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H I L L S B O R O P R E S B Y T E R I A N
Good News
Walking the talk...
Chris Adams | Pastor
The
hpcnashville.org November 2012
A Note from pastor Administration, Zimbabwe ministry, Mark Arildsen, Book Thank You to HPC Christian Ed
chris benevolence & Fellowship team, Club, supper sisters, Nations Ministry
Enter his gates with outreach membership updates Center, Second
thanksgiving and his Work Day, Room in News from Harvest Food Bank, Children Visit
courts with praise. the Inn, Habitat for Paddington in Monroe Harding, blakeford
Give thanks to him, Zimbabwe, Africa, Taylor Ministries,
bless his name. - Something New from Rooftop
Psalm 100:4 the team, Almaz’ letter Page 6 Creative Care Center
This month our of Appreciation
Page 4 thanksgiving,
attention turns to the
worship team
season of Humanity, Luke 14:12 Page 7
News, Updates and
Thanksgiving. Page 3
Events
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H I L L S B O R O P R E S B Y T E R I A N
A Note from pastor chris
HILLSBORO
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Give thanks to him, bless his name. -Psalm 100:4
This month our attention turns to the season of Thanksgiving. It is time
again to reflect on who we are as the people of God and what we
share together in blessings. There might be no higher calling for the
faithful than to give thanks to God and to express our pride in one Chris Adams
another in such a season. Pastor
So in that spirit, allow me to I share my pride in you and offer thanks to
God for HPC. Hudson Neely
Minister of Discipleship
First, and I don’t say it often enough, thanks to our dedicated staff.
Staff, thanks for all you do everyday to share the Good News. Amy Dillon
Dir. of Children & Family Ministry
Thanks also to our Session. These men and women faithfully serve the
church, sometimes in thankless roles and tedious ways that go Shawn Cothran
unnoticed much of the time. Yet, without them and their work, the Dir. of Youth & Young Adult Ministry
church fails in every way. Over the last few years of transition, the role
of our volunteer leadership has become even more important. We Stephen Nix
couldn’t do it without you. Leaders, thanks for all you do. Dir. of Music Ministry
Thanks to the members of our church. To be a member means that Linda Diguette
you have chosen to take an active role in our mission. You attend Pastoral Assistant
worship and other church events, you give of your time and your
resources, and you seek God in the midst of all parts of life. You are the Alice O’Dwyer
reason we are a community called Hillsboro Presbyterian Church. Child Care Coordinator
Members, thanks for all you do.
Finally, thanks be to God for all we share. Without any doubt in my Janie Hay
mind, it is clear to me that the presence of God is with us here in this Office Manager
place and among you as His people. God, thanks for all you do.
Gloria Shiavi
This month I challenge you to give thanks! Beginning Sunday, Office Assistant
November 4th, and each week in worship following, you will hear one
of our elders share a small part of how the work of our church will be Carole Shean
done in the coming year through their ministry team. This will be our Financial Administrator
Stewardship Campaign. You will receive in the mail in the middle of the
month a request that your family submit a “Giving Plan.” We need to Cynthia White
know what you plan to give so we can make our plans for the 2013 Director of Creative Care Center
budget. Then on Sunday, November 18th (week of Thanksgiving), we
will ask you to bring your Giving Plan forward during worship as Tim Gmeiner
together we give thanks to God for Hillsboro Presbyterian Church and Church Organist
thank God in advance for the work that will be done for the Kingdom in
2013.
Brothers and Sisters, Thanksgiving is a gift. With this article I have info:
already started my list, looking forward to sitting down with my family hpcnashville.org
around the table on Thanksgiving Day, and counting up our many, 615.665.0148
many blessings. Certainly one of the blessings my family will be saying gloria@hpcnashville.org
together this year: “What a blessing it is to be part of this church!”
The Good News deadline:
Good News items will be
Chris+ accepted until the third Sunday
of each month for publication in
the following month’s edition.
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! We especially need folks who everyone one at Hillsboro who
Administration are willing to drive the bus and to be contributed in some way to making
WORK DAY SUMMARY ! innkeepers, or overnight hosts. If this dream come true. I think you can
Saturday morning, October 20, was a you’ve been thinking about it but still see the proof in the picture.
glorious day weather-wise and very have questions, or don’t know exactly
Kerry McCalla
productive for the “Magnificent what’s involved, we’ll be glad to tell
Seven”. The folding chairs that were you everything you want to know, and Luke 14:12
stored in the dugout basement had to link you up with some experienced
people for the first few times you serve. On the second Friday of October
become mildewed and Joe Swafford Debbie Locke, Gayle Sanders, Lucy
and Paula Yelverton cleaned them ! As the weather gets colder, Carroll, Melinda Culver, Jim and Julia
and stored them inside. Kurt there is an increased need for good Harrell, Woody Gant, Carol Nations,
Musfeldt planted two smoke bushes condition warm clothes to put in our Lynne McCalla, Joicelyn Gregory and
and a rose bush in Linda Kilpatrick served 235 men and
clothes closet. We especially need women a wonderful lunch of turkey,
the Agape Garden. warm jackets, sweat pants, dressing, cranberry sauce, fresh fruit
He also filled some sweatshirts, heavy sweaters, socks, and wonderful bread. Good time was
wide seams in the gloves and hats. Underwear of all sizes had by all!
concrete sidewalk. is also greatly appreciated. Other items Luke 14:12 served 1,905 hungry men
Seems like the that are needed include stick and women during the month of
church hasn’t thrown out a can of deodorant, backpacks and shoes or September. Luke has a new program
paint for 30 years!! Charlie and Sally boots. called G.R.O.W. - Grace, Respect and
Miller took the paint we are using Opportunity through Work. G.R.O.W.
! Room in the Inn is a great way provides job training, skills, mentoring,
and some painting utensils and resources, and encouragement for those
organized them for easy use. The to serve some folks who really need the
struggling with chronic homelessness.
paint no longer useful was put into help, to serve our community, to serve All of Luke 14:12's kitchen and dining
the pickup truck and is destined our Lord. HPC has a great heart for staff with the exception of the executive
either for the Habitat Store or the service, and thanks again to all who director are hired from the homeless
have already volunteered to help out population. Grayline, who works with
recycling center. Bruce Hartmann those of us who serve, is getting his
and myself worked with others to this year.
own apartment at the end of October.
trim some of the large boxwoods and Kurt and Carolyn Musfeldt This is so very exciting because it will
planted pansies in the urns in front of get this good man off
cmusfeldt52@comcast.net the streets - a home
the Parish House.
832.2310 (home) of his own for the
! Many thanks to all! 424.2652 (Carolyn cell) first time in 6 or 7
years.
! ! Rich Shiavi
Habitat Unity Build - 2012 To this end, the Board
and friends of Luke
BENEVOLENCE & 14:12 have been gathering what he
needs for his new home. Lucy Carroll
OUTREACH has been collecting goods for his pantry.
The HPC second Friday servers are
Room In The Inn furnishing him with a vacuum cleaner
to be delivered on moving in day.
! We are off to a great start this
year with our Room in the Inn Linda Kilpatrick
ministry! Thanks to everyone who has Our beautiful Habitat house in Benevolence has learned of the need of
already signed up to drive the bus, be Edison Park was dedicated on a vehicle for Mading Arou and his
overnight hosts, prepare a meal or sack October 7. Ibrar and Shanaz Khan family. If you have a car in good
lunches, or help with laundry. There’s and their two children beamed with working condition that might be
a lot to be done each week as we assist donated to this family, please call
pride as they received the keys, the
our homeless guests so that they don’t Linda Kilpatrick. Also, a cell phone in
mortgage, a housewarming gift and a
have to face a night of fending for good working condition is needed.
huge blessing from the diverse
themselves on the streets. crowd that was gathered. Thanks to
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Zimbabwe Update Fellowship Membership
News from Paddington, the father Something New from the Fellowship This is a note from Almaz Aregay for
of Village Hope in rural Zimbabwe ... Read Team!
on, as Paddington 'catches us up" on the newsletter. She wanted the
George, one of our first Village Hope We hope everyone is taking advantage of Prayer Group and the church to
children. It's amazing how far we've come
since 1999! the amazing classes that are offered as know how much she appreciated the
part of Hillsboro Theological Seminary.
“Today I am going to narrate the story of support during her recent surgery.
George, a son of Village Hope. George was As we continue to look for new ways to
born in 1993 in Chitungwiza area. His enhance our fellowship opportunities, we Here is her note:
father was a bus conductor and the mother will be adding a new format for our
was a housewife. Unfortunately, George’s Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinners
father lost his dignity as he met different "Dear Prayer Group and H.P.C., First
women through his work. He became beginning in January. Adults will enjoy of all I would like blessings for all of
infected with AIDS, and passed it on to the three-course meals together in the
innocent mother at home. So George did not Fellowship Hall served at each table. Our those who did everything for me.
enjoy the comfort of his parents during his children and youth will dine together Thank you for your prayers and for
childhood, as the father and mother both
succumbed to HIV/AIDS within a space of downstairs and have their own chance to visiting me in the hospital and for
a few months. fellowship with one another. This is a
terrific opportunity to relax and enjoy sending all those get well cards
George was left under the custody of the
grand parents, who were heavy drinkers and each other’s company. Make plans to join when I was sick. It was so thoughtful
his life grew more difficult, Soon his us for our Fellowship Dinners! And stay of you to think of me. I am feeling so
grandfather died because of over drinking tuned for many more Fellowship events
with his grandmother following close much better now after my surgery. It
behind. In 2002 we were informed of the to come!
pathetic conditions in which this child now means so much to have such good
lived unable to even attend school, so we Winter/Spring Fellowship Dinners:
January 23 friends in my life."
took him in and re-enrolled him in grade
two. April 3
Women in Prayer will meet
Soon, after miraculous events opened the April 24
way for us to make Village Hope our home, November 15 at noon at the home of
we took George and eight other children If you are interested in volunteering as a
there to start our new life. George has Julia Harrell. Please consider joining
server please contact Amy Dillon at
become a very important family member, us as we will be going OUT together
665-0148 or amy@hpcnashville.org
helping run our mill and caring for the
animals. He is now doing his form six and for a late lunch to a special
will soon sit for crucial examinations which Women's Breakfast Group will meet
will determine whether he will go for Saturday, November 10, at the church. destination!! Actually, consider
University next year. Sharon Turner and Peggy Boss will cook joining us for the wonderful
The journey for George has not always been and Susan Varney will give a blessings that we share praying
easy. But using words from Proverbs, we devotional. All women of the church are
try to teach our children to live intelligently invited....bring a friend! together. You have to be there to
and how to be honest, just, and fair. We are
so proud of George. He has attained all his experience the love we feel for Jesus
AND be sure to mark your calendar for
goals so far, in spite of his difficult and from Jesus. November - what a
background. We are praying that he will the annual Christmas Breakfast at the
maintain his discipline and become one of home of Cindi Dingler. This year it will time to be thankful in prayer as a
our greatest achievers as he dreams of be held Saturday, December 15, from 10 group!!
attending university and pursuing a career a.m. to 1 p.m.
in law.”
See you soon, HPC Membership Team
Thanks to everyone who is a part of this
ministry through prayer or financial giving!
The Zimbabwe Team Your HPC Fellowship Team
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Mark wins the Bee & meets Al G.
A
Mark Arildsen won the National History Bee in Mt. Vernon, V last year. The winning
question involved the Gores, from TN. Mark and his Dad, Dr. Ron got to have a meet/
greet with former Vice President Al Gore. Mark was #1 in his class at University School
Nashville, and is now going to Harvard (where Gore attended) majoring in Physics.
Supper Sisters Book Club News Thanksgiving Breakfast Worship
In November we are going In Oct. we read Midwives by Join us this Thanksgiving Hanging of the Greens – Nov
Chris Bohjalian. We gathered 18 immediately following
to Wild Hare. It's on White at Ann Bodnar’s home in morning, November 22, at 11:15 o'clock service. Becky
Bridge Road across from Franklin & had a very 8:00 a.m. for our annual Ross gifts HPC annually with
interesting discussion. her decorating talents as she
Sprintz Furniture. For the Nov “read” we’ll meet Thanksgiving breakfast in prepares our Sanctuary,
at the home of Jim Cozart and Fellowship Hall and outdoors
Remember we meet at 6 p.m. the Fellowship Hall. The for the Christmas/Advent
Suzy Bennett. Due to the
now, so mark your calendar Thanksgiving weekend, we’ll men of the church will be season. Please join Becky and
meet on Monday, Dec 3. The Cindi Dingler to help with this
for Tuesday, November 13 cooking up a delicious wonderful project. Many
book chosen is: The Paris Wife: hands make light work, and
and do let me know your A Novel by Paula McLain. It breakfast that will get your
you may learn some tips from
coming so I can save you a gets 4 stars from Amazon Thanksgiving day off to a the masters for your own
where it is described as… “A home.
seat. deeply evocative story of great start as we enjoy
ambition and betrayal, The fellowship with one anotherAll Saints Service- Our
Invite a friend! Paris Wife captures a Wednesday night program on
remarkable period of time and and remember all of God's Nov 7 will be our annual All
a love affair between two abundant blessings in our Saints Taize Service. Please
Deb Smith unforgettable people: Ernest join us in the Sanctuary at 6:30
Hemingway and his wife lives. for this lovely candlelight
Hadley....”There is no meeting service as we remember
in Dec due to Christmas. Our and family who
Please contact Amy Dillon friends the Saints during have
joined this
next meeting will be on Jan 28, for more information or if past year. The service ends as
2013 at our place! we take our candles outside in
you would like to help! silence to the Columbarium.
Come read with us! Don’t miss this very moving
Lynne McCalla service.
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H I L L S B O R O P R E S B Y T E R I A N
Thank You's! Dear Hillsboro Presbyterian
Members,
Hillsboro Pres,
Thank you for supporting
Dear Hillsboro Presbyterian, Monroe Harding and the youth we
Thank you for your
generous gift to support Preston
Thank you so much for your serve through your thoughtful Taylor Ministries! Your gift will help
continued support of our outreach donations. to provide many opportunities for
to refugee families! Your gift does
I want to tell you about one y o u t h – l i k e o u r a f t e r s c h o o l
s o m u c h — t u t o r s r e f u g e e of the ways we are helping the programming, field trips and
s t u d e n t s , p r o v i d e s E n g l i s h young men who live on our mentoring. See our facebook
classes, teaches English to adults, campus. Recently we’ve been page for pictures. Our school year
provides job placements, aids c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h C a r i n g programming is in full swing with
families in accessing social
Connections to teach our young over 150 children and youth
services and helps refugees men how to behave with dogs and participating.
become U.S. citizens. how to train rescued dogs. The
Thank you! first eight weeks were all about Thanks for helping to build
dog safety, breeds, vet care, how God-inspired dreams!
to approach a strange dog, health Gratefully,
Sincerely, care and the proper type of collars
and leashes. The second eight Chan Sheppard
C h r i s L o v i n g o o d , E x e c u t i v e weeks are about having the youth
Director actually train dogs rescued from
the kill shelter so they can be Dear Hillsboro Presbyterian
Nations Ministry Center adopted. Church,
Here you’ll see a photo On behalf of the entire
Dear Friends, [photo unavailable] of one of our Rooftop Board, I would like to
youth and his K-9 “partner.” This thank the congregation for their
Thank you for reducing hunger in young man is in state custody continued and generous support
our community with your recent because of a terribly broken home of Rooftop.
gift to Second Harvest Food Bank life that led him into drug use and
of Middle Tennessee. We are so petty theft. When we first started In mid July, I started as the
grateful to have you as a partner in the dog program, he wouldn’t Executive Director of Rooftop. I
the fight against hunger. even look at the dogs. He crossed am delighted and excited about
his arms, looked away and hid this opportunity to partner with
This steadfast support comes you and other congregations to
from the shared understanding behind an angry facade. Now look
at him! The healing and self- make a difference in the lives of
that keeping the people of Middle struggling families in Davidson
and West Tennessee fed makes esteem for this young man is what
Monroe Harding is all about...AND County. Helping to provide stability
for better students, employees, and keep families in their homes is
and citizens in our community. we are helping dogs find a better
life, too! good work. Hearing their stories
Your support of our mission will and seeing their gratitude is
have profound and lasting benefits
Cottage staff members tell powerful. Together we are making
for the well being and productivity me the guys aren’t so slow to drag a difference.
of our fellow neighbors. out of bed on Saturday mornings
Thank you for caring; together we these days. Thanks to you these Thank you again for joining
young men are changing their us in partnership as we continue
are fighting hunger and feeding to grow in the community and
hope. lives!
bring hope to those in needed.
Sincerely, Thank you!
Bill Smith, Senior Director Mary N. Baker
Blessings,
Corporate Relations President & CEO of Monroe
Harding Julia Gildemeister
Second Harvest Food Bank
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will be held at 3:30 pm and then we will
visit with the residents before returning to
church for pick up at 5:00 p.m.
Christian Education Please contact Amy Dillon for more
Ever wish you could go to seminary? Now you can! information!
Join us on Wednesday Nights from Nov 28-Dec 12
for our Advent Term of Hillsboro Theological
Seminary. Course catalogues, with teacher bios and
course descriptions, are available at the church or
online at hpcnashville.org. In addition to the below
courses, we offer a full age range of children and
youth programs, as well as free childcare, during
Hillsboro Theological Seminary. And if you’re
Creative Care Center
worried about dinner, make plans to join us for our Congratulations to our Creative Care Center
5-4-3 Dinner at 5:43pm ($5 adults, $4 youth, $3 for placing second in the Nashville Scene's "Best of
children). Dinner will be provided by local vendors. Nashville" reader's poll. During the past fifteen
You can register by visiting us online, by filling out a years, CCC has come in either first or second. We
registration page in the course catalogue, or by think this is a great record. We thank all those at
calling the church office at 665-0148. HPC that voted for us. We love having your ministry
ADVENT TERM 2012 (Wednesdays, Nov 28 - and we hope we make you proud.
Dec 12) As a fundraiser last month, CCC had a "Best
Classes from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. or Favorite Pumpkin" contest. Each staff member
decorated their pumpkin. They did a fantastic job!!
The Teachings and Practices of Buddhism The pumpkins were on display in the hall with a jar
with Dr. Marty Bell by each one for a monetary vote for their favorite.
Thanks to all those parents and others who
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words: An
contributed to our fundraiser account by giving their
Advent Study of Theology & Film with Rev. Chris donation (vote).
Adams
Upcoming events for the month are:
Grandparents Day on November 2. The
grandparents will be served a spaghetti lunch and
will tour CCC and the church for an Open House.
Also this month, the children will be learning
about the Pilgrims and the origin of the first
Thanksgiving. On November 15, they will dress up
Children's Blakeford Visit like pilgrims or native Americans for their annual
Thanksgiving Dinner. The children will tell what they
Our elementary children will be leading are most thankful for.
chapel at The Blakeford at Green Hills on CCC will be closed on Nov 23 and 24 for the
Thanksgiving Holidays.
Sunday, November 11th. Children are
invited to stay after church for lunch and
practice before riding together to The Joyce Smith, Chair CCC Board
Blakeford in the church bus. The service Cynthia White, Director CCC
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The Good News this month:
Note From Pastor Chris, Administration Work Day, Benevolence & Outreach,
Room In The Inn, Habitat Unity Build, Luke 14:12, Zimbabwe, Fellowship,
Membership, Mark Arildsen, Supper Sisters, Book Club, Thanksgiving, Worship
Team, Thank You, Christian Education, The Well Children, Creative Care Center
Hillsboro Presbyterian Church hpcnashville.org November 2012
5820 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
