Called to Worship, Empowered to Serve

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May 2016

They will share with us their Christian faith with

enthusiasm, commitment and excitement. The rest of us

will be able to see the wonderful impact that Sunday

School, youth group, mentoring, worship and youth

conferences have had on their lives. We may even

have the experience of having our more “mature” faith

rekindled and renewed. Come to church that Sunday

with the great expectation that something wonderful is going to happen as we gather for family worship.

The Youth are taking over the church!

INSIDE... From The Pastors....................2

Starmount at Worship……….....3

Starmount Stats…………………....3

Starmount People....................4

Starmount Cares......................4

Youth & Young Adults..............5

Faith & Fellowship for All......5-6

PW Women.............................7

Calendar.................................8

Volunteer Central..............9-10

Starmount Library............10-11

Presbyterian Women

Sunday Calling all Women! Sunday, May 8th is Mother’s

Day and also Presbyterian Women Sunday. In

worship we will celebrate how women through-

out the ages have answered the call to worship, served and shared in ways that

built up the Kingdom of God. Presbyterian Women will lead us in a celebratory

worship experience remembering and lifting up the many ways women have

strengthened and provided leadership to Starmount Church. Dr. Diana Wright, a

nationally recognized leader in the field of Christian Education and Associate

Presbyter of Salem Presbytery, will be bringing an insightful message. She is

blessed with the capacity to open familiar scripture to new understandings. Men,

you need to come too. You might just learn something new about how our

women have lived out their faith in the life of the church.

The joy, the talents and the enthusiasm

of our Starmount youth will be on display

on Sunday May 22. They will be taking

over the leadership of our worship service

on this special Youth Sunday. They will

share parts of the service including music,

liturgy and preaching.

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Our Story

As we leave behind another Easter

season, it seems appropriate to ask how it all

impacts on us. For Christians, it is much more

than a nice story with a happy ending.

There is more to this story than first meets

the eye. The story focuses on Jesus as it

should, but Jesus is not the only one who is

important in the story. The story of Jesus’

betrayal is incomplete without including

Judas and Peter in the narrative. And the

crucifixion part needs the crowds and the

soldiers nailing Jesus to the cross to be

complete. If we are honest with ourselves,

we fit into some of the less-than-glamorous

rolls in the Easter drama. So the story of

Easter is not just about Bible characters, it is

also our story.

In the same way, the story of Jesus’

Resurrection is not simply about him. It is also

about the people around him. It’s about

people who deserted Jesus. But when they

faced the Resurrected Lord, they found

something so precious that they gave their

lives over to sharing the good news with

others.

So Easter is not only about Jesus being

raised to new life, it is our story too! It’s about

the followers of Jesus being raised to new life

and through the Holy Spirit to new power.

The good news of Easter is that, like the

disciples, we are extended an opportunity to

live a new life of faith.

So, just because the Bible runs out of

pages doesn’t mean that the story is over.

The story, the heritage, the tradition, the call

continues for us. It is about Emmanuel, God

with us and through the power of God it is

about accomplishing more than we ever

dreamed. We are part of the story. And

even now, when we reach out to others with

the love of God, like Jesus, we shake up the

status quo of our world and call attention to

the love of God, which claims us for lives lived

and shared in completeness and

abundance.

Abundant living for you!

Pastor Ray

Sabbatical

On the seventh day,

God rested. We are

instructed to do the

same. But we don’t

always do it well. But

that doesn’t mean

that we shouldn’t.

As is standard with

other called and

installed positions in Salem Presbytery, my

terms of call include a 3-month sabbatical in

the 6th year of ministry service. It’s hard to

believe that this day has come; it’s something

I’ve been planning for a while now, but for it

to actually happen is another thing: my

sabbatical.

“So what will you be doing?” is the

biggest question I have been asked lately.

While I will be away from everyone for three

months, this is anything but vacation.

Sabbatical is intended to rest and renew,

which I will be doing. But during my time, I will

be working to finish my final project for my

Doctor of Ministry degree, which I intend to

defend in the fall. I will find renewal in the

adventure to Ireland that Austin and I will take

later this month.

During this sabbatical, I will refrain from

contact with anyone from Starmount and will

not attend any Starmount-sanctioned functions,

regardless of location. If we happen to run into

each other at the supermarket, I won’t run

away, but I ask that we refrain from “talking

shop”. Although it will be difficult to be apart

from everyone at Starmount and I will miss

everyone dearly, I anticipate that my time

away will be one of rest and renewal, ready to

return to my call as teaching elder and to

Starmount Presbyterian Church with fresh eyes.

I am beyond grateful for this opportunity.

I look forward to sharing my adventures

with everyone upon my return to worship on

July 31. In the meantime, I will continue to pray

for each and every one of you as I have up to

this point, as this church family works hard with

Pastor Ray and the transition team to continue

to look to Starmount’s next chapter!

Blessings,

Pastor Kathryn

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May 1 - 6th Sunday of Easter - Kathryn Campbell

preaching and she will be commissioned for

her sabbatical. The Sacrament of the Lord’s

Supper will be celebrated.

May 8 – 7th Day of Easter - Mothers’ Day -

Celebrate gifts of Presbyterian Women. Pennies for Hunger received. Guest preacher,

Diana Wright, will be preaching.

May 15 – Pentecost Sunday - Youth Sunday

Everyone is invited to celebrate the birthday

of the church by wearing something red or

wearing something international to worship.

Sentimental Journey - Members of our

congregation who are 80 years old and

older will be recognized and honored during

worship and with a catered luncheon.

May 22 – Trinity Sunday - Ray Mims will be

preaching.

May 29 - 2nd Sunday after Pentecost

PENTECOST SPECIAL

OFFERINGS The second of our four

yearly gifts to the

Presbyterian Church (USA)

is the Pentecost Special

Offering. It commemorates the birthday of the

Christian Church when the Holy Spirit came to

the disciples and asked them to spread the

words of Jesus throughout the world. The

national church has earmarked these funds to

invest in the youth of the church and for

ministries which address the needs of at-risk

children. The funds are distributed to:

Congregation child and youth programs

focused on children at risk. (40%)

Volunteer programs that bring young adults

together in fellowship, worship, and service

throughout the world. (25%)

Youth Ministries to guide youth in their walk

with Christ and to inspire their leaders. (25%)

Child Advocacy to protect and educate

our children. (10%)

Please prayerfully consider what you can give

to this valuable contribution to the future of

our church on May 15.

2016 Average Worship Attendance

January 166 July

February 183 August

March 231 September

April 188 October

May November

June December

2016 GENERAL FUND PLEDGES

BUDGET vs. RECEIVED

Month Budgeted Pledges Difference

Pledges Received

Over/

(Under)

January $ 52,000 $ 54,782 $ 2,782

February $ 46,000 $ 51,319 $ 5,319

March $ 55,000 $ 47,066 $ (7,934)

April

2016 Total $ 153,000 $ 153,167 $ 167

Stats

at Worship My Favorite Hymn Do you want to sing your favorite hymn in

worship? Tell us what you want to sing and

the worship planning team will plan to

include it in worship. Beginning May 1 we

will have a display of hymnals, from the

previous decade and from different

denominations for you to search out the

hymns you remember and love. Fill out the

hymn survey for the worship team to begin

to schedule them in worship. Look for the

display in the Narthex beginning May 1.

THANKS TO ALL WHO GAVE TO PENNIES FOR

HUNGER IN APRIL. We received $273.19!

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Cares People

2 Joel Carmichael

3 Jean Stogner

4 Ben Cochrane

5 Ruth Cochrane

Bunny Webber

Scott Valle

6 Laura Wilson

7 Bri Fitzpatrick

8 Ben Stahr

9 Musu Ayuel

Westin Dorner

10 Kathy Griffin

11 Mary Jane Conger

Paul Tiedeman

12 George Brown

13 Christa Adjei

Madie Vachon

14 Robin Hardy

15 Keith Dawson

16 Mary Alice Browder

Mitchell Hunt

Patty Ritter

Sandy Yarborough

17 Ellie Blereau

Julian Crabtree

18 Mason Nelson

19 Dana Nelson

20 Lynne Crye

21 Rebecca Wilson

23 Jean Anne Finley

Erin Pace

Henry Chandler

Joseph Guite

24 Ann Osborne

Steve Busha

Nancy Sands

25 Cynthia Dixon

26 Jane Meeks

27 Kaye Brassfield

28 Becky Garrett

Betty Wade

Brooks Miciotto

29 Olivia Wilson Smith

30 Barbara Vestal

Samuel Adjetey

31 Donna Moffitt

Cole Smith

May Birthdays

On a Friday and

Saturday in April, our 24

Starmount volunteers

collected food at the

new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Grocery

Store, Guilford College for the Greensboro

Urban Ministry (GUM) Spring Food Drive.

GUM was thrilled and so were we to

receive a grand total of 4,430 pounds of

non-perishable food for the GUM food

pantry!

Starmount brought in more food than any

other group or congregation. This is exciting

because the Wal-Mart store was new to

the drive AND we have never collected a

total of 1,000 lbs., not to mention 4,430 lbs.!!

The volunteers deserve special recognition,

especially for braving brutal wind and cold!

A big THANK YOU goes to our volunteers:

Carol & Fred Andresen; Katherine & Buddy

Poole; Barbara & Don Spencer; Peggy &

Frank Smith; Nancy Edwards; Stan Dixon;

Marilyn & John Tyson; Ann & Ben Parks;

Connie Fowler; Evelyn Garrison; Kim & Keith

Dawson; Frances Gallagher; Susanne

McIntire; Jean Anne Finley; Jim Lowe;

Donna & Tim Moffitt. Dear Starmount Members,

We would like to say thank you for all the prayers

that have been said and all the well wishes we

have received on behalf of our granddaughter,

Taylor Hunt. We are very blessed to be a part of

such a warm, loving family in Starmount Church

and cherish each one of you. Taylor’s surgery

went very well and recovery is underway. She is

responding well to everything so far to the point

that the doctors have not only released her from

the hospital, but they have been released to

travel back to Apex rather than having to stay in

the Baltimore area for now. Quite a blessing for

them. Again thank you and God’s love to you all.

Cordially,

Cynthia & Mitchell Hunt

FOOD DRIVE

Stan Dixon and Keith Dawson loading

Stan's truck to take some of the food to

GUM.

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Youth & Young Adults Faith & Fellowship for All

Guinness and the Good News May 4 If you are a young adult and would like to

enjoy fellowship, food, and great

conversation, meet Pastor Kathryn and

others at The PorterHouse Bar & Grill, 4608

W. Market Street (between Montrose and

N. Westgate Drive) for the gathering’s next

installment on Wednesday, May 4, at 8 p.m.

All who are graduating in 2016 from high

schools, colleges, universities, and

graduate schools will be recognized in

worship on June 5. If you (or your child)

are graduating this spring, please make

sure to get the information to Pastor Ray

before May 29. Make sure to mark your

calendars and be in worship on Sunday,

June 5, so we can celebrate your

accomplishments!

College Grant Opportunity

The Young People’s Fund, overseen by

the Faith Formation Committee, provides

educational grants to members of

Starmount Presbyterian Church. This is a

one-time grant for incoming college

freshmen or graduate students. If you are

interested in applying, please write a letter

or send an email to Cynthia Dixon, Chair of

Faith Formation Committee at

dixons4@yahoo.com by Sunday, June 5.

In this correspondence please include your

scholarly, leadership, and service

accomplishments.

Just Lunch Just Lunch, Starmount’s monthly gathering

for lunch following worship on the third

Sunday of the month, has been a great

way for families to have fellowship, one

with another. This month, all who would

plan to attend Just Lunch are encouraged

to attend Starmount’s Sentimental Journey

– a celebration of Starmount’s members

who are 80 and older.

Due to busy schedules in the summer, Just

Lunch will take a break and return to the

regular calendar in September. Hope you

plan to join the hosts when it resumes on

September 18th!

Greensboro

Grasshoppers

It’s time again for our

annual outing to see

the Greensboro

Grasshoppers! This year we’re going to a

Monday Night Game. “Money off Monday”

at NewBridge Bank Park is a great place to

be on a Monday! Start your week off right

with $1 hot dogs, $1 beverages and other

concessions.

When and Where: Monday, June 13 at 7:00

p.m. NewBridge Bank Park. We have 50

seats reserved in Section 102.

Cost: $8.00 includes your ticket , plus $3.00

in Babes Bucks that can used for concessions

during the game. This event is sponsored

by the Fellowship Committee. What a deal!

Buy tickets after church starting

May 15 or on the www.Starmountpres.org

website. Questions, contact Leslie Webb

Leslie@starmountpres.org

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Yoga

Comes to

Starmount

Starmount is

offering yoga

classes to invite

our members and friends to “Move to

Improve.” Yoga is a discipline that

strengthens the body, focuses the mind,

and invites the spirit to heal and grow.

Jennifer Dowler, a Starmount member and

recent graduate of an eight month course

with the Institute of Integrative Yoga

Therapy, will teach classes based on the

Iyengar method. Iyengar influenced

classes are designed for students to learn

about the proper alignment of poses. It is

a method of yoga practice which allows

the student to slow down, learn more

about anatomy, and provide relief and

relaxation as well as building strength and

inner focus. Starmount is offering three

classes in Room 321:

Tuesday 11:30-12:30 – Chair Yoga is

designed for seniors and beginners who

prefer a slow, gentle stretch to awaken

muscles and joints and breathe more

deeply.

Friday 9:30-10:30 am – Beginner/

Intermediate is for students who prefer a

more intense class moving from standing

to the floor. This is designed to welcome

preschool parents.

Sunday 5:30-6:30 pm – Beginner/

Intermediate is for students who may have

regular business hours through the week

and cannot attend class during the

business day.

Starmount will provide blankets and blocks

and will have a limited number of mats

available. If you have your own mat and

strap, please bring them with you.

For more information, contact Jennifer at

jennifer@movetoimprove.life or call

Jennifer at 336-282-4887.

Sentimental Journey

Luncheon Sunday, May 15, 11:15 am

Fellowship Hall

Starmount Church members 80 years of age

and older will be the honored guests at a

catered luncheon with entertainment provided

by Ragtime musician, Paul Stewart, a professor

at UNCG. Congregation, family, and friends

are encouraged and invited to attend.

$9 per person

No charge for

80 and over honorees

Free Child’s Meal (12 and under) RSVP by May 9

th

Sentimental Journey Registration

Name

# Meals Needed

# Child’s Meals Needed (age 12 and under)

________

Childcare needed (up thru kindergarten) #_______

Age(s) ________________

Amount Enclosed $

You may mail your registration and payment to

Starmount Presbyterian Church, 3501 W. Market

St., Greensboro, NC 27403, drop it by the church

or register and pay online.

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PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN

BIRTHDAY

DINNER CELEBRATION

All women of Starmount are invited to a

Mother-Daughter-Granddaughter Birthday

Party Monday, May 9, 6 p.m. in the Fellowship

Hall. Come celebrate with fellowship, a

delicious dinner and an inspiring program. The

theme of this year’s Birthday Offering is

Let Justice Roll Down.

The speaker will be from Transforming Hope

Ministries. In addition, the Presbyterian Women

Honorary Life Membership will be presented.

Bring a mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister

or friend (male guests are welcome, too!) and

celebrate the gifts God has given us to share.

$12 per adult

$ 6 children under 12

Deadline to register:

Thursday, May 5

Little Johnny and his family were having

Sunday dinner at his Grandmother’s

house. Everyone was seated around the

table as the food was being served.

When little Johnny received his plate,

he started eating right away. “Johnny!

Please wait until we say the blessing!”

his mother insisted. “We always say the

blessing before we eat at home.”

“That’s at our house,” Johnny ex-

plained. “But this is Grandma’s house

and she knows how to cook!”

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2nd Annual Family Kickball game!

JUST FOR LAUGHS...

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Breakfast on the

Playground

inside due

to weather

Community

Garden

Workday

Sunday, May 1 11:15 -noon PW Board Meeting, Room 315 5:18-7 p.m. SPY! Youth Group 5:30-6:30 p.m. Yoga Class, Room 321 7-8 p.m. Evangelism & Membership

Tuesday, May 3 11:30-12:30 Chair Yoga Class, Room 321 6:30-7:30 p.m. Personnel Committee

Wednesday, May 4 8-10 p.m. Guinness & the Good News

Friday, May 6 9:30-10:30 a.m. Yoga Class, Room 321

Sunday, May 8 5:18-7 p.m. SPY! Youth Group 5:30-6:30 p.m. Yoga Class, Room 321 7:15-8:30 p.m. Faith Formation Committee

Monday, May 9 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sarah Circle, parlor 6-8 p.m. PW Birthday Dinner

Tuesday, May 10 11:30-12:30 Chair Yoga, Room 321 1:30-2:30 p.m. Caring Ministries 3-4 p.m. Ruth Circle 5-6 p.m. Admin. Committee, Room 414 6-7 p.m. Worship & Music Committee 6-8 p.m. Martha Circle at Brenda Valle’s

Thursday, May 12 9:15-10:15 a.m. Preschool Committee, Room 319 4-5 p.m. Star Press Newsletter Deadline 6-7 p.m. Finance Committee

Friday, May 13 9:30-10:30 a.m. Yoga Class, Room 321

Saturday, May 14 6:30-8:00 p.m. Mary Circle at Kathie Tiedeman’s

Sunday, May 15 11:15 a.m. Sentimental Journey, Fellowship Hall 5:18-7 p.m. SPY! Youth Group 5:30-6:30 p.m. Yoga Class, Room 321 7-8 p.m. Session Meeting

Monday, May 16 6-7:30 p.m. Fellowship Committee, Room 315 7-8 p.m. Building & Grounds Committee, Room 414

Tuesday, May 17 11:30-12:30 Chair Yoga Class, Room 321

Wednesday, May 18 12-1 p.m. One Church, One Book, Library

Thursday, May 19 11:30 a.m. Higher Ground Ministry 8-9:30 p.m. Bithiah Circle, Parlor

Friday, May 20 Men’s Golf Outing 9:30-10:30 a.m. Yoga Class, Room 321

Saturday, May 21 6:30-8:00 p.m. Men’s Golf Outing

Sunday, May 22 Youth Sunday 11- noon YWCA Shelter Training 5:30-6:30 p.m. Yoga Class, Room 321 7-8 p.m. Mission Committee, Rom 319

Tuesday, May 24 11:30-12:30 Chair Yoga Class, Room 321

Thursday, May 26 9-10:30 a.m. Star Press Volunteers

Sunday, May 29 5:30-6:30 p.m. Yoga Class, Room 321

Monday, May 30 Church Offices & Preschool Closed in Observance of Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 31 11:30-12:30 Chair Yoga Class, Room 321

Sundays 8:45-11 am Coffee in Narthex 9-9:50 am Sunday School - Adults, VIP’s, Children and Youth 9-11:30 am Childcare 10 am Worship 10:15 am Children’s Sunday School, (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Sundays) 11:10-11:30 am Children’s Choir Rehearsal 11:10-11:55 am Youth Ringers Rehearsal

Tuesdays 10-11:50 am Staff Meetings 7-8:30 pm UKirk Programming 4-5 pm Worship Planning Meeting

Wednesdays 11:30 am UKirk Lunch for All

Thursdays 7-8:30 am Men’s Bible Study 6-6:45 pm Thursday Ringers Rehearsal 7-8:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Saturdays 9-10:30 a.m. - Community Garden

May 2016 Calender

Weekly Recurring Events:

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Volunteer Central

Readers

1 Cathy Coons

8 Frances Gallagher

15 Chris Wilson

22 Youth Sunday

29 Leslie Webb

Ushers

1 Team 2 – Jack Sills, Head

8 Women – Bryan Starrett, Head

15 Team 4 – Gary Webb, Head

22 Youth – Brad Smith, Head

29 Team 1– David Wallace, Head

Welcome Desk Greeters

1 Rebecca Wilson

8 Claudel Lassiter

15 May Williams

22 Patty Ritter

29 TBA

Sound / Video Booth

1 Mark Hammer / Parks Williams

8 Campbell / David Buchanan

15 Richard Porter / Josh Wilson

22 Carter Walton / Rachel Young

29 Mark Hammer / Parks Williams

Parking Lot Greeters

1 Steve Blackwood

8 Chris Wilson

15 Steve Walton

22 Steve Blackwood

29 Fred Andresen

Opener Parks Williams /

Closers

1 Kevin Kattmann

8 Brownie Owens

15 Austin Campbell

22 Ray Shelton

29 Stan Dixon

May Worship Volunteers

Habitat Building

on Faith

Once again Starmount will be participating in

the Building on Faith to build a Habitat house

this summer. The tentative start date is

Saturday, June 4, 2016 with a dedication in

October 2016. The house will be built in the

Quail Oaks subdivision. The work day starts at

7:45 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. or earlier if all

the work is done. You don’t need construction

skills; the Habitat staff will train you.

This is a great opportunity for a Sunday School

class, Bible Study group, a Committee, a

Circle or any church group to work as a

team. If your group would like to work a

specific date or task, let me know so I can

sign you up with Habitat. A draft schedule

with dates and tasks is available on the

Mission bulletin board. Sign-up forms will soon

be available.

If you are interested in serving lunch on a

Saturday contact Pat Hall at

pathall@infionline.net or see her on Sundays

after worship. She will put you in touch with

the Habitat staff that coordinates lunch.

The age Limits are 14 – 16 for painting or

landscaping; 16 – 18 tasks that don’t require

power tools, a ladder or being on the roof.

Age 18 and up can work on any task.

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE

Meals for YWCA Family Shelter

Summer Sunday School Teachers (Pre-K,

K-2, 3-5) Sunday Morning Coffee Preparer

Narthex Information Desk Greeters

Sunday Morning Worship Greeters

Car donations

For more information or to volunteer, call the

church office at 299-8131, between 9:30 -1or

email: info@starmountpres.org with the

opportunity you are interested in and your

contact information.

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Library Volunteer Central cont’d

Where does the produce

go that we grow in the

Starmount Community

Garden? Our garden,

tended by a faithful group

of Saturday morning

regulars, has produced

over 7,000 pounds of

vegetables since we started in 2009. 97% of

that has been donated to Share the Harvest.

Share the Harvest will begin its fourth year with

distributions beginning on June 6, 2016 from the

Interactive Resource Center. Share the Harvest

is a not-for-profit that collects and distributes

produce during the growing season to

agencies in Guilford County that either prepare

a meal for the hungry or have a food pantry.

There are collection sites throughout the

county where gardeners can take their extra

produce all season. Community gardens,

commercial growers and home gardens have

been generous and the donations are

especially appreciated by those for whom a

fresh tomato or just-picked green beans taste a

whole lot better than canned.

For more information, please visit:

http://sharetheharvestguilfordcounty.org

Share the Harvest needs volunteers. Or,

contact Linda Anderson, anderson7510@gmail,

or find her at the garden on Saturday mornings.

Join us!

Mom & Me & Mom by Maya

Angelou. “In this loving

recollection of a complicated

relationship, Angelou for the first

time details the mother-

daughter journey to

reconciliation and unwavering connection

and support. After their reunion in San

Francisco, angry and resentful at what she

viewed as the abandonment of her and

her brother, Angelou took years to warm to

her mother, Vivian Baxter, calling her Lady

rather than Mother. But Baxter’s

unconditional acceptance and

appreciation of her daughter, through

unwed motherhood, a failed marriage, and

career ups and downs, won Angelou’s love

and respect. Angelou vividly portrays a

spirited woman, unbowed by the limitations

of race and sex, who ran a boardinghouse

and gambling house and taught her

daughter the determination, street smarts,

and survival skills that have helped Angelou

carve a space for her identity and

formidable talents. Photos enhance this

remarkable and deeply revealing chronicle

of love and healing.” Review from Booklist

Call no. B Angelou 2013

Stories of my Life by Katherine

Paterson. “From her childhood

in China to the moment she

won her first National Book

Award, literary icon Katherine

Paterson shares the personal

stories that inspired her children’s books.

Told with her trademark humor and heart,

Paterson's tales reveal details about her life

from her childhood with missionary parents,

to living as a single woman in Japan, to

raising four children in suburban Maryland

with her minister husband.

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Library News continued

Read about the origins of such familiar

characters as Leslie Burke and Janice Avery

from Bridge to Terabithia, and go behind the

scenes to the moments Katherine found out

she won her many awards. Filled with

personal photos and letters, this funny,

heartwarming history from a legendary

writer lets fans in on the making of literary

classics.” From publisher Call no. B Paterson

2014

Guests on Earth, A Novel by Lee

Smith. “It’s 1936 when orphaned

thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint

is admitted to Highland Hospital,

a mental institution in Asheville,

North Carolina, known for its

innovative treatments for nervous

disorders and addictions. Taken under the

wing of the hospital’s most notable patient,

Zelda Fitzgerald, Evalina witnesses cascading

events that lead up to the tragic fire of 1948

that killed nine women in a locked ward,

Zelda among them. Author Lee Smith has

created, through a seamless blending of

fiction and fact, a mesmerizing novel about

a world apart--in which art and madness are

luminously intertwined.” From back cover

Call no. F Smi 2013

The Road to Character by David

Brooks. “From “#1 New York Times

bestselling author David Brooks, a

controversial and eye-opening

look at how our culture has lost

sight of the value of humility -

defined as the opposite of self-

preoccupation - and why only an engaged

inner life can yield true meaning and

fulfillment.” “Brooks challenges us, and

himself, to rebalance the scales between our

""resume virtues""--achieving wealth, fame,

and status--and our ""eulogy virtues,"" those

that exist at the core of our being: kindness,

bravery, honesty, or faithfulness, focusing on

what kind of relationships we have formed.

Looking to some of the world's greatest

thinkers and inspiring leaders, Brooks explores

how, through internal struggle and a sense of

their own limitations, they have built a strong

inner character. Labor activist Frances

Perkins understood the need to suppress

parts of herself so that she could be an

instrument in a larger cause. Dwight

Eisenhower organized his life not around

impulsive self-expression but considered self-

restraint. Dorothy Day, a devout Catholic

convert and champion of the poor, learned

as a young woman the vocabulary of

simplicity and surrender.” “The Road to

Character provides an opportunity for us to

rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich

inner lives marked by humility and moral

depth.” From Amazon.com Call no. 170.44

Br 2015

ONE CHURCH, ONE BOOK Wednesday, May 18

noon-1 p.m., parlor Starmount’s book discussion

group will be reading and

discussing Loving Frank, A Novel

by Nancy Horan. 377 p. “No

matter your allegiance to the

narcissistic genius who was Frank Lloyd

Wright, it is Mamah Cheney who will

mesmerize you with her intelligence,

sensitivity and straightforward innocence. To

dare to write such a complicated true story

and to succeed so masterfully is a feat few

authors can achieve. Nancy Horan is a

remarkably gifted writer who brings you

close to the complex love affair between

Mamah and Frank and grips you with her

elqouent prose. I recommend this book to

anyone who wants to dive into an extremely

satisfying novel and not emerge from its spell

until you turn the last page.” Amazon.com

Written by Mary Jane Conger

Ministers

Transitional Minister Ministerial Intern

Rev. Ray Mims Parks O. Williams

Ext. 16 rsmims@bellsouth.net

Pastor Emeritus

Associate Pastor Rev. Dr. George C. Carpenter

Rev. Kathryn G. N. Campbell

Ext. 13 kathryn@starmountpres.org Parish Visitors

Rev. Dr. Ken Meeks, Jr.

Leslie Webb

Church Staff

9 a.m. Sunday School

10 a.m.

Worship/

Children’s Sunday School

Director of Music Ministries Robert Overman Ext. 20 bob@starmountpres.org

Pianist/Organist Michael Parker michael@starmountpres.org

Director of Congregational Fellowship and Parish Visitor Leslie Webb Ext. 18 leslie@starmountpres.org

Communications Coordinator Becky Deakins Ext. 15 becky@starmountpres.org

Director of Finance & Administration Libby Wilson Ext. 17 libby@starmountpres.org

Administrative Office Manager Brenda Triplett Ext. 10 brenda@starmountpres.org

Accounting Clerk Billie Toney Ext. 11 billie@starmountpres.org

Youth Coordinator Tracie Fitzpatrick fitzpatbc@gmail.com

Preschool Director Cindy Lee Ext. 24 preschool@starmountpres.org

Custodian Y’Mem

336-299-8131