March 25, 2022
Join us for our Sunday Worship Service, virtually or in person, 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!
We are in 
PHASE YELLOW
Welcome to 2nd Presbyterian's newest members!

Last Sunday, March 20th, 2nd Presbyterian Church welcomed eleven new members!
Leonard and Pat Bailey
Kirsty Bleyl and Andrew Butler
Gerald and Linda Cook
Susan Jacox
Cameron and Rebecca Kite (and Garrett)
Janis Smith
Kathy Tallent

We will be ordering nametags for these new members, to make it easier for all of us to get to know one another.

If you have lost or misplaced your own nametag and would like another, please contact Bonnie in the church office. She'll place this order on Monday, April 11th.
The Faith Science and the Future Sunday School Class will resume meeting in the Barbour Room at 9:45 a.m. this Sunday, March 27th!
Come Join the Choir!
If you are interested in lending your voice to the choir, we invite you to come to the sanctuary at 9:45 a.m. Sunday mornings for choir rehearsal. No experience necessary – just a willingness to sing praise to the Lord!
Welcome to the World, Bo Henry Wall!

Congratulations to Drew and Haley Wall - and big brother Owen - on the birth of their new baby boy!!!
Westview Community Day
Saturday, April 9th, from
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Second has signed up to host a table (details to come) and help grill hot dogs, so we'll need plenty of volunteers. Stay tuned for more details, but in the meantime, make sure it's on your calendar! 
A Church Work Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 2nd from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Come prepared for outdoor work and weather and fellowship. Bring whatever tools you would like. Any questions about weather, call Neal Peebles at 865-384-8741. Rain out day will be April 9th.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN of 2nd PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH will resume meeting this spring! Plan to join us on April 12th, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. 

The April meeting will host Kristi Whitehead, Knox County Program Coordinator at Isaiah 1:17 House. She will present a program on the current status of state services for Tennessee children in foster care, and the work of the nonprofit Isaiah 1:17 House in the foster care system. Note: men are always welcome as well.
 
The PCUSA is making an appeal to its members for funds to help support the Church’s humanitarian effort response to the war started last week when Russia attacked Ukraine. According to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, the situation is on pace to become Europe’s largest refugee crisis this century with more than 660,000 having already fled Ukraine to neighboring countries. All neighboring countries are keeping their borders open to Ukrainian refugees, the UNHCR says.

More information on the PCUSA’s response can be found at the following links:



You can donate through either of the above websites, or you can go directly to the donation page by clicking the button below.
The PCUSA is calling on people to stand in the "GAP" - Give. Act. Pray.

Give.
Gifts can be made online by clicking the button above, by calling 800-872-3282, by texting PDAUKR to 41444 or by check made payable to Presbyterian Church U.S.A. with Ukraine, DR000156 on the memo line.

The mailing address is:

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
PO Box 643700
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700

Please do not send checks directed to this cause to the church.

Act.
Urge the US Government to support generous aid for refugees and civilians suffering in Ukraine, and call for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

Pray.
God of mercy, justice and peace
Our spirits are heavy with sorrow, our souls shocked
At the sudden and breathtaking violence,
the invasion of Ukraine by their neighbor, Russia.
We pray for lives caught in the grip of war,
who hear the bombs in the night,
the ominous movement of troops on the road into town
the whistle of incoming shells,
for a cry from a desperate neighbor or a shout of warning.
For those who huddle in subways and basements
or flee for the borders, clutching their children’s hands
We pray for families separated from fathers, brothers and sons
who must remain to fight and protect their homeland.
We pray for neighbors in Eastern and Central Europe
As their hearts and doors open to these refugees
That strained resources will become an abundance of hope
That fears and struggles with racism will yield to a generosity of profound welcome
That communities of faith within Ukraine will be protected from harm
and sustained in their efforts to feed and shelter their neighbors.
That peacemakers and protesters in Russia will be heard and their lives preserved.
May we undergird our prayers with tangible resources to help.
May we reach deeply, give generously, and welcome extravagantly.
May we lift our voices in a strong and unified advocacy.
May we all, even as we breathe in lament, breathe out mercy, hope and peace.
And in this Lenten season, when we walk the way toward death and resurrection, repent our complicity in cultures of violence and renew our efforts toward justice and peace. 
Policy and Procedure Manual

At its March meeting the Session adopted a new Policies and Procedures Manual for the congregation. It is posted on the website under the “Members” tab.
Easter Flowers 2022

Honor or remember a loved one by placing flowers to adorn the sanctuary on Easter Sunday, April 17th.
We are holding one more information session regarding the new organizational structure presented at the Annual Congregational Meeting. This series of information sessions will give us a chance to have some dialogue around the changes, answer questions, and determine how we can best serve Christ through the ministry and mission of this church.

A link to sign up for the meeting is below. A food truck will be present at 5 p.m. before this final meeting so we can have a time of fellowship together.

We hope you are able to attend this session on April 3rd at 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LENTEN STUDY

Please join in "Learning Forgiveness: A Lenten Study" for the 6 weeks of Lent on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. both in-person as we are able and on Zoom. 
 
We will explore the often difficult task of Forgiveness. The study is authored by Marjorie Thompson.

Click the link below to download a copy of the study. If you prefer a printed copy, please contact the church office to have one printed for you.  
Wednesday Night Dinner!

We hope you'll join us for supper this Wednesday evening at 5:45 pm before the Lenten study.

This week's menu will be white chicken chili, bread and salad. Come prepared to eat, relax, and socialize with church friends prior to the program.

If possible, let Kathy know you’ll attend if you and your family are coming for the first time. Our "regulars" need not make reservations! We’ll have plenty of food!

If you’re interested in helping Kathy by preparing or purchasing food, you may contact her at kduggan55@gmail.com or 865-441-8683 (text).
If you like to shop, the Fish Pantry mission is in need of the following household and personal items:

-Sanitary pads
-Adult diapers (females) - all sizes but especially XL and XXL
-Dish Soap
-Shampoo
-Toothpaste
-Deodorant
-Dry cat food

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.

Please contact the church office (865.523.2189 or ajohnson@2ndpres.org)
if you have items you would like to drop off at the church.

PLEASE DO NOT DONATE FOOD (other than for pets).
Please also note: we have plenty of
bath soap, toilet paper, and children's diapers for now,
so we do not need more of those items at this time.
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.
THE ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING OFFERING

THE ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING OFFERING will be received on both Palm Sunday, April 10th and Easter Sunday, April 17th. Join with Presbyterians worldwide in sharing God’s love with our neighbors-in-need around the world by providing relief from natural and human-caused disasters, food for the hungry, and support for the poor and oppressed.
Pick up your
March-April
Upper Room Devotional
in the vestibule
(Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or at the narthex entrance into the sanctuary!
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 Bonnie at the church office (via email: bsmith@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 Beverly White, Arlys Milligan, Beth & Daniel Robertson, Frances Johnson, Pam Maples, and Peter Douglas Hamilton in your prayers. 
 
Please contact the Church Office (865.523.2189 or bsmith@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.