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

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1 Volume 10, Issue 30 July 25, 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 We don t forget to play because we grow old; we grow old because we forget to play! So who s up for some fun and games? (show of hands) I took pleasure in watching three generations of participants enjoy a morning of a little friendly competition a couple of Saturdays ago as they scattered throughout the community checking things off their list of scavenger hunt items. Everyone seemed to relish the friendly competition and getting to engage people from the area who were performing random acts of kindness, wearing boots, walking a dog, blowing a bubble with bubble gum, etc. When we met together to eat and debrief, several of us observed that it would ve been a great idea to have worn our LRFF T-shirts, and perhaps been able to give a little treat bag from our church to share with those who allowed their pictures to be made with us. We were, after all, engaged in an activity representing our community of faith, and while our objective was fun and fellowship among our own folks, we also encountered people who may have been interested in a church whose members were out having a great time playing together on a Saturday morning. As kingdom people and members of Liberty Road Faith Fellowship, let s be intentional about seizing opportunities to re-present the presence of Christ to those from all walks of life. May the Light and love of God for all people radiate from us as we journey together as a family of faith.

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. Altar Flowers given in Honor and Celebration! 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 July 26 (Thursday) Missions Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room #3. 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 meet at Palomar Center parking lot in front of Rite Aid at 10:30 a.m. to travel to Harrodsburg. Sarah Reeves, (859) Jane and Lowell Eberwein placed these lovely flowers in honor and celebration of their 65 th wedding anniversary on July 18. Congratulations Jane & Lowell! Thank you for setting the bar high for the rest of us! We love you!

3 July 29 (Sunday) CELEBRATE and WORSHIP with MUSIC at 11:00 a.m. Living by Faith. Another Blessing! July 31 (Tuesday) Prophets and Kings Study at 1:00 p.m. August 1 (Wednesday) Advancement Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. in the Library. 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. in the Library. August 6-14 (Monday-Tuesday) SUMMER FRENZY - Shocky Tour to Quebec; Deposit = $300; Single = $2239; Double = $1579; Triple = $1429; Gloria Compton (859) August 8 (Wednesday) - S.W.E.E.T. Wednesday at 6:00 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, We welcome Meredith Shouse as a new member of Liberty Road Faith Fellowship. Meredith has been attending for several months. We are so thankful that she decided to join the fellowship of this church. Meredith is a pastry chef at B s Bakery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Her husband, Nathaniel, is employed as an EMT in Madison County and attends services as his schedule allows. Moving her membership makes Meredith an Official member, but she has been a blessing to this church for some time!

4 vegetables or desserts. Please sign up in the foyer. August 9 (Thursday) SUMMER FRENZY Bridge Group meets at 12:30 p.m. in Kearns Hall. August 9 (Thursday) Women of Faith meets at 7:00 p.m. Location TBA. August 11 (Saturday) SUMMER FRENZY - Music and Arts Lalapalooza; 6:00 p.m. Crafts; 7:00 p.m. Concert; Sarah Reeves, (859) August 14 (Tuesday ) Prophets & Kings Study at 1:00 p.m. in the Library. August 18 (Saturday) Legends Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. in Kearns Hall. Mr. Jim Host will give us The Rest of the Story. Be sure to sign up in the foyer. August 20 (Monday) SUMMER FRENZY - Lunch at Texas Roadhouse; Richmond Road; Hamburgers #4; 11:30 a.m. Sarah Reeves, (859) August 21 (Tuesday) Finance

5 Committee meets at 1:30 p.m. in the Library. August 21 (Tuesday) Administrative Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. in Room #4. August 22 (Wednesday) Grief Workshop meets at 11:00 a.m. in Room #3. August 23 (Thursday) Missions Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room #3. August 25 (Saturday) SUMMER FRENZY - Campfire Cooking at Kinch s; 5:00 p.m.; 9240 Hickory Hill, Lexington Kinch Query, (859) August 27 (Monday) SUMMER FRENZY - Flower Arranging 1:00 p.m. in Kearns Hall; bring a vase; Rachel Jones, (859) 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. S.W.E.E.T. Wednesday August 8 at 6:00 p.m. By Rev. Lisa Wood Jack DuArte, Lexington resident and author of seven installments of a best-selling WWII series of novels, will be featured at our next S.W.E.E.T. Wednesday night pot-luck, August 8, at 6:00 in Kearns Hall. Jack will be sharing about his writings and signing copies of his latest release, The First James Bond for those who wish to purchase a copy of the book that night. Be sure to sign up in the lobby if you plan to attend. The First James Bond is the seventh installment of Jack DuArte s best-selling World War II Series. As WW II draws to a close, Winston Churchill orders a super-secretive M Section British commando unit to remove Martin Bormann, the key to Nazi Germany s banking system. Utilizing the River Spree, these commandos use kayaks to defy the odds and snatch Bormann from under the noses of advancing Russian forces in downtown Berlin. Bormann is taken back to London where he provides Great Britain s Intelligence Service vital information to help alleviate Great Britain s horrendous war debt. From start to finish, The First James Bond unveils this masterful scenario and its spell-binding ending. Be sure to sign up in the foyer if you plan to attend our S.W.E.E.T. Wednesday on August 8.

6 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 Martha Lester, who is currently in ICU at Baptist Health. Pray for Katie Whitworth, who has been dealing with serious health issues. Pray for Nancy Barrett, sister of Sherrie Bremer, who has just been diagnosed with cancer. Pray for JoAnn Gardner in Aurora, Colorado, who has had a recurrence of cancer. She is the sister-in-law of Pastor Lisa Wood. Pray for Amy Lakes, who is dealing with metastatic breast cancer to the brain. Amy is a beloved friend of Billy Oakley, son of Marsha Oakley. They appreciate your prayers on Amy s behalf. Pray for Jim Hyde, who deals with nausea. Jim and Margaret appreciate your prayers on Jim s behalf. Faith Frenzy Update By Sarah Reeves The next outing for Faith Frenzy is on Friday, July 27th. We will have lunch at the Beaumont Inn in Harrodsburg. The plan is to leave from the Palomar parking lot at 10:30. Cost of the lunch is $12.95 plus tax and tip. Be sure to sign up on Sunday, or talk to Mary Anne Pollock. Pictured is Sheri Seckman from last year s Music and Arts Lalapalooza.) Faith Frenzy's Music and Arts Lalapalooza is fast approaching. It is scheduled for Saturday, August 11th, at 6:00 in the church. The crafts and art show will take place in the lobby, starting at 6:00, and the music/entertainment portion will be in the sanctuary, beginning at 7:00. If you want to display your crafts, please either sign up on the Frenzy table or contact Sarah Reeves. And if you have a musical number, or a reading, or dramatic presentation, also sign up at the Frenzy table. Our congregation is full of artists, and this is a chance to share your talents with others. If you are not part of the program, we hope you will attend the Lalapalooza with you friends and neighbors and support our artists.

7 Pray for the family of Sandy Singley, as they continue to grieve their loss. Rev. Singley s address is 3274 Tranquility Point, Lexington, KY Pray for the family of Larry Jewell, who passed away on July 10 th in Ft. Myers, Florida. Pray for his wife, Tan, and his children, Mike and Jane and their families. (Anderson) Pray for Mildred Legg, 94-year-old mother of Nancy Strassner, who broke her scapula. All doctors can do is fit her with a sling and have her take Tylenol. She is in a lot of pain on her dominant side. Nancy appreciates your prayers for her mother. Pray for Kimberly May, who is recovering from eye surgery. Pray for Mona Bucuiman, daughter-in-law of Daniela, our custodian, as she continues treatment following the family s car accident a few weeks ago, in which Mona was injured. Daniela s granddaughters have been checked out and all are okay. Her son, Andrei is also okay. Derby Dinner Playhouse Trip By Susan Slusher If you would like to join some of the folks from St. Luke UMC for a trip to the Derby Dinner Playhouse in Clarksville, Indiana, on September 11, 2018, you can attend this fun and entertaining play, Rise Up O Men! performed by the Church Basement Ladies. The fee of $68 per person includes the play, a buffet lunch and roundtrip transportation from St. Luke UMC Church. A deposit of $35 will reserve your ticket and bus seat, so be sure to contact Dawn Brackman at (859) or her at dawn@exploringamericatours.com and let her know that you want to be included on this one day excursion. Deposits are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another participant. The balance of $33 per person is due on or before August 17. We will depart from St. Luke at 10:15 a.m. The doors open at Derby Dinner at 11:45 a.m. We ll partake of the buffet lunch and enjoy the play. Then we will depart at 3:15 p.m. to head back to Lexington. We should arrive at St. Luke UMC right at 5:00 p.m. Our group will travel with St. Luke UMC, but can sit together for the meal and play. This is a great way to enjoy the meal and play and not have the stress of driving in the traffic. The only driving you would have to do is over to St. Luke United Methodist Church at 2351 Alumni Drive, Lexington, KY and back to your house at the end of the day. We appreciate St. Luke for extending this invitation to our church.

8 Pray for Lana Compton White, sister-in-law to Gloria Compton. Lana is suffering with very similar symptoms as John did. Pray for Markeeta Marcum, who is suffering with symptoms of Parkinson s disease, that doctors will accurately diagnose her. (Compton) Pray for John May, who has been diagnosed with Temporal Arteritis. His home address is 104 Paige Drive, Nicholasville, KY Pray for Chad Manley, son of Janie & Joe Manley, who has been diagnosed with colon and liver cancer. Pray that chemo treatments will be effective in shrinking tumors in his liver and that his body will tolerate the treatments. (Mary Anne Pollock) Pray for Margaret Walters, whose cancer has returned and metastasized. She is in Hospice care at home. Her home address is 1710 New Orleans Court, Lexington, KY Pray for Pat Bain, who is back at Northpoint Healthcare Center. Cards can be sent to 395 Redding Keeneland Outing By Leona Power It s Keeneland time again. Of course, the Fall Meet does not start until October, but group tickets went on sale Monday morning. If we have 24 or more people interested in going, we can purchase tickets before they go on sale to the public on August 1. The target dates are October 25 or 26, depending on the availability of tickets. I will try for the 26 th (Friday) first, but Thursdays are often an easier day to obtain tickets. We will be in the Phoenix Room. The cost is $57 per person, which includes general admission, buffet and program. Please contact Leona Power (lapower@windstream.net or ) as soon as possible if you are interested in going.

9 Road, Apt. 59, Lexington Pray for Thelma Finch, who is waiting for a diagnosis. More testing will be done in July and August. Her address is 3136 Hyde Park Drive, Lexington Pray for Tom Bondurant, son of Jackie and David, who is recovering from a broken leg and torn ankle ligaments in Germantown, TN. He can t put weight on his right leg for five more weeks. Pray for Silver Simpson, who is dealing with several serious health issues. Silver and Jean live at 1617 Cantrill Drive, Lexington 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 Our Next Legends Breakfast will be August 18 Pictured are Jim Host and Thelma Finch from our June Legends Breakfast. Mark Saturday, August 18 th on your calendars to attend our next Legends Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. in Kearns Hall. Mr. Jim Host will tell us, The Rest of the Story. We were so fortunate to have Mr. Host as our speaker in June. It seems that he has more to say and we certainly want to listen! So, be sure to sign up in the foyer or call the church office at (859) The cost of breakfast is $10 per person. Capt. Ginny Iskandarov niece of

10 Ginny Berry Elnur Iskandarov nephew of Ginny Berry by marriage 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 August are Cathy Anderson, Jane Eberwein, Charlotte Krasinski, Sharon Tandy, Janet Layman and Sheri Seckman. Faith Frenzy Fun... Pictured left is Gloria Compton at Wild Eggs. Glo, are you seriously going to eat all those eggs?!!! If you are listed for a particular month 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 Pictured above are Gwen Mayes and Karalee Cain. We re not sure which function this was, but they are certainly having a good time!

11 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 A Typical Day at Camp Desha... Pictured right is Feltman Roser at the July 4 th picnic. He says that the dinosaur belongs to his nephew, Wyatt, but it looks like he is having just a little too much fun playing with it. It kind of takes you back to when you were Wyatt s age, doesn t it, Feltman? David and Jackie Bondurant host Camp Desha at their house each year for their grandkids. We can t wait to see David s picture next year! Deadline for The Current Prayer requests, committee news or announcements, and personal

12 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 Pictured left is Linda Dennis at the July 4 th picnic. Linda serves on our Martha Ministry Committee. Deadline for the Bulletin Announcements for the Sunday bulletin should be sent to Norma by NOON on Wednesdays at norma@ 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 annhcrowe@gmail.com by NOON on Wednesdays. Pictured right is Martha Lester at the July 4 th picnic. Pray for Martha as she is in ICU at Baptist Health right now. Get well, Martha! We love you!

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