Clean-up Day

 There will be a clean-up day on September 10 at 9:00 am. All are welcome!

UCHM Update

United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM)– the Louisville community ministry for the Crescent Hill/Clifton area – is going strong. Most programs that slowed down during the pandemic – because of COVID concerns – including children & youth and senior programs – are back up and running. Children’s & youth programs are in the midst of switching from summer camp to after-school programs.

After seeing a lot of families for the food pantry and emergency assistance during the height of the pandemic – when a lot of working-class people in particular were out of jobs – activity leveled off. But recently the demand for food has rebounded, apparently fueled by inflation, including in the price of food.

CHPC involvement in the ministry has tapered off somewhat with some volunteers needing to step back due to COVID concerns. No CHPC person currently serves on the UCHM board.

Two ways in which CHPC folks could get involved with this ministry right now are:

1. Drop food or supplies (frozen meat, canned chicken or tuna, cooking oil, flour, pasta, laundry detergent, or personal hygiene products) off between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday – Friday at the back door (buzz the buzzer) of the UCHM building at 150 State Street, off of Frankfort Avenue sort across from the School for the Blind. UCHM’s food pantry supplies are very low thanks to the very recent run on food.
2. Volunteer in any of three other ways: (1) Pick up food if you have a larger SVU, van, or cover-able-bed truck from the Dare to Care warehouse off of Fern Valley Road on Monday or Tuesday mornings; (2) deliver frozen TV dinner-type food once a week for Meals on Wheels, on Tuesday morning, to local older adults; and (3) volunteer in the Food Pantry – helping people connect with food – between 1 and 4 p.m. on any day Monday-Thursday.

Pray for this vital ministry where we serve and work with our Crescent Hill/Clifton neighbors.

Note: For more information on this ministry - including on how to donate money (under "Get Involved") -see:  https://www.uchmlouky.org/

Can We Talk? 

Tools for Conversations about Racial Justice,

a 2-part virtual workshop with Cory Lockhart, activist, artist, teacher

Tuesday, August 23 and 30

12 - 2 p.m.

Do you wish you felt more skillful when talking about racial justice? Do you either avoid the difficult conversations or get into them, only to find yourself frustrated, dismayed, tongue-tied, or uncertain? How do we help create space so that both parties have a chance to speak honestly and be heard? How do we move from “us” and “them” to a greater sense of shared vision? How do we express ourselves in a way that is authentic, clear, and grounded?

More Information and Registration 

Donate to the Memorial Fund

It's now possible to make a donation to the CHPC Memorial Fund online. Simply click on the "Online Giving" tab on the CHPC website and then on the box labeled "Memorial Fund." As part of the process, you'll be able to designate whom the gift is in memory of. So if you've been meaning to make a gift in memory of Izzy Jones, Mary Love, Ted Trautwein--or anyone else--you can do it quickly and easily via the web.  

August Birthdays

Please remember these wonderful folks in prayer and, if possible, reach out to them with a card, phone call, text, email or however you choose to honor them. To double-check your listing, contact Soni Castleberry at soni.castleberry@gmail.com or phone or text at 502-417-6481. 

August 3 – Carol Mead and Gayle Trautwein

August 6 – Marie Arroyo

August 7 – David Wallace

August 8 – Carrie Mook Bridgman

August 9 – Dave Bush

August 12 – Mara Bartlett and Eric Proctor

August 16 – Eli Bartlett Turner and Alan Pauw 

August 20 – Joy Lindauer and Sandy Weldy-Cook

August 22 – Soni Castleberry

August 23 – Caroline Hartmans

August 26 – Daniela Bartlett and Seth Wallace

August 27 – Luke Van Marter and Rachel Van Marter

August 28 – Jim Hubert

August 29 – Jane Larsen-Wigger

August 31 – Mara and Tess Wallace