The Pastor s Pen. Volume 7, Issue 32 August 12, 2015

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1 Volume 7, Issue 32 August 12, 2015 The Pastor s Pen Who We Are Faith Fellowship of Lexington is a Non-denominational gathering of Christians who enjoy traditional worship services. Where to Find Us Faith Fellowship of Lexington worships in the Seventh-day Adventist Church facilities at 968 Lane Allen Road in Lexington, Kentucky. Our offices are located at 365 Waller Avenue, Suite 120, in Lexington. We're at on the web. Click on Watch Our Services Online Now at the bottom of our Website Homepage to watch live or archived services. We Gather for Fellowship Coffee/Donut Fellowship Time: 9:15-9:30 a.m. We Gather for Bible Study Adult I Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in room 8 (Library). by Dr. Bill Turner, Senior Pastor The Apostles was a book gift from some Texas friends. It's a series of descriptions and portraits by an artist in Tulia, Texas. The most interesting part of the book is that beside every picture of an apostle, the painter reveals who his actual-life models are. The man who posed for John is a sheet-metal worker from El Paso. James' model is a construction foreman from Ohio. An ex-motorcycle racer sat for the portrait of Simon Peter, and a truck driver posed as Thomas. Among the remainder of The Twelve are a mechanic, a carpenter, a teacher, a bee-keeper, and a printer. Denominational diversity among the models is also strong: Methodists, Roman Catholics, Baptists, Disciples of Christ, and those who are non-aligned. When you read the New Testament, that sort of diversity is true to form - all sorts of people were drawn to follow Jesus and, of course, they still are. Here at Faith Fellowship, we've had interesting diversity for a long time. A lot of different backgrounds and paths have led us to this faith-community. We can celebrate that, for sure, but let's don't keep it to ourselves! All kinds of folks need Jesus... and a community of His people... could you bring them to worship with you/us this weekend?

2 Living Faith Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2. We Gather for Worship Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Children s Church: 11:15 a.m Child care is available. Altar Flowers If you would like to place Altar flowers, the cost is $110, including delivery for two arrangements. The altar flower sign-up sheet is at the Welcome Center or you can call Norma in the Church office. She will need your address to send an confirmation of the date in which you schedule your flowers. We re Looking Forward August 13 Women of Faith meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Annetta Barlow, 3418 Brookhaven Drive. If you have questions call Annetta at August 15 Men of Faith Breakfast at 9 a.m. at the Care Ministers for August 10 August 16 Fred Smith ( ) EMER1003@twc.com Denny Bonner ( ) dnbonner@twc.com Donna Bonner ( ) dctbonner@gmail.com Dr. Bill Turner (859) bturner@lextheo.edu Care Ministers for August 17 August 23 Carolyn Purcell (859) cpurcellret1998@gmail.com Mary A. Pollock (606) maryann.pollock@twc.com Dr. Bill Turner (859) bturner@lextheo.edu Women of Faith Meeting this Coming Thursday by Sue Thompson Our next Women of Faith meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 13 at the home of Annetta Barlow, 3418 Brookhaven Drive. We will welcome Patricia Foley, VP of the Community Relations Board at the Federal Medical Center. Last year the women inmates made 10,000 handcrafted gifts. Some who receive the fruits of their labors are: The Salvation Army, U.K. Neonatal Unit, Arbor Youth Services (an organization that assists children who suddenly are thrust into a crisis situation), various nursing homes and several others for a total of 26 agencies. The goal for this year is 25,000 items and by the end of June they had completed 18,000 plus. This program is totally dependent on donations. So, it is time to empty that closet of long forgotten, well intended craft projects. They need any crafting supplies: yarn, thread, fabric, batting, knitting or crochet needles, buttons, zippers, or anything else. Please bring the items to the meeting Thursday night.

3 Shamrock Grill on Hartland Parkway. Sign up at the Welcome Center or call the church office. August 18 Administrative Board Meeting at 7 p.m. at the Church office. August 23 Directory pictures taken immediately after church in the foyer. August 27 Missions Committee meeting at 7 p.m. in the Church office. August 30 Fifth Sunday Celebration at 11:00 a.m. to be held at Liberty Road Community Church, 2734 Liberty Road, POTLUCK to follow immediately after the service. Chicken, bread and drinks will be provided. If your last name begins with A-G, please bring vegetables. If your last name begins with H-P, please bring desserts. If your last name begins with Q-Z, please bring salads. August 30 Directory pictures taken immediately after church in the foyer. September 10 Women of Faith meeting at 7:00 p.m. Location To All Members and Regular Attendees by Liz Berryman We need your photos for the Directory. There was a time when we knew every attendee, but our membership now includes people from many areas. We need to know who you are. If you already have a photo in the directory, you do not need to change it unless you want a better one because you want a photo with a different tie or different hair style, or if you ve found the fountain of youth! For those of you who do not have a directory photo, please consider having one as a historical piece of information. You do not need to list an address, but we do appreciate a phone number. We have a photographer who will do her best to take a really good picture and will be taking photos on August 9, 23, and 30. August 30 is Fifth Sunday at a new location, but we will announce where photos will be taken that day. Lowell s committee has worked long hours trying to update the website and the directory is one of the last sections to complete. It does make our jobs easier to be able to put faces with names. Thanks in advance. To All Committees from the Nominations Committee by Liz Berryman The Nominations Committee s primary purpose as an ad hoc committee is to fill the positions of those 2015 members who will be rotating off the Board in September. Also, we present the new committee members and chairs at the church-wide meeting in September. This committee is not responsible for replacing the committee members and chairs, only responsible for submitting them to the Board for approval. It is the time for each committee to firm up committee membership and chair positions. Our committee needs this information by September 1. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

4 TBA. September 15 Administrative Board Meeting at 7 p.m. in the Church office. September 20 - We will have our annual congregational meeting immediately following our morning worship service for the purpose of giving our annual report. September 20 Church Picnic at the home of John and Gloria Compton, 2651 Bryan Station Road. September 24 Mission Committee meeting at 7:00 p.m. in Church office. September 26 (Saturday) - Cave Run Storytelling Festival Leave Lexington at 4:00 p.m. Contact Mary Anne Pollock October 18 - (Sunday) Potluck immediately following morning worship. November 22 Pre-Thanksgiving Sunday meal immediately following morning worship. Mission Moment by Dr. Ann Crowe, Missions Committee Treasurer Faith Fellowship of Lexington seeks to become the hands and feet of Christ in the world through engagement in missions. If you haven t re-enrolled, please do it soon. Enroll or Re-enroll for the Kroger Community Rewards Program Last year, 47 Faith Fellowship households registered Kroger cards in the Community Rewards Program. So far in 2015, that has resulted in $ coming back to Faith Fellowship for Missions. Can we increase the number of household involved in the program during the coming year? Between August 1 and August 31, participants in the Kroger Community Rewards program must re-enroll in the program so that Faith Fellowship will continue to receive these funds. New participants also may enroll. If you are presently a participant or would like to become one, we encourage you to take just a few minutes to complete the process. There are two ways to enroll or re-enroll (Be sure to have the number of your Kroger Plus card available): Call KROGERS ( ) and select option 3. Just tell the customer service representative that you wish to enroll or re-enroll in the Kroger Community Rewards program. Go online to Kroger.com. Sign in with your address and password. Select Community and Community Rewards. Enter Faith Fellowship (or #12007) as the charitable organization you wish to support. Then click to reapply. If you are applying for the first time, you will need to provide some additional information. Thank you for supporting missions in this way!

5 Prayer Requests To add a prayer request, please fill out a Prayer Request card that can be obtained at the Welcome Center; call the church office at , or submit a prayer request or update online at We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you Colossians 1:3 Pray for Sue Thompson who is recovering from double knee replacement surgery on August 10. Pray for Gene Johnson who is in ICU at Baptist Health. (friend of Richard Baber) Pray for Becky Bondurant Halliday who is recovering from surgery in Helena, AL. (David and Jackie s daughter) Pray for Carol Sebree who has cancer. (Helen Crews) Missions Update from Ukraine: by Susan Booker, Missions Committee member When Alla Vasilieva of Bible Orphan Ministry in Ukraine visited Faith Fellowship last April, a very moving short video about the work of Bible Orphan Ministry with over 1,000 orphans was shown. Now, that video has been posted on Bible Orphan Ministry's Facebook account, which is open to all viewers (you don't need a Facebook page to see it - just search for "Bible Orphan Ministry - Facebook"). The video was posted on August 5, and includes the small orphaned children whose new winter shoes were provided through Faith Fellowship's gift to Bible Orphan Ministry. So if you missed Alla's visit last spring, or would like to see this wonderful video again, just take a look. Please keep Bible Orphan Ministry and those whom they serve in your prayers - many thanks. Men of Faith Reminder by Ron Reaguer Our next Men of Faith Breakfast will be on Saturday, August 15 at 9 a.m. at the Shamrock Grill on Hartland Parkway. Call the church office, to sign up.

6 Pray for Ron Hamilton (W.VA) who has been placed in Hospice care. Ron is a Florida friend of Lyen and Helen Crews. Pray for Patricia Bain who has been moved to the Select LTAC unit at U.K. Good Samaritan Hospital. Pat is our miracle girl! One of the Neurologists said that she is one of 5% of the persons who went through what she has gone through to survive with no apparent brain damage. Praise be to God! Keep those prayers coming! Pray for Mitch Borders oldest daughter, Terri Hatcher, age 56. Terri is in the ICU of Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, WV. She has issues with her heart and diabetes. Pray for Ardelle Hisle who continues to grieve the loss of her husband and continues to recover from surgery for a broken hip. Pray for the family of Jackie Kirn who went home to the Lord on July 29. Pray for Phyllis McCarty, who is home healing from back surgery. Faith Summer Frenzy (pictures by Sarah Reeves) Folks gathered on Saturday, August 8 at the home of Mark and Kinch Query for a bonfire and Cookout. Some that attended were: Catherine Cook, Beverly Komara, Leona Power, Thelma and Jim Boswell, Martha Lester, Les and Cathy Anderson, Wayne Sullivan, Pam Gilkerson, Mitch Borders, Carolyn Purcell, Sheri and Gary Seckman, Mary Anne Pollock, Sarah Reeves (behind the camera) Sarah s sister, Laura Lynn, Lisa Puckett from Murray and Pam Gilkerson s granddaughter. LEFT: Les Anderson, Lisa Puckett, Leona Power and Laura Lynn

7 Pray for Mary Frances Sehlhorst who is now home after receiving therapy at Cardinal Hill. Pray for Joe Starks, who will serve as a missionary in Central Asia beginning in early August. He is Helen Crews nephew. Please continue to pray for Lorainne Engelbrecht, Paul s mother. Pray for Mary, as she continues with chemo treatments. (Bonnie Savage) Soldiers Faith Afield 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 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 Upper left: Wayne Sullivan enjoying a campfire drumstick. Upper right: Kinch Query playing Jenga (blocks made by Mark Query). Bottom left: Sarah Reeves and Carolyn Purcell are what are you gals doing?! (Carolyn, honey, you either need a bigger shield or you need to run!)

8 updates on the status of these persons change in rank, address, new assignment Her address is Current Administrative Board for Ron Reaguer, Chair Mitch Borders, Treasurer Andy Berry, Board Secretary Roger Blair Jackie Bondurant Denny Bonner Charlotte Krasinski Kinch Query Bob Quisenberry Sarah Reeves Adam Rudder Sue Thompson Patricia Wilson Volunteer Skill Bank Contact Information Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Church Office: Other times, call: Liz Berryman: Andy Berry: Church folks sure know how to eat good and how to have a good time! We re loving Sheri Seckman s reaction! RIGHT: Laura Lynn plays cornhole with Pam Gilkerson s granddaughter. Just sit down Laura this cute little dumplin means business! We can see the determination and concentration on her face! (What a cutie!)

9 If they cannot be reached, call: Mary Anne Pollock: or 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 Announcements for the Sunday bulletin should be submitted to Norma by noon on Wednesdays at New Book Group Gathering in September by Susan Slusher If you are interested in gathering once a week with other folks to read, study and discuss one of the following books, please let me know. 1. The Case for Christ Lee Strobel 2. The Harbinger Jonathan Cahn 3. I Never Thought I d See the Day Dr. David Jeremiah Once I find out if there is enough interest we can decide on a book to study, as well as a location, day and time to meet. Please give me a call at (606) or see me at church. A New J. Ellsworth Kalas book study A New (2014) Kalas book study! HEROES, ROGUES, and the REST! First of 12 sessions, September 2-3 with Billy Ray Jennings leading the 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening sessions and David and Jackie Bondurant leading the 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning alternative. Books are available for $10 from Rick Arnold s business office at Southern Hills, the Faith Fellowship office (#120) at 365 Waller Avenue, and from Rev. Jennings or Mr. Bondurant.

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