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.
- SANDWICH DAY!
- YOUTH UPDATES
- BPC MEMBER Kim Cherry in the NEWS
- PC(USA) MATTHEW 25 INITIATIVES on PBS!
- BPC Photos
- Worship May 7
- RECEPTION for the GATES'
- TIS at CUP of JAZZ FIELDTRP
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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! Latest listing 5/3
- LINK to PINECREST Summer Camp Registration
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BPC Worship
May 14, 2023
Scriptures: Psalm 66:8-20 & Acts 17:22-28
Sermon: “Finding Our God”
Worship Leader: Rev. Mark Howland
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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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IT'S SANDWICH TIME AGAIN!
Wednesday, May 17, 10:30am in Classroom A
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NOTE THE TIME CHANGE!!
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Join us for our monthly sandwich assembly line making sandwiches for the Soup Kitchen at
1st Presbyterian!
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YOUTH UPDATES
Wondering what the youth
have been up to lately?
Here's an update!
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Ian Mercer graduates MAY 12TH from 2023 Collierville High School. Ian received several scholarship offers but ultimately chose The University of Tennessee. (Go Vols!).
Noah Mercer will soon to be 17 on May 31st and will be entering the 11th grade at Collierville High School. He plays guitar in The School of Rock House Band and performs in concerts all over the city…..even on Beale Street! This summer Noah will go on a week tour with School of Rock and play in a different city each night. Check out his guitar playing on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/733311891/videos/687031966521792/
Eli Gurlen is finishing up his Junior year at East High School. He has remained active with his Community Theater group, but is looking forward to summer break & plans to spend a lot of time at Pinecrest Camp.
Casey Gurlen has just finished her freshman year at University of Memphis & while she hasn’t officially declared her major yet, she has ruled out one of the majors she was considering. Casey is looking forward to summer break & using her down time to earn some money towards the Casey-Car-Fund.
Jada Baldwin will graduate from H. W. Byers high school May 19th . She has been accepted to Mississippi State on scholarship. She has been working at Starbucks for the past year and enjoying being a teenager now that the pandemic is mostly over.
Our graduates would enjoy a card of congratulation and a note of encouragement for their upcoming journeys. You may place the cards on the table in the back of the sanctuary through the month of May.
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BPC Members Kim Cherry and son Collin featured | |
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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. | |
PC(USA) is on PBS THIS MONTH, featuring MATTHEW 25 INITIATIVES!
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The PC(USA) will be on PBS!
(SEE BELOW for VIDEOS)
For over 200 years, Presbyterians have been responding to the call of Jesus Christ, sharing the gospel with others and bearing witness to Christ’s saving love to the ends of the earth.
The Holy Spirit is still on the move, calling us to share what God is doing in the world.
To support this mission, we’ve partnered with the Viewpoint project – producer of high-quality social and educational documentaries for public television with the mission of positively impacting our communities and the world. Our educational segment focuses on the denomination’s Matthew 25 commitment to creating healthy, just communities and a radically inclusive world.
In May, households across the U.S. can view this segment via their local public broadcasting station. Your local PBS station will have the opportunity to show this documentary between broadcasts. A shorter version of the segment will also air across a myriad of cable networks like CNN and HLN. You can watch them here – just keep scrolling.
This documentary will help multiply the PC(USA)’s commitment to radical and fearless hospitality. We want to prepare and equip you as mid councils to engage this opportunity with your congregations and ministries.
Sincerely in Christ,
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Rev. Dr. Diane Givens Moffett,
President and Executive Director
Presbyterian Mission Agency
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6 minute PCUSA Matthew 25 spot in full program | |
Registration for Summer Camps | |
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CAN PEOPLE FIND YOU?
DOUBLE-CHECK our BPC DIRECTORY LISTING!
Click on the button below to get the most recent listing we have in the BPC Directory. Check your listing for accuracy! Send any changes to Kathy Singleton at ksingle2@bellsouth.net.
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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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UPDATED LIST for Regional One needs the following items for our Clothes Closet for men & women:
Clothing:
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Men’s and women’s underwear—must be new, preferably in a package or tags still on them (all sizes needed)
- Men’s and women’s sweatpants, sweatshirts, etc.--all sizes needed (can be new or gently used)
- Men’s and Women’s socks (all sizes); must be new
- Men’s pajama pants (all sizes needed)
- Men’s athletic shoes and house shoes (with backs)—all sizes needed (new or gently used)
- Women’s athletic shoes and house shoes (with backs)—sizes 8 and up (new or gently used)
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
Jessica Orians (12), Clinton Bailey (23), 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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Saturday, May 13, 2023
3:00 PM SERVICE of REMEMBERANCE for Dave Ellis
Sunday, May 14, 2023
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
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
10:30 AM SANDWICH DAY in Classroom A
Sunday, May 21, 2023
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, May 28, 2023
PENTECOST 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 in the Sanctuary & on LiveStream
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WORSHIP PHOTOS
Sunday, May 7, 2023
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Liturgist
Lorie Blackwelder
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Worship Leader
Rev. William Warren
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Reception for Stanley & Margaret Gates
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TROUBLE I'VE SEEN FIELDTRIP to
CUP of JAZZ at Liberation Church
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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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