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GOOD NEWS AND WORSHIP UPDATE
MORNING WORSHIP
Sunday, July 9, 2023 @ 11 am
Sermon - "The Extra Mile"
Scripture reading - Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Dr. Laura Ong, Guest Minister
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both in-person and on Facebook or YouTube (click here)
Comments: We have set our YouTube channel to accept comments. If you are viewing, we ask that you say hello or to let us know you are there so we can count you as part of our attendance.
ELDER OF THE MONTH - Nancy Fennell
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SPECIAL NEWS AND INFORMATION | |
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
The Adult Sunday School class has selected Philip Yancey's book, "Vanishing Grace: what ever happened to the Good News?" as their next title, which they began reading and discussing this past April.
The class meets in the Poteat Library at 10 am. If you wish to join the class there is always room for one more. You are welcome to secure your personal copy and join them in class. Good used copies can be found on Amazon, as well as BetterWorldBooks.com.
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GOOD SAMARITAN SUMMER BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE
GOOD SAM Back to School program participants will receive two food boxes during the summer months and a backpack for each registered child attending school in August.
Food Box Distribution 2 & Backpacks - July 21-22, 2023
Since we are waiting to hear from Good Sam what "new" food items we are to collect, in the meantime you can still bring school supplies. As soon as we know about the canned items, we'll let you know.
We continue to collect cans of these items through July 17 for food box 2. Items can be placed in the big container located in the side entry hall.
For backpacks - Good Samaritan Ministries needs the following unused / new items for our Back to School Program: 1″ hard cover binders; Loose leaf paper (college and wide rule); Black/blue ball point pens; Red ball point pens; 24-count crayon packs; 12-ct colored pencils; #2 pencils; Highlighters; Glue sticks; 12″ rulers. The ministry strongly recommends choosing one or two items to focus your collection drive.
If you wish to contribute monetarily, please make your check out to WAPC and be sure to include Good Sam backpacks in the note line.
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MUSIC ON THE SQUARE
Our own Ed Snodderly will be featured at Jonesborough's Music on the Square on Friday evening, July 15th at 7 pm (weather permitting). Hope to see some of you there!!!.
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NEW WALK SCHEDULED
Our next walk is scheduled for Wednesday, July 26th at 10 am along the downtown portion of the Persimmon Ridge Trail in downtown Jonesborough. Those interested should meet at the Chuckey Depot Museum / railcar parking lot on South 2nd Avenue in Jonesborough. Lunch to follow.
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EVERYONE INVITED TO BABY SHOWER
The Fellowship Team cordially invites everyone to a baby shower for Caitlin Bailey Smith on Sunday, July 30th following Morning Worship. This will be the first child for Daniel and Caitlin and the first grandchild of Sherry and Wayne Bailey. The baby boy is due in August. Caitlin is registered through MyRegistry.com and at Target. Light refreshments will be served. Come and join the fun and celebrate this happy event.
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FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD
The Lunch Bunch / Meal Schedule for JULY
July 9 @ Mad Greek (2010 Franklin Terrace, JC)
July 16 @ Red Meze (109 Buffalo Street, dwtn JC)
July 23 @ Southern Craft BBQ (601 Spring Street, dwtn JC)
July 30 @ Tommy Thai (1736 W. State of Franklin, JC)
THERE IS A SUMMER SCHEDULE OF ALL LUNCH BUNCH LOCATIONS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD.
IF ANYONE HAS SUGGESTIONS FOR OTHER DINING VENUES, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE TO ADD THEM TO OUR LUNCH ROTATION. THANKS.
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE COMING WEEK | |
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Sunday, July 9, 2023
10 am Adult Sunday School - reading "Vanishing Grace" by Philip Yancey
11 am Morning Worship, Dr Laura Ong, Guest Minister (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Mad Greek (2010 Franklin Terrace, JC)
Monday, July 10, 2023
5:30 pm Meet the Mountains Committee (in Conference Room)
6 pm NO Summer Bible Study this evening
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
6 pm Session meeting
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Friday, July 14, 2023
7 pm Music on the Square in Jonesborough featuring Ed Snodderly
Sunday, July 16, 2023
10 am Adult Sunday School - reading "Vanishing Grace" by Philip Yancey
11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Red Meze (109 Buffalo Street, dwtn JC)
Monday, July 17, 2023
6 pm Summer Bible Study (in Conference Room)
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
2 pm Green Team (via Zoom)
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
4 pm Meditation Circle (via Zoom)
6 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, July 23, 2023
10 am Adult Sunday School - reading "Vanishing Grace" by Philip Yancey
11 am Morning Worship, Rev. Brandon Davis, Pastor (in-person YouTube / Facebook)
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch @ Southern Craft BBQ (601 Spring Street, dwtn JC)
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GENERAL FUND: YEAR TO DATE: | |
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[2023 Annual Budget - $ 177,600
Budget through July 7, Week #27 ($ 92,216)
Receipts $ 99,718.49
Disbursements -$ 82,888,46
Balance $ 16,830.03
Please remember the 5 Cents per Meal Offering this week
and every first Sunday of the Month. The next special PC(USA) offering will
be in September for the Peace & Global Witness offering.
Please Note: Mid-year pledge and contribution statements for members and regular attendees will be available in the Narthex this week.
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JULY BIRTHDAYS
July 9 - Brandon Davis
July 12 - Linda Brashear
July 16 - Anne Causey
July 17 - Susan Summers Turner
July 29 - Tom Shanks
July 31 - Tommy Causey
JULY / AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
July 11 - Fred & Alice Burrell - 64th
August 6 - David & Jennifer Wood - 40th
ALSO NOTE: THE 2023 FLOWER LIST IS AVAILABLE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE SIDE ENTRY FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE IN REQUESTING CHANCEL FLOWERS.
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For Friends and Family
Hugh Broome and family; Marty Shanks' sister, Judy Hall; Jonathan Sharp; Michelle Browning's step-father, Rick Elm; Fred Burrell; Janice Hollingshead; Don Loughry; George, Jo & Nikki Rolling; Rev. Maggie Lauterer; Sue Shanks' friend Judy Klein; Sarah Suptin; Kelly Hodges.; Heather Hughes; Edna Campbell.
A JOY .... just reported .... On July 5, 2023 at 12:47 AM
Jennifer and David Hughes with Big brother Noah David ...
welcome Scarlett Willow (6lbs 15 oz / 19.88 inches)
Prayers for others
Continue to pray for the people in Ukraine as they continue their fight against the Russian Invasion. For the people Sudan as they are caught between an armed conflict between rival factions of the military government of Sudan and continues to be an ongoing humanitarian crisis, as well as the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Continuing prayers for the people of the Diamond Fire in Arizona; communities in the U.S. midwest for the derecho thunderstorms; and flooding in Maine and Quebec; along with prayers for the people of Bangladesh and Myanmar with Cyclone Biparjoy and in India with Cyclone Mocha. Prayers are needed for the refugee crisis and European migration issues in Greece. Prayers for U.S. troops and migrants seeking refuge along the southern U.S. border. And especially prayers for our nation and for strength, endurance, faith and courage for all.
CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY - https://disasterphilanthropy.org/
UN OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA) - https://reliefweb.int/
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE - https://rescue.org
US FEMA - DECLARED DISASTERS - https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations
GLOBAL DISASTER ALERT & COORDINATION SYSTEM (GDACS) - https://gdacs.org
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These happy couples are Fred & Alice Burrell, Carl & Libby Krell,
and George & Jo Rolling. A total of 168 years of marriage.
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Bees, the poster animals for the plight of declining pollinators, are much beloved by the public. Their close cousins, the wasps, however, elicit opposite feelings. Both feared and loathed, wasps are more likely to be swatted or sprayed with poison than nurtured in a wildlife garden with "wasp-friendly" plants. Nevertheless, scientists who study wasps say it's time the insects got an image makeover. "Despite their poor public image, wasps are incredibly important for the world's economy and ecosystems," writes biologist Seirian Sumner. "Without them, the planet would be pest-ridden to biblical proportions and have much-reduced biodiversity."
There is widespread ignorance about the role wasps play in ecosystems. Wasps are disliked, she says, because a handful of species sting. Bees also sting, but the public tolerates that because they pollinate. Wasps are also pollinators, and they do much more, she points out. Their most important role is regulating populations of insects and other arthropods such as mites and spiders. They target a wide range of insects, including many crop-devouring pests such as aphids, white flies, cabbage loopers, and brown marmorated stink bugs. "They are nature's pest controllers," says Sumner (GSN #155)
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VIRTUAL CREATION ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK | |
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THE REAL SECRET GARDEN
NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME
(October 2020 | 6:04 min.)
The gardens at Great Maytham Hall are perhaps the most famous in literature. Strolling through the rose-filled walled gardens in the early 1900s, Frances Hodgson Burnett felt inspired by the thought of a secret garden; overgrown and waiting to be discovered ...
Follow in the footsteps of Frances Hodgson Burnett and her much-loved cast of characters with a stroll through this historic garden...
Find out more: https://ngs.org.uk/great-maytham-hall...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSnwysmJWh8
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IN THE POTEAT LIBRARY
Please remember the library is open by appointment and 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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A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
By Karen Armstrong
(201.4/ARM)
"An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers," a Washington Post reviewer wrote of this book.
In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From classical philosophy and medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, Karen Armstrong performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one superbly readable volume, destined to take its place as a classic.
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Congregational Concerns / Prayer Requests - Please contact the church office or Sherry Bailey with information.
Flower List - The 2023 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 $65 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 August issue of the e-AVENUE, no later than Friday, July 21st. This includes team and committee meetings, news, planned events and other newsworthy items.
Facebook - Please remember to friend and follow our Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Watauga-Avenue-Presbyterian-Church-94712920937/ ]. All news and events will be reported there.
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.) | | | | |
