mailing address: Balmoral Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 17309, Memphis, TN 38187
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NEWS THIS WEEK
- WORSHIP for THIS SUNDAY
- Circle of Faith Worship at 8:30
- Sunday Studies 9:30am
- BPC Worship at 11:00 a.m. Pentecost: WEAR RED!
- CARDS for GRADUATES & GRADUATION PICTURES
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MONTREAT WILL LiveStream SUNDAY WORSHIP in JUNE & JULY. at 9:30am CDT
- NEWSLETTER SUMMER SCHEDULE
- BPC Photos
- Worship May 21
- BPC Breakfast Group
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WEEKLY INFORMATION
- Birthdays
- Calendar of Events
- CONTACT INFORMATION
OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
- BRING FOOD for the FOOD CART
- Give out Hospitality bags
- DONATED BOOKS for the VA
- SIGN UP to be a WORSHIP LITURGIST!
- Johnson Auxiliary - DONATIONS NEEDED
- MEALS on WHEELS SUBS NEEDED!
REMINDERS:
- UPDATE YOUR DIRECTORY LISTING!
- LINK to PINECREST Summer Camp Registration
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BPC Worship
Pentecost Sunday
May 28, 2023
Scriptures: Number11:24-30aaaaaaaaaa
& I Corinthians 12:3b-14
Sermon: “One Body, One Spirit”
Worship Leader: Rev. Mark Howland
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WEAR RED!
Red is the color of Pentecost, recalling the fiery tongues that descended upon the Apostles when they received the Holy Spirit.
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Show your "spirit"
by wearing RED this Sunday!
(Photo: 2018 Pentecost Service at Rhodes)
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SPRING SUNDAY STUDIES
Sunday Studies for spring meets in Classroom A at 9:30am. The book, "Liturgy of the Ordinary, Sacred Practices in Everyday Life" by Tish Harrison Warren, led by Bev Hooker and Mary Schmitz.
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CIRCLE of FAITH WORSHIP 8:30am
IN BPC's Fellowship Hall
Everyone is invited to join Circle of Faith's worship service!
To enter the building, use Office door to the Fellowship Hall.
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Can't attend in person? Join us online LIVE!
We will still send an email on FRIDAY with the LiveStream YouTube link
& Sunday Worship Guide.
Previous Worship Services at Balmoral are also still available on the
Balmoral YouTube channel
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Rev. Elizabeth Dick will be away Saturday May 27 thru June 5.
Rev. Mark Howland will provide pastoral care coverage during that time. You can reach Mark by phone or signed text at (515) 988-5183 or by email at mhowland1983@gmail.com
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Jada Baldwin and Ian Mercer graduated in May. If you'd like to congratulate them, you can bring a note of encouragement for their upcoming journeys by bringing cards and place them on the table in the back of the sanctuary through the month of May. | |
Jada Baldwin graduated from H. W. Byers high school and is going to Mississippi State on scholarship. Jada is the daughter of Lorie and Sharon Blackwelder. | |
Ian Mercer graduated from CHS and is headed to UT- Knoxville this fall. Ian is the grandson of Robin Ashworth. | |
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ANOTHER GRADUATE!
Congratulations to
Will Warren for receiving his Masters in Educational Technology!
Will is the son of Linda and William Warren.
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The PC(USA)’s Pentecost Offering Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
Generous giving from across the denomination has supported children at risk, youth and young adults since 1998
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BPC will collect the Pentecost offering on May 28.
Checks should be made to Balmoral, with a note that it is for "Pentecost Offering." Special Offering envelopes will be available on the table at the back of the sanctuary.
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MONTREAT CONFERENCE CENTER SUMMER WORSHIP SERIES
The Montreat Sunday worship services, which are offered each Sunday from June 4 through Aug. 6 in Anderson Auditorium, will also be livestreamed!
May 22, 2023
by Montreat Conference Center | Special to Presbyterian News Service
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Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, has announced its Summer Worship Series for 2023. Services are held in Anderson Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time beginning on June 4 and running each Sunday through Aug. 6.
The services will be livestreamed here.
Montreat describes its weekly worship services this way: “Each Sunday morning in the summer season, the community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions and the Word proclaimed.”
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Here’s the lineup of scheduled preachers (underlined words are links):
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June 4 — Dr. Robert Gamble, executive director of This Child Here, which provides aid and trauma-based programs to families displaced by the war in Ukraine. This Child Here is a validated ministry of the Presbytery of Western North Carolina.
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June 11 — Dr. Ryan V. Moore, senior pastor and head of staff at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
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June 18 — The Rev. Dr. Peter Henry, head of staff at Davidson College Presbyterian Church in Davidson, North Carolina.
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June 25 — The Rev. Anna George Traynham, senior pastor at Shallowford Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.
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July 2 — The Rev. Dr. Khalia J. Williams, Associate Dean of Worship and Spiritual Formation at the Candler School of Theology and the associate minister at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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July 9 — The Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo, president of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.
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July 16 — The Rev. Dr. David A. Davis, senior pastor at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey.
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July 23 — The Rev. Dr. Asa J. Lee, president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
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July 30 — The Rev. Kate Murphy, pastor of The Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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6 — The Rev. Gail Henderson-Belsito, associate minister of Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Learn more about Montreat’s Summer Worship Series here.
(Photo courtesy of Montreat Conference Center)
https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/montreat-conference-center-announces-its-summer-worship-series/
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TUESDAY
June 20, 11:30 am
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(NOTE the date and time change!)
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The June Book Club will meet at the home of Jane Schneider, 8487 Lofton Cove, on Tuesday, June 20, beginning at 11:30am.
We will have a salad potluck,
so please bring a salad or dessert.
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West with Giraffes
by Lynda Rutledge.
The book is inspired by a true story of how two giraffes miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic and then a cross-country truck drive during the height of the Great Depression. Part adventure, part historical saga and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes is sure to please.
Janice Hill will lead the discussion.
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Looking ahead: The book club is taking a month off in July, but will meet again on Tuesday, August 8, at 1:30 p.m., as we discuss the book Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Beverly Hooker will be our leader. | |
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JOHNSON AUXILIARY UPDATE
At the current time, clothes are not needed for Regional One. Monetary donations for our support are still welcome instead!
We will keep you updated!
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NEWSLETTER SUMMER SCHEDULE
During the summer months, it is our custom to have the Newsletter take a vacation, too!
Newsletters for June through August will be sent once a month, on the first Wednesday of the month. Deadlines will be the Monday at noon before the Newsletter publish date.
(NOTE: Prayer Concerns on Tuesday and Sunday Worship information on Friday will continue to be emailed weekly as usual.)
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SUMMER
SUNDAY SABBATH
begins Sunday, June 4
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Balmoral traditionally suspends some activities over the summer, giving everyone a chance to recharge the batteries, spend time with family and taking vacations.
Summer Sabbath gives us time to reconnect to the Father’s love individually and allows us space and time to linger with Him in the space of the unhurried. It also reconnects us back with our own souls and notice life happening around us. During Summer Sabbath, we can use the extra time for long walks in our neighborhoods, going to the park, sitting on the back deck, gathering around a summer’s night bonfire.
Over the summer, we will not have Sunday Studies on Sunday mornings. We will look forward to special solos and small vocal groups for our Worship music, and plans are being made for a “Hymn Sing” Sunday. PW Bible Study will meet in June and will take the rest of the summer off. The Book Club will meet June 20, then take July off, and meet again on Tuesday, August 8.
The Pastor Nominating Committee will continue their search activities. Other Committees may adjust meeting schedules, so check with your committee chair. Some small groups will also take off – check with your small group leader.
Renewed and refreshed in September, all activities will start back up as usual, and hopefully looking forward to a new Pastor!
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“On Sabbath, we cease our work so God can do God’s work in us.” | |  |
“Sabbath keeping is a way of living out our belief that we are not our own; that we belong to God.” | |
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CAN PEOPLE FIND YOU?
DOUBLE-CHECK our BPC DIRECTORY LISTING!
Contact Kathy Singleton at ksingle2@bellsouth.net to get an updated listing!
NOTE: Due to a scam phone message to several people (supposedly from Elizabeth Dick but not from her real phone number), we have removed the BPC Directory link from this email. We do not yet know if it was a phone hack on Elizabeth's phone or whether the newsletter email was hacked. So as a caution, we have removed the directory. Contact Kathy Singleton if you need a new directory copy - it will only now be sent to people who are verified and request it !
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LITURGIST SIGNUPS
Use the button here to sign-up!
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Choose the Sunday(s) you are available to serve. All materials you need will be sent to you for that week!
(Contact Kathy Singleton at ksingle2@bellsouth.net if you have questions or need help signing up.)
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OPPORTUNITIES for OUTREACH | |
St. Luke Methodist Food Pantry needs non-perishable staples all through the year.... pasta, cereal, peanut butter, can goods of fruits, vegetables, soups, stews or Chili with meat. Add an item or two to your grocery list this week for the Food Cart! | |
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HOSPITALITY BAGS
ARE AVAILABLE NEXT to the FOOD CART -
PICK SOME UP!
You can also pick up Hospitality Bags to donate to those you pass along the road who are in need.
(And bring donations for more bags - bring bottles of water,
And bring donations for more bags - bring bottles of water, boxes of raisins or other dried fruit, granola bars, cheese crackers (NO PEANUT BUTTER!!), clean socks - when you see someone asking for a handout, hand them a Hospitality bag!
Please bring what you can!
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IF ANYONE IS CALLED TO SERVE....
We work every 1st and 3rd Thursday.
Colonial Park UMC
5330 Park Ave
CONTACT SCOTT DAWSON for more INFORMATION
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UPDATED NEEDS for
JOHNSON AUXILIARY
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JOHNSON AUXILIARY CURRENTLY HAS PLENTY of CLOTHES! BUT MONETARY DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
(SAVE ANY CLOTHING DONATIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. )
Other Needs:
- Adult coloring and puzzle books; crayons and colored pencils (must be new)
Hygiene Items -- must be new, unused and not beyond expiration date—
- Men’s and women’s deodorant (unscented preferred)
- Toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, mouthwash (small travel size preferred)
- Body wash (small travel size)
- Large Combs (particularly those for detangling hair) and Brushes
- Nail Clippers
If items have been previously worn, they must be clean, odor-free, stain-free and not in need of repair.
Your contributions really help and are greatly appreciated!
(Place items near the Food Cart in the narthex hallway.)
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THE VA WANTS YOUR BOOKS!
GENTLY USED BOOKS WANTED!
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The VA has a need, a big one, that won’t cost you any money! We need books!! Books in good condition! BUT we need to be a bit picky….
No books that smell of cigarette smoke, no books that have been sitting in open boxes in someone’s garage or attic gathering dust and/or bugs. We need books of many genres, fiction & non-fiction: histories, mysteries, DIY, westerns, biographies, cookbooks, etc. We’ll take some romances, but most of the folks here aren’t big on the Harlequin variety!!
The VA ALSO NEEDS:
We are in need of the following items:
- T-shirts, sizes M and 2XL
- Sleep pants/lounge pants, summer weight, sizes 2XL and 3X
- Deodorant, men’s
Anything you can do to help is greatly appreciated.
Karen Pilkington will be collecting the books & clothes – bring them to church in bags or boxes and leave them next to the Food Cart and her DAR chapter will see that they get to the VA.
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Birthdays
Casey Gurlen (26), Janet Smith (26), Shirley Vosburg (29),
Phil Shannon (30), Noah Mercer (31)
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Upcoming
Events . . . . .
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Every Monday
2:00pm Writer's Group CLASSROOM A and/or on Zoom
JOIN MONDAY'S WRITER'S GROUP via ZOOM MEETING
EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY
12:30pm CHAIR YOGA in CLASSROOM A
1st Wednesday of the Month
BIBLE STUDY 10:30am in Classroom A
1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month
Ellis Small Group 10:15 am
JOIN Ellis Small Group Zoom Meeting
2nd Tuesday of the Month
1:30pm BOOK CLUB in Classroom A
2nd Thursday Evening of the Month
7:00 pm Trouble I've Seen Small Group
JOIN US on ZOOM at this LINK
1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month
COLONIAL PARK FOOD DRIVE
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Sunday, May 28, 2023
PENTECOST SUNDAY
WEAR RED THIS SUNDAY!
8:30 AM Circle of Faith Worship in the Fellowship Hall
9:30am Spring Adult Sunday Studies in Classroom A
11:00 AM BPC Worship in the Sanctuary & on LiveStream
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Summer Sabbath Sundays begin
8:30 AM Circle of Faith Worship in the Fellowship Hall
NO Adult Sunday Studies until Fall
11:00 AM BPC Worship & Communion
in the Sanctuary & on LiveStream
Wednesday, June7, 2023
June Monthly Newsletter
(articles for June are due Monday, June 5; next newsletter will be July 5)
Sunday, June 11, 2023
8:30 AM Circle of Faith Worship in the Fellowship Hall
NO Adult Sunday Studies until Fall
11:00 AM BPC Worship in the Sanctuary & on LiveStream
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WORSHIP PHOTOS
Sunday, May 21, 2023
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Musical Offering "Morning has Broken",
directed by Ben Legett
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Worship Leader
Rev. Elizabeth Dick
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Tuesday morning Balmoral Breakfast Group (minus Pete Addicott and Gordon Brigman.) This Tuesday, they were celebrating Clinton’s birthday (he had chocolate cake and ice cream for breakfast, in addition to the usual fare).
Standing: Scott Hill and Ted Pearson.
Seated: Clinton Bailey, John Van Nortwick, Erich Shultz, & William Warren.
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Pastoral Care is supplied by Pastoral Care Resident
Rev. Elizabeth Dick (314.330.0506
or email elizabethdick2@gmail.com)
Session members are your primary contact for ongoing communication. Here's the current contact list:
Lori Blackwelder .... (901) 262-8282 ............... LORIEB1165@yahoo.com
Leiza Collins ........... (901) 246-5031 ..................... leiza1016@gmail.com
Barry Dotson .......... (901) 277-1596 ............... barry.dotson@yahoo.com
Janice Hill ............... (901) 826-9747 ................... janicehill81@gmail.com
Beverly Hooker.........(901) 496-1241 ......................... bev.h@earthlink.net
Ted Pearson home: (901) 754-9796 ................... pearsonteda@aol.com
...........................cell: (901) 486-6117
Karen Pilkington......(901) 262-5810 ............karenlpilkington@gmail.com
Erich Shultz ..............(901) 268-4951 ...................emshultz@bellsouth.net
Linda Warren............(901) 573-2654..............emighwarren1947@gmail.com
(NOTE: Many of these Session members work during the day, so you may want to text them or email them.)
Keep in mind that ANY Balmoral member who is healthy will most likely be happy to help you in case of need as well!
To contact other members, the most-current contact information is available by requesting a copy of the BPC PHONE DIRECTORY from Kathy Singleton by email ksingle2@bellsouth.net or by phone or text to (901) 734-7193.
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POLICIES for WORSHIP & BUILDING USE
- Wearing a mask in the church building is optional.
- Social distancing is still encouraged.
- Individuals exhibiting symptoms of illness are asked to not enter the building.
- Unvaccinated individuals are asked to wear a mask, including members of community organizations that use the building.
- Should a surge in Covid-19 infections prompt the Shelby County Health Department to recommend indoor mask-wearing and social distancing, the task force will convene to decide how to react.
- Members who test positive for Covid-19 are asked to notify Rev. Elizabeth Dick, who will notify the congregation so members can decide how to respond.
- To keep the SEED children as safe as possible, the procedures controlling the old end of the building will remain unchanged, except when there is a need for someone to pass through the SEED area.
- Individuals may bring only water into the sanctuary; food and drink is permitted elsewhere.
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Small Group Meetings in Classrooms A & B must be scheduled with Barry Dotson, barry.dotson@yahoo.com or signed text/cell: 901. 277.1596 | |
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THIS ISN'T ENTIRELY OVER YET, HOWEVER!
PLEASE, FOR THE SAFETY OF YOURSELF and ALL THOSE YOU LOVE AND CARE FOR:
PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE CHURCH
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS of ILLNESS
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IF YOU ARE EXPOSED TO OR HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COVID
Contact: The Reverend Elizabeth Dick 314.330.0506 or elizabethdick2@gmail.com
Let Elizabeth know when you were last in church; Give permission for notification to the congregation; Get Tested, if you have not already been; Contact any person or persons you have been with and follow with your doctor's advice.
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- Newsletter Articles & Photos should be emailed to Kathy Singleton at ksingle2@bellsouth.net no later than Monday at noon for the week you want the article in the news.
- Bulletin Information should be emailed to Kathy Singleton, no later than Monday noon the week before the Sunday you want the information to appear.
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Prayer Concerns should be submitted via email to Rev. Elizabeth Dick (elizabethdick2@gmail.com) with a copy to Kathy Singleton at ksingle2@bellsouth.net.
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MAY 2023
online church calendar
Click HERE for the BPC Calendar
The calendar will take a few seconds to load and, once it opens, you will see the month that we are currently in. To see the next month's calendar, click on the arrow pointing down - it is just to the right of the name of the month. Once you click on that arrow, an icon will appear with all the months of the year listed. Click on the month that you want to see. To see a specific date, click on the number of the day you would like to see. The entire 2021-2022 calendar is available to you.
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