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A Safe Sanctuary Church
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The Bearings Bearden United Methodist Church 4407 Sutherland Avenue Mail: P. O. Box 11065,
Knoxville, TN 37939 Tom Seay, Pastor February 21, 2006
Vol. 56, No. 7 |
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FROM THE PASTOR Wednesday,
March 1st , is Ash Wednesday and begins the season of
Lent. Lent is the season of
preparation for
Easter. It is marked by
self-examination, repentance, and often prayer with fasting. At Bearden we
begin this season with a traditional service of imposition of ashes. The focus of this time is the invitation
to the altar for the placing of the sign of the cross on the brow with
ashes. In our sister congregations
that are more liturgical, this service is considered a “High Holy” experience
of worship. It is my
prayer that we will reclaim this experience in our congregation and make it a
priority. Last year we had a great
presence and worship service. I would
like to invite you to be a vital part of this celebration of the beginning of
Lent. Our service will begin at
approx. 6:35 p.m. Blessings, Tom CONGRATULATIONS to Shelby & Ashley Perry on the birth of Spencer Martin who was born Feb. 16th
. He was welcomed
home by big brother Christian. PANCAKES FOR COSTA RICA. Please join us for a Pancake Breakfast on Sat., February 25th
at Texas Roadhouse benefiting the Bearden UMC Costa Rica Mission Trip in
June. A donation of $5 will guarantee
you a delicious breakfast. Choose a
time of 8, 8:30, 9, or 9:30 a.m.
Proceeds will benefit everyone on this trip and we thank you for your
support.
The Emory & Henry College Choir
will sing at the 11 a.m. worship service this Sunday,
February 26th. You won’t want to miss them!
COLLEGE-AGE MINISTRY KICK-OFF LUNCH. Lunch is
scheduled for this age group on Feb. 26th immediately following
the 11 o’clock worship service. WEDNESDAY
NIGHT LIVE!
March 8, Dinner: 5:30 p.m. Classes & Activities for Youth &
Children: 6:30 p.m. Menu: TBA Cost: $5.00
for adults; $3.00 for children; family
maximum of $16.00. Reservations:
By Noon Tuesday Coming in March! Sunday School Special
Emphasis and Outreach! We will kick
off our Sunday School special emphasis program with a church-wide covered dish
on Sunday, March 5. This will be a
great day at Bearden and we may have a special surprise guest or two. Sunday School Is for Living!!! |
FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY Total Calls
Received 36 Number of
Food Deliveries Made 34 Number of
Food Requests Picked up at Church 2 Number of
People Helped (71 adults, 51 children) 122 Number of
Bearden UMC Volunteers (20 adults, 17 youth) 37 FISHfact: There is a
difference between NEEDS and WANTS.
Anyone who lived through the Great Depression knows, but print and
broadcast media wouldn’t have you discriminate. Without the trillion-dollar credit card debt and the WANTS that
produced it, the advertising industry, VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, banks, the
auto industry, and the American economy would ‘tank.’ We might have another Great Depression if
Congress adopted pay-as-you-go. You ask, What
does this economics preachment have to do with FISH? Answer:
This FISH act is a HELP NEEDED ad. (We’re always running HELP WANTED ads for deliverers,
but serving more hungry people is a WANT.)
The NEED is for a couple more ‘staff’ folks. The average age of ‘staff’ men is over 80, and they’re slowing
down. The ladies always top out at
39, of course. Hours:
8:30 a.m. sharp, every first Wednesday, until deliverers are dispatched
(usually by 1 p.m., preferably later). Salary:
Not even minimum wage, and must provide own lunch. However, free coffee, and free cookies if
a lady brings them. Advancement Opportunity: Limited. Experience: A lifetime interest in helping the less-fortunate would be a
plus. Other than that, read &
write. Insurance: You’ll feel good. Other
than that, you probably have Medicare. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F. Apply to Charla Sherbakoff, Missions
Chair Job Descriptions: Telephone
Answerer (2): Using the universal
county-wide FISH line, talk with clients, most of
whom are really in need of food. Acquire personal and delivery information. Be polite and consoling. (May work an early or late shift.) Recorders
(2): Keep tabular record of clients,
or the tabular food- and deliverer-oriented
record. Perform quality check for adequacy of groceries before
deliverers arrive, and then assist them in correctly assembling
their various-size bags, bread, and ‘specials’; and loading in
vehicles.
Order-filler: Bag and label ‘specials’ (non-food items
such as soaps, toilet tissue and diapers) to be
delivered with groceries. Assemble ‘Pick Up’ bags, and release to clients who drive to the church. Help return unissued groceries to the West Knox Pantry. Mapper: Use that new-fangled computer gadget to
produce maps to help deliverers (requires
high-tech competence). Supervisor: In advance, contact and identify the staff
and deliverers available. On Wednesday, assemble the client delivery sheets in groups based on
geographical clusters, and assign to deliverers. Handle non-standard telephone situations. Establish telephone cut-off based on workload and available volunteers. (Sorry – all these twice-a-year positions are currently filled.) POND GAP
STEERING COMMITTEE will meet
Thursday, March 9 in the Pathfinders Class room. |
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BEARDEN UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
P. O. Box 11065 Knoxville, Tennessee 37939-1065 Telephone (865) 588-6562; Fax (865) 588-6989 E-Mail: info@beardenumc.org Web Page: http://www.beardenumc.org Tom Seay, Pastor tom@beardenumc.org Bill
Balch, Minister of
Counseling, 558-8150 Donna Lewis, Director of Children & Family Ministries Shea McClure, Director of Youth Ministries & Recreation Janice Blair, Church Secretary janice@beardenumc.org Nan Proctor, Financial Secretary
nan@beardenumc.org Ellen Raines, Director of Music Ministries Barry Wallace, Director of Drama Nancy Cauthron, Director of Food Services,
454-0043 Traycee
Maynard, Director of After School Program, 588-6717 Jennifer
Somerville, Director, Early Enrichment Program, 588-1492 CHURCH CALENDAR Thursday
February 23 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship
Center Saturday
February 25 8:00 AM
Pancake Breakfast @ Texas Roadhouse 8:30 AM Girl Scouts International
Day, F.C. 10:30 AM Team #2 prepares lunch @
Volunteer Min. Sunday
February 26 8:20 AM Early
Riser Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room 9:00 AM
Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Worship – Emory & Henry Choir 12:00 Noon College-Age Lunch, Fellowship Center 3:00 PM Pickup
Basketball, Fellowship Center 5:00 PM
Handbells, Choir Room 5:30 PM Singles
Small Group, Searchers class 6:00 PM
Jammin’ in the Gym (no snack supper!) 6:00 PM Crossroads I, Odds & Ends Class 6:00 PM Crossroads II, Ginny Pletz Class 6:00 PM Youth,
Third Floor Monday
February 27 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship
Center 3:45 PM Youth
tutor at Wesley House 6:00 PM
CONTACT Training, Room 204 6:30 PM Pickup
Volleyball, Fellowship Center Tuesday
February 28 11:30 AM Prayer Warriors, Prayer Room 11:30 AM Leisure Time Lunch, Fellowship
Center 4:00 PM Wesley
House Children’s Choir 6:30 PM Line
Dancing, Fellowship Center 7:00 PM
Staff-Parish Team, Conference Room Wednesday
March 1 – Ash Wednesday 9:30 AM
Staff Meeting, Conference Room 5:30 PM WNL!
Meal 6:35 PM Ash
Wednesday Service, Sanctuary 7:30 PM Choir
Rehearsal, Chancel Choir Thursday
March 2 10:00 AM Bearden E.E.P. Chapel 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship
Center 4:00 PM After
School Program Chapel 6:00 PM
Education Team, Conference Room LEISURE
CLUB TO MEET. The Leisure Club will
meet February 28 at 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Center for a covered dish
lunch. Hugh Livingston will present a
musical program. BIRTHDAYS
& ANNIVERSARIES February 26—Whitney
McKenzie 27—Lauren
Love, Lena Watters 28—Paul
Alexander, Kelly Corallo, Linda Hahn, Bill Lee, Stacy [Bell] McQuaide, Amy Rose March 1—Amanda Corallo, Dot Steed 2—Cathy Gallaher, Nina McPherson 3—Megan Dean, Mark Gallaher, Dick & Jan
Broyles, Bill & Linda Powell, Terry &
Mary Rosson POND GAP
SUMMER MINISTRY. We need your
help for the Block Party on May 12th and all other summer
activities. Sign up sheets are in Sunday School classrooms as well as
the Atrium. Thanks for your help! |
Non-Profit Org.
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Permit No. 39
WE SUPPORT
BEARDEN
By Our Prayers . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . For Our Church
Family Sam Pearson, home By Our Presence . . . .
. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .For February 19 Worship 9:00
A.M. 76 Sunday School 175 11:00 A.M 123 Total
Worship 199 By Our Gifts . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For February 19 This report will appear in a future
edition of The Bearings. By Our Service . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For
February 26 Ushers 9:00—Lee Sherbakoff (lead), Terry Alexander, Joe Cox, John
Whited 11:00—Fred Johnson (lead), Greg Blackmon, Dick Broyles, Nancy Counts, Haynes Smith Acolytes
9:00—Zach Bielak; 11:00—Caroline & Lauren Adam Children’s Message—Bearden Puppeteers Children’s Worship— Nancy Mitchell Youth Snack Supper—Stan & Fran Love Coffee
Stewards—New Beginnings Class Altar
Flowers—Bill & Linda Powell ATTENTION PARENTS! A
special thanks to Beth and Jerry Adam and Joe and Anne Thomas for their response
to the call for rotation workers.
Each parent was sent a card asking that they serve one rotation per
year (3 weeks) in the Faithquest Rotation K-5 grades. A stamped, return card was provided. If you have not had time to look at your
calendar, it would be especially helpful to our Rotation Coordinators (Nancy
Mitchell, Natalie Broyles & Linda Millis) if you could choose a rotation
and return the card as soon as possible.
Thanks! LENTEN
MOMENTS. Beginning
March 5 and continuing during the upcoming Lenten season, a few moments will
be taken during each worship service to reflect upon the crucifixion of
Jesus. Each ‘Lenten Moment’ will
involve one person reading selected scripture while a symbol of Christ’s
suffering is presented at the altar by a second person. A total of 24 people are needed to assist
with the reading and presenting of symbols over a period of 6 weeks. If you are interested in assisting with
this effort, please contact Les Beaver [558-8972] to have your name placed on
a volunteer sheet. UMW RUMMAGE SALE.
The
UMW spring rummage sale will be held on Sat., April 1 at 7:30 a.m. Set-up days are scheduled for Wed., March
29th at 7:30 p.m. and Thurs. and Fri., March 30th and
31st at 9 a.m. We learned from
the last sale that Knox Area Rescue Ministries are now limited to what
donations that can take. Please do
not bring any old, broken or heavily worn furniture, broken toys, old
computers or appliances that no longer work.
We don’t want to seem ungrateful, but these items do not sell and we
have to pay someone to haul them off.
COSTA RICA MISSION GOLF TOURNAMENT Friday, April 7,
2006; 8:15 a.m. Pre-register by March 26, 2006 $300 for a 4 Person Team
($75 per golfer) Avalon Landmark Golf Club in
Lenoir City, TN For more information or to
register, contact Shea McClure, 588-6562. |
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