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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF STARMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
January 29, 2015
Hear last year’s play-by play results
3501 W. Market St.
Greensboro, NC 27403-1309
P. 336.299.8131
Website: www.starmountpres.org
Root for Starmount
Tackle Hunger
Souper Bowl Lunch &
Annual Meeting
Sunday, February 1
11:15 a.m.—12:15 p.m. - Fellowship Hall
More than 20 years ago, the Souper Bowl of Caring began with a simple prayer from a
single youth group:
“Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game,
help us be mindful of those without a bowl of soup to eat”
More than $98 million has been raised for local charities across the country through the Souper
Bowl of Caring. It has become a powerful movement that is transforming the time around the Super
Bowl weekend into the nation’s largest celebration of giving and serving.
Starmount will celebrate with a free Souper Bowl Lunch after church. We just ask that you
consider making an offering for Greensboro Urban Ministry, Starmount’s 2015 Souper Bowl of
Caring ministry partner of choice, to help end hunger.
During lunch we will also conduct the Annual Meeting of the congregation by hearing ministry
highlights of 2014, receiving the 2015 budget and voting on the proposed changes of call for our
pastoral staff.
Mardi Gras Dinner & Bingo
Wednesday February 11, 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Breakfast for dinner! Think "Fat Tuesday" on a Wednesday.
After dinner, there will be BINGO with great prizes. This
is an intergenerational (all ages welcome) event. We will
have childcare available for those too young to enjoy
Bingo.
Our menu will include: pancakes, sausage, fruit etc.
Please make a reservation for dinner by February 9.
Dinner is $3.00 for age 12 and up. 11 and under are free.
Go to the website www.starmountpres.org to make a reservation or
contact Leslie@starmountpres.org.
Called to Worship, Empowered to Serve
INSIDE...
From The Pastors ....................... 2
Starmount in Action ................... 5
Starmount Calendar ................. 10
Starmount Fellowship ................ 6
Starmount Library News ............ 9
Starmount Missions ................. 11
Starmount People ...................... 7
Starmount Presbyterian Women 4
Star Stats ................................... 4
Starmount Youth & Young Adults ...... 6
Starmount at Worship ............... 3
Starmount Volunteers ............... 8
From Pastor John
Quick. “What would you dream
of doing if you knew that you
already had all that you needed
in order to make your dream a
reality?” Well? What have you
come up with?
today, and Jesus sends each of
us and our church on a mission to
do ministry in Jesus’ name, and
friends, the same truth is still at
work. You and I and Starmount
Church already have all that we
The Bible tells us that when Jesus need in order to dream the
sent out his twelve disciples to do dreams and do the work and
accomplish the tasks that Jesus is
ministry in his name that Jesus
calling us to do.
instructed them “to take nothing
for their journey…no bread, no
So quick, “What would your big
money…and not to put on two
dream be for Starmount?”
tunics” (Mark 6:8). I don’t think
The session and staff asked that
that Jesus told his followers this
question around these four areas
because he wanted them to be
at their annual joint retreat in
uncomfortable or to live a life of
January, and they came up with
perpetual poverty and itinerancy. these four areas for Starmount to
No, I think it’s highly likely that
consider developing during 2015.
Jesus told his followers to not
 Increase commitment to UKirkbring anything with them because
Greensboro and campus
he wanted each disciple to
ministry in general;
understand that they already had  Expand our excellent ministries
everything that they needed to
to families in Greensboro which
accomplish the task, the work that
might include a longer summer
Jesus was calling them to do.
camp season, an afterschool
Roll the clock forward 2000 or so
years. You and I and Starmount
Presbyterian Church, we are
Jesus’ followers, Jesus’ disciples
From Pastor Kathryn
I love a lot of things: I love my
family. I love my friends. I love my
congregation. I love my pets. I
love Diet Coke.
program, becoming state
licensed;
 Increase facility use especially
by temporary emergency
line: it is not a word I throw
around lightly. But I also think
that, in getting older, I have grown
to appreciate the many different
I would hope it would be easy to types of love: Storge, Philia, Eros,
and Agape. Storge is fondness
understand that my love of my
through familiarity (a brotherly
daughter or husband does not
love), especially between family
equate to the same amount of
members or people who have
love for my pets. Now, Diet
otherwise found themselves
Coke? That’s a close second.
(Am I kidding? Perhaps a little bit.) together by chance. Phila is the
love between friends. Eros is love
But as we approach Valentine’s
in the sense of 'being in love' or
Day, I think about the word “love” 'loving' someone, as opposed to
and its use in today’s society. I
the raw sexuality of Venus.
have to admit, I used to use it
Agape is the love that brings forth
quite a bit. But as I’ve gotten older caring regardless of the
and understand relationships
circumstance.
differently, I find myself using the
I have come to realize in
“L word” with reserve. Bottom
understanding the different types
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shelters, Habitat for Humanity,
youth groups and mission
groups;
 A picnic shed/carport/
gardening tool storage shed
and some new missional use
for the Koury property next
door to the church which
would benefit both church and
the city.
These are some of the dreams
that the session/staff are
dreaming. Please pray for them
and the discernment process as
we seek to change and become
the people and the church that
Christ is calling us to be. And
know that Jesus promises that
when he sends us to do ministry
in his name, we can be assured
that we already have all that we
need to make God’s dream a
reality in our lives, our church
and our world.
See you in church!
of love that it’s not that I use the
word “love” sparingly, it’s that I no
longer use one meaning of the
word as frequently. But, that
doesn’t mean I don’t love all of
those things any less. It’s been a
great learning experience for me
as I continue to grow and learn
about myself and others. And I
have also come to understand
that there is only one true agape
that can love me fully and
unconditionally: God. And I love
that. I continue to strive to see my
friends, family, and all I encounter
with that lens. I challenge and
encourage you to do the same.
Blessings,
Pastor Kathryn
at Worship
February 1 – 4th Sunday after Epiphany –
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be
celebrated. The Souper Bowl of Caring
offering to benefit Greensboro Urban Ministry
will be received – non-perishable food or
money. John Odom preaching.
February 8 – 5th Sunday after Epiphany –
Pennies for Hunger Offering received. John
Odom preaching.
February 15 – Transfiguration of the Lord –
Kathryn Campbell preaching.
February 18 - Ash Wednesday – 7 p.m.
worship in the sanctuary.
February 22 – 1st Sunday in Lent – John
Odom preaching.
Welcome
Ken Meeks
Starmount’s New
Parish Visitor
The session, through
its personnel
committee, is
pleased to
announce that the
Rev. Ken Meeks has been hired as
Starmount’s Parish Visitor. This is the 10-hour/
week position that augments Starmount’s
the visitation ministry to primarily homebound
and older adults as well as providing primary
staffing for the caring committee.
In addition to being the spouse of Starmount
member, Jane Meeks, Ken is also a teaching
elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA)
having served congregations in Louisiana
and North Carolina and serving as the
executive presbyter of Northeast Georgia
Presbytery. We welcome Ken to the
Starmount staff.
Starmount Handbell Inscriptions
In December, our new octave of handbells
was dedicated to the glory of God for the
enrichment of our musical worship at
Starmount. Many of our music participants
and supporters donated money for these
new bells and the inscriptions below are to
honor those in whose names they presented
these bells.
We are grateful to those who gave the bells
and to those whom they honor. May all of
Starmount’s music be to glorify God and to
enrich the worship of our congregation.
In loving memory of
Robert H. Hochuli
Choir member and music lover
In honor of
Bertha and Eugene Turner and
Katherine and Demi Finley
In honor of those who ring this bell
To the glory of God
Let beautiful music ring forever!
In honor and memory of
Betty Hankins
Lover and supporter of music
In honor and memory of
Thelma Kirk
Lover and supporter of music
In loving memory of
Betty I. Drake Dowler and
Dean C. Dowler
In memory of our fathers:
Carl Wilburn Toney and
Richard Lee Masden
In memory of
Pete Peterson
Who loved and served through music
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Star Stats
2014 GENERAL FUND PLEDGES
BUDGET vs. RECEIVED
Month
Budgeted
Pledges
Difference
Over/
Pledges
Received
(Under)
Average Worship Attendance
January
196
July
February
August
March
September
April
October
January
$
40,000
$
41,621
$
1,621
February
$
44,000
$
44,187
$
187
March
$
50,000
$
70,473
$
20,473
April
$
58,000
$
40,797
$ (17,203)
May
November
May
$
44,000
$
36,224
$
(7,776)
June
December
June
$
52,000
$
45,271
$
(6,729)
July
$
46,000
$
58,894
$
12,894
August
September
October
$
$
$
44,000
48,000
50,000
$
$
$
54,171
45,135
46,926
$
$
$
10,171
(2,865)
(3,074)
November
December
$
$
52,000
72,000
$
$
65,677
62,125
$
$
13,677
(9,875)
2014 Total
$ 600,000
$ 611,501
$
11,501
Be counted—please be sure
to sign the Friendship pad
as it is passed on Sunday
morning.
Presbyterian Women
Just for Women …..
2015 Starmount Women’s Retreat
February 20-22
Faith Goes to the Movies:
The Sequel!
Back by popular demand,
Rev. Emily Enders Odom
returns to us to prove that
a good movie can be more than just a few hours’
entertainment. It can be a powerful vehicle for
exploring our faith in the context of our lives.
Using clips from selected movies and reflecting
on related Scripture passages, we will enter into
a dialogue with film, experiencing “holy humor”
and God’s surprises, while also examining such
theological issues as suffering, grief, reconciliation, and grace. Information/Registration Brochures are available at the Welcome desk in
the lobby and online. Deadline: Sunday,
February 15.
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PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN
HONORARY LIFE
MEMBERSHIP
Nominate a Starmount member for
Honorary Life Membership, an annual
award that recognizes members of
Starmount who have a commitment
to Christ and the mission of the church.
With the nomination, please list reasons
for nominating the individual. Submit in
a sealed envelope to the Presbyterian
Women’s mailbox in the church workroom by March 1.
Remember: nominations are kept
SECRET.
In Action
Preschool Sunday School Teachers and Nursery Workers
Who are they? They’re the folks “who look after
the sheep,” the littlest angels, our dear children.
In the nursery for most Sunday mornings and
most of our meeting times when childcare is
needed, we find Anne Thorn, Lucy Hammer
and Brandy Madujibeya right where we need
them to be. Even though Lucy and Brandy
have weekday jobs involving children this age,
both say they love children and enjoy being
with them enough to do it some more! Lucy
is a “child of our church” so it’s wonderful that
she can pass on the gift of sharing through the
next generation of that family. Brandy now
has her own son this age so he joins her when
she’s here. Anne says, even though it’s not
her weekday job, she loves children and loves
learning about the new ones; it’s also something she feels she can do for the church.
These may be our paid workers but they
could only do it because of their deep love
for children.
A little farther down the hall we find Leslie
Webb, Anna Crabtree, Tracie Fitzpatrick,
Jinny Buchanan, Vicki and Matt Winters,
Evelyn Nadler, Cindy Lee, Sonia Chhuani
and/or Nancy Wallace. These are some of
our wonderful, we-couldn’t-do-it-without-you
volunteers. Some of us simply could not do
what these folks do. Many like children but
teaching, herding, ministering to this age is not
their thing. These people LOVE children.
Jinny Buchanan is a nurse and a mom. She
echoes that she loves getting to know the
young ones in the church. In a way, she gets
to do a pass-it-on since her son grew up in the
church and others have been there for him.
Tracie Fitzpatrick is also a child of Starmount.
She says she has “a heart for children” and
feels this is one way she can pass on that
heart to our Starmount little ones. A special
comment was that teaching them allows her
to revisit the familiar Bible stories and see
them again, but new, through the eyes of the
children.
We’ve even had a mother-son team in Vicki and
Matt (V) Winters. Vicki says, since she especially
loves doing arts and crafts, it was a good fit for
her as a helper. She had grown up doing crafts
with her grandmother and then with her own
children and the children were so sweet,
it was fun.
Evelyn is a self-professed numbers person but
is a little-people person as well. She’s been a
member here for 25 years and taught Sunday
School when her children were little. Now she
thinks of others’ children as sweet and enjoyable to teach and to know. She’s another who
feels that’s a way she can get to know the
younger families of the church.
Cindy Lee qualifies as a “go-to” person. She
not only directs our Weekday Preschool
Leslie says now that her children are well past Program, she also helps many times when we
this age she just wants to be with this crew of need activities, help with, and energy for our
3 and 4-year-olds. She has an abiding passion little ones. You’ll learn more about them in an
upcoming article.
for loving them and working with them. Anna
joined Leslie in saying that she loves children,
likes getting to know the new families in the
Written by Cynthia Dixon
church and feels this is something she can do
for the church.
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Youth & Young Adults
Guinness and the Good News
Guinness and the Good News moved to its new
location at The Porterhouse Bar & Grill and had a
GREAT time! If you are a young adult and would
like to enjoy fellowship, food, and great conversation,
meet Pastor Kathryn and others at 4608 W. Market
Street (between Montrose and N. Westgate Drive)
for the gathering’s next installment on Wednesday,
February 4, at 8 p.m.
Fellowship
Lenten Wonderful Wednesdays
“Signs of Covenant”
Dinner
5:45 - 6:30 p.m.
Program 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
What are the things that are characteristics
of being in a covenant with one another?
With God?
February 18
Ash Wednesday Service
February 25
Promise
March 4
Faith
ALL are invited to UKirk Greensboro’s monthly
worship service on the first Tuesday of the month. If
you are seeking another time of worship and reflection,
please consider coming by. All are invited to come
to the House for worship and find a place that feels
like home. Worship will occur on February 3 at 7 pm.
March11
Mandates
March 25
Agreement
March 29
Palm Sunday:
Vulnerability
If you are interested in learning more about UKirk
and its programming or want to get involved, please
contact Pastor Kathryn.
April 5
Easter: Celebration
Worship for All
February 3
For more information about these and any other
upcoming Young Adult Ministry events, please ask
Pastor Kathryn (kathryn@starmountpres.org
or call 299-8131, x13.)
JUST LUNCH
Sunday, February 15
Valentine’s
Morning Family Activity
In lieu of Breakfast at the Playground
this month, children and families are
invited to the Fellowship Hall on
Valentine’s Day morning from 9:30-11
for a themed breakfast and activities.
Parents and kids of all ages are encouraged to
attend to make different Valentine’s Day crafts for
friends and family. If you have any questions or
would like to participate, please register online or
contact Pastor Kathryn or Maria Johnson.
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Immediately following worship, stop
by for lunch and fellowship with your
Starmount friends at PorterHouse Bar
& Grill, 4608 West Market Street.
Parks and May Williams will be serving
as hosts.
Just Lunch meets every 3rd Sunday at
a local restaurant.
People
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
1 Charles Tate
Jenny Overman
3 Debbie Pace
5 Betty Andrews
Mary Susan Kinlaw
6 Nancy Green
Richard Wilson
7 George Carpenter
8 Joe Agruso
9 Mac Jones
Marian Burnette
10 Luke Lalchhuanliana
Emily Moore
11 Donna Torrico
12 Thea DeLoreto
Tracie Fitzpatrick
Liz Wallace
Caroline Webb
13 Glenda Lippard
15 Michael Wallace
16 Jim Sands
17 Margaret Parker
Maria Johnson
Tasha Agruso
18 Betsy Bullard
19 Cilie Sutton
20 Lee Goodson
David Cochrane
23 Dick McIntosh
24 Austin Campbell
25 Susan Klaiber
Louie Tavares
26 Cathy Ingram
Sammi Bailey
27 Laura Wolfe
Laura Forrest
Evelyn Nadler
Elaine Gustafson
28 Kurt Kronenfeld
Paul Parker
Welcome New SPC Members
Cliff Chang
Cliff was born in Taiwan
but has lived in the U.S.
since age two when his
parents moved to Connecticut. He lived there
until he left to attend Virginia Tech where he received a degree in Business. After graduation
in 2003 he began working in Connecticut as a
business consultant. In 2010 Cliff moved to
Boston and got a job as a project manager for
Akamai Technologies, which was a smart
move. (Akamai means intelligent in Hawaiian.)
In 2012 Cliff and Emily Edwards, daughter of
James and Nancy Edwards, were married.
They met in Boston and continue to live there.
Cliff and Emily enjoy travel and having dinner
with friends. Cliff is a golfer. They are both close
to their families and get together with them
quite often.
Jack Sills
Jack came to North Carolina at an early age. He
was soon adopted and
after a short time living in
Burlington his parents
moved to Greensboro
which is where he has
spent most of his life. Jack went through school
here and after graduation from high school he
attended Elon University and the University of
Georgia where he obtained degrees in Finance
and Business Management.
Jack’s career has been spent in sales. He has
worked here in Greensboro and in Charlotte
usually dealing with hospitals and doctors
primarily in the sale of medical instruments.
When not working Jack has several interests
that occupy his time. He said he loves to write,
read the Bible and cook. Also, he said he has
been interested in photography since 9th grade
and is especially interested in taking pictures of
nature when visiting the beach.
Jack has some chronic medical issues which he
has mentioned in church, but he has a strong
faith that God is with him. He has a positive attitude
and said he plans to have a good year.
Barbara (Barb) Newbauer
Barb was born in Florida
but spent most of her years
through college and then
most of her employment in
the New England area
(MA, CT and ME).
After college Barb and her husband, Rick,
moved to a small town in Maine to raise a family
and enjoy nature. She was employed by the
Social Security Administration, a position she
held throughout her career. After thirty years in
Maine she and Rick decided to try city life and
so moved to Baltimore where they lived for
several years. They moved to Greensboro to be
near their two sons who are married and with
children for grandparents to visit. (continued)
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Barb continues to work from home two days a
week writing policy for the Social Security
Administration. When not so employed she
likes to write poetry, attend Yoga classes and
read. Rick is an excellent golfer and a reader.
Here in Greensboro they especially enjoy living
downtown where they can walk to many places.
Volunteer Central
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS
Sunday, February 1
Ushers: Team 2
Head - Matt Copple
Acolyte: Boris Belkoyo
Reader: Karen Smith
Sound: Carter Walton
Video: Rachel Young
Nursery: Madie Vachon
Opener: Stan Dixon
Closer: Matt Copple
Parking Lot Greeter:
Fred Andresen
Sunday, February 15
Ushers: Team 4
Head - Gary Webb
Acolyte: Kyaesia Monroe
Reader: Ben Parks
Sound: Richard Porter
Video: Joel Ritter
Nursery: Sophie Vachon
Opener: Parks Williams
Closer: Austin Campbell
Parking Lot Greeter:
Steve Blackwood
Sunday, February 8
Ushers: Team 3
Head - Bryan Starrett
Acolyte: Isabelle Gustafson
Reader: Margaret Parker
Sound: Mark Hammer
Video:
Parks Williams
Nursery: Julia Hunt
Opener: Steve Blackwood
Closer: Brownie Owens
Parking Lot Greeter:
Steve Walton
Sunday, February 22
Ushers: Team 5
Head - Brad Smith
Acolyte: Julia Hunt
Reader: Gaye Brown
Sound: Campbell Buchanan
Video: David Buchanan
Nursery:Britta Adjei
Opener: Kevin Kattmann
Closer: Ray Shelton
Parking Lot Greeter:
Lee Goodson
Starmount Hosts
Red Cross
Blood Drive
Saturday, February 21
8:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Please consider giving the gift of life by
donating a pint of blood here at church as
Starmount hosts a Red Cross blood drive
on Saturday, February 21. All you need to
do is sign-up on the board in the lobby of the
sanctuary or contact Ben Stahr, 271-6538 for
an appointment time. Volunteers are also
needed to work in the canteen.
Help Starmount help the Red Cross make a
different in the lives of people here in the
Piedmont Triad.
HABITAT LENTEN
BUILD
Habitat Greensboro is having a Lenten Build
starting February 21, 2015. Because of the
cost to build a house ($75,000), Habitat has
brought together 31 houses of worship, including
Starmount, to build the two houses on Holts
Chapel Road. People who want to work on
the houses need to sign up on the Habitat site,
www.habitatgreensboro.org, under “Volunteer
Now.” For those who would like help, see Pat
Hall after church.
See Pat Hall about youth between 14–18
years old working. If you are interested in
helping with lunch, call 336.232-0127 or
kkornecki@habitatgreensboro.org.
Library News
My Valentine Story, Giving My Heart to God by
Crystal Bowman. “This story is
about making and giving Valentine
cards to those a little girl loves and
who love her, including her family
and God.” Call no. E Bo 2007 (with
seasonal books)
Wilson Bentley spent 50 years pioneering the
scientific study of ice crystals, and developed a
technique of microphotography that allowed
him to capture the hexagonal shapes and
prove that no two snowflakes are alike. Martin
conveys Bentley's passion in lyrical language
(‘snow was as beautiful as butterflies, or apple
blossoms’. Hand-tinted with watercolors and
Journey of Faith by Anthony Anei Majok.
firmly anchored in the rural 19th century,
“Seven-year-old Anthony Majok
Azarian's woodcuts evoke an era of sleighs
was torn from his happy African
and woodstoves, front porches and barn doors.
village and began running for his
A trio of Bentley's ground-breaking black-andlife, due to ongoing civil war,
white photographs of snowflakes, along with a
sparked by religious and political
picture and quote from him about his love for
strife. The Christian Majok family, his work, is the icing that tops off this attractive
along with many others, refused to volume.” From Publishers Weekly Winner of
take up the Islam faith. Over the next 17 years, the Caldecott Medal. Call no. Juvenile nonMajok and thousands of lost boys and girls of
fiction 551.57 Ma 1998
Sudan battled well-armed soldiers, vicious
animals, hunger and disease as they fled
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John
across the continent. Set in South Sudan,
Schoenherr. “A girl and her
Ethiopia, Kenya and, finally, the United States,
father go owling on a moonlit
it is Majok's unwavering faith that helps him
winter night near the farm where
withstand devastating hardship. Journey of
they live. Bundled tight in wool
Faith conveys not only Majok's moving
clothes, they trudge through
personal story, it illuminates the reasons for
snow ‘whiter than the milk in a
decades of war in Sudan.” Call no. 962.404
cereal bowl’; here and there, hidden in ink-blue
Ma 2011
shadows, a fox, raccoon, fieldmouse and deer
watch them pass. An air of expectancy builds
The Snowy Day by Ezra Keats. The
as Pa imitates the Great Horned Owl's call
adventures of a little boy in the once without answer, then again. From out of
city on a very snowy day.
the darkness ‘an echo/ came threading its way/
Winner of the Caldecott Medal. through the trees’. Schoenherr's watercolor
Call no. E Ke 1976
washes depict a New England few readers see:
the bold stare of a nocturnal owl, a bird's-eye
view of a farmhouse. In harmony with the art,
Snowflake Bentley by Jacqeline Martin,
the melodious text brings to life an unusual
illustrated by Mary Azarian.
countryside adventure. Ages 2-6.” From
“Azarian's handsome woodcuts
provide a homespun backdrop to Publishers’ Weekly Call no. E Yo 1987
Martin's brief biography of a
farmboy born in 1865 in Vermont
Written by Mary Jane Conger
who never lost his fascination with snowflakes.
February 2015
Sunday, February 1
11:15 a.m.
Annual Meeting &
Souper Bowl of Caring Lunch,
Fellowship Hall
3:00 p.m.
Presbyterian Women Board,
room 315
Tuesday, February 3
7:00-8:30 p.m.
UKirk Greensboro Worship
for All,
Holderness Presby House
Wednesday, February 4
9:30 a.m.
Preschool Chapel
11:30-1:00
UKirk Lunch for All,
Holderness Presby House
8:00-10:00 p.m.
Guinness and the Good News,
PorterHouse Bar & Grill
Thursday, February 5
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Preschool Chapel
5:15 p.m.
Personnel Committee, 319
Friday, February 6
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Annual Session/Staff
Winter Fellowship at the Lewis’
Sunday, February 8
11:15-12:15
Mexico Mission Trip Meeting, 321
7:15 p.m.
Faith Formation Committee, 319
Monday, February 9
10:30 a.m.
Sarah Circle, parlor
Tuesday, February 10
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Administrative Committee
12:00 p.m.
Mary Circle, parlor
1:30 p.m.
Caring Committee, room 319
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Ruth Circle, parlor
7:00 p.m.
Martha Circle, parlor
7:00-8:30 p.m.
UKirk Fellowship,
Holderness Presby House
Wednesday, February 11
11:30-1:00
UKirk Lunch for All,
Holderness Presby House
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Mardi Gras Celebration & Bingo,
Fellowship Hall
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Worship & Music Committee,
room 414
Saturday, February 21
8:30-1:00
Blood Drive
Thursday, February 12
7:00 p.m.
Finance Committee, 414
Tuesday, February 24
7:00 p.m.
UKirk Fellowship at
Holderness Presby House
Saturday, February 14
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Valentine’s Day Breakfast
for Children & Families,
Fellowship Hall
Sunday, February 15
11:15 a.m.
Just Lunch at PorterHouse
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Confirmation Class 2015,
room 319
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Session Meeting, Fellowship Hall
Monday, February 16
7:00 p.m.
Building & Grounds, 414
Tuesday, February 17
7:00 p.m.
UKirk Fellowship at
Holderness Presby House
Wednesday, February 18
11:30-1:00
UKirk Lunch for All,
Holderness Presby House
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Ash Wednesday Dinner,
Fellowship Hall
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Ash Wednesday Service
Thursday, February 19
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Pre-Chapel Coffee Time, parlor
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Preschool Chapel
11:30 a.m.
Higher Ground PW Ministry
8:00 p.m.
Bithiah Circle, parlor
Friday, February 20-22
Presbyterian Women’s Retreat
Sunday, February 22
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Mission Committee, 315
Monday, February 23
10:30-12:00
Knit One, Pray Too, parlor
Wednesday, February 25
9:30 a.m.
Evangelism & Membership, 414
11:30-1:00
UKirk Lunch for All,
Holderness Presby House
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Wonderful Wednesday Dinner &
Program, Fellowship Hall
Thursday, February 26
8:00 a.m.
Endowment Committee, 319
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Star Press Volunteers
Recurring Events Not Listed:
Sundays
8:45 - 11 a.m.
Common Grounds Coffee Café,
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Childcare
9 - 9:50 a.m.
VIPs and Youth Sunday School
Adult Sunday School
10 a.m.
Worship
10:15 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School, (except for
K-4th grade on 1st Sundays)
11:10-11:55 a.m.
Children’s Choir Rehearsal
Sunday Ringers Rehearsal
Tuesdays
Staff Meetings, 10-11:50 a.m.
Thursdays
Men’s Bible Study, 7-8:30 a.m.
Thursday Ringers, 6-6:45 p.m.
Chancel Choir, 7-8:30 p.m.
Missions
Photos from last year’s trip to Mexico
336-299-8131
Ministers
Pastor
Rev. John L. Odom
Ext. 16 john@starmountpres.org
9 a.m. Sunday School
10 a.m.
Worship/
Children’s Sunday School
Parish Visitor
Rev. Ken Meeks, Jr.
706.202.8821
kmjr@triad.rr.com
Associate Pastor
Rev. Kathryn G.N. Campbell
Ext. 13 kathryn@starmountpres.org
Pastor Emeritus
Dr. George Carpenter
Church Staff
Director of Music Ministries
Robert Overman
Ext. 20 bob@starmountpres.org
Communications and Data Coordinator
Thea DeLoreto
Ext. 15 thea@starmountpres.org
Administrative Office Manager
Brenda Triplett
Ext. 10 brenda@starmountpres.org
Pianist/Organist
Michael Parker
michael@starmountpres.org
Youth Assistant
John Schoultz
johns@starmountpres.org
Facilities Manager
Johnny Burris
Ext. 22 johnny@starmountpres.org
Director of Congregational
Fellowship
Leslie Webb
leslie@starmountpres.org
Director of Finance
and Administration:
Libby Wilson
Ext. 17 libby@starmountpres.org
Preschool Director
Cindy Lee
Ext. 24 preschool@starmountpres.org
Assistant Custodian
James Eury