Volume XXXI, Issue 11

June 6, 2012

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The Salt Shaker

Pastor’s Corner 2 & 8

Congregational Care 3

Worship and Music 4

PYC Youth 4

Christian Education 5

Hinderliters 7 & 8

Calendars 9

Inside this issue:

Special points of

interest:

Going Out of Town this Summer?, page 4

Dine to Donate to benefit Camp Burnam-wood, present the flyer on page 6 and receive 10% off of your order.

Plan to attend The Great American Brass Band Festival Community Worship Service on Sunday June 10, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., Main Stage, Centre College.

We will not have an 8:30 a.m. or an 11:00 a.m. service that day.

Church Service "Summer" Schedule:

**IMPORTANT** Please note: Beginning Sunday, 5/27/2012 our 11am Church Service will change to a 10am start time and last through the

Summer (ends 8/26). The 8:30am service will continue at normal time.

This change is in effect only through the Summer.

Thank you for your generous donations to CASA

for the May Showers of Blessings!

Did you know that in addition to the binders and paper and folders CASA requested, one church member decided to make a cash donation--$1,500 to make up the difference between what CASA had requested from Deacon's Aid funds and what we'd been able to allocate!

"In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

Danville High School is sending 31 students to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes summer camp in June. The cost of the camp is $390/student and each student is expected to contribute at least $50 toward that. Through Deacon's Aid funds, the Presbyterian Church will be sponsoring one DHS student who otherwise could not afford to attend camp. Coach Vaughn Little sends a BIG thank you to the congregation! Donations are still being accepted at DHS, c/o Vaughn Little, 203 East Lexington Avenue.

LOCAL

MISSION

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Dear Friends,

Most farmers I know are an independent lot. They don’t like others telling them what to do. Whenever two or three gathered (Maybe Jesus was there, too, but I wasn’t aware of his presence, and if he was, he wasn’t like any Jesus I learned about in Sunday School.) someone would inevitable say, “If we could just get the blanket-blank government off our backs,” and then there would follow a long litany of complaints because livestock prices and commodity prices were always hovering around the break even point. It took skill, management, and a helping dose of luck to eke out a profit farming. It’s why so many left the farm. Later when I was in college and took a course on U.S. Economic History (yawn!) I learned that the first act of Congress way back when was a tariff on imported agricultural goods enacted to protect American farmers. I concluded that the government has always been involved in agriculture and probably always would be, so despite their protestations to the contrary, agriculture and federal policy are inextricably wedded. Agriculture, I learned was the foundation of a nation’s economy. People have to eat. Most of you probably had ancestors who farmed. Until 1914 half of all Americans lived on farms. Now we have about 750,000 full time farmers nationwide. I never have given it much thought, but my family is probably unique. Not only did my brother, my sister and I grow up on a farm, but so did our spouses. There probably aren’t many families in which all of the siblings and in-laws grew up on farms. What I took for granted really was a pretty unique experience. While that life is often romanticized and idealized, the reality was and still is that it was also a hard life where you got your hands dirty from manure and castrating animals and in some cases killing the robbers of profit. What some would see as cute little baby pigs were runts that were knocked in the head and thrown on the manure pile to be spread as fertilizer or as food for the symbol of America’s majesty and freedom, the bald eagles, who would pick through the manure spread on the fields devouring the carrion. There are aspects of my former life you really don’t want to hear about. Consequently, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about agriculture and food issues. It’s a popular topic. Michael Pollan’s An Omnivore’s Delight was a best seller and got people talking about food issues. Kentucky’s own Wendell Berry has written extensively about the land and agriculture and food. His Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture in particular is really good. Turn on the television or open a newspaper or magazine or surf the web and there are shows, articles, and blogs dedicated to food and food preparation. There is great emphasis on buying fresh produce grown locally. I’m all for it. I patronize our local Farmers’ Market and have visited the one in Lexington. I enjoy buying locally grown food and preparing it. And summer is the time to do it. (As I write this my hands are covered with nicks and scratches from the thorns on the raspberry bushes in our back yard where I spent hours early in the mornings this past week picking black raspberries, a favorite of mine.) At the same time, Farmers Markets are not the answer to world hunger. Since it’s founding the United States has maintained a cheap food policy. Farmers’ Markets are for those who can afford to pay a premium for fresh food and produce. At the same time people are hungry. Through Soups on Us we’ve learned that there are hungry people here in Danville. This is not just some problem in a far off third world country. What’s the answer? Jesus said, “Feed my sheep,” and “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…” It’s pretty clear that from the beginning feeing the hungry is the responsibility of all of us. The very center piece of our worship experience is gathering around a table to be fed. Soon Congress, if they are able, will consider a new farm bill. The farm bill comes up every five years. Some criticize its focus on feed grains – corn, wheat, rice, and soybeans – arguing that we should be using some of those acres to produce locally grown food. Some complain that farmers are farming the system, getting paid to produce those commodities, or in some cases not to produce them. Let me tell you, ag policies are complex. Many of the arguments opposed to government ag programs are wrong and based on misinformation. The same is true for how livestock are raised. It goes without saying that hungry people should be fed. To do this we need to have an approach that balances production with safeguards to protect the health of consumers and to protect the environment. Feed grains will continued to be produced using huge equipment and in vast volumes. Meat animals will continue to be raised in confinement facilities. The irony is that these reviled facilities are designed to provide a healthy, controlled, stress free environment in which the animals can grow. Nonetheless there are abuses, so there needs to be oversight to make sure that we aren’t wearing out the soil that feeds us and that livestock are being treated responsibly. While large scale production agriculture will provide the vast bulk of food, there is also room and a market for locally grown foods. When Jesus said, “Feed my sheep,” he is calling us to enter into a delicate balancing act where we must produce enough food to keep the costs down so all can be fed. At the same time we have to care for God’s creation. Pastor’s Corner continued on page 8

June 10, 2012 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Sam. 8:4-11 (12-15), 16-20 (11:14-15) Ps 138; 2 Cor. 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35

June 17, 2012 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

FATHER’S DAY 1 Sam. 15:34 - 16:13; Ps. 20

2 Cor. 5:6-10 (11-13), 14-17; Mark 4:26-34

June 24, 2012 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Sam. 17: (1a, 4-11, 19-23) 32-49 and Ps. 9:9-20, or 1 Sam. 17:57-18:5, 10-16

And Ps. 133, 2 Cor. 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41

July 1, 2012 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 Sam. 1:1, 17-27; Ps. 130; 2 Cor. 8:7-15 Mark 5:21-43

July 8, 2012 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 Sam 5:1-5, 9-10; Ps. 48; 2 Cor. 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13

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ADVENT DEVOTIONAL This church is compiling an Advent Devotional, written by the members of our church, for December 2012. We will be using the Lectionary for the daily scripture but the commentary and prayer is up to you. We will be limited to approximately 270 words for each daily devotion. If you are interested, please contact Katherine Orton at 236-3027 or by e-mail to korton@bellsouth.net.

The Great American Brass Band Festival Community Worship Service on

Sunday June 10, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., Main Stage, Centre College.

We will not have an 8:30 a.m. or an 11:00 a.m. service that day.

Bud Bright, Louise Cox, Billy Goggin, Pierce Lively, Clyde Mohan, Nancy Sandidge, Hazel Venezie,

and Lydia DiMartino-Ellis.

Audrey Grace Hoover was born on May 15, 2012 in Dana Point, California. Audrey is the daughter of Adam and Stephanie Hoover, the granddaughter of Tom and Lynn Tye and the Great Grand-daughter of Max and Aloma Hoover.

August Charles Garriott was born on May 19, 2012. He is the son of Will and Sarah Garriott and the grandson of Bill and Mary Beth Garriott.

Penelope Irene Jonas, was born May 25, 2012 in San Francisco, California. She is the daughter of Alex and Emily Jonas and the granddaughter of Tom and Susan Jonas.

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Let us know when you’re going on vacation.

Stay connected to your church family. Let us know when you’re going and we’ll email

you a scripture and a prayer.

HANDS TO WORK, HEARTS TO GOD A cheerful heart is a good medicine. Proverbs 17:22

Each of us truly needs community and most of us find it in weekly church services and other activities in the building. But a church is not just a building. Some of our members, often longtime members, are physically cut off from regular Christian fellowship. Those who can’t leave their homes receive monthly visits from members of the Pastoral Care Committee. Right now there are nine visitors calling on 14 homebound members.

Each person visits in a manner they have found to be appropriate for the person they see, but a cheerful heart and friendly smile are always part of the visit. In this way homebound members stay connected to the larger congregation. They are reassured that they are still vital members of our church family, loved and remembered. They also receive regular communion from a pastor and an elder, as well as unofficial visits from other friends in the congregation.

We appreciate everyone who stays in contact, either in person, by mail, or telephone, with those who can’t regularly worship with us on Sundays. Being connected is one of the reasons all of us are here. If you would like someone to visit, just call the church office. Both of you will benefit.

Mountain T.O.P 2012 www.mountain-top.org

June 23th-July 1st, 2012

Please keep this year’s participants in your prayers: Kate Leahey, Patrick Leahey, Jacob Rankin,

Maizie Schwarz, John Daniel, Tate Goggin, Vicky Turbyfill, Hannah Frankel, Meredith Frankel, Ethan

Baker, Caitlin Baker, Will Erwin, and Steve Goggin.

Paintball— 6/14 Meet at the church at 10:00am with a bag lunch! We’ll return around 4:00pm. Cost is $30. RSVP with Rob by Wednesday, 6/6.

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Christian

Formation

Corner

A big THANK YOU to all those who volunteered during our Camp S.O.A.R. VBS program June 3-6. We could not have pulled off such a wonderful few days of fun, laughter, learning and growing in faith without all of you! Alex McMann, Amy Meaux, Amy Wilson, Anne Wilson, Debbi Coffman, Jayce Coffman, Ellen Casey, Jeff Jones, Jim Stewart, Jo Ann Fischer, John Erwin, Joe Schultz, Judy Childress, Katie Kneisley, Ken Copp, Kim Ragland, Lisa Nesmith, Lisa Massey, Liz Erwin, Lynn Copp, Lynn Preston, Missy Tetirick, Shirley Amburgey, Sid Woolcott, Susan Matherly, Tim Shelton, and Tressa Brown

Church-wide Summer Fellowship Events: Mark your calendars and join us for some intergenerational summer fun! June 24th: Night at the Stanford Drive In Meet at the church at 6:30 PM to caravan to the Stanford Drive In (Gates open at 7:00PM, movies start at dusk). The cost is only $12 per carload, so go green and share a ride with church friends! And don't forget money for popcorn! Stay tuned for more information on which movies will be playing. July 14th: Faith and Family Night at the Lexington Legends We will purchase a block of group tickets for Faith and Family Night at Whitaker Bank Park as the Legends take on Hagerstown at 7:05PM. Those interested in carpooling can meet at the church at 5:30PM, bur regardless of your mode of transportation, we'll meet outside Will Call at 6:45PM for the game. Tickets are $4/person and there will be a fireworks show after the game! August 18th: Field Day and Cookout at Millenium Park Join us at Millenium Park starting at 4:00PM for kickball, volleyball, three-legged races, and all your favorite "field day" games! We'll have a cookout at 5:30PM and some goofy prizes for our game winners! Come out and enjoy a last taste of summer with your church family!

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Be sure to print this

flyer off and present

it to your Server.

News from the Hinderliters in Lithuania: May 3, 2012

Greetings from Klaipeda,

Recently I’ve picked up an old Sunday school lesson booklet—my mother used to call these the "quarterly"—from 2005 on the Book of Acts. The story of the Spirit-led expansion of the church from Jerusalem to Antioch to Rome and the ends of the known ancient world started me thinking about the past months here in Lithuania. Reading the Scripture with new eyes is one of the gifts we receive as mission workers. Antioch has become a new metaphor for us.

This spring our lives centered on three big events. The first was the visit of Presbyterian leaders, Amgad Beblawi and Burkhard Paetzold, to Klaipeda. Amgad is the new area coordinator for the Middle East and Europe, based in Louisville. Burkhard is the regional liaison for us, based in Berlin. For Amgad this was his first orientation to LCC International Univer-sity, our mission partner. Our goal was that they see LCC in action, that is, engage with students. Burkhard taught classes in political economy on the Roma, the largest minority group in Eastern Europe. Amgad gave a lecture about the Arab Spring in the class on the economics of conflict. Amgad met with the LCC leadership to probe the question about how to ensure the cen-trality of Christian faith and witness in the future of LCC. We all partici-pated in communion at the Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday. Person-ally we made our case for reappointment for a fourth mission term. There is still work to do here to model the gift of the Spirit, “the repentance that leads to life” (Acts 11:18).

Burkhard and Amgad visited LCC in March

The second big event was academic. In mid-April students present their final academic work, their capstone. I was advisor to five eco-nomics students: two from Moldova, two from Ukraine, and one from Lithuania. The students chose complex but socially redeeming topics: the determinants of democracy and political stability in post-Soviet states, the use of remittances (money sent back home by work-ers abroad) to promote economic growth, how wages are set in the Ukrainian steel industry, the link between corporate social responsi-bility and profitability, and the workings of state policies designed to help the unemployed get jobs in Lithuania. As a teacher, three things stand out. These students are highly motivated to do good work; they are committed patriots who sincerely want the best for their countries; and they are fragile young adults who want—and de-serve—affirmation from responsible and caring adults. Nearly every day one of these students would slip into my office with a question, a question that often led to discussion of hopes and dreams and values in life worth holding onto. We’re glad to send them off but often with a sense of loss that fruitful relationships do come to an end. Continued on page 8

Dennis Ivanova (Moldova), Iryna Velykokhatko (Ukraine), Viva Cekatauskaite (Lithuania), Ana Potoroca (Moldova), and Anastasiia Kryvulia (Ukraine) with Eric after the public

defense of their thesis.

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The third big event was the close of the academic year. On graduation day 118 students received their bachelor’s diplomas. Of these, 101 were business majors; the remainder were split between English and psychology. This year the international character of LCC is very apparent. It was an Antioch moment. Nearly half the diplomas were awarded to students from outside Lithuania: 18 were from Ukraine, 16 from Belarus, 14 from Moldova, 3 from the Russian Federation, 3 from Latvia, 2 from Albania, and 1 each from Romania and Nigeria. The Distinguished Alumni Award was given to alumna Jurgita Choromanskytė, currently chief of staff for a European parliament member. Jurgita founded a free market political think tank and a foundation engaged in political education and grassroots movement mobilization for elections. Jurgita was one of my thesis students back in 2005 and a student in Becky’s classes, so we were pleased to claim some credit for the kind of LCC graduate we hope to produce.

At the closing assembly at LCC Becky and I were recognized for 10 years of teaching at LCC. This is a good time for reflection on the question "Where are we?" In an essay from another time entitled “After ten years” Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “Ten years is a long time in anyone’s life” (Letters & Papers, p. 4). We are still at LCC, still serving as classroom teachers, so at one level not much has changed for us in 10 years. But much has changed in 10 years at LCC. Ten years ago there were only a tiny number of “foreign” students. The first Ukrainian student graduated in 2005. Joining the EU in 2004 brought profound changes, including greater student mobility. Now a near majority are from outside the EU. Organizationally the founding generation of LCC Board from the 1990s is nearing the end of their service. The transition of mission-founded institutions like LCC is often difficult. The question at LCC is whether we are in Jerusalem or Antioch. The expansion of LCC beyond Lithuania and its founders challenges us all to remain open and ecumenical, to welcome new people and new ways brought, in the language of the Book of Acts, by the God-fearers, Hellenists, and Gentiles of our day. But we need to keep the “essentials” (Acts 15:28). We are praying for the Spirit to be poured out that through our teachings we might be known as "partisans of Christ," that is, as Christians (Acts 12:26). And what has become of our faith in these past 10 years? Bonhoeffer continues his essay with this question, “Who stands fast? Only the man whose final standard is…exclusive allegiance to God—the responsible man who tries to make his whole life an answer to the question and call of God.” Our goal remains to run this race with perseverance, to be faithful to the end, to “press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14). Pray that God grant us the energy and the patience we need!

Becky & Erik Hinderliter

Becky and Ivan Severenchuk, a 2012 LCC grad

from Ukraine

Pastor’s Corner continued from page 2

Obviously, one of the ways churches can be involved is through our programs like Soups on Us, and through the food pantries at Harvesting Hope and at Salvation Army. Another is through advocacy, through paying attention to what will be included in the next farm bill. In addition to laying out ag policy, the farm bill also includes provisions for helping to feed people through food stamps and nutrition programs. Each year we participate in Bread for the World’s letter - writing campaign when we send letters to our congressional delegation asking them to support programs that help feed people. The Presbyterian Church acts as an advocate, also. In addition the PCUSA has a hunger program. Our Cents-ability collections support these programs. In addition there are other Christian organizations like Food Resource Bank that help address the problems of hunger. My sister, through her church, has begun a simple, but unique program in Dubuque, Iowa to help people raise some of their own food. Participants receive a child’s wading pool, soil to put in it, and seeds and plants. Almost all people have enough space for these patio gardens. She recently did a demonstration in which she had plants growing in almost every conceivable kind and size of container. Feeding Jesus’ sheep requires the work of all of us and in a variety of ways, from large scale production agriculture to locally grown produce at farmers markets to small patio gardens. There is still much work to do to fulfill Jesus’ command.

Grace & peace, Jim

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Monday, June 18 Tuesday, June 19 7:00 pm Local Mission Meeting Wednesday, June 20 6:00 pm Facilities Committee Thursday, June 21 12:00 pm Communications and Outreach 6:30 pm Worship and Music Committee Meeting Friday, June 22 Saturday, June 23 Sunday, June 24 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 10:00 am Worship 6:30 pm Night at the Stanford Drive In Monday, June 25 Tuesday, June 26 Wednesday, June 27 Thursday, June 28 12:00 pm Salt Shake Deadline Friday, June 29 Saturday, June 30 Sunday, July 1 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 10:00 am Worship with Eucharist Monday, July 2 7:00 pm Worldwide Mission Meeting Tuesday, July 3

Sunday, June 10 Brass Band Festival 9:30 am Worship Brass Band Festival Monday, June 11 6:00 pm Budget and Finance Committee 7:00 pm Worldwide Mission Meeting Tuesday, June 12 7:00 pm SESSION MEETING Wednesday, June 13 Thursday, June 14 Friday, June 15 Saturday, June 16 Sunday, June 17

Cents-Ability Collection 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 10:00 am Worship/Mountain T.O.P. Commissioning 2:00 pm Home Communion

Wednesday, July 4 Independence Day Church Office Closed Thursday, July 5 Friday, July 6 Saturday, July 7 Sunday, July 8 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 10:00 am Worship Monday, July 9 6:00 pm Budget and Finance Committee 7:30 pm DEACON’S MEETING Tuesday, July 10 7:00 pm SESSION MEETING Wednesday, July 11 Thursday, July 12 Friday, July 13 9:00 am Soups On Us/Salad Makers Saturday, July 14 8:00 am Soups On Us Sunday, July 15 Cents-Ability Collection 8:30 am Worship with Eucharist 10:00 am Worship

Ushers for the 11:00 am Worship Services: June: *Johnny and Lynn Preston, Anastasia Knight and

Bill Nelson July: *Jean Harney, Judith Jia, and Chris

and Vickie Glidewell

*Indicates Head Usher

Lay Readers for 8:30 am Worship Service 1st Sunday 2nd Sunday 3rd Sunday Dale Kihlman 4th Sunday Becky Gash 5th Sunday

Lay Readers for 10:00 am Worship Service June 17: Ross Johnson

Nursery Volunteers June 3: Cindi Lacy June 10: Lana Little June 17: Tom Quilligan June 24: Alex McMann July 1: Bethany Jackson July 8: Monica Jackson July 15: Megan Shelton

Ushers for the 8:30 am Worship Services: June: Rhonda and Hannah Green

Greeters: June: Bill Weigle July: Barbara Reynierson

Communion Schedule for: July 1, 2012 Preparers (tray): * Dennis and Karen Moore Servers: * Roger Hartner, Melanie Clark, Bill Nelson, Kim Ragland, Lucy Williams, Don Porter, Megan Shelton, and Tom Quil-ligan

*Indicates Head Preparer and Server

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June 28, 2012 (12:00 noon) July 26, 2012 (12:00 noon)

Church Service "Summer" Schedule:

**IMPORTANT** Please note: Beginning Sunday, 5/27/2012

our 11am Church Service will change to a 10am EST start time and last through the

Summer (ends 8/26). The 8:30am service will continue at normal time.

This change is in effect only through the Summer.

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CLASS OF 2013 GREG CAUDILL

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CLASS OF 2014 LOIS QUILLIGAN

BRENDA MITCHELL

CLASS OF 2015 ROGER HARTNER

CLASS OF 2013 MAUREEN BETO

LYNN COPP MIKE JACKSON

BOB MESSAMORE SCOTT REISINGER

CLASS OF 2014 MELANIE CLARK

BILL NELSON KIM RAGLAND

JON RICKER LUCY WILLIAMS

CLASS OF 2015 CLAY ALBRIGHT BILL GARRIOTT JOANIE LUKINS SUSAN NEALE JULIE RODES

CLASS OF 2013 LIZ ERWIN

DON GOOD PATTY WARD

CLASS OF 2014 ROGER HARTNER

DON PORTER TOM QUILLIGAN

MEGAN SHELTON

CLASS OF 2015 ANASTASIA KNIGHT JANNIE NALLINGER

LYNN PRESTON AMY WILSON

Pastor Jim Stewart