Volume 7, Issue 13 April 1, 2015 The Pastor’s Pen by Dr. Bill Turner 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 have relocated to 365 Waller Avenue, Suite 120, in Lexington. We're at http://faithfellowshiplex.com on the web. If you go to www.ihigh.com/faithfellowship you can watch our service live on Sunday mornings. You can also watch archived services by going to the iHigh address above. We Gather for Fellowship Coffee/Donut Fellowship Time: 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Pictured are Dr. Turner and his wife, Earlene Rentz Turner Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! To Richard - our Choir - the Orchestra Ginny, our soloist - our Greeters and Ushers - our Sound and Recording tech folks - and all of you who invited and welcomed our guests for a wonderful Fifth Sunday Musicale. NOW . . . A couple of reminders from the Sunday sermon. First, it’s not that the Church decides to undertake the mission of Christ, in the world…rather, it is that mission which actually births the Church into BEING. We are together at Faith Fellowship because we’ve been called into partnership with the Risen Christ and each other, and at the heart of that partnership is a challenge to welcome others into faith and fellowship. Second, remember the data about reaching out: 1. When are people most open to coming to church? During seasons of transition in their lives We Gather for Bible Study 2. Why do people visit a church? Somebody they know and trust invites and welcomes them. Adult I Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in room 8 (Library). 3. When do they come back? When the warmth and relevance of what happens here seems to connect with their spiritual needs 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. We’re Looking Forward… April 2 – Maundy-Thursday Service at 7:30 p.m. . 4. Why do people join a church? If they're already believers, it's because this looks like a fresh place to learn and serve. If they're pre-Christian, it's usually because something is missing in their lives. Filling the God-shaped blank in the heart with other things isn't working for them. April 5 – Easter Sunday – service at 11 a.m. Happy Easter! I look forward to worshipping with you on the Day of Resurrection . . . and I hope you've already invited somebody else to join you on Sunday at Faith Fellowship! April 7 - Lenten Study at the home of Carolyn Purcell at 10 a.m. Address is 2109 Island Drive. Care Ministers from March 30 through April 5 April 9 – Women of Faith at 7:00 p.m. Location TBA. April 11 – Men of Faith at 9 a.m. at the Shamrock Grill. Mr. Tom Leach, The Voice of the Wildcats will be our speaker. Sign up at the Welcome Center or call Diana Sisk (266-1059) [email protected] Mary A. Pollock (606) [email protected] Dr. Bill Turner (859) 548-2093 [email protected] Care Ministers from April 6 through April 12 Scot Reeves (278-4914) [email protected] Sarah Reeves (278-4914) [email protected] Jerrell Teague (252-1115 [email protected] Norma at the church office, 2770420. April 21 – Administrative Board Meeting at 7 p.m. in the Church office. April 23 – Missions Committee Meeting at 7 p.m. in the Church office. 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 277-0420, or submit a prayer request or update online at http://faithfellowshiplex.org. Pray for John Compton who is recovering from open heart surgery (4 bypasses) on Monday, March 30. Also, remember Gloria and their family as well. Come for Warm Fellowship on Easter Sunday morning by Ms. Gloria Compton Faith Fellowship appears to have a somewhat unique ability to celebrate significant religious holidays while enjoying “fellowship” with each other. Our next religious “holiday” is Easter on April 5th. Easter, being a major religious/sacred event, it usually inspires folks to make an extra effort to attend church services. We expect to experience one of the best attended services of the year. In an effort to assure all attendees will enjoy our warm fellowship, the Social Committee has plans to provide refreshments. It has been noticed that our congregation enjoys the warm fellowship most when food is a part of the fellowship/activities. Please attend, enjoy the service on this very sacred holiday, and let the Social Committee feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. (Gloria has already baked her blueberry muffins!) NOT! Bonhoeffer Class with Billy Ray continues… by Rev. Billy Ray Jennings The Bonhoeffer study, having lost two of its seven planned sessions to bad weather, will offer a “bonus” open meeting during this Holy Week in the Southern Hills UMC Fireside Room – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Bring your book, lifting issues from any chapter. Dr. Jennings will close with a March, 1937, Bonhoeffer sermon on Judas, “The Betrayer.” Pray for the family of Jack Musgrave, former principal that Liz Berryman and Carol Taylor worked with who passed away recently. Jack’s daughter is married to Margaret Rushing’s son, Rick. For Jean Newman and family in the March 23rd death of her son, Paul. Paul was Gina Smith’s uncle. Pray for Al Smith who is recovering from an infection. Pray for Karen Delong who is improving and will go to Signature Healthcare in Georgetown for three week for rehab. (Booker) For Bonnie Savage’s dear friend, Mary who has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Maundy Thursday Service – April 2nd at 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service April 2 7:30 p.m. The purpose of this service is to impress upon believers the consequences of our sin and the magnitude of the Savior’s love and sacrifice. This is a moving service that you will not want to miss. Invite someone to come with you. They will be blessed as well. Mr. Tom Leach to speak at Men of Faith Breakfast – Saturday, April 11 at 9:00 a.m. By Mr. Ron Reaguer Listen up Men of Faith Fellowship! Mr. Tom Leach, The Voice of the Wildcats will be our speaker at the next Men of Faith gathering. What a perfect time to invite your friends and neighbors to join in! Our next gathering is Saturday, April 11th at the Shamrock grill at 9:00 a.m. You can sign up at the Welcome Center or give Norma a call at the church office, 277-0420. The deadline to sign up will be Thursday, April 9th. Don’t miss out guys! This will be fun fellowship with your brothers in Christ! Diana Sisk requests prayer for her sister, Angie Walk. She is having trouble cognitively with coming up with words for her thoughts and remembering. She is only 55 which is young for Directions: from Tates Creek past Man’O War turn left at the stop light on symptoms of dementia. Her Hartland Parkway. Follow that road till you see the Shopping Center on the mother was diagnosed with left near the Kroger store and Good Will Store. Parkinson’s at about the same time in her life. Please pray that her doctor can figure out what the problem is and get a good treatment to halt or reverse the progression. John’s Current View Pray for Joan’s son, Todd Pickett, who needs a kidney ASAP! (Compton) by Mr. John Compton Pray for Mo Smither, Norma’s husband, as he recovers from open heart surgery (5 bypasses) on March 24. Pray for Casie, the daughter of a dear friend of mine. Although Casie is a Christian and has received therapy for some time, she is cutting herself again. Casie’s mother has requested prayer from Casie’s brothers and sisters in Christ. This mother’s heart is broken for her daughter. (N. Smither) Some folks “flaunt” their talent (or talents), but Pam Gilkerson prefers to say that she’s only a flautist (also known as a flutist). She has been one of those “flautists” flutists since grade school, but put public demonstrations of her talent on hold while she played mother to a son and daughter. However, she did find time to commit herself to few “mental institutions,” namely colleges in Wisconsin, West Virginia and graduated from Western Kentucky University. Thereafter, with her degree in Elementary Education she served many youngsters as a Remedial Reading Specialist. Her love of music and traditional church services led her to Faith Fellowship. The Faith Fellowship “seed” may well have been planted during a “Fifth Sunday Musicale” she attended while her church membership was at Trinity Hill Methodist. Soldiers…Faith Afield Here are the names of the service people we currently know about. We folks at Faith Fellowship are glad she shares her talent with us. She and the Troubadours also visit nursing homes, etc. and share their talents. SSGT. Jamen Berry, son of Andy Berry From time to time you may see her six year old granddaughter (from Shelbyville) in tow. She also tends to gravitate toward Bill and Marjorie Boughton, her parents. While she can see her daughter and granddaughter Capt. Ginny Iskandarov – niece of Ginny Berry fairly often, visits with her son and family (2 boys) in California are more complicated to arrange. Elnur Iskandarov – nephew of Ginny Berry by marriage When you talk with Pam, you will sense that she is just as glad to be at Faith Fellowship as Faith Fellowship is glad she’s here and flaunting her flautist (flutist) talents! SSGT. Cameron Smith – brother of Sean Smith Airman Benjamin Engelbrecht – son of Paul Engelbrecht Please send Ginny Berry any updates on the status of these persons…change in rank, address, new assignment…Her email address is [email protected] Current Administrative Board for 2014 - 2015 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 Thank you from the Kiwanis! by Mr. Wayne Sullivan A great big Thank You to all who came out to our Kiwanis Soup Day!! Monies raised will be distributed to the backpack program at Harrison Elementary School, after school programs at the Carnegie Center, Jarrett's Joy Cart at UK Medical Center, Sweet Blessings Bakery, that makes birthday cakes for kids living in poverty, and a medical clinic for children and families, in Ecuador, co-sponsored by Kiwanis and Shoulder to Shoulder Global. Thank You!! Carolyn & Roger Blair, Tandy Haggard, Jim Pepperl, Wayne Sullivan and Rachel Jones. Rachel is an active member of our club and was inadvertently left out of previous listing. Sue Thompson Patricia Wilson Volunteer Skill Bank Contact Information Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Church Office: 859-277-0420 Other times, call: Liz Berryman: 859-227-7560 Andy Berry: 859-223-8687 A Celebration of Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter! Waving of the palms… Pictured far left (front) is Ella, granddaughter of Pam Gilkerson, great granddaughter of Bill and Marjorie Boughton. Far left (back) is Alin Flores, goddaughter of Barbara Hull. Pictured right is Litsy Flores, goddaughter of Barbara Hull. If they cannot be reached, call: Mary Anne Pollock: 859-368-0667 or 606-776-2194. 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 email to [email protected]. Announcements for the Sunday bulletin should be submitted to Norma by noon on Wednesdays at [email protected]. Our Choir under the direction of Rev. Richard Dwyer at the Fifth Sunday Musicale
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