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Wednesday,
April 26, 2023
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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.
- UKirk Finals Week Apr 30-May 6
- NEW SPARK PERFORMANCE ARTS PRESENTS "LEGALLY BLONDE, Jr." Apr 28-30
- BALMORAL-ites at COLONIAL METHODIST FOOD PANTRY
- INVITATION to CONCERT - Oakhaven, TN, May 6th 4pm
- PC(USA) NEWS: J. Herbert Nelson to step down as Stated Clerk in June
- BPC Photos
- Worship April 23
- Grandkids!
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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 4/5
- LINK to PINECREST Summer Camp Registration
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BPC Worship Services
April 30, 2023
Scriptures: Psalm 23:1-6 & John 10:1-10
Worship Leader: Bethany Grenfell
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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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YOU ARE INVITED
to the
SEED ART SHOW
Friday April 28
2:00 – 4:00
in the SEED area
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Our SEED Artists star with their artwork! | |
Please come celebrate our SEED artists with us! | |
SEED AREA REDECORATES!
One of the rooms in the tiled area has a mural painted on the wall to "dress up" the Sensory Room for the SEED program children!
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The SEED Program wants to give a big SHOUTOUT to Frances Berry Moreno who gave an insane kickoff to our future sensory room. Her painting is absolutely breathtaking and we all wish we could have her over tomorrow to paint in our houses!! Thank you thank you Frances for your gorgeous contribution- which, by the way, could not have been come in better timing than April- also known as Autism Awareness Month! | |
BPC at WORK
Joining the community at the
Colonial Park Methodist Food Pantry
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Balmoral members work every 1st and 3rd Thursday
at Colonial Park UMC 5330 Park Ave
CONTACT SCOTT DAWSON for more INFORMATION
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BIBLE STUDY
Wednesday, May 3
10:30am
Classroom A
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TUESDAY
May 9, 1:30 pm Classroom A
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This month, everyone is asked to read any book from the Armand Gamache detective series by Louise Penny. Cathy Bailey will lead discussion of the characters and the town of Three Pines, who appear in each book.
Need a book? See Cathy Bailey, who still has a few available to lend.
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In June, we will be reading
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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OAKLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH INVITES YOU to a CONCERT
May 6th 4:00pm
14733-14799 Church St, Oakland, TN 38060
(out Hwy 64 about 10 miles east of Eads)
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Oakland Presbyterian Church in Oakland, Tennessee is a historic church built during 1889–91. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It is a one-story weatherboard-clad building. In 1954 a one-story gable roof weatherboard addition was built at the rear.
Rev. Dr. Stephanie Patton is pastor there.
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J. Herbert Nelson to step down as Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the PC(USA)
April 25
Rick Jones & Randy Hobson | Office of the General Assembly
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After seven years as the chief ecclesial officer of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, has announced plans to step down from his role as Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the PC(USA) effective June 30, 2023. The decision, he says, came after long conversations with his family and extended time in prayer. The announcement comes just days after he told the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly that he would not seek a third term as Stated Clerk.
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“I have sought God’s will my entire life, following in the footsteps of my father and grandfather to preach the gospel in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) I believe that God calls us into new seasons in our life of discipleship. Following many conversations with my wife and daughter, I believe I have entered into this new season,” Nelson said. “This was not an easy decision, but I feel it is the right one to make for my family and the church in this time of change.”
Nelson said that serving as Stated Clerk has been one of the greatest experiences of his life and drew strength from his visits across the country and the world with churches, pastors, presbytery and mid council leaders, and ecumenical partners.
“We have brought attention to some of our greatest social justice challenges such as poverty, discrimination, and gun violence. We drew attention to the unfair cash bail system that has left many individuals, mostly people of color, charged and jailed with no means to post bail and support their families. We faced the greatest health crisis of a generation and yet found new ways to conduct the business of the church,” he said. “We were innovative in our ability to restructure General Assembly in such a way that the work could continue at minimum risk to commissioners and advisory delegates.”
Nelson adds that through technology, the PC(USA) made it possible for other denominations and businesses to conduct virtual gatherings.
“From my first day on this job, I have said that the PC(USA) is not dying but is reforming. In the next few years, the national church will undergo major reform to better meet the needs of our presbyteries and churches. I pledge my continued support for this initiative and pray for the Unification Commission, as well as the leaders and staff of each agency and entity,” he said. “I urge each and every one of you to join hands during this time and look for solutions that go beyond our work and to envision a church outside the walls of any office building, institution, or sanctuary.”
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Click link above for
J. Herbert Nelson's address
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Per the Standing Rules of the General Assembly, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly will be designating an Acting Stated Clerk by June 30 (see SR H.2.c.). The Acting Stated Clerk will be in place until the General Assembly elects a new Stated Clerk at the 226th General Assembly in July of 2024. | |
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
Sean Orians (27)
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Birthdays
Lee Waltz (5), Fran Shannon (6),
Dee McGuire (7), 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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Sunday, April 30, 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 3, 2023
10:30am PW Bible Study in Classroom A
Sunday, May 7, 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 & Communion
in the Sanctuary & on LiveStream
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
1:30pmBook Club in Classroom A
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WORSHIP PHOTOS
Sunday, April 23, 2023
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Musical Offering directed by Ben Legett | |
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Liturgist Kristen Gurlen and
Rev. Mark Howland
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Hudson DeLoach, grandson of Becky DeLoach, plays after worship
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Charlotte Singleton, granddaughter of Kathy Singleton, celebrates her 10th birthday
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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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APRIL 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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