GOOD NEWS AND WORSHIP UPDATE
Sunday, February 20, 2022 @ 11 am
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Guest Minister: Dr. Martin Dotterweich
both in-person and on YouTube (click here)
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SPECIAL NEWS AND INFORMATION |
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NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES!
NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS!
Effective immediately, the following email addresses are active for the church staff:
Stephen Shanks’ will continue to use his personal email address for church business.
Because church communications are often time-sensitive or private in nature, all email should be sent to the above addresses for the pastor, secretary, and financial secretary from now on to be handled in a secure and timely manner.
New Church Office Hours:
Monday – Friday 10:00 – 4:00
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Watauga Avenue and Covenant Presbyterian Churches are teaming up for worship and Bible Study opportunities during Lent this year. This will be a wonderful experience of shared leadership, shared hospitality, and shared Christian experience. Here are the details:
Worship Services
Ash Wednesday: A service of prayer and the imposition of ashes will be held at 12:15 at Covenant. Come for a brief time of reflection.
Maundy Thursday: At Covenant. More information to come.
Good Friday: At Watauga Avenue. More information to come.
Bible Study
Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Covenant’s pastor, Maggie Rust, and I will be leading a discussion-based Bible Study each Wednesday using Rachel Held Evans’ book Inspired as our foundation. To make the study accessible to all the study will be held both virtually and in-person each week.
In person: 3:30
In the spirit of true Christian fellowship, Covenant and WAPC will take turns hosting the in-person studies, and Maggie and I will take turns leading them.
Date Leader Location
March 2 (Ash Wednesday) Sharon Covenant
March 9 Maggie WAPC
March 16 Sharon Covenant
March 23 Maggie WAPC
March 30 Sharon Covenant
April 6 Maggie WAPC
April 13 (Holy Week) Sharon Covenant
On Line: 7:00 p.m. via Zoom
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TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY - THEOLOGIAN-IN-RESIDENCE |
Tusculum University invites you to the 31st annual Theologian-in-Residence Program!
The theme for this year’s Theologian-in-Residence is “Translation Opens a Window” – Key Developments in English Bible History, led by Dr. Bennie Crockett, Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness & Planning, William Carey University.
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.
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KING UNIVERSITY - INSTITUE OF FAITH & CULTURE |
UPCOMING EVENTS 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, 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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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE COMING WEEK
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Friday, February 18
10 am 31st Annual Theologian-in-Residence with Dr. Bennie Crockett (in-person & via Zoom)
Topic: "Older Greek and Hebrew Manuscripts and Scientific Text Analysis: Changes in the English Bible, 1800-present"
Sunday, February 20 - Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (in-person & via YouTube)
Wednesday, February 23
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Friday, February 25
10 am 31st Annual Theologian-in-Residence with Dr. Bennie Crockett (in-person & via Zoom)
Topic: "New Methods of Translation and the Abundance of English Bibles, 1900-2022"
Sunday, February 27 - Transfiguration of the Lord
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (in-person & via YouTube)
Monday, February 28
King Institute of Faith and Culture: the Becky Buller Band in Concert
9:15 am King Memorial Chapel
7 pm at the Birthplace of County Music Museum in Bristol, VA
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GENERAL FUND: YEAR TO DATE:
2022 Annual Budget - $ 135,000
Budget through February 15, 2022, Week #7 ($ 18,173)
Receipts $ 36,895.50
Disbursements - $ 17,192.31
Balance $ 19,703.19
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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FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
February 20 - Stephen Patrick & Phil Brandt
February 23 - Bob Danks
February 24 - Jenny Darling
The Chancel flowers were given
in loving memory of
Henry Houston Patrick
(14 February 1920 - 17 February 2003) and Christine Cashion Patrick
(24 December 1926 - 11 February 2013), by their son, Stephen Allan Patrick.
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
David Robert Hughes (stationed on Korean DMZ); Pat Mooney; Don Loughry; Camilla & Hunter Lyle; Jack Hansel.
For Friends
Karen Martin's sister, Donna McSpadden; Lida Jones and family in the recent loss of husband, Bill (former pastor of Waverly Road and Covenant Churches); Carolyn Hawks’ sister-in-law, Dorothy Hawk; Linda Solly; Sue Sheffield's nephew, Jeremiah Collins; 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 ongoing disasters including the volcanic eruption in Tonga and tsunami aftermath around the Pacific with humanitarian aid complicated by COVID in Tonga; snowfall and extreme cold weather in Northwest Syria; flooding in Haiti; oil spill off the coast of Peru; mudslides in Columbia; aftermath of tropical cyclone Batsirai in Mauritius and Madagascar following tropical storm Ana in Madagascar; Malawi; Mozambique and Zimbabwe with flooding and landslides in Madagascar. And especially prayers for our nation and for strength, endurance, faith and courage for all.
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One of our favorite couples, the late Malcolm and Ellen Campbell.
They were an active and generous couple. We miss them greatly!
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Extensive research has shown that the world's most heavily used class of insecticides, known as neonics, are a leading factor in the alarming disappearance of bees. Now new analysis by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency signals that their impacts extend far wider. One of the most widely used neonics, imidacloprid, likely harms 80% of all threatened and endangered species, including nearly 70 mammal species, 77 bird species, and scores of others.
For decades the EPA has allowed pesticides to be sold without first assessing their impact on wildlife protected under the Endangered Species Act, in violation of the law. Then, in 2017, the National Resources Defense Council sued to force the agency to conduct an assessment of pesticides containing neonics. "The new findings underscore the urgent need to protect vulnerable wildlife from these toxic agrochemicals," says an NRDC attorney. "The EPA now has all the information it needs to crack down on the neonic pollution that is rampant in ecosystems across the country."
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VIRTUAL CREATION ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK |
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Randonnees Nature & Decouverte (September 2013 | 19:26 min.)
The Ecrins National Park is a French national park created in 1973, after having been prefigured in 1913. It is located in the Alps, extending over a large part of the Ecrins massif. It is located in the municipalities of two departments: Isère (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region) and Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region) and straddles the boundary between Northern Alps and Southern Alps in France, formed by the dividing line between the watershed of Isère and that ofDurance.
The Ecrins National Park is one of ten French national parks, after the ephemeral creation of a “Bérarde National Park” in 1913, it was not until 1973 for the official creation of the Ecrins National Park under the leadership of mountaineers, naturalist associations and the French Alpine Club. Its core is classified as a Category II protected area by the World Commission on Protected Areas of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN, the world’s leading non-governmental organization dedicated to nature conservation), while its area optimal adhesion is classified as category V.
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UPDATE ON ETSU CAMPUS MINITSRY (U-Kirk) |
On Valentine’s Day, WAPC hosted dinner at UKirk, which consisted of take-out from Hachimi Japanese Restaurant (students’ choice, since one used to work there), Klondike bars, and Hawaiian fruit drinks. The meal was eaten indoors, as everyone was vaccinated and comfortable doing so. The occasion was a purely social event attended by an all-time high of 14 people, including one from Emmanuel. Adding to the festivities were decorations, music, and homemade desserts—cookies made by director John Golden and students. At one student’s suggestion, they wrote cards of affirmation to people in their lives, while enjoying each other’s company and support.
The meal schedule for this semester filled up pretty quickly, with Jonesborough, Covenant, Colonial Heights, Waverly Road, and Watauga Ave. PCs picking time slots. John has put a lot of time, thought, and effort into this ministry. In his “spare” time, he has filled the pulpit at Colonial Heights and Covenant and, I believe, FPC-Eliz. and Piney Flats PCs.
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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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Nortorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
(B/GIN)
She was a fierce dissenter with a serious collar game. A legendary, self-described “flaming feminist litigator” who made the world more equal. And an intergenerational icon affectionately known as the Notorious RBG. As the nation mourns the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, discover the story of a remarkable woman and learn how to carry on her legacy.
This runaway bestseller, brought to you by the attorney founder of the Notorious RBG Tumblr and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg's family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well as an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcended divides and changed the world forever.
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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 (office@wataugapc.org or 926-7942) at any time and for the March issue of the e-AVENUE, no later than Friday, February 18th. 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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