2010 Presbytery of Scioto Valley Mission Work Trip to the Presbytery

2010 Presbytery of Scioto Valley
Second Sunday
Offering: Medical
Benevolence
Foundation
- July 11
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Mission Work Trip to
the Presbytery of
West Virginia
– October 9-16
Facts of Light
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– Keith Johnson
Share the Bounty of
Your Garden!
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This mission trip, our fourth, will be a hands-on project to work
with some of God’s people by performing basic construction and
work in poverty relief areas in Appalachia. The sites are two
projects of the West Virginia Ministry of Advocacy and Work
Camps, Inc.
Farmers’ Market
Lunch
- August 22
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Syncope
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Sixty people from the presbytery will travel to Montgomery
and Kopperston in the area of Beckley that experienced
significant flooding last year.
Our jobs will include home
repair, construction and cleanup. In the last two years we have
done a wide variety of such tasks in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Typically, the entire team meets in late September to go over the
details of work sites and lodging facilities.
Session Highlights
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Applications are available from Keith Johnson or on the
presbytery website, www.psvonline.org. Nine of St. Andy’s
members have already expressed an interest, and some
applications already have been returned.
Thank You for Cards
and Prayers
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Let Keith Johnson know if you want to be part of this great
mission group.
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July Second Sunday Offering:
Medical Benevolence Foundation
– July 11
– Tina Johnson
Since 1963, the Medical Benevolence
Foundation (MBF) with the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) has worked to provide hope
and healing to those most in need. Working
with international church partners, MBF
supports healing ministries in more than 100
hospitals and clinics throughout the world.
Their work includes:
• Funding to give medical care to the
needy and fighting against diseases of
poverty, including HIV/AIDS, malaria,
tuberculosis, and malnutrition;
• Providing medical supplies from U.S.
partners to a wide variety of facilities
around the world;
• Recruiting health care professionals to
serve as short-term mission field workers
in crisis situations;
• Developing community health resources,
training indigenous healthcare workers,
and supporting education programs on
disease prevention and nutrition.
For more information about this highly
effective and deserving organization, visit their
web site at www.mbfoundation.org.
Brown Bag Bible
Discussion Class
—Bob Gates
The Brown Bag Bible Discussion class meets
every Wednesday in the Blue Room and
consists of two parts. The first part is fellowship
and lunch (your own brown bag) from 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The second part is an hour of
discussion based on lessons from the
Presbyterian curriculum, The Present Word,
which generally follows the lectionary readings.
Discussion usually wraps up around 1:30 p.m.
Facts of Light
– Ginny Shanda
Then God said, “Let there be
light”; and there was light. And
God saw that the light was good;
and God separated the light from
the darkness.
Genesis 1:3-4
As we begin preparations for our program year,
which focuses on light, consider and
contemplate the following facts:
! Light travels at a rate of 671 million miles
per hour.
! Our sun has been active for approximately
4.6 billion years and has enough fuel to
continue for another 5 billion years or so.
! It takes 8 minutes 17 seconds for light to
travel from the sun’s surface to Earth.
! Up to 25% of our electric bill is for
lighting.
! Light pollution or sky glow is wasted
energy but also may be detrimental to our
health.
! Fluorescent light bulbs need to be
recycled, since they contain mercury.
! When a light bulb is turned on, only 10%
of the electricity used is turned into light;
the other 90% is wasted as heat.
! Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) may
be treated with light therapy.
A Light Quote
In art school a teacher whacked me on the head.
“Quit slobbering and look at what’s causing the
shadows,” said Mr. Metcalf. “It’s an absence of
light! Everything starts in the dark, and then the
light source sprays light onto the subject. Forget
what you know and try to think about how
things interrupt light’s path.”
– J. Scott Campbell, The Absence of Light,
Adobe Magazine, January/February 1997
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Share the
Bounty of Your
Garden!
– Tina Johnson
As your gardens produce an abundance of fresh
vegetables and fruits, don’t forget the Mission
Team will be making special trips to NNEMAP
each Monday during growing season with
donated tomatoes (beans, peppers, squash –
whatever produce you supply) for the clients.
So bring your extra fresh veggies to church on
Sunday mornings and look for the car in the
parking lot with its trunk lid up. We’ll do the
rest.
On-going St. Andrew Projects
Box Tops for Education and Campbell’s
labels for Devonshire Elementary School
Eyeglasses for the Lions Club of America
Foreign and U.S. commemorative stamps
(no flag or love stamps) for Church World
Service
Empty computer-printer ink cartridges
for Boy Scout Troop 312
Soda can tabs for Ronald McDonald
House.
Paper for St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
Farmers! Market Lunch Scheduled
for August 22
– Tina Johnson
The Mission Team invites all members to a
special lunch after worship on August 22. All
items on the Farmers Market lunch menu will
be locally grown using “in season” produce and
ingredients. Following the shared meal, Mike
Laughlin from North Ridge Organic Farm, a
familiar face at the Westerville Farmers Market,
will speak to us about the benefits to our health
and environment of eating foods raised through
sustainable agricultural methods.
So mark the date on the calendar, bring your
own table service, and join us for a delicious,
healthy lunch and interesting program. For
more information, contact any member of the
Mission Team.
The deadline for the September NETwork
will be Sunday, August 15. Please e-mail
articles to standrewpres@copper.net or bring
articles to the church office by Sunday,
August 15. Also remember to submit dates
for events and changes in meetings for
September.
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Syncope
— modified from Duke
Medicine Health News,
June 2010; Jane Vaughan,
Parish Nurse, R.N.
Syncope, the technical term for “fainting” or
“blacking out” is a common occurrence in older
adults and can be symptomatic of both
harmless and life-threatening conditions.
Because there is no standard procedure for
determining the underlying cause of syncope,
testing procedures vary widely. A recent study
by researchers at Yale University School of
Medicine found that the most commonly used
tests and the most expensive ones do not
necessarily provide answers.
The study found that electrocardiograms
(ECG) were given to 99% of patients, cardiac
telemetry and cardiac enzyme tests were
performed in 95% of the cases, CT scans of the
head in 63%, echocardiogram in 39%, carotid
ultrasound in 13% and EEG in 8%. With all
these tests, the percentage of time the test
affected diagnosis of the cause of the fainting
spell was minimal.
For instance, the ECG affected the diagnosis
in 7% of the cases, cardiac telemetry in11%,
and all the others less than 5% and the EEG
affected the diagnosis in less than 0.6% of the
patients tested. The most effective test given on
only 38% of the patients was postural blood
pressure. Postural blood pressure checks for
changes in BP when the patient sits or stands. It
was by far the least expensive test and resulted
in affecting the diagnosis of the cause 18-26%
of the time.
Unfortunately, determining what causes
fainting episodes can be very difficult. About
half the time (in the above study, 47% of the
patients were discharged without diagnosis),
even with extensive, costly testing, the cause is
never found. So, how can you help your
doctor discover the cause, should you pass
out? Gather as much information as you can.
What were the events leading up to the
incident? How did you feel? Were you dizzy or
did you have chest pain? Had you been standing
still or suddenly rising from sitting or lying
down? Had you taken your medicine? If
someone was with you, can they tell how long
you were unconscious? Did they notice if you
were shaking? Were you confused after the
incident? If you are diabetic, a blood sugar
reading can be important.
Session Highlights – May 25
– Dave Hornbeck
• Received the report of the Education
Team from Peg Stansbery including the
fact that the Adult Class was very
impressed with the curriculum presented.
• Received the reports from the Mission
Team and approved a Mission Team sponsored luncheon to be held following
worship services on August 22.
• Received a mid-year report from the
Hospitality Team regarding memorial
service receptions held during the first
part of the year.
• Received the Defibtech heart defibrillator
and are investigating appropriate
locations for installation and training.
• Member Care Team continues to
investigate possible updating of the
Church pictorial directory.
• Discussed September 12 as the possible
start-up date for fall classes for Christian
Education (Launch Into Fall).
• Received with regret the resignation as
Parish Associate of the Rev. Steve
Hasley and notification of Steve and
Sandy West’s relocation to Hilton Head
Island, South Carolina.
• Approved the June 27 concert at St.
Andrew by the Cardinal Chorale, and the
June 13 use of the Blue Room by
Virginia Radley for a piano recital.
• Approved
the engagement
Sprecher as interim organist.
of
Jan
• Received a letter from former member
and church
Johnson.
choir
director
Louise
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Thank You for Cards and Prayers
May 11, 2010
Happy Spring, dear Friends!
It has certainly been a beautiful one here.
Thank you so much for your cards and notes
of encouragement. They are always the
highlight of my week.
May 5 marked the end of a long hard year
since the stroke. I am so grateful to be able to
report continued progress. While most of my
time is still spent in my electric “Cadillac,” I do
use the walker some in my apartment. Every
day I do long distance walking with a caregiver.
Today was the longest distance. I have gone
without a rest stop – 7 residence corridors. I’m
shooting for 8 by Friday.
The left arm now has full extension and the
hand is still gaining strength – muscles are
under control enough to allow me to do tasks
without shaking. I can stand long enough to
enjoy some of my own cooking for several
meals a week. I just finished taking a 5-week
class in water-base oil painting taught by a
local artist. Fun! I’m turning to “modern art”
since I can no longer see to do details.
Thank you for your prayers and support
during the past months. You have made much
healing possible with God’s help.
Shalom,
Louise Johnson
Lectionary for the Lord!s Day
July 2010
July 4 – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30;
Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
July 11 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Amos 7:7-17; Psalm 82; Colossians 1:1-14;
Luke 10:25-37
July 18 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 52; Colossians 1:15-28;
Luke 10:38-42
July 25 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hosea 1:2-10; Psalm 85;
Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19); Luke 11:1-13
August 2010
August 1 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hosea 11:1-11; Psalm 107:1-9, 43;
Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21
August 8 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20; Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23;
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40
August 15 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19;
Hebrews 11:29—12:2; Luke 12:49-56
August 22 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6;
Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17
August 29 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-16;
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14
Congratulations to …
! Les and Peg Stansbery
for being named as the
2010 Honored Community
Activists
by
Columbus’s Community
Festival also known as ComFest. This
honor was bestowed upon them for their
tireless work for peace and justice. Many
thanks and congratulations to Les and Peg!
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