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Volume XXV January 2015

Anita Duhon, Secretary/Newsletter Editor Bob Emanuel, Music Director

Nanette Cagney, Pastor

Sacred Spaces of the Southwest

Condensed from Presbyterian

Heritage, Spring 2014/vol.27, No. 1.

Presbyterian Heritage is published

twice a year by the Presbyterian

Historical Society, Presbyterian Church

(U.S.A.)

Ralph Hall (left) and Roger Sherman (right) were mobile missionaries to the ranchers and cowboys of New Mexico. This photo was taken in 1946 by Frederick R. Thorne for the PCUSA Board of National Missions. The Presbyterian Board of Publication was established in 1839 to help Sunday school

ministries grow. The name was changed to the Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work. Within the next 25 years, 2000 remote areas across the country had new churches. Geographical assignments were made by the Presbyteries. The most famous of the Southwest’s traveling missionaries was Ralph J. Hall. Many non-traditional church communities that he helped establish are in existence today. Ralph J. Hall (1891-1973) lived in a remote area in the western cattle country of Texas. One day a traveling minister reached his family’s doorstep. Ralph discovered his life’s purpose. Hall left home at eighteen to be a lay missionary. He soon had his first official assignment for the Presbytery of El Paso to be a missionary to the cowboys and ranchers of Texas and New Mexico. He was not yet able to offer communion services nor baptize. He only had a fifth grade education. The presbytery sent along Dr. Houston W. Lowery, a minister from Carlsbad, New Mexico, to assist Hall and offer baptismal services and communion. Dr. Lowery “found himself without a pulpit to place his notes on, without a choir, pipe organ or pews.” He quickly learned Ralph Hall was a master speaker who knew the people. Dr. Lowery became Hall’s supporter. The Presbytery of El Paso ordained Hall in 1916 after only two days of instruction and examination. He earned respect from those he ministered to by working alongside them in the everyday tasks of cattle ranching so the people would get to know him. In a 1948 issue of the Christian Herald, Ralph Hall was described as a man who roped steers with the best and rode bucking horses alongside the best in the Southwest. He read trail signs as well as an Indian. His work often saw him travel over 200 miles to his next assignment. He was appointed the synodical missionary for all of New Mexico in 1925. In 1940 he supervised all Sunday school work west of the Mississippi river. Along with help from friends, volunteer ranchers, cowboys, and friend, Roger Sherman, many conference grounds, camps, church schools, and chapels, were built throughout the Southwest. NOTE: Pastor Nanette Cagney served on the Louisiana Presbyterian Board of

Publications for six years. The Board has a term limit of six years. Mary Davis will be filling the vacancy left by Nanette.

I hope that

everyone had a

wonderful and

blessed Christmas.

Are you looking

forward with

expectation and

excitement to the

New Year?

How many times have we approached a

new year and made heart-felt resolutions to

change? It is hard to hold on to those

resolutions. It is hard to follow through.

Sometimes our resolutions are that we will

try to stop hurtful, destructive or addictive

behaviors. That is easier said than done,

isn't it?

Have you ever struggled with an

addiction? Have you been in a relationship

with someone who has such a struggle?

Have addictions affected your family?

This year we are giving everyone an

opportunity to start this new year with a

healing service. We are calling it "New

Year, New Beginnings." We'll have this

service on Tuesday evening, January 13 at

6:30 p.m. and this service will incorporate

the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

This will be an outreach to the recovery

groups in our community, but it certainly

isn't limited to those in recovery. Healing

comes through worship, through the

sacraments, through prayers, and through

avenues like the 12 steps. We encourage

everyone to come and invite their friends

and family to this service.

Nanette

Anniversaries

1/05 Mary & Gentry Davis

Birthdays

1/9 Nancy Melton

1/13 Alexis Ellington 1/24 Linda Latour

1/29 Mary Lou Burke

Collin Fountain

1/31 Bettie Ives

We welcome the new class of elders:

Cathy Hoffpauir, Judy Davidson, Mary

Davis, Keith Conrad and Lori Soileau.

Elder Training will be held Saturday,

January 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch

will be served

Our annual congregational meeting will

be held after the service on Sunday,

January 25.

Mark your calendars now for this year's

Louisiana Presbyterian Pilgrimage. It

will be held on June 25-28. Applications

will soon be available in the church

office. The Pilgrimage offers an

opportunity for renewal of your faith.

We offer prayers of

thanksgiving for those who

visited this past month. Also, remember in your prayers the many members and friends in need of support

during the trying times of their lives: Phillip Caddy; Margy Clawson; Nancy Crncic; Ronnie Galloway (brother-in-law to Linda Latour and Edna Breaux); Linda Gibson; Judy Landry; Blake Knowles, Jr. (Linda and Jim Latour’s grandson); Brenda O’Quain; Lisa Piat (friend of David Scritchfield); Steve Reeves (friend of Nanette Cagney); Ted Roeling; Sarah (Lucille and Pat Marshall’s granddaughter, Greg and Donna’s daughter); Billy Scritchfield (David’s brother), and Reverend Keith Wright. Prayers for those serving in the military. When you are ready to be taken off the list, please call the church office.

Confirmation classes begin on January

11 and will be at 3 p.m.

PCF will resume on Monday, January

26. Once again we'll be asking church

members to sign up to provide home-cooked

dinners. A sign-up sheet will be on the

bulletin board outside the kitchen. The Renewal Group meets for prayer

every Wednesday evening at 5:45

p.m. Come pray with us!

The worldwide Week of

Prayer for Christian Unity is

January 18-25. Our area

churches are having a service on

Tuesday, January 20, at 6:30 at First Baptist

Church (downtown on Pujo Street). All are

most warmly invited to attend to pray for

great unity among our Christian brothers and

sisters; a reception will follow the one-hour

service.

January Calendar Elders on Duty: Ginger Keenan and Amy Dunn

To see the newsletter in color go to http://www.standrewpres.com

Christmas Cantata 2014

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1

6:30pm

New Hope GA

2

NO Mission

Stitchers

3

4

9:30am Sunday

School

10:45am Communion

Worship

5

6:30pm Fresh

Start GA & Gam-

Anon

6

6:30pm

2nd

Chance NA

7

5:45pm Renewal

Group

6:30pm Choir

8

12:30pm

Watercolor

Techniques Art

Class

6:30pm

New Hope GA

9

1:30 p.m.

Mission

Stitchers

10

11

9:30am Sunday

School

10:45am Worship

Service

5:00pm

Stated Session

12

6:30pm Fresh

Start GA & Gam-

Anon

13

6:30pm Special

Healing

Service

6:30pm

2nd

Chance NA

14

5:45pmRenewal

Group

6:30pm Choir

15

12:30pm

Watercolor

Techniques Art

Class

6:30pm

New Hope GA

16

Fabulous

Friday

10:30am Bible

Study

11:30am

Luncheon

1:30pm Mission

Stitchers

18

9:30am Sunday

School

10:45am Worship

Service

19

6:30pm Fresh

Start GA & Gam-

Anon

20

6:30pm

2nd

Chance NA

21

5:45pmRenewal

Group

6:30pm Choir

22

12:30pm

Watercolor

Techniques Art

Class

6:30pm

New Hope GA

23

1:30pm Mission

Stitchers

24

9am-3pm

Elder Retreat/

Training

25

9:30am Sunday

School

10:45am Worship

Service in

Fellowship Hall ,

luncheon, Annual

Congregational

Meeting

26

6:30pm Fresh

Start GA & Gam-

Anon

27

6:30pm

2nd

Chance NA

28

5:45pmRenewal

Group

6:30pm

Choir

29

12:30pm

Watercolor

Techniques Art

Class

6:30pm

New Hope GA

30

1:30pm Mission

Stitchers

31