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Presbyterian ‘Connection’ August 2013 Volume 20 Issue 8
From the Pen of Reverend Terry
Dear Friends,
One of the givens as your Interim Pastor has been that eventually I would leave and someone else would come to take my
place. The time has come. My last day as your pastor will be Sunday, July 28. After that James and I will be leaving for our
new home in central Arkansas where we will be near our daughters and grandchildren and closer to my parents.
Many of you have asked what I will be doing. I have accepted a position with the Arkansas Children’s Hospital as a Patient
Information Liaison. I’ll be a first contact for many parents calling the hospital. My job will be to help them set up
appointments, get insurance approval, and fill out the necessary forms. At least for a while, I will be taking a break from the
pastorate. I will still be an active member of Presbytery. Maybe I’ll see some of you at the October meeting in Fayetteville.
Another important part of my role as your Interim Pastor has been preparing quarterly reports to the Committee on Ministry
with my observations about where we are in the process of preparing for more long-term pastoral leadership. These reports
follow a framework of questions, answers and areas to consider. One of the areas to consider is:
“ Exiting and evaluating – Making a healthy farewell, which provides learning for both the system and the interim pastor is
sometimes the best gift for the interim period. “
For the past couple of months, this question has been in the forefront of my prayers and thoughts. How do we make a healthy
farewell? What is the best way for us to part ways?
In her book, Praying Our Goodbyes, author Joyce Rupp provides some guidance for making a healthy farewell. To begin with,
we have to name the goodbye and the pain or loss we feel as a result of the goodbye.
I can’t do this for you, but I can name my feelings around my leaving. I feel sad because I no longer will be your pastor. I will
miss you. I will miss knowing how your story continues. I will miss knowing what’s going on in your lives. You have been an
integral part of my life. After I leave, you will still be important to me, but it will be different. Someone else will share your joys
and sorrows. Someone else will work with you on a day-to-day basis to serve God.
As we identify and name our feelings, Rupp says it is important to reflect on them. In reflection we open our hearts honestly
and pour out our feelings to God. Do we feel disappointment, anger, joy, fear, relief -- some or all of these emotions? God
already knows, but we need the healing that can only come from pouring out our hearts to God and listening for God’s
response.
The third phase or action Rupp mentions is the importance of ritual in making a prayerful and healthy goodbye. By ritual she
means using symbols and movement to act out the emotions we are feeling around our goodbyes.
On our last Sunday together, we will engage in two rituals. We will share communion together in worship. In communion we
remember Christ and we remember that we are joined through Christ with “Christians of every time and place.” We will be
remembering the many times we have celebrated communion together in the past. We will also remember Christ’s promise
that we will feast together in the future.
Following worship, we will join in the time-honored and beloved tradition of sharing a potluck meal with each other. During our
potluck we’ll have an opportunity to say our farewells and to laugh as we remember our shared time together.
According to Rupp, when we practice these steps—recognition, reflection, and ritualization—intentionally God does an
amazing thing in us. Through the Holy Spirit, God gives us a sense of renewed direction and energy.
Through this process, we honor the original meaning of the word goodbye. Goodbye comes from God-be-with-ye or Go-with-
God. When we say goodbye, we are actually blessing each other with a prayer for God’s continues care and love.
And so, I say to all of you, “May God be with you and keep you while we are apart, one from another.” Thank you for letting
me be apart of your lives. Thank you for being a part of mine.
Many blessings,
Pastor Terry
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Be sure to drop in for coffee, maybe a
Danish or cookies and wonderful
fellowship on Thursday mornings at
10:00 a.m. in Memorial Hall!
Our church email address
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online, go to our website;
http://www.presbyterianchurchofbullshoals
Click on the ‘Info Center’ tab at the top, then on the drop-
down menu, click on “Presbyterian Connection”, then
choose the month of the newsletter you would like to
read. The most recent newsletter will be at the top.
Thanks to everyone that kept me in their prayers during the surgery
and the continued recovery process.
It meant a lot to receive a card that was signed by everyone!
Thanks again!
Jim Meir
We, the congregation would like to thank James and Pastor
Terry for their love, support and service for the past three
years. They will be missed. We wish them well in their new
endeavor.
UPCOMING PW EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 9th - MEET AT VILLAGE WHEEL
OCTOBER 26th - POTATO BASH
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WORSHIP IN AUGUST
August 4, 2013
Hosea 11:2-1-11; Psalm 107:1-9, 43;
Colossians 3:1-11 & Luke 12:13-21
August 11, 2013
Isaiah 1: 1, 10-20: Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23
Hebrews 11: 1-3, 8-16 & Luke12:32-40
August 18, 2013
Isaiah 5:1-7, Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 & Luke 12:49-56
Blessing of the Food Pantry
August 25, 2013
Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6
Hebrews 12:18-29 & Luke 13:10-17
Minute For Mission
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CHURCH USHERS/GREETERS COMMUNION SERVERS
August 4 - Irene Bere & Sandy Erickson Ed & Peni Lloyd
August 11 - Bob & Gloria Wiles
August 18 - Bill & Mary Kerr
August 25 - Ken Hobart & Doc Simons
PRAYER LIST FOR CONGREGATIONS, PRESBYTERY OF AR.- 2013 August 4 - Trinity, Little Rock Spring River, Hardy
August 11 - First, Bentonville Westminster, Little Rock
August 18 - First, Conway First, Prairie Grove
August 25 - First, Morrilton First, Springdale
PLEASE NOTIFY PAT ERLEWINE IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO SHOULD BE ON OUR PRAYER LIST.
BIRTHDAYS August September August 3 - Peni Lloyd September 1 - Tywllah Schauer August 20 - Bob Wiles September 12 - Gloria Wiles August 21 - Kenneth Hobart September 16 - Arabella Richardson August 23 - Irene Bere September 25 - Norm Hockley August 27 - Betty Mentlewicz September 25 - Terry Hart September 29 - Pam Hobart September 29 - Sue Babulski
ANNIVERSARIES
September 1 - Dick & Jini Sass
September 2 - Ken & Pam Hobart
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LIBRARY LINES FOR AUGUST 2013
The book of the month is book 1 of the “Lizzie Searches for Love” series, RUNNING AROUND by Linda Byler. “Lizzie has never quite fit into her Amish community. She's short-tempered. She hates housework. She dislikes babies. She likes Stephen, but will she make a good wife? What will become of Lizzie? Is there room for her within her Amish community? A romance novel by an Amish writer, based on true experiences! It isn't that Lizzie doesn't want to stay Amish. It's just that there is so much to figure out. Like why can't she let her hair a little looser on top? And why can't she wear shoes with a little bit more of a heel? And will she ever really just know for a fact who she is going to marry like her next-older sister, Emma, does? And how does it happen that her just-younger sister, Mandy, is going on a date before Lizzie ever has a real one? So does it matter at all if she eats one more whoopie pie? Amos seems to like her a lot when she pounds out the ping-pong games. He even asks her to be his partner in doubles. But then he asks Ruthie if he can take her home! It has been this way Lizzie's whole life. She has too hot a temper. She hates housework and dislikes babies. She loves driving fast horses but is petrified of going away from home for a week to work as a maud (maid). Now that Lizzie is running around, will she scare off the Amish boys with her hi-jinks manners? She has certainly attracted the attention of the egg-truck driver. A scary thrill runs through her every time the worldly man comes to pick up an order, each time extending his stay a little longer. How long will she keep this a secret from Emma—and from Mamm and Datt? What will become of Lizzie? Is she too spirited, too innocent, and almost too uninhibited for a young Amish woman?” Enjoy summer reading.
Faye Brackett, Librarian
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MISSION MINUTE
August-2013
Union Presbyterian Seminary Brian K. Blount, president, Union Presbyterian Seminary “Recently, I was a guest on a radio show. A caller inquired, “Is there such a thing as a call, and have you experienced one?” I answered yes to both. In different ways, to different people, God issues calls to serve the world with the good news of God’s love expressed in Jesus of Nazareth. To the Colossians, the apostle writes of the “hope laid up for you in heaven,” which they had heard “in the word of the truth, the gospel” (1:5). God calls some to share this good news. The apostle goes on to say he is praying for the church to be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all wisdom and understanding (1:9). God calls some to the teaching ministry for this very purpose, to fill minds and spirits with the knowledge of God’s movement and work in the world.
All of us who serve at Union Presbyterian Seminary feel called to this teaching ministry. Staff, faculty, and trustees have committed themselves to the crucial mission of equipping and nurturing students who will teach and lead communities of faith. We feel a particular responsiveness to the apostle’s words about filling others with the knowledge of God’s will. We have dedicated our lives to that effort and rejoice as applicants become students who become alumni/ie following God’s call to be agents of God’s reign throughout the world.
Union Presbyterian Seminary, and all of us who serve it have been called. Our task, and our joy, is to respond to that call in the manifold ways in which this seminary can be of service to the church. For more than 200 years, our resources and our people have been our gifts to share in the wonderful work of filling all whom we encounter “with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” Seek us out.
Mission Committee
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PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
With no rain in sight and the temperature is up to 92 degrees, who would have thought “Christmas in July” without snow would be a winner with the Presbyterian Women on Saturday, July 13, 2013. With the sale on Saturday and the “Baked goods sale” on Sunday, we made a clear profit of $756.00. Our Mission program is off & running, and I can only say how proud I am of all the P.W. Women, our church men & women who pitched in to make it a success! Thanks also to our God for his love & kindness he gives us every day. All the items left over were packed and will be put out for sale the same day Bull Shoals has their ‘Community Garage Sale’. We are still taking donations, so feel free to bring your items in. We are looking forward to early September! It’s time to mark your calendar for the “Great Potato Bash” on October 26th, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Jini Sass will be having several meetings and I hope you all give her the help & support she will truly need. As I close this report, please remember to continue to save the ‘Best Choice Bar Codes’ for us, as it is an easy fund raiser to collect money for our mission program. I hope everyone is having a great summer and please be careful wherever you travel. Stay out of the heat and drink lots of water. God Bless Mary Kerr - Moderator
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PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
AUGUST MISSION REPORT
The women of our Church have done it again.
Our “Christmas in July” Fair, was a fantastic success.
We featured jewelry-baked goods, ‘hot dogs - chips, pickle &
drink’ as well as beautiful handwork, Christmas decorations and
so much more it is hard to name them all.
Eleven women were there to sell our wares, but I really believe
we all enjoyed our day!
We also had three gentlemen assisting in our set-up and clean-
up.
Thanks to all who made it possible for us to take in $756.00 for
our Mission Program.
Betty Aaron, Mary Kerr, Pam Hobart & Irene Bere
“Co-Chairs”
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AUGUST FUNNIES
The One Inside
I have a simple declaration,
That for you I’d like to do.
It deals with a very important one,
And the important one is you.
When you look into a mirror
And gaze over yourself with eyes content,
The flesh displayed before your eyes
Is simply just a tent.
What you’ve considered as you for ages,
If it’s with your flesh you identify,
You’ve been thinking that you are a house—
And not the one inside.
Your flesh is just a vehicle;
It’s a place where you abide.
You’re not the physical structure;
You are the one inside.
The tenant may clean his apartment,
He can paint it and scrub it clean.
People may see the house where you live,
But you are seldom seen.
For you are the one living inside the flesh.
You are not skin or hair or eyes.
You are the tenant just living there,
You are the one inside.
- Dale Sides
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“TILL WE SPEAK AGAIN”
Question: Does God really love me?
Answer: Does a wild bear live in the woods? Does a tiny tot love
candy? Of course he loves you, and me and everyone! If you look at
John 3:16 in the Bible (which is the Word of God) it says….that God
loved us so much that he sent his son to be sacrificed on our behalf
so our sins will be forgiven. And if we believe in him we will be with
him forever in Heaven. If that’s not love, then I don’t know what is!
That kind of love is amazing and freely given requiring practically
nothing in return but our faith and devotion. Not like all of the
other types of love, requiring complicated decisions and all sorts of
strings attached.
I’m glad God’s Love is so simple.
I hope that answered your question.
Luv, Millie aka-Meg
Thought for the day:
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, so be nice.
And a smile wouldn’t hurt either!
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AUGUST PUZZLE
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RECIPES
Complete Dinner in Crock Pot
Directions
Use a thick 3/4 inch steak. Place in bottom of large
Crock pot.
Pour a 1/2 cup A1 or Heinz 57 sauce over meat.
Cover with a layer of foil.
Add foil wrapped potatoes.
Add foil wrapped frozen corn cobs (or fresh, shucked)
Place cover on, & cook on low for 6 hours.
You’ll have a full steak dinner any night of the week!
This can also be done with thick pork chops or
chicken breasts and BBQ sauce. The whole meal cooks
in the slow cooker. *One may also wrap up a whole onion, cut partly down
the middle with a pat of butter added, and cook inside on top as well.
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THIS WE BELIEVE for AUGUST
“ Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends
all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
“Philippians 4:6-7”
~MISSION STATEMENT~
“We will be scripture-based to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ
and spiritually led to guide all people to be active doers of the Word”
Approved by Session on November 16, 2007
CHURCH STAFF
Clerk of Session: Vicky Bair, Church Treasurer: Ken Hobart, Secretary: Christi Partee
Financial Secretary: Dick Sass, Asst. Financial Secretary: Elaine Miller
DEACONS
Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Class of 2015
Ed Lloyd Dot Pitts James Hart
Gloria Wiles Sandy Erickson Pam Hobart
Pat Erlewine
ELDERS
Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Class of 2015
Vicky Bair Meg Simons Ken Hobart
Jini Sass Vacant Steve Broskovak
Presbyterian Church of Bull Shoals
P.O. Box 305
Bull Shoals, AR. 72619
