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The Pastor’s Desk

Worship Committee

Lectionary Readings for: April

April 6:

  • Isaiah 43: 16-21

  • John 12: 1-8

    April 13: Palm Sunday

  • Isaiah 50: 4-9a

  • Luke 23: 1-49

    April 20: Easter Sunday

  • Isaiah 65: 17-25

  • Luke 24: 1-12

    April 27:

  • 2 Kings 7: 1-16

  • John 20: 19-31

Worship Assistants for 2025

Ushers for April: Betsy Smith and Teresa Davis
The names of the Deacons listed first of every month is the Head DEACON for that month. They are also in charge of their Flock who will attend Cedar Ridge Service at the first Sunday of the month.

Sunday School starts at 10:00 AM

Worship Service starts at 11:00 AM

Liturgist for April is Cheryl Case

Communion Preparer for April : Mryna Slade

Our Cedar Ridge Service is April 6 at 2:00 PM. Please be at Cedar Ridge by 1:45 PM to visit with the “church crowd” and help pass out hymnals.

Flock 2 (Snowy Owls), Deacon: Betsy Smith - Ed Smith, Huck & Tammy & Logan Bruce, Ruth Fryman, Steve & Mary Beth & John Alexander, Tom & Sue McKee, Jim & Colby McKee, Jim & Betsy Clyde, Bill & Debbie Selin.

Education & Nurture Committee

April

Birthdays:

April 5: Maria Blankenship, Connor Rose

April 6: Devon Williams

April 9: Jenny Dinsmoor, Casey Newcomb

April 10: Alyssa Dinsmoor

April 12: Jim Swinford

April 21: Tammy Bruce

April 24: Cade McKee

Anniversaries:

April 6: Austin & Kelsey Dacci

April 12: Neil & Kathy Rush

April 28: Jim & Leslie Wilson

The prayer concerns listed below are prayed for during the morning worship services. The Education and Nurture Committee provide a card for the congregants to sign. These prayer cards will be mailed to people for whom we pray. If you are adding a name to our concerns list, please provide the address to the church office. The church will be responsible for mailing the card. Please remember to sign the cards before or after worship. They are placed in the narthex of the church.

Prayer Concerns

Peace in USA,
Victims from the recent floods, Victims of the earthquake in Myanmar, Victims of Church bombing in Ukraine, Peace in Europe, Ukraine and Israel, Mission Personnel, Teachers and Students, Pastor Nominating Committee

Cedar Ridge -

Harold & Vel Martin, Bill Probus, Lois Sifford, Elmer Smith, Zel Schulman

A -Bobby Ammerman - heart attack, Meg Ammerman (Health Concerns)

B -

Jerome Beasley (Father of Michael Beasley), Joan Bowan (Sherri Williams’ Mother), Melinda Renaker Boyer, Dalton Brooks (12yr old - serious accident)

C -

Rob Carpenter (Leigh Geisler’s Son-in-law), Eden Carter, Dan Clark, Lance Curtis

D -

Nash Diss

F -

Dan Fischer, Sheila Preece Frey, Cassie Fryman, Ruth Fryman

G -

Andy Gawura (terminal illiness), Tevis Gray (triple bypass; cousin of David Wirebaugh), Melinda Clyde Greenwood

H -

Fred Herrington, Hoppy Hinton, Darrin Hill (Paul Tucker’s cousin), April Hutchinson

J -

Brayden Jude, Julie Bowen Jude, Angela Harney Judy

K -

The family of Billy Kearns (Gary Kearns’ brother), John Kirk

L -

Reba Lewis (Ed Smith’s cousin), Angela Livingood

M -

Leslie Martin, Mark Mattmiller

N -

Montana Nickel (Needs stem cells)

O-

P -

Rod Paris, Rachel Florence Poe, Kathy Pritt

R -

Les & Barbra Renkey (Ed Smith’s Step Father and Mother), Lisa Rodgers, Barbara Rosenbaum, Joe Rosenbaum, Colleen O’Keefe Rush (Neil Rush’s Sister-In-Law)

S -

Emma Smith, Paula Smith

T -

Paul Tucker

W -

Mark Wells, Jessica West (Jill Rosenbaum’s Sister), Laurie Whalen (Friend of Logan Bruce), Kay Whitaker, James Williams, Danny Joe Wilson (12 yr old grandson of Zona Fryman)

Administration & Finance Committee

Cynthiana Presbyterian Church - Congregational Offerings and Expenses:

For February:

January 2025 Congregational Offerings - $8,492.13

January 2025 Expenses - $21,603.87

Fellowship and Membership Activities

Reading Between The Wines:

We meet on Wednesday, April 2 at Pike Street Winehouse from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Order something delicious, sip some wine and bring a book and join us for a great conversation and a moment to enjoy the book your reading. See ya there!!!

Believe it or Not Book Club:

Meets on Tuesday, April 15 at noon at the Main Cup. The book is Advice for Future Corpses by Sallie Tisdale. (If you want to read ahead, the book for May is “Conclave“ by Robert Harris)

Third Thursday Trivia Night:

Is set for April 17. Meet at Maidan City Brewery for trivia at 7:00 PM. Come earlier for a scrumptious dinner!!!

Do you want to grow a Garden?

As the price of food increases, the Fellowship Committee is encouraging everyone to plant a few vegetables. There will be seeds available on the table between the Chapel and the stairs leading to the Sunday School rooms. Take a few seeds and plant in a small space. We have 3 goals: to save money, bring extra to church to share, and provide fresh vegetables for the food pantry.

Let’s Go to the Theater !!!

Let’s go to the theater!!! Steel Magnolias is coming to the stage in April. Our own Casey Newcomb is in the cast! We would like to have a block of Presbyterians at the Sunday matinee performance on April 27. The tickets are $12.50 and money can be given to Tallu Smith. The sign-up sheet is in the hallway beside the Fellowship Hall.

The Main Cup Report

The Main Cup mission for March was Harrison County Leadership with a goal of providing more park benches around town. We raised $199.25!!! On Friday, April 4, the mission is the Harrison County Food Pantry. Please stop by on April 4 for the First Friday Mission and donate, and remember 25% of the day’s sales will go to this amazing community service.

The monthly board meeting is Wednesday, April 30 at 6:30 PM on ZOOM.

Mission’s Committee

April’s item for the Food Pantry is: Corn or Peas

You can drop off at the church items for the Food Pantry on Monday through Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Thank you to everyone who donates to the Food Pantry!

The End of the Month Meal is on April 26 beginning at noon and the Deacons will be hosting this month.

Presbyterian Women News

The Presbyterian Women would appreciate your assistance throughout the year by collecting cancelled stamps from your mail (see photo below). The stamps will be collected and turned into Transylvania Presbytery for the “Stamp Out Hunger“ program in our area. There is a box for collection on the table in the chapel outside of the church office. Thank you so much for helping in this much needed program.

Anna Myers McKee Circle:

Meets on Wednesday, April 2 at 10:00 AM at the Church. Lesson 8 will be studied.

Presbywebs:

Meets on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:00 PM at the Church.

Presbyweb News:

On March 11, the Presbyweb Circle met at the church. Tina Swinford hosted our meeting with a St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and country ham sandwiches, fruit dip and brownies. It was delicious! Ginny Tucker opened our meeting with reading the introduction to Lesson 8 from 2nd Kings and three poems: Walking the Path, Suffering Servant and Being There. Sherri shared the minutes and financial report which were both approved. Janet McCauley passed around cards for everyone to sign and shared a card from Karen Bear thanking us for the cards we send to her mother at Cedar Ridge. She also included a check for $25.00. We decided to give the money to Janet to pay for the cards and stamps for mailing. Sherri collected the least coin offering which totaled $24.80. The end of the month meal was discussed. The March meal will be hosted by Presbywebs: Cheryl Case, Teresa Davis, Phyllis Case and Sherri Williams. The menu will consist of barbeque sandwiches, chips, coleslaw, dill pickle spears, Little Debbie’s snack cakes and ice cream cups. Others are encouraged to come and help. Everyone was reminded that the Presbyterian Women will be hosting the Spring Gathering on April 26. Tina will post a flyer about the Spring Gathering and a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board as well as put it in the newsletter. Teresa Davis reported on the Snack Food Program. She is buying enough food for 24 bags per month and delivering them to the Resource Center. The Main Cup provided Pop Tarts for the program which is truly appreciated. Teresa and this mission have done a wonderful job for our children in need. Meg presented lesson 8, Intergenerational Justice. Meg shared some information from a book being read at the monthly book club: “How We Learn To Be Brave”. The book teaches about perseverance and how difficult it is for most to adapt to change. We look forward to our next meeting on April 8th at the church. Cheryl Case will present Lesson 9, Sustaining Creation’s Health for All. Laura Sanders will host the meeting and Meg Ammerman will give the devotion. We welcome one and all and look forward to our next meeting.