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GOOD NEWS AND WORSHIP UPDATE
Sunday, November 20, 2022 @ 11 am
Sermon - "Signs and Wonders" | Scripture reading - John 4:43-54
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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SPECIAL NEWS AND INFORMATION | |
GOOD SAM FAMILIES FOR THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS
We have three families for Thanksgiving and Christmas from Good Sam and are collecting canned goods and other non-perishables for our families. Items can be brought and left in the container in the side entrance Items will be collected through Sunday, November 20th for their Thanksgiving; however, we will still be collecting food items through December 18th for their Christmas. So please keep this in mind when you are shopping in the near future. Known information on three families is posted on the Mission bulletin board in the side entry. Due to HIPAA laws the personal information is restricted. Thanks.
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MITTEN TREE RETURNS
We will be sponsoring the Mitten Tree again this year for our annual contribution to Good Samaritan. It will be placed in the side entry beginning on Sunday, November 27th for convenience and so everyone can enjoy seeing the new items being added week by week. The deadline for giving will be Sunday, December 18th. That's not a lot of time, but we know that you will be generous. Everyone is welcome to bring your items and place on the tree. We are looking for scarves, hats, socks, and, of course, gloves and MITTENS.
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CURRENT SERMON SERIES
Jesus again is heading to Cana. The last time that Jesus was in Cana, he was invited to a wedding and changed the water into the best wine. This time when Jesus arrives to Cana, he is met by an official whose son was ill. As we continue this telling of the Jesus narrative from the Gospel of John, my hope is that we will see the Messiah, be enthralled by the Miracles, and hear the invitation of the Mission that Jesus is calling each of us into.
Yours in Christ,
Brandon
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE COMING WEEK | |
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Thursday, November 17
4 pm Green Team (via Zoom)
Sunday, November 20
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 @ Cafe Lola (1805 N. Roan, JC / reservations for 10 persons only / 6 spaces are filled / 4 are still available; please let the office know ASAP if you are interested).)
Monday, November 21
5:30 pm WAPC dinner @ UKirk
Wednesday, November 23
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, November 27 - First Sunday of Advent
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 Fellowship Potluck Lunch
Tuesday, November 29
10 am PW 5th Tuesday Work Day
Wednesday, November 30
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, December 4 - Second Sunday of Advent
10 am Adult Library Sunday School Class (in Poteat Library)
11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
12 noon Brief Congregational Meeting to hear the report of the Nominating Committee
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Freiberg's (208 E. Main Street, JC)
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SPECIAL WALK IN DECEMBER
Our next walk is scheduled for Wednesday, December 7th at 11 am at Founder's Park in downtown Johnson City. Christmas decorations should already be lining the path. The group will have lunch at White Duck Taco or One Acre Café following the walk.
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FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD
Lunch Bunch in Novembers:
November 20 - Café Lola (reservations for 10 only / 6 spaces are filled / 4 are still available; please let the office know ASAP if you are interested).
Our following Potluck lunch following Morning Worship will be on Sunday, November 27th. PLEASE NOTE: There is a sign up sheet posted on the bulletin board in the side entry; the meats category has been substituted by finger sandwiches. Please specify, if possible, what kind of pasta, salad, or sandwich you will be bringing. Call Susan Turner if you have questions.
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GENERAL FUND: YEAR TO DATE: | |
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[2022 Annual Budget - $ 155,900 (revised, adjusted)
Budget through November 15th, Week #46 ($137,911 - adjusted)
Receipts $ 122,935.39
Disbursements -$ 127,636.61
Balance $ (-4,701.22)
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2023 PLEDGE DRIVE
Thanks to everyone who returned and submitted pledge cards this past Sunday.
For those who didn't bring their card there is still time and opportunity to mail in or
drop by your pledge card to the church office.
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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
November 24 - Marsha Brandt
November 26 - Camilla Lyle
NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
November 28 - Lewis & Marcia Songer (65th)
The Chancel flowers were given in loving memory of Henry Houston & Christine Cashion Patrick and in honor of their 76th wedding anniversary, 16 November 1946, given by their son, Stephen Allan Patrick.
PLEASE NOTE: THE 2022 FLOWER LIST IS AVAILABLE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE SIDE ENTRY
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For Members / Regular Attendees
Don Loughry; Camilla & Hunter Lyle
For Friends
Rev. Maggie Lauterer; 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; 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. Please be mindful of the rise in influenza cases this season.
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 Hurricane Nicole in Florida; also prayers for those affected by recent Hurricanes Julia and Lisa in Belize and Central American, as well as victims of recent tornadoes in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas; a cholera outbreak in Haiti, an ebola outbreak in the Congo and now in Uganda; and a famine declared in Somalia, including flooding New South Wales, Australial as well as new disasters now unfolding. 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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It looks like these lovely ladies are having fun with food.
What are they doing?
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Biologists from New Zealand have identified the first known example of a plant species that seems to exhibit eusociality, a behavior in which different members of a colony play separate roles that together perpetuate the group's survival. Until now, scientists had recognized eusociality only in animals such as colonial bees, ants, and naked mole-rats. "Plants were completely off the radar," says Kevin Burns, a Victoria University of Wellington biologist who led a study of the staghorn fern on Lord Howe Island off Australia.
Examining these epiphytic ferns growing at different heights in dozens of colonies, the researchers found non-reproducing brown nest fronds that anchor the plants on trees as well as antler-shaped green fronds that grow spores for the next generation. Some 40% of the fronds on each plant were not contributing to new growth. Such reproductive division of labor is a classic criterion for eusociality. Burns says this division of tasks sets staghorn ferns apart from other colonial plants. (GSN #124)
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VIRTUAL CREATION ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK | |
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FLYING OVER WINTER FOREST
QUIET - RELAXING NATURE FILMS (October 2021 | 11:36 min)
Spectacular scenery of winter scenes across German forests. Just relax and enjoy the view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmR9H1p_l6E
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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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All the Women of the Bible
By M. del Mastro
(220.8/MAS)
All the Women of the Bible is a treasure trove of information. Saints, sinners, harlots and angels, not a one is missing from this wonderful collection of biographies and stories of over 400 biblical women. If you've ever asked yourself the question, "Who was she?"; you need only to open this amazing book to find out!
They're all here, all real women, and all willing to pay whatever price asked to gain their heart's desire. Their struggles, successes and failures still resonate within us today.All the Women of the Bible is divided into two sections: "The Book of Names," and "The Book of Stories." "The Book of Names," opens the book and contains over 400 entries. It is a well-researched and easy-to-follow biographical dictionary and thesaurus of sorts, listing each woman along with a short description of her life and citations where her story can be found and cross references to other dictionary entries.
"The Book of Stories," makes up the second half of the book and takes quite a different tone than that of the dictionary. Here, retold in rich detail, are the stories of fifty-six very important women; women whose lives were changed by crisis and challenge; women who learned, shared, or shunned faith in the Lord.
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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 December issue of the e-AVENUE, no later than Wednesday, November 16th. 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.) | | | | | |
