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The Bearings Bearden United Mail: Tom Seay, Pastor
May 30,
2006 Vol. 56, No. 18 |
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BUY A YARD OF CARPET* The
Board of Trustees wants to re-carpet the sanctuary. The cost will be approximately $30,000 and
includes the cost for re-leveling the floors and painting the sanctuary. A
yard of carpet costs $60.00. Our
minister has bought the first 5 yards and Katy and I have purchased the next 10
yards – only 485 yards to go! We need
your help. The
carpet is a tripping hazard and needs to be replaced badly. It is something that needs to be done every
20 years. Your gift must be over and above
any pledge giving. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at 250-9384. God bless you,
Ron Jeffers *see insert
at bottom of page MISSIONS REMINDER! The
school kits are due Sunday, June 4th. We
will also be receiving an offering for “Embracing Our Extended Family You can also contribute to Change
for Children this next Sunday, too.
Every child, youth and adult who enters the church is invited to
donate his or her pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, or dollars into a
designated collection container. Half
the money stays right here in Holston Conference and the other half is given
to Hope for the Children of Miss Donna is in need of
the following items:
If you have the jars,
please bring to her office and if you have a basketball goal, contact her at
the church office, 588-6562. Thanks
for your help! Newsletter
Assembly. We are looking for at least one volunteer
but would gladly accept more to help on Tuesday
afternoons, |
FROM THE
PASTOR Pentecost! This Sunday is Pentecost
Sunday when we celebrate the gift of The Holy Spirit! There are three prime texts for this
season: Acts 2 (the entire chapter), Easter but overlook
Pentecost. What a shame that we
overlook something so important. Pentecost is the
traditional birthday of the church! It
is the day we celebrate the “Power of God” with us and within us! It is also the season we accept the
presence of God as our “Counselor!” So
often I feel our Pentecostal brothers and sisters have a bit more
understanding of this than we do. We
tend to identify this whole matter with emotions and ecstatic
expressions. How poor of us. The Holy Spirit is the
very presence of God acting in our lives and the world. Personally I think a little emotion is a
pretty good thing. But! The Holy Spirit is a lot more involved with
your logic than your emotion, more involved with your ethics than your
shouting, and a lot more involved with your day in and day out faith than
with any single expression! Wear red this Sunday as
part of the celebration of Pentecost!
Blessings, In
Christ, TLS INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK NEEDS
Our host week is June 18-June 25. We will provide workers
for June 18-22 and our support con-gregation will provide workers for
June 22-25. We need: A set up team on June 18 (after Sunday School) Take down team on the 25th at Evening host ( Over night host ( Morning and afternoon van drivers Supper meal preparers Children’s activity workers Launder linens after the week ends Contact Charla Sherbakoff at
Charla@sherhomes.com or 450-5078. For
meals contact Nina McPherson at 691-0148 or nmcpherson@pstcc.edu. Please do not postpone signing up to help
the IHN Team. Call this week so that
the IHN Team can prepare for the IHN Host Week.
OF
ONE HEART But although a big difference in opinions or modes
of worship may prevent an entire external union; yet need it prevent our
union in affection? Though we cannot
think alike, may we not love alike?
May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion? Without all doubt, we may. Herein all the children of God may unite,
notwithstanding these smaller differences.
These remaining as they are, they may forward on another in love and
in good works.
--John Wesley |
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BEARDEN UNITED
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 Donna Lewis, Director of Children & Family Ministries Janice Blair, Church Secretary janice@beardenumc.org Nan Proctor, Financial Secretary nan@beardenumc.org Ellen Raines, Director of Music Ministries 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 June
1 10:00 AM Bearden E.E.P. Chapel 10:00 AM Bible Study, Ginny Pletz Class Room 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, 6:00 PM Worship Team, Conference Room Friday
June 2 1:00 PM
Youth to the movies at Carmike Wynsong. 6:30 PM Bearden Game Night Sunday
June 4 8:20 AM Early Riser Choir, Choir Room 9:00 AM Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Worship 3:00 PM Reception for District
Superintendent Rev. Stella Roberts, Washington
Pike United 6:00
PM Youth, Third Floor . 6:00 PM Crossroads I, Ginny Pletz Class room Monday
June 5 9:00 AM
Arts Camp, 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics 8:00 PM Co-ed Softball, Field 1 Tuesday
June
6 9:00 AM Arts Camps, 11:30 AM Prayer Warriors, Prayer Room 6:30 PM Line Dancing, Wednesday
June 7 – FISH Work Day 8:30 AM FISH Staff Arrives, Choir Room 9:00 AM Arts Camp, 4:00 PM Vestal Boys & Girls Club
Chorus 7:00 PM Chancel Choir Rehearsal, Choir
Room Thursday
June 8 9:00 AM Arts Camp, 10:00 AM Bearden E.E.P. Chapel 10:00 AM Bible Study, Ginny Pletz Class
Room 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics Friday
June 9 9:00 AM Arts Camp,
REHEARSAL TIME CHANGE Chancel
Choir rehearsal will meet at SILENT BELLS Bearden
Bells will not meet during the summer months. Watch
your newsletter as to when rehearsals will begin in the Fall. |
Non-Profit
Org.
PAID
Permit No. 39
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED WE SUPPORT
BEARDEN
By Our Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Our
Church Family Stan Love, Home Ellen Raines, Home Helen Williams, Home Mike Williams, Home By Our Presence . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For May 28 Worship 9:00 A.M. 73 Sunday School 151 11:00 A.M
149 Total
Worship 222
By Our Gifts . . . . .
. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For May 28 This report will appear in a future
edition of The Bearings. By Our Service . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For June 4 Ushers 9:00—Ralph Beeler (lead), Ed Anderson, Wade Mitchell, John Whited
Paul Sherbakoff, Haynes
Smith Communion Assistants: 11:00—Gerry Gennoe, Haynes & Fran Smith Acolytes Coffee
Stewards— Fellowship Forum Class Altar
Flowers—Sam & Nita Pearson 1—Richard Adams, Sam & Nita Pearson 2—JoAnne Dickey, Ann
Walters, Dick & Becky Harvey 3—Myrna Wilkinson, Mel Scruggs 5—Henry & Diana Jones 6—Joe & Helen Cox, Jim & Vivian Ellis, David
& Sue Ellen Hauge 8—Brittany Cashion, Jim Fleenor,
Austin Yoder 9—Al Gibson |
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SANCTUARY
FLOOR, CARPET AND PAINTING!
By action of the
Trustees, Finance Committee, and then the Administrative Council (Church
Council), Bearden will begin several long-awaited repairs to the
sanctuary. We hope that these will begin
as soon as August 1. They are:
- Leveling of the sanctuary floor. We have a floor that has bowed up in several places and
makes new carpet impossible without repair. In order to fix this problem a number of
things have to be done to the expense of approximately $40,000. First, the ceiling in the After School
Care area has to be removed and an asbestos removal has to be
accomplished. Second, there will
need to be support beams installed that will level the floor above. There will need to be a new ceiling
installed and some electrical work to go with this. Finally, there will need to be a new
carpet in the After School Care room.
All this takes place downstairs and will not affect our use of the
sanctuary.
- This
is a three part effort. The first
is the completion of the leveling process.
There will need to be a leveling compound spread on the floor to
allow the new carpet to be properly installed. The current floor supports would not
support this additional weight. The
second part of this process is the painting of the sanctuary. And the third part is laying of new
carpet in the sanctuary (except the balcony), the chapel, the parlor, and
the side vestibule. We will have to
get special movers to remove and reset the pews. During this time we will have to hold
worship in the
You might ask, “Why
now?” The answer comes every time one of
our seniors attempts to walk across the front of the sanctuary and has to
struggle over the wrinkles. Another
answer comes when you see someone nearly stumble on one of the rises in the
floor when they come down the aisle. Yet
another answer comes when you look and see the frayed and worn areas of our
carpet. Our sanctuary needs painting and
the best time for this project is when the pews have been removed.
COSTS!
The downstairs cost
will be approximately $40,000. We have
funds on hand in several reserve areas that will cover this. Previous Trustees and finance leaders are to
be commended for their stewardship allowing this. The sanctuary cost will be approximately
$30,000. The carpet folks say we need
500 yards of carpet. The council has
broken this cost into a per yard cost of $60.
This part of the project will begin only when we get enough funds in
hand and pledges that we are assured there will be no need of financing! No financing!
Your Giving! Your
giving to this must be in addition to your regular giving, a sacrificial
gift! We are currently running a deficit
on our budget and cannot afford for anyone to take from regular giving for
special giving. Please make your gifts
above your regular giving!