Newsletter
Minister’s Message:
As I write this article, March Madness is just about to get underway. For some of us, this is the best time of the year, rooting for our favorite teams, hosting or attending watch-parties, celebrating or lamenting those upsets that boost or break our brackets. It is a fun time of year, particularly if your team or bracket do well, but sometimes surprising results create chaos, particularly when a 16 seed beats a 1, or a 3 loses to a 14 seed. (Surely that won’t happen to UK again…will it??) Like life, surprises often change outcomes.
Lent is a season that calls us to focus on the cross, to recognize the calling of Christ to follow after him in living lives of sacrificial service. The disciples were hoping for a good outcome as Jesus made his way to Jerusalem. Though he tried to warn them, they seemed ill-prepared for what was to come. Knowing the story of Jesus and his journey to Jerusalem and the cross, we are better prepared and yet, we at times seem surprised by the claims of the cross. The cross calls us to repentance, confession of sin, and a clear-eyed faith to take up the cross of Christ and follow him. In the cross of Christ, we see selflessness and humility as God becomes one of us and dies in our place. We likely would have written a different story with a different outcome, and yet this is God’s story of love and sacrifice that would not be written any other way.
Yes, surprises often change outcomes. Though one would not have expected the Son of God to walk willingly to the cross and pay such a heavy price, because he did, we find grace, mercy, and forgiveness. As our Lenten journey continues, let us be encouraged and surprised as we walk humbly with Jesus, every step of the way.
Jim Abernathy
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YOUTH NEWS
Sunday, March 30th: Youth and parents will go to El Paricuten Restaurant following the worship service.
Wednesday, April 2nd: Jr. Chi Rho will meet from 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Friday, April 4th: 7:15 A.M. – The Breakfast Club will meet.
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CHURCH CAMP DATES!: Mark your calendars for 2025 church camp! The camps will be for the grade completed in Spring 2025
Spring Youth Retreat Adults and youth
and Work Weekend TBD grade 6 and above
Mini Camp May 30-June 1 Grades 2-3
CYF 1 June 2-7 Grades 9-12
Eighter’s Camp June 8-14 Grade 8
Junior Camp June 16-20 Grades 4-5
Camp 101A June 20-22 Grades K-2 with an adult*
Chi Rho 2 July 7-12 Grades 6-8
Y’All Camp August 29-September All ages, youth under 18 must be
accompanied by an adult
*Parents or guardians of youth completing grade 2 may choose to attend camp 101 A and/or B.
----Registration forms for the 2025 camping season are now available on the Christian Church in Kentucky (CCK) website, www.ccinky.net . On the home page select the MINISTRIES tab and follow the prompts to Camp Wakon’ Da-Ho. Campers are encouraged to register online, however, if you prefer a paper registration form, please contact the CCK regional office at (859) 233-1391. The deadline for early bird registration is Thursday, May 1st. Rates increase after that date. We are asking campers to pay when they register. Upon submitting registration forms go to
campwakondaho.ludus.com and select the camp/camps they are attending. Families can pay for more than one camp when providing their credit card information. If your church provides financial assistance, we have issued a coupon code that will reduce your campers’ fees by the amount of your participation. Our church pays half of the fee. Our church’s coupon code is CYNTHIANA. If you have any questions, please contact the church office.
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WOMEN’S LENTEN BIBLE STUDY
Women’s Lenten Bible Study will be held on Mondays at 7:00 P.M. in Chalice Hall. Contact Wiley Benson or the church office for more information.
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OUR CHURCH FAMILY
----Lisa Kendall is recuperating from surgery, her address is 69 Blackbird Lane….
Ruth Hatterick is recovering from surgery, her address is 2319 Ky Hwy 356…
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NOTES OF APPRECIATION
“Kenny has received so many get well cards from the church and he sits and reads them thru out the day, he and I so appreciate the thoughtfulness and caring.” Kenny and Linda Ross
“Dear friends, I wish to thank everyone for the kinds cards, text and phone calls during my recovery for knee replacement. My church family means so much to me.”
Billy Hayes
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LADIES, PLEASE NOTE:
Ladies, April 5th at 11:30 a.m. you are invited to the home of Danny and Dawn Price for lunch and the assembling of Easter Blessing Buckets for our involuntary homebodies. You may bring Easter candy or a tiny item to help fill the buckets. A writing pen or marker, and a pair of scissors for your personal use are recommended. If you are coming, please text or leave a voicemail with your name and phone number at 859-588-2125 by March 28th.
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TRANSITION TEAM INFO
Thanks for your responses in nominating people to serve on the transition team during our interim process. If you were not able to submit names this past Sunday, you will have another opportunity this Sunday to nominate three persons to serve. You can also email your nominations to Kathy at the church office by March 26.
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HAZEL GREEN
It’s time to clean out your closets and donate your items to Hazel Green. All small appliances, good used toys, clothing can be brought to the church at any time. The truck will be loaded Wednesday, April 16th at 4:00 P.M. Please bring your items to the door outside the office.
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UPCOMING LENTEN EVENTS
Sunday, April 13th: Palm Sunday: Members of the Pastor’s membership class will join church.
Thursday, April 17th, 7:30 P.M. – Maundy Thursday Service.
Thursday, April 17th, 9:00 P.M. – 9:00 A.M. April 18th: Prayer vigil will be in the sanctuary. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Mill Street entrance.
Saturday, April 19th, 10:30 A.M. – Church wide annual Bunny Blast at Marie Hehr Park. There will be an Easter egg hunt, face painting and lunch will be served. In case of rain, the Bunny Blast will be held at the church.
Sunday, April 20th, 7:30 A.M. – Sunrise Service by our youth; Breakfast will be served following the service; 9:45 A.M. – Sunday School; 10: 45 A.M. – Worship service.
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The Green Chalice Ministry is collecting gently used and new luggage appropriately sized for children for Kentucky’s foster care system. The luggage provides convenience and dignity as children travel between homes. Items can be placed in the room across from the church office. Thank you for being good stewards.
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COMMUNITY PANTRY SUNDAY
Sunday, April 6th is Community Pantry Sunday. Our church is asked to donate canned tuna. Donations of cash are always helpful to purchase needed food items.
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BRIDGE GROUP
The Bridge group will meet at the church at 6:00 P.M. the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.
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APRIL BIRTHDAY CALENDAR
April 1st: Ellie Fizer, ♥M/M Charlie Brunker
April 3rd: Dawson Peak
April 6th: Spencer Free, Trent Stakelin, ♥M/M Lee Kendall
April 7th: Barbara Lanthorn, Ashley Coppage Carter
April 8th: Larah Kendall, Brenda Hollar
April 9th: Beverly Cooper, Millie Ashbrook, Katie Conner, Cindy Davidson
As I write this article, March Madness is just about to get underway. For some of us, this is the best time of the year, rooting for our favorite teams, hosting or attending watch-parties, celebrating or lamenting those upsets that boost or break our brackets. It is a fun time of year, particularly if your team or bracket do well, but sometimes surprising results create chaos, particularly when a 16 seed beats a 1, or a 3 loses to a 14 seed. (Surely that won’t happen to UK again…will it??) Like life, surprises often change outcomes.
Lent is a season that calls us to focus on the cross, to recognize the calling of Christ to follow after him in living lives of sacrificial service. The disciples were hoping for a good outcome as Jesus made his way to Jerusalem. Though he tried to warn them, they seemed ill-prepared for what was to come. Knowing the story of Jesus and his journey to Jerusalem and the cross, we are better prepared and yet, we at times seem surprised by the claims of the cross. The cross calls us to repentance, confession of sin, and a clear-eyed faith to take up the cross of Christ and follow him. In the cross of Christ, we see selflessness and humility as God becomes one of us and dies in our place. We likely would have written a different story with a different outcome, and yet this is God’s story of love and sacrifice that would not be written any other way.
Yes, surprises often change outcomes. Though one would not have expected the Son of God to walk willingly to the cross and pay such a heavy price, because he did, we find grace, mercy, and forgiveness. As our Lenten journey continues, let us be encouraged and surprised as we walk humbly with Jesus, every step of the way.
Jim Abernathy
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YOUTH NEWS
Sunday, March 30th: Youth and parents will go to El Paricuten Restaurant following the worship service.
Wednesday, April 2nd: Jr. Chi Rho will meet from 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Friday, April 4th: 7:15 A.M. – The Breakfast Club will meet.
**************************************************************
CHURCH CAMP DATES!: Mark your calendars for 2025 church camp! The camps will be for the grade completed in Spring 2025
Spring Youth Retreat Adults and youth
and Work Weekend TBD grade 6 and above
Mini Camp May 30-June 1 Grades 2-3
CYF 1 June 2-7 Grades 9-12
Eighter’s Camp June 8-14 Grade 8
Junior Camp June 16-20 Grades 4-5
Camp 101A June 20-22 Grades K-2 with an adult*
Chi Rho 2 July 7-12 Grades 6-8
Y’All Camp August 29-September All ages, youth under 18 must be
accompanied by an adult
*Parents or guardians of youth completing grade 2 may choose to attend camp 101 A and/or B.
----Registration forms for the 2025 camping season are now available on the Christian Church in Kentucky (CCK) website, www.ccinky.net . On the home page select the MINISTRIES tab and follow the prompts to Camp Wakon’ Da-Ho. Campers are encouraged to register online, however, if you prefer a paper registration form, please contact the CCK regional office at (859) 233-1391. The deadline for early bird registration is Thursday, May 1st. Rates increase after that date. We are asking campers to pay when they register. Upon submitting registration forms go to
campwakondaho.ludus.com and select the camp/camps they are attending. Families can pay for more than one camp when providing their credit card information. If your church provides financial assistance, we have issued a coupon code that will reduce your campers’ fees by the amount of your participation. Our church pays half of the fee. Our church’s coupon code is CYNTHIANA. If you have any questions, please contact the church office.
********************************************************
WOMEN’S LENTEN BIBLE STUDY
Women’s Lenten Bible Study will be held on Mondays at 7:00 P.M. in Chalice Hall. Contact Wiley Benson or the church office for more information.
********************************************************
OUR CHURCH FAMILY
----Lisa Kendall is recuperating from surgery, her address is 69 Blackbird Lane….
Ruth Hatterick is recovering from surgery, her address is 2319 Ky Hwy 356…
**********************************************************
NOTES OF APPRECIATION
“Kenny has received so many get well cards from the church and he sits and reads them thru out the day, he and I so appreciate the thoughtfulness and caring.” Kenny and Linda Ross
“Dear friends, I wish to thank everyone for the kinds cards, text and phone calls during my recovery for knee replacement. My church family means so much to me.”
Billy Hayes
******************************************************
LADIES, PLEASE NOTE:
Ladies, April 5th at 11:30 a.m. you are invited to the home of Danny and Dawn Price for lunch and the assembling of Easter Blessing Buckets for our involuntary homebodies. You may bring Easter candy or a tiny item to help fill the buckets. A writing pen or marker, and a pair of scissors for your personal use are recommended. If you are coming, please text or leave a voicemail with your name and phone number at 859-588-2125 by March 28th.
*********************************************************
TRANSITION TEAM INFO
Thanks for your responses in nominating people to serve on the transition team during our interim process. If you were not able to submit names this past Sunday, you will have another opportunity this Sunday to nominate three persons to serve. You can also email your nominations to Kathy at the church office by March 26.
*********************************************************
HAZEL GREEN
It’s time to clean out your closets and donate your items to Hazel Green. All small appliances, good used toys, clothing can be brought to the church at any time. The truck will be loaded Wednesday, April 16th at 4:00 P.M. Please bring your items to the door outside the office.
**********************************************************
UPCOMING LENTEN EVENTS
Sunday, April 13th: Palm Sunday: Members of the Pastor’s membership class will join church.
Thursday, April 17th, 7:30 P.M. – Maundy Thursday Service.
Thursday, April 17th, 9:00 P.M. – 9:00 A.M. April 18th: Prayer vigil will be in the sanctuary. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Mill Street entrance.
Saturday, April 19th, 10:30 A.M. – Church wide annual Bunny Blast at Marie Hehr Park. There will be an Easter egg hunt, face painting and lunch will be served. In case of rain, the Bunny Blast will be held at the church.
Sunday, April 20th, 7:30 A.M. – Sunrise Service by our youth; Breakfast will be served following the service; 9:45 A.M. – Sunday School; 10: 45 A.M. – Worship service.
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The Green Chalice Ministry is collecting gently used and new luggage appropriately sized for children for Kentucky’s foster care system. The luggage provides convenience and dignity as children travel between homes. Items can be placed in the room across from the church office. Thank you for being good stewards.
***************************************************************
COMMUNITY PANTRY SUNDAY
Sunday, April 6th is Community Pantry Sunday. Our church is asked to donate canned tuna. Donations of cash are always helpful to purchase needed food items.
**************************************************************
BRIDGE GROUP
The Bridge group will meet at the church at 6:00 P.M. the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.
**************************************************************
APRIL BIRTHDAY CALENDAR
April 1st: Ellie Fizer, ♥M/M Charlie Brunker
April 3rd: Dawson Peak
April 6th: Spencer Free, Trent Stakelin, ♥M/M Lee Kendall
April 7th: Barbara Lanthorn, Ashley Coppage Carter
April 8th: Larah Kendall, Brenda Hollar
April 9th: Beverly Cooper, Millie Ashbrook, Katie Conner, Cindy Davidson