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Peggy tested positive for COVID on Wednesday of this week, after testing negative on Monday. Get tested if you have any symptoms.

A Final Message from Peggy

Dear Beloved of God,

Sunday’s reception was lovely. I appreciate all who came, and the expressions of gratitude from each of you. I spent time Sunday afternoon opening cards, reading messages, and discovering generous gifts. I felt the love! 

We have had quite a journey together. I look back on our shared 23 months with gratitude and humility. I trust that the Spirit has been working with us and through us and will continue to do so as we take different paths. 

I leave you this prayer by the late Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw, Michigan:

It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view.

The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts; it is even beyond our vision.

We accomplish in our lifetime only a fraction

of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.

Nothing we do is complete,

which is another way of saying that the kingdom always lies beyond us.

No statement says all that could be said. No prayer fully expresses our faith. No confession brings perfection. No pastoral visit brings wholeness.

No program accomplishes the church’s mission.

No set of goals and objectives includes everything.

This is what we are about.

We plant the seeds that one day will grow.

We water the seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. 

We lay foundations that will need further development. 

We provide yeast that produces effects far beyond our capabilities.

We cannot do everything and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something and to do it well.

It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way,

an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest.

We may never see the end results,

but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.

We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs.

We are prophets of a future not our own.

Peace be with you,

Peggy

A Word about Mustard Seed

The mustard plant is a fast-growing annual herb, growing up to 10-12 feet tall in only a few months. It was the smallest seed the Jewish people planted in their gardens. Yet it became the largest plant in their gardens when it was grown.

The mustard seed is a striking example of the potential of a seed. Although it starts out small and insignificant, it quickly grows into something that blesses others.

A seed can push aside obstacles, but it does not do so instantaneously. A seed does not move hindrances by an explosive burst, but by a relentless expansion of growth continually pushing outward and upward. As a seed becomes a plant, it draws nutrients from its source, and thus continues to grow bigger and stronger, forcing hindrances out of its way.

A seed is persistent, never giving up. Only death will stop it from growing and working to produce fruit. This may be the most important characteristic of a mustard seed: it never gives up!

As you consider how you will support the ministry and mission of CHPC next year, think about the mustard seed. Think about what you can plant, what you can water, what you can tend. Go Forward in Faith that God is growing something wonderful in you and this congregation.

By now you should have received a letter with a pledge card enclosed. Please bring your completed card to worship on October 29 for commitment Sunday, or mail it to the church office. If it is more convenient for you, click here to complete your pledge form online.

Thank you for your generous support of CHPC!

Crescent Hill Health Fair

There will be a Crescent Hill Health Fair on Sunday, October 29, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Peterson-Dumesnil House, located at 301 S. Peterson Avenue. There will be free health screenings, 15 health care vendors and a raffle to win prizes.

"Trick or Treaters" are invited to participate in the Halloween Costume Parade. All participants should be on the front porch of the Peterson-Dumesnill House at 1:00 p.m. Children will parade through the Health Fair booths and at the end of the parade, each will receive a treat bag.

CHPC Calendar

Scheduling a meeting at CHPC? Please contact Megan Cahill (office@crescenthill.church) with the date/time/place so that she can add it to the church calendar. A link to the church calendar can be found on CHPC’s web homepage (www.crescenthill.church).