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Making Blankets for Comfort...............2From the Pastor.....................................3Church Community Events..................4Town of Cameron News........................5CROP Walk, Memorial Scholarships...6Easter Cantata, Musical Notes.............7‘Buzz’ from the Session, Birthdays.....8Puzzle.....................................................9
The news on what’s happening in the life of
Cameron Presbyterian Church.
InsIde ThIs Issue
May-June 2019
Cameron Presbyterian Church P.O. Box 68 • Cameron, NC 28326
Phone: (910) 245-7901 Email: [email protected]
www.cameronpresbyterian.org
Taking steps to end hunger
Eighteen CPC walkers, resplendent in matching CPC tee shirts, raised $2,370 with their participation in the April 7 CROP Walk. Some of our walkers, left to right above: Patsy Keith, [in frame] Rev. Kathryn Dudley, Valerie Haynes, Rose Cooper, Shan Chase, Kathy Oldham, and [far right] Terry Keith. Also walking were Karen Keith, Tonya Keith, Ken Haynes, Cheryl Bacon, Martin Bacon, Phil Keith, Colton Cooper, Sharon Bettini, Cathy McRae, Dawn Barber and Bronson Keith. More CROP walk photos on page 6.
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Women of the Church Team up to Make Comforting Blankets
Worship on April 7 included the dedication of 38 fleece “Linus Blankets,” so named in honor
Attention, Ladies! Dawn Barber makes a point with a yardstick (above left) as Cheryl Bacon (left) and Kay Kelly finish knotting the fringes on blankets. Cheryl Buckley and Linda Seiberling (bottom left) do precision cutting. Billie Krieigler and Kathy Oldham (above) consult the instructions.
of the adorable character created by cartoonist Charles Schulz. Linus needed his blanket in times of stress, and the blankets created by the Women of the Church are distributed by the Sandhills Moore County chapter of the Linus Blanket Project to Fire Departments, Sheriffs, Moore County Home Health, Social Services, CVSA for therapists for newborn to 3-year-olds, Child Advocacy Group and Friend to Friend. Our blanket making started March 23 with careful measuring and cutting in the Fellowsip Hall. Blankets still in need of finishing touches when the work session ended went home with volunteers for completion. The finished blankets provide soft warmth and can also be folded into a pillow ... or tied on like a superhero cape.
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“The End”When he was young, my son refused to leave the theater
until all the credits had run and those words appeared on the screen. It was not until then that the movie was really finished. Then we could go home and remember the best parts of the show and wonder when the DVD would come out so we could see it all over again.
“The End” usually means a story is over, but in the Bible it’s where the best story of all begins. For Jesus’ disciples, the end came on a Friday afternoon. Jesus, their teacher and friend, the one they had hoped was the long-awaited Messiah, hung suffering on a cross until he “breathed his last.” (Matthew 27:50b NSRV)
Death has an inescapable finality about it. Someone we love is no longer here with us. We may still feel close in spirit, but our daily life has changed irrevocably. The chair is empty. The house is quiet. The pets look for someone who can’t be found. For Jesus’ disciples, his death was the end to his life and to their life together. It was the end of their deepest hopes. His body was laid in a tomb. And Sunday morning was a day of mourning as women brought spices for their final act of service to their Lord. The end.
So they thought. Of course, we now know that day of mourning became a day of rejoicing, a day we celebrate as Easter Sunday! It was not the end of Jesus’ life, but the beginning of a new kind of life that goes beyond our human limitations of life and death.
Pastor
Another View of the Cemetery
And so now my view out the church windows has changed from the last time I wrote. The nearby cemetery is no longer a place of death and decay, but a place of waiting and a place of hope. Because of Easter, because of Jesus’ resurrection, we wait for the “resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.” (The Apostles Creed) And so every Easter we meet in the cemetery with Christians from other churches, other denominations, with different theologies and worship styles, for a community sunrise service. Together we celebrate the new beginnings that Jesus brings to us all because of the life that he lives among us.
You may be familiar with the Chronicles of Narnia, a series of children’s books written by C. S. Lewis. Narnia is a magical place with talking animals, an evil witch, and a powerful and good lion named Aslan. Ordinary children enter Narnia now and then by chance and have life-changing adventures. The last book of the series is called The Last Battle, and at the very end of the book Lewis describes the deaths of the main characters, who end up in Narnia forever. And then he writes:
“And for us, this is the end of all the stories... but for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of
the Great Story, which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before.”
Because of Jesus, we can be part of that “Great Story” of God that never ends. Happy Easter!
- Rev. Kathryn Dudley
not an end, but a beginning: the cemetery glows with the fresh greens of spring.
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seven Churches Join CPC for easter sunrise service
Congregants and clergy from the following area churches shared the good news of Easter morning with us at Cameron Town Cemetery early on April 21: Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Rocky Fork Christian Church, Hood Chapel AME Zion Church, Mt. Zion AME Zion Church, Cameron Baptist Church, First Com-munity Fellowship FWB, and Cameron United Methodist Church. Many attendees stayed after the service to enjoy breakfast in the CPC Fellowship Hall.
enjoying biscuits, sausage, country ham, eggs and fruit on easter morning were (upper left) david dudley and Ken haynes with Rev. Larry Gordon of Mt. Zion AMe Zion; (upper right) Cheryl Bacon with Annie Frye; (lower left, seated at right) Rev. Vanya Mullinax of Rocky Fork Christian Church; (lower right) Linda seiberling with Rev. Clinton edwards of hood Chapel AMe Zion
Visitors from First Community Fellowship Church included eldress Cindy hough, Pastor (at left)
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Gail Brown, who has succeeded Jody Smith as Cameron’s Town Clerk, has a background in Train-ing & Development and is retired from a position in Human Resources at Champion Enterprises, which manufactures modular homes. She has also provided administrative support for the Stevens Center in Sanford, and organization which serves individuals with disabilities, helping them to become an active part of the community. Gail’s experience with municipal and county gov-ernments has entailed permitting and construction matters. “This is slower paced,” she says of the town office responsibilities. She also teaches Human Re-sources certification at Central Carolina Community College, and is an avid reader. “I like to stay busy.” Gail’s husband, Stanley, works for American Sup-ply and Air Products, in the company’s wholsesale division for heating and air conditioning equipment. The couple live here in Cameron and their household includes two dogs.
street Fair a hit with All Ages
Meet Gail Brown,new Cameron Town Clerk
This young lady traveled in style (top). At the Methodist Church, the food crew was ready for action saturday morning (center). One fella decided to provide his own transportation (bottom).
The Link needs your news! Please get in touch with Sandra Leiby ([email protected] 910-245-2535) with ideas, suggestions, and anything you’d like to share with our church community.
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elders
Class of 2019Shan Chase - Chair, Mission & Outreach
(910)[email protected]
Linda Seiberling - Chair, Worship(910)-245-7267
Kathy Oldham - Co-Chair, Budget & Finance(919)[email protected]
Class of 2020
Jim Leiby - Chair, Christian Education(910)-245-2535
Ed Thomas - Co-Chair, Fellowship(910)-245-1198
Tom Shaw - Chair, Building & Grounds(910)-245-9907
Class of 2021Cathy McRae - Clerk of Session
Co-Chair, Fellowship(910)-245-4929
Gene Frazelle - Co-Chair, Budget & Finance(910)-245-4237
Cheryl Bacon - Chair, Member Care(910)-309-7624
More CROP Walk Moments
The Scholarship Committee has awarded scholar-ships to the following students:Gilchrist Scholarship Mark Williamson, Camerson Baptist Church (Sandhills Community College) and Patrick Peele , Cameron Presbyterian Church (Appalachian State University)—$400 each.McKeithen Memorial Scholarship Hannah Butner, Cameron Baptist Church (Sand-hills Community College) and Patrick Peele—$400 each. The Session voted to award scholarships in the form of checks that students can use for books, meals, transportation and other education-related needs.
Memorial scholarships
Left to right above: Sharon Bettini, Bronson Keith, Phil Keith. Below: Terry Keith, Tonya Keith.
7 sanctuary Choir Performs Cantata “A Living hope”
Save the date of June 2 for “Music and Munching,” when the Sanctuary Choir will close out their regular season of leading morning worship. Featured during a special segment at 9:30 a.m. will be several gospel arrangements, plus some ringing by our hand chimes! Coffee, juice and pastries will be on tap in the parlor at 10:10 a.m. Come one, come all! Summer Sundays will again include music offerings by members of our choir and friends from the commu-nity. Look for bulletin updates each week!
Portions of Tom Fettke and Thomas Grassi’s seven-movement cantata were sung again as part of worship on Sunday, April 21, enabling those unable to attend the April 14 afternoon performance to enjoy it. Musi-cal Director Mary Rush (above) received flowers and a gift of appreciation from the choir. At left, alto Shan Chase, soprano Rose Cooper and tenor Martin Bacon wait for their entrance.
Parking cars on church property during the two-day Antiques Street Fair raised $1,871 for CPC Mis-sion projects, Tom Shaw reported. Tom (left, above) and Laura Younts were part of the Friday morning parking crew. Laura is holding some of the first proceeds of the day.
Parking for Mission
Photos by Jim Leiby
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The “Buzz” from the session
MayVictoria Bettini May 3Dwayne Peele May 7Cathy McRae May 9Peggy Phillips May 11Phyllis Frederiksen May 13Louise Danley May 16Linda Thomas May 17Billy Ethridge May 19Ashley Phillips May 19Bruce Phillips May 20Rose Cooper May 23Karol Boyd May 26Clinton Peele May 30Carlyle Edmunson May 31
June Sharon Bettini June 6Michael Thomas June 6Christie Allen June 8Valerie Haynes June 15Bronson Keith June 24
The Cameron Presbyterian Church Session of Ruling Elders convenes every month to deal with the wide va-riety of issues affecting the congregation. This column will keep you updated on the important discussions and decisions the Session undertakes at these meetings. At the April 30 meeting, Ed Thomas reported on the successful Easter breakfast sponsored by the Fellowship Committee under the cooking expertise of Jim Leiby. We were blessed with many guests who attended the sunrise service in the cemetery and enjoyed the oppor-tunity to meet with members of other churches. There was just enough food to serve us all! In his report from the Buildings and Grounds Com-mittee, Tom Shaw made the motion to remove three trees on the parking lot side of the church. One of these trees leans over the sanctuary, one leans over the
classroom building; both trees have pine beetles and the expert consulted said they should come down before they fall. The third tree is in the way of one of the lights that will be erected in the parking lot. The Session voted unanimously to approve the removal of the trees. Gene Frazelle spoke for the Budget and Finance Com-mittee, which has recently purchased computer hardware and software to upgrade the system our Treasurer, Kathy Oldham, uses to maintain church accounts. The com-mittee recommended this move to allow Kathy to work more efficiently with less labor and the Session approved the motion. Included in the report was notice that an audit had been carried out on the church accounts by Terry Kerr and Bill Emerson. All was in order and they concluded that Kathy is “scrupulous” in taking care of the church’s finances. Shan Chase reported that the Crop Walk was quite a success, with more than $2,000 collected. Our church had many walkers in their blue tee shirts, and a good time was had by all. The Mission and Outreach Commit-tee was looking forward to the Cameron Street Fair and
making plans to host parking as usual. Cheryl Bacon announced that the Member Care Committee would have a meeting on May 7 and were preparing to review the membership roster to search for inactive or transferred mem-bers. Jim Leiby, reporting for the Christian Educa-tion Committee, noted that on May 19 the Sunday School class will meet to discuss the lessons for next year—and all who want to have input should be present. Included in every meeting is a review of the latest financial report and the minister’s ac-count of her activities. Kathryn always has a full sheet, between visiting members, writing sermons and her church leadership. Her list this time included organizing the sunrise Easter service and taking communion to homebound members after the Easter service, with Cheryl Bacon and Gene Frazelle in attendance. The April meeting started and ended, as always, with prayer. - Cheryl Bacon
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here Is The solution to the Last Issue’s Puzzle
If you think you have the solution, send results to Jim Leiby ([email protected]).The completed puzzle will apear in the next issue of The Link.
This Issue’s Puzzle: All in the Air
1. Noise in the sky2. Always wet3. Violent storm4. Elijah was caught up in one (Kings 2:1)5. It came immediately with darkness (Acts 13:11)6. Comes before thunder7.A pillar guided the Israelites (Neh 9:12)8. Sins can becomes as white as this (Isa 1:18)9. Gentle wind10. It stood still over Gibeon (Josh 10:12-13)Center column: The Lord hurled large ones down from the sky (Josh 10:11)
Our VisionIn response to feedback from our growing and
changing congregation, we envision fullfilling our mission by: • Expanding our programs • Attracting and inspiring through worship • Serving faithfully through our missions
