Fern Creek Highview United Ministres

Coming Together to Make a Difference!

From Rev. Ron Loughry, Executive Director of FCHUM

FCHUM Ministries News - Volume 13 Issue 4 - Autumn 2011

As September transitions to October, as Summer gives way to Autumn, I am reminded of the writings from Ecclesiastes, “to everything there is a season”. If you are at all familiar with the mission and work of FCHUM, you know that our seasons of serving seem constant because need is constantly growing. Therefore, we must be constantly vigilant in our planning and in the use of resources entrusted to us to serve our neighbors in need. Our summer of heat and drought is not far behind us and we remember our fatigue. It is also easy for us to experience seasons of compassion-drought or giving-fatigue when we are asked every season to help provide for ever increasing need. It is understandable to tire of hearing this need preached, to tire of opening this newsletter and reading of continued need. I, too, get tired. We must, then, remember to drink deeply of God’s Grace, to remember that each act of mercy and giving, each act of providing food, each act of caring for a frail older adult, each act of equipping children to do better in school, each act preventing homelessness are acts of worship. Read more here.

St. Stephens Church Youth help FCHUM during Metro Brightside Event.

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Open House

On Thursday Oct 16th, ADC celebrated its 18th anniversary with an Open House and Blessing ceremony. representatives of member churches, participants and their families, representative from Congressman Yarmuth's office, several pastors, volunteers and staff and others enjoyed a nice autumn afternoon on October 16th with refreshments supplied by the Fern Creek Papa Johns and the Fern Creek Women's Club.

Beulah Presbyterian pastor Ken Hockenberry joined Director Ron Loughry in conducting a blessing ceremony of the facility.

FCHUM recently held its annual James O. Leach Hunger Awareness dinner at Beulah Presbyterian. Attendees enjoyed a simple meal of salad, soup, and homemade bread while IFAC Dir Rene Bryant and Dare To Care Dev. Dir Stan Siegwald shared statistics on hunger in our community. Money collected from this event supports both FCHUM's IFAC and the Community Hunger Walk which took place the next day Sunday Oct 19th (see CJ article on Monday 1020 regarding WALK). Among recipients were all 15 of the local Community Ministries- FCHUM received a grant of $10,000 to help with our operations in serving the community.