The Session approved a motion that should the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upgrade its current covid-19 community level rating for Howard County from medium to high, CMPC will automatically institute an indoor mask mandate as recommended by the CDC. In other business:The Session approved a motion from the Property Committee to permit the serving of wine and beer on CMPC…

The Session accepted an invitation from the Presbytery for CMPC to host the Sept. 8th Gathering, with details to come on the army of volunteers that will be needed for that event. The church will also host, but not organize, a Presbytery training session on dismantling racism on June 2. In other business: Pastor Scott Hoffman announced that the visioning committee held its…

The Session voted unanimously to lift more covid protocols, including reopening all pews on March 27 and permitting worshipers to once again move about the Sanctuary during the Passing of the Peace starting April 3. Passing of communion trays in the pews was approved to resume April 3 or May 1, depending upon availability of preparers and servers.  In other business: A…

Pastor Hoffman recently received a message from Dick Barnes (US Army Retired and former Scoutmaster) who for many years worked with the Association for Christian Conferences Teaching and Service. Until his retirement, he travelled frequently to Ukraine and surrounding countries to help military Christian leaders form vibrant Christian fellowships. The Mission and Local Outreach Committee has supported his ministry. The update is from Valentin Korenevich who heads…

The Session voted unanimously to maintain the church’s current COVID protocols for the time being – including a mask requirement and keeping every other pew cordoned off, among other policies – while committing to actively monitoring the rapidly evolving trends in Howard County data in the interim, with an eye toward quickly updating our protocols to align with positive news as it…

The Fifth Sunday Offering collected for January will be donated to Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders that is currently responding to the tornado that struck Western Kentucky on December 10. Volunteer groups will be housed at Madisonville Presbyterian Church and one other church starting February 1. In the meantime, FCDR is providing 10” x 12” storage sheds at no cost to tornado victims…

The Session voted unanimously to approve the 2022 Budget as prepared by the Finance Committee and to set Feb. 6 as the date of the annual congregational meeting following worship service. The budget will be presented that day, and the congregation will vote on the 2022 Pastor’s Terms of Call. In other business, the Session elected the following persons: Bob Ashman and…