A Safe Sanctuary Church

 

The Bearings

 

Bearden United Methodist Church

4407 Sutherland Avenue

Mail:  P. O. Box 11065, Knoxville, TN  37939

 

Tom Seay, Pastor

 

                                                                                                                   July 11, 2006

                                                                                                                Vol. 56, No. 23

 

 

           Church-Wide VBS Celebration!

 

                Friday, July 14, 6 p.m.

 

          Family Night Outreach Picnic

 

The church will provide hot dogs,

hamburgers, and drinks. 

You bring the side dishes

and desserts.

 

Everyone welcome!

 

 

                    YOUTH OUTINGS PLANNED

 

Smokies Game (July 24).  Join us for a day at the ballpark!  We will leave the church at 6 p.m. to watch the Carolina Mudcats play the Smokies.  The ticket will cost $10 but if you bring your church bulletin, it will be $1 off.  Hot dogs are also $1 that night.  Please contact Shea McClure if you are planning to attend [385-8321].

 

 

Braves/Six Flags Trip (Aug. 7 & 8).  Limited space is available and we need to pre-order tickets.  Your cost of $50 is due by July 31.  We will be going to a Braves game at night and staying at a United Methodist Church.  The next day we will be going to Six Flags for a fantastic time!

 

 

                   CUMBERLAND COUNTY

             PLAYHOUSE OPPORTUNITIES

 

The Faithful Men of Fairview UMC are proud to host two Cumberland County Playhouse Productions this year.  Smoke on the Mountain will be presented on Thurs., August 10 at 8 p.m. and Sanders Family Christmas will be presented on Thurs., December 7th at 7:30 p.m. in Fairview’s new sanctuary.  Sloped seating allows easy viewing from the lower level or the balcony.  Tickets are $25 each but you can save $10 if you purchase tickets for both performances.  All proceeds from these shows will go toward Latvia missions projects.  For further information, please contact Roxanna Jones at 983-2080  or email rjones@fairview-umc.org. 

 

 

 

         No act of kindness, no matter how small,

         is ever wasted.           --Aesop

 

 

                                  FROM THE PASTOR

 

A big “THANK YOU” goes out to all our volunteers who have been helping with our summer camps and Vacation Bible School.  You have done a tremendous job and been partners in mission ministry!  Blessings,

 

                                       In Christ,

                                       TLS

 

                           

 

CHURCH COUNCIL

 

Sunday, July 16, 7:15 p.m.

 

Pathfinders Class

 

This is a very important meeting and

all members are urged to attend.

 

 

 

 


                UNITED METHODIST WOMEN NEWS

 

Science Camp.  Many thanks to our members who helped assemble lunches for Bearden’s June Arts Camp.  We are asking members to staff this task for the Science Camp July 24-28.  We start at 10 a.m. and it only takes about 1 hour if we have 4 volunteers per day.  We would love to have one person from each circle and one member at large daily.  If you are available, please call Nancy Cooper at 588-5470 or Donna Lewis at the church, 588-6562.

 

School of Christian Mission will be held at Kodak UMC,

2923 Bryan Road in Kodak July 27-29.  The opening session is Thursday, July 27 at 2 p.m. through the early evening.  Friday is all day with breaks for lunch and snacks.  Saturday’s session is approximately 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.  Bearden UMW will pay ½ of the $35 registration fee for any woman who would like to attend.  Participants can stay in Sevierville or Pigeon Forge at their own expense of commute daily.  (The exit is #207 at Sevierville off I-40).  If you would like to commute daily and need transportation or if you would like a registration form and more information, call Nancy Cooper at 588-5470.

 

Nominations.  We are accepting nominations for positions on the UMW Executive Committee.  If you have an interest in serving or would like to make a nomination, please call Ann Beaver at 558-8972.

 

Esther Circle will meet Tuesday, July 18th at 6 p.m. for dinner at Aubrey’s Restaurant on Northshore Drive.  (They didn’t meet last week due to VBS.)

 

                            HOLSTON HOME

 

The churches in the Holston Annual Conference have, for many years, supported the ministry of Holston United Methodist Home for Children by receiving a special FIFTH SUNDAY OFFERING.  This provides a simple, sure way to share in the responsibilities of providing care and compassion to children who look to the church at a time of crisis.  Your generous gift on July 30th will make a difference.  Thank you.

 
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

donna@beardenumc.org

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          July 13

11:00 AM           Senior Aerobics, Fellowship Center

  6:00 PM           Vacation Bible School

Friday                July 14

  6:00 PM           VBS Family Night Outreach Picnic –

                           Everyone is invited!

Sunday             July 9

  8:20 AM           Early Riser Choir, Choir Room

  9:00 AM           Worship

10:00 AM           Sunday School

11:00 AM           Worship

  4:45 PM           Youth Council, Third Floor

  6:00 PM           Crossroads I, Odds & Ends Class room

  6:00 PM           Crossroads I, Ginny Pletz Class room

  6:00 PM           Youth, Third Floor

  7:15 PM           Church Council

Monday             July 17

  9”00 AM           Sports Camp

11:00 AM           Senior Aerobics, Fellowship Center

11:30 AM           Youth will have lunch with Shea

                           at WokHay, Kingston Pike`

  4:30 PM           CONTACT Training

Tuesday            July 18

  9:00 AM           Sports Camp

11:30 AM           Prayer Warriors, Prayer Chapel

  6:00 PM           Esther Circle meets at Aubrey’s on

                          Northshore Drive.

  7:00 PM           Sanctuary Repair Committee,

                          Conference Room

Wednesday      July 19

  9:00 AM           Sports Camp

  6:30 PM           Youth Sports Night

  7:00 PM           Chancel Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room

Thursday          July 20

  9:00 AM           Sports Camp

11:00 AM           Senior Aerobics, Fellowship Center

Friday               July 21

  9:00 AM           Sports Camp

  3:00 PM           Youth will go biking.

  7:00 PM           Scrapbooking

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

16—Tiffany Fleenor, Shannon Lewis, Tommy Mozur,

       Rita Webber, Hoyt Steed

17—Darryl & Linda Millis

18—Sally Luper, Alice Martin, George Newton,

      Jack Parsons, Andy Zimmerman

19—Kelsey Broyles, Robert Whittier

20—Dick Broyles, Greg Cunningham

22—Tony Farris, Susan Gennoe, Ron Houser,

       Trevor Martin

 

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                              WE SUPPORT BEARDEN

 

By Our Prayers . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . For Our Church Family

     Shirley Mackey, Park West

     Nita Pearson, Home

By Our Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For July 9

     Worship      9:00 A.M.       83      Sunday School           159

                      11:00 A.M       177     Total Worship             260

By Our Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For July 9

     Operating               $ 19,519.61   Sunday School   $   54.01

     Carpet                           730.00   Building                 400.00

     Pond Gap Ministry         197.92    FISH                        2.00

TOTAL:  $ 20,903.54

 

As of July 10, 2006

Received YTD                                                    $ 349,978.85

Expenditures YTD                                              $ 361,807.44

Annual Budget                                                   ($157,243.00)

Building Loan Balance                                      $1,638,123.59

 

By Our Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For July 16

Ushers   9:00—Wade Mitchell (lead), Rob & Kathy Houser,

                          Bob Smith

             11:00—David Dickey (lead), Joe Burns,

                         Tommy Edwards, Wanda Moody

Children’s Message—Greg Blackmon

Children’s Worship—Janette Burgin

Coffee Stewards— Friendship Class

Altar Flowers—Helen Cox

 

 

 

                 THE EARTHLY POWER OF FOUR

 

In 1921 Arthur W. Pink posed the question, “Why Four Gospels?”  In seeking the answer to his question he revealed these interesting properties of the number four:

 

  • “Four” is the number of the earth – the world.
  • There are four corners of the world or four points on the compass – north, south, east and west.
  • There are four seasons in the earth’s year – spring, summer, autumn and winter.
  • There are four elements connected with our world – earth, air, fire and water.
  • There have been four great world-empires – the Babylonian, the Medo-Persian, the Grecian and the Roman.
  • Scripture divides earth’s inhabitants into four classes – “tribe, language, people and nation” (Rev. 5:9).
  • In the “Parable of the Sower” (Matt. 13), seed is scattered onto four types of earth – path, rocky, thorny and good soil.  Later Jesus said, “the field is the world.”
  • The fourth commandment tells us to rest from all earth’s labors.
  • The fourth clause in the Lord’s Prayer is, “Thy will be done on earth.”
  • If four is the number of the earth, then it is quite fitting that there are four Gospels in which to set forth the earthly ministry of the Heavenly One.