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GOOD NEWS AND WORSHIP UPDATE
Sunday, October 16, 2022 @ 11 am
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sermon - "The Good Wine - John 2:1-12"
Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor
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both in-person and on Facebook or YouTube (click here)
Comments: We have set our YouTube channel to accept comments. If you are viewing, we ask that you say hello or to let us know you are there so we can count you as part of our attendance.
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NEW SERMON SERIES
The Gospel of John point us to see the Messiah, Miracles, and Mission. The Word has become flesh and blood, and has moved into our neighborhood. And we have heard about this light that has come into the world through the testimony of John the Baptizer. Now we are invited to taste and see that God is good. Through the first sign of Jesus, the changing of water to wine, we are called into the mission life of a sommelier. To taste, smell, see, savor, and experience all the goodness that God is providing us in our life.
Yours in Christ
Brandon
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ADULT LIBRARY SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS RESUMES
The Adult Library Sunday School class resumed meeting in the church library this past Sunday morning. You are still welcome to participate in the class for thought-provoking reading and discussion. Participants obtain their own copies of of the books. The first selection is Misquoting Jesus, the Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, by Bart D Ehrman.
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LEISURELY WALK PLANNED FOR OCTOBER
Our second scheduled walk will be Wednesday, October 19th at 9:30 am along the downtown portion of the Persimmon Ridge Trail in downtown Jonesborough. So get those walking shoes ready and join the group. Meet at the Chuckey Depot Museum / Railcar parking lot on South 2nd Avenue in Jonesborough. Hope to see you there!
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JOHN PHILIP NEWELL @ MONTREAT
There are two opportunities to hear John Philip Newell in person in October both sponsored by the NC School of Earth and Soul in cooperation with Montreat Conference Center.
The first is An Evening with John Philip Newell to be held on Monday evening, October 24 @ 7 pm In Anderson Auditorium. Newell will be introducing them main themes of his book, Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul, focusing on the three graces (nature, human soul, & awakening) of Celtic wisdom today. The cost is $20; registration (click here)
The second is a two day retreat, Celtic Wisdom 1 - Sacred Soul, that will be held beginning at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, October 25 and ending at 12:30 pm on Thursday, October 27. This retreat focuses on reawakening to the sacredness of every human being through the teachings of Pelagius, St. Brigid, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. There is a registration fee of $358; registration (click here). The program includes 8 sessions as well as other meals and activities. Please check the Montreat website for more details.
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FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD
The Lunch Bunch is scheduled for:
OCTOBER 16 - FREIBERG'S
OCTOBER 23 - RAINBOW ASIAN CUISINE
Our next Potluck lunch following Morning Worship will be on Sunday, October 30th. We look forward to more tasty delights.
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DRIVE THRU TRUNK OR TREAT IS COMING
This year's Drive Thru Trunk or Treat is scheduled for Saturday, October 29th from 3-5 pm in the church parking lot. Bags will include assorted treats, healthy treats and school supplies. Students from ETSU / U-Kirk will be on hand to assist; other volunteers are also welcome. We are looking for a few volunteers to distribute flyers in the church neighborhood the week before the event and to prepare the goodie bags. Contact Mike Miyamoto if you are able to assist.
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE COMING WEEK | |
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Thursday, October 13
4 pm Green Team (via Zoom)
Sunday, October 16 - Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
10 am Adult Library Sunday School Class (in Poteat Library)
11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
12:15 pm Finance Team meeting following worship
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Freiberg's (203 East Main Street, JC)
4 pm Blessing of the Animals @ Covenant Presbyterian Church
Wednesday, October 19
9:30 am A Walk along the Persimmon Ridge Trail in downtown Jonesborough (everyone welcome)
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, October 23 - Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
10 am Adult Library Sunday School Class (in Poteat Library)
11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Rainbow Asian Cuisine (2412 North Roan @ Best Western Hotel)
Monday, October 24
7 pm An Evening with John Philip Newell @ Montreat NC (registration required)
Tuesday, October 25 @ 5:30 pm - Thursday, October 27 @ 12:30 pm
NC School of Earth and Soul Retreat: Celtic Wisdom 1 - Sacred Soul @ Montreat NC (registration required)
Wednesday, October 26
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom) - cancelled this week
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
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GENERAL FUND: YEAR TO DATE: | |
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NOTE: The Session approved an adjusted Annual Budget to include our new Pastor
as well as some other expenses that needed to be adjusted. The Annual Budget increased from $135,000 to $155,900. In order to meet this budget, we hope you will be faithful in your giving. The amount below, next to the week number, indicates what our receipts should be at this point to be on target with our budgeted giving.
[2022 Annual Budget - $ 155,900 (revised, adjusted)
Budget through October 11th, Week #41 ($122,921)
Receipts $ 106,386.66
Disbursements -$ 111,937.50
Balance $ (- 5,550.84)
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Thanks to everyone for your continued support the church with your tithes and offerings during this extraordinary time. We have a new pastor and our expenditures are increasing. Please make sure that you are faithful in your giving. There is much work that still needs to be done and the year is already beginning to wind down. 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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OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
October 18 - Karen Martin
October 24 - David Hughes
October 27 - Lanny Brashear
October 28 - Fred Burrell
October 29 - Bobbie Wilson
October 31 - Sharon Amstutz
OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES
October 27 - Stephen & Sue Shanks
The Chancel flowers are given loving memory of
Dorothy Carole Lawson Long Wilson
(13 Oct 1923 – 2 October 2006),
by her son, Geral L. Long and family.
PLEASE NOTE: THE 2022 FLOWER LIST IS AVAILABLE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE SIDE ENTRY
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For Members / Regular Attendees
Dick & Theresa Lura; Don Loughry; Camilla & Hunter Lyle; Jack Hansel.
For Friends
Rev. Maggie Lauterer; Lisbeth Henry friend of Craig Campbell and Matthew & Karen Clark; Delaney Estes, friend of Matthew & Karen Clark; Stephen Patrick's cousin, Linda Strock, diagnosed with stage4 inoperable esophageal cancer (squamous cell); Matthew Clark's friend, David F Smith; Sally Gerhardt's son, Fritz, is beginning his second round of chemo for multiple myeloma; Eddie & Pauline Everhart, neighbors of the Danks; Nathan Songer; the family of Olga Pastushenko from Odessa, Ukraine refugees in Romania; Sue Sheffield's nephews, Jeremiah Collins and Tanner Frye; Sue Shank's friends, Judy Klein, Mary Murphy and Rev. Dodie Rossell; Sarah Suptin; church neighbor, Dorothy Harvey, Kelly Hodges.
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; a new strain BA2.12.1 subtype COVID cases are now on the rise in numerous European countries. And persons now affected by the rise in new active cases of the infectious disease, monkeypox.
Prayers for others
Special prayers for the people of the Ukraine in light of the military invasion by Russia and the ongoing humanitarian crisis there; 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 humanitarian crises in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona; as well as, the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Cuba and Florida; also prayers for those affected by Hurricane Julia in Central American this past week; a cholera outbreak in Haiti and a famine declared in Somalia; as well the humanitarian and economic crisis in Sri Lanka. And especially prayers for our nation and for strength, endurance, faith and courage for all.
CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY - https://disasterphilanthropy.org/
UN OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA) - https://reliefweb.int/
US FEMA - DECLARED DISASTERS - https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations
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The New Street entrance to Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church, circa 1940s;
you can see the former manse in the background.
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For generations, coal miners and coal-fired power plant workers helped keep the lights on in the United States. As utilities turn to cheaper sources of energy, including renewables such as solar and wind, coal plants are closing, leaving workers out of jobs. The reduction in emissions is good news, but an energy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists says we must not lose sight of the human toll. Job losses in the coal industry are uprooting families, deepening economic unease, and leaving community leaders scrambling to keep schools open and social services in place.
Now the UCS had joined the Utility Workers Union of America to help dislocated coal workers find support for new career paths, resources to further their education and training, and financial assistance to keep them and their families afloat while finding new employment. Their analysis projects a cost of billions, but that is a fraction of what must be invested in the U. S. energy system over the next ten years to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. (GSN #119)
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VIRTUAL CREATION ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK | |
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CANADIAN ROCKIES
Mrsach15 (August 2017 | 3:41 min.)
One of North America's great unspoiled wildernesses, the Canadian Rockies offer bountiful rewards for outdoor-living travelers. Wonderful views of Glacier National Park and its famed Red Jammers, beautiful Lake Louise, Banff and Jasper National Parks, as well as Athabasca Glacier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKk_t5vgFfo
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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.
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Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
By Amy-Jill Levine
(226.8/LEV)
The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew, and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament interweaves history and spiritual analysis to explore Jesus’ most popular teaching parables, exposing their misinterpretations and making them lively and relevant for modern readers.
Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Life in first-century Palestine was very different from our world today, and many traditional interpretations of Jesus’ stories ignore this disparity and have often allowed anti-Semitism and misogyny to color their perspectives.
In this wise, entertaining, and educational book, Amy-Jill Levine offers a fresh, timely reinterpretation of Jesus’ narratives.
In Short Stories by Jesus, she analyzes these “problems with parables,” taking readers back in time to understand how their original Jewish audience understood them. Levine reveals the parables’ connections to first-century economic and agricultural life, social customs and morality, Jewish scriptures and Roman culture.
With this revitalized understanding, she interprets these moving stories for the contemporary reader, showing how the parables are not just about Jesus, but are also about us—and when read rightly, still challenge and provoke us two thousand years later.
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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 $65 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 (office@wataugapc.org or 926-7942) at any time and for the November issue of the e-AVENUE, no later than Friday, October 21st. This includes team and committee meetings, news, planned events and other newsworthy items.
Facebook - Please remember to friend and follow our Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Watauga-Avenue-Presbyterian-Church-94712920937/ ]. All news and events will be reported there.
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.) | | | | | |
