september 2007 pisgah post newsletter, pisgah presbyterian church

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Thoughts from Ground Levelo you set an alarm in the morning? I wonder

how many alarms are set to go off at 6:00am or6:15am or 6:30am? Maybe a few are set to odd

times like 5:48am or 7:03am. Someone who has to getup for a third shift might set the alarm for 3:15 in theafternoon.

At our house, we set an alarm during the week to getup for school, but I am usually awake before it goes off.

We dont set any alarm on Saturday, its the only day atour house no one has to get up and go anywhere. Itsgood Sabbath time for us. On Sunday mornings I dontnormally set the alarm either. I always wake up sometimearound 6:00am. On Easter day, however, I do set the

alarm. Since I need to get to the church early that day forthe sunrise service, I set the alarm for 5:30am. The otherfifty-one Sundays I just wake up. Ithasnt always been this way.

When I was in college and in myfirst life as an engineer, I was devoted tothe alarm clock. I can remember wakingup, looking at the time and thinkingsomething like, O good, I have fourmore minutes before the alarm goesoff. Do you know that happy moment?

And that doesnt even count the two

cycles I had built in for the snoozebutton.How many of you use the snooze

button? I would be curious about thepercentage of people who press itonce twice three timesfourtimes.

I kept on using my alarm clock in seminary and for acouple years after I was ordained. And then somethinghappened and I stopped using it. That something wasKatherine Grace Martin. I stopped using my alarm clockafter she was born. Have any of you had a similarexperience? Of course to some degree she became ouralarm clock, and would, frankly, go off at uneven,unscheduled, unpredictable timesand of course thereis no snooze button on an infant.

Katherine was a natural alarm clock because shesbeen an early riser for almost all of her eight years on theplanet. We think she got that from me. I have good, ifnot sleepy, memories of getting up with her while it wasstill dark and the house was quiet in that grey pre-dawnlight. She must have mentioned something about this to

Jonah, who is beginning to show signs of also beingactive during those early morning hours.

At some point after Katherine was born I realized I

was no longer using my trusty alarm clock, the one that

had been at my bedside for many years. I was waking upearly and getting up. Sometimes it was because of achild, and sometimes I was just waking up. Maybe I was

getting some of that from parenthood and some of thatfrom my dad. I dont remember my dad using an alarmclock, and he was always an early riser.

I do have a point to all of this. With the turn of thecalendar from August to September, an alarm is goingoff in the church. It actually goes off every year at thistime. The alarm is signaling the beginning of theprogram year of the church. On September 9 a coupleof events will mark this beginning. We will return to twoservices, and new Sunday school classes. The alarm issignaling that its time to get involved in all that ishappening in the church. This year its signaling a fewthings more

An alarm is going off to signal that our summerdreaming is pointing us toward some veryexciting dreams for us to get involved within the months ahead. Weve had two after-church congregational lunches and theSession has heard from many of you aboutyour sense of our long dream list. We willbe spending a lot of time praying anddiscerning where God is leading us withthose dreams.

An alarm is going off to signal thatyour church family is getting ready to begin

a great fall of living out our mission to worship God, study the Scripture, andpractice the teachings of Jesus.

An alarm is going off to signal thatyour presence in the life of the churchmakes a difference. Recently someone

shared with me that she didnt see the need to come tochurch because, as she put it, I can worship Godanywhere. I dont have to be in church to worship. Idont disagree with what she said, but heres how Iresponded to her comment: Okay, but dont you missthe body of Christ? She said, No. Her answer

saddened me. Personal devotion, wherever that happensfor you, is truly important, but its never a substitute fortime with the body of Christ, the church. God calls ustogether to be the body of Christfrom infant on upand we miss out when we neglect the assembly. To besure, the assembly suffers too.

An alarm is going off. God is calling us into theseamazing fall months. I cant wait for all that God hasplanned for Pisgah Church. Of course, your pastor issupposed to write things like that, but in all honesty, itstrue.

Grace and peace, Jon

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The Pisgah Post Our Mission: to worship God,study the Scripture, practice theteachings of JesusPisgah Presbyterian ChurchVersailles, KentuckySeptember 2007


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Pisgah Talent Show and PicnicArticle and Photos Submitted by Lisa Johnson

The Almost Annual Pisgah Talent Show andCommunity Club Picnic was a big hit on Saturday,

August 11. Gathering on the grounds outside the Academy Building on a warm but not unpleasant

evening, this years Talent Show featured eighteencrowd-pleasing performances. Jud Davis, naturalcomedian and superb Master of Ceremonies, started andended the evening with laughter. Jud was complimentedby Lantz Kindred on drums. The pair didnt miss a beat(pun intended!). In case you missed the festivities, hereis a review of the featured performances.

First up was Linda Jones conducting the Bell Choirin a musical rendition of Joseph and the Coat, narratedby Abe Fosson. The next act was Melanie Burrier with aflute solo whose lovely notes floated over the crowd inthe evening air. Sam Clark boldly took the microphoneand sang, The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow in aclear, sweet voice. (He was given moral support by hissister, Sarah). Still home for summer break, MarthaPrewitt entranced the crowd with a beautiful vocal soloentitled, Think of Me. Taking the piano by storm wasKendall Johnson playing a lively piano piece calledForest Dance.

We are blessed at Pisgah to have a tremendouslytalented choir. And in the event that we forget toacknowledge them, the Men of the Choir let us knowhow important they are with a song by the same title.Both the men and women stood together for an upliftingsong titled, Side by Side. The next act was quite a

crowd-pleaser. Missie Hill and Rachel Baston tap-danced their way into our hearts to the tune of SplishSplash complete with tub, towel and turquoise blueshower caps! Next in line was the father/daughter duoof Lantz and Sarah Kindred on drums followed by Leslie

James on guitar with a typical mothers lament in thesong, Small Fry. The next act featured Abe Fossonon guitar, aided by grand daughter, Olivia Bruner. Abesang a song about Remembering just as he wasforgetting to keep a lunch date with his lady friend(played by Sue Henry).

The next two young men kept both the computer

savvy and the computer un-savvy in stitches with amodern Abbot and Costello Whos On First-type skitabout a guy trying to talk with a computer salesman.

You just had to be there to appreciate the humor! Thenext group to get a smile was the Pisgah ChurchEducation Committee dressed suspiciously like raisins infancy hats grooving to Heard it Through theGrapevine while shamelessly advertising the beginningof the Sunday School season.

In lieu of an intermission, a short break was taken inorder to choose the winner of the door prize, a Kentuckyblanket, which was donated by Louise Lagrew. The

winner of this blanket was one of the youngest members

in attendance- Baby Brody Mancuso! Rounding out theevening was a Youth Group skit about a Pet StoreComplaint Department, a piano solo by Olivia Bruner, ahusband/wife duet to the song, You Raise Me Up byFrank and Carolyn Snipp (accompanied by Linda Jones)and a final and appropriate end to the evening from the

women of the choir singing, Bye-Bye Blackbird. The Talent Show is a wonderful way to showcase

the talent at Pisgah. Thanks to all the performers for

sharing and to the appreciative crowd for theirparticipation. A big word of thanks to Jud Davis andLantz Kindred for their awesome team work, to Scout

Troop 1784 who helped with set up, clean up andpassing out programs and door prize tickets, and to AbeFosson and the Stewardship Committee who organizedthe program.

Leslie James singingSmall Fry

Sue Henry, Abe Fosson and Olivia Bruner

Jud Davis, Master of Ceremonies


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Thank YousTo our friends on the Education Committee,

Thank you all for your thoughtfulness in planningthe wonderful baby shower. Im sorry Jackson and Imissed the shower itself * but we will forever appreciatethe love and generosity of our church family. . . We areblessed to have such a kind and supportive church

family. With love, Donna and Jackson Lawrence

*Note: Jackson was born the day of the baby shower.

Dear Members of the Pisgah Scholarship Committeeand my Church Family,

Thank you so much for having the faith in me togive me such a generous scholarship. I have a long rowto hoe ahead of me at Harvard, but the memory ofPisgah shall serve to keep my spirit bright and yourscholarship will lighten my load. Thank you for yourgenerosity.

Yours in Christ,John Paul Edwin Stilz

Pisgah Mens Study GroupThe Mens Study Group will kick off the season by

taking a field trip on Saturday, September 15, 2007. At9:00a.m. they will meet at the Family Christian BookStore, 127 W Tiverton Way, to listen to a one hourintroduction of Max Lucados newly released book,

3:16 The Numbers of Hope. We hope you will join us.

To make reservations for this Max Lucado event(please note: reservations are necessary), you can eithercall the bookstore @ 273-3314 or connect with their

website (Google: Family Christian Stores). For furtherinformation, call Jim Rodgers (873-9411).

Pisgah RecyclesThe Woodford County Recycle Center has providedus with a large green herbie curbie container andplenty of blue bags for recycling. They will also pick upthe recycling once a week or more if necessary. This is agreat service they provide at no charge. Please becomeaware of what you are throwing in the trash can. Can itgo into a blue recycle bag instead? Lets all becomemore conscious about recycling. There is moreinformation on what can be recycled in the kitchen. Ifyou have any questions, please contact Ann Hayes (873-2197).

Property Committee Update The property committee met on Thursday, August

23. The main topic of discussion centered on theSanctuary and Academy Building roofs. After the twomajor hail storms of the summer, they were inspectedand significant damage was found. The Manse had no

visible damage, probably because of the trees thatsurround it and the direction of the storms. Aninsurance claim has been filed and the committee islooking into roof replacement.

Other projects that are planned for the near future:

building a stone (flat surface) path between Sanctuaryand Academy Buildings, replacing existing stone walkand expanding in front of the Sanctuary, starting a treeplanting program around the church property,researching options and cost for the repair and/orreplacement of the Academy Chapel floor sub floor

which is deteriorating.Projects that are currently being worked on or

started this fall: repair of outside window sills of Academy windows some of which are rotting away,installation of additional lighting in Academy Buildingmain rooms, a recycling program, restoration of Pisgah

yard sign.Adopt-a-Project or a Pisgah Repair Affair TheProperty Committee is in search of additional help and

volunteers for a developing list of projects (mostlysmall). Such projects include: painting bathrooms,painting kitchen area, repairing exit doors, power

washing and sealing back deck, etc. Many of these are aone or two person job. The thought here is that it iseasier for one or two people to come over and work ontheir schedules instead of a single work day. Moreinformation to come.

Picture Directory UpdateGood News! First Choice is scheduled to ship the

Pisgah Picture Directory on September 14!


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Christian Education Happenings The CE Committee is working to put a childrens

church library together and would like to collect gentlyused books that could be lent out to families. We arelooking for books with a Christian theme or stories witha good moral lesson. We would also like to collectfamily videos or DVDs . Please keep Pisgah in mind

when sorting through books and media items at home.Bibles will be presented to children on September 16during the 11:00 service. If your child is in 2nd gradeand/or has never received this gift from Pisgah Church,please contact Sue. This year, via a suggestion fromMargaret Shropshire, we will also have pocket size biblessent to people serving in the military from our church.

We will have those on display for a couple of weeksalong with a card for people to sign and they will be sentat the end of September.

Please sign up and take a turn with the PlateMinistry. The concept is simple: take the plate homeempty and return the following week filled with agoodie! Last year we were surprised each week witheither muffins, donut holes, fruit, cheese cubes,homemade breads or cookies. Anything is appreciated.Everyone is invited to take a turn being part of this on-going Coffee Fellowship in the Academy Building at9:30 am-- after Early Worship, but before the start ofSunday School and Choir rehearsal. The sign up sheet isin the Academy Building. Plate Ministry will startSeptember 16.

DCE NotesI always enjoy the fall and use to be able to say thatone reason was the start of the school year! I knowchildren and youth have started back to school but I amlooking forward to our Sunday Schools being back insession.

Plan to come downstairs in a couple of weeks andsee the Childrens Sunday School area. Our year-longtheme is The LIGHT HouseGods House andBiblical Truths. Teachers are working to decorate theirrooms for the children to make them more appealing.

We are also in the process of working on a specialproject that I will be able to share more about nextmonth.

In addition, the childrens Sunday School haschanged curriculum and has moved into Presbyterianapproved material titled, Exploring Faith. This monthand through mid October the Old Testament focus willbe on House of David-- with an emphasis on the storiesof Ruth and Naomi, Ruth and Boaz, Hannahs Prayer,God Call to Samuel and Samuel the Judge.

Middle School and High School classes are alsogoing to be using a new age appropriate programs called

The Journey and Emergejust published in July 2007. There will be two adult classes offeredthe

Reformation Class with Sarah Cox and Ed Clark will

start the fall looking at the Book of Daniel. TheRutherford Douglas Class with Jon Martin will beannounced.

We are always in need of people to assist in the areaof Christian Educationif you would like to be part ofthe Committee or be a helper in any areaplease contactSue or one of the Education Elders, Becky Prater orLesley Kindred.

See you in church!

Sue

Fall Adult Bible Study ClassUnveiling the Book of Daniel

In the O.T., the Book ofDaniel is placed after Isaiah,

Jeremiah, and Ezekiel as the fourth of the MajorProphets. In the Hebrew Bible, Daniel is placed notamong the Prophets, but in the Writingswith suchbooks as Psalms and Proverbs. This tells us somethingimportant about the Book of Daniel and that is that theancient scribes considered not strictly a prophetic book.Many contemporary biblical scholars consider the Bookof Daniel as a book ofapocalypse.

Join Ed Clark and Sarah Cox in the choir room as we explore together this fascinating book of the Old

Testament.Class Agenda

September 9- Breakfast-Hand out Materials-Getacquainted (Ed & Sarah)

September 16-Background on the Book of Daniel(Ed & Sarah)

September23-Chapter 1 (Sarah)September 30-Chapter 2 (Sarah)October 7-Chapter 3 (Ed)October 14-Chapter 4 (Ed)October 21-Wrap-up (Ed & Sarah)

The Pisgah Post is published monthly by the PisgahPresbyterian Church, 710 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY40383. The deadline for the October 2007 issue ofthe newsletter is September 28. Please submit articlesto the church office or email them [email protected].


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IHop n Go to Sunday School!

Everyone in the church family is invited forbreakfast on September 9 when Pisgah moves back intothe regular two-service schedule and Sunday School forall ages. Last May the Education Committee ended the

year with the Heifer Carnival and this fall we will kick-off the new season with an I-HOP n Go breakfastthe Education committees way of welcoming everyoneback. One of the dreams submitted over the summer

was to have more intergenerational gatherings. Comeand hear about the new classes being offered to nourishthe Spirit while nourishing the body with the mostimportant meal of the day! The children and youth willbe dismissed from the fireplace room to meet with theirteachers while the adult will have the opportunity to hearabout their classes. Books and materials will bedistributed that day. All classes will actually start onSeptember 16.

Meet You at the

Fall Kick-off for the 2007-2008

Celebration of Christian EducationSeptember 9 --9:30 AM

Breakfast for Everyone!

We are starting at 9:30a.m. to encourage individuals,couples, families with children, friends, visitors, choirmembers, those who attend either worship service andthose who have/have never been involved in Sunday

School before-- A morning of fellowship. Stay as longas you can.

Mark Your Calendars and Join In!All classes will begin on September 16

SnippetsoCongratulations to Frank Lake, CourtlandJohnson, Mason Hill, Ian OCanna, Sean McKeeand Crawford Ifland, who were extendedinvitations for the Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow.

oFrank Lake has also earned his Academic Letterhaving earned a 4.0 his entire Freshman Year.

Additional Snippets are posted on the Pisgah Fridge inthe Academy Building

Happy Birthday to You in September1 Joe Lagrew, Becky Prater, Bob Washer,

Chauncey Hill2 Glenn Fister3 Miriam Cox4 Kelley Hutcherson5 Sarah Hayden Clark11 Jordan Fey, Rhonda Fister

12 Ben Chandler, Peggy Graddy, Lindsey Torres13 Rob Lake15 Bruce Howard17 Maggie Howard, Marlene Walker, Will

Shropshire18 Debra Garrett, Melissa Scott19 Bill Davis Fishback20 Karen Lynn21 Matthew Fister23 Janet Sparks27 Jim Botkin, Katie Burrier, Joan Crowe, Wes

Stokes

28 Melanie Burrier, Daniel Straub29 Hank Graddy30 Lynn Davis, Lucy Hart Graddy

And in early October2 Libby Jones3 Wendell Harris, Sara Thauburn Welch5 Jennifer Chandler, Marlin Yawn, Steven Hayes6 Todd Cassidy7 Sandi Bromagen8 Stuart Brown, Ruth Miller

Please help us keep this list up to date!


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Sundays at Pisgah Church8:45a.m. Early Worship9:45a.m. Sunday School11:00a.m. Morning Worship

The Staff Email Jon: [email protected]: [email protected]

Laura: [email protected]: [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 StaffJon Martin, Pastor

Linda Jones, OrganistSue Henry, Director of Christian EducationLaura Lilly, Youth DirectorLynn Davis, Secretary

Ted Bendis, BookkeeperBob Keller, GroundskeeperRhonda Ball, Nursery Worker

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