THE WINDOW. Did You Know? Pencil It In! JULY Inside this issue:

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1 C O M M U N I T Y P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H O F W A L D P O R T THE WINDOW JULY 2016 Pencil It In! July 3 10:30am Worship / Communion July 4 Happy Independence Day! July 13 12:Noon-5:00pm Red Cross Blood Drive July Presbytery / Medford July 20 10:00am-12Noon Zentangle Class July 21 10:00am Stated Session Meeting July Pastor Susan on Vacation August th Anniversary Celebration Special Thanks to Denise McPherson for being our Commissioner to the 222nd General Assembly of the PCUSA in Portland. Barry McPherson for leading the Eco-Justice Tours for the General Assembly in and around Portland. Mike Carey for shepherding the repair of the ceiling in the sanctuary after the roof leak. Cookie Baxter for planning and coordinating the birthday party for Ruby Rose; and for bringing the cake to celebrate Baily Borgman s birthday. Jay Bradley for working on the back door of the Fellowship Hall prepping it for staining and polyurethane. Robby Hensen for his assistance while Angel is on short-term disability. Marcia Wilcox for picking up Patty GeWalt at Newport Rehab and transporting her home and for preparing meatloaf for her to enjoy! Carolyn Fry for filling in for Pastor Susan while she was on Continuing Education Leave. The Stewardship & Finance Committee for preparing a matrix explaining where we stand in regards to our Capital Campaign. Barbara Chase for leading another season of Wednesday Bible Study and hosting the final meeting in her home with a luncheon. Sue Adams, Cookie Baxter, Fran & Scott Perkins and Jane Rictor for being our solid team for preparation and clean-up on Sat. mornings. Dale Estes for hosting our Hawaiian Read & Feed even in the middle of her move to her new home. Such faithfulness to our children! Inside this issue: Anniversaries & Birthdays 3 Calendar 5 Congregational Life 6-7 Financial Report 3 Pastor s Pen 2 Session Highlights 4 Did You Know? We will celebrate our 115 th anniversary of the church with an Art Show in August. Gary Herd will help host this very special event celebrating the

2 From The Pastor s Pen Susan V. Mills Our church was organized and chartered in 1901; and so this year marks the 115 th year of ministry in the community of Waldport. The verse above could be the considered the life verse of the church for it seems redwood logs have played a recurring role in the history of our church. The first church building was a one room structure that can still be found four blocks north of our current church building. David Ruble, a local homesteader, donated the lot for a church with the stipulation that all denominations be allowed to use the building. The lumber for the church was made from logs which were cut on the Lint Slough and floated down to a local mill. A total of $600 was spent for needed supplies and labor, with the town folks raising $300 and the Presbytery granting the remaining $300. The individuals who made up the congregation came from various denominations: The Disciples of Christ, Methodist, and Presbyterian. They all agreed to join together as a church under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church USA. Mrs. William A. Smick recorded the first miracle of a redwood log in the church history: When the lumber was on the ground for the building, the people were wondering where they could get blocks for the foundation. The next morning the tide had cast a fine redwood log on the beach just back of the building site. This was used for foundation blocks. In 1926, a second unit was added to the church building. The foundation blocks for this addition were cut from a large redwood log that washed up on the beach once again. The church did indeed prosper through the years and in March of 1954, the church acquired land next to the Masonic building and a new church was constructed to meet the ever-growing congregation. The present building was constructed in two phases: the first phase included the fellowship hall, three classrooms, the kitchen, the boiler room, a library, restrooms and a store room. This phase was completed and dedicated in March The congregation moved into the completed portion of the building and worshipped in the fellowship hall while the second phase was begun. The U.S. Forest Service donated 14 trees to be used as beams in the new sanctuary. Each tree was cut into a 40-foot long beam and trucked to Toledo to be rough squared. At the building site, the beams were hand adzed and raised into an A-frame design. Another giant redwood washed ashore on the bayshore spit. The log was 80 feet long and produced 14,000 board feet of lumber which was used for the original exterior siding, sanctuary paneling and guild room walls. A fitting climax to the little church planted by God s grace, which continues to grow and prosper by reaching out with Christ s love to the community of Waldport. May we ever be aware of God s providential care in our history! Grace and peace, But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. Pastor Susan V. Mills Psalm 1:2-3 July Birthdays Anniversaries Jeremy Chase 5 Denise McPherson 6 Bobbi Corwin 7 Rob & Susan Mills 14 Chris & Sandy Chase 29 Mike & Judy Carey 29 Page 2

3 Church Financial Report Church Financial Report Year through May General Fund Income Budgeted $28, Year through May General Fund Income Received $34, Budget income excess was $5, Year through May Actual Expenses $ 29, Our expenses were $4, less than we received Budget Personnel $37, Operating Expense $24, Mission Giving $ 7, Total $69, Denise McPherson CAPITAL CAMPAIGN MATRIX 5/31/2016 Fund Raisers Grants Individual Specified Individual Unspecified Reserves TOTAL ALL EXPENSES Heating $14, $ $20, $17, $51, Kitchen $7, $17, $34, $2, $62, Roof $65.00 $10, $7, $15, $33, Hymnal Plus $2, $2, Defibrillator $1, $1, Education $2, $14.06 $2, TOTAL PROJECT COST $7, $44, $42, $20, $40, $154, $4,890 Received for $3,200 Uncollected Pledges for Page 3

4 Session Highlights Barbara Hare, Clerk of Session No Stated Session Meeting was held on June 16, 2016, due to Pastor Susan being out of town on family business. Ruby Rose Hensen was baptized on Wednesday evening, June 1, 2016 at 7:00pm with a celebration of her second birthday afterwards in the Fellowship Hall. Pastor Susan blesses Ruby Rose Re-painting the Sanctuary Ceiling Tall ladders for a big job! Thanks, Mike Carey, for working with Grothe Gates & The Paint Doctors PCUSA 222 nd General Assembly Denise McPherson, Ruling Elder, Community Presbyterian Church Waldport, served as one of six Commissioners from the Cascades Presbytery during the Presbyterian Church USA s 222nd General Assembly in Portland, OR. Be sure to ask Denise about this amazing experience. The picture is of her first day at GA, binder in front of her, ready to serve! Thanks, Denise, for representing us! Page 4

5 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat :30am Worship / Communion Coffee Mingle 10 10:30am Worship / Coffee Mingle 17 10:30am Worship / Coffee Mingle 24 10:30am Worship / Potluck 31 10:30am Worship / Men s Coffee Mingle 4 6:00pm CR Steps Program 11 6:00pm CR Steps Program 18 6:00pm CR Steps Program 25 6:00pm CR Steps Program 5 6:00pm Read & Feed 12 6:00pm Read & Feed ****by CPCW 19 6:00pm Read & Feed 26 July :00pm Read & Feed :00am Worship Committee Meeting Noon Weight Watchers 13 Red Cross Blood Drive 12:00-5:00pm 20 10:00am-12Noon Zentangle Class Renaissance Hearts :00am Finance Committee Meeting Noon Weight Watchers 21 10:00am Stated Session Meeting Noon Weight Watchers 28 Noon Weight Watchers Presbytery Meeting / Medford Presbytery Meeting / Medford 30 Page 5

6 Baptism of Ruby Rose Hensen Baptism of Ruby Rose Hensen Ruby receives her Christ Light & shares it with Mom & Dad making the world brighter! Ruby Rose Hensen opens birthday presents and delights in a ball, books and butterflys! Page 6

7 JUNE READ & FEED HAWIIAN! Hula Girls: Ruby Rose, Ily and a friend Ms. Dale reads a delightful story about mangos and brings a mango taste treat! Hula Lessons with Ms. Dale & Friends! Sand Art Craft ZENTANGLE CLASS Rosie Hill, certified Zentangle Instructor, will hold a Zentangle class in the Fellowship Hall Wednesday, July 20, 2016 from 10:00am to Noon Cost of the class is $25. Please sign up in advance for this class. The sign-up sheet is located on the credenza in the Narthex. Page 7

8 COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Highway 34 & Bay Street PO Box 520 Waldport OR Phone: Website: facebook.com/cpcwaldport Sunday Monday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Weekly Events 10:30am Worship / Coffee Mingle 6:00pm CR s Step Program 6:00pm Read & Feed Dinner 12:15pm Weight Watchers Office Hours Tuesday Friday 10:00am-1:00pm All Are Welcome Come as You Are! COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A place to connect to: God Self Each other The needs of the world Communion Communion will be observed on July 3rd. In thankfulness for all that Christ has done for us, we remember to reach out with Christ s love to those who are hit hard by this economic downturn. Please remember to bring in your food donations and drop them off in the Wishing Well in the front entry of the church, or you may simply choose to make a monetary donation to Waldport Food Share by including it with your Sunday morning offering. Simply make a notation on the memo line for Waldport Food Share. Food Share is currently experiencing a shortage of food and having to turn folks away. Our June donation to Waldport Food Share 63 pounds of food. Please remember to bring in your cans and other non-perishable items! Opened items cannot be accepted by Food Share. COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALDPORT IS 115 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. If you would like to help plan the celebration of this milestone Please contact the church office at Committee meeting will be held June 29 th at 10:00am / Guild Room Community Presbyterian Church Waldport PO Box 520 Waldport OR 97394