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Chatham Presbyterian
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2012 Annual Report
| January 25, 2013
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Chatham Presbyterian Church
2012 Annual Report
2012 was a year of heart-wrenching change, but we grew as a congregation in our faith, and we learned to rely on the Lord as our Sole (and Soul) Provider.
Pastor Joe Eby and the Session came together in March and decided to go in different directions. He, wife Susan and daughter Maggie said good-bye after Confirmation Service on April 29th. The congregation thanked them for 16 years of dedicated service and wished them the best in their new endeavors. 
Pastor Keith Anderson provided pulpit supply for CPC in May, June and July. His sermons began the healing process, and the congregation enjoyed getting to know him and his family, especially those rambunctious 2-year-old twins that kept Nursery Coordinator Janice Farah and her volunteer team busy!  In August and September, Pastor Ken Macken stepped in to provide pulpit supply while being considered as an Interim Pastor. As the Interim Search Committee, the Session and the Presbytery diligently worked out the details, Ken continued the work of healing and encouragement for staff, volunteers and members. He began work as the official Interim Pastor on October 21st and continues in that role today.
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 Children's Ministries in 2012
focused on our Sunday morning program during 2012. The new Clubhouse format celebrated its first anniversary at the beginning of June and continues to serve our children from age 4 through 5th grade. Our curriculum offers both large group interaction and small group age-specific activity all wrapped in the caring attention of our Clubhouse Crew. This flexible and dedicated group of about 30 volunteers serving one Sunday each month provides a quality program every Sunday while still allowing everyone to attend church on a fairly regular basis. Earlier in the year, The Clubhouse program was presented during both worship services. With a total active enrollment of about 40 children, weekly attendance is consistently about 20.
 Christian Education Committee
- Established a list of topics important to include throughout our programs in order to prepare our children for confirmation and adult membership in the church.
- Reviewed our current curriculum in light of this list and found it to be a good choice to continue.
- Expanded our scope to include oversight of and assistance with Confirmation Class for 2013.
- Began plans for Vacation Bible School at CPC July 8 - 12, 2013.
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Frontline Student Ministries
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Frontline Student Ministries continued to see God work in mighty ways in 2012.
During that time our Middle School Ministry Ignite grew to over 50+ students, and our Senior High Ministry averaged around 60+ students. We saw new momentum throughout the ministry, and were blessed to see 55 students and adults attend the Group Workcamp in Greenville, Michigan. This was our largest group ever, and the blessings from taking such a group are too numerous to mention.
 God continues to move at CPC and among our students. We're excited to see those who feel called to full-time ministry pursue God. We're blessed to see Seniors move on with a newfound knowledge of what a relationship with Christ means, and we continue to "press on," to whatever God calls us to. We also have been blessed to see some strong spiritual maturity in many of our students, and it's also great to know that our students lead not only at church, but within the local community.
As we look forward to 2013, we continue to pray that God will make Frontline the place where those who are looking for a "safe place" to investigate the claims of Christ may do so without any hindrances. Our desire is to be the body of Christ to the greater Chatham community.
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Crossroads Counseling in 2012
 Crossroads' first ever intern, Margie Wheelhouse completed her one-year Practicum here in May. Margie graduated from UIS with her degree in Human Development Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy and in June came onto the counseling staff as an Licensed Professional Counselor. She continues to work toward her Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor requirements. Margie has begun to build her own caseload, helps with various office and administrative functions, and assists with GriefShare on Thursday nights. - January. Finished up Love and Respect Sunday School classes.
- March. GriefShare 13 week Spring Session began.
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 April. Kids Good Grief Camp at Erin's Pavilion in cooperation with Staab Funeral Home of Springfield. We were able to involved multiple youth, and other members of congregation. It was a huge success. We had 24 children from the surrounding area come to the camp. - September. Started H2O (Hope, Healing, Overcoming) program on Thursday nights to include GriefShare & the first Divorce Care group. This program offers childcare and refreshments to participants at no cost. This involves the help of several faithful members of the congregation. Also in September we were awarded an $8,000 grant from the Presbytery to assist with H2O program.
- October. Started making preparations for "Pure Class" event scheduled for March, 2013 for High School aged girls to teach about sexuality and God's plan for this part of their lives. Over 10 women from the congregation are participating in planning this event.
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 November. Holiday GriefShare & Divorce Care program Event. Also, in November, Donna spoke at the Service of Remembrance at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in Springfield. We hired a new person to help with billing services for Crossroads. - December. Margie led a class on Grief Recovery at Lamphier High School in Springfield.
 In the midst of all this activity Donna and Margie were able to serve over 160 clients through Individual, Marriage, Pre-marital, Family and Group counseling. We updated our Fee Scale, completed continuing education classes, coordinated care with insurance companies, doctors, teachers, and worked toward many events in 2013. We seek to serve God by serving others in our community who come to Crossroads seeking help with some of life's most difficult problems and pain.
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CONFIRMATION CLASS AND NEW MEMBERS  Congratulations were in order on April 29, 2012 as sixteen students were confirmed as members of Chatham Presbyterian Church. They included: Mason Byers, Alexis Dragoo, Jacob Durbin, Meghan Essig, Michelle Essig, Elise Fain, Joseph Greco, Brandon Hobson, Cole Kuetemeyer, Connor Lamken, Jarrett Marvel, Kara Marvel, Rachel Meyers, Samuel Newman, Jacob Richardson and Addison Small.  
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Statistical Information: 2012 Chatham Presbyterian Church Active Members Through 2012: 312  Members Received: 20
Through Confirmation/Profession of Faith: 16By Profession of Faith: 1 By Reaffirmation of Faith:2 By Letter of Transfer: 1 Members Transferred To Another Church: 16 Members moved to Inactive Roll: 39 Members Deceased: 5  Special Services: February 22, 2012 Ash Wednesday April 05, 2012 Maundy Thursday April 29, 2012 Confirmation December 24, 2012 Christmas Eve
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 LifeGroups at CPC in 2012
There were a number of life groups that met throughout 2012:- Monday Morning Group: Studied Beth Moore Studies including:
"Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit" "James - Mercy Triumphs" "Loving Well" - First Place 4 Health: Monday nights. Studied "Don't Quit; Get Fit" by Vicki Heath and others.
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 Grow Monday: Studied Andy Griffith, Andy Stanley, Adam Hamilton's "Why?" and others. - Summer Women's Bible Study: Beth Moore's "James - Mercy Triumphs."
- Stay Strong With God Tuesday Night Group: Studied "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan; "Philippians: To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain" by Matt Chandler and others.
- UTX - Under the Cross College Bible Study Group.
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 IN MEMORIAM
Please remember those members in our church family who passed away in 2012. Each of these individuals led by example: faith, love and service to others.
- Eleanor Deffenbaugh was born April 5, 1921 and died March 31, 2012.
- Pearl Rank was born August 10, 1924 and died February 11, 2012.
- Ray Reed was born October 1, 1920 and died April 27, 2012.
- Claire Steffan was born in 1922 and died July 29, 2012
- Jane Stout was born October 19, 1919 and died March 31, 2012.
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 VOLUNTEERS HELP MOVE MINISTRIES FORWARD AND EASE BUDGET IN 2012 From serving on Acts 6, staffing the Interim Search Committee or the Extreme Clean Team, making coffee, donning an Easter Bunny costume, donating items for Fellowship time, helping with "The Clubhouse" or Frontline Student Ministries, coordinating college care packages, wrangling preschoolers for the Christmas program, driving people to and from or other behind the scenes tasks, CPC appreciates the efforts of everyone who volunteered in 2012.
 Many thanks to the following people who also donated countless hours in normally paid staff positions: Debbie Biel: Office assistance. Amy Bifano: Office assistance. Julie Kaiser: Office assistance. Elizabeth Miller: Office assistance. Tadd Moorehead: Custodial duties.  Matt Nixon: Business Manager. Barbara Olson: Office assistance. Jill Speicher: Office assistance. Laura Van Proyen: Children's Ministries.
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Please plan to attend the Annual Meeting for Chatham Presbyterian at 11:00 a.m. this Sunday, January 27th. Copies of the agenda as well as the financial report from 2012 and budget for 2013 will be available at The Welcome Center before the meeting. If you require a copy ahead of Sunday, please contact Julie Kaiser at 483-5909 or jsjkaiser@msn.com.
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July 2012: Sing to the King Concert Event to benefit Kailey's Krew Foundation and Ronald McDonald House. Youth Praise Band with technical and creative assistance from Thornton Woerner.
Christmas Program: "Something's Up Down in Bethlehem" directed by Lisa Rigoni and Thornton Woerner.