Join us virtually or in-person for our Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. To watch virtually: click the button above or visit our website, www.2ndpres.org, and click the "Sunday Live stream" button on the home page.
We will email an active link on Sunday morning.
Also - if you click the gray button above you will be able to download the worship order so you can follow along at home!
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Face coverings are now optional for all activities in the church building, except for worship. We ask that everyone continue to wear a face covering during worship. (This includes weddings and funerals.)
Beginning Sunday, July 4th, face coverings will also be optional for worship.
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Beginning THIS Sunday, June 13th, we will no longer enforce physical distancing in the sanctuary by taping off every other pew. This does not mean, however, that we shouldn’t continue to practice safe physical distancing from other households. It simply means we will no longer be enforcing it and that we are relying on you to make a safe and responsible choice when finding a seat for worship. Please be considerate of others and think of their comfort level, as well as your own, when choosing your seat for worship.
Please see the home page of our website for all of our most current Covid policy updates. They will be updated regularly as changes are made.
Thank you!
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Plan on joining us for in-person worship? Great! With everyone wearing face coverings, however, it may be difficult to recognize each other. So we’re asking everyone to wear their nametags prominently each Sunday. There are a number of them on the board outside the kitchen, but some of you may have taken yours home with you the last time you were here.
If you are one of those people, stop what you’re doing right now and go find it so you’ll have it on Sunday. Don’t have a nametag?
Let the church office know and we’ll order you one!
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A memorial service for Marjorie Reynolds will be held on Saturday, June 19 at 11:00 a.m., in the sanctuary. The family will receive visitors following the service.
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It’s time to say good-bye to David Stultz. We are sad to see him go, but it has been a true blessing to have him as our organist and part of our congregation for the last 3-and-a-half years.
As a thank you and a good-bye, we are taking up a love offering; we will also present him with a keepsake gift from the congregation. If you would like to make a donation to this love offering, please send your donation to the church and designate it for David’s love offering.
David is going to perform a concert on July 25th at 5:00 PM and we will have a reception for him after the concert.
It will be exciting to see what the future holds for David. Hopefully, there will be an opportunity for him to come back and worship with us and share his gifts in the future.
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Mark your Calendar for Carry the Torch 2021
Carry the Torch Knoxville is an annual event that features speakers who have an impact on the issues of homelessness, mental health and, families. The purpose of this event is two-fold: it is a fundraiser for the Volunteer Ministry Center (VMC) and a mechanism to educate the public that homelessness is a community problem.
Carry the Torch features a mission fair at which attendees can sign up to volunteer for a variety of programs throughout the Knoxville area. Second Presbyterian Church plans to sponsor a table at this year’s event. If you are interested in attending, please contact the Service & Outreach Ministry Unit.
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Service & Outreach Ministry Unit
Second Harvest Backpack program at West View Elementary School
Food for Kids is a collaboration between Second Harvest and public schools. The program provides healthy, easily-prepared food to some of the most vulnerable children in our community. These children likely miss meals on a regular basis. In addition to simply telling their teachers they are going hungry, many children hoard food from the lunchroom, take food from other children’s trays and even take food from trashcans to have something to eat after school and over the weekends. These children are discreetly given food for themselves (and any siblings they may have at home) every Friday throughout the school year. Reports of improved self-esteem, behavior and concentration among Food for Kids participants are common.
Teachers at each school compile a list of students in their classroom who may be at risk of hunger to receive food from the program. There are 98 children at West View Elementary School that participate in this program. The cost is $100.00 per child for a school year of extra food for the weekend. If you would be interested in sponsoring a child’s participation in this program, please contact Tracy Horton at tracy4edu1@aol.com or Tim Wright at otwright47@gmail.com
Thank you for caring!
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There are a few spots still available to attend the Women's Conference at Montreat, August 13-15. If you'd like to learn more about the conference, you can go to:
to read about the speakers, workshops, and schedule for the weekend. If you're interested in attending, contact Pastor Sarah.
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Since our church has resumed in-person worship, we are asking members who might be willing to serve as an usher to please email Betsy Foster at bgf1947@att.net. Thank you!
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PRESBYTERY HABITAT BUILD SIGNUP!
Our build continues June 19th (painting) & 22nd (trim)!
2PC is participating with 11 other churches in our Presbytery, UKirk at UTK and Edward Jones Investments in building a Habitat house June 19th and 26th.
We need volunteers to help! Signup must be done online at:
This link is also on our website.
Additional volunteer slots may open up a few days prior to each workday, so you may want to recheck the signup link from time to time if you have trouble signing up now.
If you have any questions you can contact Joe Clarke at either jclarke859@gmail.com or (865) 335-0421.
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With the "opening up" of society again, some folks are asking about visiting our shut-ins.
And while they would love the company, the key is to call before you go.
Each facility has differing protocol and it changes frequently. Reportedly all facilities are fully vaccinated so they are beginning to relax a bit.
For folks shut in at home, the decision is individual.
Just remember - Call before you go!
And thank you for thinking about our fragile community. Cards and calls are always welcome.
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We are in need of 2 nursery volunteers each Sunday morning for the Nursery and Toddler/Preschool classes. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Holly Grimm at hgrimm@2ndpres.org or 865-243-6353.
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Our Wi-Fi network is for use by anyone who visits the building.
The network is “Second Presbyterian Church” and the password is Psalm100.
Please feel free to save it as a network that connects automatically for your device.
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On the Pastoral Care page of our website, we will share more specific updates regarding those on our prayer list. It will be updated frequently by the church staff.
Visit our website: 2ndpres.org. The page is located under the 'Members' tab.
To keep all information private, the page is password protected. Please contact Audrey at the church office (via email: ajohnson@2ndpres.org or phone: 865.523.2189) for the password.
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Compassionate Cuisine is a program from the Care and Compassion committee and our Cooking Teams. This group is collaborating to create a homecooked meal, and will gather safely at the church to package them into individual portions, that they will then distribute to some of our members who are living in their homes but may not be getting out and about to pick up dinner or groceries to make a home-cooked meal.
The teams would love to have your help in cooking and/or distributing meals in hopes that this ministry might be able to grow in the coming months. If you’re interested in helping by cooking a portion of one of the meals and/or would be willing to deliver some of the meals, please contact Leslie Matthews: flowlilly@gmail.com, (865) 765-0549.
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The Faith, Science & the Future Sunday School class uses The Wired Word curriculum which looks at current events through the lens of faith.
This class has resumed meeting in person and by phone.
We will be meeting in the Mary Chambers Room at 9:45 a.m. each week. See you then!
Start time: 9:45 a.m.
Phone number to call: (712) 775-8972
Conference code: 179021
*Please be advised this is a long distance call for any who
might be using a home phone with long distance charges.
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Prayer List:
Please keep Alex Robinson, the Reynolds family, the Sims family, Phyllis Robinson, Joyce Robertson, Betty McCollum, Peter Douglas Hamilton, and Amy Cross in your prayers.
Please contact the Church Office (865.523.2189 or ajohnson@2ndpres.org) with prayer concerns to be listed in the weekly email or bulletin.
Names remain on the prayer list 4 weeks unless requested by the individual or a close family member of the individual to keep them on longer.
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