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Back in 1999, Central purchased three properties - the bank building next to the church, the current Wholeness Center next to the bank, and the parking lot on Lincoln Way West across from the church. These purchases were part of the Central Vision campaign, and gave the church the necessary real estate footprint to
build Friendship Hall, as well as additional parking. Some thought was also given to converting the bank
building to a contemporary worship center at some point in the future.
The bank has been occupied by a series of banks since our purchase, but last month Santander Bank informed us they are vacating the property as of May 15, 2015, with lease, tax and utility payments continuing through the end of their current lease until December 31, 2015.
This month the Session formed a Task Force whose mission is To develop plans for the use or disposition
of the Bank and Wholeness Center properties for action by the Session, Congregation and Carlisle Presbytery. The members are Scott Wiley, Sam Worley, Don Weber, Tom Diehl, Scott Bowerman, Kathy Klink,
Trena Oyler, Charles Hart, Alex Shearer, Pat Shreiner and Tim Smith. The Task Force has already met twice.
The question before us is basically, do we keep the building(s) in order to use them for ministry at some
point in the future, or do we sell one or both? Each course of action poses significant challenges, such as:
Leasing the bank to any tenant other than another bank will require the church to bring the building up
to ADA, fire and other code standards at a still-unknown but significant cost.
Use of the bank by another type of tenant will require the tenant to invest a lot of money to convert
the building for other use, limiting its marketability.
The second and third floors of the wholeness center are condemned and the cost to improve them
would be not be worth the return.
Many other challenges and questions are before us as well. Our work has some urgency, given that the
bank building standing empty will impose a large financial liability on the church beginning January 2016.
However, the Borough of Chambersburg, the Chamber of Commerce, Franklin County and other agencies
are eager to help us find an appropriate use for these properties. The bank building has already been
shown to three potential tenants.
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Church Family
Thank you....
Dear Church Family,
It is wonderful to have friends and prayers when
one is facing medical or surgical problems.
Lew & I are grateful for your help and concern
during our challenge. Thank you for the calls,
cards, flowers, visits, food and prayers.
We also thank Pastor Scott for his visits at our
home and the hospital. Lew is on the road to recovery and we thank God for His love and mercy
and your prayers on our behalf.
In His Name,
Lew & Lucille Stence
Central Family,
The past few years I have had many physical challenges, but through it all I have felt the love of God
and my loving church family. I thank you for the
prayers, cards, flowers, meals, smiles, understanding and support. I am also grateful for the love
shown to my family and me when my mother died.
Central is a family of Christians who freely imitate
the love and caring shown by Christ. I am thankful
to have such a wonderful church family.
Thank you for the continued support, Dottie Bush
May
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
SUNDAY, April 26
Genevieve Ambrose
Newt Stake
66 Sanibel Lane, Chbg. 17201
Isabelle Allen
Jay Keefer
311 Cumberland Ave, Chbg. 17201
Mildred (Millie) Brown
611 Wallace Ave, Chbg 17201
Stanley & Esther Johnson
Laurie McKelvie
56 Sanibel Ln, Chbg 17201
Athley & Alva Kline
49 Lincoln Way W, Chbg. 17201
Nancy MacFarlane
668A Cumberland Ave, Chbg. 17201
Glenn Shaffer
722 Stanley Ave, Chbg 17201
Lew & Lucille Stence
923 Park Side Court, Chbg 17201
Selma Thomson (NM)
Rod Varner
923 S Fourth St, Chbg 17201
Dorothy Zullinger
Susan Snyder
155 Colonial Dr, Chbg. 17202
Nursing Center
Cindy Happel
Jay Keefer
Jean Diehl
Margie Hamsher
Eric Mellott
Farm House
Jay Keefer
Northgate
Laurie McKelvie
Laurie McKelvie
Penn Hall-261-0220
1425 Phila. Ave.
Manor Building
Skilled Nursing
Karen Sloan
Rod Varner
Gary Lewis
Susan Snyder
Pray for the work of the Task Force - for the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit
Contribute your ideas for how the church could possibly use these properties for ministry, sending
them to Kathy Klink at klinkpk@comcast.net.
Please extend grace to me personally, as a good deal of my time is now devoted to the work of the Task
Force, reducing the time available for other ministry. God has a marvelous way of transforming challenges into opportunities and giving us new possibilities we couldnt have dreamt of on our own. Ill
keep you informed as we make progress.
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Prayer Partners:
Mary Mohr & Elise Stendal
Jane Morgan
George & Ruth Muller
Scott & Deb Mummert & Kelly
Praying for
Centrals Missions
HABITAT
Giving Opportunity! The Wednesday Morning Women's Bible Study is again walking to support a mission
project and we invite you to join in! When we spend 15 minutes doing a physical activity,
we count that as a mile and we donate to our projects for every "mile" we exercise. This
session we are supporting a child for a year at the Presbyterian sponsored Joy Children's
Village in Kenya and the Diaper Ministry at Central. For more information, please see Jean
Diehl or Laurie McKelvie.
Centrals next Golf Tournament to benefit the fight against Human Trafficking is set for
Sunday, August 23rd, 2015. Shotgun start at 1:30pm. If you have any questions, please
contact Carol or Phil Rohr at 261-6083. Thanks to all of you who are on different committees for the CPC Golf Tournament. We need lots of sponsors and helpers to be successful with our fight against Human Trafficking.
Are you tired of carrying around your checkbook? Do you never have cash with you? Jesus is
the best news of all, but we have secondary good news: it is now possible to give/tithe online!
Just go to www.centralonthesquare.org and click the Donate icon. If you have any problems,
see Don Wissner or Erin Regan and they will be glad to help you out.
Are you a reader? Like to talk about what youve read? Willing to read books, youd never read? Do
you know that CPC has a Book Group that usually meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the
Church Parlor. Come to a meeting and see/hear what it is all about. Have a book that
you think should be read? Come and suggest it. We look forward to you joining us
April 8th as we delve into The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.
For more information please call Karl Shreiner at 717-263-4891.
June 15-19
6:00pm 8:30pm
Ages 3 years old thru
those who have
completed 5th grade!
Its going to be amazing!
BEFORE VBS:
Look for the VBS Giving Tree coming to the Church Lobby on Easter, and donate one
(or several) of the items on it.
Come to a VBS Work Day:
- Sunday, April 12, noon 2pm
- Sunday, April 26 after worship till 2pm
- Sunday, May 17, noon 2pm
Pick up a Grab and Go project you can complete at home
DURING VBS:
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Craig Doyle, our project manager for the recent Casavant Organ
renovations, unexpectedly passed away recently. He will be greatly
missed in the organ circles locally as he had worked more recently
with Moller Organ Company, then Hagerstown Organ Company.
We at Central Presbyterian are grateful for his expertise in this project, especially with all the electrical wiring that is hidden behind the
console's wooden panel, and also appreciate all that he has so willingly done for Central Presbyterian over many past years. Thank
you, Craig, for a job well done!!!
YOUTH
GROUP
NEWS
MUCH!
Also, THANK YOU to all of the incredibly generous donors that have been giving to
our youth mission fund so freely! Your giving hearts are what keep us going!
Things to look forward to this month:
April 3rd 7pm Experience the Passion of Christ
April 26th 10am Youth Sunday combined service
sin didnt, and doesnt, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When its sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin
can do is threaten us with death, and thats the end of it. Grace, because God is putting everything together again through the Messiah, invites us into lifea life that
goes on and on and on, world without end. Romans 5:20-21, MSG
CPC Finances
Through the first eleven weeks of 2015, our giving is 7.6% higher than for the same period in 2014. Both
giving versus pledges and loose offerings are right on forecast. What is encouraging about our giving is this
happened during a period that saw snow and plunging temperatures on Sunday Mornings. As you know, we
have made available donations by credit card utilizing the CPC website (just click on the donate icon), and
we are now able to do automatic drafts from your checking account on specific days of each month. Just request a form with full instructions from Missy Igou by calling the church or emailing her at accounting@centralonthesquare.org. Thank you for getting Central off to a great start financially for 2015.
Asked the Finance Committee to determine a suitable volunteer contribution to the borough of
Chambersburg to assist in covering the cost of police and fire protection. (State law requires the
Borough to use only real estate taxes as the primary source of revenue to pay for police and fire
protection. Therefore, they are asking non-profit organizations to voluntarily pay half of what the
property taxes would be if their real estate was taxable.)
Approved a revised communion schedule. Communion will be served on: March 22 (7:00 PM),
April 2 (intinction), April 12, May 31, July 12, August 2, September 6,
October 4, November 9, and January 3, 2016.
Approved the request to observe a Service for Wholeness on March 22, at 7:00 PM.
Agreed to host the Presbytery Evangelism Conference on Saturday September 26, from 9:00 AM
to 3:00 PM. The conference will cover basic hospitality for churches.
Approved the recommendation to have the conference leader, the Rev. Chris Walker, preach at
Central on Sunday September 27.
Elected to Karl Shreiner and Linda Igou to serve as commissioners to the April 9 Presbytery meeting. (Linda Igou is no longer able to attend so Kathryn Finley will serve in her place.)
Sun
EASTER
9:30a 1st Worship
Service
11a 2nd Worship
Service
Mon
6 Easter Monday
Office is Closed
NO MDO
Tue
14
13
12 Communion
9a MDO 3rd Floor
5:45pm Bible Study
7p DSG
27
28
21
Birthday Sunday
19
9:30a 1st Worship Service
11a 2nd Worship Service
5&6pm Youth Meets
Guest Pastor: P. Yeun
Sandy-Navajo Ministries
NEWSLETTER
DEADLINE
26 Communion
YOUTH SUNDAY
1 Service, FH, 10am
Kids Choir/Handchimeers
SOUP FOR SOUL, 3-7p
Friendship Hall
Setup 1:30
Sponsored by CASHS
APRIL
Wed
8
9a MDO 3rd Floor
9:30a ZUMBA
9:30a Womens Walk/Exercise
10a Womens Bible Study
2:30p STAFF
5p KIDS MUSIC
5:30p Praise Team
6:30p Sr.Bell-Sanctuary
7p Book Club, Parlor
7p TRUSTEE MEETING
7:30p Senior Choir-NLC
Thu
w/Communion
9
9a MDO 3rd Floor
23
9a MDO 3rd Floor
22
9a MDO 3rd Floor
9:30a ZUMBA
9:30a Womens Walk/Exercise
10a Womens Bible Study
2:30p STAFF
5p KIDS MUSIC
5:30p Praise Team
6:30p Sr.Bell-Sanctuary
7:30p Senior Choir-NLC
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15
9a MDO 3rd Floor
9:30a ZUMBA
9:30a Womens Walk/Exercise
10a Womens Bible Study
2:30p STAFF
5p KIDS MUSIC
5:30p Praise Team
6:30p Sr.Bell-Sanctuary
7:30p Senior Choir-NLC
Fri
3 NO MDO
Good Friday Breakfast hosted by
the YMCA, FH 6:15a & 8a
7a YMCA program, Sanctuary
10a Rehearsal-Passion of Christ.
12pm Community GOOD FRIDAY
Service in Sanctuary
10
9a MDO 3rd Floor
17
24
9a MDO 3rd Floor
Sat
11
5p CROSSROADS
Potluck and Volleyball Kit/gym
18
25