A Word from the Pastor... Rev. Lisa V. Wood

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1 Volume 10, Issue 26 June 27, 2018 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 Drink it up! Dump your Cup! Thank you for helping us keep our church clean and tidy by keeping all the food and beverages in the Hospitality room (room #6) on Sunday mornings. We Gather for Bible Study The Adult I Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in room 3. Bob A Word from the Pastor... Rev. Lisa V. Wood Summer s here and we re in a frenzy! So many events and activities and so little time! Special thanks go to Herb Blakeman and Sarah Reeves for their tremendous efforts in making the Beach Party a huge success. And to John May for setting up the sound system. And to Mitch Borders for the help he provided. Although the weather wasn t very cooperative, the grilling team led by Jesse Mayes, and Scot Reeves persevered and dinner was served with the help of Valda May, Patsy Blakeman and Pam Gilkerson in the kitchen. Cornhole, Jenga, dancing, and fine fellowship rounded out the evening. Music united our voices and hearts at the Hymn Sing. The Father-Daughter duo of Jesse Mayes and Jessica Mayes delighted us. We thank John May for planning this service and for his enthusiastic leadership in the congregational singing. We worshiped in song, and in spirit, and in readings of meditation before gathering in Kearns Hall for a fellowship meal. I suspect Valda May, Susan Slusher, Hope Spoonamore, Thelma Finch, Patsy Blakeman, and Karalee Cain who served as the kitchen crew are exhausted, but we owe them a debt of gratitude for a fine job of coordinating two meals in as many days. What s next? July brings a new list of frenzy events and those are posted in this issue of The Current. I hope you will peruse it and see what you want to sign up for this month. Our newer members are joining us for various classes, workshops, and activities, and this is a great way to nurture new friendships while maintaining old ones. God is watering the garden at Liberty Elementary School and I understand produce is being produced and will be ready for picking soon. If you have

2 Quisenberry, teacher. The Living Faith Sunday school 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. half an hour to lend to weeding, let David and Jackie Bondurant know. They ve been great ambassadors for our church with the school and for that, we thank them. Many of our folks are traveling during these summer months. We miss those who are a part of us, but apart from us, but we re seeing some visitors in our worship services. I know you ll be extending those warm LRFF welcomes and gracious hospitality to the new faces you see and inviting them to join us again in worship and for any frenzy events we may have that week. Meanwhile, throughout the remaining summer months, remain faithful in attendance, in giving, and in prayer for all God s people especially those who are part of the community of faith. Your pastor, Children s Church: 11:15 a.m. In room 5. Our Nursery is located in room 2. We re Looking Forward June 27 (Wednesday) Grief Workshop at 11 a.m. in room #3. June 28 (Thursday) Missions Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room #3. June 29 (Friday) SUMMER FRENZY Salvation Army A Welcomed Guest! Going to church is always a privilege, but it s really special when your mom is the pastor. Pictured left is our pastor, Rev. Lisa Wood, with her lovely daughter, Elizabeth.

3 LemonAid Stand We are seeking people to work at a sign-up location in order to recruit kids to host a LemonAid Stand sometime this summer; Carolyn Purcell, (859) Wonder Who Did This? July 2 (Monday) Women s Fellowship meets at 1:00 p.m. in Room #3 to prepare cards for the congregation. July 3 (Tuesday) Promised Land class meets at 1:00 p.m. July 4 (Wednesday) CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED in observance of Independence Day. July 4 (Wednesday) SUMMER FRENZY - Cookout at Carolyn s at 6:00 p.m. Carolyn Purcell lives at 2109 Island Drive, Lexington, KY Call her with questions: (859) Be sure to sign up if you plan to attend. July 8 (Sunday) Communion in 11:00 a.m. Worship Service. July 10 (Tuesday) SUMMER FRENZY - Great American Dollhouse Museum Tour in Danville; leave church at 10:00 Someone has been decorating our Pastor s office. A few weeks ago, they decorated with the red sock theme (that went along with her sermon that particular Sunday.) And then lo and behold, Betty Boop shows up on her door! We have a pretty good idea who the culprits are.

4 a.m.; cost is $8.95 for adults; $7.95 for seniors; $6.95 for children; Pam Gilkerson, (859) Beach Party Update By Sarah Reeves July 10 (Tuesday) Promised Land class meets at 1:00 p.m. July 11 (Wednesday) - S.W.E.E.T. Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. (S.W.E.E.T. is an acronym for Second Wednesday Everyone Eats Together.) The Church will provide the meat, bread and drinks. Everyone else brings salads, vegetables or desserts. July 12 (Thursday) SUMMER FRENZY Bridge group meets in Kearns Hall at 12:30 p.m. July 14 (Saturday) SUMMER FRENZY - Selfie Scavenger Hunt; 10:00 a.m. lunch; meet at church; cost = lunch; Rev. Lisa Wood, (270) July 15 (Sunday) SUMMER FRENZY - Lunch at 5 Guys in Brighton Place; Hamburgers #3; Following morning worship service. Sarah Reeves, (859) July 17 (Tuesday) Prophets & Kings Study at 1:00 p.m. The Summer Frenzy Beach Party was a rousing success! There was sand, compliments of Mr. Sandman, Herb Blakeman, with assistance from Mitch Borders; there were pools of water to soak your feet in; there was/were cornhole, badminton, beach ball volleyball, horseshoes, croquet, ping pong, and Jenga. Hotdogs and hamburgers were prepared by Jesse Mayes, with assistance from Scot Reeves. Valda May and Pam Gilkerson organized the rest of the delicious food. AND, the dance was a hoot! We did the twist, the limbo, the chicken dance, the electric slide, the cha-cha slide, the hokey pokey, the bunny hop, AND the Virginia Reel. With Jack Pattie spinning the tunes, we had a great time! Join us in October when we have our next dance...the MONSTER MASH!

5 July 17 (Tuesday) Finance Committee meets at 1:30 in the Library. Beach Party Pictures... (provided by Sarah Reeves) July 17 (Tuesday) Administrative Board Meeting CANCELLED for the month of July. Left are Scot Reeves and John May. July 18 (Wednesday) 65 th Wedding Anniversary of Lowell & Jane Eberwein. Their address is 752 Liberty Ridge Lane, Lexington, KY July 18 (Wednesday) Grief Workshop at 11:00 a.m. in room #3. July 19 (Thursday) Women of Faith meets at 7:00 p.m. Location TBA. July 24 (Tuesday) Prophets & Kings Study at 1:00 p.m. July 26 (Thursday) Missions Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room #3. Right are Sarah and Scot and friends in a friendly (???) game of Croquet. July 27 (Friday) SUMMER FRENZY - Beaumont Inn Buffet Lunch at Noon; Cost is $12.05 plus tax and tip per person. We have reservations for 20 people. We will

6 meet at Palomar Center parking lot in front of Rite Aid at 10:30 a.m. to travel to Harrodsburg. Sarah Reeves, (859) July 31 (Tuesday) Prophets and Kings Study at 1:00 p.m. August 6 (Monday) Women s Fellowship meets at 1:00 p.m. in Room #3 to prepare cards for the congregation. August 7 (Tuesday) Prophets & Kings Study at 1:00 p.m. August 6-14 (Monday-Tuesday) SUMMER FRENZY - Shocky Tour to Quebec; Deposit = $300; Single = $2239; Double = $1579; Triple = $1429; Gloria Compton (859) Above: Our D.J., Jack Pattie. Below left are Thelma Finch and Pam Gilkerson. Below right is Pam Gilkerson and one of the fun decorations that she made for this event. August 8 (Wednesday) - S.W.E.E.T. Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. (S.W.E.E.T. is an acronym for Second Wednesday Everyone Eats Together.) The Church will provide the meat, bread and drinks. Everyone else brings salads, vegetables or desserts. August 9 (Thursday) SUMMER FRENZY Bridge Group meets at

7 12:30 p.m. in Kearns Hall. August 9 (Thursday) Women of Faith meets at 7:00 p.m. Location TBA. 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. Most requests are left in the bulletin and newsletter for 2 weeks or so and will be taken out as space is needed for other requests. If you want your request to remain in for a longer period of time...please provide updates. Pray for John May, who will have a biopsy Thursday morning in an attempt for doctors to diagnosis a problem that he has experienced with his eye. Pray for Judy Landon, wife of Dr. Rick Landon. Judy has been hospitalized with heart arrhythmia. Her home address is 130 Preston Avenue, Lexington Above left are Pastor Lisa and Cathy Anderson in a fun game of Cornhole. Above right are Les Anderson and Sarah Reeves Above left is Chef Jesse Mayes who grilled some awesome hotdogs for us. Above right is his wife, Gwen Mayes, who is in an intense game of Jenga.

8 Pray for Sydney Bastin, who will have surgery on June 28 th at St. Joseph on Harrodsburg Road. Her home address is 2200 Escondida Way, Lexington Pray for Pat Bain, who is not doing well. Her address is 395 Redding Road, Apt. 59, Lexington Pray for Thelma Finch, who is waiting for a diagnosis. Her address is 3136 Hyde Park Drive, Lexington Pray for Tom Bondurant, son of Jackie and David, who broke his right leg in 2 places, as well as his ankle. He is recovering from surgery in Germantown, Tennessee, but will have a long recovery. Pray for Pat Hill, who is recovering from a partial knee replacement surgery. Pat s home address is 3002 Montavesta Road, Lexington Please redirect your prayers for Marty and Sandy Singley as Sandy s cancer has spread and is not responding to chemo. She has now entered hospice care. Her home address is 3274 Tranquility Left are Mitch Borders and Herb Blakeman. Mitch is always jumping in to help and so is Herb. Last week I saw Herb several times because he was over at Kearns Hall working on getting things set up for the Beach Party. He wanted to make it special! Above Middle are Valda May and Patsy Blakeman, some of our helpers in the kitchen. Left are Gwen and Jesse Mayes. We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who worked to make this event a success.

9 Point, Lexington Pray for Nancy Leindecker, who is now recovering at home from surgery on her back. Her home address is 633 Centennial Lane, Lexington Pray for Lyen Crews, who is receiving rehab at Cardinal Hill. His home address is 1944 Fontaine Road, Lexington Pray for David Estes, who has battled cancer for some time. It has returned with a vengeance and his wife, Ann, is reaching out for prayer. Please lift them both up in prayer. (David & Jackie Bondurant) Pray for Roy Allison, who continues to do rehab at Tri-City Healthcare in Cumberland. He and Nancy want to extend their sincere appreciation for all the cards, calls, love and concern expressed to them by their church family. They love you and appreciate your continued prayer support for Roy. Roy and Nancy s home address is P.O. Box 1000, Harlan, KY Pray for Silver Simpson, who is dealing with several serious health issues. Silver and Jean live at 1617 Information for our Fourth of July Picnic For those of you who have signed up, be sure to mark your calendar for the Summer Frenzy July 4 th Picnic that will be held on Wednesday, July 4 th at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Dr. Carolyn Purcell. (Please note that this was originally advertised as 4:30, but that time is incorrect. It has been changed to 6:00 p.m.) Bring a chair if you want to stay for fireworks on the causeway around 9:45 p.m. Directions to 2109 Island Drive -Come out Lakeshore Drive past Henry Clay High School across the causeway onto the Island. -After the guardhouse, you will cross a little bridge; -Take an immediate right onto Island Drive Island Drive is the third house on the left counting the house on the corner. You may park on only one side of the street. There is room for about 15 cars in the driveways. Please use those places. Your cars will be safer. If you have not signed up for this picnic, be sure to do so this coming Sunday or call the church office at to get your name on the list.

10 Cantrill Drive, Lexington Pray for Mike, who has been in a coma for a month. He is the Children s Pastor at Carrie s dad s church. Also, please pray for Mike s wife, Raechel, and their small children, Olivia and Jackson. They all live in Macon, Georgia. (Sonny & Carrie Price) Pray for John Rentz, brother of Earlene Rentz Turner, who was diagnosed with two forms of cancer and is recovering from surgery. Pray for Nellie Moore, age 84, cousin of Jim Boswell. Nellie is dealing with extensive cancer. Treatments are not even an option. Jim is very close to his cousin, Nellie. Jim s address is 2426 Cornishville Road, Harrodsburg, KY Pray for Elmer Day, cousin of Kevin Maudsley, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Kevin is very close to his cousin. Kevin s address is 3821 Gillespies Glen, Lexington Pray for Hazel, Carrie Price s stepmother, who sustained injuries from a fall recently and is Missions Moment By Catherine Cook, Missions Committee Chair Liberty Road Faith Fellowship seeks to become the hands and feet of Christ in the world through engagement in missions. Habitat for Humanity House Build There is still room for helpers at the Habitat House on Friday July 6, 8:30 am 3:30 pm. There is a signup sheet on the table outside the church office. Lunch and drinks will be provided. There will be several different jobs that need to be done. Leaders will be there to show you how and what needs to be done. They will be there for help all day as needed. This is a fun and rewarding experience. Details on where to follow via . Please sign up by Sunday July 1 st. Living Water International Even though we will not collect money for Living Water International until October, we want to remind everyone to be sure to fill up your cup with change. If you need another cup, they are available on the table under the Missions bulletin board in the hallway. Every little bit helps with this much needed ministry. Water is something we take for granted each and every day. Many of us buy bottled for our convenience. We probably waste more water than people in other countries have to drink on a daily basis. Please keep this in mind and give as generously as you can.

11 recovering from surgery. Carrie s address is 2237 Pierson Drive, Lexington Pray for Chad Manley, son of Janie & Joe Manley, who has been diagnosed with colon and liver cancer. Chad is in his 30 s. Pray for his wife also and pray for wisdom as the family members make decisions related to the best course of treatment for tumors in his liver. (Mary Anne Pollock) Pray for the family of Ann Kennedy, who went home to be with the Lord at the age of 103. 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 Ginny Berry Thank You... By Norma Smither In May, we invited Key Assets Kentucky to use our facilities. What they do is truly a ministry to this community. One of our new members, Carrie Price, works for this company. Here is a message we received after they held the employee training: Liberty Road Faith Fellowship, Thank you so much for allowing us to use Kearns Hall for our new employee training. The space was perfect and met our needs! We are so grateful for your support in helping us serve foster children. Thank you again. With gratitude, Key Assets Kentucky Correction for the June 13 th Issue of The Current By Norma Smither In the June 13 th issue of the Current, I thanked Terry Layman for trimming the shrubs at church. I also made a comment, And we just thought you repaired clocks. Since that time, Terry has had a couple of people to contact him to see if he could repair their clocks. Folks, I m sorry. I was wrong. He actually repairs RADIOS. Not clocks. My sincere apologies, Terry. I didn t mean to place you in an awkward position by giving out incorrect information. I must have had a senior moment.

12 Elnur Iskandarov nephew of Ginny Berry by marriage Dinner following the Hymn Sing SSGT. Cameron Smith brother of Sean Smith Airman Benjamin Engelbrecht son of Paul Engelbrecht Jake Vessels grandson of Helen Crews who is in the National Guard. Jake has been deployed to Africa. 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 July are Judy Hamblin, Jean Simpson, Kinch Query, Marilynn Mike Johnson, and Marsha Oakley. If you are listed for a particular month with the Martha Ministry and cannot serve, please contact one of the co-chairs of the Martha Ministry, Susan Slusher, at (606) or Valda May at (859) and they will be glad to reschedule you for another Above (front row): Hope Spoonamore, Pastor Lisa Wood, Frances Lawson. Above (back row): John May, Jessica Mayes, Jesse Mayes, Carolyn Purcell and Joe Faulkner. Below are Valda May, Mitch Borders, Pam Gilkerson, Karalee Cain, Ann Lucas and friend.

13 month. Also, if you have any questions or concerns about serving, just give Susan or Valda a call. 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 Roger Blair, Vice Chair Jackie Bondurant, Bd. Secretary Mitch Borders, Treasurer John Leindecker Ann Lucas Kevin Maudsley John May Sarah Reeves Adam Rudder Bonnie Savage Paul Taylor Above are Jessica Mayes with dad, Jesse. Below are Dennis and Brenda Jordan.

14 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 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. Above: Phyllis & Ken McCarty Below middle: Susan Slusher, Faye and Jim Pepperl, Bill Boughton, Wayne Sullivan and Thelma Finch Below: Carolyn Purcell, Karen Maudsley and Nancy Strassner

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