Join us in person or virtually for our Reformation Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. To watch: 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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We are currently in PHASE YELLOW.
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We will celebrate All Saints’ Day during worship next Sunday, November 7th by reading the names of those members who have joined the
Great Cloud of Witnesses in the previous year.
If you would like for us to remember a loved one who wasn’t a member of Second Presbyterian, send Pastor Tim an email at treynolds@2ndpres.org or call the church office (865-523-2189).
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Click the button below to read online, hard copies are also available in the
vestibule and narthex!
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Click below to read a new blog post from Pastor Tim! |
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As we near the Advent season, we are in search of volunteers to write for our annual Advent Devotional. This year's theme is "Making Room." We are asking volunteers to write devotions about making room, such as: preparing your home for a guest or new arrival, planning ahead, hospitality, time for God in your daily routine, family Christmas traditions, being open to joy even during hard times, etc.
If you would like to participate and write a devotional or if you have questions, please email Jessica Lewis at jessica.k.lewis84@gmail.com.
The deadline for Advent devotional submissions is
November 15th.
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Wednesday Night Bible Study continues this
Wednesday, November 3rd.
Please Note: We will meet in the Mary Chambers Room.
The Bible study is currently in-person with a virtual option for those who wish to join from home. (Zoom link is below.) We also gather for dinner at 6:00 p.m. with each person/family providing their own “brown bag” meal. We will continue with the "brown bag" practice through December.
Dinner: 6:00 p.m.
Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.
This fall we are studying The Kingdom Parables of Jesus, those parables in which Jesus says, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like…” The format is lecture/small group discussion. Pastor Tim reviews the story for 10 minutes or so and then we break into small groups for discussion questions together. The discussion questions are provided.
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The Second Readers group is once again collecting stuffed animals for Judge Irwin’s juvenile court. These animals are given to children coming through his court and provide much comfort to these children who are experiencing very stressful circumstances.
Animals may be left in the box in the Atrium or if you prefer, you may make a donation and we will shop for you. The animals must be new and hopefully smallish, about 12-16 inches. Please, none of the huge ones. Thank you for your support and let’s remember these families in our prayers.
Questions, call Margaret Sullivan. 865-588-3103.
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Some of our local nursing homes and assisted living facilities continue to be shut down due to Covid-19.
Be on guard and call before visiting anyone who may be in a facility to get the latest updates.
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Paul Sexauer is looking for a couple of volunteers to help out with the sound system on Sunday mornings. As a result of all the virtual services over the past year, a number of hardware changes have greatly simplified the process and therefore no knowledge of, or experience with, sound board operation is required. Hands on training and support during services will be provided.
If you think you might be interested, stop up in the balcony after a service and Paul will give you an overview of how it all works. Alternately, drop him a note at sexauerpaul@gmail.com or leave a message at (865) 850-7328 and he’ll follow up with you and answer any questions you may have.
We’re also looking for some volunteers to help out with the video side of the service. Stopping by the balcony after the service will allow you to see that as well. As with the sound, no technical knowledge is required to volunteer. Our goal is to have multiple volunteers so that scheduling can be as flexible as possible.
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Join Sequoyah Presbyterian Church for their Organ Dedication Concert with
Robert McCormick
November 4 at 7pm.
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Additional Volunteers Needed!
We are still trying to finalize our 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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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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Pick up your
November-December
Upper Room Devotional
in the vestibule
(Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or at either entrance into the sanctuary!
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Rion Steele is in Italy for the next year furthering his wine-making studies. If you would like to reach out and say hey or offer him some encouragement, he would love to hear from you. His email is rion.steele@gmail.com. He is also available to video call through Skype or What’s App and can be messaged through Facebook. If you have an iPhone you can text him for free at 39-347-825-0427.
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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 Scott Farris, Fran McLean, Alex & Phyllis Robinson, and Joshua 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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