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MADISON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 202 Broadway Madison, IN 47250 Trumpet Notes March 2015 New Date for 200 th Anniversary Washington Tea Celebration March 15th at 3:00 p.m. Mark your calendars!

Don t miss out on a wonderful afternoon of celebration, 1815 2015 Building Faith For 200 Years special music and food.

1 MADISON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 202 Broadway Madison, IN Trumpet Notes March 2015 New Date for 200 th Anniversary Washington Tea Celebration March 15th at 3:00 p.m. Mark your calendars! March 15 is the date for our Washington Tea event. Same great program planned! Same great treats! Don t miss out on a wonderful afternoon of celebration, Building Faith For 200 Years special music and food. Lenten Study and Opportunities The God We Can Know: Exploring the I Am Statements of Jesus Each Sunday morning from 8:30 9:30, the class will look at one of the I Am statements of Jesus. A DVD featuring Rob Fuquay of St. Luke s Methodist Church in Indianapolis will offer a perspective from the Holy Land on each of Jesus sayings. Community Each Wednesday at noon through Lent, the Madison Ministerial Association is sponsoring a worship service and lunch. Each week the service will be held at a different church in the downtown area. Check the announcements column on page two or the calendar for locations. on the General Assembly s Amendment 14.F on Marriage Each Wednesday evening in March, Jean Beaver and Scott Hookey will lead small group discussions on a series of topics relating to one of the General Assembly s Constitutional Amendments regarding marriage. These sessions will begin at and last approximately 90 minutes. Dessert will follow. Since each discussion will build on the previous week s topic, please make every effort to attend all the sessions. Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus - Each Thursday evening, the ACES fellowship and study group will watch Adam Hamilton tour the Holy Land, showing places important in Jesus ministry. If you found 24 Hours That Changed the World meaningful, you will want to be a part of this study. Join the group at for a pitch-in supper followed by the DVD.

2 All Things Presbyterian Do you know Lenten history? According to Jennifer Lord, a professor in homiletics and liturgical studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, the time of Lent came into being after Easter was decided upon as an annual celebration and that, early on, the Christians celebrated Easter, celebrated resurrection weekly. The Council of Nicea, in 325, set Easter as an annual celebration tied to the timing of Passover, a link to the Jewish tradition of following the lunar calendar. Easter is set for the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon after the spring equinox. Lord says that the development of Lent was to prepare people to be baptized on Easter. At that time, baptism was for adults, and Lent became 40 days of baptismal preparation, counting the days from Ash Wednesday to Easter, except for the Sundays in Lent, because Sunday is always resurrection liturgically, Lord says. In the Christian tradition, the number 40 is significant, being this great number, used again and again 40 in the Old Testament always is signifying time beyond time, this extraordinary time. (Excerpted from In Focus, The Presbyterian Outlook, February 16, 2015) Do you know about today s Presbyterian presence in the Caribbean? Aside from the idealized world of travel images and all-inclusive resorts, the rest of the Caribbean is a place where people strive for employment, dignity and education for their children and struggle against rampant violence, inequity and poverty. The U.S. Presbyterian Church in the Caribbean has ministered alongside its church partners for more than 100 years. Until the Cuban revolution, the Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba was part of the Presbyterian Church in the USA s Synod of New Jersey. The present-day united church in the Dominican Republic the Dominican Protestant Church recently celebrated its 90th anniversary as an independent church. That denomination s Presbyterian, Methodist and Moravian roots are a product of nineteenth-century mission. The U.S. church s mission engagement in these countries today includes evangelism and theological education, advocacy for reconciliation across many barriers and addressing root causes of poverty. For information about specific projects, go to page 34 of the issue from which this article was taken. (Excerpted from Horizons, January-February 2015) LAFFS will not meet during Lent. Our next lunch get-together will be in May. The March Women s Bible Study is being cancelled so that those interested can attend the discussions at the church. We will meet in April at Connie Huntington's house to cover the final chapter in our book. Also at the April study, all are asked to bring ideas to discuss for our next study. Taizé Service: Taizé services this month will be offered at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6 th, at MPC and on Friday, March 20 th, at Hanover Presbyterian Church Schedule: These will be held on Wednesdays at throughout Lent. March 4 First Christian; March 11 Christ Episcopal; March 18 Trinity United Methodist; March 25 Madison Presbyterian; April 1 First Baptist. Here's your chance to help the Membership ministry! We're soliciting suggestions for decorating the border of the Church Family bulletin board in Fellowship Hall (seasonal theme? 200 th Anniversary related? Use your imagination!). Turn your ideas in to Tim Busching or them to tdbuschin@gmail.com. You re Invited: The Madison Performing Arts Foundation is pleased to present Mike Raley, trombone, and Starla Raley, piano, in recital on Friday, March 27 th, at at Madison Presbyterian Church. Mike is a professor of History at Hanover College and Starla is the organist at Christ Episcopal Church. The concert is free, and the public is warmly invited to attend.

3 Special Lenten Services MUSICAL NOTES One of my favorite aspects of Lent is the profound choral music appropriate to the time. The St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach is widely considered to be one of the greatest musical masterpieces of all time. Indeed, it is considered by many to be one of the greatest works of human invention. The piece takes approximately three hours to perform and features the passion narrative according to the Gospel of Matthew, sung in recitative (unmetered declamatory solo singing, usually presenting prose text following the rhythm of the words). The words of the crowd are presented as choral numbers. Then arias (metered solo singing, usually presenting poetic text) and choruses are interjected, presenting extra-biblical texts as emotional reflection upon the action contained in the narrative. Below you will find a link to the English translation of the libretto, along with a youtube video of the entire performance. I certainly don t expect you to listen to the entire thing, although there are worse things you might do with three hours. I hope you might enjoy sampling a little of what is the equivalent to musicians of Shakespeare s plays to a thespian or the Mona Lisa to an artist. The text is here: The video is here: You are in my prayers. Jonathan Window Restoration We all have been watching the scaffolding as it makes its way around the sanctuary. Ever wonder about what it takes to clean and repair our windows? Interested in some insights into our windows and their peculiarities? On Sunday, March 8 th, Rhonda Deeg will be with us at to offer information, answer questions and explain our window restoration. Enjoy some fellowship and then gather in the sanctuary for an informative workshop. Wednesday, March 4 Wednesday, March 11 Wednesday, March 18 Wednesday, March 25 SUNDAY SCHEDULE March 1 8:30 A.M. / Communion Deacons Offering March 8 8:30 A.M. Stained Glass Information Deacons Meeting March 15 8:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. Ministry Meeting 3:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. First Christian Church Christ Episcopal Church Trinity UM Church MPC Sunday, March 29 Palm Sunday Wednesday, April 1 Thursday, April 2 First Baptist Church Maundy Thursday A Tribute to Our Heritage The Gathering at F.B.C. March 22 8:30 A.M. Membership Ministry Mtg. March 29 8:30 A.M.

4 PRAYER LIST Congregation: Ashtyn Adams, Sharon Auxier, Mary Clapham (Thornton Terrace), Mike Cope, Crystal Dashiell and family, Marshall Havens, Al Huntington, Mary Louise Grimes, Jane Jacobs, Bill Mayberry, Harriette Parton, Janet Ryan, Staci Ryan-Torres, Sheila Self, Nancy Strandmark, Barbara Walters-Dixon, Sue Ward (Thornton Terrace), Jill Wiest Family and Friends: Ruth Auxier, Mike Baker (Mary Davee s brother), Lloyd Bell, Carol Blasdel, Conny Bowman and family, Donna Bowman, Todd Bredenkamp, Connie Brink, Mark Busching, Michael Busching, Becky Chase, Sherry Craddock, Linda and John Davis, Mary Lawrence Davis, Susan DeLapp, Elaine DeVries, Dave Dionne, Dan Dunn, Phillip Eades, Eric, Jessica Garvey and family, Tammy Gerber, Peter Glyer, Sara Goble and families, Pat Goley, Hilary Goodman, Shirley Griffith, Chuck Hale, Tom Hale, Miachel Hancock-Eccles, Millie Harness, Brittany Henry, Norma Huffman, Bill Hughes, James Jackson, Brittney Johnson and family, Ruth Johnson, Anne Jones, Kaya Kabota, Candy Kahn and family, Tasha Keller, James Leveille, Paul Limato, Jeff Lineburg (Janet Castor s brother), Steve Livingston, Mary Louise Lohrig, Terra Louis, Greg and Holly McCracken, Mahoney Family, Mary McClure, David Meese, Jr., Tabatha Melton, Helen Miller (Hanover Health & Rehab Center), Eric Mitchell (Jean Beaver s son), Gaye Moll, Doris Moss, Pam, Wanda Payton, Frank Pearson, Nak Phok, Ruben Portillo (Alicia s dad), Darrell Ralston, Residents and Staff of Madison Correctional Facility and Juvenile Correctional Facility, Roberto, Susan Schafer and family, Elizabeth Shupperd, Donna and Travis Smith and family, Jessica Smith, Josh Smith, Laryssa Smith, Therese Spence, Dan Stockdale, Tiana Stockton and family, Roy Stone, Denver Taylor, Trey Taylor, Doug Vaughn, Peggy Voris and family, Buddy Waller, Warren (friend of Bob & Judith Glass), Jaye Weaver, Tom Weber, Laurel Lyn Wiest, Sue Williams, Becky Wilson, Nick Wyne. Have you seen our website? Week of March 1 Mary Clapham Sarah Joyce Janet Castor Dee Hudson MPC ROTATING PRAYER CALENDAR Week of March 8 Brandon Goldsmith and Delena Collins Gabrielle McCoy and Jesselynn Goldsmith Mary Beth Ohlendorf Week of March 15 Gina Freeman Lisa Garrett Betty King Shannon Glass Week of March 22 Carole Hanson Linda and Rick lacour Lucy lacour Week of March 29 Roger and Diane Terry Alicia and Zach Ricketts Elsie Marie ACES (Adult Christian Education Subgroup) Thursday Evenings Potluck 6:00 Discussion 6:30 Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus - We will watch Adam Hamilton tour the Holy Land, showing places important in Jesus ministry. If you found 24 Hours That Changed the World meaningful, you will want to be a part of this study. Join the group at for a pitch-in supper followed by the DVD. Deacons Report Assistance for February: Nine families, a total of 21 people, received financial assistance.

MINISTERING IN MARCH MARCH BIRTHDAYS 1. Carole Hanson 2. Kevin Carlson, Brian Busching, Sue Nickol, Zach Ricketts, Allie Strandmark 3. Gunner lacour 5. Richard Hoover 8.

5 MINISTERING IN MARCH MARCH BIRTHDAYS 1. Carole Hanson 2. Kevin Carlson, Brian Busching, Sue Nickol, Zach Ricketts, Allie Strandmark 3. Gunner lacour 5. Richard Hoover 8. Al Huntington, Robert Coffey 10. Mary Eckert 11. Eric Ulery 13. Barbara Walters-Dixon 16. Libby Sheppard 17. Karen Buchanan 18. Shari Vaughn 21. Laurie Dorsey 22. John C. Eckert 23. Jacob Cook 24. Julie Curtis 25. Michael Busching, Jonathan Stanley 27. Michael Joyce 28. Alex Adams, Emily (Strandmark) Grier 29. R.J. Brown 30. Dick McCracken 31. Nancy Strandmark, Cindy Armstrong GATHERING MUSIC 1. Gregg Mayberry 8. Bell 15. Greg Ziesemer 22. Jean Beaver 29. Harriette Parton LITURGISTS 1. Tim Busching 8. Shannon Glass 15. Julie Curtis 22. Dan Smith 29. Wilma Havens USHERS 1. Marshall Havens and Amanda Corbin 8. Jean Beaver and Mike Dorsey 15. Jennifer Saroka and Bill Ohlendorf 22. Jim Bartlett and Mary Davee 29. Don Wiest andconnie Huntington GREETERS 1. Gina Freeman and Sheila Self 8. Bill Ohlendorf and Christie Busching 15. Linda lacour and Mary Elizabeth Goldsmith 22. Natalie Willis and Sara Stetson 29. Julie Curtis and Dan Smith FELLOWSHIP HOUR HOSTS 1. Hosts needed 8. Janet Castor and Judy George 15. No 22. Hosts needed 29. Hosts needed EASTER LILIES: If you would like to order a lily in memory or honor of a loved one, please fill out the form below and drop it in the offering plate or call the church office. Lilies this year will be $8.25. Please include payment with your order form and return them to the church office; orders should be placed immediately. March 15 is the last day for ordering. (circle one) In honor of/in memory of Given by:

Samuel Hugh Moffett (1916-2015) We are sad to share the obituary of Samuel Hugh Moffett. He was the son of the Rev. Dr.

6 Samuel Hugh Moffett ( ) We are sad to share the obituary of Samuel Hugh Moffett. He was the son of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Austin Moffett who was the founder of the Presbyterian Church in Pyongyang and Northwester, Korea and the leader of one of the largest mission stations in the world for 40 years. The Moffett family played a large role in the history of Madison Presbyterian Church. Samuel Hugh Moffett's grandfather, Samuel S. (Sam) Moffett, operated one of the first dry goods stores in Madison. Sam served 20 years as treasurer of the this church and was married to Maria McKee, a member of one of the church's founding families. Their names appear on one of the memorial windows placed in the church in Sam and Maria had six children. Four of the boys entered Christ's service as ministers and missionaries. The fifth son, Rob, served as his father had as our church treasurer. He also was the general chairman of the church's 100th anniversary celebration in Daughter Susan married Dr. David Moffatt who was pastor of our church from October 1866 to January The Moffett and Moffat children worshipped together in our church. David is the only person raised in our church to return as its pastor. A Great Man Died Today Special to Presbyterian News Service S U N G - D E U K O A K Obituary for Samuel Hugh Moffett Samuel Hugh Moffett (April 7, 1916-February 9, 2015) passed peacefully at his home in Princeton, NJ, on February 9. He was born in Pyongyang, Korea, on April 7, 1916, as the third son of Rev. Dr. Samuel Austin Moffett ( ). His father was the founder of the Presbyterian Church in Pyongyang and Northwestern Korea and the leader of one of the largest mission stations in the world for 40 years. He graduated from Pyongyang Foreign School as valedictorian in 1934 and Wheaton College with summa cum laude in He graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1942 and received Ph. D. in history at Yale University in Moffett followed in his parents footsteps in spiritual life, missionary service, and teacher s work. In 1947 he and his wife were appointed by the Presbyterian board as missionaries to Shanghai, China. When the civil war was going on, he served as a faculty member of Yenjing University in Beijing and then of Nanking Theological Seminary until forced out of the country in 1951 by the communists. He returned to Princeton Theological Seminary as a faculty member from 1953 to His wife Elizabeth died in 1955, after which he returned to the land of his birth Korea--in November He remarried with Miss Eileen Flower in September They started their missionary work in the rural area of Andong and learned Korean culture and language there for three years. He was appointed to a faculty of Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Until 1981 he served as Dean of the graduate school and co-president of Korean Presbyterian Seminary. He also participated in many ecumenical organizations such as Soongsil University, Yonsei University, and Korea Bible Society as a member of board of directors or a committee member. He also served as the first director of the Asian Center for Theological Studies, which was built for the education of Asian church leaders in After 26 years work in Korea, he returned to America and was appointed as Henry Luce Professor of Ecumenics and Mission at Princeton Theological Seminary for five years, retiring in He was a leading scholar on the history of Christianity in East Asia and in the global ecumenical movement. He was the author of numerous publications, including The History of Christianity in Asia, Whe'er the Sun, The Christians of Korea, and The Biblical Background of Evangelicalism.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 2 3 5 6 7 1 / Communion Service DEACONS OFFERING 8 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS Stained Glass

tion Session Deacons Meeting 15 Ministry Meeting 3:00 p.m.

7 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY / Communion Service DEACONS OFFERING 8 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS Stained Glass Information Session Deacons Meeting 15 Ministry Meeting 3:00 p.m. A TRIBUTE TO OUR HERITAGE/ WASHINGTON TEA 22 Membership Ministry Meeting 29 PALM SUNDAY HOLY WEEK Madison Men s Bible Study 4 at First Christian at Christ Episcopal 16 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 17 Madison Men s Bible Study 18 4:00 p.m. ACES at Trinity UM Madison Presbyterian WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 6:30 p.m. Taizé at MPC :30 p.m. Taizé at HPC MARCH 2015

MADISON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 202 Broadway Madison, IN 47250

MADISON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 202 Broadway Madison, IN 47250 Trumpet Notes September 2014 Session Notes The Session in its meeting Wednesday, August 20, 2014: Received a proposal from Al Huntington and Mike