January 1, 2015

T he H e ral d
Volume XXXXXIII,
Edition 1

Annual Meeting of the Congregation January 25, 2015

The next annual meeting of the congregation of Central Presbyterian
Church and of the members of our church corporation (Central Presbyterian Church, Inc., of Terre Haute, Indiana) (the corporation), will be held in
the church sanctuary immediately following 10:30 a.m. worship (that is, approximately 11:30 a.m.) on Sunday, January 25, 2015.

The Christian Nurture Commission has approved a new

family program for 2015. Living In Faith Everyday
known as LIFE. This will be a time for families to affirm
the faith formation that happens in their homes. The 2015
schedule is in this Herald.

Inside this issue:

Christian Educator/ 2
Thank you
LIFE/Tea party

7th Cents/CPC
Crafters

Calendar

Church Happenings

Central Presbyterian has recently been blessed by

two new additions to our church family. On Sunday, January 11, we will celebrate Hannah Rose Grossmans
arrival during the fellowship hour. Hannah is the daughter of Ryan and Tiffany Grossman. Tiffany is our youth
director.

On Sunday, January 18th, we will celebrate Claire Marie Mangs

arrival during the fellowship hour. Claire is the daughter of Sean and
Amanda Mang. A table will be set up in the fellowship hall to receive
your gifts and cards.

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION REPORT - Cheryl Moles, Christian Educator

Parents Night Out/Youth Movie Night will be January 9 the 2nd Friday. Childcare and supper is held at the church from 5:30 9:00 pm. Please notify the church office if your child(ren) will be
attending.
Sunday School meets every Sunday at 9:30 am. There are classes for all ages with child care available from 9:15 to 11:45 am. Infants to 2 year olds Nursery room 101; 3 to 5 year olds Preschool
room 108; Kindergarten to 2nd grade Room 202; 3rd thru 5th grades Room 103; Middle School
Room 200; High School Room 201 Adults: Coffee and Conversation FH Classroom A; Bible
Study FH Classroom B; Christian Parenting FH Classroom C CLASSES WILL NOT BE HELD ON
DECEMBER 28, but will resume on January 4.
The family prayer group meets on Mondays at 11:00 am at the church. Lunch is served ONLY on
the 2nd Monday of each month. Childcare is provided.
T3EM Supper and Childcare is January 20.
Thank you to Andrea Paul-Bonham for her original program, Everyones Going to Love It. Under
the direction of Jean Shutt, the children and youth did a wonderful job of presenting this gift to the
congregation.

To the church family:

Thank you so much for the cards, other expressions of good will and the generous Christmas
gift each of us received. We are so grateful for your love and support. Blessings to each of you
for the new year.
Lant, Scott, Cheryl, Mark, Jonathan, Alvin, Tiffany, Erin and Sarah

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LIVING IN FAITH EVERYDAY

LIFE
Family Ministry Program 2015
Central Presbyterian Church
Parents/Guardians/Families are the primary religious educators, but dont let that frighten
you. You do more faith formation that you may realize. These programs will inspire conversation for parents and their children that affirms how your family lives in faith every day.
A simple meal will be served at each session. Attend as you are able.
January 11, 2015 11:45am 1:00 pm Baptism
Celebrating family baptisms; understanding the meaning of baptism
February 17, 2015 5:30 7:00 pm
Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper; Meaning of Ash Wednesday and Lent
(February 22 March 29 Lenten Series each Sunday evening)
April 19, 2015
11:45am 1:00 pm Earth Day
Gods Creation
May 24, 2015
11:45am 1:00 pm Pentecost
Why we attend church
June August VBS (June 14-18) and Rally Day (August 16)
September 13, 2015 11:45am 1:00pm Christian Education Week
Exploring scripture
October 4, 2015
11:45am 1:00 pm World Communion Sunday
Communion meaning and significance; family meals
December 1, 2015
7:00 7:15 pm Hanging of the Greens Dedication
Family traditions that emphasize Christ

The Church Life-Church Action Commission invites women of

Central, of all ages, to a tea party on Saturday, January 24, at 2:00.
An assortment of tea and tea party goodies will be served, and
Bethann Smith will present a short program about her garden and
the products she makes. If you were lucky enough to buy her
hand cream or chap stick at the bazaar, youll want to learn more about how she makes
them! This is a wonderful opportunity to bring a friend for a warm escape from January. Although reservations are not required, signing up on the sheet in the Fellowship Hall will help
us plan.

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Seventh Cents Youth News Tiffany Grossman
In December, the youth had a wonderful Christmas party at the Whitaker house. We collected
personal hygiene items for residents at Meadows Manor East. Singing Christmas carols is always a
highlight of the party. Thank you to the Whitakers for graciously hosting us.
This year has now drawn to an end, and what a memorable year it was for the
youth! We collected canned goods and money for food banks during our Souper Bowl of Caring,
had an awesome lock-in, created memorable worship services for Youth Sunday, and rocked the
Dangling Duo course at our yearly kickoff. Traveling to Lexington, Kentucky for our mission trip
will forever be a great memory for me and all participants. And this is just a few of the awesome
things we did this year! Thanks to everyone for a fantastic year.
Beginning January 1, I will be back from maternity leave. Thanks to all who made it possible for me to spend precious time with my little Hannah. I am especially grateful to Erin Pugh for
her hard work making sure everything continued in my absence. I will send a schedule for January
through June to all youth parents as soon as possible.
Upcoming Youth Events
January 11: Youth group resumes, normal schedule. At Central PC
January 18: Youth group, normal schedule. At Central PC
January 25: Youth group, normal schedule. At Central PC
February 1: Super Bowl Sunday. Souper Bowl of Caring events during or after normal
worship. No evening youth group.

Isn't it exciting beginning a

new year? It's natural to look forward to
important dates and activities in the future, but we also like to look back and
recall memories from the past. CPC
Crafters have many pleasant memories of
hours spent planning for our annual holiday bazaar and miss that time spent together. Dates have been reserved on the
church calendar to have monthly opportunities to meet, socialize, and plan
for future events. The fourth Wednesday morning of the next several
months will be craft days. You may have a skill or project to share, new
ideas to improve the bazaar, or perhaps you would like to spend some quality time having lunch and getting to know other church women. You are all
welcome! Our first 2015 get together is on Wednesday, January 28th at
10 A.M. We hope you will include those plans in your schedule.

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January 2015
Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

1 Office

10

Mark Carlisle,
Kailyn McCoy

Kathryn

16

17

closed.

Gayle Wilson

Sunday
school 9:30
Worship 10:30

Family
Prayer Group
11:00

7Deacons

5:30
Bill Cook,

Parents
Night Out/
Youth Movie
Night In 5:30

Corrine Foree,
David Rader

11Sunday
school

9:30

Worship 10:30

Amanda Mang

Phillip Smith

12Family

Prayer Group
11:00

13 Fine Arts 14Session

Comm.

10:00

Rogene Froeb

15

George

7:00

Baby shower
11:30
LIFE lunch &
program 12:00
Youth

5:00

18Sunday
school

9:30

Worship 10:30

Mont Foree,
Derek Van
Dyke

Pepperworth

19

20

Don Lowder

Commission/
Committee
meetings

26Family

27

Office
closed.

Baby shower

11:30
Youth

5:00

Emmanuel

Taylor

T3EM
meal & childcare
5:15

Aouad

21 Communi- 22Mission
cation Commission
7:00

Cetta DePaolo

Joe Harder

25Sunday
school

9:30

Prayer Group

Worship 10:30

11:00

Annual meeting

Mission Committee 5:30

11:30
Youth

5:00

Amanda Green

Warren Clem

Seekers
& Searchers
Bible Study
10:00
Terre Foods
Annual mtg.
5:30

28

CPC
Crafters 10:00

Committee

23

5:30

30

Personnel
12:30
Alice Harder

CLCA
Ladies Tea
Party
2:00
Charles
Foree, Jim
Slutz, Brenda
Weatherwax

Kay Farmer,
Dale McKee

29

24

Evan Tramel

31

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
Central Presbyterian Church

Sarah Kelsheimer, Church Secretary

125 N. 7th Street

Terre Haute, IN 47807
Phone: 812-232-5049
Fax: 812-232-5040

Email: CPCOffice @thcpc.org

Church Happenings

Next Herald
Deadline
Jan. 25, 2015

Womens Book Club

The Womens Book Club
will be taking a winter
break this month. If you
would like to get ahead on
next months reading,
Gold Finch by Donna
Tarte will be discussed.
Amanda Davis will lead the
discussion.
Womens Bible Study
The Womens Bible Study
will meet on January 27 at
10:00 a.m. Session one
(All About Evie) from Bad
Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs will be discussed.
This study will be held in

the fellowship hall. Shirley

Slutz will lead the discussion.

A sign-up for
flowers has
been posted
in the fellow-

Per Capita literally

means by the head. In
January, our treasurer
will pay our share of our
denominations administrative expenses. The
per capita this year is
$29.33 per active member. Please assist the
church by paying your
per capita early in the
year.

ship hall. The

cost for the flowers is
$33 per Sunday. Sign up
today for the day you
would like to donate
flowers. You may also
call the church office to
see if your special Sunday
is available.