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GOOD NEWS AND WORSHIP UPDATE
MORNING WORSHIP
Sunday, August 27, 2023 @ 11 am
Sermon - "The Midwife's Stories"
Scripture reading - Exodus 1:8 - 2:10
Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor
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both in-person and on Facebook or YouTube (click here)
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ELDER OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST - Dick Lura
ELDER OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER - Ed Snodderly
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SPECIAL NEWS AND INFORMATION | |
PARABLES & STORIES
After Joseph has passed away, after all the years of harvesting and storage are long forgotten, a new Pharaoh comes to power. But this Pharaoh has forgotten all that was done through the providence of God within the dysfunctional family. The fear of the other begins to grow. The fear of the outsider begins to take hold. The fear of not having enough sets in. And Pharaoh makes his choice. But the women will not blindly follow Pharaoh’s command for they fear God. Emboldened by God’s love and God’s providence, the women begin a resistance. So the baby that should have been killed in the river is saved through the water. Everything changes when Pharaoh’s daughter sees the baby in the basket by the reeds. So join us this week as we see the way God continues to call us into justice work in the face of oppression.
Yours in Christ
Brandon
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SEASON OF CREATION BEGINS
The Season of Creation is from September 1st – World Day of Prayer through October 4th – The Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. This year’s theme is “Let Justice and Peace Flow"
(Amos 5:24).
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ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
The Adult Sunday School class is currently reading and discussing Philip Yancey's book, "Vanishing Grace: what ever happened to the Good News?"
The class meets in the Poteat Library at 10 am. If you wish to join the class there is always room for one more. You are welcome to secure your personal copy and join them in class. Good used copies can be found on Amazon, as well as BetterWorldBooks.com.
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UPCOMING LECTURE AT THE LANGSTON CENTRE
There will be a lecture on Black People’s Spirituality and the Legacy of Howard Thurman given by Walter Earl Fluker on Sunday, September 17th, at 3 pm at the Langston Centre. The lecture is being sponsored by Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan. Dr. Fluker currently serves as Dean’s Professor of Spirituality, Ethics and Leadership at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He is also a featured consultant, speaker, lecturer, and worship leader at foundations, businesses, corporations, colleges, universities, governmental, and religious institutions, nationally and globally.
UPCOMING CONFERENCES @ MONTREAT IN OCTOBER
Earth & Soul: reawakening to the sacredness of the earth and every human being – October 18-20 at the Montreat Conference Center. This is immediately followed by Thresholds of Hope – a new, experimental weekend retreat focused on the House Gatherings model developed by John Philip Newell which will be from October 20-22.
Please check the Montreat website for more information and deadlines for registration.
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FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD
The Lunch Bunch / Meal Schedule for AUGUST / SEPTEMBER
August 27 - Vegetarian Lover's Potluck Lunch
September 3 @ Cootie Brown's Campus (1408 W. State of Franklin)
September 10 @ El Charolais (1805 W. State of Franklin)
September 17 @ White Duck Taco (126 Buffalo Street, JC)
THERE IS A SUMMER SCHEDULE OF ALL LUNCH BUNCH LOCATIONS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD.
IF ANYONE HAS SUGGESTIONS FOR OTHER DINING VENUES, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE TO ADD THEM TO OUR LUNCH ROTATION. THANKS.
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE COMING WEEK | |
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Sunday, August 27, 2023
10 am Adult Sunday School - reading "Vanishing Grace" by Philip Yancey
11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
12:15 pm Vegetarian Lover's Potluck Lunch
Monday, August 28, 2023
6 pm Summer Bible Study (in Conference Room) - final session
6 pm ETSU/U-Kirk Supper hosted by WAPC
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
10 am PW 5th Tuesday Workday is CANCELLED
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
4 pm Meditation Circle and picnic supper @ home of Bea Ellis
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Friday, September 1, 2023 - SEASON OF CREATION BEGINS
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
Sunday, September 3, 2023 – Season of Creation 1
10 am Adult Sunday School
11 am Morning Worship / Communion, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Cootie Brown’s Campus
Monday, September 4, 2023 – Labor Day
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Thursday, September 7, 2023
10 am PW Meeting in Fellowship Hall
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GENERAL FUND: YEAR TO DATE: | |
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[2023 Annual Budget - $ 177,600
Budget through August 25, Week #34 ($ 116,123)
Receipts $ 123,012.89
Disbursements -$ 104,443.17
Balance $ 18,569.72
Please remember the 5 Cents per Meal Offering every first Sunday of the Month. The next special PC(USA) offering will
be in September for the Peace & Global Witness offering.
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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
September 4 - Lewis Songer
September 9 - Wilsie Bishop & Nancy Fennell
SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
September 4 - Camilla & Lyle Hunter (47th)
September 15 - Jim & Sharon Amstruz (33rd)
The Chancel flowers were given in loving memory of Robert William Darling
(20 August 1923 – 5 April 2005)
by his wife Jean Roeder Darling.
ALSO NOTE: THE 2023 FLOWER LIST IS AVAILABLE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE SIDE ENTRY FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE IN REQUESTING CHANCEL FLOWERS.
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For Friends and Family
Karen Clark's sister, Bonnie Hanna; Marty Shanks; Sue Sheffield; Messina Lyle; Rev. Diana Moore; Theresa Lura; Sue Shanks' friend, Gladys Wiggins; Camilla Lyle's brother, Jeff McFee; Sue Sheffield's sister-in-law, Pauline Frye; Marty Shanks' sister, Judy Hall; Jonathan Sharp; Michelle Browning's brother, Patrick; Don Loughry; George, Jo & Nikki Rolling; Rev. Maggie Lauterer; Sarah Suptin; Kelly Hodges.; Heather Hughes; Edna Campbell.
Prayers for others
Continue to pray for the people in Ukraine as they continue their fight against the Russian Invasion. For the people Sudan as they are caught between an armed conflict between rival factions of the military government of Sudan and continues to be an ongoing humanitarian crisis, as well as the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Prayers of the victims and families of those lost in the Maui wildfires in Lahaina; the wildfires on Tenerife; of Typhoon Lan in Japan; massive flooding in India following rain and landslides; and Tropical Storm Hilary in Baja California, Mexico and Southern California spawning flash floods and rail massive rainfall. Prayers for U.S. troops and migrants seeking refuge along the southern U.S. border. 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/
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE - https://rescue.org
US FEMA - DECLARED DISASTERS - https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations
GLOBAL DISASTER ALERT & COORDINATION SYSTEM (GDACS) - https://gdacs.org
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An early blast !!! Photos of early Watauga Avenue and the trolleys. | |
FUN AT MEET THE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL
A new outreach adventure for WAPC. An exhausting, but wonderful and rewarding experience. Great group of volunteers. There are rumors we will do this again next year.
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A decade ago there were no lions or rhinos in Rwanda's Akagera National Park, largely because of rampant poaching following the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Now, however, collaboration between the Rwandan government and the nonprofit African Parks has revitalized 277,000 acres of wetlands and savanna along the border between Rwanda and Tanzania.
Today Akagera is a growing tourist attraction with some 60 lions, several dozen rhinos, more than 130 elephants, and about 80 giraffes. It has hundreds of bird species including the rare showbill stork. "The revival of Akagera is nothing short of astounding," says the park manager Ladis Ndahiriwe. "Akagera has become a critical contributor to the local and national economy." (GSN #162)
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VIRTUAL CREATION ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK | |
Welcome to Vietnam
(September 2022 | 2:58 min.)
Bản Giốc – Detian Falls or Bản Giốc Falls is a collective name for two waterfalls on the Quây Sơn River that straddle the international border between China and Vietnam; more specifically located between the Karst hills of Daxin County, Guangxi and Trùng Khánh District, Cao Bằng Province. The waterfalls are located 272 km (169 mi) north of Hanoi. Vietnam and China are exploiting the main waterfall for tourism, and the secondary waterfall is situated entirely in Vietnam. It is currently the 4th largest waterfall along a national border, after Iguazu Falls, Victoria Falls, and Niagara Falls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQWT4wJelFM&t=178s
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IN THE POTEAT LIBRARY
Please remember the library is open by appointment and 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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The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
By Bart D. Ehrman
(270.1/EHR)
How did a religion whose first believers were twenty or so illiterate day laborers in a remote part of the empire became the official religion of Rome, converting some thirty million people in just four centuries? In The Triumph of Christianity, early Christian historian Bart D. Ehrman weaves the rigorously-researched answer to this question “into a vivid, nuanced, and enormously readable narrative” (Elaine Pagels, National Book Award-winning author of The Gnostic Gospels), showing how a handful of charismatic characters used a brilliant social strategy and an irresistible message to win over hearts and minds one at a time.
This “humane, thoughtful and intelligent” book (The New York Times Book Review) upends the way we think about the single most important cultural transformation our world has ever seen—one that revolutionized art, music, literature, philosophy, ethics, economics, and law.
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Congregational Concerns / Prayer Requests - Please contact the church office or Sherry Bailey with information.
Flower List - The 2023 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.
e-Avenue deadline - Please submit information to church office (office@wataugapc.org or 926-7942) at any time and for the September issue of the e-AVENUE, no later than Friday, August 18th. 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.) | | | | |
