Join us for our Sunday Worship Service, virtually or in person, 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 now in
PHASE ORANGE.
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THE FAITH SCIENCE & THE FUTURE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS will NOT meet this week.
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THE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING IS THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH
immediately following worship.
The meeting is being held in conjunction with the annual Souper Bowl for Hunger fundraiser and luncheon. The luncheon and meeting will take place in Hudson Hall. Immediately following the meeting of the congregation, the Annual Meeting of the Corporation will be held.
On the agenda will be a recommendation to amend the By-laws, reducing the number of Directors of the Corporation (Ruling Elders on the Session) from 24 Directors divided into three classes of eight, to 12 Directors divided into three classes of four. This change needs to be made to reflect the current makeup of the Session.
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THIS SUNDAY is our Souper Bowl Fundraiser to help combat hunger in our community. The Souper Bowl of Caring Fundraiser is a nation-wide effort to reduce hunger and poverty in communities. Youth across the nation collect money to support local charities. Monetary donations allow charities to buy food in bulk to maximize the impact that every donation has on reducing hunger.
As we have done in the past, we will have a luncheon of soups following worship in conjunction with the Annual Congregational meeting.
For those who would like to make a monetary contribution for the Souper Bowl of Caring, Second Presbyterian Youth will be collecting donations regardless of what phase we are in. Donations collected will be sent to KARM. Please write Souper Bowl in the memo line of your check when you drop it off or send it to the church office.
Below is the link to sign up to bring your soup.
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The March Second Edition is now available!
You can read it online by clicking the button below!
If you are not already on our newsletter mailing list and would like to be, email or call Audrey in the church office (ajohnson@2ndpres.org or 865.523.2189). Hard copies can be picked up in the vestibule and narthex!
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To the congregation & staff of Second,
I am truly grateful to have been a part of such a wonderful team and congregation. While I am excited for this new endeavor, the relationships formed here and the wonderful experiences I have had will always be with me. Thank you for your support and love as I continue on life's journey!
-Audrey
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Audrey Johnson, our Church Office Administrator, will be leaving us in March to pursue a new employment opportunity. For the last 2½ years Audrey has been a valuable member of our team, bringing a high level of organization, efficiency, and professionalism to her job every day. She has been especially helpful through the ups and downs and uncertainties of the pandemic, holding everything together while never losing her positive spirit and helpful, friendly demeanor.
Wednesday, March 16th, will be Audrey’s last day. The Personnel Team is currently reviewing and interviewing candidates for the position and we plan to have a new Office Administrator hired in time to be trained by Audrey before she departs. While we are saddened to see her go, we are excited for her in that this new opportunity will allow more room for growth and advancement in her career. Godspeed, Audrey, and thank you for everything you have done for us. We’ll miss you!
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We are holding three information sessions regarding the new organizational structure presented at the Annual Congregational Meeting. These information sessions will give us a chance to have some dialogue around the changes, answer questions, and determine how we can best serve Christ through the ministry and mission of this church.
A link to sign up for one of the meetings is below. Sandwiches and drinks will be provided at the first two meetings for those who sign up in advance. A food truck will be present an hour before the third meeting so we can have a time of fellowship together.
We hope you are able to attend on of the three sessions!
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT LENTEN STUDY
Friends in Christ, Ash Wednesday is March 2nd. The following Wednesday nights will be a study of Forgiveness. The book is authored by Marjorie Thompson.
The six sessions will be led by different leaders each Wednesday. Some of the question to be addressed are:
- Is forgiveness a Christian duty?
- Are there situations when Christians do not need to forgive?
- Is forgiving the best route to healing for the injured?
- How do we get past emotional barriers to real forgiveness?
The Discipleship Team looks forward to wrestling with these and other questions as we journey through Lent.
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Caroline Buckner has been Second’s reception coordinator for many years. Understandably, Caroline is ready to “hand off the baton.”
We are looking for two or three people to share this responsibility going forward.
If this is an area of service you would be interested in, or if you’d like more information, please contact either Marty McLean at mclean1605@gmail.com or (423) 677-7414 or Joe Clarke at jclarke859@gmail.com or (865) 335-0421.
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Welcome back, Justin!
As many of you know, Justin Lattimore left Duncan & Sons a while back for another opportunity and we have had a rotating group of people filling in. The grass wasn't necessarily greener on the other side, however, and Justin contacted Duncan & Sons to see if he could have his old job back. Since they still had not assigned a full-time replacement for him at 2nd they asked if it would be okay with us if he came back. We said absolutely! So if you see Justin around the building, be sure and welcome him home!
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Update on Projects of the Arts and Crafts Circle! |
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The Arts and Crafts Circle of Presbyterian Women will be continuing in 2022 with their mission project with the Isaiah 1:17 House for abused children waiting for foster placement.
PW has provided funding for the project of making doll clothes for dolls to be donated to the home and you will be hearing more about this caring program later. Cheryl Ragsdale, the chair of this circle, invites church participants to volunteer with this program.
Cheryl has also started collecting superhero action figures and transformer vehicle toys for the male children at the home. Consider this request as the stores replenish their toy supply after Christmas.
I will be happy to talk with anyone who has questions.
Cheryl Ragsdale
865-684-8999
Please contact the church office
if you have toys you would like to drop off at the church.
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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
-Pet Food Only
(small canned or bagged quantities, wet or dry for dogs or cats)
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.
if you have items you would like to drop off at the church.
PLEASE DO NOT DONATE FOOD (other than for pets). 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
March-April
Upper Room Devotional
in the vestibule
(Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or at the narthex entrance into the sanctuary!
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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 Arlys Milligan, the family of Betty Charlton, Beth & Daniel Robertson, Frances Johnson, and Peter Douglas 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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