Worship Services
Earth Care Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 11AM

Deborah Fortel preaching

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 7PM

Healing and Peace Service

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Reminder: Our Pastor is on Study Leave This Week
Roger is on study leave this week and will return to the office on Monday, April 19. If you have a need for pastoral care, please contact Deborah Fortel (dgfortel@gmail.com; 502-721-8500). If you have any other needs please contact the church office (office@crescenthill.church)or the Elder of the Week (Jeanne-Marie Rogers: jeannemar@bellsouth.net; 502-439-6007).
Happy Earth Day!
April means SPRING and EARTH DAY! Our world is coming out of the sleepy winter and blossoming forth in beauty everywhere. CHPC has paid special attention to the environment and God’s world for many, many years. In 2012, the church became an Earth Care Congregation through the PCUSA. At that time, the Earth Care Pledge was affirmed by the Session and signed by the Clerk. You may have seen that pledge at the time, but you can reaffirm the pledge individually and download a copy of the document to see what we as a church have been following by clicking this link at the PCUSA Presbyterian Missions Program. 

We are also celebrating Earth Day in the worship service this Sunday, April 18. Deborah Fortel will be preaching, and members of the CHPC Earth Care Team will be leading parts of the liturgy. 

The Earth Care Pledge says we “will celebrate God’s grace and glory in creation and declare that God calls us to cherish, protect, and restore this earth.” 

Join us on Sunday to celebrate our beautiful gift from God and to examine ways we can help to restore our Earth!
April Adult and Youth Education
Stories of Presbyterians Facing Issues of Race
Part of the Nehemiah Project is to get familiar with our denominational history of racial inclusion and equity. This series will feature stories that help us understand where we have been in the past and who we are and who we can be today. David Sawyer will facilitate the conversations.

APRIL 18: “Stories of Northern and Southern Presbyterians history of race relations.”

Cliff Kirkpatrick, Professor of World Christianity and Ecumenical Studies at Louisville Seminary and former Stated Clerk of the General Assembly joins David Sawyer to bring our history and identity into clearer focus with stories from the two main Presbyterian denominations since the Civil War.

APRIL 25: “Stories of Crescent Hill Church’s history”

An opportunity for all of us to share our memories will be sparked by a couple of key stories from one of our long-term members and currently serving Ruling Elder, Lucy Steilberg.

Gathering Time: 09:30 AM ET
Start: 09:45 AM ET

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Children's Sunday School
Children's Sunday School begins at 10am each Sunday!

Meeting ID: 760 186 7172

Nurture Committee would like to thank Jerry Van Marter, Eva Stimson, Bev Machin, and Luke Van Marter for their leadership in Children's Sunday School. They have announced that they are stepping away from this ministry after Sunday, April 18th. The Nurture Committee is working on a plan for Sunday school for our kids. Details will be emailed to all families with kids in the program, and posted in next week's newsletter. If you'd like to help, please let Bruce Whearty know (dr.bruce.whearty@gmail.com).
Adult/Youth Sunday School Leaders Needed!
We are coming to the end of another Sunday School Year (the second under pandemic conditions), and are trying to decide whether to continue Adult/Youth Sunday School through the Summer.

In 2020, we began to schedule Summer Sunday School as a way to maintain connection with each other during this trying time. We tried Coffee Hours with no planned discussion which, unfortunately, were poorly attended. So we are exploring whether we can continue as we have been through the Summer with content classes and leaders.

To do this, we need your help:

  • If you would like to lead on a topic, please let us know when and what your topic is!

  • If you would like to encourage someone else to lead on a topic, please verify with them that they are willing, and then let us know!

  • If you have a topic idea but aren't sure who could lead, please send that along!

All correspondence should be sent to Todd Rogers (btoddr@gmail.com), our Adult/Youth Sunday School Coordinator.

Thanks for considering and thanks for your help!
Monday Coffee Break and Conversation with
Deborah Fortel
Take a break on Monday mornings at 10:30 AM and chat with Deborah Fortel and other CHPCers. (Coffee is optional. Your presence is requested!)

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Chat with Rebecca via Zoom Every Wednesday!
Feel free to drop in on Wednesdays anytime between 4pm - 5pm to chat with our seminary intern, Rebecca Mattern.

We only have 4 more Sundays with Rebecca. Don't miss your chance.

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Join Us for Lunch on Thursdays at Noon!
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ATTENTION: Thursday Newsletter Submissions
We now have an improved method of submitting your articles and information to be included in the Thursday Westminster Weekly email that goes out to our entire church community.

For all submissions, please click the link below and fill out the subsequent form. If you have images or other material that you would like included in the announcement, please email those along with the announcement text to the church office (office@crescenthill.church). Submissions are due by the end of the day on Monday for inclusion in the current week's email.

In an effort to improve the effectiveness of our communications with the CHPC community, we are streamlining our weekly emails as follows:

Tuesday: Prayers with our Pastor
Thursday: Community Announcements and Opportunities
Saturday: Order of service for our Sunday Worship

Thank you in advance for your help with this!
Please continue to visit the CHPC website to stay connected with our faith community!
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Deacon of the Month: April
Jessica Banks is our Deacon of the Month for April. If you or someone you know is in need of a kind gesture, please reach out to Jessica at (502) 565-5591 or email: jessicacurless@yahoo.com.
Elder of the Week
Jeanne-Marie Rogers is our Elder of the Week. She can be contacted by phone at (502) 439-6007 or via email at jeannemar@bellsouth.net.