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Volume XXXXX1, No 11

Holiday Bazaar 2013

November 1 6:00 p.m. Join your Central Presbyterian Church family on Friday night for a delicious dinner (for those who already have tickets) prepared by our own church cooks and an opportunity to preview and purchase bazaar items before the doors open to the general public on Saturday. This will be an evening of fun and fellowship. November 2 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Inside this issue:

Savory Sweet Shoppe Craft Shoppe

Book Shoppe Youth Caf

Lants Lines

Gently Used Household Items 13th Day of Christmas Sweaters, Puzzles & Games

Christian Educator/ 3 Give an ornament/ Share a gift Celebrating Life/ 4 Helping Hands/ Project Milk Money Youth News Youth Volunteer Celebration Calendar
Church Happenings 7 8 5

A CPC Tradition

HANGING OF THE GREENS

The church family gathers to decorate our building for Advent and Christmas Tuesday, December 3 Supper served 5:15 pm Decorating 6:00 7:00 pm Childrens Activities and Childcare 6:00 7:00 pm Dedication Service 7:00 7:15 pm

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The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard; yet their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. (Psalm 19:1-4 NRSV) In chapter 10 of his letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul writes that in order to have faith in Jesus, we must first hear about him, and in order for us to hear about him, someone must proclaim the gospel. He quotes Psalm 19 to illustrate how powerful the communicated gospel message is, its words [going] to the end of the world. The longer I am engaged in pastoral ministry, the more convinced I am that communicationin all its varied formsis the heart of what we do. Over the last year we at Central Presbyterian Church have greatly increased our capacity to communicate with each other and with the broader world. Through your generosity, and with matching help from the Center for Congregations in Indianapolis, our church is nearing the completion of a one-year program for the upgrade of our information and communications technology. All the developments seemed incremental as we were implementing the changes, but as I look back on the process, I am amazed at how far we have come. We have added a second and faster Internet connection at the church so that if one connection fails we will still be able to operate. The system switches automatically when the need arises. We have doubled our in-house Wi-Fi nodes so that there is a secure network for use of staff and a public connection (with an easy passwordcpcjohn316) for church members and visitors. We have replaced all the televisions and old VCRs with new flat-screen monitors and Blue-Ray players. We have a new projector and screen, and the audio from projected media will now play wirelessly through the overhead loudspeakers in the Fellowship Hall. All staff computers and printers have been replaced with current, standardized models. Our church financial system, congregational database, e-mail, electronic calendars, and most documents now reside in the cloud; all are being continuously backed up. The soundboard (mixer), which is the heart of the sanctuary sound system, has been replaced and can now be controlled remotely from a laptop in the sanctuary. We added a T-coil broadcast loop, which is the best hearing assist system currently available, to our sanctuary. Our church website has been completely redesigned and now can be kept up to date by the persons who have the most knowledge of each webpage, rather than everything having to go through a central web administrator. The website has many more photographs and is self-optimizing for viewing on smart phones and tablets. New postings on the website will automatically be pushed to our links in Facebook and Twitter. In this final month of implementation, we plan to begin capturing sermons in digital audio podcasts, which will be available on the website. In addition, my sermons will be transcribed automatically into text and will be streamed simultaneously during worship through our website. Our church library catalog also will be available on the website. Compared with www.healthcare.gov, I think we are doing pretty well! Thanks for your support and for your patience with the progress.

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION REPORTCheryl Moles

Sunday School classes for all ages meet every Sunday at 9:30 am. Nursery child care is available from 9:15 to 11:45 am. Preschool Wee Believe room 108 K 2nd grade Feasting on the Word room 202 3rd 5th grades Feasting on the Word room 103 Middle School Feasting on the Word room 200 High School Feasting on the Word Bible Study room 201 Adult/Young Adult Coffee and Conversation Fellowship Hall Classroom A Adult/Young Adult History of Christianity Fellowship Hall Classroom B Adult/Young Adult Christian Parenting Fellowship Hall Classroom C Other study opportunities: Seekers and Searchers Womens Bible Study 4th Tuesday at 10 am Current Study 12 Women of the Bible Innovation Generation Post College/Career Young Adults 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 6:30 pm Childrens Worship for children ages 4 years through 1st grade is held following the Childrens Moment time in worship. It is led by Donna PaulBonham or Cheryl Moles and meets in room 202. There will not be Parents Night Out/Youth Movie Night in November. Enjoy the Bazaar! 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. T3EM Supper and Childcare for meeting night is November 19. There will not be T3EM in December. Hanging of the Greens will be Tuesday, December 3. Add it to your calendar!

Give an Ornament, Share a Gift The needs of our poor community in Terre Haute are substantial and the Mission Committee wishes to support them at Christmas in a unique way. Starting the evening of Hanging of the Greens on December 3 and going through December 15, we invited CPC families and individuals to bring an ornament to place on the CPC tree in Fellowship Hall and exchange it for one of the gift needs you will find hanging on the tree. The ornament you bring can be a purchased one, or one you already have, that has meaning for you or your family in some way. There will be a book next to the tree where you can describe your ornament and its meaning so others can enjoy and appreciate it in a personalized way. The ornaments will then become part of the church collection for hanging in future years. Thank you, in advance, for helping those in need this Christmas season!

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CELEBRATING LIFE Through Festivity, Activity, and Spirituality The group will meet in the church lounge on November 14at 1 pm. Josh Powers will present the program on his recent trip to Korea and his work with the HEME Fund. Celebrating Life is a special monthly event designed for senior adults to get acquainted or reacquainted with each other, and to celebrate the life that you have been given by God. Snacks and fellowship will follow the program. You are welcome to bring a friend!

Lend a Helping Hand

Come and help fill some baskets! On Monday, November 25 at 6:30 The Lighthouse Mission will be filling baskets with the non-perishable food items needed to complete the Thanksgiving baskets. These are given to members of the community so that their families may have a happy Thanksgiving. Come and give some of your time so that they may enjoy the holiday. See you at the Mission. Thank-you.

Thanksgiving Sing Praise

In recognition of the Thanksgiving season, several churches of the Wabash Valley are coming together to plan a community Thanksgiving Sing Praise service. Several choirs from area churches will share their musical gifts in addition to the traditional hymns that are sung. To create this time of community worship, we need you the community to join us and lift your voices in praise. This special service will be on Sunday, November 10 at 3:004:30 pm at St. Benedict Parish Church. The Psalmist wrote: I come to your altar, O Lord, singing a song of thanksgiving and telling of all your wonders (Psalm 26:6b-7). Join in on November 10th as we sing a common song of thanksgiving and gratitude and as we share the wonders of the Lords blessings.

PROJECT MILK MONEY

The Sunday School offering is purchasing milk and paper cups for Grumbling Tummies the meals served at 14th and Chestnut Community Center. The cost of milk is a large expense as they serve 60 to 80 children a day. Please place your donation in the milk cartons in classrooms, the choir room, and fellowship hall. Your pocket change makes a big difference for children in the community. We have currently given $182! The costs run approximately $25 a week and the need never ends. Thank you for your continued generosity.

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SEVENTH CENTS YOUTH GROUP

The 7th Cents Youth Group continues to meet regularly. The middle school youth are currently studying the story of Moses. By following Moses trials and tribulations, we are discovering how to use our faith in our daily lives. The high school students are working through Gospel stories and relating the teachings of Jesus to our everyday lives. We are blessed to have many youth in attendance, as many as 17 one Sunday! All youth are welcome to our meetings, so bring your friends! On September 29, we held a parents informational meeting regarding a mission trip for Summer 2014. In this meeting, we selected the Mission Immersion Project coordinated by Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Kentucky. We will participate in this mission trip June 14-20, 2014. Parents, more information will arrive in the mail soon. We ask that you inform us of your youths intent to participate and submit a $50 deposit by December 5, 2013. As the season of Thanksgiving approaches, it is only appropriate we thank the many volunteers who work with and pray for our youth. The Youth Design Team has prepared a morning volunteer celebration on November 16 for all those who are currently involved or wish to be involved in the youth ministry. Come join us from 9 am to 11:30 am on November 16 in the Whitaker room of the ISU College of Education. Child care will be available. Please let Cheryl Moles know if you would like to participate in this event. We would love to see you there! Upcoming Youth Events: November 10: Rake and Run from noon to 4pm. The Youth will meet at Centenary for a lunch at noon, then raking leaves at the homes of church members. Permission slips will be needed. November 16: Youth Volunteer Celebration at the Whitaker Room in the ISU College of Education. All who have helped, prayed for, or are interested in helping the youth group are invited to join. We will share a breakfast and celebrate the wonderful world of our youth ministry. November 17: Normal youth meeting at Centenary. Middle school youth meet 5-5:45 pm, all youth share a meal and games from 5:45-6:30 pm, and high school students meet 6:30-7:30 pm. November 24: No youth meeting. December 1: Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra Tree Fest. Youth will meet at Central at noon for a lunch then we will walk to the Indiana Theater at 1 pm to decorate a Christmas Tree.

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A Celebration of YOU!!
If you are:

~ a youth group volunteer,

(you know you work at meetings and events, you coordinate an event, you prepare a snack or meal, you drive for a trip, etc., etc.)

~ the parent of a youth (thanks for sharing them!), ~ a person that supports the youth ministry financially,
(you buy the stuff at fundraisers or donate )

~ a youth Sunday School teacher or music leader, ~ a Youth Design Team member, ~a person that prays for the youth ministry, ~ or an adult connected with the youth of our church in any way,

PLEASE COME TO THE

7th Cents Youth Ministry Volunteer Celebration

Saturday, November 16 from 9:00 to 11:30 am ISU Bayh College of Education Whitaker Room (110G)
Breakfast served at 9:00 am Julie Shannon, Youth Director at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, will speak about the role of youth ministry in todays culture Appreciation and Celebration of your gift of time and talent Please RSVP to cheryl@thcpc.org by November 13
Childcare for children younger than 6th grade provided at CUMC; include need in response

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November 2013
Sun
*** Worship Finance Mission CLCA CN Facilities 5:30 5:30 6:00 6:30 6:30 6:30

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri
1 Holiday Bazaar

Sat
2 Holiday Bazaar

Preview

6:00

8:00 3:00

Mary Symon
4 Family Prayer

3 Choir Sunday school Worship Youth

8:45 9:30 10:30 5:30

Group meet Interlink

12:00 5 1:30 Renee Newton, Alexandria

6 Deacons meet 5:30

7 Christmas Cantata 8

rehearsal 7:00 Womens Book Club at church 7:00

Madeline Whitaker

Pepperworth, Violet Templeton Murray Pate Charles Rubey

10 Choir

8:45 Sunday school 9:30 Worship 10:30 Youth Rake and Run 12:00 Thanksgiving Praise 3:00
17 Choir

11 Veterans Day 12 Fine Arts Commit- 13 Worship Commission 14 Celebrating Life 1:00 Family Prayer Group tee meet 10:00 special meeting 9:00 Christmas Cantata meet 12:00 Interlink 1:30 Innovation Generation Session meet 7:00 rehearsal 7:00 meet 6:30 John Cleveland, Susan Moulton Eli Kofi Aba
18 Family Prayer

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16 Youth Volunteer Appreciation 9:00

Buddy Berry, Taylor Pepperworth

Matt Guell, Kati Shearer

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8:45 Sunday school 9:30 Worship 10:30 Youth 5:30

Group meet Interlink

12:00 19 TEM meal and 5:15 1:30 childcare ***

20 Communication

Commission 7:00

21 I & S Committee meet 1:30 Christmas Cantata rehearsal 7:00 Xander Green, Josh Powers, Linda Shaw

22 Charlie Brown

rehearsal

4:30

Jean Wilkinson Eliza Payne Kathy Mellor 24 Herald deadline 25 Family Prayer 26 Innovation Gener- 27 Personnel ComGroup meet 12:00 ation Choir 8:45 6:30 mittee 12:30 1:30 Sunday school 9:30 Interlink Worship 10:30 Gary Jenkins, Erin Pugh

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Thanksgiving Day Office closed.

29 Church office closed for holiday.

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Agnes Moles, Eileen Whalen Keith Hawkins

Central Presbyterian Church

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 Cheryl Moles, Christian Educator Scott Paul-Bonham, Parish Associate Sarah Kelsheimer, Church Secretary

Church Happenings
Womens Book Club The Womens Book Club will be meeting on November 7 at 7:00 at the church. The book to be discussed is Room by Emma Donahue. Nancy Edgerton will lead the discussion on this book. Womens Bible Study The Womens Bible Study will meet on November 19 at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Jan Kirschner will lead the Unit 3 lesson discussion on Leah. The student is Twelve Women of the Bible based on teachings from Lysa Terkeurst and others. Mary Horneker will be the hostess.

Next Herald Deadline November 25, 2013

This little birdie is here to remind you its time to Fall Back.

Please set your clock back one hour before going to bed on Saturday, November 2.