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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 February 2013
A Note from Hudson Target For Congre- Outreach & Thanks yous, In New HPC Members, Valentines Dance!,
When I think about the gational Care at HPC Benevolence + Spruce sympathy, worship Ash Wednesday
month of February, I Street Exchange team, family camp at service, Master an-
think Valentine’s Day Guatemala, Luke nacome conference
center gler, children’s hts
and… Lent Term
Page 2 Hydrangeas for
Easter, Women’s Women’s Breakfast, Page 7
Food For Thought
Prayer Group
Luncheon, Media
Page 5 Team request
Page 3
Page 6
14:12, Bike Ministry
Page 4
On the cover: pj day at creative care center
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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 Hudson
HILLSBORO
When I think about the month of February, I think Valentine’s Day PRESBYTERIAN
and…dinosaurs.
Remember decorating Valentine’s shoe boxes in elementary school?
CHURCH
Remember those amazingly cheesy cards? Growing up, I was a di-
nosaur enthusiast, so getting dinosaur cards was especially exciting,
Chris Adams
like…
Pastor
“You’ve got me RAPTOR round your finger! Will you be my Valen-
tine?” Hudson Neely
Minister of Discipleship
Valentine’s Day reminds me that there are lots of ways for us to ex-
press how much we care for each other. Have you heard, for exam- Amy Dillon
ple, of The Five Love Languages? In his popular book series on how Director of Children & Family
spouses and families can show their love for each other, author Gary Ministry
Chapman contends that there are five basic expressions of love:
quality time, words of affirmation, gift giving, physical touch and acts Shawn Cothran
of service. But it’s important, Chapman says, to know both how you Director of Youth & Young
best receive love as well as how the person you care about receives Adult Ministry
love best. And he’s not shy in admitting that learning to love well
takes lots of time and effort. Stephen Nix
Director of Music Ministry
At HPC, we want to love well. And perhaps Chapman is right. Per-
haps loving starts with knowing. From Sunday School to Fellowship
events, there are so many opportunities for getting to know each Alice O’Dwyer
other and for caring for each other as a church body (check out our Child Care Coordinator
Congregational Care Model on page 6). But I want to tell you about
one opportunity in particular: Life Groups. Carole Shean
Financial Administrator
Life Groups are small groups of HPC folks who meet monthly in
homes in order to, on a most basic level, get to know each other and Cynthia White
do life together. These groups share life, and often a meal, as they Director of Creative Care Center
discuss faith and everything from, as our website describes, life’s
“greatest joys” to its “deepest sorrows.” These groups are about car- Tim Gmeiner
ing for, knowing and loving each other, and the community at large Church Organist
too. If you’d like to find out a little more about Life Groups or sign up
for one, you can visit us online (hpcnashville.org/lifegroups) or simply
see one of our Life Group representatives available after each wor- info:
ship service during the month of February. hpcnashville.org
615.665.0148
February is a good month for us to think about love, and dinosaurs,
info@hpcnashville.org
but mainly love.
With much love…and because I think you’re all DINO-mite! The Good News deadline:
Newsletter items will be ac-
cepted until the third Sunday of
Hudson Neely, each month for publication in
Minister of Discipleship the following month’s edition.
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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 Target For Congregational Care at Hillsboro Presbyterian Church
“Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one
another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.” - 1 John 4:11-12
WHY THE TARGET?
With this target for congregational care, we are aim-
ing for a churchwide model for care that involves
and includes everyone — staff, church leaders and
every single member. Keep reading to find out more
about our model!
*Individual (or Family): At the center of the target
is the individual or family unit in yellow. As a
church, we must continually ask the question, “How
are we caring for every person at HPC?”
*Life Groups: Surrounding the individual on the
target is a small red circle, representing Life
Groups. These small groups meet regularly in
homes, growing in faith and love for one another,
and the larger community too!
Within the target’s larger blue circle, you’ll find
these four essential congregational care pieces...
*Staff: Our HPC Staff play a major role in this model, including their weekly pastoral visits, on-call rotations and pastoral coun-
seling. The below table includes our February on-call and visitation schedule. Please note: If you ever have a pastoral emergency,
you can always call the church office (665-0148) and dial *9. You will be automatically forwarded to the staff person on-call. On-
call information also appears weekly in the Hillsboro Highlights email, which is sent on Fridays.
*Deacons: Your recently ordained Deacons oversee our HPC “family groups.” Every single church member is in a “family group”
and will be cared for by a Deacon! Your Deacon will be contacting you soon! A list of current deacons (and elders too) can be
found in the inside cover of the most recent directory (available in the church office).
*Membership Team: This team works behind the scenes to care for the HPC family in practical ways, including, for example, pro-
viding meals for families in crisis.
*Prayer Team: This is a team of folks who have committed to pray for whatever needs arise. They lovingly coordinate our prayer
chapel, prayer chain and prayer grams.
WHAT ABOUT THE CONGREGATION?
You might now be asking, “What about the congregation?” Actually, that’s really the most important part! At HPC, we believe
that each and every one of us are ministers. We are one body, and we all have a part to play! What will your part be?
Help us hit our target!
Check out the contact information below to help us hit our target for congregational care at HPC...
How to Get Involved...
*Life Groups: To find out more or to register, visit hpcnashville.org or contact Hudson Neely at hudson@hpcnashville.org
*Membership Team: Email Beth Baxter at beth.baxter007@comcast.net
*Prayer Team: Email Lucy Carroll at lucycarroll401@comcast.net
For more information or general questions, contact Hudson Neely, Minister of Discipleship, at hudson@hpcnashville.org.
Week ON-CALL Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
(Friday- (Friday- Visitation Visitation Visitation Visitation Visitation
Thursday) Thursday)
Feb 1-7 Shawn Hudson Shawn Stephen Chris Amy
Feb 8-14 Amy Hudson Shawn Stephen Chris Amy
Feb 15-21 Chris Hudson Shawn Stephen Chris Amy
Feb 22-28 Hudson Hudson Shawn Stephen Chris Amy
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Guatemala tery of Sayaxché have elected. It costs school. The soccer field was over 5
money they don’t have but HPC has blocks away. Oasis provided him with a
a 2/3 world country with much need participated with them and now over 30 bike - taught him to build it and maintain
kids have received assistance for the it. This opened up a whole new world for
past 10 years. About 15 have graduated him. He loves paying soccer and being
high school and a few are in college. able to get around town.
They can better control their own des- Do you have an old bike in your
tiny without our simplified intrusions of garage that you no longer need? Call one
“things” we think they need. Armed of us, we will pick it up and get it to
with a better understanding that their someone that it would mean the world to.
education provides they can determine Lucy: 371-9366 // Linda: 371-0405
for themselves what their primary
needs are and have the confidence to
act on them.
This year Don and Kim Srygley
continue their service by collecting and
How do we help them? Why administering the Guatemala education
should we help them? The bible is rife fund. They need your help to maintain
with statements, anecdotes, and par- the hope we have seen that education
ables that instruct and teach us that it is provides in Guatemala. Education is the
our responsibility to help those in best thing you can provide. Contact the
need. The bible recognizes no bounda- Srygleys at dsrygley@comcast.net |
ries social, political, or of gender; 376-9742. Everyone appreciates the
rather, it breaks down and surmounts help you provide.
obstacles with strong language and
strong actions while using vivid word
pictures to inform us. As followers of
Jesus, we simply have no option. How
to help without harming is always the
issue.
On the surface helping seems
easy: you have no shoes? We’ll get you
shoes. You have no school supplies?
We’ll bring you school supplies. You Luke 14:12 continues to be
don’t have clean water? We’ll set that grateful for all the enthusiastic volun-
up for you. How would you like some teers that come from Hillsboro. Spruce Street Luncheon at HPC
medical care, some clothes, some tools? On January 11th, we had the On Sunday, February 10 Pastor
We’ll even throw in some candy for the privilege to serve 260 hungry men and Ray Bowman and our friends from
kids. The need is obvious for upper women roasted chicken with potatoes Spruce Street Baptist Church will lead
middle class North Americans; we have and all the fixins. us in a Unity Service at 10:00am in
the money, the desire and obligation to Serving in the kitchen were HPC's Sanctuary. Following worship,
help, and so we do—according to our Gloria Shiavi, Joicelyn Gregory, Gayle we'll have a churchwide luncheon in
understanding of the needs we deem Sanders, and Woody Gant. Jim Harrell the Fellowship Hall. We’ll be hosting
important. manned the drink station and Lucy Car- Spruce Street for lunch, so we need
In many areas of Guatemala, roll, Lynne McCalla, Debbie Locke, you to bring lots and LOTS of your
we have seen the local shoe and cloth- Jackie Morris, Janie Hay, Marcia Pope, favorite food in the following cate-
ing industries completely devastated by and Carol Nations. We welcomed gory:
free goods from well-intentioned for- Jackie Morris, Janie Hay and Marcia *If your last name begins with A-J:
eigners. We have seen villagers and city Pope as first time volunteers. please bring a Main Dish
dwellers wait for medical teams to ar- This is such a worthwhile, and *If your last name begins with K-R:
rive while they suffer and die from meaningful ministry, I hope more peo- please bring Veggies or Salad
treatable maladies. We have seen build- ple will volunteer to serve on the sec- *If your last name begins with S-Z:
ings, clinics, and houses built by mis- ond Friday and of every month. please bring a Dessert
sioners abandoned to the elements. We Linda Kilpatrick (It helps a lot if you bring your food in
have seen water facilities left untended, BIKE MINISTRY a disposable container!)
unmaintained, and ill-used. We have Lucy Carroll & Linda Kilpatrick We are also looking for several
seen school supplies and books lie have noticed the great need for bicycles volunteers to help with lunch set up
moldering in some forgotten room. in the welfare community. Monroe (warming food, removing empty plat-
Helping is more difficult than it ap- Harding needs bikes so that the young ters from the buffet line, etc.).
pears. The topic is beyond the scope of men living there can get to work or to We hope you'll make plans to
this short article. school. Room In The Inn can use bikes be here for both worship and our meal
Preparing interested people to and Oasis Ministries has a whole bike together! Feel free to call Amy Dil-
help themselves with academic educa- ministry going on. lon at amy@hpcnashville.org if you
tion has been a choice a growing num- There was a story told to us about have any questions or would like to
ber of children and adults in the Presby- a boy who pretty much stayed home after sign up to help!
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homelessness. Like our star (in their
Thank You’s logo) you are a bright light to us!
In Sympathy
Charles Strobel
ROOFTOP
Dear Friends,
Offering prayers and
On behalf of the entire Rooftop
Board and staff, I would like to thank
support for their families, we
Hillsboro Presbyterian Church for your
generous contribution and for your
celebrate the Resurrection of
Dear Friends,
ongoing support of our mission. With
this grant Rooftop will be able to pro-
beloved members of Hillsboro
All of us at Room in The Inn's vide direct rental, mortgage and utility Presbyterian Church:
Campus for Human Development - our assistance to families in Davidson
homeless friends, our volunteers, our County, providing housing stability, Dorothy Jean Wright
staff, and our Board - want to express preventing homelessness and provid-
our deepest appreciation of your gift ing hope. Bernie Smith
on November 29, 2012. Your contribu- Julia Gildemeister
tion makes a real difference in the lives
of so many struggling with
Executive Director John Upham
From the Family of John Upham:
We wish to thank each of you for your kind expressions of sympathy. The many cards, the visits at the hospital, the
time shared with each of us on Wednesday night and again with us on Thursday, Jan 10th. The Service was a beautiful
tribute and one that each of us will cherish and remember for years to come. John’s God and his church and friends
were an important part of his life. He thanked God for each of you and for constantly watching over him and for shar-
ing a life with him. It has been a beautiful life and one that I will cherish the “rest of my life”
Again thank each of you for sharing a small part of your life with each of us. You will always be remembered.
Love and blessings to each of you.
-Gloria Yokely Upham
Worship Team
Hydrangeas for Easter
The Worship Ministry Team decided to use hydrangeas this year for our Easter flowers instead of lilies, with a sin-
gle white arrangement using lilies. The cost for the hydrangeas is $13.50 per plant - watch for notices in a few weeks.
Women's Prayer Group
We will meet on February 21st at noon at the home of Julia Harrell. Bring a sandwich and we'll eat lunch together
after our prayer time.
Annual Family Camp at NaCoMe Conference Center
Families with children through high school are invited to join us for our annual Family Camp held at
NaCoMe Conference Center in Pleasantville, TN on Saturday March 16-Sunday March 17. Our theme
for camp this year is
"Sent" which will
give children, youth
and adults the oppor-
tunity to explore what
it means to GO out
into the world as the
people God has cre-
ated us to be. This
retreat is a great op-
portunity for families
to come together in a
relaxed setting for a
weekend filled with
laughter, games, fel-
lowship, Bible study
and, of course, our
annual bonfire with
s'mores (a highlight
for children and
adults!). The cost,
including lodging and
meals, is $36 for
children ages 3-12
and $56 for youth
and adults ages 13
and over. The family
max is $200. Please
contact Amy Dillon to
register your family by Friday, February 15. Feel free to also contact Amy at amy@hpcnashville.org with
any questions you might have. We truly hope that your family will attend this awesome weekend!
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Welcome to our new HPC members!
{Left}
Doug and Melissa Powers
They’ve recently moved to
Nashville from Charlottes-
ville, Virginia. Doug and
his brother, who also lives
in Nashville, own and run
Realbright Research.
Melissa is a librarian at
Currey Ingram Academy.
{Right}
Lynda Jody Kelly
Jody is also new to Nash-
ville, moving here from
Austin, Texas. Jody works
as the Manager of Anatomic
Pathology for Vanderbilt.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT Women's Breakfast
The women's breakfast will
& FRIENDS LIFE LUNCHEON meet at the home of Susan Varney on
Feb.9, 2013 at 9 A.M. Susan and
Monday, February 4 Lucy Carroll will prepare our break-
fast and we will have a devotional.
Join us for fun, fellowship and a great
breakfast. Please call Susan or me for
directions or questions.
Thanks, Sharon Turner
Calling All Tech Lovers
Are you fascinated with new
technologies? Do you like to explore
possibilities on your computer, tablet
or phone? We have a great opportunity
for you to serve HPC while doing what
you love.
As you know, the church is in
the process of identifying and hiring a
Director of Communications. When
this new staff person is on board, he or
she will need volunteers from the con-
gregation to support a wide range of
With Special Musical Guest
new communication initiatives. As just
TOM PALLARDY one example, the Media Team has re-
cently purchased a video camera so
that we can create videos for the web-
site, for special HPC events, etc.
Fellowship Hall at Hillsboro Presbyterian Church Would you like to work on this or other
communications projects? Say YES!
11:30-12:30 Contact me at jreddig@bellsouth.net
LUNCH IS ONLY $5 Jill Reddig
Media Team Member
Call 665-0148 for reservations or Email Hudson at hudson@hpcnashville.org
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Hillsboro Theological Seminary
Lent Term for Children
(Wed, Feb 20-Mar 13)
Our Lent Term for Hillsboro Theo-
logical Seminary begins Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 20. While adults can choose from two
great classes presented by Dr. Edward Far-
ley or our own Hudson Neely your children
will spend their Wednesday evenings shar-
ing meals together, exploring Lenten prac-
tices such as prayer and preparing for their
participation in our Easter festivities. Pro-
grams begin at 6:30pm each Wednesday
Night of the Term. Dinner begins at
5:43pm. Reservations for dinner, as well as
class selections for adults, can be made by
emailing reservations@hpcnashville.org.
For more information about Children's Pro-
gramming please contact Amy Dillon at
amy@hpcnashville.org
Nursery News
The Nursery has graduated seven
children to The Well: Ateny Kur, Reagan
Davis, Arou Arou, Joshua Know, Alaina
Kindoll, Reilyn Carlton, Charlie Cannon
Join us in Sunday School in Febru-
ary as we we explore the theme “My Family
Loves Me” Come by and visit us or join us
as a Nursery Volunteer by contacting Alice
O’Dwyer or Amy Dillon.
Alice Page O’Dwyer
Nursery Coordinator
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13
6:30PM IN THE SANCTUARY
HPC's Master Angler 16" Crappie, 31" Largemouth Bass, 14" Rock Bass, 30" Sock-
eye Salmon, 56" Black Tip Shark, 30" Carp, 23" Cutthroat
Annually the Indianapolis Fly Casters have their members Trout, 30" Peacock Bass, 22" Sea Trout, 14" White Bass, 29"
submit photographs and statistics on the fish caught. (It does not Bonefish, 31" Chum Salmon, 23" Dolly Vardon, 21" Pink
matter when they were caught, just that they had never been previ- Salmon, 24" Snook, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill
ously submitted.) If they meet certain size and length criteria, one Sunfish and a Largemouth Bass caught North of the Mason-
receives a Tight Lines Award for that particular fish. Once you get Dixon Line.
five of those, you are eligible to be a Master Angler. HPC’s own He was given a Master Angler Award this year. All of
Charles Miller gathered the information needed and received an these were caught on fly line. It is a fly fishing award. He says
Award for each of the following 26: (the person closest has only 5) this only means that he has fished a very long time.
21" Arctic Grayling, 15" Brook Trout, 30" Coho Salmon, Thank you, Sally Miller
42" King Salmon, 29" Redfish, 40" Barracuda, 21" Brown Trout,
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The Good News this month:
A Note From Hudson, Target For Congregational Care At HPC, Out-
reach & Benevolence + Spruce Street Exchange, Thanks You’s, In Sym-
pathy, Worship Team, Family Camp At NaCoMe Conference Center,
New HPC Members, Women’s Breakfast, Food For Thought Luncheon,
Media Team Request, Valentines Dance!, Ash Wednesday Service, Mas-
ter Angler, Children’s HTS Lent Term
Hillsboro Presbyterian Church hpcnashville.org February 2013
5820 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
February BIRTHDAYS
1 Carolyn Musfeldt 18 Gracyn Carlton
2 Tedros Legesse 19 Cindy Penley
3 John Hazen Henry Hall
Charles Sargent 20 Deng Kur
Greg Gardner 21 Sandy Mesner
Gary Ray 23 Polly House
5 Walter Williams Greg Boss
Rita Escue Deke Smith
Jonah Albert John Howard
6 Gene Clark 24 Sharon Turner
9 Julia Harrell Joe Scarlett
Jozi Ndagijimana 25 Gale Dougherty
11 Cheryl Ryans Marge Lewis
12 Norma Layne Joseph Kindoll
13 Doug Turner 27 Dennis Lord
Beth McCaw 28 Boyd Culver
Kyle Keene Hazel Nichols
Jason Payne
14 Rebecca Ressler
Michael Hanna If your birthday is not included, please call the church office so
we can update our records. W e don’t want to leave you out!
15 Jody Grantham
Bill Ritter
Web Calendar Feb 2013 (Central Time)
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
5 p m - Room In The Inn @ Room 112
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 a m - Early Worship Service @ 1 1 : 3 0 a m - Food For Thought @ 1 1 : 1 5 a m - Staff Meeting @ 7 : 3 0 p m - Adult Choir 7 a m - Men's Group @ Parish 4 p m - NaCoMe Winter Retreat @ NaCoMe
Sanctuary Chapel Parish House Parlor House Parlor
1 0 : 1 5 a m - Friendship Class 6 : 3 0 p m - CCC Workshop @ 6 : 3 0 p m - Praise Band Rehearsal 5 p m - Room In The Inn @ Room 112
Fellowship Hall @ Fellowship Hall
1 0 : 1 5 a m - Sunday School 9 a m - Women's Breakfast
1 0 : 1 5 a m - Youth Leader Meeting
@ Studio 100
1 1 : 1 5 a m - Worship Service @
Sanctuary
5 p m - Youth Super Bowl Party @
Studio 100
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 0 a m - Spruce Street Unity Service & Luncheon @ HPC 1 0 a m - Men's & Women's Bible 6 : 3 0 p m - Ash Wednesday 7 a m - Men's Group @ Parish 5 p m - Room In The Inn @ Room 112
Study @ Chapel Service @ Sanctuary House Parlor
NaCoMe Winter Retreat @ 5 : 3 0 p m - HR Meeting @ Parish 1 1 : 1 5 a m - Staff Meeting @ 7 : 3 0 p m - Adult Choir 6 : 3 0 p m - Media Team @ Parish 6 : 3 0 p m - Churchwide Valentine's
NaCoMe House Parlor Parish House Parlor House Dance @ Fellowship
6 : 3 0 p m - Supper Sisters/Offsite 6 : 3 0 p m - Praise Band Rehearsal Hall
@ Offsite @ Fellowship Hall
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
9 a m - Early Worship Service @ 1 1 : 1 5 a m - Staff Meeting @ 5 : 4 3 p m - 5-4-3 Dinner @ 7 a m - Men's Group @ Parish 5 p m - Room In The Inn @ Room 112
Sanctuary Parish House Parlor Fellowship Hall House Parlor
1 0 : 1 5 a m - Friendship Class 6 : 3 0 p m - Hillsboro Theological 1 2 p m - Women's Prayer Group @ 6 p m - Studio 100 Fundraiser
Seminary Lent Term Home of Julia Harrell Concert @ Studio 100
1 0 : 1 5 a m - Sunday School 7 : 3 0 p m - Adult Choir 6 : 3 0 p m - Praise Band Rehearsal
@ Fellowship Hall
1 1 : 1 5 a m - Worship Service @
Sanctuary
5 p m - MS Studio 100 @ Studio
100
6 : 4 0 p m - HS Studio 100 @ HPC
Studio 100
24 25 26 27 28 1 2
9 a m - Early Worship Service @ 7 p m - The Book Club @ Offsite 1 0 a m - Men's & Women's Bible 5 : 4 3 p m - 5-4-3 Dinner @ 7 a m - Men's Group @ Parish
Sanctuary Study @ Chapel Fellowship Hall House Parlor
1 0 : 1 5 a m - Friendship Class 1 1 : 1 5 a m - Staff Meeting @ 6 : 3 0 p m - Hillsboro Theological 6 : 3 0 p m - Praise Band Rehearsal
Parish House Parlor Seminary Lent Term @ Fellowship Hall
1 0 : 1 5 a m - Sunday School 6 : 3 0 p m - Session Meeting @ 7 : 3 0 p m - Adult Choir
Chapel
1 1 : 1 5 a m - Worship Service @
Sanctuary
