GOOD NEWS AND WORSHIP UPDATE |
Sunday, May 1, 2022 @ 11 am
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER / COMMUNION
Scripture: Acts 9:1-6 and John 21:1-19
Sermon: "Fishing and Feeding"
Interim Pastor: Rev. Sharon Amstutz
both in-person and on YouTube or Facebook
The Session approved at its April meeting that masks are now optional during worship.
We will continue to monitor the number of cases locally.
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SPECIAL NEWS AND INFORMATION |
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Some of you probably already know that Stephen & Sue Shanks are now retired. Stephen sold Anna Marie's Florists to another couple in early April. We have been most fortunate to have had our beautiful Chancel flower arrangements for a most reasonable price for many years that remained under the market value and without a delivery charge. In talking with the new owners, the price of arrangements will rise to a base cost of $65 beginning next week on May 8th with a delivery charge of $10. So please note the change in price if you have signed up for flowers. We hope that Anna Marie's will continue to thrive.
added note: The Worship Team will be meeting soon to discuss the possibility of the church paying the delivery charge fee.
We also want to take this opportunity to thank Stephen & Sue Shanks for their years of dedication in keeping our Sanctuary beautiful from week to week and on special occasions with floral arrangements and other plants. Their retirement is well deserved. They are now free to travel and do other things like real people and we wish them much happiness! Thanks, Stephen & Sue!
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MONTH (noted when online)
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Friday, April 29 - ARBOR DAY - 150th Anniversary
Sunday, May 1 - Third Sunday of Easter
11 am Morning Worship / Communion, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (in-person /YouTube / Facebook)
12 noon Worship Team following worship.
Wednesday, May 4
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Thursday, May 5
10 am Presbyterian Women (PW) meeting
Sunday, May 8 - Fourth Sunday of Easter - Mother's Day
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (in-person / YouTube / Facebook)
Tuesday, May 10
7 pm Session meeting
Wednesday, May 11
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, May 15 - Fifth Sunday of Easter
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (in-person/ YouTube / Facebook)
Wednesday, May 18
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Saturday, May 21
Loaves and Fishes for West Main Street Christian Church
Sunday, May 22 - Sixth Sunday of Easter
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
Wednesday, May 25
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Thursday, May 26
4 pm Green Team meeting (via Zoom)
Sunday, May 29 - Seventh Sunday of Easter
11 am Morning Worship, Interim Pastor, Rev. Sharon Amstutz (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
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May 1 - Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 9:1-6 (7-20) and Psalms 30 or Isaiah 61:1-3 and Psalms 90:13-17; Revelation 5:11-14; and John 21:1-19
May 8 - Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 9:36-43 and Psalm 23 or Isaiah 53:1-6 and Psalm 114: Revelation 7:9-17; and John 10:22-30
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May 15 - Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 11:1-18 and Psalm 148 or Leviticus 19:9-18 and Psalm 24:1-6: Revelation 21:1-6; and John 13:31-35
May 22 - Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 16:9-15 and Psalm 67 or Deuteronomy 34:1-12 and Psalm 109:21-31; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; and John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9
May 26 - Ascension of the Lord
Acts 1:1-11 and Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 or Daniel 7:9-14 and Psalm 113; Ephesians 1:15-23; and Luke 24:44-53
May 29 - Seventh Sunday of Easter
Acts 16:16-34 and Psalm 97 or 2 Kings 2:1-15 and Psalm 2; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; and John 17:20-26
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"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast" ~ Ephesians 2:8-9 |
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MAY Elder of the Month - Dick Lura
Next Session meeting - Tuesday, May 10 @ 7 pm
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2022 Annual Budget - $ 135,000
Budget through April 26th, 2022, Week #17 ($ 44,511)
Receipts $ 52,091.50
Disbursements - $ 43,480.79
Balance $ 8, 610.71
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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Holston Presbytery meetings 2022
Meetings in March, June and December begin at 9 am; meeting in September begins at 2 pm.
Saturday, March 5, 2022 @ Waverly Road, Kingsport
Saturday, June 4, 2022 @ Strawberry Plains
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 @ Colonial Heights, Kingsport
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 @ Hopewell
Diana Moore, Transitional Stated Clerk
Diana is an ordained Minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (SA), and has served congregations within Holston Presbytery, including serving as Assistant Clerk of the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission.
Stephanie Ratcliffe, Transitional Treasurer/ Financial Manager
Stephanie has degrees in Human Resource Management and Accounting.
info@holstonpresbytery.org
423-247-6178
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MAY BIRTHDAYS
1 - Stephen Shanks and Wayne Bailey
6 - Sally Gerhardt
10 - Barbara Bishop Bowie
17 - Sallie Lagle Morris
18 - Jo Rolling and Megan Turner
21 - Terry Beckman
26 - Marcia Songer and May Votaw
MAY ANNIVERSARIES
2 - Caitlin & Daniel Smith
18 - Brian Bonfardin & Virginia Farr
21 - Matthew & Karen Clark
The Chancel flowers were given in honor of the spirit
of the Ukrainian people.
THE NEW 2022 FLOWER LIST IS AVAILABLE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE SIDE ENTRY
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THOUGHTS & PRAYERS
For Members / Regular Attendees
Wilsie Bishop (rescheduled surgery from March); Dick Lura; Mike Miyamoto; Don Loughry; Camilla & Hunter Lyle; Jack Hansel.
For Friends
The Barton family in the loss of Susan Turner's nephew, Derik Barton; Rev. Maggie Lauterer; The family of Olga Pastushenko irefugees in Romania; Joel Carillet, local photojournalist in Ukraine; Sue Sheffield's nephew, Jeremiah Collins; Sally Gerhardt's friend, Rosemarie Shields; Sharon Amstutz's brother, Paul Hagood; Theresa Lura's cousin, Randy Carter; Sarah Suptin; church neighbor, Doris Harvey; Linda Solly.
Special Prayers for Clinical and Medical Health Care Workers
The continued COVID pandemic concerns with cases still on the rise with the delta and lambda variant strains, along with the new mu and omicron virus with the highest number of overall cases in the United States, India and Brazil with cases on the rise throughout Europe in France, Finland, Spain and Poland among others; and especially seniors who are once again in "lock down" in long-term health care facilities; new disaster of scorpion bites in Egypt due to excessive flooding that caused scorpions to leave their burrows and escape into the streets and homes biting people.
Prayers for Others
Special prayers for the people of the Ukraine in light of the military invasion by Russia and the heightening humanitarian crisis there which has disrupted the worldwide distribution of food staples abroad, as well as affected the number of COVID cases in countries receiving Ukrainian refugees; 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 severe weather and tornadoes across the Southern United States; ongoing disasters including wildfires in North Gyeongsang Province of South Korea; aftermath of torrential rain and flooding in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; as well as the devastating wildfires in Corrientes Province, Argentina; among numerous other ongoing crises and disasters worldwide. And especially prayers for our nation and for strength, endurance, faith and courage for all.
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Remembering good times in the recent past.
One of our last lunches before COVID. Souper Sunday, 26 January 2020.
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NOTEWORTHY GREEN SPACE NEWS |
Japanese barberry, an ornamental nonnative shrub commonly grown by U. S. homeowners, is known to regularly outcompete native plants and alter natural habitats in the process. Yet according to a study published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, the plant is one of nearly 800 nonnative species classified as invasive that are for sale at more than 1,300 nurseries and other retailers nationwide. The plant list, based on research from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, includes 20% of all federally designated noxious weeds, which businesses are prohibited from selling anywhere in the United States.
"Even though we've learned a lot about nonnative species and why and where they spread, the measures we've taken to stop that spread haven't kept up with how fast we're moving the plants around, says UMA ecologist Evelyn Beaury. While states are responsible for regulating the spread of invasive plants, the researchers say some states have no effective policies in place. Japanese barberry, for instance, is regulated in only 10 states, but it is for sale in 28.
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VIRTUAL CREATION ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK |
Stephen (December 2017 | 6:53 min.)
A trip to northern California's Redwood National Park, exploring Fern Canyon, Elk Prairie, Trillion Falls, the Tall Trees Trail, Gold Bluffs Beach, the Glen Berry Trail, Elk Grove, the Miner's Ridge Trail, the James Irvine Trail, and Curruthers Cove.
The introductory monologue is from National Geographic's short movie on David Milarch, which documents Mr. Milarch's efforts to clone California's fallen redwoods: https://youtu.be/wW9w6eCQQkU
REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK
The Flying Dutchman
(August 2019 | 54:44 min.)
The James Irvine Trail - a beautiful yet easy 4.5-mile hike (one-way) through Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park to the beach at Fern Canyon.
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LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
CHECK OUT THE POTEAT LIBRARY
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NOTE: 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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The Rebirthing of God: Christianity’s Struggle for New Beginnings
By John Philip Newell
(230/NEW)
In the midst of dramatic changes in Western Christianity, internationally respected spiritual leader, peacemaker and scholar John Philip Newell offers the hope of a fresh stirring of the Spirit among us. He invites us to be part of a new holy birth of sacred living. Speaking directly to the heart of Christians―those within the well-defined bounds of Christian practice and those on the disenchanted edges―as well as to the faithful and seekers of other traditions, he explores eight major features of a new birthing of Christianity:
· Coming back into relationship with the Earth as sacred
· Reconnecting with compassion as the ground of true relationship
· Celebrating the Light that is at the heart of all life
· Reverencing the wisdom of other religious traditions
· Rediscovering spiritual practice as the basis for transformation
· Living the way of nonviolence among nations
· Looking to the unconscious as the wellspring of new vision
· Following love as the seed-force of new birth in our lives and world
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Congregational Concerns / Prayer Requests - Please contact the church office or Sherry Bailey.
Flower List - Sign up to sponsor flowers for our weekly worship services in honor or in memory of loved ones. Arrangements are $30 each.
Liturgists - On Hiatus - 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) for the June 2022 issue of the e-AVENUE no later than May 18th. This includes team and committee reports, 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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