Giant Rummage Sale
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Rev. Sarah Varnell - Pastor Jim Kennedy—Music Director Tim Wiegenstein– Family Ministries Coordinator Sylvia Duquet - Organist/Pianist Whitney Ford—Nursery Director George Byrge—Custodian Doug Spencer—Administrative Assistant
865-687-2952.
The MESSENGER is published monthly for St Paul United Methodist Church In Fountain City. It is requested that any articles or information for The MESSENGER be submitted no later than the Monday of the publishing week.
August 2017
Important Announcement Concerning the Newsletter THIS IS THE LAST NEWSLETTER TO BE MASS MAILED As previously noted in past Messengers, this issue of the Newsletter will be the last to be mass-mailed. Beginning with the September 2017 issue, if you have not responded that you prefer to continue having the Messenger sent to you via the mail, you will receive all future issues by email only. You still have time to contact the church office with your preferences. You can call us at 865-687-2952 and leave a voicemail if necessary, and we will make sure that you continue to have the Messenger mailed to your address. Thank you.
Giant Rummage Sale SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Fellowship Hall The HOPE Circle of St Paul UMC is hosting a Rummage Sale this Saturday, August 5, 2017, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. There are hundreds of quality donated items for sale. The proceeds go to the Hope Circle projects and missions.. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, Aug 2 Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug 3 Tai Chi for Energy 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug 5, Rummage Sale 9:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m. Sunday, AUG 6 Back to School Party for Holston Home Foster Families Family Ministries Steering Committee Tuesday, Aug 8 Day Circle 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug 21 Hope Circle 6:30 p.m.. Tuesday, Aug 22 Church Leadership Council 6:30 p.m.
RECORD OF FAITHULNESS We covenant to be loyal to the United Methodist Church and support it with our Prayers, our Presence, our Gifts, and our Witness. OUR PRAYERS: Carolyn Smith
Worship OPPORTUNITIES
Join us every week as we gather to worship. SUNDAYS
Liz Gryder OUR PRESENCE: Sunday School
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Attendance 39 Worship
77
OUR GIFTS:
MORNING WORSHIP
10:45
YOUTH 6:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.
Week of JUL 30,
2016
2017
WEDNESDAYS
Gifts to Budget
$1,557
$3,440
BIBLE STUDY
$128,559
$104,792
YTD
9:30
6:30 P.M.
CHOIR REHEARSAL 7:30 P.M.
Memorial Donations during the month of July 2017 In Memory of George Gee III Jim & Angie Green Bob Blackstock Jim & Angie Green Sarah Crumley Jim & Angie Green
Aileen Yarberry Jim & Angie Green Jerry & Mary Bailey Bill & Lorene Akins Mark & Norene Hall Glenn & Jane Allen
Fred May Sr. Mike & Kristi Tillery Jim & Angie Green Ed & Betty Bingham Martha Edna Grigsby Helen Harwood Jack Tallent
Memorial Donations are gratefully accepted by St Paul UMC. For each memoriam a card is mailed to both the donor and to the family of the loved one being remembered.
St. Paul United Methodist Church, Fountain City 4014 Garden Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918 - 865-687-2952 www.stpaulftncity.org - email: [email protected]
From the Pastor The Kingdom of Heaven is like: ...yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened. treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. excerpts from Matthew 13:33, 44-46
Rev. Sarah Varnell Baby Elizabeth, at 4.5 months old, is getting to the point where she is beginning to have some say about what she experiences in the world around her. She looks back and forth at her surroundings, she grabs at things and people (and glasses) that interest her, and occasionally, she gets excited enough that she lunges her body in the general direction of her desire (like toward one of our family dogs). Just the other day I was steadying her in the sink for a bath when she grabbed a fist full of bubbles from the baby soap that quickly went straight into her mouth. For the last few weeks in worship we have been focusing on: What is the kingdom of God? What does it look like? Who does it include? We’ve been seeking to answer these questions in the grand scale and on the small scale, because the parables keep bringing us back to the small beginnings that lead to the ultimate fulfillment of God’s kingdom. God’s kingdom exists among us now, but not in fullness, and as Christians we are called to live into God’s hopes and desires for the world and not our own. God takes the least, last and lost of humanity; and makes them first in His Kingdom; what’s more is that God calls us to do likewise. It has gotten me thinking about metaphors from my own life stage that capture what Jesus had in mind. ...the kingdom of God is like a baby who sees a dog and in her joy lunges with her whole body in that general direction not taking into account the barriers along the way. I’m seeing images for the kingdom come alive in my home life, and in our church life. As the supplies we have gathered at the church for the Holston Home for Children Back to School party, I can see the kingdom of God is like a small group of people all asking the question, “What can we do the deepen our connection?” I can’t imagine where we will go next as we deepen our connection to Holston Home and other groups that we are privileged to serve alongside in mission, but I do know that God works in small, subversive ways to bring about acts of justice, inclusion and incredible love; the last will be the first. Which has me curious. What kinds of kingdom images are you glimpsing ?...in your own life and in our life as a church family ? I hope to see you and yours in worship this Sunday at 10:45 a.m.! We are planning to bless all of our supplies for the party, and celebrate “Back to School” for all those connected to the school system. Peace, Pastor Sarah
Agapé Café Join us as we begin a new season of the Agapé Café. Wednesday, August 23rd, at 5:30 p.m. This month, Julia Bond from the Knox County Sherriff’s Department will speak on preventing Identity Theft, Common Scams and introduce the SCAN program.
This Sunday, August 6th those members of the church that have volunteered to help with the back-to-school party for the Holston Home Foster Families Ministry will gather at the church to host a party. A Special Thank you to all who have contributed to this worthy program by donations and/or by agreeing to help host this event. This program is a part of our Local Missions team’s outreach to the community. For more information on future efforts and programs of our Missions Team, contact Rev. Pat Clendenen.
Celebrating 72 Years of Praising God with Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds
Rev. Sarah Varnell - Pastor Jim Kennedy—Music Director Tim Wiegenstein– Family Ministries Coordinator Sylvia Duquet - Organist/Pianist Whitney Ford—Nursery Director George Byrge—Custodian Doug Spencer—Administrative Assistant
865-687-2952.
The MESSENGER is published monthly for St Paul United Methodist Church In Fountain City. It is requested that any articles or information for The MESSENGER be submitted no later than the Monday of the publishing week.
August 2017
Important Announcement Concerning the Newsletter THIS IS THE LAST NEWSLETTER TO BE MASS MAILED As previously noted in past Messengers, this issue of the Newsletter will be the last to be mass-mailed. Beginning with the September 2017 issue, if you have not responded that you prefer to continue having the Messenger sent to you via the mail, you will receive all future issues by email only. You still have time to contact the church office with your preferences. You can call us at 865-687-2952 and leave a voicemail if necessary, and we will make sure that you continue to have the Messenger mailed to your address. Thank you.
Giant Rummage Sale SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Fellowship Hall The HOPE Circle of St Paul UMC is hosting a Rummage Sale this Saturday, August 5, 2017, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. There are hundreds of quality donated items for sale. The proceeds go to the Hope Circle projects and missions.. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, Aug 2 Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug 3 Tai Chi for Energy 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug 5, Rummage Sale 9:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m. Sunday, AUG 6 Back to School Party for Holston Home Foster Families Family Ministries Steering Committee Tuesday, Aug 8 Day Circle 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug 21 Hope Circle 6:30 p.m.. Tuesday, Aug 22 Church Leadership Council 6:30 p.m.
RECORD OF FAITHULNESS We covenant to be loyal to the United Methodist Church and support it with our Prayers, our Presence, our Gifts, and our Witness. OUR PRAYERS: Carolyn Smith
Worship OPPORTUNITIES
Join us every week as we gather to worship. SUNDAYS
Liz Gryder OUR PRESENCE: Sunday School
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Attendance 39 Worship
77
OUR GIFTS:
MORNING WORSHIP
10:45
YOUTH 6:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.
Week of JUL 30,
2016
2017
WEDNESDAYS
Gifts to Budget
$1,557
$3,440
BIBLE STUDY
$128,559
$104,792
YTD
9:30
6:30 P.M.
CHOIR REHEARSAL 7:30 P.M.
Memorial Donations during the month of July 2017 In Memory of George Gee III Jim & Angie Green Bob Blackstock Jim & Angie Green Sarah Crumley Jim & Angie Green
Aileen Yarberry Jim & Angie Green Jerry & Mary Bailey Bill & Lorene Akins Mark & Norene Hall Glenn & Jane Allen
Fred May Sr. Mike & Kristi Tillery Jim & Angie Green Ed & Betty Bingham Martha Edna Grigsby Helen Harwood Jack Tallent
Memorial Donations are gratefully accepted by St Paul UMC. For each memoriam a card is mailed to both the donor and to the family of the loved one being remembered.
St. Paul United Methodist Church, Fountain City 4014 Garden Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918 - 865-687-2952 www.stpaulftncity.org - email: [email protected]
From the Pastor The Kingdom of Heaven is like: ...yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened. treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. excerpts from Matthew 13:33, 44-46
Rev. Sarah Varnell Baby Elizabeth, at 4.5 months old, is getting to the point where she is beginning to have some say about what she experiences in the world around her. She looks back and forth at her surroundings, she grabs at things and people (and glasses) that interest her, and occasionally, she gets excited enough that she lunges her body in the general direction of her desire (like toward one of our family dogs). Just the other day I was steadying her in the sink for a bath when she grabbed a fist full of bubbles from the baby soap that quickly went straight into her mouth. For the last few weeks in worship we have been focusing on: What is the kingdom of God? What does it look like? Who does it include? We’ve been seeking to answer these questions in the grand scale and on the small scale, because the parables keep bringing us back to the small beginnings that lead to the ultimate fulfillment of God’s kingdom. God’s kingdom exists among us now, but not in fullness, and as Christians we are called to live into God’s hopes and desires for the world and not our own. God takes the least, last and lost of humanity; and makes them first in His Kingdom; what’s more is that God calls us to do likewise. It has gotten me thinking about metaphors from my own life stage that capture what Jesus had in mind. ...the kingdom of God is like a baby who sees a dog and in her joy lunges with her whole body in that general direction not taking into account the barriers along the way. I’m seeing images for the kingdom come alive in my home life, and in our church life. As the supplies we have gathered at the church for the Holston Home for Children Back to School party, I can see the kingdom of God is like a small group of people all asking the question, “What can we do the deepen our connection?” I can’t imagine where we will go next as we deepen our connection to Holston Home and other groups that we are privileged to serve alongside in mission, but I do know that God works in small, subversive ways to bring about acts of justice, inclusion and incredible love; the last will be the first. Which has me curious. What kinds of kingdom images are you glimpsing ?...in your own life and in our life as a church family ? I hope to see you and yours in worship this Sunday at 10:45 a.m.! We are planning to bless all of our supplies for the party, and celebrate “Back to School” for all those connected to the school system. Peace, Pastor Sarah
Agapé Café Join us as we begin a new season of the Agapé Café. Wednesday, August 23rd, at 5:30 p.m. This month, Julia Bond from the Knox County Sherriff’s Department will speak on preventing Identity Theft, Common Scams and introduce the SCAN program.
This Sunday, August 6th those members of the church that have volunteered to help with the back-to-school party for the Holston Home Foster Families Ministry will gather at the church to host a party. A Special Thank you to all who have contributed to this worthy program by donations and/or by agreeing to help host this event. This program is a part of our Local Missions team’s outreach to the community. For more information on future efforts and programs of our Missions Team, contact Rev. Pat Clendenen.
Celebrating 72 Years of Praising God with Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds
