The Calendar

Saturday, October 7

• 4:00 pm - Worship Email goes out
• 7:00 pm - Knoxville Guitar Society at Good Sam

Sunday, October 8- The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost

• 8:15 am - Holy Eucharist Rite I - childcare available
• No Formation & Sunday School on Sunday Oct. 8
• 9:45 am - Adult Choir Rehearsal
• 10:30 am - Holy Eucharist Rite II - live streaming - childcare available
• 12:00 pm - GS Social Lights Lunch - Bonefish on Bearden Hill
• 4:00 pm - Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, October 10

• 10:00 am - Holy Eucharist & Healing Service & Book Study
• No Women's Bible Study
• 6:00 pm - Men's Bible Study - Henslee Hall

Wednesday, October 11

• 9:30 am - Staff Meeting
• 11:15 am - *ROMEO - *really old men eating out - Parkside Grill
• 7:00 pm - Adult Choir Rehearsal

Family Promise Week @ Good Sam

Oct. 1-8

SIGN- UP HERE

We need help with take-down on Sunday, October 8. There are also a few other things that need help. Please check out the sign up sheet. Your help Is appreciated!

Instructions for signing up are on the signup sheet.

See the link HERE.

Thank you for your help with our Family Promise Week!

Overall Coordinators - Drew Jeffrey, Ann Backus, and Bruce Haas

Meal Coordinator - Karen Mann

Overnight Coordinator - Bruce Haas



Book Group for October

POSTPONED

We will NOT meet on Oct. 5 but have postponed until Oct 12.

The Good Sam Book Group will be meeting on Thursday, October 12, at 6:00 PM in Henslee Hall. The book we're reading is Coroner's Dance by Dr. Gregory Phelps, a Good Sam parishioner. This is a suspenseful novel about a major disaster that occurs at a quiet hospital in North Carolina right before Christmas, and the unprepared staff and administration who must handle it.

We'll be having a potluck supper of Mexican Lasagna, salad, maybe some hors d'oeuvres, and a White Chocolate Raspberry Trifle. Greg will be there to talk about his book and sign any that you might bring. It should be a fun event, and anyone is welcome! Please let Kathy know if you are coming,

We don't have any books scheduled past October at this time. We're trying something new and exciting to select our books - you should definitely join the group if you haven't already! If you have any questions, please call Kathy Gray at 423-379-0091, or email klgray125@gmail.com.

Henslee Hall Adult Formation

OUR MONEY STORY

Begins October 15

9:30 am - Henslee Hall

Join us on Sundays, October 15, 22, 29, and November 12, as Mother, Elizabeth, Father Cal, and others facilitate "Our Money Story: Remember - Release - Reimagine - Restore." Stewardship Season and the Capital Campaign offer us an opportunity "to discover and tell our money stories in light of God’s money story of

liberation and justice." Our children and youth will also follow this series for part of November as we are all encouraged to "transform our stewardship practices into more full expressions of who we are and what we believe. . . Money and possessions are one of the most common topics in scripture, and Jesus talked about

money more than faith and prayer. Our money story, therefore, is a spiritual story."



Justice Knox House Meetings

Sunday

October 15

Noon

Henslee Hall

And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God? -Micah 6:8

If you are interested in being part of Good Sam's Justice Knox group - please join us on October 15 at noon in Henslee Hall. You'll learn more about plans for Justice Knox this year. Caitlin Thrash and Linda Alexiades will be hosting the meeting.

The Justice Knox mission is to understand problems facing the Knoxville community through person-to-person conversation, and to grow those conversations into prioritized, research-based action items. These action items are targeted and have a real impact on the lives of underserved—or not before heard—community members.

Over the past seven years, we have made real progress with mental health, unfair punishments in schools, and affordable housing. And we are not done yet! We have ongoing projects to reduce gun violence in Knoxville, implement restorative practices in Knox County Schools, and decrease homelessness in our city. We do all this with the power of organized people! 

Good Sam Fall Work Day

Oct. 21

Come one, come all! Help us spruce up the Good Sam campus for Fall. We'll begin at 9:00am and we'll provide donuts and coffee! 

There's a lot of outdoor work to be done! Please bring tools that you think might be appropriate. Make sure you bring eye and hearing protection and don’t forget your work gloves. There will also be several inside jobs to be taken care of. Possible jobs will include window cleaning, cleaning the pews, dusting window sills, changing light bulbs and ceiling tiles. Erin Keck can put you to work downstairs helping clean the Sunday School room!

Holy Ghost Weenie Roast &

Trunk or Treat

Sunday, October 29

Join us on Sunday October 29th for a festive day of fun! 11:45-1 pm. Parishioners are invited to wear a fun costume or festive outfit to church, whether or not you are attending trunk or treat! There will be a costume blessing during the service. We will gather after the 10:30 service for trunk or treat with games and activities, as well as a Holy Ghost Weenie Roast (hot dog lunch)! Parishioners of all ages are invited to join the fun. Trunks will be setup in the back lot, behind the chapel, complete with games, treats and more! 

Want to Host a Trunk for

the Trunk or Treat?

If you would like to host a trunk, or help out in another way, please contact Erin Keck at erin@goodsamknox.org or Sinead Doherty at sinead@goodsamknox.org. We look forward to a day of fun, fellowship, and lots and lots of candy with our Good Sam family!

Donations for Helping Mamas Knoxville

A Note from Sinead:

We will be collecting items for Helping Mamas Knoxville over the next month. We will gather a variety of hygiene and self care items, to help pack supply kits and support neighbors all over Knox County!

If you have any of the following items, please bring them to the youth suite this week. The youth will decorate a collection bin and flyer to place upstairs for the whole church to get on board with our collection. And we will learn more about the needs for baby items and period hygiene items here in our community! We will also accept diapers, baby clothes and other items to take to the warehouse for an in-person day of service where we'll learn more and pack diapers and orders for various programs served by Helping Mama's!

"The strength of our model is in partnering with other strong organizations to help end poverty. Together, we are able to alleviate stress and ensure time is spent focusing on job training, parenting education, schooling and medical care for their children. 1 in 2 U.S. families cannot afford enough diapers to keep their infant or child clean, dry, and healthy. 

Diapers are considered a luxury, therefore not eligible for purchase through WIC or SNAP"

"Mini Me" Baby items for 0-12 months: 

• Baby toy, pacifier/teething ring *New in packaging
• Baby soap, lotion, rash cream
• Washcloth
• Towel 
• Blanket 

"Momfidence" mom relaxing kits

• bath bomb/salt
• body lotion/soap
• shampoo/conditioner
• face mask
• empowering/inspiring quote
• journal

Period kits

• 10 tampons
• 10 pads
• Small cloth bag to store them in (ipsy type makeup bags are perfect)

Diapers, wipes, baby clothes, carseats, items, also welcome! 

Visit their website to learn more: https://tennessee.helpingmamas.org/

Cash in the Plate

The Cash In The Plate for this coming Sunday goes to Wesley House.

Wesley House Community Center was established in 1907 to provide childcare for the children of the women of Brookside Mills. Today, they focus on three areas of service: providing high-quality, affordable, and accessible childcare, social connections in the senior citizen population, and the emerging needs of the 37921 zip code. Their vision is that the Mechanicsville, Lonsdale, and Beaumont communities will be equipped with the spiritual, emotional, and educational resources needed to thrive. For over 115 years the Wesley House has been assisting and providing services for Knoxville’s most under-resourced and marginalized areas. Thank you for adding your support to this long standing organization within our community

You can make an online cash plate gift to the cash in the plate on the Good Sam online giving page. There is an option on the giving page to give to the "Cash in Plate". As always, you may also send a check to Good Samaritan. Please put "Wesley House" in the memo line.