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 also 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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There will be a service of Healing & Wholeness this coming
Sunday, August 22nd, at 6:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.
This service will be a chance to offer lament for the losses we experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as to claim the hope of Christ as we continue to move through the pandemic.
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The DEADLINE for the September Second Edition Newsletter is
TODAY - Friday, August 20th!
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At its stated meeting on August 17th, 2021, the Session of 2nd Presbyterian Church implemented the following Covid Precaution Phases. The congregation will be informed if/when we move to a different phase.
We are currently in PHASE ORANGE.
Covid Precaution Phases:
Each phase is tied to the 7-Day Average Covid-19 Percent Positive Test data as reported by the Knox County Health Department. (Currently being reported on Tuesday and Thursday.) If the data necessitates a move into a different phase, an email notification will be sent to the congregation and the website will be updated to indicate the current phase. Additionally, signs will be posted on the doors of the building and the information will be repeated in the Friday E-News. The precautions associated with each phase will be displayed on the home page of the website.
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The Second Readers Book Club would love to welcome new members! We will read The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, for our September 8th gathering and The Keeper of Lost Things for our October 13th gathering.
The September meeting will be held at noon in the Mary Chambers Room. Attendees are asked to bring their lunch.
The time for our October meeting will be announced at a later date.
Call Margaret Sullivan at 865-588-3103 if you have any questions about Second Readers!
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We hope you’ve been enjoying the return of coffee and donut holes.
We know we have!
We need your help making sure that the donut holes get picked up on Sunday mornings.
As you visit the donut hole bowl, you’ll notice a sign up sheet. Check your calendar and sign up for a couple of dates to swing by the Dunkin’ Donuts on Kingston Pike, and do your part to make sure your church family is full of donut holes before worship!
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Come serve a meal at UKirk!
Each evening during UTK Welcome Week, UKirk serves a free meal on the front lawn of the UKirk house. Different congregations pay for these meals and provide folks to serve the students. For the last several years 2nd Presbyterian has sponsored “Taco Tuesday” and we will do so again this year.
We are in need of 4-6 people to serve the meal on
Tuesday, August 16th from 6-8 pm.
The UKirk staff will take care of placing the order and having it delivered. All you have to do is SHOW UP! No special skill is necessary, other than to be able to stand at the table, man the taco bar provided by Soccer Taco, and be a friendly and welcoming presence for the students that come through.
If you are interested in representing 2nd Presbyterian Church and meeting some great college students, please let Pastor Tim, Tim Wright, or Audrey know of your interest!
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Habitat House Dedication Ceremony
TOMORROW Saturday, August 21st at 10 a.m.
4615 Mint Road, Knoxville, TN 37918
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Some of our local nursing homes and assisted living facilities have shut down again due to Covid-19.
The facilities that we know of specifically are:
-Shannondale Health Care Center
-NHC Farragut
There may be others coming soon.
Be on guard and call before visiting anyone who may be in a facility to get the latest updates.
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As you are aware, our Youth Director and Assistant Director of the Preschool, Holly Grimm, recently lost her husband, Justin, who was a teacher in our preschool.
There are several ways you can support Holly and her family. Gift cards to restaurants (fast food or otherwise) or Kroger would be greatly appreciated. This allows them a little more freedom, given their schedules.
If you would like to help pay some of Holly’s bills, please contact Pastor Tim for more information about how to do that.
There are also plans being made for a memorial to Justin and a scholarship fund for Tinley, Justin and Holly’s daughter. We will let you know when those plans are finalized, should you want to contribute to those.
Please continue to keep Holly, Kylie, Brayden, and Tinley your prayers.
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Additional Volunteers Needed!
We are trying to finalize our fall volunteer schedule and are still needing 2 people willing to be in our nursery on a 6-week rotation. We are also in need of 1 person to help teach Kindergarten-5th grade Sunday school once a month. If you are interested, please contact Holly Grimm at hgrimm@2ndpres.org or 865-243-6353.
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Service & Outreach
West View Work Day
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THANK YOU to everyone that helped prepare West View Elementary last Saturday for the opening of school and for the student’s school supplies! |
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With a $1000 contribution from Westminster Presbyterian Church, a very positive response from many of our members and a VERY GENEROUS contribution from one of our members, the full $10,000 cost of Second Harvest providing a weekend backpack of food to all children at West View Elementary School throughout the school year has been raised.
Congratulations and “thank you” for your generosity and continued support of the children of
West View Elementary School!
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If you like to shop, the Fish Pantry mission is in need of the following household and personal items:
-Dish Soap
-Bath Soap
-Shampoo
-Toothpaste
-Deodorant
-Toilet Paper
Our once-a-month Fish team receives phone call requests for food and these additional items; then they are sorted, packed, and delivered to each client's household.
All donations should be newly purchased, and any quantities would be greatly appreciated.
They can be dropped off into the “Fish” bin that sits on the floor in the coat rack area just off the atrium. Thank you!
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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.
We will be meeting in the Barbour Room at 9:45 a.m. each week.
See you then!
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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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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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Prayer List:
Please keep the Bartlett family, the family of Judd Shaw, Leilla White, Nancy Farris, David Frazier, Pam Maples, John Henley, Alex Robinson, Joyce Robertson, and Peter Hamilton 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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