We Extend a Welcome To You at
Lexington Presbyterian Church
120 S. Main Street
Lexington, VA 24450
William M. Klein, Pastor
Phone: 540-463-3873 Fax: 540-463-1885
Lexington Presbyterian - Upcoming Events
There are many special events in the next few months that provide opportunities for fellowship and service. We hope that you will see something that appeals to you. Click on the month for details. We welcome your participation. You can also find out more about regularly scheduled events and gatherings by reviewing the current calendar and newsletter.You may also be interested in reviewing the youth calendar.
Upcoming Events
February |
March |
Long Range |
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Food of the Month - Canned tuna & Salmon Thantastic Thursdays Souper Bowl of Caring Helping Hands Ecumenical Women's Group Hospice Class Men's Fellowship Breakfast Congregational Meeting Gifts & Talents Auction Guided Silent Retreat Lenten Series Ash Wednesday Service |
Mini Retreat Lenten Series continues |
Montreat |
February 2012
Food of the Month
Canned tuna & salmon.
Please leave the food in boxes in the front hallway outside of the church office.
Thantastic Thursday
Whatever Happened to Dinner? -- 2 February.
Melodie Davis, author and Clerk of Session, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Harrisonburg presents the second in the series about how family dinner time can have a positive effect on children's success in life!
Souper Bowl of Caring
Mark your calendars for this annual event to be held Sunday, February 5. Our youth will be supporting programs to fight hunger and poverty.
Helping Hands
Our next sewing meeting will be Monday, February 6, in Westfel Lounge from 10:00am to 2:00pm. If you can stay for lunch bring it along! Thanks to the knitters and those who crochet, for the baby hats and those who sew at home. The Presbyterian Women's table in the hallway leading to Dunlap Auditorium is usable again. The basket for completed items and yarn is there. There is a new pattern for a small knit doll as well as the pattern for it.
Ecumenical Women's Group
The Ecumenical Women's group will meet February 7th at 9:30 a.m. at Lexington Presbyterian Church. Please join us. We will be planning the World Day of Prayer.
Hospice Class
Gentleman's Cooking Class for widowed men interested in learning to cook and meet new friends meets the 2nd Thursday of each month -- 9 February. Sponsored by Rockbridge Area Hospice. Call Tony Nix, 463-1848 for more information.
Thantastic Thursday
Dancing with the Stars--the LexPres Way -- 9 February
Bob and Francine Ludt will show us how to "cut a rug." Whether you watch or participate, you will say "they could have danced all night!"
Men's Fellowship
The Men's Fellowship Group meets on the second Saturday each month. This month they meet on February 11th from 7:30-8:30am at Matt Paxton's house at Kendal.
Congregational Meeting
A Congregational meeting has been called for Sunday, February 12, by a unanimous vote of Session for the purpose of extending a call to Sarah L. Hill to become our Associate Pastor.
Her duties will include preaching once every six weeks (on average), assisting with worship leadership on a regular basis, and participating in the worship life of the congregation. Her primary responsibility will be in the area of Christian Education -- working with the children and youth programs. As time allows, she will work with the campus fellowship program and adult classes, as well.
For more details about this call, please check the February newsletter.
Gifts and Talents Auction
Youth Time and Talent Auction, 16 February.
Come support the youth as they raise funds to furnish their new Youth Rooms. Come bid or donate something yourself! A great time of food and fellowship that supports our young people.
Guided Silent Retreat
February 17-18, 2012
Are you at a place in your spiritual journey that a weekend retreat in silence intrigues you? The Holy Cross Abbey, a Trappist Monastery in Berryville, Virginia offers such an opportunity. Their retreat house can house up to 15 guests, each with a private bedroom and bathroom and guests are provided three meals a day. All guests are welcome to attend the five services of the monastic day and to use the gift of silence to be still, and to rest in God's presence.
If this kind of retreat intrigues you, please be in touch with Deb Klein. She will tell you more about the plans to go as a group and meet together once each day for discussion, questions or sharing. The guest house fills up quickly for weekend retreats, so that reservations will have to be made by the first week in October to assure a place in February. Deb has gone twice to the abbey and looks forward to sharing this prayerful experience with others.
Lenten Series -The Full Extent of His Love
Jesus spoke seven times during the time He was on the cross and each time He spoke, He revealed more of His love. In this series of seven CDs we hear Jesus' words and discover more of His love.
Colin Smith, author and teacher, is the presenter. The series will be offered during the Sunday School hour on seven consecutive Sundays beginning February 19, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and ending April 1, Palm Sunday. Each CD lasts approximately forty minutes, leaving time for discussion and questions.
Topics are as follows:- 19 Feb: Praying For the Person Who Causes You Pain
- 26 Feb: Breakfast With the Devil, Supper With the Saints
- 4 Mar: The Day God Turned His Face Away
- 11 Mar: How Mary's Son Became Her Savior
- 18 Mar: When Suffering Takes You to the Edge
- 25 Mar: Crossing the Finish Line
- 1 Apr: What Happens When You Die?
Mary Raine Paxton is the convener and may be contacted for further information at 463-2075.
Ash Wednesday Service
Our Lenten journey begins on February 22. We will mark this day with a fellowship soup supper at 5:45, prepared by Curt Fredin and helpers, to be followed by an Ash Wednesday service in Dunlap Auditorium, beginning at 6:30 pm. The $5 per person/$15 per family collected for this meal will be given to RARA to help with their mission in our area. The service, led by our clergy, Bill McCorkle and members of the youth group, will include scripture readings, hymns, responsive prayers and the imposition of ashes for those who would like to receive them. Signup by 20 February.
Mini-Retreat - Climbing Mountains With Elijah
Saturday, March 3, 8:45-12:00 noon at Grace Presbyterian Church, Greenhouse Road. Paige Brown, Bible Teacher and Conference Speaker is leading. Free and no registration required. Questions? Call Mary Raine Paxton (463-2075).
Lenten Series -The Full Extent of His Love
Jesus spoke seven times during the time He was on the cross and each time He spoke, He revealed more of His love. In this series of seven CDs we hear Jesus' words and discover more of His love.
Colin Smith, author and teacher, is the presenter. The series will be offered during the Sunday School hour on seven consecutive Sundays beginning February 19, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and ending April 1, Palm Sunday. Each CD lasts approximately forty minutes, leaving time for discussion and questions.
March & April topics are as follows:
- 4 Mar: The Day God Turned His Face Away
- 11 Mar: How Mary's Son Became Her Savior
- 18 Mar: When Suffering Takes You to the Edge
- 25 Mar: Crossing the Finish Line
- 1 Apr: What Happens When You Die?
Mary Raine Paxton is the convener and may be contacted for further information at 463-2075.
Montreat in 2012
The date, June 22-30, is the second week of the Music and Worship Conference at Montreat, NC. For the third year in a row, our church has rented two cottages for this conference. They are next to each other, just an 8 minute walk to Lake Susan, and are air conditioned. One has a huge covered porch and a balcony from bedrooms. The other has five bedrooms. At Montreat we gather for fellowship, food, fun, spiritual inspiration and, as one person this year put it, "a renewal experience."
Click for a testimonial by Amy DeHart of her experience this past summer.
There are even scheduled activities for toddlers, children, and youth not enrolled in the conference. Call Barbara Winfrey at 463-5500 or Lila Rogers at the church office.