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Wednesday,
January 4, 2023
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mailing address: Balmoral Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 17309, Memphis, TN 38187
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- WORSHIP for THIS SUNDAY
- Circle of Faith Worship at 8:30
- Sunday Studies at 9:30
- BPC Worship & Communion at 11:00
- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED after Worship this Sunday!
- ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING after worship Jan. 29
- UPDATE YOUR DIRECTORY LISTING!
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BPC Photos
- Worship Jan 1
- Christmas Eve worship
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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 Fall Clothes Drive
REMINDERS:
- "SUBS" for MEAL on WHEELS
- NEWS from MidSouth Presbytery
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BPC WORSHIP
Sunday,
January 8, 2023
11:00am
IN BPC's SANCTUARY
Scriptures: Psalm 29 & Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Sermon: "The Power of Baptism"
Worship Leader: Rev. Elizabeth Dick
BPC Pastoral Care Intern
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Join us for Worship and Communion
this Sunday!
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WINTER SUNDAY STUDIES
begin THIS SUNDAY, January 8,
9:30am in Classroom A
Adult Studies is a Bible Study:
Matthew--chapters 19--28
Timothy 1 & 2, Titus, Philemon & Jude.
Winter quarter will be from Jan 8--April 2, 2023.
The leaders will be Clinton Bailey, Stanley Gates and William Warren.
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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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CAN YOU HELP AFTER WORSHIP?
Please stay after Worship this Sunday for a short time to take down the holiday decorations. We’ll be able to make short work of it with a few extra hands!
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
BOOK CLUB for 2023
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
at 1:30pm in Classroom A
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The next meeting will be Tuesday, January 17, 2023 and will meet one week late (because the 2nd Tuesday is so soon after the Holidays!) | | |
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We will start the year with a mystery,
Maisie Dobbs,
by Jacqueline Winspear,
to be led by Jane Rousseau.
This is the first book in a series of novels about English private eye Maise Dobbs, a former maid and nurse on the frontlines of WWI who makes her way in London in the 20s and 30s.
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While the Memphis and Germantown libraries have many of the later books in the series, I just noticed they have none of the original book, which is the best one to read first! However, I am providing Jane with my copy and I have purchased 6 additional used ones (only @ $4 each -- no one need pay me) and will bring them to church as soon as they come for in, for whoever needs one. (Others may want to buy one on their own -- they are widely available on-line, used and new.) | |
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HERE ARE THE OTHER BOOKS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2023:
Tuesday, February 14 - As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, led by Ted Pearson
Tuesday, March 14 - Journal of a Solitude, by May Sarton, led by Jane Schneider
Tuesday, April 11 - The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History, by Molly Caldwell Crosby, to be led by Kathrine Getske
May 9 - EITHER A Chief Inspector Armond Gamache mystery, by Louise Penny, led by Cathy Bailey OR West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge, led by Janice Hill
June 13 -- The book we do not read in May will be our book for June (depending on leaders' schedules)
We will take a break in July, and for the second half of the year we will read the following books-- leaders and month to come:
The Library, by Susan Orlean
Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger
Reading Lolita in Tehran, by Azar Nafisi
The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles
Poetry - month of December
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
for the
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
after worship Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023
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The purpose of the meeting is to elect two members to serve on the Nominating Committee that will present a slate of Elders for the Session Class 2026. There will also be a brief update on the 2023 plans. The meeting is planned to be very brief.
If you will be unavailable to attend the meeting, you may submit any names for the Nominating Committee to Janice Hill, Clerk of Session, before the meeting by text (901-826-9747) or email (janicehill81@gmail.com) and your nomination will be added to the list of nominations. Please be sure to ask your nominee that they would be willing to serve.
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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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NEW PC(USA) HYMN
A new hymn by PC(USA) pastor Carolyn Winfrey Gillette laments Supreme Court ruling on Title 42
Advocacy & Social Justice December 28, 2022
‘Mary, Joseph! Take Young Jesus!’ is based on Sunday, Jan 1, 2023 gospel lectionary passage
by Mike Ferguson | Presbyterian News Service
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LOUISVILLE — Following Tuesday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the continued expulsion of asylum seekers from the United States until justices oral arguments on Title 42 in February, the Rev. Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has written a new hymn, “Mary, Joseph! Take Young Jesus!” and based it on Matthew 2:13-18, part of the lectionary reading for Jan. 1, 2023.
In an email, Gillette said she completed the hymn Wednesday. It’s set to the tune BEACH SPRING, which is also used in the hymn “God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending.”
In 2020, the Trump administration put in place pandemic-era limits on asylum, according to an Associated Press report. Those limits are often called Title 42 in reference to a public health law that dates back to World War II. Since the outset of the pandemic, officials have expelled more than 2.5 million asylum seekers on the grounds of preventing Covid from spreading.
Immigration advocates sued to end the policy, saying it goes against U.S. and international obligations to people fleeing to the U.S. to escape persecution.
Last summer the 225th General Assembly passed IMM-08, which among other actions directs the Presbyterian Mission Agency to provide the Church with information “about conditions that precipitate migration, about obstacles to care of refugees, and about detention and deportation practices.” It also requires the PMA to advocate to Congress “for legislative compassion on immigration reform.”
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IMM-08 also encourages congregations and mid councils “to engage with the refugee community by participation in welcoming activities, advocacy for the development of helping public resources, and resistance to unlawful or unhelpful government activity.”
Gillette gives permission for free use by churches in worship services, both in person and online, to use the new hymn. “Please share it with other church pastors and musicians,” she wrote, “in the hopes it will help build support for churches caring about refugees.”
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Mary, Joseph! Take Young Jesus!
BEACH SPRING (“God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending”)
“Mary, Joseph! Take young Jesus! Flee from where you cannot stay!
Soldiers seek the child, to kill him! Cross the border! Run away!”
Weary from long miles of walking, Joseph, Mary, full of grace,
hugged young Jesus, hoping, trusting God would give a safer place.
God, this story daily happens more than we can understand —
Heed the danger! Save the children! Flee a much-beloved land!
Seek a land that might give welcome! Raise a family without fear!
Cross the border, hoping, trusting some will show compassion here.
Christ, we wonder at the meaning, that your family had to flee.
How can we show love and welcome to the poor, the refugee?
What’s our calling as a nation, when — a stranger — you arrive,
simply seeking our compassion so your family can survive?
See the Holy Family fleeing! Would we make our border tight?
Hear a child and parents crying, turned away into the night.
God of love, now show our nation what you’re calling us to do
so that strangers may be welcomed — so you will be welcomed, too.
Learn more about Gillette’s hymns here.
PHOTO CREDITS: Top: by Debby Hudson via Unsplash
BOTTOM: The Rev. Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/a-new-hymn-by-pcusa-pastor-carolyn-winfrey-gillette-laments-tuesdays-supreme-court-ruling-on-title-42/
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Ukirk Sunday is January 29!
Please join with our Ukirk students in prayer on this day! (Reverend Mark Howland will join us in leading BPC's Worship service on January 29.)
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OPPORTUNITIES for OUTREACH | |
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"SUBS" NEEDED!
WANT to HELP DELIVER MEALS but CAN'T TAKE a REGULAR ROUTE?
VOLUNTEER to FILL IN as an OCCASIONAL SUBSTITUTE!
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People who would be willing to 'fill in' and sub for the regular Meals on Wheels volunteers are needed! You would be partnered with a "regular" route volunteer when someone is unavailable.
Contact Kay Dawson if you are interested in being on the "sub" list.
Email kaydawson@gmail.com or call/text her at (901) 409-4938
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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! | |
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!
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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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With cool weather arriving, 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 outerwear—all sizes needed (can be new or gently used); outerwear includes items such as jackets, caps, gloves, umbrellas
- 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)
- Magazines (New or gently used; no more than 6 months old)
- Paperback Books (including large print); new or gently used for both men and women
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)
- Disposable razors and shaving cream
- Large Combs (particularly those for detangling hair) and Brushes
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 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.
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JANUARY BIRTHDAYS:
Mona Kernan (11), Anne Hagler (13),
Elizabeth Dick (13),
Kathrine Getske (19),
Janie Pearson (21),
Dorothy Stockdale (21), Janice Hill (23), Glenda Ellis (29)
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Sunday, January 8, 2023
8:30 AM Circle of Faith Worship in the Fellowship Hall
9:30am WINTER SUNDAY STUDIES in Classroom A
11:00 AM BPC Worship & Communion
in the Sanctuary & on LiveStream
Sunday, January 15, 2023
8:30 AM Circle of Faith Worship in the Fellowship Hall
9:30am WINTER SUNDAY STUDIES in Classroom A
11:00 AM BPC Worship in the Sanctuary & on LiveStream
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
1:30 PM BOOK CLUB in Classroom A
Sunday, January 22, 2023
8:30 AM Circle of Faith Worship in the Fellowship Hall
9:30am WINTER SUNDAY STUDIES in Classroom A
11:00 AM BPC Worship in the Sanctuary & on LiveStream
Sunday, January 29, 2023
UKirk Sunday
8:30 AM Circle of Faith Worship in the Fellowship Hall
9:30am WINTER SUNDAY STUDIES in Classroom A
11:00 AM BPC Worship in the Sanctuary & on LiveStream
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WORSHIP PHOTOS
January 1, 2023
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Liturgist Robin Van Nortwick and
Guest Worship Leader Kirsten King
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John Gilmer and Linda Warren, vocalists
Leiza Collins, pianist
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Thank you to Karen Pilkington for submitting the Christmas Eve photos! | |
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Pastoral Care is supplied by Pastoral Care Intern
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.
- Passing plates to collect the offering is permitted.
- The SEED children and staff are allowed to use the new hallway to access the playground and the main bathrooms.
- The drinking fountains are no longer off limits.
- The kitchen is no longer off limits.
- Collections for the Food Cart may resume.
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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 | |
THIS ISN'T ENTIRELY OVER YET, HOWEVER!
PLEASE, FOR THE SAFETY OF YOURSELF and ALL THOSE YOU LOVE AND CARE FOR:
Anyone who is experiencing symptoms of illness (EG: sinus infection; flu like symptoms; sore throat; fever or chills; cough; shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; fatigue; muscle or body aches; headache; new loss of taste or smell; congestion or runny nose; nausea or vomiting; diarrhea) should consider contacting your Healthcare Provider and let them know you may have been exposed to a breakthrough case of COVID-19 to a fully vaccinated person.
PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE CHURCH
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS
Thank you for continuing to observe the ever-changing policies as we navigate the pandemic together.
To contact the Chair of the BPC COVID-19 Task Force:
Scott Hill - signed text: 901.277.9794
email: sphill1946@gmail.com (NOTE his new email!)
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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 Rev. Mary Gale, with a copy 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. Mary Gale (mngale@balmoralpc.com) and/or Rev. Elizabeth Dick (elizabethdick2@gmail.com) with a copy to Kathy Singleton at ksingle2@bellsouth.net.
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JANUARY 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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