Praying the Lord’s PrayerMost of us know the L ord’s Prayer by h eart. Sadly, I think we too often (and I include myself in this) recite it with our minds and hearts wandering and not even beingaware of what we are saying. Think of the incredible privilege of calling the Sovereign Creator of the Universe – “Our Father”! The following is a quote from Lord Teach Us, by Willimon and Hauerwas: “Some people are offended that we are taug ht to address God as Father. The greater offense may be the little word Our. In this prayer we are taught to pray, not as individuals, but as the church.” “When we say ‘Our,’ we are not being possessive. This God will not be our property. Many a person has come to grief attempting to domesticate God as a cheerleader for the American way or as a cosmic Federal Express. We say ‘Our’ because of the astoundingrecognition that this God, the one who created the universe and flung the planets into their courses, the great God of heaven and earth, has willed to become our God. Before we reached out to God, God reached out to us and claimed us, promised to be our God, promised to make us God’s people. Thus, not becaus e of who we are or what we have done, but rather because of what God in Jesus Christ has done, we are privileged to say, ‘Our Father.’ “ Let us remember, always the great gift God gives us by inviting us to c all him, Father!! And let’s rememb er also that Jesus said: “You did not choose me, I chose you.” (John 15:16). Faithfully, Vic Priebe Greetings from the Garden! The Vic-tory Garden is underway ! A team ofvolunteers that can only be described as amazing have begun Pisgah's effort to establish a community garden. The purpose of the garden is to feed God's children byutililizing the blessing of the land he has given to Pisgah Church. We hope by mid-summer to be donating fresh vegetables to the Woodford Food Pantry, to fellowchurch members, members of the community in need and to anyone who would like to share in the bounty. Martin Fister, Abe Fosson and Smith Mitchell have generously shared th eir expertise and their time. Martin and Abe drew 6 plots on the ground and Abe plowed the plots. A soil sample was taken to th e Fayette CountyExtension office and analyz ed. Smith read the report, bought the necessary ingredients and showed us how to add them to the soil. Martin then came back and roto- tilled t he plots twice! We can not express our appreciation enough to this team of experts. Howblessed we are at Pisgah to have this corporate knowledge of gardening in our congregation . Each plo t has a team leader. Each team leader has a responsibility to see that their plot is planted, weeded, watered, and harvested. Each team member would welcome your help more than you could ever know!:) Plot #1 Team Leaders are Tessa Dole and the MacLeod family: growing pump kins and cucumbers Plot #2 Team Leader is Ann Hayes: growingwatermelon and peppers Plot #3 Team Leader is Lisa Biederman: growingbeans and tomatoes Plot #4 Te am Leader is An issa Davis: growingsweet potatoes Plot #5 Team Leaders are Toland and Julie Lacy: growing corn Plot #6 Team Leaders are Abe Fosson and Pam Stilz: growing corn Please come o ut and h elp Pisgah's gard en grow. Ifyou can't commit to the garden full time, please feel free to walk down and see how things are going, pull a fewweeds and take produce from the table or contribute to the table that will be outside the church during these summer months. God's blessings are for everyone, praise be to His Holy name. Pam Stilz Pisgah Scholarships Eight Pisgah college students will be receivingPisgah Church scholarships for 2010/11. The eight recipients are: Quin Broadbent, Field Broadbent, Robert Craycraft, Rebekah Davis, Patrick Hayes, Allison Howard, Hannah Kindred, and Frank Lake. Each student will receive $700 based on the Scholarship account earnings from 2009. Under terms of the Scholarship account, on ly earnings are dist ributed. The Pisgah Scholarship princple has been made possible bygenerous donations over the years. Donations are certainly encouraged and can be made by simply notingthat your contribution is for the "Pisgah Scholarship Fund." The Pisgah Post Our Mission: to worship God. study the Scripture, practice theteachings of Jesus as Lord andSavior. Pisgah Presbyterian ChurchWoodford County, KentuckyJune 2010
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Praying the Lord’s Prayer Most of us know the Lord’s Prayer by heart. Sadly, I
think we too often (and I include myself in this) recite it with our minds and hearts wandering and not even being aware of what we are saying.
Think of the incredible privilegeof calling the Sovereign Creatorof the Universe – “Our Father”!
The following is a quotefrom Lord Teach Us, by Willimon and Hauerwas:“Some people are offended that we are taught to addressGod as Father. The greater offense may be the little
word Our . In this prayer we are taught to pray, not asindividuals, but as the church.”
“When we say ‘Our,’ we are not being possessive. This God will not be our property. Many a person hascome to grief attempting to domesticate God as acheerleader for the American way or as a cosmic FederalExpress. We say ‘Our’ because of the astounding recognition that this God, the one who created theuniverse and flung the planets into their courses, thegreat God of heaven and earth, has willed to become ourGod. Before we reached out to God, God reached outto us and claimed us, promised to be our God, promisedto make us God’s people. Thus, not because of who weare or what we have done, but rather because of whatGod in Jesus Christ has done, we are privileged to say,‘Our Father.’ “
Let us remember, always the great gift God gives usby inviting us to call him, Father!! And let’s rememberalso that Jesus said: “You did not choose me, I choseyou.” (John 15:16).
Faithfully, Vic Priebe
Greetings from the Garden! The Vic-tory Garden is underway! A team of
volunteers that can only be described as amazing havebegun Pisgah's effort to establish a community garden.
The purpose of the garden is to feed God's children by utililizing the blessing of the land he has given to PisgahChurch. We hope by mid-summer to be donating fresh
vegetables to the Woodford Food Pantry, to fellow
church members, members of the community in needand to anyone who would like to share in the bounty.
Martin Fister, Abe Fosson and Smith Mitchell have
generously shared their expertise and their time. Martinand Abe drew 6 plots on the ground and Abe plowed theplots. A soil sample was taken to the Fayette County Extension office and analyzed. Smith read the report,bought the necessary ingredients and showed us how toadd them to the soil. Martin then came back and roto-tilled the plots twice! We can not express ourappreciation enough to this team of experts. How blessed we are at Pisgah to have this corporateknowledge of gardening in our congregation.
Each plot has a team leader. Each team leader has aresponsibility to see that their plot is planted, weeded,
watered, and harvested. Each team member would welcome your help more than you could ever know!:)
Plot #1 Team Leaders are Tessa Dole and theMacLeod family: growing pumpkins and cucumbersPlot #2 Team Leader is Ann Hayes: growing
watermelon and peppersPlot #3 Team Leader is Lisa Biederman: growing beans and tomatoesPlot #4 Team Leader is Anissa Davis: growing sweet potatoesPlot #5 Team Leaders are Toland and Julie Lacy:growing cornPlot #6 Team Leaders are Abe Fosson and PamStilz: growing cornPlease come out and help Pisgah's garden grow. If
you can't commit to the garden full time, please feel freeto walk down and see how things are going, pull a few
weeds and take produce from the table or contribute tothe table that will be outside the church during thesesummer months. God's blessings are for everyone,praise be to His Holy name.
Pam Stilz
Pisgah ScholarshipsEight Pisgah college students will be receiving
Pisgah Church scholarships for 2010/11. The eightrecipients are: Quin Broadbent, Field Broadbent, RobertCraycraft, Rebekah Davis, Patrick Hayes, AllisonHoward, Hannah Kindred, and Frank Lake. Eachstudent will receive $700 based on the Scholarshipaccount earnings from 2009. Under terms of theScholarship account, only earnings are distributed. ThePisgah Scholarship princple has been made possible by generous donations over the years. Donations arecertainly encouraged and can be made by simply noting that your contribution is for the "Pisgah ScholarshipFund."
The Pisgah POur Mission: to worship God.study the Scripture, practice the teachings of Jesus as Lord and
Savior.
Pisgah Presbyterian Church Woodford County, Kentucky
June 2010
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2Christian Education Wow, another Sunday school year has already come to an end! We’dlike to say a big “THANK YOU!” tothe many ChristianEducation volunteers
who served this year asSunday school teachers, class participants, Children’sMoment and Children’s Worship leaders, nursery
volunteers, youth meal providers, and the many, many other volunteers we had throughout our year. TheChristian Education Committee couldn’t continue this
work without your support!
Jennifer Chandler and Linda ScottChristian Education Co-Chairs
Summer Bible Study Join us for a Wednesday Night Bible Study
beginning June 23 and going through July 28. Our topic will be “A Romp Through the Bible; Rediscovering theUnity of the Bible, Genesis through Revelation” and willbe led by Vic Priebe. We will begin the study at6:30p.m. each night and it will last for six weeks.
This will be a great opportunity to see God’s work through His written Word. Also, it would be a greattime to invite a friend to join us for these specialsessions.
Your Worship Committee at WorkHave you ever thought about what happens on a
Sunday morning to make worship a familiar and smoothexperience? Your worship committee works hard tohave this happen. We have several members on thecommittee who oversee specific aspects of the service.Rhonda Fister makes sure we have ushers and greetersevery week. Jane Pryor contacts lay readers. Missie
Wood helps get supply speakers when the minister is outof town. A flower committee prepares the beautifulflowers in the narthex and on the communion table.
John Baston records the services and sees they are sentto those who request them.
Each month, Anne Davis makes sure we havecommunion supplies. Abe Fosson and Lesley Kindredbake communion bread. Elders prepare, serve and cleanup after communion. Members of the committeestraighten the church and iron and set up thecommunion cloth.
In addition the committee suggests any changes in worship and oversees special services such as the 225th Celebration, World Wide Communion, Thanksgiving, aFamily Christmas program, Christmas Eve, Palm
Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunriseand any summer outdoor worship. They assist the fifthSunday services at Taylor Manor. They also suggestpolicy for weddings, funerals, baptisms, special musicand children’s worship. They compile and publish the
Advent Book for home worship. As you can see, we are a busy committee. Please
contact one of us if you would like to participate as anusher, lay reader, or on one of the subcommittees. And,if you would like to join us--Anne Davis, Rhonda Fister,Linda Jones, Jane Pryor, Mary Dan Raider, WandaRodgers, Dottie Schmidt, and Missie Wood—please seeanyone on the committee. We’d love to have your help.
Wanda Rodgers, Chair
A Smoke Free PisgahPisgah, its buildings and grounds are described by
many as a beautiful place full of tranquility. A variety of groups from our community and abroad ask to use ourgrounds and buildings on a regular basis. Great care istaken to preserve and maintain our treasured Church andland. In order for us to protect this environment anddue to safety concerns, Session approved the buildingsof Pisgah become a smoke free environment earlier thisyear. This action has proved to be a positive step inproviding a safe and inviting atmosphere in ourbuildings.
A proposal to include the grounds of Pisgah in thesmoke free area is before Session. All grounds of Pisgah(excluding the cemetery) would fall under this policy.
Voting on this proposal will be held at the June 22 nd
Session meeting. Please direct any questions orcomments regarding this to a Session member before the June meeting.
A Note from the AdministrationCommittee
How did it get to be June already? This year seemsto be flying by quickly! I hope all of you are enjoying thebeginning of summer, it won’t be long before we all startheading out on well earned vacations.
The May 15th
Treasurers Report is out and ourfinances are still looking good. We are 38% of the way through the year and our income is still keeping pace
with our budget. Our pledged income is at 40% of budget while our unpledged income is 29% of budget
which places our total income at 39% of budget. Ourunpledged income has been below budget for severalmonths now but is not a problem at this time as our totalincome is 2% above the budgeted amount. We willcontinue to monitor the situation to make sure it doesnot become a problem as we get further into the year.
The expense side of our ledger looks good as well. We are 38% of the way through the year and our total
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3expenses are 31% of our budgeted amount. We couldsee a slight spike in our expenses as we get into oursummer activities, but I don’t think it will be anything wehave not planed for. Our Elders, Deacons, committeesand church staff are still doing a great job holding downour expenses and are to be congratulated.
Our financial picture looks solid at this time; we willneed to be careful not to fall into the summer doldrums
with our giving as has happened in years past. Weshould have a good year at Pisgah provided we remaindiligent in our giving and continue to watch ourexpenses. Keep up the good work everybody! Now letthe summer fun begin!
Jud Davis
The Importance of Pisgah Troop 1784 Scout Program
The Scout program at Pisgah is a wonderful thing.It gives youth of the community an opportunity to learn,grow, and mature into young adult leaders who canutilize their skills and leadership to give back to thecommunity. Scouts join the troop with great interest incamping and activities in the outdoors. Along the way they learn skills they need in order to advance in rank and become more experienced. As their experienceincreases, so do their leadership responsibilities. So astheir leadership responsibilities increase, they learn moreabout the importance of supporting the community through volunteering service. The last step of thejourney is the Eagle Scout rank. This is the greatest actof leadership and service. It gives scouts like me theopportunity to understand the big picture. Leadershipand service in the Boy Scouts prepare you for challengesin life. I always take the scouting approach; be prepared.Earning the Eagle Scout rank and being a member of
Troop 1784 will allow me to be successful in life. Thanks to the Pisgah church community, all young
scouts have the opportunity to be successful in life.
Sincerely,Frank Lake, Eagle Scout
Frank Lake with proud parents, Rob and Janet Lake
Burnamwood Appalachian Ministry
Be a part of Pisgah’s Missiontrip this summer. July 5 to July 9
Burnamwood Camp andConference Center, Irvine, Kentucky, has resided in the
mountains of Eastern Kentucky for over 50 years. With50 years comes a lot of history, a lot of memories, a lotof tradition. 2010 starts a new tradition, Burnamwood isreaching out and doing something new. During thesummer months of June and July, Burnamwood will beopening a three story home nestled into the side of amountain to adult and youth groups from across thecountry.
"The true greatness of any church in not how many it seats but how many it sends!" — Unknown
The groups will stay on site at Burnamwood. But,more importantly, these groups will venture out each day into Appalachia to take the love of Burnamwood beyondthe boundaries of the camp for the first time. The full-time Summer Mission Coordinator will arrange all work sites and even provide all of the meals. This is a hassle-free mission trip for adults and youth and a chance foreveryone to open their eyes to extreme poverty in
America and in Kentucky. But more importantly, helpmake a difference.
To reserve your spot, just call or email Joe Johnson, 859-321-6436 or [email protected]
The greatest way to understand a person is to work side by side helping someone else in need. This is agreat opportunity for adults and youth of PisgahPresbyterian Church and friends in the community youknow to come and work together. This mission trip isopen to all, so reach out and ask someone you know tojoin you in making a difference. [ youth must havecompleted the 6th grade ]
"Never pity missionaries; envy them. They are where the real action is — where life and death,sin and grace, Heaven and Hell converge." —
Robert C. Shannon
Life in the ChurchConfirmation:On May 23, five of our youth,
Hunter Baker, Alex Davis,Kendall Johnson, Taylor
Johnson and Toland Lacy, became confirmedmembers of Pisgah Church. Congratulations!
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Heartfelt thanks to members of the Pisgahcongregation for all the wonderful acts of kindnessfollowing the recent loss of my husband, Jim. Ourfamily so appreciated the elegant reception following thememorial service and the meals provided during the
week. Your warm thoughts, prayers and encouragementhave sustained us during this time.
Linda Kuder and family
Snippets
o Derby weekend, Ashley Bromagen becameengaged to Evan Schmitt, a native of Ann Arbor,Michigan. The proposal took place on the grounds
of Pisgah Presbyterian Church. Both are currently living in Washington, D.C.o The Woodford County Middle School Girls track
team came in first place at the Kentucky StateChampionship meet held at Dunbar High School onMay 22. Kendall Johnson 's 4X400 relay team won2nd place in the State and significantly contributedto the Woodford team's overall win.
o At the Woodford County High School AcademicHonors Assembly on June 2 nd the following youth
were recognized: Courtland Johnson (Certificate of
Honor Awards for Advanced Science III andProgramming, Medal Award in Advanced English, AP World History and Advanced Humanities),Nicole Lake (Medal Award in Art), Sean McKee (Certificate Awards in Advanced English andProgramming, Medal Awards in Film, Spanish IIIand Advanced Humanities. Sean also received thedistinguished “Outstanding Sophomore” Award),Hayden Smith (Certificate in Advanced English).
Way to go, Pisgah Youth!!
We are always on the lookout for more “Snippets.” Helpus keep this column going by sending in any interesting
little tidbits you hear!
Happy Birthday to You in June
1 Ashleé Wolf 3 Anna Hoffman, Molly Welling 5 Missy Hill8 Warley Harper, Matt Jacobson9 Bob Weldon10 JoAnne Mackby 11 Brion Welch13 Grant Sparks, Leah Jacobson14 Garrett Graddy 16 Amanda Howard18 Lyland Gray, Brenda Adkins19 Joe Simpson
20 Jim Wilds21 Jerrye Haggerty 22 Virginia Scott23 Gina Hines, John James24 Cole James, Elaine Park, Karen Schmidt26 Brenda Lucas28 Gordon Garrett29 Dottie Schmidt30 Katie Moore
And in early July…3 Joe Johnson
4 Jeannette Priebe, Vince Straub6 Julie Lacy, Donna Lawrence, Michelle Welling 7 Graddy Prewitt, Carolyn Ryan8 Field Broadbent9 Elizabeth Collier
Please help us keep this list up to date!
The Pisgah Post is published monthly by the PisgahPresbyterian Church, 710 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY 40383. The deadline for the July 2010 issue of thenewsletter is June 25. Please submit signed articlesto the church office or email them [email protected].
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