September 17, 2021
Join us virtually for our Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. To watch: click the button above or visit our website, www.2ndpres.org, and click the "Sunday Live stream" button on the home page.

We will also email an active link on Sunday morning.

Also - if you click the gray button above you will be able to download the worship order so you can follow along at home!
At its stated meeting on August 17th, 2021, the Session of 2nd Presbyterian Church implemented the following Covid Precaution Phases. The congregation will be informed if/when we move to a different phase. 

As of September 16th, we are still in PHASE RED.

Covid Precaution Phases:

Each phase is tied to the 7-Day Average Covid-19 Percent Positive Test data as reported by the Knox County Health Department. (Currently being reported on Tuesday and Thursday.) If the data necessitates a move into a different phase, an email notification will be sent to the congregation and the website will be updated to indicate the current phase. Additionally, signs will be posted on the doors of the building and the information will be repeated in the Friday E-News. The precautions associated with each phase will be displayed on the home page of the website.
The flowers this week are given by Doug and Leslie Matthews, siblings Crosby and Caroline, in loving memory of
Kyle Matthews.
The Faith, Science & the Future Sunday School class will meet via phone conference only this week. All are welcome to participate!

Start time: 9:45 a.m.
Phone number to call: 712-775-8972
Conference code: 179021

*Please be advised this is a long distance call for any who
might be using a home phone with long distance charges.
The October Second Edition deadline is Monday, September 20th! Email Audrey (ajohnson@2ndpres.org) with your submissions!
Wednesday Night Bible Study will continue this
Wednesday, Sept. 22nd at 6:30 p.m.

If we are still in Covid Phase Red, there will be no dinner and the class will take place virtually on Zoom until we return to Orange. The Zoom link is below, and you will also receive an email on Wednesday morning with the link and the current week's discussion questions.
 
Once we have returned to Covid Phase Orange, the Bible Study will be in-person with a Zoom option for those who wish to join from home. We will also gather for dinner at 6:00 p.m. during Covid Phase Orange, but a prepared meal will not be served. Instead, we invite those who desire to gather for dinner with each person/family providing their own “brown bag” dinner.
 
This fall we will be studying The Kingdom Parables of Jesus, those parables in which Jesus says, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like…” The format will be lecture/small group discussion. Pastor Tim will review the story for 20 minutes or so then we will break into small groups for discussion questions together. The makeup of each group will change from week to week and the discussion questions will be provided.
Daniel and Beth Robertson are expecting a
BABY GIRL in December!
Food & Friends will resume when we return to Covid Phase Orange.

Food & Friends is a fellowship ministry to college students and young adults that provides a free lunch following worship. While in Covid Phase Orange we will gather in the Fellowship Hall for a catered meal. Once we reach Covid Phase Yellow we will return to visiting a local restaurant each week.

Hosts for Food & Friends are needed each week to arrange for the meal.
If you are interested in serving as a host this fall, please contact Patricia Kennedy (patricia.w.kennedy@gmail.com). 
EVEN BETTER NEWS!
 
100% of what you pay for a School Coupon stays with West View School. The School Secretary shared this good news with me when I picked up books to be sold at Second Church. Remember, the sale will end on September 29th.

So, please do your part and order several/one or make a donation. 
$10.00 per book.

Please make checks payable to: West View School.
 
Contact Sandra Butler:  (865) 584-4397 or sandyb446@comcast.net

Donations should go directly to Sandra. Thank you!
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Audrey via email (ajohnson@2ndpres.org) or phone (865-523-2189).

The dates are October 11th through 14th. Thank you!
The Second Readers Book Club would love to welcome new members! We will read The Keeper of Lost Things for our October 13th gathering. 

Attendees are asked to bring their lunch. 

The time and location for our October meeting will be announced at a later date.

Call Margaret Sullivan at 865-588-3103 if you have any questions about Second Readers!
Some of our local nursing homes and assisted living facilities have shut down again due to Covid-19.

Be on guard and call before visiting anyone who may be in a facility to get the latest updates.
Additional Volunteers Needed!

We are trying to finalize our fall volunteer schedule and are still needing 2 people willing to be in our nursery on a 6-week rotation. We are also in need of 1 person to help teach Kindergarten-5th grade Sunday school once a month. If you are interested, please contact Holly Grimm at hgrimm@2ndpres.org or 865-243-6353.
If you like to shop, the Fish Pantry mission is in need of the following household and personal items:

-Dish Soap
-Bath Soap
-Shampoo
-Toothpaste
-Deodorant
-Toilet Paper

Our once-a-month Fish team receives phone call requests for food and these additional items; then they are sorted, packed, and delivered to each client's household.

All donations should be newly purchased, and any quantities would be greatly appreciated.

They can be dropped off into the “Fish” bin that sits on the floor in the coat rack area just off the atrium. Thank you!
Compassionate Cuisine is a program from the Care and Compassion committee and our Cooking Teams. This group is collaborating to create a homecooked meal, and will gather safely at the church to package them into individual portions, that they will then distribute to some of our members who are living in their homes but may not be getting out and about to pick up dinner or groceries to make a home-cooked meal.

The teams would love to have your help in cooking and/or distributing meals in hopes that this ministry might be able to grow in the coming months. If you’re interested in helping by cooking a portion of one of the meals and/or would be willing to deliver some of the meals, please contact Leslie Matthews: flowlilly@gmail.com, (865) 765-0549.
Pick up your
September-October
Upper Room Devotional
in the vestibule
(Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)!
On the Pastoral Care page of our website, we will share more specific updates regarding those on our prayer list. It will be updated frequently by the church staff.

Visit our website: 2ndpres.org. The page is located under the 'Members' tab.

To keep all information private, the page is password protected. Please contact Audrey at the church office (via email: ajohnson@2ndpres.org or phone: 865.523.2189) for the password.
Our Wi-Fi network is for use by anyone who visits the building.

The network is “Second Presbyterian Church” and the password is Psalm100.

Please feel free to save it as a network that connects automatically for your device.
Prayer List:

Please keep Scott Farris, Alex Robinson, and Peter Hamilton in your prayers. 
 
Please contact the Church Office (865.523.2189 or ajohnson@2ndpres.org) with prayer concerns to be listed in the weekly email or bulletin.

Names remain on the prayer list 4 weeks unless requested by the individual or a close family member of the individual to keep them on longer.