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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 January
31, 2006 Vol. 56, No. 4 |
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE! February 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
NEW ARRIVAL! Congratulations
to Tracy & George Heflin on the arrival of Matthew Robert on Wednesday,
January 25 at St. Mary’s Women’s Pavilion.
He was welcomed home by his big brothers, Ken & Will.
PARENTS, COUPLES & SINGLES The Five Love Languages Wednesdays, February 1 & 8, 6:30 p.m. Joe and Anne Thomas, facilitators. THE LOVE LANGUAGES OF GOD Beginning February 15; Facilitator: Laughlin Smith We feel most loved when others speak our primary love
language. We are drawn to those
people because they are meeting our basic need to feel loved. Dr. Gary Chapman examines how this concept
relates to God’s agape love. Does
God demonstrate His love for us mainly through acts of service, or words or affirmation,
or gifts, or quality time? The goal
of this study is to expand your understanding of love for God and others. If
you have questions or would like to look at the study guide, please see Donna.
Veggie
Tales Party in Bearden UMC Fellowship Center on
February 11, 10:00 -11:30 a.m. RSVP to Miss Donna. (Daycare Pancake Breakfast 8:00 a.m. -
10:00 a.m. at Charlie Peppers $6.00 if you would like to attend before party) |
FROM THE PASTOR A
“Book of Daniel” Follow Up! Just in
case you missed the announcement, the television program “The Book of Daniel”
got canceled a few days ago. A TV
program should know it has problems when even its controversial efforts are
boring. In
Knoxville this program received one of its highest ratings. When you ask why,
the answers come back in two categories.
The first is that the opposition bred a fair amount of curiosity. People watched just see if it was “that”
bad. The second reason is that there
is hostility in the community towards perceived “censorship” and quite
frankly religious suspicion. I
received a couple of notes and an invitation to be on the radio for my
perspective that was reported in a national religious publication. That publication neither asked for my
input nor notified me of their use of the statement. That publication, at least locally did not
ask for a review before the airing of the program. To be very honest I found that lack of consideration by
Christians nearly as much of a problem as the program. Therefore,
(always be wary of preachers who begin a statement with “therefore!”) I want
to ask people to get as many facts as they can before making judgments. As far as good programming is concerned,
programs like “Joan of Arcadia” with a religious orientation have not
received enough support to stay on the air.
I called the station and asked for a review. When I told the manager it was “sorry programming,” he
responded by saying there was no shortage of poor programs on the air. “Daniel” was modeled after “Desperate
Housewives!” Have I gone too
far? How many of you have HBO and
zealously watch “The Supranos?” (Or is it “Suprannos?” I do not watch it so I can’t even spell
it.) One
last word. We have to find ways to
touch the community positively. If
Christ is to be rejected or found suspicious, let it be because of people’s
rejection of “The Good News” not because of our poor ethics, judgmental
nature, or the negative practice of our faith.
In Christ,
Tom Bearden Game Night Come join us on Friday, February 3 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Center
for Bearden Game Night! Everyone is
invited to par-ticipate. Chili and
drinks will be provided. You may
bring a snack or dessert to share, a game to play or just yourself. Bring a friend and have a fun
evening! We will conclude by 8:30. A COLLEGE-AGE
MINISTRY KICK-OFF LUNCH is
scheduled for February 26th right after worship. We will be
advertising to the local neighbors (especially in the apartment buildings on
Sutherland Ave.) to come visit Bearden, have lunch and a time of fellowship.
Help is needed! We need: folks to hand out flyers in the neighborhoods,
food preparers, food servers, and a clean up crew. If you would like to help in any way with the college-age
ministry, please call Michelle McClure 385-7953. COMING
SOON! THE EARLY RISER CHOIR!! If
interested, meet on Sunday morning, Feb. 12th at 8:20 in the choir
room to “make a joyful noise” at the 9 o’clock worship service! |
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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 2 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship
Center 6:00 PM
Worship Team, Conference Room Sunday
February 5 9:00 AM
Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Worship 3:00 PM Pickup
Basketball, Fellowship Center 4:30 PM Video/Drama
Ministry 5:00 PM
Handbells, Choir Room 5:30 PM
Singles Small Group, Searchers class 6:00 PM
Jammin’ in the Gym 6:00 PM Crossroads I, Odds & Ends Class 6:00 PM Crossroads II, Ginny Pletz Class 6:30 PM Youth
Super Bowl Party, Third Floor Monday
February 6 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship
Center 3:45 PM Youth
tutor at Wesley House 6:00 PM
CONTACT Training, Pathfinders Class 6:30 PM Pickup
Volleyball, Fellowship Center Tuesday
February 7 11:30 AM Prayer Warriors, Prayer Room 4:00 PM Wesley
House Children’s Choir 6:30 PM Line
Dancing, Fellowship Center Wednesday
February 8 9:30 AM Staff
Meeting, Conference Room 5:30 PM WNL!
Meal 6:30 PM WNL! Classes
& Activities 7:30 PM Choir
Rehearsal, Chancel Choir Thursday
February 9 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 Child
Care Board, Ginny Pletz Class Saturday
February 11 8:00 AM
B.E.E.P. Pancake Breakfast @ Charlie Pepper’s 10:00 AM Veggie Tales Party, Fellowship
Center BIRTHDAYS 4—Grace
Classon, Cayee Smith 5—Bea
Kreyling, Charla Sherbakoff, John Tackett 8—Matt
McKenzie 10—Sarah
Dalton 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 of the Knox Keyboard Senior Music Club will present a musical program. ALTAR FLOWERS. Placing
flowers on the altar for our worship services is a wonderful way to remember
a loved one or to honor family or friends.
Available dates are: April 23; July 30; Aug. 20; Oct. 1, 8, 22; Nov.
12; and Dec. 10, 31. You may sign up
for a specific Sunday in the church office.
The gray notebook is located on the counter just inside the
church office. The cost is $30.00. |
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID Knoxville,TN
Permit No. 39
WE SUPPORT
BEARDEN
By Our Service . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For
February 5 Ushers 9:00—Ralph Beeler (lead), Rob & Kathy Houser, Wade Mitchell, John
Whited 11:00—Ben
(lead) & Dale Rivers, Ann Beaver, Andy Middleton, Paul Sherbakoff Communion Assistants 9:00—Mary
Rosson, Jeremy & Christy Tucker 11:00—Fred & Betty Johnson, Pat Orr Acolytes
9:00—Kate Lee; 11:00—Chris Cantor, Craig Wallace Coffee
Stewards—New Beginnings Class Altar
Flowers— Lois Whitehurst POND GAP MENTORING
PROGRAM When I first heard about
the mentoring program for Pond Gap School, I thought, “not me; they need
younger people for this.” Then I was
told that they could use grandmothers as well as other ages; age didn’t
matter. So I decided to sign up. On my first day as I sat in the school
office waiting for my student – in she comes on crutches! So with her crutches and my cane we had an
instant bond. Now I approach
Thursdays, my day for mentoring, with anticipation, and discovered my little
first grade student asks every day, “when will it be Thursday?” What a blessing to have a child I have
known just two months look forward to our time together as much as I do. –Polly Mossman (Special note:
Last week when I arrived at Pond Gap, Polly was leaving and her little
girl was crying. She just couldn’t understand
why Polly couldn’t stay with her the rest of the day. We are building relationships with
children who need loving relationships.
If you would be interested in participating in this program, please
give me a call at the church office, and we can make the appropriate
arrangements. – Miss Donna) POND GAP SUMMER OUTREACH MINISTRY Please begin praying how God can use you in our summer
ministry outreach program. God has provided
the financial means. We must provide
the servants. Listed below are events
and dates. If you have specific questions
regarding this outreach ministry, please contact Donna or Pastor Tom. Block
Party @ Pond Gap, May 12 4:00 -
7:00 p.m. Kidz Club
@ Pond Gap, June 5, 12, 19 & 26, 9 a.m.–Noon Appalachian
Arts Camp @ Bearden UMC, June 5-9,
9 a.m. to Noon Artic Edge Vacation Bible School @ Bearden UMC, July 9-14, 6:00
– 8:30 p.m. Special Guest, Trooper
Taylor, UT Football Coaching Staff Go the
Distance Sports Camp @ Bearden
UMC, July 17-21, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00; Director: Paul Maynard with Special Guest, Bruce Pearl, UT Men’s Basketball Coach Go Wild For Jesus Science Camp @ Bearden UMC, July 24-28, 9:00
a.m. – Noon. Director: Bob Savery with Special Guests, Unusual animals |
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