BPC NEWS BRIEF Wednesday, August 10, 2022

BPC NEWS BRIEF

Wednesday,

August 10, 2022

mailing address: Balmoral Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 17309, Memphis, TN 38187

NEWS THIS WEEK

WORSHIP for THIS SUNDAY

CALLED CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Sunday, August 21, after worship

BOOK CLUB AUGUST 16

MIFA NO-GO GALA

FALL SUNDAY STUDIES

HEALTHY SUMMER DRINKS to HELP COOL OFF

BPC Photos
Worship 8/7

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!

BPC SUMMER SCHEDULE

SUNDAY STUDIES will start back up September 11

BPC WORSHIP

Sunday, August 14, 2022

11:00am

IN BPC's SANCTUARY

Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7

& Hebrews 11: 29 thru 12:2

We will still send an email on FRIDAY

with the LiveStream YouTube link & Sunday Worship Guide.

Previous Worship Services at Balmoral are still available on the

Balmoral YouTube channel

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.

SUNDAY STUDIES is

ON VACATION for the SUMMER

Studies will start up again in September

CALLED

CONGREGATIONAL

MEETING

Sunday, August 21, 2022

after worship

The Session has called a Congregational Meeting for the purpose of electing members of the Pastor Nomination Committee. The 2022 Nominating Committee will give their report and make a motion to nominate members selected to conduct the search for a new, permanent paster.

BOOK CLUB

AUGUST 16, 1:30pm

Classroom A

We will be discussing the book Seed to Dust by Marc Hamer. Janice Hill and Ted Pearson will co-lead the discussion.

The author is an English vagabond turned gardener, philosopher, poet and artist. This journal will mesmerize non-gardeners as much as those with green thumbs, as Hamer reflects on "the cycles of birth, growth, life and decay in nature . . . and the mysteries of being alive."

FALL SUNDAY STUDIES

BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 9:30am in Classroom A!

Our Fall Sunday Studies book study will be:

We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People's Campaign

by Liz Theoharis.

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible proclaims justice and abundance for the poor. Yet these powerful passages about poverty are frequently overlooked and misinterpreted.

Enter the Poor People's Campaign, a movement against racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and religious nationalism. In We Cry Justice, Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the campaign, is joined by pastors, community organizers, scholars, low-wage workers, lay leaders, and people in poverty to interpret sacred stories about the poor seeking healing, equity, and freedom. In a world roiled by poverty and injustice, Scripture still speaks.

Organized into fifty-two chapters, each focusing on a key Scripture passage, We Cry Justice offers comfort and challenge from the many stories of the poor taking action together. Read anew the story of the exodus that frees people from debt and slavery, the prophets who denounce the rich and ruling classes, the stories of Jesus's healing and parables about fair wages, and the early church's sharing of goods. Reflection questions and a short prayer at the end of each chapter offer the opportunity to use the book devotionally through a year.

The Bible cries for justice, and we do too. It's time to act on God's persistent call to repair the breach and fight poverty, not the poor.

LEADERS: Ted Pearson and Cliff Gurlen

NO-GO GALA

Dear MIFA friends,

Many of you are familiar with the No-Go Gala, our annual fundraising campaign that asks you to stay home with an activity and donate what you would have spent on a night out to MIFA instead.

This year's No-Go Gala features several of our "MIFA superheroes" in a comic book, photographed by the talented Justin Fox Burks, and our team has been so excited to share the finished product with you. Unfortunately, due to postal service delays resulting in a low rate of delivery, many of you have not received your No-Go mailings yet.

While you wait, I hope you will take a moment to

view this online version

and consider making a gift to No-Go. Every donation supports MIFA's programs for seniors and families.

We are grateful to our No-Go hosts, the superheroes featured in the booklet:

The Incredible Crenshaws | Lucia and Hal Crenshaw and their family

Meggan, Daniel, Sadie & Ben Kiel

The Magnificent Malones | Tamera, Skylar, and Tylar Malone and Kaleb Anderson

Gus & Gibby Martin | Children of Hope and Tom Martin

Alison Morris | Daughter of Mary and Paul Morris

The Outstanding Orrs | Pastor Bartholomew Orr and his grandchildren

Evelyn Rakestraw | Daughter of Jeff and Tiffany Rakestraw

The Superb St. Mary’s Seventh Grade Class

Sincerely,

Ellen Whitten

Director of Impact & Communications

Healthy Summer Drinks

to Help Cool Off

Quench your Thirst with These Healthy Summer Drink Recipes

There’s nothing quite like a cool and refreshing drink on a hot summer afternoon. Don’t be tempted to reach for a sugar-laden beverage, though. Save some calories and create your own drinks that everyone will love… plus, each of these options is a much healthier alternative to sugary sweet beverages like bottled sodas and juices.

Fruit-infused iced water

Kick off your summer drink-making experiments with an easy classic: fruit-infused iced water. You can use any combination of fruits or herbs that you like, but here are some ideas to get started:

Cucumber, mint, and lime
Strawberries
Raspberries and blackberries
Lemon and lime wedges
Mango, papaya, and pineapple

Simply slice up your ingredients, toss them into your water, and let them infuse before drinking.

Iced tea

Iced tea is a summer mainstay, and it’s so easy to make. Brew a strong batch of tea, let it cool, and then add ice. But, standard ice tea is often full of extra sugar or other sweeteners, so go easy on the sweet stuff to keep the calorie count low. This recipe for mint iced tea is perfect for summer—all you need is mint tea, water, lemon, and honey. Don’t be afraid to experiment, though! Herbal teas are excellent for making iced tea, so turn that pomegranate rooibos tea into a delicious cold drink

Chai iced tea

Who doesn’t love a delicious glass of chai? This delicious tea can also be served cold, and you should really consider making your own chai. The ingredients list appears long, but it’s entirely worth the effort:

8 black peppercorns
4 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
2 star anise (found at specialty Chinese or Asian markets)
8 green cardamom pods
8 allspice berries or 1 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
6 cups water
4 bags black tea
1 vanilla bean
1-inch piece ginger root, chopped
6 cups unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup agave nectar

Now, it’s time to prepare your drink! Grind the peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, star anise, cardamom, and allspice in a spice grinder or food processor. In a large pot bring water to a boil and add the tea bags and ground spice mixture. Lay your vanilla bean flat, split it, and scrape. Add the vanilla seeds and ginger to the pot, turn the heat to low, and let the mixture simmer 15 minutes. Add the almond milk and return to a boil, and then add agave nectar. Stir thoroughly for 1 minute and remove from heat. Strain into a container and refrigerate until ready to serve. Alternatively, you can purchase pre-made chai concentrate.

Acai Zest

This blended acai berry beverage from The Sweat Store absolutely screams “summer!” Here’s what you’ll need for each serving:

6 ounces of frozen acai juice
Ice cubes
Fresh lemon or lime
3 ounces of seltzer
Drizzle of honey

Simply pour the defrosted acai juice and seltzer into a glass filled with ice. Squeeze lemon or lime juice on top. If the drink is too tart, drizzle some honey on top.

Virgin Piña Colada

This sweet summertime cocktail staple is traditionally made with rum, but you can easily turn it into a delicious, alcohol-free beverage:

1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (such as So Delicious)
2 cups frozen banana puree or banana ice cream
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 can (13.5 ounces) crushed pineapple
1 cup ice

Just toss all of the ingredients into your blender, blend, and enjoy!

https://www.rmhp.org/blog/2015/july/healthy-summer-drinks-to-help-cool-off

WORSHIP will be IN-PERSON and LiveStreamed as usual at 11:00am each Sunday all summer!
SUNDAY STUDIES will be ON VACATION for the SUMMER (We will start up again September 12)
Balmoral Book Club is Tuesday, August 16, at 1:30 p.m.

Check with your Small Group Leaders about their Summer Plans!

LITURGIST SIGNUPS

We have LOTS of open slots for Worship Liturgist volunteers. Use the button here to sign-up!

LITURGIST SIGN-UP

Choose the Sunday(s) you are available to serve. All materials you need will be sent to you for that week!

(Contact Rev. Mary Gale if you have questions or need help signing up.)

OPPORTUNITIES for OUTREACH

FILL UP

the

FOOD CART!

STEWS & MEATY CHILI

are on the MENU FOR THE

FOOD CART!

St. Luke Methodist Food Pantry needs stews or Chili with meat! Add a can or two to your grocery list this week for the

Food Cart!

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!

URGENT NEED: WE ARE OUT of BOTTLED WATER and SOCKS for the HOSPITALITY BAGS! Please bring what you can!

COLONIAL PARK FOOD DRIVE

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

THE VA WANTS YOUR BOOKS!

GENTLY USED BOOKS WANTED!

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 desperate need of the following items:

T-shirts, sizes M and 2XL
Sleep pants/lounge pants, summer weight, sizes 2XL and 3X
Deodorant, men’s

Of course, we always need all sizes of underwear, t-shirts, sleep pants, but we are either out of or down to just a few of the items listed above. And we get requests daily!

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.

CLOTHES DRIVE

for

JOHNSON AUXILIARY

Men’s Clothing:

Men’s Casual Shoes (athletic-type shoes) /Slippers (with backs) (All sizes needed)
Men’s Jackets and Hoodies (all sizes) & gloves
Men’s Casual Pants—Waist Sizes (All sizes needed, but particularly need sizes 30-36 waist and sizes 44 and up waist)
Men’s Casual Pants—Sweatpants (All sizes)
Men’s Casual Shirts—long sleeve (All sizes needed, but particularly need sizes XL and up particularly big and tall sizes); button down the front and pullover
Men’s underwear and socks (Must be new)—(All sizes)

Women’s Clothing:

Women’s sweatpants—all sizes needed
Women’s underwear and socks (must be new); all sizes needed
Women’s hoodies/casual outerwear (all sizes needed, particularly plus sizes); gloves
Women’s casual shoes (athletic-type) /slippers (with backs)—Sizes 9 and up

Other Clothing Related Needs:

Umbrellas
Rainwear such as ponchos (unisex, preferred)

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.)

VOLUNTEERS are also needed!

Contact Beverley Hooker for more information!

Lori Lucas (14), Ruby Jean Powell (15), Beverly Hooker (19), Barry Dotson (26)

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 B

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

CHECK WITH YOUR SMALL GROUP LEADER for their SUMMER SCHEDULE

Sunday, August 14, 2022