“Christ Presbyterian Church is a worshipping body of believers, grounded in God’s Word, increasingly gripped by His grace, growing in community, and going in mission.”
 

 

In this Issue

Letter from Pastor

Meet the Deacons

 

Coming Key Dates

 

·    Mom’s Play Group, May 11 & 25

 

May Birthdays

•          Carol Rowe, May 11

•          John Stitt, May 11

•          Rick Rodriguez, May 12

•          Kathleen O'Connor, May 13

•          Sarah Schwartz, May 16

•          Christopher Simpson,      May 20

•          Frank Evans, May 20

•          Risa Rodriguez, May 24

•          Lynda Hall, May 25

•          James Hunter Stitt, May 26

 

You are Invited!

Carolyn & Dave Boyer

Victoria & Skye Duncan

Alyson Delaney

Andrea & John Stroh

Nikki & Emile Wijinans

 

Invite you to join us for an Open House on May 21st at the Boyer’s anytime between 6-9pm.  This congregation has welcomed us as a true family.  You have brought us meals, celebrated anticipated reunions and held our hands during separations.  We would love to serve you a picnic meal as a thank you for taking the risk and loving military families.  Mark your calendars and more information will be provided!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And One More Thing…

 

“Home with the Kids”

 

Imagine you’re sitting across the table, having coffee with a friend who confesses, “I’m really not looking forward to this.  I’ve known it was coming and have done all that I could to prepare myself.  But I really have no idea how I’m going to make it through.”  What is the concern?  What is the source of this crushing anxiety?  A trip to the dentist?  An audit by the IRS?  What if I told you it was the anticipation of, now that school is out, a whole summer “stuck at home” with the kids?  Now let me go one step further.  It’s not your friend who said this across the table.  It’s you who said it to yourself.

 

Now what?  Let me suggest a few thoughts and (more importantly) some passages from the Scriptures to go with them.  Please note that these thoughts are not meant to exhaustively cover the topic nor are the passages listed the only ones worth considering.  But I would start with…

-         The need to repent of such an attitude and see our children as Jesus does.

o       Psalm 127:3

o       Mark 10:13-16

-         The call to shepherd their hearts (and not just their actions).

o       Deuteronomy 6:6-7

o       Proverbs 13:24

o       Proverbs 22:6

o       Matthew 15:16-20

-         Things to impress upon them – prayerfully, patiently, and persistently.

o       Subjection to authority

§         Proverbs 6:20-23

§         Ephesians 6:1-3

o       Patterns of speech

§         Truthfulness

·        Ephesians 4:25

§         Wholesomeness

·        Ephesians 4:29-32

§         Gentleness

·        Ephesians 4:15-16

o       Choice of friends

§         Proverbs 13:20

o       Complaining

§         Philippians 2:14-16

-         The need to take advantage of the time we have with them.

o       Psalm 90:12

o       Ephesians 5:15-16

-         The need to live as examples for them (strive for yourself what you want to see in them).

o       Ephesians 6:4

-         The assurance we have that their growth in Christ is ultimately up to the Spirit’s work in them (and not our own).

o       Galatians 5:22-23

-         Our common need of Jesus.

o       Galatians 2:15-16

 

Perhaps that’s a start.  It’s not that we have another summer to “grit it out” with our children.  It’s that we have the opportunity to share growth in the gospel together in a new setting.  Start with yourself.  Then lead them as you go.  Go in peace.

 

 

Meet the Deacon Candidates

 

Bo Arnold

Bo(32) is married to Megan (19) and they have four "therapy-destined" children: Dutch (6), Coby (4), Ellie (18 mos) and John Wyatt (4 mos). Bo currently works at Fort Campbell commanding troops and Megan spends her "terribly long" days at home with the kids. Bo and  Megan teach the three and four year old Sunday School class, coordinate children's church and "every-so-often" volunteer in the nursery. Bo also "roams the aisles" during the offertory as well as serves on the Fellowship Team.(ok, I guess you could say "ushers") The Arnold's feel tremendously blessed and privileged to be a part of the Christ PCA family.

 

David Bullock

David Bullock is married to Linda. We have 5 children and 13 grandchildren. I am a full -time civil service technician in the Tennessee Air National Guard. I help my wife in the Sunday School assembly and am ready to get into the baby nursery. We have both lived in Clarksville most of our lives and plan to stay here. Linda is a homemaker  and homeschools  2 of our grandchildren .

 

 Mike Ruess

Mike retired from the military after serving for 21 years. Currently, he is a History Teacher and Soccer Coach at Heritage Christian Academy. He has been married to Linda for 25 years. Their son Michael (22 years old)  graduated from Northeast HS,  Kentucky
Weselyn College and will attend Masters Program at Missouri State in
International Affairs. Mike serves on Worship Team and Fellowship Team

 

Skye Duncan

Skye is married to Victoria and have 3 children:

Keelin age 3 and Carys and Élise 5 months old identical twins. Skye work as CIO of 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell. He is also leader of Fellowship Team, Deacon candidate, work wherever needed at the time (sound team, nursery, general computer technician, etc.).  We have loved our church home here and hope to continue to see it grow, but maintain that small church feel where we are neighbors, friends, and accountability partners as well as fellow-churchgoers.  That is our favorite part about CPC is all the true friends that make up the congregation as a whole.

 

Asa Stone

I was born at an early age in Jackson, Tennessee. I moved to Clarksville in 1989. I have two sons, Asa IV (25) and William (23) and a wife of 29 years, Kacy. I write patents, search patents, do technical drawings, and usualy fix lunch for a local patent attorney. I have been a member of the church since its inception. I have served in the nursery, cut the grass, picked up trash and weed eated along the boundaries, (our passers by prefer Bud Light two to one) and taught adult and children's Sunday school classes. Currently, I serve in the toddlers' nursery. My wife, Kacy, is active in many women's ministries, and teaches teen aged girls Sunday school classes and women's Bible Studies. She also is part of the crew which cleans the church every week, and along with Mary Leavell, brow beat the pastor selection committee into hiring Richard.

 

Stephen Rowe

Stephen Rowe and his wife Carol moved to Clarksville two years ago and have been involved in the Church ever since.  Since joining the Church Stephen has taught the adult Sunday school class and currently serves as the Treasurer.  Stephen works as an accountant in Nashville.