March 2023 Life Together

TheChurchCounciland ChurchatWork

By: Melanie Bunger, Church Council Chair

What an exciting time at our church! As new members joined the Church Council and existing members continued service, the council started the year blessed to be called to serve and humbled by the responsibility. Thank you to those who rolled off the council at the end of 2022 for your years of service

Several fundraisers will be held this year to support the missions and ministry of CHBC The Valentine’s Day Bake Sale and Auction was a big success, raising $1,588 for the general fund Thank you to all who baked, bid and helped

As restrictions lift from Covid and we can gather in more and varied ways, plans are being made for church-wide socials to give us a chance to reconnect. Mark your calendars for March 19th for a potluck after church.

The Long-Range Planning Team presented the results from the listening sessions and online survey responses to the council in February Thank you to all who have participated so far Your ideas and thoughtful discussions are the beginning of short, medium and long-term plans The data gathered so far will be organized and brought back to the church so that we can find ways to put these ideas into action. It is not too late to participate in the Long-Range planning survey or the Gifts Affirmation survey. We want to hear from you!

WITH SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING, IT IS HARD TO PICK WHICH ONES TO HIGHLIGHT THIS MONTH. THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A WONDERFUL YEAR OF WORKING WITH THE TEAMS AND CONGREGATION AS WE WALK IN THE WAY OF JESUS AND FIND THOUGHTFUL AND AUTHENTICATE WAYS TO CONNECT AND SERVE.

Crescent Hill Baptist Church

March 2023 Life Together

Welcome!

We welcome Amy Pierce, Keith Rousey, and Jason Conn as new members of Crescent Hill Baptist Church!

AMYPIERCE

Amy is hoping to make a difference within herself, the church, and in the lives of others

I am from Georgetown, Indiana but I currently live in New Albany, Indiana I have 5 children and lots of grandkids – most are grown now! My highlighted interests are music, sports, traveling, hiking, crafts and art. I love to draw and paint and have done several murals I am a student of life and always enjoy learning new things. I love music documentaries and inspirational movies. I have every music 45, LP, 8 track tape, Cassette and CD I ever purchased. I have worked over 34 years in the Commercial Insurance Brokerage space I currently work at Brown & Brown of Kentucky, Inc. I’ve always been a faith-filled person. From an early age, I’ve put a great deal of thought into paths, views and other ways of being. I am thrilled to become a member here at Crescent Hill Baptist Church. This is the path I have chosen and a place I feel like I BELONG I look forward to getting to know you all.

KEITHROUSEY&JASONCONN

UponourfirstfewvisitstoCrescentHillBaptist Churchwebothfeltathome,andwearethankful ourneighborsAndyandMelindaRawlsinvitedus tovisitCHBC Everyonehasbeensokindand welcoming Webothspentourchildhoodyears withintheBaptistchurch.BothLouisvillenatives, Jasonlivedinthemetroarea,whileKeithspenthis childhoodyearsintheDanvillearea,returningto Louisvilleforcollege.Wehavebeentogether26 years,marriednineyears

InNovember2016,Brynleeagetwo,andJordyn,a newborn,joinedourfamily Seventeenmonths later,theirnewbornbrotherGraysonmadehis debut.Needlesstosay,thepast6yearshavebeen interesting Welookforwardtoraisingthekidsin ournewfamilyoffaith,andgettingtoknow everyone

THIS MONTH AT CRESCENT HILL LentenWorship Th i t f ll f l h FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Join us for a church-wide potluck after worship Rick Burnette, preaching 19 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Andrea Woolley, preaching 26 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Join us for Communion Sunday THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Jordan Conley, preaching 5 12 Jordan Conley, preaching Sundays in March

We would love to see Crescent Hill from your eyes! Send us your photos from CHBC events! Whether you take photos of yourself and your friends, of the event itself or, just something that sparks joy - send it our way! If you would like to submit your photos, please email them to: photos@chbcky.org. We will use some of these photos in publicity and social media posts

NEWSBRIEF

Communitymembersthroughoutthecityattended CrescentHill,aswehostedthecity-wideEmpowerWest LouisvilleBookClubwith,NewYorkTimesbest-selling author,Dr.JemarTisby, alongwithDr.StewartBurns,and J.MichaelBrown.

SeveralmembersoftheSocialJusticeTeamattended MomsDemandActionforGunSenseinAmericaon AdvocacyDayatourstateCapitol

OurValentine'sDayBakeSaleraised$1,588forthe church'sgeneralfund Thismoneywillgotowards supportingthemissionsandministriesatCHBC;helping usbecomethechurchwewanttobeforourmembers andforourgreatercommunity.

CHBCPHOTOS

CRESCENT HILL MINISTRIES IN ACTION

CARGOVAN DELIVEREDTORICK ANDELLENBURNETTE

MissionsResponseTeam

If you eat a tomato or other fresh produce during the winter months, there is a very good chance that it came from the small town of Immokalee, Florida Rick and Ellen Burnette are our Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) missionaries who minister to those farmworkers

Almost half of the 30,000 workers who harvest food for us don’t have enough food to feed themselves. The Burnettes, with a network of dozens of partner gardeners, share fresh produce with 300500 food bank clients And as members of Crescent Hill Baptist Church, you have a part in helping feed those same migrant workers who picked the produce you are eating right now.

In order to pick up all this donated produce from across three southwest Florida counties, the missionaries relied on a 20- year- old open-bed pickup truck for delivery of 15 tons of produce each year

Their dream had been to have a large air conditioned van allowing them to carry more food plus reduce spoilage in the hot climate. Our church got in on the ground level of making the van a reality by pledging $10,000 if the Burnettes could raise the additional $25,000 needed by December 31, 2022 That happened when churches and individuals from South Carolina to Texas to Louisville and places in between provided the needed funds. The Burnettes used Indianapolis-based Missionary Auto & Truck Services to help find just the perfect vehicle All the back seats in the 15-passenger van were removed before delivery, as this vehicle will just haul produce to those in need. Rick will be with us in worship on March 19th and we look forward to hearing more about their good work

Ellen Burnette with their 2015 Ford Transit van, delivered on February 10 , 2023.

CHAPEL RENOVATION MEETING

The Building and Grounds Team is hosting a discussion about renovating our Chapel on Sunday, March 5 following the church service The team is asking for input from interested church members and church staff We will meet in the chapel

READINGGROUP

Crescent Hill Reading Group will be talking about The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, a beautifully written novel by Australian writer Dominic Smith. This captivating story takes us from 17th century Amsterdam to New York City to present day Sydney, Australia, as we follow an art historian/forger seeking to learn more about a talented Dutch painter Meanwhile she is dealing with her past mistakes involving an Art forgery. The novel explores art, forgery, love, and life lessons as three intertwining stories merge, revealing how deceits from the past can determine the present Join us at 7:00, March 30, in the parlor

FOODINDUSTRY Sunday School Class Time and Location Contact Person Unlikely Saints Class 9:30am; Room 211 Grady Throneberry Agape-Harmony Class 9:30am; Parlor Melinda Stricklen; Phyllis Skonicki Barnabas Class 9:30am; Library Ed Canada; Rick Forest Harbor Class 9:30am; Zoom and on second floor Chris Conver Inspire Class 4:30pm; location rotates in class members homes David and Adrienne Eisenmenger

S T A Y I N G I N T H E K N O W

SUNDAY SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

Praying the Psalms, 12:30, Heritage Hall

Reading Group, 7pm, Parlor

Praying the Psalms, 12:30, Heritage Hall

18 John Birkimer

Paul Plaschke

Phil Weisser

19 Betty Quinn

20 Luke Griffin

Jill Soder

22 Edward Adamson

26 Noah Baker

27 Peggy Maultsby

30 Marjorie Ash

Join us for Sunday School at 9:30 and Morning Worship each Sunday at 10:45 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Birthdays March Chapel Renovation Meeting, 12pm, Chapel Missions Response Team Meeting, 7pm, Library Art Spirit, 10am, Youth Room Finance Team Meeting, 7:15pm, Parlor Game Day, 12pm, Parlor

Keith Rousey Logan Flecke 5 Bobbe Crouch Justine Ford-Pitts 6 Anne Render 8 Mera Kathryn Corlett 9 August Hala 11 Kourtney Page 13 Ron Horn 16 Wes Lites

March

1

Church Council Meeting,

Library

12pm,

Church

12pm, Fellowship Hall Theology on Tap, 7pm, Ten20

Potluck,

Crescent Hill Baptist Church

2800 Frankfort Avenue

Louisville, KY 40206-2662