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Worship 223

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sunday, April 30:

9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal

Wednesday, May 3:

9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters

11:00 a.m. W.W.A.

5:15 p.m. W.O.W. fellowship meal

6:00 p.m. Programs for all ages

7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, May 4:

National Day of Prayer

Saturday, May 6:

10:00 a.m. Prayers and Squares

Sunday, May 7:

Deadline to submit names for Graduate

Sunday

9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal

NEWS FROM CLARKSVILLE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

1410 GOLF CLUB LANE ~ CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE 37040

Church Office: 931-648-0817 Email: office@clarksvillecpc.com ~ Website: www.clarksvillecpc.com

Senior Pastor: Stephen L. Louder

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS FOR APRIL 30:

Liturgist:

Amy Halliday

Ushers:

Mike Henderson–Lead Usher

Brandon Kettle, Kendyl Kilby

Kenneth Griffin, Kathryn Griffin

Acolyte(s):

Lily McClellan, Melody Moyer

Children’s Message:

Deb Chall-Hutchinson

Psalms 37:5 states “Commit your ways to the

Lord, trust also in him, and he shall bring it to

pass.” Proverbs 16:3 records “Commit your works

unto the Lord, and your thoughts shall be estab-

lished.” Are we failing to commit to the Lord? A fail-

ure is committing only on a superficial level, project-

ing the idea of working for the Lord yet doing it from

self interest. Another lack of commitment is demon-

strated as we give God temporary control of our

interest only to withdraw it when it becomes diffi-

cult or something else we think better comes along.

Sometimes we can commit to the Lord to the point

we put forth no effort and then wonder why it fails.

The answer is a delicate balance; trusting God as if

everything depends on Him while working as if eve-

rything depends on us. Commitment comes as we

see new and fresh ways to grow in our relationship

and strengthen our value as a follower of the Lord.

There is a difference in a contribution and total

commitment and often times is the difference in

failure or success. A chicken and hog walked past a

church sign asking for help in feeding the poor. A

short time later the chicken said, “Brother Hog, why

don’t we give all the poor a nice breakfast of eggs

and ham?” The hog thought for a moment and re-

plied, “That’s all right for you to say because for you

it is a contribution, but for me, it’s total commit-

ment!” Christians are watched as we use our words

to see if they are backed up by our actions. It

means that we display courage and continuously

put the betterment of others before us. When we

fall or fail we dust off and give it another try relying

on God’s promises. Those who use air travel did you

know as the aircraft straightens on the runway and

the pilot crams the throttles wide open there is a

point of total commitment? Because of the speed

and weight of the aircraft at a point, about two

thirds down the runway the pilot is committed to

the air. Christian commitment is measured by

action. Nothing is easier than saying words and

nothing is harder than living them day by day and

it is heart that separates the good from the great.

If we were to list how we spend our time and

money where does our true commitment lie? If

we think of our words and actions would we be

surprised how they may not measure up to what

we say we believe? The question is asked, “Is

there anything more beautiful in life than a boy

and girl holding hands with pure hearts in the

path of marriage?” The answer is “Yes, it is the

spectacle of an old man and woman finishing

their journey. Their hands are gnarled but still

clasped, their faces weathered and wrinkled and

yet still radiant, their hearts are tired but strong.”

They have proven happiness through commit-

ment. Commitment is a foundation for successful

Christian living. The Lord stands behind His prom-

ises and is committed to what he has said and

done. For us there can be nothing less; it is abso-

lutely necessary. So many times we face seeming-

ly insoluble situations and must remember that

God is able to open ways that we are unable to

see. We need to listen for His voice that encour-

ages us to go on, for millions of others have gone

the way before. Be encouraged, trust in the Lord

and go ahead. Spending every moment we can in

His presence will make the difference.

Brother Steve

Sunday Schedule: Fellowship - 9:00 A.M. ~ Sunday School - 9:30 A.M. ~ Worship - 10:30 A.M.

COMMITMENT

PRAYER CONCERNS

Sunday, May 21

is

Urban Ministries Sunday.

Items needed for May

Adult Classes:

Canned meats (tuna, spam, ham, chicken)

Applesauce

Cereal

Ramon Noodles

All other classes bring Personal Items*

*Personal Items: Tooth Paste, Tooth Brushes, Soap,

Shampoo, Razors, Shaving Cream,

Deodorant, etc.

Please drop off in the FLC (box under steps to 2nd floor) or in

the Ed. Building (breezeway entrance).

The J.O.Y Group Trip for May will be on

Monday, May 15th to the L & R Soda

Bar in Elkton, KY. This is a group fa-

vorite! We will leave the church at 10:30 a.m.

We always have a fun time. We hope you’ll join

us! The church bus fills up quickly, please call

Barbara to reserve your spot (931-647-4956).

J.O.Y. GROUP

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

in honor of

Barbara Wilbur

April 29th

1:30 p.m. -3:30 p.m.

Fellowship Hall

Hosted by her family.

No gifts please, just your presence!

YOUTH NEWS VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Vacation Bible School is just around

the corner! This year we will be doing

a 3 day, 4 session visit to ancient

Rome to talk to Paul and the Underground

Church on June 1st-3rd. We need your help

to make this happen. We have nearly 50 vol-

unteer positions to incorporate youth to

adults as we seek to have an inter-

generational time to focus on forming the

faith of our children of the covenant commu-

nity. The VBS layout will be Thursday & Friday

5PM-8PM then two sessions on Saturday

from 10AM-3PM. We need everything from

Group leaders to cooks and registrars. There

is a position for everyone's strengths and

abilities. You can sign up right by the fellow-

ship hall or talk to a Children's committee

member about where they could use you! Our

next volunteer meeting will be May 21st fol-

lowing church.

Register your children online:

https://vbspro.events/p/ccpcrome

There will be a potluck celebration and slide

show presentation June 4th after church for

VBS at 11:30.

Thank you for your love and support as the

youth have worked so hard to raise money

for World Vision's 30 Hour Famine. Our

group shattered expectations as we once

again raised over $4,000. The group also

had an exceptionally special time working

with Rev. Lisa Cook and Sacred Sparks Min-

istries.

Junior & Junior High camp forms will be out

as soon as we receive them.

Youth are looking to have a little fun this

summer with entering 6th graders to gradu-

ated seniors. We will be heading to Cedar

Point Amusement park July 23rd-26th in

Sandusky, OH. Cost is $175 to youth. Par-

ents are welcome to tag along, but booked

rooms and bus seating are reserved for

youth and required minimum number of vol-

unteers, first. For more info contact Taylor.

Do you have these dates on your calendar?

*Senior High (Synodic) Camp:

June 4-9 at Crystal Springs

*Nashville Presbytery Mission Trip:

June 11-17 to Baton Rouge, LA

*Cumb. Presbyterian Youth Conference

(for those who are finishing 8th-12th

grade):

June 25-30 at Bethel University

*Junior High camp, Crystal Springs:

July 9-14

*Junior Camp, Crystal Springs: July 16-21

*Youth end of Summer fun trip:

July 23-26 Cedar Point—Sandusky, OH

Robin Allman

Robert Anderson

Steve Batie

David Borders

Dennis Bosma

Shaun Bray

Dee Brock

Jennifer Brown

Glenn Campbell

Patricia Casa Santa

Teresa Celusta

Joe Chesney

Colton DeVito

Coleen Dorris

Christine Durham

Margaret Farmer

Bella Ferretti

Lonnie Forrest

Heath Frimel Jr.

Payton Frimel

Kayla Gatan

Ellen Henderson

Mike Henderson

Andrea Herrera

Wayne Hewell

Frances Hinson

Karen Hodges

Belinda Horton

Jason Hundley

Edna Jackson

Jaime James

Patty Knight

Kyong Suk Kryer

Lecroy Family

Melissa Lewis

Rhyann Loos

George Marks

Cresta McGowan

Nancy Neal

Walter Nichols

(Afghanistan)

Thelma Norris

Claire Pace

Mike Patterson

Mary Lu Persinger

Teresa Poston

Alyce Powers

Angie Rhoads

Kathie Roby

Jeanne Shaffer

Ed Shephard

Lucille Stanley

Danny Smith

Joe Stephens

Garrett Suiter

Pastor Jimmy Terry

Renee Thompson

Bettye Tidwell

Chris Waldo

Gary Wallace

Lori Waller

Larry Watson

Eileen Weatherford

Sandra Webb

Judy Weiland

Heather Whittman

Aaron Williams

Justin Williams

Mary Williams

Don Winters

Suzie Wolf

Linda Wyatt

Emily Yarbrough

shut-ins,

missionaries,

law enforcement

officials,

our military,

our nation,

and our world.

You are invited to the Ordination of

Deb Chall-Hutchinson

Sunday, May 21, 2017

3:00 p.m.

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Reception to follow.

The last W.O.W. session for this semester:

Wednesday, May 10, 2017.

WORSHIP SERVICE DVD

The Lost and Found basket is located in

the narthex. Items are donated at the

end of each month.

If you would like to receive a copy of the

weekly worship service on DVD, please

contact Paul Bogard.

Stott- Wallace Missionary Offering

Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2017

Did you know there are CP churches in 13 countries and by the end of 2017 that number will

grow? On the Day of Pentecost people of different languages came together to worship God

leading to the birth of the Church. The Church was then tasked to send missionaries into the

world to proclaim the Kingdom of God. Those missionaries had to eat, find housing, and buy

clothes. These first missionaries learned to live off the leftovers (Phil. 4:15, 2 Cor. 11:9) as did

the Old Testament heroine Ruth.

On December 29, 2016 the new missionaries, Rev. Jacob and Lindsey Sims and their three

children flew to Brazil as new CP missionaries. In mid-2017 the goal is that Rev. Patrick and

Jessica Wilkerson and their two small children will move to Colombia, SA as new missionaries.

We as a Church continue what Pentecost started. We send missionaries into the world be-

cause God so loves the world. Commissioning new missionaries is both exciting and challeng-

ing. It is exciting with the prospect of growing the Kingdom of God in new lands and challeng-

ing as we face the reality of living off the leftovers. The world needs missionaries willing to

sacrifice the know world, family proximity, and security for something vitally important. As Paul

writes in Romans 10, “how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And

how can they hear without someone preaching to them?”

In 2017 it will take almost $400,000 a year to cover missionary expenses, salaries and bene-

fits to support all of our CP missionaries. Missions is a part of the Church that lives off church

offerings; it is the widow that goes into the wheat field after it has been harvested gleaning the

leftovers. If only 200 persons, church or groups (Sunday School classes) gave $2,000 a year

that would be enough for our current missionary staff.

—Lynn Thomas, Director of Global Missions, Missions Ministry Team

Here at Clarksville CP the Stott-Wallace Missionary Offering will be received on Pentecost Sun-

day, June 4, 2017. Please be in prayer concerning the gift that you will give. In the past

Clarksville CP has been very generous in its support. Let us

continue to serve and support world missions and the spread of the gospel message.

Envelopes will be available for your offering beginning May 1st in the Narthex.

CONSTRUCTION LOAN POST: APRIL 2017

Remaining Loan Balance: $535,603.08 Amount Repaid to Date: $262,924.43

Average Monthly Amounts Paid Against Loan:

Actual: $24,698.00 in April Goal (5-year loan repayment): $14,000.00

Thank you for your continuous giving to the Capital Building Fund!

With your help, we can achieve our goal to pay off our loan in five years

(1 year and 6 months faster than current repayment pace),

Which will save us $25,916.00 of interest versus our current repayment pace.

I am offering to give crochet lessons during

the Mission Quilters meetings on Wednes-

day mornings (9:00 a.m.). If you are inter-

ested, come to the next quilters meetings.

If you have any questions, feel free to con-

tact me at 931-919-5089. —Joann Pollard

CROCHET LESSONS EASTER LILIES

Two representative Easter lilies

were placed up front in the chancel

area for Easter Sunday in lieu of purchasing

individual flowers to honor our loved ones. We

raised $1,100.00. Your donations will be sent

to the Salvation Army and Manna Café.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

If you would be willing to drive

the golf cart on Sundays, please

sign up with Jessica. You will be

asked to drive no more than 3 times per

year. Thank you to those who help serve in

this ministry!

THANK YOUS

To my church family,

People like you make the world a bet-

ter place! Thank you for the many well

wishes, phone calls, cards, texts, food

and prayers during my two surgeries

and recoveries. I am blessed to be sur-

rounded by so much love.

Sincerely,

Teresa Celusta

We thank everyone of you for food,

cards, visits, transportation to the doc-

tor, calls and many prayers. I am feel-

ing better and should get back on regu-

lar schedule of coming to Church.

God bless each of you.

Bob and Bettye Tidwell

LOST AND FOUND

SESSION NOTES: • The Session met on the 4th Sunday of

April. Elder Scott Celusta opened with

the devotion and prayer.

• Approved the Finance Ministry Team

report. It was noted the end of March

was 25% of budget and giving currently

is 27.9%. Line item expenses were not-

ed to be at expected levels.

• Update by Youth Ministry team includ-

ed Baton Rouge mission trip and youth

camps.

• Noted the last WOW session would be

May 10th.

• May 14th was approved as Graduate

Recognition Sunday and the Sunday

School Ministry Team is in process of

obtaining teachers for the 2017-18

S.S. years.

• Childcare Ministry Team reported need

for team members.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 9:00 a.m. Preschool

3 9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters 11:00 a.m. W.W.A. 5:15 p.m. W.O.W. fellowship meal 6:00 p.m. Programs for all ages 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

4 9:00 a.m. Preschool

5 6 10:00 a.m. Prayers and Squares

7 Deadline to submit names for Graduate Sunday 9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal

8 8:00 a.m. Newsletter deadline 11:00 a.m. CPWM Day Circle

9 9:00 a.m. Preschool

10 Last W.O.W. until August

9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters 11:00 a.m. W.W.A. 5:15 p.m. W.O.W. fellowship meal 6:00 p.m. Programs for all ages 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

11 9:00 a.m. Preschool

12

13 9:00 a.m. –3:00 p.m. Project Linus

14 Mother’s Day Graduate Sunday 9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal Sunbeam girls meet after worship

15 10:30 a.m. J.O.Y Group trip to L & R Soda Bar in Elkton, KY

16 9:00 a.m. Preschool

17 9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

18 Preschool Graduation

19

20

21 Urban Ministries Sunday 9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal VBS meeting following worship 3:00 p.m. Deb Chall-Hutchinson’s Ordination .

22 8:00 a.m. Newsletter deadline

23

24 9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal CMCSS 1/2 Day

25

26

27

28 9:15 a.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal 6:00 p.m. Session meets

29 Memorial Day Office closed

30

31 9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

May 2017

Mission Trip to Colombia, South America

Mission Trip to Colombia, South America