GOOD NEWS AND WORSHIP UPDATE
Sunday, February 6, 2022 @ 11 am
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11
Sermon: "A Fish Story"
Interim Pastor: Rev. Sharon Amstutz
both in-person and on YouTube
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LIVE STREAMING TO YOUTUBE, NOT FACEBOOK |
Worship Streaming update- Moving forward we will try stream to the church’s YouTube channel, then post the service to FB later, access to YouTube is widespread and some in the church have chosen not to have FB accounts. Copies of the weekly bulletin will still be emailed to members/friends, since posting it is not an option on YouTube.
Please note: To remedy the sound volume issue, please turn up the volume on your listening device or try using headphones. Thanks.
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SPECIAL NEWS AND INFORMATION |
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TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY - THEOLOGIAN-IN-RESIDENCE |
Tusculum University invites you to the 31st annual Theologian-in-Residence Program!
Due to the pandemic, we will be having two virtual sessions via Zoom (Feb. 4th and 11th) and two in-person or via Zoom (Feb. 18th and 25th) for the Theologian-in-Residence lectures, February of 2022. All four sessions will be led by Dr. Bennie Crockett, Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness & Planning, William Carey University. The theme for this year’s Theologian-in-Residence is “Translation Opens a Window” – Key Developments in English Bible History. There are four sub-title lectures that Dr. Crockett will focus on, they are:
1. Selected English Bible Texts During the Age of Manuscripts, ca. 700-1500
2. Dominant English Bibles in Print, 1525-1782
3. Older Greek and Hebrew Manuscripts and Scientific Text Analysis: Changes in the English Bible, 1800-present
4. New Methods of Translation and the Abundance of English Bibles, 1900-2022
If you would like to register for these virtual and in-person sessions, please contact the Office of Alumni Engagement and Special Events at 423-636-0565 or by email at nrader@tusculum.edu. Registration is necessary in order for us to provide the Zoom link to those who are registered and to maintain an accurate headcount for those that wish to join in-person on Feb. 18th and 25th.
For those that attend the in-person sessions, coffee and biscuits, with a variety of jams, will be available before the lecture begins and a delicious lunch will be offered free of charge in our Pioneer Café. When you register please let me know if you plan on eating with us on Feb. 18th and 25th.
***Please remember the information provided above is subject to change depending on the global pandemic that we are still experiencing. If changes are made, I will let you know as soon as possible. For the in-person sessions, we ask that you please wear a mask, as we are currently under a mask mandate inside the buildings of Tusculum University. ***
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KING UNIVERSITY - INSTITUE OF FAITH & CULTURE |
UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDE:
please note: There are options to attending these events. Dr. Dotterweich messaged to say that morning events are almost always streamed at (https://webcast.king.edu ), and almost everything will be available afterward on YouTube – if they will like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/kingfaithandculture), they can get the videos there, too.
Monday, February 7
William "Bill" Turner, Ph.D. | Appalachian region scholar and researcher with an emphasis on the African-American experience
9:15 am @ King Memorial Chapel
7 pm @ Central Presbyterian Church, Bristol V A
Monday, February 28
In Concert: the Becky Buller Band
9:15 am @ King Memorial Chapel
7 pm @ Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Bristol, Virginia
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE COMING WEEK
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Thursday, February 3
10 am - Presbyterian Women (PW) Meeting
Friday, February 4
10 am 31st Annual Theologian-in-Residence with Dr. Bennie Crockett (via Zoom)
Topic: Selected English Bible Texts During the Age of Manuscripts, ca. 700-1500
Sunday, February 6 - Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
11 am Morning Worship / Communion, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (in-person &via YouTube)
Monday, February 7
King Institute of Faith & Culture series
9:15 am King Memorial Chapel with William "Bill" Turner, Ph.D.
Topic: "The Central Appalachian Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement"
7 pm Central Presbyterian Church, Bristol VA with William "Bill" Turner, Ph.D.
Topic: The Harlan Renaissance: an Appalachian case study of the diverse Black experience in America"
Tuesday, February 8
7 pm Session meeting (via Zoom)
Wednesday, February 9
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Friday, February 11
10 am 31st Annual Theologian-in-Residence with Dr. Bennie Crockett (via Zoom)
Topic: "Dominant English Bibles in Print, 1525-1782"
Sunday, February 13 - Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (in-person & via YouTube)
Monday, February 14
6:30 pm ETSU U-Kirk worship / 7:30 pm meal - WAPC Sponsored
Wednesday, February 16
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Friday, February 18
10 am 31st Annual Theologian-in-Residence with Dr. Bennie Crockett (in-person & via Zoom)
Topic: "Older Greek and Hebrew Manuscripts and Scientific Text Analysis: Changes in the English Bible, 1800-present"
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Although we are no longer worshipping online via Zoom, we will be continuing to report this crucial information about our environment here to reach a wider audience. An item of recent note is:
The process for making cement creates so much greenhouse gas that if it were a country, it would be the third largest emitter on Earth. That statistic is from MIT, where scientists devised a process that would produce cement using electricity rather than by burning fossil fuels. In a water electrolyzer, current to the electrodes creates hydrogen and oxygen gases, an acid, and a base. When limestone is added to the acid, it is dissolved and decarbonated , thus losing its CO2. It can then be used to make a key cement ingredient.
In addition to the environmentally friendly results from the research, the process can be seen to work using renewable electricity instead of fossil fuels to generate heat. The challenge is how to convince manufacturers to convert their processes. Researchers suggest replacing one part of the process after another until all is accomplished. Once the process is completed, all the energy consumed would be from renewable electricity, which would then lead to "emissionless" production of cement.
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VIRTUAL CREATION ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK |
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SEVERAL BRIEF FILMS FROM VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS IN AFRICA
RUEDI ABBUHL
(March 2015 | 3.56 min.)
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ABEY TADIYOS (December 2013 | 8:34 min.
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AMAZING PLACES ON THE PLANET
(March 2017 | 8:34 min.)
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We see David Hughes, Stephen Shanks, Hugh Broome, and Sue Sheffield
sampling the food from our first vegetarian potluck.
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GENERAL FUND: YEAR TO DATE:
2022 Annual Budget - $ 135,000
Budget through February 1, 2022, Week #5 ($ 12,981)
Receipts $ 30,628.50
Disbursements - $ 12,893.04
Balance $ 17,735.46
Thanks to everyone for your continued support the church with your tithes and offerings during this extraordinary time. You are encouraged to mail your pledge to us or to drop it by the church office during regular business hours. Thanks.
We are still receiving the 5 Cents per Meal offering that is usually taken on Communion Sundays. If you would like to make a contribution to this offering please do so and designate it on your checks.
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FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
February 9 - Alice Burrell
February 10 - Virginia Farr
February 11 - Sue Shanks
February 16 - Carolyn Hawk
February 20 - Stephen Patrick & Phil Brandt
February 23 - Bob Danks
February 24 - Jenny Darling
The Chancel flowers were given
in loving memory of Evelyn Mae Reed
(19 May 1930 - 19 January 2018),
by her daughter, Karen Reed Clark.
PLEASE NOTE: THE NEW 2022 FLOWER LIST IS AVAILABLE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE SIDE ENTRY
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For Members / Regular Attendees
Hugh Broome and family; Fred Burrell; Debi Hughes; David Robert Hughes (stationed on Korean DMZ); Pat Mooney; Don Loughry; Camilla & Hunter Lyle; Jack Hansel.
For Friends
Carolyn Hawks’ sister-in-law, Dorothy Hawk; Linda Solly; Sue Sheffield's nephew, Jeremiah Collins; Sue Shank's friend, Judy Klein; Sharon Amstutz's brother, Paul Hagood; Karen Frederick; Theresa Lura's cousin, Randy Carter; Sarah Suptin; church neighbor, Casey Harvey; Chris Stansell's parents, Rev. Donald & Velma Stansell.
Special Prayers for Clinical and Medical Health Care Workers
The continued COVID pandemic concerns with cases still on the rise with the delta, lambda and mu variant strains, along with the new omicron virus with the highest number of overall cases in the United States, India and Brazil; COVID cases are now on the rise in numerous European countries.
Prayers for Others
For our military members who serve our country here and abroad, as well continued prayers for our fragile planet during this time of extreme weather conditions, and for those who have suffered loss from recent ongoing disasters including the volcanic eruption in Tonga and tsunami aftermath around the Pacific, winter storm Izzy in the U.S. and Canada, wildfires in South Africa and the continuing humanitarian emergency in Syria. And especially prayers for our nation and for strength, endurance, faith and courage for all.
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IN THE POTEAT LIBRARY
NOTE: The library is open by appointment. Please remember that you are welcome to drop by the church library if you are looking for something new to read. We ask that you to sign out any books on the register sheet found on the file cabinet in the corner with the call #, book title, your name and date checked out. The white book cart inside the library has new titles. There is also an orange book cart in the Heritage Room that has books free for the taking. Come and browse.
During Jean Darling's last inventory, the following books were missing. If you have one of these books, please notify the church office so it can be attributed to you as checked out, or return the book if you have finished reading it. Thanks.
230/SPO - "Unbelievable: why neither creeds nor reformation can produce faith for today," by John Shelby Spong
236/SPO - "Eternal life: a new vision," by John Shelby Spong
F/JAM - "Death comes to Pemberly," by P.D. James
F/LEC - "Our Kind of Traitor," by John LeCarre’
F/LAM - "The Imperfect Birds," by Anne Lamont
B/VAN - "Van Gogh’s Second Gift"
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The Quotable Oswald Chambers
By David McCasland
(230)
People around the world know Oswald Chambers as the author of My Utmost for His Highest, the best-selling and most beloved devotional book of all time. For more than eighty years, countless individuals, from presidents to high school students, have been influenced by this beloved book. Yet many have never discovered the rich resources of insightful teaching and invigorating style found in the more than forty other books by Oswald Chambers.
Now, for the first time, The Quotable Oswald Chambers mines the source material from which My Utmost was compiled and offers a topically arranged book of quotations that embodies the main themes of Chambers spiritual insight. The fully searchable CD-ROM offers a unique resource for locating and retaining favorite quotes.
This book is a rich and valuable resource for teachers, speakers, writers, pastors, and anyone who wants to benefit from the vigorous thinking and vivid expression of one of the Lord's unique servants.
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Congregational Concerns / Prayer Requests - Please contact the church office or Sherry Bailey with information.
Flower List - The 2022 Flower List has been posted on the bulletin board in the side entry. Please sign up to sponsor flowers for our weekly worship services in honor or in memory of loved ones.
Arrangements are $30 each.
Liturgists - We are always looking for new people to be liturgists. Please contact the church office, if you would like to volunteer.
e-Avenue deadline - Please submit information to church office (wapc@churchwapc.net or 926-7942) at any time and for the March issue of the e-AVENUE, no later than Wednesday, February 16th. This includes team and committee meetings, news, planned events and other newsworthy items.
Photos needed - We welcome contributions to our Facebook page via your comments and photos of church events and activities. Please also submit your photos to the church office for archiving. It will be wonderful to have a visual record of all of the positive things that Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church does for our community.
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Established 27 September 1892, Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ. Reformed in theology and Presbyterian by way of organization, it is related to Holston Presbytery, the Synod of Living Waters, and to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
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