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By Mary Meehan LEARN MORE The Kentucky Council of [email protected] Churches is working to cre- Group is Kentucky Council of Churches: Parish nurse Jackie Graves ate the same kind of church Kycouncilofchurches.org or (859) sees her job at Second Pres- 269-1240 engagement in health care advocating byterian Church in Lexington across the state. The coun- as the perfect blend of faith Friedell Committee: Friedellcom- cil is nearing the end of a that access mittee.org or (859) 221-5770 and profession. five-year program to create “It is a wonderful opportu- a health advocacy network, to care is nity to encourage a healthier Graves visits about eight share models that are work- lifestyle in the context of people a week, offers blood- ing among churches and a matter of our faith,” said Graves, who pressure checks and referrals other religious groups, and recently retired as a professor for other health concerns. share health information. social justice of nursing at the University Graves sees it as an exten- Funded the past five of Kentucky. sion of the work the church years by a $50,000 annual Second Presbyterian was community does during grant from the Foundation an early adopter of the parish services, a way of putting for a Healthy Kentucky, the MARY MEEHAN | [email protected] nurse model, creating the biblical ideals into action to council has been exploring Parish nurse Jackie Graves, left, of Second Presbyterian Church position in 1990. improve health and health visited recently with Madge Smith, 90, in Smith’s home. In her part-time job, care access. See HEALTH, D3
Buy photo reprints at Kentucky.com RICH COPLEY | 2009 STAFF FILE PHOTO Jon Micah Sumrall and Kutless have appeared regularly at Ichthus, where they never knew what to expect from the weather. Being in Rupp on a winter tour, says Sumrall, the band “can just set up and go.” RC TALK Much to FAITH pray about, NOTES KUTLESS Wilmore Free Methodist Church, ponder on 1200 Lexington Rd., Wilmore. Wfmc. net. ■ The Truth Project. 8 a.m. Feb. Scout Sunday 2, 9, 16, 23, 8 March 2. Free. ■ Salvation Means Creation By David Cracy TRIES TO BLUR Healed. 9:40 a.m. Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24. Associated Press Free. Second Presbyterian Church NEW YORK — The Boy Access Sunday. 8:30 a.m. Feb. 3. Scouts of America’s proposed Second Presbyterian Church, move away from its no-gays THE EDGES 460 E. Main St., Lexington. Free. membership policy has out- (859) 254-7768. 2preslex.org. raged some longtime admir- First Sunday with Samuel. 7:30 ers, gratified many critics and p.m. Feb. 3. Phoenix Institute, 655 Lima Dr., Lexington. Free. (859) 231- raised intriguing questions Band loves merging rock ’n’ roll, worship music 8449. Discoversamuel.com. about the iconic organiza- Pisgah Academy Day: Sacred tion’s future. The tour, set up much like Fire — Building a Compassionate Will the Scouts now be IF YOU GO Community. 9 a.m. Feb. 9. Pisgah RICH the annual Winter Jam concerts, split between troops with Rock & Worship Roadshow Presbyterian Church, 710 Pisgah Pike, COPLEY includes MercyMe, Jeremy Camp 12 gay-friendly policies and those Versailles. $25; includes book, HERALD-LEADER and Family Force 5 in a nine- Christian rock tour featur- Steps to a Compassionate Life. (859) that keep the ban? What will CULTURE COLUMNIST artist lineup. ing MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, 873-4161, [email protected], a National Jamboree be like if Tedashii, Kutless, Family Force “We still love rock ’n’ roll mu- [email protected]. pisgah- it brings together these dispa- 5, Luminate, Adam Cappa, When Kutless emerged from sic, and we love playing it,” lead church.org. rate groups with conflicting Rhett Walker Band and Tim “Does it Matter?,” pre-Valentine the Pacific Northwest a little more singer Jon Micah Sumrall says ideologies? Will the churches Timmons. education seminar for mothers and than a decade ago, it was a decid- from Kutless’s tour bus. “It’s part long devoted to scouting now When: 6 p.m. Feb. 10. children ages 10-18. 12:30 p.m. edly rock ’n’ roll outfit. of who we are. And we love wor- Feb. 9. Lexington Senior Citizens be torn by internal debate But in recent years, the group ship music. We lead worship back Where: Rupp Arena, 430 W. Center, 1530 Nicholasville Rd., over the choices that may lie has leaned more toward the home at our church, and that’s Vine St. Lexington. Free. (859) 351-2642. ahead? worship side of the Christian part of who we are. Tickets: $10 at the door. [email protected], A top official of the [email protected]. music market with some of its “So it’s very natural to us to do Southern Baptist Convention, More info: therockandwor- Songs of Ascent: The Gospel most successful albums, including both, and really, what’s unnatural shiproadshow.com whose conservative churches Through Word and Song. 6 p.m. Strong Tower (2005) and It is is how separated those genres Feb. 9. Faith Fellowship of Lexington sponsor hundreds of Scout Well (2009). usually are. So we’re doing our (at Lexington Seventh-day Adventist units that embrace the ban, Conveniently, the Portland, best to kind of blur the lines Church), 968 Lane Allen Rd., was among those alarmed Ore.-based quintet comes to Lex- between those genres.” Lexington. www.mattminikus.com, that the BSA is proposing to Rich Copley writes regularly www.ericandmonique.com. ington next weekend on the Rock Part of that effort was allow sponsoring organiza- Believer, about faith-based pop culture Ash Wednesday Service. 7 p.m. and Worship Roadshow, which Kutless’s latest album, released a at his blog, Copious Notes, Feb. 13. United Methodist Church, 225 by its very name gives Kutless an See SCOUTS, D3 year ago. at LexGo.com. You can also invitation to show both sides of follow him on Facebook at See FAITH NOTES, D3 its career in a 25-minute set. See COPLEY, D3 facebook.com/richcopleyhl.
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