He served a one year term as Moderator of St. Andrew Presbytery for 2013. He also recently attended the Interim Ministry Training. Rev. Groome was raised in Vicksburg, MS and graduated from LSU in 1980 with a B.S. degree in Marketing, which is also where he met his

wife, Leslie. They have three grown children; Rebecca, who is married to and lives in Temple City, CA, Thomas, who lives in Tupelo, and Anna who is married and lives in Augusta, GA with their two grandchildren. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with immediate and extended family, reading, and woodworking.

Tom and Leslie look forward to meeting everyone at Second and getting to know the city of Lexington!

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Rev. Groome’s first Sunday will be June 18th. We will have an All-Church Sunday lunch on June 25th following the 11:00 service where you’ll get a chance to meet Tom and his wife. Call the church office to RSVP (254-7768).

Rev. Groome and his wife, Leslie with their two grandchildren.

MOTHER’S DAY COLLECTION FOR MOW

Meals on Wheels would like to acknowledge all gifts received during the recent Mother’s Day collection. Over $3,000 was collected and the board of MOW would like to thank all donors for their continued support of our program!

SECOND SHARING . . . Mother’s Day Collection for MOW PAGE 2

Given in Memory of Given by Andy Polites Bill & Millye McAtee

Meady Curl Rhodes Mary McGaha

Edna Tipton McGaha Mary McGaha

Ruth Thornton BW, Alice Thornton & sons

Barbara Russo, a friend & Joann Atcher

MOW supporter

Catherine Olson Joanne Olson-Biglieri

Carole Kermode Dick Kermode

Gertrude Carigan Ruth Webb-Kelly

Gertrude Webb Ruth Webb-Kelly

Lillian Pitman Rimmer Pat Webb

Mildred Fletcher Shelton Dretta Christian

Carol DeAeth Joyce & Ross DeAeth

Mona DeAeth Joyce & Ross DeAeth

Mildred Reynolds Joyce & Ross DeAeth

Martha Wertz Dornemann Ruth D. Berry

Margaret Berry Ruth D. Berry

Esther S. Lamy Miriam Lamy Woolfolk

Ann Pennington Bell Her daughter, Sally Bell Malmer

Phyllis Pennington Mark & Cindy Pennington

Janet D. Flaws Helen Flaws Kientz

& Heather Kientz

Jean F. Kientz Helen Flaws Kientz

& Heather Kientz

Marti Beckman Kathy & Glenn Blomquist

Vadis Burcham Jennifer & Wes Coffman

Elizabeth Coffman Jennifer & Wes Coffman

Elizabeth Eads Helen Hague

Ruth Hague Helen Hague

Nellie White Jerry & Joann Lucietta

Floy Lucietta Jerry & Joann Lucietta

Our mothers & grandmothers Anne & Joann Atcher

Our mothers Bill & Fredda Moody

Our mothers Lenn & Sandra Harrison

Our mothers Tom & Genie Whayne

Our mothers Becky & Jim Drahovzal

Our mothers Tony & Nancy Stallard

My mother, Sylvia Crawford Linda Crawford

My mother, Violet E. Robertson Vivienne Brooking Daneker

My mother, Trudie Hodges Jean H. Becker

My mom, Lorene Brough Jack & Judy B. Tarr

Donations received from: Virginia Wilson

John Witt

Brent & Tamara O’Neill

Given In Honor Of Given By

Berry Seelbach Melissa Seelbach

Gaye Simmons Starnes Jennifer Parker

Mary Emily Thomas John & Sherrill Thomas

Anne Raker Mark & Cindy Pennington

Betty Blomquist Kathy & Glen Blomquist

Gloria Deener Larry, Martha & Elizabeth Deener

Janice Caudill The Caudill Family

Lela M. Kiesling Judy Maxson

Nancy Kratt Laurel &David Kratt

Virginia H. Bradley Dixiana & Frank Solomon

Jean Hunt Mark, Catherine, Richard & Matt Hunt

Susan Phipps Mark, Catherine, Richard & Matt Hunt

Nancy Kramer The Kramer family, Andrew & Rhodes Carey

Spicie Richardson Kathleen Richardson

Ruth Erskine Kathleen Richardson

Marion Forcht Rod & Laurie Shockley

Virginia Shockley Rod & Laurie Shockley

Helen Hague Joan Hoskins

Helen Evans The Evans family

Janet Evans The Evans family

Pricy Chaffin Alice & BW Thornton & sons

Madge Smith Charlie Smith & Sally Scherer

Motherhood Ed & Peggy Reeves

In celebration of our Barbara & Carl Boyer

Mothers & Daughters

Given In Memory Of Given By Marion Webster Catherine Schumacher

Louise Tarvin Carroll Tarvin

Lida Evans The Evans family

Martha S. Carrico Bill & Betty Grace Huffman

Dolly E. Huffman Bill & Betty Grace Huffman

Barbara Bowdy The Caudill Family

Ida Barr Goff The Kramer Family

Winifred Jennings Kramer The Kramer Family

Anna M. Lashbrook The Kramer Family

Ruby Rock Doris & George McKay

Joan Bayer Don Bayer

Margaret Bayer Don Bayer

Hilda Haller Parry Roger Parry

Helen W. Paulsen Sue Paulsen

Mary Alice Wefel Sue Paulsen

Mary C. Scherer Sally Scherer & Charlie Smith

Martha Wilkinson Harvie & Nellie Wilkinson

Evelyn Dawahare Harvie & Nellie Wilkinson

Olive Crawe Wertz Faith Wertz Eastwood Shore & Dick Shore

Florence Bringardner Stephen & Anne Graham

Jane Graham Stephen & Anne Graham

Betty Campbell Cindy Stencel

Carla Repass Tandy & Greg Repass

Sara Sutton Tandy & Greg Repass

Ruby Patrick Todd & Beverly Stockwell

Elizabeth Perrine Bill Perrine

SECOND SHARING . . . Summer Choir, Father’s Day Collections, Habitat House, Summer Hours PAGE 3

JOIN THE SUMMER CHOIR!!

The Summer Choir begins on June 4 and YOU are invited to sing with us. Rehearsal for the 8:30 service choir will be at 8:00 in the Sanctuary; rehearsal for the 11:00 service choir will be at 10:30 in the Sanctuary. The anthems, great music and texts, are chosen for ‘quick learning.’ Singers, adult and YOUTH, are welcome and encouraged to join us. Get your voices in shape, sing on Sunday (no Thursday evening rehearsals in the summer), and help us worship God through music making. Please contact Gary Anderson, Director of Music (254-7768) if you have any questions. We would love to have you join us this summer singing with us!.

The Mission Committee invites you to honor or remember your father by participating in the annual Father’s Day Food Collection for God’s Pantry

on Sunday, June 18. . Place donations of food in the God’s Pantry barrel located by the coke machine. (Items especially needed are canned meat, fruit, vegetables, bags of dried beans, rice and pasta.) or send monetary donations to the church office payable to Second Church marked “Father’s Day Food Collection”. If you’d like an acknowledgement sent, please complete below and return with your donation.

FATHER’S DAY FOOD COLLECTION

The donation is in ___ honor of ___ memory of:

______________________________________

By: ___________________________________

Please send an acknowledgement to (address):

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

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FATHER’S DAY FOOD COLLECTION/GOD’S PANTRY

The church office will be closed

Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day.

Summer Hours: Beginning Memorial Day to Labor

Day we will be going to summer hours 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 after 4:30 Mon-Thurs and af-

ter 12 noon on Friday’s. Security staff will be pre-

sent when a meeting or event is scheduled after

hours.

HABITAT HOUSE DEDICATION!

All are welcome to attend the Habitat Habitat Habitat Habitat

House Dedication House Dedication House Dedication House Dedication on Sunday, June 11th at Sunday, June 11th at Sunday, June 11th at Sunday, June 11th at

2:00 p.m (647 Ohio St). 2:00 p.m (647 Ohio St). 2:00 p.m (647 Ohio St). 2:00 p.m (647 Ohio St). Thanks to all who

volunteered and donated to this project.

Special thanks to Glenn Railey Glenn Railey Glenn Railey Glenn Railey for his

leadership, guidance and commitment.

Way to go!

SECOND SHARING . . . JUNE BIRTHDAYS, YOUTH EVENTS (SPY), YOUTH SUNDAY PAGE 4

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN YOUTH (SPY) JUNE BIRTHDAYS

1 Vicky Graff, Matt Shane 2 Harvie Wilkinson, Tom Polites, Laura Friesen 3 Priscila Hepburn, Nancy Stallard, Ike Van Meter, 5 Norm Johnson, Richard Hunt 6 Mark Sanders, Chris Pedersen, Callie Baesler,

John Mason Copeland, Anna Reid 7 Jean Becker, Karen Hollins, Ruth Webb-Kelly,

Tres Baesler 8 Sue Paulsen, Kathy Hall 9 John Phillips 10 Rose Marion Kelly, Carol Leach, Wayne Littrell,

Michael Dickson, 11 Helen Evans, Ruth Berry, Susan Leemhuis,

Randy Hoffmann 12 Ariel Gobert 13 Peggy Blake, Franklin Gray, Bryan Reid, Gwen

Derbyshire 14 Barbara Underwood 15 Linda Gorton, Evelyn Kramer 16 Erwin Jones, Lilly Polly 18 Nancy Brown, Elizabeth Deener 19 Edith Uhl, Beverly Pugh 20 Bethany Clark, Erin Barker, Laurel Wilson 21 Walter Beckham, Malissa Kilgore, Mason Kratt 23 Catherine Hunt, Libby Messer 24 Jean Cox, Jeremy Levstik 25 Steve Lewis, Phil Maxson, Carolyn Preston 26 Stan Adkins, Daryl Privott, Bart Giles, Christian

James, Michael Garrett 28 Lindsay Harrell, Ricky Chelvarajan 29 Garey White, Hannah Freibert 30 Bob Terhune, George Mills, Penny Wilson,

Dave Carr, E Barr

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).

Tuesday, June 6 - Louisville Zoo (8:30 am-5:30 pm) Cost: $15 (plus $15 for lunch) 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! We will also set a date for a service project opportunity this summer. Look for details coming soon.

The youth did a fantastic job on Youth Sunday, May 14! Thanks to all who participated. (photo by Scott Walz)

SECOND SHARING . . . Birthdays, For The Health Of It, Vacation Bible School PAGE 5

JUSTICE MINISTRY NEWS FOR THE HEALTH OF IT

BUCKHORN WORKDAY

The weather was great and thanks to the 18 folks who volunteered their time to help beautify the Buckhorn’s Rankin Cottage of Hope on Saturday, April 29! There is a spring fair at the main Buckhorn campus on Saturday June 3. We would love for any and all to attend. We have been asked to provide cakes for the cakewalk. Also, a capital campaign is underway to provide much needed improvements to the homes and get all kids on two campuses. Donations are always welcome! Contact Nellie Wilkinson for details (338-9604 or nello40@aol.com).

And they said, "Let us rise up and build." So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

Nehemiah 2:18

Although we (BUILD) did not reach our collective people-power of 2,000 at April's Nehemiah Action, 1,777 present (90 from Second) did proclaim God's reign of love and justice for our beloved community. We won "YES" commitments to both Mental Health 'asks': for Bluegrass to expand the capacity of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team to serve 100 people and for the city to continue funding Mental Health Court. These two diversion programs provide treatment for people with severe mental illness; saving lives and saving money. Mayor Gray and no representative from his office were present at the Action to respond to the ongoing violent crime problem in our city. Since he publicly reached out to the faith community to take action after Trinity Gay was killed, 34 BUILD leaders took the Action to him at the city council meeting May 11th. Aware that he was also challenged these past weeks by the hundreds of phone calls and letters asking him to support a different kind of policing strategy that would improve police-community relationships and reduce violent crime, and reduce violent crime, he appointed Ronnie Bastin, Commissioner of Public Safety and a veteran police officer to attend the National Network for Safe Communities national conference June 15-16 in NYC.

To ALL Justice Ministry Network Members: Our Celebration and Investment Drive Kick-off is Monday, June 12 at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary (dinner 6:15; program; 7:00). We will celebrate our victories and recognize each one of us. This is our chance to tell God's story of justice happening in our city. Updated reports on BUILD's current issues and the work the steering committees will continue over the summer will be told. We will have the opportunity to commit to invest at least $200.00 so that we can own our justice ministries; to sustain our independence. Our congregational investment drive concludes July 31st. If you have any concerns, questions or need a ride June 12th, please contact your Justice Ministry Team: Fredda & Bill Moody, Catherine Hunt, Jim Drahovzal or Judy Maxson.

BACKPACK BUDDIES 2016-2017 Another successful year of our partnership with God's Pantry and Cardinal Valley Elementary has come to a close! For your participation in this vital ministry of providing

bagged, shelf ready food products for 100 children per week during the school year, thank you to the following: The Men's Breakfast group coordinated by Jim Drahovzal; Sara Benedetti & the Youth Group; Family Mission Night group; Valerie Caudill & family; Valerie Caudill & her book club; Colette Crown & family; Rebecca Wilkinson & family; Susan Abner & family; Evelyn & Stan Kramer

We will again be partnering with Cardinal Valley Elementary for the 2017-2018 school year; contact Evelyn Kramer (ebkramer55@yahoo.com) if you'd like advance notification of packing dates or information on the Backpack Buddies program.

John 21:16 Jesus said "Take care of my Sheep."

One of the safety services Lexington offers to those who live alone-and don't have someone who checks on you regularly-is Carrier Alert. Residents of this county can register with the USPS and your carrier will place a Carrier Alert symbol on your mailbox. The carrier will watch for unusual accumulation of mail and report it to postal officials, who notify Department of Social Services. They will reach out to you by call first and then by a visit to check on your health and well being. This is an option for safety and staying connected with others who can provide care during an emergency.

Jackie Graves, Parish Nurse

SECOND SHARING . . . Member News, Celebration of Newborns, VBS PAGE 6

MEMBER NEWS

Vacation Bible School June 19-22 - 1:00-3:30 pm

Ages: 3 yrs old – 5th Grade Register your child today for VBS!

Registration is open! Register your child online at www.2preslex.org. You can email the completed form to jenb@2preslex.org or print it and return to the church office.

How can you help? Volunteer! - Email Jen Brown (jenb@2preslex.org) with your name and phone number!

• Family Leader (2 leaders travel the marketplace with up to 10 children) • Shopkeeper (Leatherworker, Metalworker, Toga maker, Architect, & more! Families visit the market-

place and experience Roman life and purchase or make things to take home) • Game Leader (lead children in fun “Roman” games) • Actor (Different Roman citizens meet VBS participants each day in the marketplace and share

something about themselves in these short drama interactions) • Decorator (help us create our Roman marketplace before VBS)

Loan Items - We want to create a fun, Roman city. We need the following items to help us build our city:

• EZ pop up tents (to create shops) • Rugs (to create "homes" for our families) • Small Potted Trees/Ferns (to create the Roman city terrain) • Colorful Cloths/Sheets/Scarves (to decorate our shop "tents")

If you have one of these items you would be willing to loan us, please contact Jen Brown (254-7768 or jenb@2preslex.org) or label them with your name and phone number and drop them off in the church office.

CELEBRATION OF NEWBORNS

Sympathy to the family of Gary Leslie who died on April 29th.

Sympathy to Rodgers Clark and family on the death of his mother.

Sympathy to Elizabeth Post and family of the death of her mother, Angie Post, on May 14.

Thanks to all who showed their love for Anne and myself during our hospital stays and our home recoveries. Your calls, cards, flowers, visit and more were ways you showed your love for us. Joann and Anne Atcher Thank you to my church family for your loving support during my recent "health challenge!" My surgery was successful, and I have no chemotherapy or other follow-up treatment other than eating my Wheaties and getting stronger every day. I'm grateful to be alive and to be among you. Ruth Webb-Kelly

Attention Families: Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 4 when we will have our annual Celebration of Newborns during the 11 o'clock service! This is a special Sunday when we recognize all the babies born in the past year at Second. We will NOT have our children’s worship, WOW, that day so that children can stay in worship to participate in the service (nursery available for children up to age 5).

SECOND SHARING . . . Calendar, Salvation Army, Bible Studies and More , Finance Update PAGE 7

CHURCH CALENDAR Sunday, June 4 12:00 p.m. Deacons Meeting (202) Wednesday, June 7 6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast (Bob Evans) Saturday, June 10 9:00 a.m. Saturday Book Group (Gathering Place) Sunday, June 11 12:00 p.m. Congregational Meeting (Sanctuary) 7:00 p.m. Session Meeting (202) Monday, June 12 5:30 p.m. Finance Meeting (204) 6:30 p.m. Worship and Music (202) 7:00 p.m. Mission Committee (Campbell Room) Tuesday, June 13 7:00 p.m. Trustees Meeting (202) Wednesday, June 14 6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast (Bob Evans) Saturday, June 17 9:00 a.m. Saturday Book Group (Gathering Place) Monday, June 19 1:00 p.m. VBS Tuesday, June 20 1:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry (204) 12:30 p.m. VBS Wednesday, June 21 1:00 p.m. VBS Thursday, June 22 1:00 p.m. VBS Saturday, June 24 9:00 a.m. Saturday Book Group (Gathering Place) Sunday, June 25 12:00 p.m. All-Church Sunday Lunch

���� 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 books. Contact Laura Gardner (269-3283) for details.

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

����Congregational Meeting A Congregational Meeting will be held Sunday, June 11 at noon to vote on proposed changes in terms of call for Sara Benedetti.

����Prayer Shawl Ministry We meet the third Tuesday of the month at 12:30 pm in Room 204 (June 20). 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 June 28 (July 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.

FINANCE UPDATE

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 statement will be mailed in mid July.

Contact Scarlet Hall, Director of Finance and Operations (254-7768 or scarleth@2preslex.org) if you have questions. As of the end of April, our total contributions received to the church was 31.1% of our yearly goal and we should be at 33.3%.

End of April (year to date) 2017 Receipts: $394,788 2017 Expenses: $378,787

$16,001

The Salvation Army held a luncheon for all volunteers who rang the bell during the Christmas season on May 12. Second again received the Salvation Army bell-ringer award for most money raised for 2016. Thanks to the 80 plus folks who made this happen!

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All Church Summer Lunch

Sunday, June 25 - 12:00 p.m. (Fellowship Hall)

Join us for great food and fellowship! You will also have an opportunity to meet our new Interim Pastor, Tom Groome and his wife.

Menu: BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad, Confetti Corn, Rolls and Peach Cobbler

Call the church office (254-7768) to RSVP or sign up on Sundays.

Suggested donation for dinner: $9(adults); $5(children under 11); $25 (family maximum)