Weekly Check-In - June 6, 2026
Notes from Thursday's Session meeting:
Financial Report: On Sunday, June 14 after morning worship we'll have the year end financial report from last year available, along with our year-to-date report through the end of March. We have two great treasurer's and the one who does more of the report side of it, Lisa Streible, shared the year to date report through March with us on Thursday and it is good. The year end report was very good. Together they are very encouraging. You are an amazing congregation and your generosity, stewardship, and care for our church is a beautiful thing. We'll have the reports for you on June 14 and if you would like to stay after church that day for a few minutes we can explain a bit about what they mean. Again, the good news is that you have been strong in your support of the mission and ministry of Hebron which in turn makes the work of the Session a lighter task and one that is more fully able to attend to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Awnings for the Activities Building: The Presbyterian Women have expressed an interest in being a part of replacing the awnings over both of the front parking lot side doors to the Activities Building. Several providers were spoken with and one distinguished themselves with a competitive bid and a willingness to meet with us and discuss the project. Ray Baker, Rick Caple, and Debra Lentz met with a representative and are presently working, along with the Session, through a process of determining exactly what we will get. The Presbyterian Women have said they will likely contribute half of the cost of the project. When we know for sure what we will be suggesting, we'll share that information with the congregation.
Amplify Media: Amplify Media is an online provider of Christian study content. Within the last year we have stopped using the printed material for Sunday School which we had used for many years. It was and is good material, but we felt like it was time to change things up a bit. Since then we've been using DVD studies as conversation starters for Sunday School. These are available for individual purchase, which is how we have done it so far, but Amplify Media is an option which provides pretty much every study we have already used and so many more from some of the same teachers and many others that I (George) suggested we try a subscription with them and see how we like it going forward. The subscription is monthly. Worked out to a year, the total is around $395 which is fair for curriculum, our printed material would have exceeded this for a year. The Session approved this subscription so as you hear upcoming Sunday School topics and studies mentioned (as well as potential for use on Wednesday evenings) these will be from our Amplify Media subscription.
Thank You: The Session extends thanks to all who came and helped with the church clean-up project. Those three hours last Saturday morning were a real blessing to our Church building. The Session also thanks Jason Shockley, who came and did some work on the ceiling in George's office where the tiles were beginning to sag a bit. We've run into this before in George's office and in the nursery. Often times it seems to coincide, as it did this time, with the return of hot summer temps. Thank you Jason!
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Upcoming visit scheduled…
On Tuesday morning, June 30 we'll be traveling to the Hildegard House in Louisville. This is a wonderful place the Presbyterian Women learned about at their Spring gathering and felt called to learn more. The Hildegard House provides end of life care for folks who may otherwise have difficulty accessing or affording such care. On the 30th will visit and then likely have lunch somewhere together in Louisville. Watching for more specific information about gathering and departure times in upcoming weeks.
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Both Sunday School and Worship continue with themes to help us know and understand the Holy Spirit throughout the month of June. Here are the sermon titles for June:
June 7 The Holy Spirit and Our Voice
Tomorrow's texts are Luke 4:16-30 and Ezekiel 12:1-7
June 14 The Holy Spirit and Holiness
June 21 The Holy Spirit and Discernment
June 28 The Holy Spirit and Bearing Good Fruit
Here's the Sunday School schedule for June
June 7 The Holy Spirit In John
June 14 The Holy Spirit In The Acts of the Apostles
June 21 The Holy Spirit In the Acts of the Apostles (continued)
June 28 The Holy Spirit in the Epistles of Paul
Come and learn and worship and explore the Holy Spirit with us!
Celebrate Life!
George