April 30, 2014

Volume XXXXX1,
No 5
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Inside this issue:
Lants Lines 2
Christian Educator/
VBS
3
Red Cross/ Bus
Ministry/Youth
4
Pyoca Retreat 5
Thank You/Adult
Mission Trip
6
Calendar 7
Church Happenings 8

Alfred R. Schmidt Concert Series
Presents an Organ Concert by our organist,
Jonathan D. Rudy,
doctoral student in Organ Performance and Sacred
Music at Indiana University.
The concert will be on Friday, May 9, beginning at 7:00 p.m. A light recep-
tion will follow. This concert is free and open to the public.

Taco Lunch and Talent Show
Sunday, May 4th at noon
Centenary United Methodist Church fellowship hall
The youth are raising funds for their mission trip this sum-
mer to Lexington, KY. A free will offering
will be collected. Support the youth (and
adult sponsors) as they strive to make a
difference and show Christs love to oth-
ers.
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No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart,
who has made him known. (John 1:18 NRSV)
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is
perfected in us. (1 John 4:12 NRSV)
Where have you seen God this week? Of course we dont see God with our physical eyes. Yet we
do affirm that we know God through the witness of scripture, especially the descriptions of Jesus
his teachings, his ministry, his self-giving death, and his powerful resurrection. When we receive
Christ into our lives, by the power of the Holy Spirit he lives in us. We are, as the Apostle Paul
writes, in him; and he is in us. We also know God through prayer. But where have we seen God?
Because Christ lives in us, we see God in Christ whenever we see Christians living lives of true disci-
pleship. Because God lives in us when we love one another, we see God in each act of love. This
week I have seen God in several places. God was there when a note of encouragement was sent to
someone whose spirits were low. God was there when a Sunday school teacher helped a child ex-
press the joy of Easter. When a Christian told a hard truth in a spirit of genuine love, God in Christ
was present. God was present when a seminarian, reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer, realized that Gods
calling often extends beyond our comfort zone. An arm was placed around a friend who was griev-
ing. Life-sustaining medical care was provided to someone battling a chronic disease. A church paid a
utility bill for someone who, through no fault of her own, was unable to make the payment herself.
God was there.

And we can see God acting providentially in certain events. Not that every event is ordained by God,
for surely many of the worlds events are repugnant to God. But we know in our hearts that in some
events God is active. The racism of an NBA team owner is exposed and judged. A worthy candidate
receives an important scholarship. The earth, after a long and brutal winter, springs again to life and
offers its beauty.

The more we ask the question, Where do I see God, the more we will see God. And seeing God
in action makes us want to be a part of what God is doing.
Prayer: Dear God, whatever you are doing today, please show me how to be a part of it. Let others see Jesus
in me. Amen.
Christian Education Report Cheryl Moles
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T3EM Supper and Child-
care for meeting night is May
20.
Summer Story Time will
be held on Tuesday evenings
in July from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
3 through 8 year olds are wel-
come to come to the church
childrens library for a story
and activities led by Cheryl
Moles and Sandy Mead.

classes for all ages with child
care available from 9:15 to
11:45 am.

Childrens Worship for chil-
dren ages 4 years through 1st
grade is held following the
Childrens Moment time in
worship. It is led by Donna
Paul-Bonham or Cheryl Moles
and meets in room 202.

The family prayer group
meets on Mondays at the
church. Come at noon for
lunch. The sharing of joys and
concerns begins at 12:30 pm
followed by prayer. Childcare
is provided.
GRADUATES Please send
the office the news of you or
family members that are gradu-
ating from high school or col-
lege this spring. We want to
celebrate this milestone.

Parents Night Out/Youth
Movie Night is Friday, May 2.
Childcare will be provided
from 5:30 9:00 pm with sup-
per served. Please notify the
church office if your child(ren)
will be attending.

Sunday School meets every
Sunday at 9:30 am. There are
Workshop of Wonders Vacation Bible School will be held at Central on June 22-26 from 6:00 to
8:30 pm. Children ages 4 through 5th grade will explore the wonders that only God can do. Adults will
have a study based on the scriptures used during the week. Registration begins June 1.
Vacation Bible School donations/loans needed:
(Please bring items to Cheryls office by June 10)
$$ for purchasing supplies
Dominoes (will be returned)
Cardboard tubes (paper towel tubes)
Ping Pong balls
Safety Goggles or Glasses 10 pair (from the dollar store is okay)
Magnifying Glasses
Slinkies
Anything that can be displayed that looks like a creative workshop (plastic jars, tools for carpentry,
architecture, painting, building, etc.)
Paint color samples
Perpetual Motion toy
Any science looking toy
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Give a little and get the satisfaction
of helping save lives! Please donate
blood on Thursday, May 22
nd
from 2
-6 pm at Central Presbyterian
Church at 125 N. 7
th
St., Terre
Haute, IN. Snacks and drinks will
be provided following blood dona-
tions. Sign up in the fellowship hall
today or you may see or call Robin
Danek for more information.
Did you know that our
church bus has been picking
up members and friends of
Central to attend Sunday
morning worship? Do you know of someone else who
would attend worship if they had transportation?
Please call Joyce Cook at 812-249-1611 if you would
like a ride or know of someone that would want to
use the bus to attend Sunday morning worship ser-
vices.
We have lots to celebrate in the month of May, including better weather, beautiful flowers, our
mothers, and the youth of our church. May 4 and May 11 will be Youth Sunday at Centenary and
Central churches. Be sure to join us for the celebration of the many talents of our youth. These
youth have put forth much work in planning and preparing worship!
The youth have three more Sunday evening meetings before the end of the school year. All youth
will meet from 5-7:30 pm for these final meetings of the year. Check out the schedule below for all
the fun to come.
Upcoming Youth Events:
May 5-Youth Sunday at Centenary 9:30 am (Youth arrive at 8:30 am)
Taco Lunch and Talent Show 12:00 noon
No evening youth meeting
May 11- Youth Sunday at Central 10:30 am (Youth arrive at 9:30 am)
No evening youth meeting
May 18- All youth meet at Central from 5-7:30 pm
May 25- Youth Movie Night 5-7:30 pm at Centenary
June 1- Youth Games Night 5-7:30 pm at Centenary
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PYOCA Spring Family Retreat
47 total members and friends gathered at Pyoca Camp, Conference and Retreat Center in Browns-
town, IN on April 25-27 for a great weekend. The weather was perfect for enjoying the spring beau-
ty. There were too many highlights to share them all. The theme of the weekend was Telling the
Story to continue the Easter celebration and share it with others. Thank you to Scott Paul-Bonham
and everyone for leading a powerful and meaningful worship service on Sunday morning. Intergenera-
tional small groups were assigned the parts of worship to plan and lead them. A group presented
The Ragman story as the message and communion was served in a circle with each person serving
the next. Thanks to Jim Moles for the musical accompaniment in all of our worship times. Our group
did a ton of work to prepare the camp for the busy spring and summer activities and the director ex-
pressed his appreciation. On Friday night, we gathered around the campfire and enjoyed smores and
fellowship. The GaGa Pit was a favorite of all ages for recreation at all times. The annual Catch
Phrase game followed the traditional talent show on Saturday night. The talents and creative skills of
our group is amazing. We took advantage of the star filled sky to see constellations and the Interna-
tional Space Station. Thank you to all that cooked, washed dishes, kept trash carried out, had the cof-
fee made early, and so many other things. During this time of spiritual refreshment, the people attend-
ing become family. You should reserve the last weekend in April to attend next year! There are al-
ways enough beds.





Pyoca Chapel and play area

Fun on the rope bridge


Sprucing up around the lodge New shower curtains for a cabin
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CPCs First Ever (we think) Adult Mission Trip
By Josh Powers, Chair, Mission Committee

Central Presbyterian Church has a long tradition of youth
mission trips, but not adult mission experiences. No
longer. On July 11-13, adult men and women are cordi-
ally invited to join the CPC caravan to Buckhorn, Ken-
tucky for a weekend of service to one of Americas poor-
est communities, but richest in spirit. Hosted by the
Buckhorn Presbyterian Church and its dynamic husband
and wife pastor duo, Gayle and Tom Burns, we will be
assisting on Saturday with some badly needed indoor and outdoor projects to help the church better
meet the needs of its community. We will also be loading up on items to bring to their thrift store so
even if you cant join us, you can help by donating items such as clothes, toys, kitchen ware, linens,
knick knacks, small appliances, and other items as described on the Mission Committee display in
Fellowship Hall.

We leave at 3pm on Friday July 11
th
and will return to Terre Haute by 7pm on Sunday, July 13. We
will be staying in their comfortable Visitors Center, enjoying meals as a group, some that we will
prepare and others that we will enjoy at the local restaurant. The highlight of the experience, though,
will be joining them for church on Sunday and a lunch with their faith community prior to returning
home. The cost will be small (perhaps $20/person) with an optional opportunity to make a donation
to the church.

If you are at least intrigued by the possibility of coming, chat with Josh Powers
(jopowers@indstate.edu; 239-3821) or Jim Moles (jmoles@ma.rr.com; 235-3646) who are coordinat-
ing the experience. And, we certainly hope you will help us to pack our vehicles and the church bus
with thrift store items.

Richard Bach, author of the best selling book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, once said, Here is the
test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: if you are alive, it isnt. We hope you will con-
sider this unique opportunity to be in active mission. Please let Josh or Jim know if you would like to
come by June 30. And, God Bless!
The help that was
given to us by the
church goes beyond
the word of thanks.
The members have truly embraced Gods
message of love and we are so thankful for
having such a great support system. Thank
you for a beautiful baptism and baby shower.
Matt, Angel and Lilly
SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
NEEDED! Our summer Sunday Sunday School pro-
gram will run June 1 through August 10 from 9:30 to
10:20 am. Teachers are needed for the preschool,
elementary, and youth (combined MS & HS) lev-
els. You may teach one or more weeks as you de-
sire. Don't worry, lesson plans and materials are
provided for all classes. Background checks are re-
quired for all teachers if you have not already had
one through CPC. Please contact Sandy Mead or
Cheryl Moles to schedule the date(s) that you will
teach. Thanks!
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May 2014
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

** Worship 5:30
Finance 5:30
Mission 6:00
CN 6:30
Facilities 6:30
CLCA 7:00

1 Womens
Book Club 7:00

Mary
McLaughlin
2 Parents Night
Out/Youth Movie
Night 5:30

MacKenzie
Racop
3 Planning team
meet with Sarai
Rice 9:00

Matthew Kim
4 choir 8:45
Sunday school 9:30
Worship 10:30
7th Cents lunch &
talent show 12:00
Marsha
Harder
5 Family Prayer
Group 12;00

Scott Racop,
Jack Turman
III
6 7 Deacons 5:30
Julie Blair, Eun
Jeong Lee,
William Seo,
Luanne Til-
stra, Victor
Tilstra-Smith
8


Paul Ekstrom
9 Schmidt Con-
certJonathan D.
Rudy , organist
7:00
Jon Harder, Sa-
rah Helman
10 Ladies Break-
fast Bazaar
kickoff 10:00

Maddison
Judge
11 Youth Sunday
choir 8:45
Sunday school 9:30
Worship 10:30
12 Family Prayer
Group 12;00


Jean Shutt
13 Fine Arts
Commission
meet 10:00
Danielle Payne,
Christopher
Spencer
14 Session 7:00 15


Todd Whitaker
16

17
18 choir 8:45
Sunday school 9:30
Worship 10:30

Becky Payne
19 Family Prayer
Group 12;00

Matt Glenn,
Jennifer Skel-
ton
20 TEM supper
& childcare 5:15
**
Sally Moulton
21 Communica-
tion Commission
meet 7:00
22 23 24


Fritz Pugh
25
Sunday school 9:30
Worship 10:30
26 Office closed. 27 Seekers &
Searchers Bible
study 10:00
28 Personnel
Comm. meet
12:15
29 30


Cody Scherb
31
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Central Presbyterian Church
125 North Seventh Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807
Phone: 812-232-5049
Fax: 812-232-5040
E-mail: CPCOffice@thcpc.org
Website: www.thcpc.org

Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Lant B. Davis, Pastor
Scott Paul-Bonham, Parish Associate
Cheryl Moles, Christian Educator
Sarah Kelsheimer, Church Secretary
cussed. Mary Horneker
will lead the discussion and
Nancy McKee is hostess.

Womens Book Club
The Womens Book Club
will be meeting on June 5 at
7:00 at the church. The
book, Green Dolphin Street
by Elizabeth Goudge will be
discussed. Diane Giltner
will lead the discussion.

Womens Bible Study
The Womens Bible Study
will meet on May 20 at
10:00 a.m. in the fellowship
hall. Unit 9 of Twelve
Women of the Bible (Mary
of Bethany) will be dis-
Church Happenings
Central Presbyterian Church
Next Herald
Deadline
May 25 , 2014

Spring is finally here! Its
time for our
LADIES SPRING
BREAKFAST
Saturday, May 10 at
10:00 am in the fellowship
hall
Join the ladies of our
church for great food and
fellowship at breakfast.
Bring something delicious
to share, and ideas for our
annual Fall Bazaar. Child-
care provided!
Yall come!!