A Safe Sanctuary Church

The Bearings

Bearden United Methodist Church

4407 Sutherland Avenue

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

Tom Seay, Pastor

August 8, 2006

Vol. 56, No. 27

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

We had two folks join our fellowship this Sunday,

August 6^th.

Eloise Rogers joined at the 9 a.m. service. She

comes to us from First Baptist Church, Knoxville.

Eloise resides at 5501 Sunrise Drive; 37919 and her telephone number is 909-9139.

Barbara Wayland joined during the 11 a.m. service.

She transfers from First United Methodist, Dandridge.

Barbara resides at 7914 Gleason Dr., #1128; 37919

and her telephone number is 670-1493.

HANDBELLS. We are still looking for people to sign

up for the Beginning Handbell choir. If you have an interest in learning to play handbells, we are starting a beginning group that will meet each Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock starting August 13. We will show you how to ring handbells, while teaching you how to read music and showing you a new way to praise God. Throw your inhibitions away and comehave fun while making a joyful noise!

The Bearden Bells (existing choir) will meet at 5 p.m. starting Sunday, August 13. If you have experience playing handbells and are interested in joining this group or the beginning choir, contact Les Beaver (558-8972) or Ellen Raines at the church, 588-6562.

IN APPRECIATION. Flowers, cards, visits, food, phone calls, prayers....all these expressions of love brighten dreary days and speed healing. A kind and caring church family is one of God's great blessings. I am truly grateful to be so wonderfully blessed!

--Barbara Allman

WORSHIP AT BEARDEN. The “worship experience”

is vital to the spiritual growth and well-being of every church and every individual. To this end, Bearden UMC needs your help in expanding the Early Riser Choir and the Chancel Choir to raise the roof in praise in our worship services. Please join us on Sunday mornings at 8:20 for the ERC (fondly know as “The Mighty Bearden Tabernacle Choir) or Wednesday nights at 7 o’clock for the Chancel Choir. God will bless you and the congregation mightily as we “make

a joyful noise unto Him!”

IN MEMORIAM

Brooks B. Little

4/7/1916 – 8/7/2006

Because I live, you also will live. On that day

you will realize that I am in my Father, and you

are in me, and I am in you. (John 14:91b-20)

FROM THE PASTOR

How shall we grow as a church?

The answer to that question is that there is not any one single method or action or strategy.

The only one single truth about this area is that God wants His church to grow and is cycling people to be receptive to invitation/sharing. There are several things that we know help create a culture of growth also help folk become a part of the fellowship.

People want the “regular” folk to want them! That is, people want to be spoken to, invited into circles, and be very much befriended by the laity.

Growth takes place when the congregation joins together in prayer for that growth. Solid growth must be founded upon a spiritual base.

I believe that God will send any number of people to our doors just because we are a church. But, for a local church to capitalize on the potential God has given to it there must be a deliberate loving effort for it to go beyond the walls into the community. If you ask any pastor of a growing church about why they are growing, sooner or later you will hear, “Our people invite.”

There are many other contributing parts but these three give us a starting point for discussion, prayer, and involvement. Blessings,

In Christ,

TLS

FISH REPORT FOR AUGUST

Total Calls Received 38

Number of Food Deliveries Made 36

Number of Food Requests Picked Up at the Church 2

Number of People Helped (75 adults, 71 children) 146

Number of Bearden UMC Volunteers 24

FISHfact: Sunday, September 10^th, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – mark your calendar. Fran and Stan Love are looking for Bearden Youth to again provide the help they’ve given in past Septembers as we fill 400 (yes, 400) bags to restock the West Knox FISH Pantry. Some adults can also be useful in keeping the assembly roller-conveyor running, so long as they don’t slow down the kids.

Our Youth may not get the recognition they deserve for their effort here (nor for their work in transporting bags to the church once a month), but their help is essential to our FISH mission.

Another, adult, volunteer is needed, to make a “run” each week during September to the Flowers Bakery Outlet in Seymour (10 miles from downtown) for the many loaves of bread needed to keep the Pantry stocked all month. There are three upright freezers, and we’ll provide a Pantry key. See Fran Love for other details.

“You never find yourself until you face the truth.” --copied

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

shea@beardenumc.org

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

Jennifer Somerville, Director, Early Enrichment Program, 588-1492

CHURCH CALENDAR

Thursday August 10

11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship Center

6:30 PM Bibles & Biking

7:00 PM Staff-Parish Team, Conference Room

Sunday August 13

8:20 AM Early Riser Choir, Choir Room

9:00 AM Worship

10:00 AM Sunday School

11:00 AM Worship

4:00 PM Beginning Handbells, Choir Room

5:00 PM Handbells, Choir Room

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

6:00 PM Crossroads I, Ginny Pletz Class room

6:00 PM Youth, Third Floor

Monday August 14

11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship Center

4:30 PM CONTACT Training

Tuesday August 15

11:30 AM Prayer Warriors, Prayer Chapel

Wednesday August 16

7:00 PM Chancel Choir, Choir Room

Thursday August 17

11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship Center

6:30 PM Biking & Bibles

Saturday August 19

6:00 PM Bearden Game Night, Fellowship Center

13—Morgan Cantey, Elizabeth Corallo, Janet Tidwell

14—Angie Yarber, Jack & Marilyn Parsons

15—Mack Breazeale, Fred Johnson, Doug Lawyer,

Mary Rosson, Fran Smith

16—Irene Demott, Andy Middleton, Bob Sanders,

Lee Roy Yarber

17—Kelly Smith, Dave & Gerry Gennoe

18—Will Breazeale, Renee Follum

19—Taylor Gallaher, Pat Orr, Sandy Richards,

Sydney Traub, Roger & Joan Frey

BIKING AND BIBLES with Kenny Hines will begin on Thursday August 10th. The group will be meeting at the Church entrance for a Bible study followed by a bike ride

on the Third Creek Greenway. Bring your bike, Bible,

and sense of adventure. If you do not want to bike come

for the Bible study and fellowship. It begins at 6:30 pm.

THERE WILL NOT BE A NEWSLETTER NEXT WEEK

as our secretary, Janice Blair, will be out of the office on

vacation (August 14-18). The next edition of The

Bearings will be mailed on August 22.

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Permit No. 39

WE SUPPORT BEARDEN

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

Shirley Mackey, St. Mary’s

By Our Presence .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For August 6

Worship 9:00 A.M. 95 Sunday School 197

11:00 A.M 136 Total Worship 231

By Our Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For August 6

Operating $17,420.50 Sunday School $ 98.27

Carpet 515.00 Building 4,700.00

Helping Hand 82.00 FISH 35.00

Youth Ministry 90.00 Pond Gap 25.00

2004 Operating 1,580.00

TOTAL: $ 24,545.77

As of August 7, 2006

Received YTD $ 400,467.37

Expenditures YTD $ 418,403.81

Annual Budget ($157,243.00)

Building Loan Balance $1,631,813.65

Carpet Funds to Date $ 17,465 – 291 yards

Goal $ 30,000 – 500 yards

By Our Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For August 13

Ushers 9:00—Morgan Cantey (lead), Terry Alexander,

James McPherson, Lee Sherbakoff

11:00—Mike Sherrill (lead), Melissa Cate, Jerry

McKenzie, Tom & Katherine Stooksbury

Acolyte 9:00—Kim Counts

11:00—John Allen Broyles, Nick Millis

Children’s Message—Nancy Mitchell

Children’s Worship—Linda Millis

Coffee Stewards—Ginny Pletz Class

Altar Flowers—James & Nina McPherson

APPLES FOR POND GAP

If you picked an apple off the tree in the Atrium, please turn in your apple and the school supplies for the student at Pond Gap Elementary School by Sunday, August 13. Thank you for your generosity.

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POND GAP MENTORING

[ ] Yes, I will be willing to mentor a child at Pond Gap

Elementary School for 45 minutes per week

October – May.

Name_________________________________________

Telephone__________________________

(Please place in Donna’s mailbox. Thanks!)