GOOD NEWS AND WORSHIP UPDATE
Sunday, January 9, 2022 @ 11 am
1st Sunday after Epiphany / Baptism of the Lord
Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7 and Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Sermon: "Child of Adam, Child of God"
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.
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NOTE: Please be sure you are reading the entire newsletter;
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to view all of the news. Thanks.
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SPECIAL NEWS AND INFORMATION |
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ANNUAL REPORT DEADLINE APPROACHING |
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Yes, it is that time of the year again. Please submit your reports to the church office ASAP and no later than Thursday, January 20th, so printed copies will be available for our Annual Congregational meeting on January 30th.. |
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KING UNIVERSITY - INSTITUTE OF FAITH & CULTURE |
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UPCOMING LECTURES 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, January 17, and Tuesday, January 18
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Lecture
Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, President, T3 Leadership Solutions, Inc.
Monday @ 7 pm - Lee Street Baptist Church, Bristol, VA
"A Sojourner's Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World"
Tuesday @ 10 am - King Memorial Chapel
"Beauty from Ashes: A Purpose and a Call"
Monday, January 24 - CANCELLED
Isaiah McKinnon, Police Chief (retired) and former Deputy Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
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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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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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE COMING WEEK
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Thursday, January 6 - Epiphany of the Lord
10 am PW Circle
Sunday, January 9 - First Sunday after Epiphany / Baptism of the Lord
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (via YouTube)
12:15 pm - PNC Meeting following Morning Worship
Wednesday, January 12
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, January 16 - Second Sunday after Epiphany
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (via YouTube)
includes Called Congregational Meeting to hear report of the Nominating Committee
Monday, January 17 - King University Institute for Faith & Culture
Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, President, T3 Leadership Solutions, Inc
7 pm Lee Street Baptist Church, Bristol VA
Tuesday, January 18 - King University Institute for Faith & Culture
Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, President, T3 Leadership Solutions, Inc
10 am King University Memorial Chapel
Wednesday, January 19
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Thursday, January 20
DEADLINE ALL ANNUAL REPORTS ARE DUE TO THE CHURCH OFFICE
Sunday, January 23 - Third Sunday after Epiphany
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (via YouTube)
Wednesday, January 26
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, January 30 - Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (via YouTube)
Annual Congregational Business Meeting (TBD - in-person / Zoom)
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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:
Healthy coral reefs are pretty noisy places. According to marine biologist Steve Simpson, "The crackle of snapping shrimp and the whoops and grunts of fish combine to form a dazzling biological soundscape" that draws juvenile fish looking for a place to settle. When a coral reef gets degraded, inhabitants disappear, and the reef becomes ghostly quiet. However, in 2017 Simpson along with other scientists placed loudspeakers along Australia's Great Barrier Reef right after a mass bleaching event. They hoped playing the sounds of a healthy reef would entice fish to repopulate a damaged one.
After six weeks twice as many fish settled on bleached patches of reef where sound was played as on patches where there was no sound. Because fish are crucial for coral reefs to function as healthy ecosystems, the scientists hope that boosting fish populations in this way can help kick-start the natural recovery process.
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VIRTUAL CREATION ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK |
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Max Waugh Photo (April 2013 | 8:32 MIN.)
This short video compilation features footage of Yellowstone wildlife and scenery filmed over three weeks in the winter of 2012-13. Subjects include moose, coyotes, wolves, American dippers, elk, pronghorn, ravens and even a northern pygmy owl.
JVOPHOTOSAFARIS (March 2014 | 14:13 min.)
Wonderful short video featuring the many kinds of wildlife and other features in Yellowstone National Park.
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Looks like Ginger Helm has caught former pastor George Rolling red-handed
with a popsicle after worship in this photo from about 2010.
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GENERAL FUND: YEAR TO DATE:
2021 Annual Budget - $131,500
GENERAL FUND: YEAR TO DATE:
Budget through December 31, Week #52 ($131,500)
Receipts $ 142,513.16
Disbursements - $ 119,090.60
Balance $ 23,422.56
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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JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
January 8 - Emma Turner
January 10 - Gaines Snodderly
January 17 - Bob Caponero
January 21 - Helen Saunders
January 25 - Hugh Broome
JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES
January 22 - Bob & Sue Caponero
THERE WERE NO CHANCEL
FLOWERS LAST WEEK
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
Sally Gerhardt and the loss of her sister, Alice Schmidtthenner in Wooster, OH; David Robert Hughes (stationed on Korean DMZ); Pat Mooney; Don Loughry; Camilla & Hunter Lyle; Jack Hansel.
For Friends
Terry Beckman and the Stoots family in the loss of her mother, Ruth Stoots; Linda Solly; Sue Sheffield's nephew, Jeremiah Collins; Karen Martin's friend, Margaret Chester; Sally Gerhardt's friend, Rosemarie Shields; 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 emerging disasters of excessive flooding in the Philippines with super typhoon Odette / Rai; the victims and aftermath of the tornado outbreak across the South and Midwest U.S.; the continuing humanitarian / refugee crisis in Venezuela. 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.
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Always a Guest
By Barbara Brown Taylor
(232)
From beloved writer and renowned preacher Barbara Brown Taylor comes a new collection of stories and sermons of faith, grace, and hope. Taylor, author of the best-selling books Holy Envy and An Altar in the World, among others, finds that when you are the invited guest speaking of faith to people you don't know, one must seek common ground: exploring the central human experience. Full of Taylor s astute observations on the Spirit and the state of the world along with her gentle wit, this collection will inspire Taylor s fans and preachers alike as she explores faith in all its beauty and complexity.
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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 February issue of the e-AVENUE, no later than Wednesday, January 14th. 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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