Thank You! By Ginny Berry

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1 Volume 10, Issue 2 January 10, 2018 Thank You! By Ginny Berry Have you picked up your new church directory? If you have not picked up a copy you can contact Norma in the church office at (859) to make arrangements. Who We Are Liberty Road Faith Fellowship is a Multi-denominational gathering of Christians who enjoy traditional worship services. Where to Find Us We worship at 2734 Liberty Road. You can find us on the web at We Gather for Fellowship Coffee/Donut Fellowship Time: 9:00-10:30 a.m. in room 6 We Gather for Bible Study The Adult I Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in room 3. Dr. Mary Anne Pollock, teacher. The Living Faith Sunday school Andy Berry s son, SSGT. Jamen Berry, sent a note to him that said, Just wanted to say thank you for this. I get these from time to time from your church and it s nice. Even the smallest acts of kindness can make a difference. Thank you to everyone who took the time to sign your name or write a note to our soldiers. Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves as he best can, the same cause. Abraham Lincoln

2 meets at 9:30 a.m. in room 9. Scot Reeves, teacher. The In Between Class meets at 10:00 a.m. in room 1. Hope Spoonamore, teacher. The Adult Bible Study meets at 10:00 a.m. in room 4. Bennie McWain, teacher. We Gather for Worship Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Children s Church: 11:15 a.m. In room 5. Our Nursery is located in room 2. We re Looking Forward January 11 (Thursday) Bridge group in Kearns Hall from 12:30 4:00 p.m. January 11 (Thursday) Girl Scouts in Kearns Hall at 6:15 p.m. January 16 (Tuesday) Bible Study (sponsored by Women s Fellowship) at 1:00 p.m. in the Library. January 16 (Tuesday) Finance Committee meets at 1:30 p.m. in Room #3. January 16 (Tuesday) Our Men of Faith Breakfast Resumes By Jim Host Join us on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in Kearns Hall for our next Men of Faith Breakfast. Our speaker will be Jerry Tipton, the award winning columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader, who is the longest term columnist covering Kentucky for the Herald-Leader; he has written about Kentucky Basketball since the season; he has seen 1,127 games and covered 3 National Championships. At our meeting he will discuss great players he has seen as well as great teams. UK will be playing pre-conference favorite--florida this night at home; he will give his assessment of this year s team. Ladies are always invited to attend this popular event. The cost is $10 per person. Please be sure to sign up at the table located close to the entrance, so that we will have plenty of food. Feel free to invite friends, family and neighbors! Congregational Meeting By Charlotte Krasinski We will have a Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 21, 2018 immediately following the worship service for the purpose of approving the budget. Please place this date on your calendar and plan to attend. Family in Need There is a Lexington family that is in need that has 5 children, ages 15, 14, 12, 4 and 3. They need 2 twin beds, 2 full size beds, 1 queen bed, dressers, sofa, loveseat or chairs. This family basically has nothing. Please contact Norma in the church office at if you have something to donate. She will make arrangements to have your donation picked up and delivered to the family.

3 Administrative Board meets at 6:30 p.m. in room #4. January 18 (Thursday) Girl Scouts in Kearns Hall at 6:15 p.m. January 20 (Saturday) Men of Faith Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. in Kearns Hall. January 21 (Sunday) Chili Cookoff in Kearns Hall immediately following the worship service. Bring your best chili for judging. January 23 (Tuesday) Bible Study (sponsored by Women s Fellowship) at 1:00 p.m. in the Library. January 25 (Thursday) Girl Scouts in Kearns Hall at 6:15 p.m. January 25 (Thursday) Missions Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in room #5. January 30 (Tuesday) Bible Study (sponsored by Women s Fellowship) at 1:00 p.m. in the Library. February 1 (Thursday) Girl Scouts in Kearns Hall at 6:15 p.m. February 5 (Monday) Women s Fellowship meets at 1:00 p.m. in Room #3. Women s Fellowship Update By Susan Slusher Women's Fellowship had a busy We furnished Liberty Road Elementary School Family Resource Center with underwear, leggings, and long pants in October. 2. We took part in the massive yard sale that Liberty Road Faith Fellowship put together. 3. We collected hats, gloves, mittens and scarves for children at Liberty Road Elementary and Yates Elementary Family Resource Centers in December. 4. We sent Birthday Greetings, Get Well cards, Thinking of you cards and Sympathy cards to every member of Liberty Road Faith Fellowship each month. Projects for We are sponsoring a 5-Week Bible Study and have twelve people signed up to begin on January 9 th in the Library. The Bible study will meet at the church every Tuesday from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. We will be on the Fayette County School System snow schedule. 2. We are sponsoring a day of learning about all the ways we can pray. Ms. Joanne Fortson will lead this day of worship and study. We invite every woman of the church to attend and would love for everyone to bring a friend or two for this day of exploring prayer. The date and other information will be announced at a later time. 3. We continue to send Birthday cards, Thinking of You cards, Get Well cards and Sympathy cards to members in our church every month.

4 February 6 (Tuesday) Bible Study (sponsored by Women s Fellowship) at 1:00 p.m. in the Library. February 8 (Thursday) Girl Scouts in Kearns Hall at 6:15 p.m. February 15 (Thursday) Girl Scouts in Kearns Hall at 6:15 p.m. February 20 (Tuesday) Finance Committee meets in the Library at 1:30 p.m. February 20 (Tuesday) Administrative Board meets in Room #4 at 6:30 p.m. February 22 (Thursday) Girl Scouts in Kearns Hall at 6:15 p.m. February 22 (Thursday) Missions Committee meets in Room #5 at 7:00 p.m. Prayer Requests To add a prayer request, please fill out a Prayer Request card, call the church office at , or submit a prayer request or update online by going to Libertyroadfaithfellowship.org. In order to keep a request on for more than a few weeks, please We are FAM I LY! Denny Bonner, center, is one happy man. He has been married to his lovely wife, Donna, for many years and they both are so proud of their daughter, Amanda, who sings for us in our worship services from time to time.

5 provide us with an update. Pray for Sandy Singley who is dealing with serious health issues. Pray for the family of Ann Holt, who went home to be with the Lord on December 27, Pray for the family of Anna Ruth Gordley who went home to be with the Lord on January 4. Pray for Ben Lester, son of Boni and T.A. Lester, who has lesions in his lungs which will require further testing. (Les and Cathy Anderson) Pray for Bill McConathy who has been in and out of the V.A. Hospital. Pray for our new Pastor, Rev. Lisa Wood as she prepares to lead us. Praise that Carol Taylor s brother, Clark Pell is doing well at home! Pray for Laura Vaughns, niece of Carol Taylor, who was on the train that derailed in Washington. She is injured and has had some surgery, but should be okay in time after some therapy. Carol praises God that Laura was not injured any worse than she was. Above Left are Fred and Elaine Jordan, sitting with Brenda and Dennis Jordan on the right. Fred and Dennis are brothers. The In-Laws - above left are Rev. Marty Singley and wife, Sandy, standing with Vicki and John Clark on the right. The Clark s son is married to the Singley s daughter.

6 Pray for Brian Fortson, Joanne Fortson s step-son, who is having some very serious medical issues. Pray for Ann Ray, mother of Valda May, who broke her hip recently and underwent surgery. She is currently in a health care facility in Nicholasville. Pray for Jim Hyde whose blood sugar is still running dangerously high. Sometimes he is unable to go to dialysis because of the high levels. Please lift him up in prayer, as well as his wife, Margaret who cares for him. Pray for Ruby Montgomery, mother of Pat Potts, who is now living at Lexington Country Place. She is still in Hospice care. Pray for Ruby and Pat during this difficult and emotional time. Pray for Margaret D. Walters, who is having medical issues and for her family. Her sister s husband fell and broke his hip and had to have surgery. She also asks that we pray for our soldiers and our country. Pray for Nanci Barnhart, sister-inlaw of Ginny Berry. She is still in the hospital with no changes to Above are siblings, Mary Anne Pollock and David Curry. Below are sister-inlaws, Hope May Spoonamore and Valda May.

7 speak of. Please continue to pray. Pray for Paddy Claypoole, Vicki Brown s mother, that her pain and discomfort from pancreatic cancer will be minimal. Also, prayers for family members caring for her are appreciated. Pray for Glenda Christian, Vicki Brown s sister, for reduced swelling in her left arm. Praise to God that our friend, Bill Kingsbury has been cleared to begin preparation for a stem cell transplant at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The blood clot problem has been resolved. (David and Jackie Bondurant). Siblings above are Frances Lawson and Herb Blakeman; Siblings below are Wayne Sullivan and Carolyn Sullivan Blair Ongoing Prayers for our soldiers Faith Afield Pray for our service men and women who are active and also for our veterans who deal with difficult health issues every day as a result of their service to their country. Here are the names of the service people we currently know about. SSGT. Jamen Berry, son of Andy Berry Capt. Ginny Iskandarov niece of

8 Ginny Berry Elnur Iskandarov nephew of Ginny Berry by marriage SSGT. Cameron Smith brother of Sean Smith Airman Benjamin Engelbrecht son of Paul Engelbrecht Please send Ginny Berry any updates on the status of these persons change in rank, address, new assignment Her address is Martha Ministry Team Members for January are Pat Host, Rachel Jones, Vicki Kirn, Martha Lester, Ann Lucas and Frances Lawson. If you are listed for a particular month with the Martha Ministry and cannot serve, please contact the chair of the Martha Ministry, Susan Slusher, at (606) and she will be glad to schedule you for another month. Also, if you have any questions or concerns about serving, just give Susan a call. Father and Daughter: Bill Boughton and Pam Gilkerson. LEFT: Liz s cousin is married to Hope s daughter. We re not sure what that makes them, but it is a small world, isn t it? We have more folks that are connected that we will share with you in a later issue of The Current. This congregation truly loves each other and the fact that we are brothers and sisters in Christ is like the icing on the cake!

9 Blood Pressure Checks Each Sunday We want to remind everyone that we offer blood pressure checks each Sunday morning in the back of the overflow section. Our nurses are Nancy Robinson, Marsha Oakley and Gwen Mayes. Current Administrative Board for Charlotte Krasinski, Chair Herb Blakeman Mitch Borders, Treasurer Roger Blair Jackie Bondurant, Bd. Secretary John Leindecker Ann Lucas Kevin Maudsley John May Sarah Reeves Adam Rudder Bonnie Savage Paul Taylor Deadlines Prayer requests, committee news or announcements, and personal interest stories should be submitted by NOON on Monday for inclusion in the next issue of

10 The Current. Please send them by to libertyroadfaithfellowship.org Announcements for the Sunday bulletin should be sent to Norma by NOON on Wednesdays at libertyroadfaithfellowship.org Ann Crowe is posting events/dates on our website calendar so if you have an event that needs to be posted please notify her at libertyroadfaithfellowship.org or call her at the church office by NOON on Wednesdays. Coffeetalk Events, Lexington is joining with Erwin Educational Ministries, Harrodsburg, to present a very special powerful day of workshops to bring healing and growth in understanding how we can live through some of life s toughest issues that many times are considered taboo to talk about within the local church. These workshops are designed to lead the non-christian and the Christian to walk through these dark valleys. Topics for discussion for this event are being led by some of Kentucky s key professionals trained in the field of their workshops...known all over Kentucky and surrounding states for their contributions. Topics are (1) Helping Without Hurting, Rev. Richard Dwyer, Counselor (Lexington); (2) Divorce During and After, Dr. James Stillwell, Counselor (Lexington); (3) Families Dealing with Addiction, Liz Cook, Counselor (Danville); (4) Surviving Suicide, Diana Sisk, Hospice Counselor, Lexington; (5) Ministering to Widows, Dr. Cheryl Erwin, Harrodsburg, (6) World Crafts, Wanda Walker, KBC WMU, Louisville. Our amazing worship team includes Campbellsville University Praise Team; Sandy Gross. She is an inspirational speaker from Louisville and will talk about how God brought her through homelessness and addiction to leading women to be strong Christ followers. We are also excited that Amber Philpott, WKYT-TV News Anchor will kick off the day as part of our illustrious team. Volunteers are needed to help in these areas: Greeters/Registration Photographer(s) Event or Photobooth Hospitality Food Team (Meal is catered...just need someone to coordinate) Ushers Set-up/Tear Down Child Care To volunteer, contact Marilyn Creighton, Founder and CEO of CoffeeTalk Ministries and Events at (859)

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