Join us TODAY AT NOON via livestream for a service of worship and prayer on Good Friday. There will be Scripture readings, prayers, and silence. We encourage you to find a quiet, meditative place for this service.
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Join our virtual Easter Sunday service at 11:00 a.m. by clicking on the "Sunday Live stream" button on the home page of our website, www.2ndpres.org. We will also email an active link on Sunday morning.
Also - if you click the orange button above you will be able to download the worship order so you can follow along at home!
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This afternoon (Good Friday), the cross will be placed under the portico, where the ashes for Ash Wednesday and the palms for Palm Sunday were.
We invite you to come by anytime Friday afternoon or Saturday and place flowers on the cross, just as we normally do during in-person Easter worship.
On Sunday morning we will bring the cross into the sanctuary where it will be present for the worship service. Weather permitting, we will place the cross outside the sanctuary following worship and we invite anyone who wishes to come and take their picture with it.
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Click the button above to read it, or you can visit our website and select "Monthly Newsletters" from the Resources tab.
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At their most recent meeting, the Session decided to resume in-person worship on Sunday, April 18th. Please see the April Second Edition for more information and our reopening guidelines.
For those who are still not comfortable worshiping in person, we invite you to continue to worship with us via our live stream.
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Since our church will be resuming in-person worship on April 18th, 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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The One Great Hour of Sharing Offering is the single, largest way that Presbyterians come together every year to work for a better world.
As Jesus says in Matthew 25, the Church belongs with those in need - with those suffering from natural and human-caused disasters; with those lacking access to food, water and healthcare; and with those struggling for justice, righteous, and peace. Through our gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing, we are there because we are the Church, together.
Checks may be mailed to the church with One Great Hour of Sharing marked on the memo line.
One Great Hour of Sharing helps improve the lives of the suffering and the vulnerable through three life-saving programs:
- Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
- Presbyterian Hunger Program
- Self-Development of People
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On Saturday April 10th, the church will be hosting a rescheduled work day from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
If there is a question about changes due to inclement weather,
please call or text Neal Peebles (865-384-8741).
Please bring your mask, tools, gloves, and plan to work physically distanced!
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Mary Howard's daughter and son-in-law, April & Jeremy Curtis, have welcomed a little girl into the world!
Audrey Jean Curtis was born on March 25th, weighing in at 8lbs 1oz and 21.25 inches long.
Congratulations to the family!
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Pastor Tim is currently leading us in a study of The Book of Confessions. A new lesson is posted on our YouTube channel and on our website each Thursday. We invite you to study the lesson at your leisure. On the 2nd Wednesday of each month, we meet at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom to discuss the lessons from the previous month.
The newest Bible study is linked below, and has been posted on our YouTube channel, as well as on our website. There are also questions for further reflection on our website (both the video and questions can be found below and under the Wednesday Night Bible Study tab).
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We are excited and looking forward to coming back to "in person" worship on April 18th!
We are in need of 2 volunteers on Sunday mornings 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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We have a new Wi-Fi network for use by anyone who visits the building.
The network is “Second Presbyterian Church” and the password is Psalm100.
This network covers the entire building, as well as the sanctuary courtyard and parking lot. Please feel free to save it as a network that connects automatically for your device.
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PRESBYTERY HABITAT BUILD SIGNUP!
We have received our permit and are ready to start building!
As you may know, 2PC will be participating with 11 other churches in our Presbytery, UKirk at UTK and Edward Jones Investments in building a Habitat house beginning Saturday, May 1st and continuing through Saturday, June 26th.
The workdays and tasks that will be accomplished on each workday can be accessed via the signup link below. The building site is located on Mint Road (just north of where I-640 crosses North Broadway.)
At this time we want to sign up volunteers to help with the build. Signup must be done online and you can go to:
to sign up. This link will also be on our website.
Obviously, with 13 partners on this build the number of volunteer slots allocated to each partner is limited and will go fast. So if you want to help with this important project of the church don’t delay in signing up.
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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The Session has determined that committees, ministry units, Bible studies, Sunday School classes, youth activities, and any other groups of the church may now resume in-person meetings.
Face coverings should be worn by everyone who comes to the building and proper physical distancing guidelines should be observed. Meetings will be limited to 25 persons or less and held only in rooms where appropriate physical distance can be maintained. Outside groups that are not part of the church will also be allowed to use the church building for meetings and gatherings beginning in March, with the same guidelines.
We will NOT have Wednesday night dinners, and the weekly Bible Study will still take place online only.
The Church Administrator will assist groups in scheduling meeting rooms so that safe physical distancing may be maintained. Please do not plan a meeting at the church without notifying the Church Administrator.
The Session would like to remind groups that just because they are allowed to meet in person doesn’t mean that they should or that they must meet in person. Any groups that choose to meet in person should make allowances or opportunities for individuals who do not yet feel comfortable meeting in person, to join the meeting virtually.
Finally, please remember the Five Core Principles: practice physical distancing; wear cloth face coverings when in public and physical distancing can’t be achieved; wash hands properly and often; clean surfaces regularly; stay home when sick.
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The church office is now open for its regular office hours, Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
In order to maintain social distancing guidelines and not take any unnecessary risks, we are still encouraging folks to complete all church business via phone and email and to not come to the church office unless absolutely necessary.
If you do find it necessary, however, we ask the following:
1) Make an appointment.
2) Wear a face covering.
3) Do not come if you are sick.
4) Avoid congregating in groups.
5) Maintain physical distancing.
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The March-April Upper Room is available! If you would like one, contact Sandra Butler and she will hand deliver one to you!
Please contact Sandra directly by phone
(659-4416 or 584-4397)
There are also copies available in the vestibule.
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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.
We will meet via phone conference only at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome to participate!
Start time: 9:30 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 The Kasler/Dodson family, Brice Gilmer, Amy Cross, and Aggie Bell 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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