Following discussions with the Session, Deacons and Worship Committee, the Deacon of the Month will be offering the Prayers of the People in worship at this time. We will continue to gather prayers at the beginning of the service on prayer cards for those who are in person, or in the chat for those on Zoom. You also have the option of e-mailing the Deacon of the Month with your prayer requests. Please send these requests by 7:00 PM on Saturday. The Deacon of the Month for September is Gayle Collins, and her email is collins.gayle@gmail.com. Amy Pauw is the Deacon of the Month for October.

Nurture Committee is considering opening a Zoom! meeting for people to gather prior to church services. Please visit our Facebook group and take the poll or email btoddr@gmail.com to let us know your interest.

Thanks to CHPC members in the past, who have left us a legacy of generous help for our youth, Nurture Committee is honored to remind post-high school students of scholarship availability for their studies, including college, trade school, or post-graduate work. (Even if you have received scholarships in previous years, you are eligible to apply again.) For answers to questions or for applications, please contact Soni Castleberry at 502-417-6481 or soni.castleberry@gmail.com.

We hope you can attend both sessions if possible.  Registration is required and can be done through webpages of both workshops. visit:  www.spiritofsophia.org Any questions, email CHPC member, Dana Walker:  dana@spiritofsophia.org

CHPC’s Matthew 25 Team encourages you to register for an upcoming Metro United Way/Park Community Credit Union Zoom presentation entitled "Latinos in the American Conversation on Race." It will be held Tuesday, October 19 from 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 12. There is no cost for this session in their Beyond Buzzwords series, but a $25 donation to Metro United Way is requested if you can. If you have questions, contact Taysha Farley at taysha.farley@metrounitedway.org or 502.292.6167.

The presenter will be Marco Davis, President & CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Latino leaders. The Latino community accounts for more than 50% of the population growth in the U.S. over the past ten years. And as part of that conversation, the Latino community has begun to explore what the issue means for it, both in terms of Latinos’ relationship to the Black American population, and the fact that a significant number of Latinos are Black as well.

"We as Latinos also need to realize, examine, and fight the anti-Blackness that exists in our community. For racism and systemic oppression were introduced as part of and facilitated by colonization in Latin American countries too." 

– Marco Davis

Davis has more than 25 years of experience in leadership development, educational achievement, community advocacy, and civic engagement. Prior to joining CHCI, he served in the Obama Administration as Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics and as Director of Public Engagement for the Corporation for National and Community Service. In June, President Biden appointed him to the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships.

Beyond Buzzwords is a Metro United Way speaker series on diversity, equity and inclusion that is designed to provide thoughtful and meaningful discussions about important topics that promote thinking as well as personal and institutional application.

If you would like to learn more about CHPC’s Matthew 25 Team, or get more involved, contact Claudia Foulkes at 502-939-4129 or cfoulkes3@gmail.com or Soni Castleberry at 502-417-6481 or soni.castleberry@gmail.com. 

The 28th ‘Reel” Latin American Film Festival under the general theme of “Bodies, Borders and Gender in Latin American Film” at the University of Louisville campus continues faithful to its mission of generating a conversation about issues in Latin America.

This fall we will continue to showcase films that motivate our committed audience’s interest in matters related to this region of the world. The movies complement the content, and objectives of our classes offered in many disciplines and departments across the university.

The post-screening sessions have kept their traditional status of offering a non-threatening space to engage in friendly dialogue about other cultures, peoples and places. We discuss topics such as childhood, youth, race, gender roles, race, aging, religion sexual preference, and the struggles of surviving under very challenging conditions. This semester, as we did last year, we will provide an additional opportunity to discuss the "film of the week" on Fridays at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom, from 9/30 to 10/29.

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Gayle Collins is our Deacon of the Month for September. If you or someone you know is in need of a kind gesture, please reach out to Gayle at 502-893-6461 or email: collins.gayle@gmail.com. Amy Pauw is the Deacon of the Month for October.

Harrie Buecker is our Elder of the Week. She can be contacted by phone at 502-592-6347 or via email at harrielynne@gmail.com. Claudia Foulkes will begin Elder of the Week duties on October 3.